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Rebecca Chernoff

01:08

Allo!

Rebecca Chernoff

01:26

Hi @KronoS (:

KronoS

Hey! How's it goin?

Rebecca Chernoff

Good.

Awesome work on the blog

Can I make a request?

KronoS

Thank you...

sure! Always up for ideas/suggestions

Rebecca Chernoff

I don't seem to see a link to the actual site, ie, to superuser.com

There is occasionally a link to a user or a question, but not just to the site.

KronoS

Ah! you are correct. We also wanted to put the official SU logo on there... Is that kosher?

Would probably make it the major link to the site

Rebecca Chernoff

01:39

Yes, I believe that's fine.

Also, who is actually responsible for the blog? Someone from WPSE?

KronoS

01:53

@ThomasMcDonald is @RebeccaChernoff I believe

Rebecca Chernoff

02:12

Ok, would like to connect regarding the url.

nhinkle

03:52

@RebeccaChernoff it would be really great if we could have it hosted by SE as blog.superuser.com, like the SO and SF blogs are

though I understand those two relate more to the operation of SE than they do to the sorts of things we write about

Rebecca Chernoff

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A: WPA Community Blog

This is a great idea! Now that there are multiple communities with an interest in a blog (Super User, Gaming, Wordpress), we might look at hosting this on our own servers -- and giving you guys full control over it to run and administer. From my perspective, I would rather see blog.superuser.c...

nhinkle

Thanks @RebeccaChernoff. I very much like that suggestion :D

Rebecca Chernoff

04:07

so yeah, need to talk to Thomas. (:

nhinkle

that would probably be a good plan, and i'm sure he'd be in support of it

user30

06:34

@RebeccaChernoff Morning.

Rebecca Chernoff

sort of q:

user30

It's 6:30 here. I'd call that morning :)

Rebecca Chernoff

yes, but you're on the wrong side of the pond!

12:30am here q:

KronoS

@RebeccaChernoff where are you located?

Rebecca Chernoff

Missouri, center of the US almost

@ThomasMcDonald, check out Jeff's reply to your post on MWP

user30

06:39

@RebeccaChernoff Have done

user30

Got struck-down by the press-enter-to-comment-and-not-add-a-new-line feature though

Rebecca Chernoff

lol

Sorry will brb, but let me know your initial thoughts...

user30

@RebeccaChernoff Initial thoughts are good. Where do I send the codez?

Rebecca Chernoff

ok back

nice timing q:

So, like Jeff said, doing the domain is easy, we can point it anywhere, but bringing it in-house on our servers has benefits also.

user30

Yeah, I can see that

Rebecca Chernoff

06:56

Beyond that, I just know I need to work with you and work with our sys admins, but not exactly what needs to be done. (;

user30

@RebeccaChernoff So I'm not the only one

Rebecca Chernoff

I freak out looking at drafts scared that I'm going to publish by accident q: is a noob

But surely it can't be too much more than getting the instance set up, moving the db over, moving files over, and setting up the dns (:

user30

I would think so, the only potential issue is whether they would be setup as a network install or as separate sites

user30

Because I currently have them as a network install they would pulling apart

Rebecca Chernoff

does "network install" happen to be the same as "multi site instance"?

user30

07:06

Yes.

Rebecca Chernoff

Okies, that's what has been mentioned. I want that!

user30

That's simple(r) then

Rebecca Chernoff

Well I do like to avoid making things more difficult.

KronoS

07:22

wait... are we moving the SU blog over to SE servers? @RebeccaChernoff @ThomasMcDonald

was a little distracted over at Root Access

user30

It looks that way, yes

KronoS

Oh Wow... that's big way to go @ThomasMcDonald

Rebecca Chernoff

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A: WPA Community Blog

This is a great idea! Now that there are multiple communities with an interest in a blog (Super User, Gaming, Wordpress), we might look at hosting this on our own servers -- and giving you guys full control over it to run and administer. From my perspective, I would rather see blog.superuser.c...

Rebecca Chernoff

07:45

I will talk to the sysadmins tomorrow. If there's anything to send before that feel free to email me, though I imagine not much can happen until that's done.

user30

Yeah, I'm off in a minute anyway. I don't think there's anything that needs to be sent yet, so I'll hold off on that.

Rebecca Chernoff

sounds good

user30

@KronoS Ooh, I've just seen that nice cranky comment someone posted.

KronoS

you mean the 'just quotations all over' @ThomasMcDonald if so I deleted :P

user30

Yep, that's the one

BloodPhilia

15:34

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A: Community Promotion Ads - 1H 2011

Ivo Flipse

16:55

@ThomasMcDonald I think I've found some other sites that might be interested in setting up a blog :)

user30

@IvoFlipse Good man. :)

user30

It looks like we could be heading under a subdomain of the site now :))

Ivo Flipse

I hope to come up with a format to get all sites a community blog

I mean from the organizing point of view

user30

Yeah. I'm not sure what moving stuff over to SE inc. will entail with terms of control etc.

user30

But then as it's all just discussion at the moment, we'll see

Rebecca Chernoff

17:01

Once a multi-site install is setup, how much of a headache is it to add a new blog/site to it?

user30

I'll show you in image form.

Rebecca Chernoff

So...that probably means it is insanely easy, or I'm going to get an image of a bomb exploding...

user30

In fact, I can't be bothered with that.

user30

It's just clicking a link and putting in the details. Having as a subdomain means that there might be some fiddling with plugins in order to get the domain recognised - since officially atm I believe the only supported method is to have all blogs under one domain or in subdirectories, but there's plugins to enable the mapping of other domains to specific sites.

Rebecca Chernoff

blog.stackexchange.com/gaming

blog.stackexchange.com/wordpress

I'm meh about that format.

user30

17:04

Yeah, so am I.

Rebecca Chernoff

I think blog.gaming.stackexchange.com is better

but if we need the former due to functionality, eh.

Ivo Flipse

just like meta @RebeccaChernoff

user30

ottopress.com/2010/…

Rebecca Chernoff

@IvoFlipse ?

Ivo Flipse

we just need to get more sites to create a steady push of content

meta.gaming.stackexchange, now replace meta with blog == done!

4th place ftw! :P

user30

17:06

It's a bit more involved than simply pressing "create site" but I don't think it's too difficult.

Rebecca Chernoff

The implied question between the lines there was "oh dear gawd how much of a headache and pain is this going to be for me with all of these sites" q:

user30

The sites would need to be set up as a subdomain/subdirectory install somewhere (e.g blog.stackexchange.com/wordpress, wordpress.blog.stackexchange.com) but then blog.wordpress.stackexchange.com could be mapped onto it.

Ivo Flipse

just set it up for all sites @RebeccaChernoff but don't link through to them

user30

I'm sure it wouldn't be too difficult to add the setup as a hook on site create. :))

Rebecca Chernoff

Linking to them doesn't really matter, setup cost is setup cost. (:

Ivo Flipse

17:09

I mean that if it's more or less the same, can't it be automated?

user30

Yeah, I think it wouldn't be too difficult to automate the initial creation of them either.

user30

Hi @olaker

Rebecca Chernoff

Oh absolutely something to look into, I've never done anything on the admin side of WordPress. I've got researching, learning, and fiddling to do. (:

Ivo Flipse

in the end it's just a web app @RebeccaChernoff, you'll be fine :P

ah there's your candidate @ThomasMcDonald ;)

user30

Ah

Rebecca Chernoff

17:13

@IvoFlipse hehe. Well, need to rely on the sysadmin team for a bit in the initial setup. (:

user30

I'm guessing you cornered them in some hidden mod room, since they spoke 6 minutes ago but there's nothing in history :)

user30

@RebeccaChernoff There's always wordpress.se

Rebecca Chernoff

indeed (:

user30

Okay, done a quick bit of research.

user30

The WP multisite function documentation currently sucks

user30

17:25

But if you're looking to programatically create sites, wpmu_create_blog is probably the best place to start looking at.

user30

Unfortunately I imagine domain mapping would be somewhat more difficult to automate, but definitely not impossible.

user30

I'll have to see if it exposes any worthwhile functions later.

Ivo Flipse

17:44

at least we can get started with some content @RebeccaChernoff, organizing the community is just as important as the sysadmin part :P

oeh cooking seems like a site that could benefit from a blog too :)

user30

@Ivo, what do you want me to do with these sites :)

Ivo Flipse

with blogoverflow or you mean the sites I'm trying to charter?

user30

Second one. I guess we will not be on SE instantly, did you want something in the interim or are you going to wait until they are ready?

Ivo Flipse

I'd recommend they just draft some posts on a generic wordpress site

welcome back @KronoS :)

KronoS

thanks @IvoFlipse just readin up on the trans...

KronoS

18:04

ok so it looks like the blogs are going to start taking off...

i guess I gotta get my butt into gear and keep producing content for the SU blog

Ivo Flipse

hehe, sorry to say that indeed you do @KronoS

we just need to find more users to help you

KronoS

@IvoFlipse is always trying to find ways to slave drive me

yes PLEASE! I'm not going to be able to keep this up during finals

Even if it's someone that could take up the QOtW while I do the more intensive posts

user30

18:51

@KronoS Yeah, sure.

KronoS

@ThomasMcDonald you volunteerin? :P

user30

@KronoS I could be.

KronoS

If you're up to it, then feel free to.

nhinkle

@KronoS I just made another ad for the SU blog, this one with examples

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A: Community Promotion Ads - 1H 2011

KronoS

@nhinkle that ones awesome!!!

nhinkle

19:03

thanks @KronoS :)

Ivo Flipse

nice design :D

KronoS

now I know who to turn to for pics for the blog

@IvoFlipse I have a few edits for you to aprove over at fit and nut

Ivo Flipse

link them in the room and I'll click through them

I can't see proposed edits yet

KronoS

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Q: What kind of home exercises are helpful when one trains martial arts?

I have recently started training martial arts (mostly striking, some wrestling). I would like to know, what kind of excercises can I do at home? EDIT I have trainings twice a week (monday/wednesday). Trainings are pretty demanding, even after 3 months. I don't train anything else.

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Q: I've seen conflicting ways to calculate one's target heart rate for a cardiovascular workout. Is definitive information available?

In one book I read, the target heart rate for a cardiovascular workout for a person my age (36) was somewhat lower (10-15bpm) than the rate listed on some of the machines I'm familiar with at the gym. I've also seen the range differ slightly from one brand of machine to another. So, I'm confuse...

cardio calculation target-heart-rate

Rebecca Chernoff

"fit and nut"

awesome

KronoS

19:14

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Q: What are some interesting upper-body cardio programs?

I'm looking to keep increasing my endurance when I can't do lower body exercises. Are there any interesting high-intensity programs out there that don't rely on your legs? For reference, Beachbody's Insanity and P90X Plyometrics are what I typically use for a cardio workout. Ideally I'd like a...

workout cardio

@RebeccaChernoff :P

Ivo Flipse

I see miss my mod tools on fitness :(

Rebecca Chernoff

you're close (:

KronoS

@IvoFlipse @RebeccaChernoff I want mod tools period...

would make my life soooo much easier

Ivo Flipse

lol do I get them at 2k?

KronoS

yep

Ivo Flipse

19:17

thank god, somebody should go on an upvote spree then :P

KronoS

that's what i get for having two chats at once

KronoS

23:11

Anybody want to take on this weeks QOtW? @TomWij @ThomasMcDonald @nhinkle @Sathya @IvoFlipse

or anyone else

Ivo Flipse

painting my case? that's going to be hard :P

KronoS

I was thinking the DECtape one

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Q: How can I read a reel-to-reel tape from the 1970s?

A close friend of my mother worked at DEC in the 1970s and 1980s. She recently passed away, and in sorting through her estate, my mother discovered some reel-to-reel magnetic tape. We are curious about what might be on it. I haven't yet seen a picture of it, but Wikipedia tells me this is most li...

data-recovery old-hardware tape

I'm going to be working on the final touches of the RAID0 vs Single Drive SSD's and an overall review of the Kingston SSD's

Ivo Flipse

great

I could probably have a look into it

and I want to see if we can come up with some fun interview questions

and harass Matt Jenkins, as he's looking to be one of our new rock stars :)

KronoS

sorry for the ignorance... but who's that?

@IvoFlipse

Ivo Flipse

23:33

superuser.com/users

KronoS

HOLY CRAP Where did he come from!?

Ivo Flipse

nowhere I reckon

Randolf Richardson, Beautiful British Columbia, Canada

1.7k 1 9

windows-7 windows linux windows-xp osx video wireless-networking

there's another

member for 27 days

KronoS

Hmmm... maybe a highlight of these guys is blog worthy

Ivo Flipse

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A: Burning CD's - is it possible to make the CD not rippable by a user

It's not possible. Even if you do manage to find a way to protect the CD (e.g., by including intentional errors and then using an application to check for those errors before playing the content -- this was tried beyond the point of exhaustion in the 1980s with floppy diskettes on the Commodore ...

I could propose that as question of the week too

I would like to do something like that periodically, highlight our new rock stars

so I guess we need one with you as well!

just need to come up with geeky questions

KronoS

@IvoFlipse I like standing in the shadows... no need to highlight me

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