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12:30 AM
Just wrote an user script that places edit links on the front at the right side of the reputation score. :D
Farewell unclear titles...
 
and a new SO question pour moi:
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Q: How can I rotate a 3D array?

Ivo FlipseCurrently, if I want to compare pressure under each of the paws of a dog, I only compare the pressure underneath each of the toes. But I want to try and compare the pressures underneath the entire paw. But to do so I have to rotate them, so the toes overlap (better). Because most of the times t...

 
Oh...
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Q: How to help a long-nailed person type

FractalizeRMy mom has long nails and she is PROUD of them. Sometimes she needs to do something at the computer. When it concerns typing text, she does that using two pencils holding them in two hands. Or sometimes - one pencil in one hand. This method of typing is very slow and tiresome. So... the question...

This is why there are less girls in Computer Science... :-)
 
I guess so
 
@IvoFlipse: The 3D part confuses me...
> Note that while this image is just 2D (only the maximal values of each sensor), I want to calculate this on a 3D array (10x10x50 on average).
As far as I understood, you are rotating in 2D. But have a 3D data structure?
For people who haven't followed the whole thing, it's unclear what the 3D array is I think.
@IvoFlipse: Oh, that question was bumped...
By a spammer:
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A: How can I help a long-nailed person type?

YenniferThere is a new product coming up call Typing-mate. It is a finger nail cap use for typing comfortably on a keyboard with long finger nails and it's going to be on the market in a month. For more information please e-mail me at ositof02@yahoo.com

Yay, 5k rep, another 5k rep towards the tools. :-(
Seen them on Programmers.SE, they are handy...
@IvoFlipse: But your question, isn't that just a 2D rotation where you are rotating vectors instead of numbers?
@IvoFlipse: (Rotations are done with rotation matrices)
Oh man, a subjective question like the ones on Programmers.SE back these days:
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Q: How many bytes would the typical printed version of Encyclopedia Britannica be?

merkWhen ever i get into a conversation with someone who is computer illiterate and i try to show them how storage technology has advanced, a typical example i like to use is telling them how many copies of the encyclopedia could fit on whatever storage medium we're talking about. But does anyone ha...

hmm, too localized or too subjective...
I'm going to go for subjective, else he might go for a more broad/generic question...
 
1:52 AM
@TomWij: Hehe, thanks for letting me know about the link XD
I probably would have never noticed it otherwise XD
 
@MarkSzymanski: No problem, seems that the new question rate is low.
 
@TomWij: Thanks for the edit. Much better title than mine.
Hehe. I didn't notice the edit until I went to the homepage and I though, "What? Someone just posted like an EXACT duplicate of my problem XD"
 
Yeah, have wrote an user script to add edit links on the front page (they show up in on questions in /review too, apparently) because I was like "argh, unclear titles, gotta fix 'em".
 
Two tags and a title that makes it unclear what the question is about, and then you even have those questions where you have to search for the question (by reading the whole text)...
 
2:00 AM
Ok, sorry. I'll try to make my titles more descriptive.
 
It's no problem...
But yes, it helps get your question answered. :-)
Well, enough for today. Seems that already new titles have popped up. Gonna sleep... :-)
 
Goodnight, @TomWij.
 
Night, Everyone, @MarkSzymanski.
 
who's around?
 
@studiohack: Me
 
2:09 AM
hello @MarkSzymanski
 
Hi, @studiohack. How are you?
 
I'm good @MarkSzymanski. how are you? is it late where you are in the US?
 
I'm doing fine, thanks. And not really, it's only like 8PM.
 
oh, are you on Central?
 
2:10 AM
(CST)
 
nice. right smack dab in the middle :P
 
Hehe :P
 
you don't have to think when it says on TV that a show is coming on at 7c lol
 
Heh, yeah.
 
2:13 AM
so what is your primary OS?
 
Mac OS X
Yours?
 
Win7
 
never have used OSX much, no opportunity
I'm also not a fan of Apple products either...
 
Ah.
I don't like Windows.
Hence, the reason for my user description
> I would probably have more reputation here if there weren't so many Windows questions...
Hehe.
 
2:18 AM
have you been at apple.SE at all?
 
Not really, no.
 
you should, since you;re an apple user, perhaps you can get some more rep there :P
 
Yeah :P
I do have an account there.
But only 101 rep.
 
use it :)
 
I think I'll start. Thanks ^^
 
2:19 AM
i have a lot of accounts, but never use them
lol
 
Yeah.
I'm kind of the same way :P
 
maybe I'll visit Apple SE and vote lol
 
2:53 AM
Hehe. I found a solution to my problem with MOC.
But, I have another problem with it.
It's simply horrible XD
 
3:34 AM
did my Q&A session with @IvoFlipse :P
 
4:14 AM
Well, I'm off to bed. Goodnight everyone.
 
 
5 hours later…
9:00 AM
well filled in the nomination Q&A while waiting for my layover
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A: Q&A with the candidates in 2011 moderator election

Sathya Is there anything you would want to change on the site? And how would you plan on achieving this? From a technical & UI/UX perspective, I do think that Stack Exchange is quite possibly the best thing that has ever happened to Q&A sites. From a community POV, though we hav...

 
9:49 AM
@TomWij, I want the rotation of a 2D array (that maximum image) and apply that to the entire time sequence
 
10:19 AM
Hi! :)
 
good morning @Nyuszika7H
 
@IvoFlipse same for you
I need a program that hides some icons from the tray, completely, not just to the hidden icons area. (using Win7 x64)
 
hmmm trying to spoof someone? ;P
 
@IvoFlipse Nope, I just want to hide Skype's tray icon. I don't need it as I have its icon on the taskbar.
 
you can turn that off in the settings
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Q: How can I get Skype to not stay minimized in the task bar?

JoeySince two or three updates Skype insists taking up a taskbar slot for its main window (I set it to use the “Compact View”, but it applies to the default view as well). Since I don't need the main window most of the time since I have individual windows for the contacts I'm writing to this is (a) a...

 
10:24 AM
@IvoFlipse Nope, I can only turn off the taskbar icon. I want to remove the tray icon.
What the heck is that?
 
hehe, say hello to Clippy :P
 
@IvoFlipse nice :P
 
I don't think you can pick them
either you destroy them all, or you'd have to hide them
there's no API for doing so in the current taskbar AFAIK
 
I'm just trying out TraySaver. I don't think it has an x64 version, so why it wants to install into C:\Program Files?
Actually, it wants to install into C:\Program FIles
> TraySaver is obsolete under modern versions of Windows, because the problems have mostly been addressed by Microsoft.
That isn't true.
No, it just changed my taskbar color to black. I have to get a better solution.
It seems that x64 users (like me) are lucky… they already have WOW installed in their computer! :P (C:\Windows\SysWOW64)
I want to kill Clippy.
LOL
> It looks like you're trying to kill Clippy.
is going to Sandbox
I want to…
 
11:10 AM
@IvoFlipse Just wondering, after the election, will you still be diamond mod?
 
11:27 AM
Also, does this help you?
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A: How can I rotate a 3D array?

TomWijUsing the Python Imaging Library, you can rotate an array with for example: array(Image.fromarray(<data>).rotate(<angle>, resample=Image.BICUBIC)) From there, you can just create a for loop over the different layers of your 3D array. If you have your first dimension as the layers,...

 
I'm not going anywhere @oKtosiTe
I want to kill Clippy
 
I want to kill Clippy too... [closed] - duplicate of kill Clippy
 
I want to kill Clippy too…
 
that seems quire right doesn't it @TomWij
 
Is that my code applied to that image?
 
11:32 AM
subplot(1,2,1),imshow(array(Image.fromarray(a).rotate(-30,resample = Image.BICUBIC)))
a = average of the entire array, so yes
 
It seems right, but I wonder...
 
btw you don't need an index, I could just say
 
Yeah, feel free to edit, I don't know Python enough to do special stuff. :)
...it looks odd that the background color is darker...
 
newarrayA = []
for frame in arrayA:
newarrayA.append(array(Image.fromarray(frame).rotate(-30,resample = Image.BICUBIC)))
 
Perhaps it has to do something with the resampling?
 
11:34 AM
meeh, the indents are going
yeah, all of a sudden there are negative values :\
lol there are even values of -18
 
And how does it know how to fill the corners... :-S
 
pad it with zeros
 
Ah, could make sense.
 
I could put my array in a large one, so it's rotating in free space (metaphorically speaking)
 
Yeah, that's probably it, zeros are dark blue then...
Could make a difference. :-)
Because it's odd that there are zeros in the middle now
While the toes themselves seem to be still okay...
 
11:39 AM
hmmm it seems right though, cutting off everything below 0
besides, I would first scale up the image
each pixel into 4 or so
then rotate it
 
Maybe, also make sure the resampling is right.
 
because now the data is pretty crude, a rotation of 10 degrees means that only one pixel has to move
though something that's not completely right, is that I'd want it to rotate around a certain point (the rear toe)
 
Placing it in a bigger image and placing the rear toe in the middle might not be a bad idea then
 
hmm right, if it's in the middle of the image it would rotate around that point
that should be doable
 
Although you'll have to find the borders of the rotated version to get it back into a small image.
 
11:45 AM
well that shouldn't be too hard
just check for rows/cols that are empty
 
But I suppose the data outside won't change so shouldn't be so hard to loop over the array to find the most left/right/top/bottom and then create a 15x15 (or whatever) again
 
I haven't decided how to use the result yet either
but after I've calculated the step width, length, I'm no longer interested in what's around the paw
so I can transform things a bit
 
12:08 PM
Hi!
 
welcome back :)
 
what's with that other Ivo dude
 
He/she made a chatbot for SO chat…
 
oh right, I heard something like that yes
 
Coding Kitten, Kitten valley.
96 4
And here's the source code…
 
Ben je al ontwaakt uit je coma? @yaraflipse
How annoying is this
check this guys name and compare his picture with mine
do we resemble each other?
 
12:38 PM
oh
 
and it's not even a troll or a fake, the guys simply has my name :@
 
I've found a guy with my name too…
I mean with my real name, which is not public :P
 
I know where to find it
but I won't tell anyone :)
 
I want Clippy in Sandbox!
Huh? Where did Clippy go?
I want to have Clippy in Sandbox!
Yeah. That's it.
 
12:58 PM
I like CW posts, because I can edit them. :P
 
hehe, which have you been editing?
 
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Q: Solve this PHP puzzle in as few bytes as possible

rg88*EDIT: since some folk's panties are apparently bunching uncomfortably over this, how about just recommending some efficient ways of dealing with similar code? Maybe not specific answers to the problem I posed (my goal anyway, this bit of code golf was merely a means to finding more concise ways ...

I've edited some answers too. Mostly things like mading text links into clickable ones, and closing unclosed PHP code: <?echo "test"; -> <? echo "test"; ?>
@IvoFlipse I don't think my name is hard to type… with a QWERTZ (Hungarian) keyboard layout.
 
it's the combination that's not native for me
 
Nyuszika (a Hungarian word) stands for bunny and 7H for 7th Heaven, if you're interested. ;)
 
well I learn something new every day!
 
1:10 PM
@IvoFlipse Me too. :)
 
actually my avatar is a picture from when I was in Siofok in 2006 or so
 
@IvoFlipse ;)
 
1:31 PM
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A: How do I recover a form in Firefox *without* installing a plugin?

Nyuszika7HI really don't understand why can't just install Lazarus before typing the text. Or is it like a challenge? Then this should be community wiki. Here you go: This jQuery code may work, if FF supports HTML5's localStorage method. Please keep in your mind that this script reiles on the existance...

 
1:42 PM
hmm managed to get us another 3k views from Hacker News :)
 
2:02 PM
is leaving for a hour
 
@IvoFlipse =) so that is your job nowadays? :)
 
2:17 PM
afternoon all
 
what is? getting people to SU?
 
@IvoFlipse sweet
 
too bad I didn't use a bit.ly or goo.gl link, so I could follow the traffic
and that darned Matt Cutts tweeted the article where the image is from
 
which image?
 
2:30 PM
well, my answer stated the origin quite clearly, didnt it?
or did you mean that mc removed the SU - proxy?
 
Matt Cutts just linked the original instead of the SU question :(
 
so, he removed the SU proxy :)
 
well I don't know how he stumbled on to it, so can't tell what he did ;P
technically we're being a content farm to him ;)
 
maybe he reads hn and so .. it is .. your fault? :)
 
I also put it on Reddit
but Programming is a hard group, perhaps I should have stuck it in the general one
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A: Does email address obfuscation actually work?

IainMHI've always liked the simple, elegant and not to mention classy solution of using: iainmy@pantsexample.com To email me, first you have to remove my pants.

this answer is very clever :)
 
2:47 PM
yes, there are lot of clever ways. the problem is always with folks who want to click mailto:xyz@example.com and wont think just a seconds.
 
they deserve the pain ;P
 
well, you cant explain that to clients / customers all the time.
"dont make me think"
thats also why i wrote "in a way obsfucating works" ...
so, where do i get the last 20 points from? damn su game :)
 
20 points?
ah 10k :D
have you hit the rep cap yet for today?
 
might be
what is the cap?
 
else I can't help you :)
200 rep
 
2:51 PM
(how high?)
 
without accepted answers and bounties
 
yes
200
well, tomorrow it may be then.
 
I'm sure it will
 
/me turns his attention to a different community for now
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Q: How can I get 256 color support in emacs on centos thru putty?

mwtAs far as I can tell from browsing around, I should be getting 256 colors in my emacs, but I'm not. I'm running CentOS 5.4 on an ec2 instance. I'm running Putty .60 on Windows 7. Putty is set to send xterm-254color for its terminal string. Putty is set to allow 256 colors. On CentOS, my $TERM is...

people dont understand the :) anymore.
editor wars, pah, that is for sissies. wm wars, thats where the fun is :)
"decided that numbers only add noise" .. well, now you have to count which technique is the topic in the comment.
s
 
3:15 PM
@akira: From my point of view both comments are a bit noisy, but well... We shouldn't make an issue out of such things, and then there's still:
> If you are not comfortable with the idea of your questions and answers being edited by other trusted users, this may not be the site for you.
(With respect of the author)
 
the comments: who cares, i for sure not. the edit of my answers: i do not care as well, its just that it doesnt really improve anything.
 
@IvoFlipse: Feel free to remove me from that message too, I committed for the same reason as you and the reason listed in my commitment.
 
I was just pissing off @badp by removing myself, so no need to feel offended by him
 
Nice try speaking behind my back btw
Just what a mod should do ;)
 
So, what are you trying to say?
 
3:27 PM
Good morning, everyone.
 
@badp: I'm wearing the user hat, talking to a moderator.
 
@TomWij I don't have a diamond
 
@IvoFlipse does.
 
I have no say in Area51
 
Hi! :)
 
3:34 PM
@TomWij That doesn't change the current situation. You're talking behind my back in an unrelated room.
 
@badp I don't see why you make a problem out of that...
> I'm wearing the user hat, talking to a moderator.
 
@TomWij Then use moderator flags.
 
@badp That doesn't change the current situation, I would still be talking to a moderator...
 
Feel free to continue with your endeavours. You don't need my approval to talk with people.
 
15 messages moved to The Bridge
 
3:47 PM
@IvoFlipse Is that the chat room for Gaming.SE?
 
yes it is :)
 
4:30 PM
Wow, this is a first. A request for a program from Mac OS X on Windows.
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Q: Alternative to Mac Address Book on Windows

CtroyI used Address Book on Mac and I really liked the software. It's simple, easy and it has all the things I needed in an address book. Now, I recently switched to Windows 7 and I am looking for a software which works like Address Book. Light weight with Speed. Even, a Website or a Cloud App which s...

 
5:19 PM
is leaving for a hour
 
6:11 PM
@IvoFlipse now is the time :)
 
hello
 
time for what @akira?
hi @studiohack
 
do evil things with evil power ... :)
i ll hold you ransom for .. 1 trillion dollars
 
hi @IvoFlipse, @akira
another one of your jokes @akira? :D
 
yeah, but now it is a 10k joke
 
6:17 PM
gratz :)
 
crossed the finishing line with a vim (yeah) answer.
 
okay?
 
Hi! :)
 
that's what he means @studiohack
 
nice job!! @akira!
@akira
 
6:24 PM
it's easier to flag it if you want my immediate attention @studiohack
I don't reside in VTC all day long ;P
 
flag it? okay that works @IvoFlipse
lol
 
next on the list: john-t, i ll take him over .. sneaking behind him and take away all his su-points ... and then .. pinky, we ll rule the woooooorld!
 
btw @akira: is there a reason you haven't nominated yourself for mod?
 
@studiohack, I check the site regularly, so I will spot your flags soon enough
or rather, when I feel like doing something about it, which is always the right time :)
 
why should i? you nominated yourself already and so its pointless :)
 
6:28 PM
that's not the point @akira lol
 
its enough that i can hold you ransom now for .. 1 trillioooon dollars!!!
 
people can't hold me ransom that easily...
just so you know @akira
;p
 
sigh
2
 
starred your sigh
 
6:33 PM
weird!!
 
I'm sorry, that's not offensive
 
@badp maybe offensively awesome.
 
No, but I can't even block it with AdBlock :( it just opens it in a new tab.
 
here, I'll help you push it off the screen.
 
Everyone block images on SE chat!!
 
6:37 PM
Purely to push it up for you:
oh. Well now my Chewbacca is wasted. :(
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz You'll just get a flag… and I don't see it :P images blocked.
 
Here, let me help with this other awesome image I just found on the net.
 
i have seen much more heavy shockers
 
4 mins ago, by Ivo Flipse
user image
3
 
muuuuch more
beware, here we go:
darn :)
 
6:39 PM
nice, StackExchange asks me if my images are evil.
@Nyuszika7H Stop abusing flags.
 
@badp Abusing?
 
@Nyuszika7H Yeah, "flag everything that is an image" is not an appropriate use
 
@badp Not simply an image, but a scary one.
 
@akira next time if the image doesn't end with an exclamation mark, prepend a "!"
 
I always say: Prodent keeps my teeth clean!
 
6:40 PM
@Nyuszika7H aww look at that man you flagged, doesn't he inspire trust? psst, say yes, he's a mod
 
@badp I know, but that image is still scary.
Never mind, my images are disabled. :)
 
but... kitty!
 
@badp soft kitty ?
 
@Sathya I see where you're going there.
 
@badp ^__^
 
6:47 PM
what's with this image debate?
 
@Nyuszika7H
!http://image.com/imageblah
 

Sandbox

Where you can play with chat features (except flagging) and ch...
 
7:01 PM
stat for the day: at about 29 rep per post, @DMA57361 scores considerably higher than other nominees :)
'nite folks!
 
nite @Sathya
 
good night @Sathya
 
7:21 PM
Nice link.
 
yes it is...
 
don't you guys visit MSO? :P
 
Bookmark order: SE, Chat, SU, Meta.SU, SU/review, Programmers, Gaming, A R&P, Guitars
stackexchange.com/tagsets/2099/all-active-metas has the questions, and yes I knew about that link.
But not about that they've added Super User.
 
SO, SU, SF, Programmers, Gaming, Photography, Math …
is calculating a bookmark order for all SE sites he's registered on
SE, SO, Meta SO, SU, SF, Gaming, Programmers, English, Photography, Math, Ask Ubuntu, Unix-Linux, Stack Apps, Web Apps
 
7:46 PM
I am the same way. I have a folder dedicated to links to everything stack exchange related that I check.
 
I don't have to, Chrome autocompletes faster than I can click any bookmark
 
@IvoFlipse I don't bookmark such things, too, but I may do it for SE sites. ;)
 
Good afternoon, everyone.
 
Actually, Web Apps comes after Programmers for me. ;)
 
so what does a blinking green light on my ethernet port mean?
on my server, regardless if the server is actually on or not, or a ethernet cable plugged in or not, the green light blinks regularly?
 
7:55 PM
@studiohack It means the bomb has been engaged.
 
@LessPopMoreFizz: really? what bomb?
:P
 
@studiohack The one that's set to detonate on 12/12/12
Be sure to sell the server sometime in the next 23 months.
 
that's very helpful, but I don't believe in 12/12/12...sorry
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Actually, it's 12/21/12 :P
 
@studiohack There's no believing necessary, and it has nothing to do with mayan prophecies. This is just simple malicious explosives.
Personally, I can't wait until 12/12/13 because it means we are done with this annoying OMG TRIPLE DATE nonsense for roughly 8 decades.
 
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