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Tonopah Test Range (TTR), also known as Area 52, is a restricted military installation located about southeast of Tonopah, Nevada. It is part of the northern fringe of the Nellis Range, measuring . Tonopah Test Range is located about northwest of Groom Dry Lake, home of the Area 51 facility. Like the Groom Lake facility, Tonopah is a site of interest to conspiracy theorists, mostly for its use of experimental and classified aircraft. As such, it is not the focus of alien enthusiasts, unlike its neighbor. It is currently used for nuclear weapons stockpile reliability testing, resea...

KronoS

Area 51

Area 51 is a military base, and a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base. It is located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States, 83 miles (133 km) north-northwest of downtown Las Vegas. Situated at its center, on the southern shore of Groom Lake, is a large secretive military airfield. The base's primary purpose is to support development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems. The base lies within the United States Air Force's vast Nevada Test and Training Range. Although the facilities at the range are managed by the 99th Air B...

nope

Kyle

@IvoFlipse Okay so there is a area 52

Ivo Flipse

8:12 PM

well regardless, you could go there

Death Valley is... awkward...

KronoS

so where's area 1?

Kyle

In Delaware?

I believe they were the first state, it would make sense.

DMA57361

@IvoFlipse 21 miles (~34km) IIRC

KronoS

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Q: Looking for a blue tooth wireless headphones to listen to music while jogging!

any recommendations on a blue tooth headphones?

gadgets

@IvoFlipse mind finishing the close?

you don't seem to be looking at the "vote to close" ;)

DMA57361

@KronoS already done :)

Ivo Flipse

8:16 PM

@David, don't answer off-topic questions, naughty naughty

KronoS

Ya! @DMA57361 to the resuce!

@IvoFlipse I gotta admit that I fell into that trap... with the spiders in the computer case question

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DMA57361

spiders in the computer case...?

Kyle

@KronoS the spiders in the computer case question? LOL

KronoS

ya I don't think the quesiton has been delete @IvoFlipse can you still access it?

but anyways the guys wanted to know how to fiz spiders in his cases.... I told him to go buy bug spray...

another kid said to buy a lizard...

Kyle

@KronoS haha

good stuff

A question like that can only inspire quality answers...

DMA57361

8:19 PM

or fit bigger case fans and crank up the RPM?

Kyle

@DMA57361 and then video tape it so we can all watch.

KronoS

@IvoFlipse do we flag link only answers?

Ivo Flipse

leave a comment telling them to elaborate on it and flag them for mod attention. Put in a message: not a real answer

KronoS

I usually comment... will start flagging as well...

what about editing migrated questions without associated account... worthwhile?

@DMA57361 @studiohack @IvoFlipse

DMA57361

if you can make them better, go for it

I've edited a few of that nature before

Ivo Flipse

8:23 PM

no don't flag those, we can't do much about them

unless you see they start replying with another question

DMA57361

@KronoS in fact, the floppy drives question is of that category I think

KronoS

I love this /review... gives me something to do when I decide not to do homework :)

studiohack

@KronoS: I usually edit if it can be improved...

regardless of user/no user

DMA57361

whoa... 18624 posts picked up by the "all" filter on Low Quality... I know many are false positives, but still

KronoS

@DMA57361 ya... some of them are probably like this:

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A: search bar in google chrome not returning results

You did not hit the Enter ↵ key.

DMA57361

8:29 PM

indeed, there's plenty of false positives on there

KronoS

darn that @sathya and getting onto the low quality posts... tisk tisk... Now I'm wondering about his mod capabilities ;)

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DMA57361

I've found "late answers" to be quite good for picking up non-answers

akira

@IvoFlipse: i have a task for you .. superuser.com/questions/236690/…

find someone with an answer for that :))

Ivo Flipse

impossible, there's no API for it

KronoS

@akira I'm pretty sure it can't be done

akira

8:33 PM

you cant always pick the low hanging fruits, folks.

aim higher :)

KronoS

From what I've seen so far, Stack Exchange is where people go for facts. Quora is where people go for opinions.

Tweeted by kevindente on January 24, 2011 at 8:08 PM

oh SNAP!

akira

pointing with the mouse sux :)

Ivo Flipse

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Q: Best way to get data off a computer with no support for USB or ethernet?

A customer has a computer running Windows 98 (I know, cringe) and needs to take some data off the computer to put on a new laptop. I've tried using USB, but Windows 98 doesn't have USB storage drivers. So I thought I'd transfer the data via ethernet, but the computer doesn't have an ethernet por...

file-transfer windows-98 data-transfer

Guess we have a new QotW that solves no real problems :P

@akira I really don't think there will be a solution for you

KronoS

Ya I saw that and put in my two bits... I don't understand why he doesn't just take out the hard drive

studiohack

yeah, taking out the HDD would be the cheapest and easiest way...Win98 is so slow, I still have an old Compaq with 98 on it.

David

8:37 PM

sorry for being naughty @IvoFlipse maybe I should comment my answer next time.

Kyle

@KronoS it would definitely be easier for him to take out the hard drive and it wouldn't take so long.

KronoS

though... I would think it would be cool to use the parallel port... just to use it...

it's like going back and playing with lego's, or linkin logs, or tinker toys just for the fun of it

DMA57361

lol

akira

mental blocks are always the hardest to overcome

Kyle

Yeah it's nostalgic to go back and use this old tech but it gets old real quick when you have wait 3 hours to transfer a 5 meg file

akira

8:40 PM

@KronoS and the usb/ethernet question ..

DMA57361

@KronoS I'm not sure I'd of put Lego and parallel ports in the same group

akira

i think i ll spend some of my xp to bounty my question.

Kyle

I just upgraded the firmware on some powerconnect switches and the 5 meg files took me all day to update 3 switches with a 9600 baud serial cable.

akira

btw, what happens if i spend 1000k and drop below 10k .. is the access to the tools removed then again?

DMA57361

@akira yes, you'll lose the tools

Kyle

8:42 PM

I thought 250 was the max?

akira

bad design imho

DMA57361

@akira I've seen complaints by people on MSO

Ivo Flipse

best wait until you get a bit higher :P

akira

if someone loses his xp due downvotes: ok

but for bounty?

KronoS

@IvoFlipse what about answers that repeat basically someone else's answer?

like this one?

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A: How can I logoff and go to stand-by via Win XP script?

This batch file is GREAT! I just had to add a few tweaks to make it work with Windows XP. I also minimized the amount of time to wait for the Standby scheduled task. Scheduled tasks only run every minute, so I set the maximum wait time to 1 min, 15 sec. Now I can Logout and Standby with a sim...

didn't he look at the answer just above?

@akira I agree

Ivo Flipse

8:43 PM

what's with those rem's?

Kyle

@IvoFlipse lol

Ivo Flipse

is that a % or # to comment out stuff?

KronoS

I don't know?

DMA57361

@IvoFlipse rem is a comment in a batch file IIRC

KronoS

I flagged it and just gonna let you mod figure it out

DMA57361

8:45 PM

the %'s are variable related

KronoS

alright... only 8 flags left and now it's time for class again..

Ivo Flipse

what's with that other flag @KronoS?

akira

@KronoS then the 2 of us shall built a new group and attack the castle which the evil jeff holds ransom :)

KronoS

which one?@IvoFlipse

@akira Great! just give me the time and place and I'll be there...

Ivo Flipse

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A: How do I find and activate missing fonts in Windows 7?

Don't know what caused the problem in Windows7; but I also discovered that many of my fonts were longer being recognized (ala TurboTax) or replaced with italics. Contacting HP support didn't help; they always recommend a complete Windows restore when they can't figure it out. I copied the "Fo...

KronoS

8:48 PM

mis flag? I don't remember flagging that one.... I viewed it though

akira

i ll attack him from here and you from over there and then we crush him

KronoS

oh man gotta go... I'll talk to you later... or in a few min wehn I pull up my ipod after getting bored :)

Ivo Flipse

your review will flag it for my attention :P

akira

@IvoFlipse: whats your oppinion about the "if ((xp - bounty) < 10k) { return no_tools_access; }" issue?

Ivo Flipse

then don't hand out a bounty

akira

8:56 PM

is not handing out bounty in the interest of su?

its obvious how to avoid the situation but thats silly

"i spent so much time to gain xyz xp, and spending 50 bounty makes me drop below xyz again just because the imersion with su was so total i couldnt resist to hand out a bounty"

Ivo Flipse

that can be said for any rep level

the rep privileges are very clear: you get access to the tools that match your current rep

not the rep you would have had, hadn't you handed out bounties, gotten downvotes or whatever can affect your rep

Kyle

Any Ubuntu users here?

if so I have a quick(hopefully) newbie question

DMA57361

unless it's really noobish, nope

Kyle

I never used it but I got tasked with getting Nagios running on our test esxi

akira

@IvoFlipse thats a little bit like running away from the problem. it can be implemented by defining "accumulated xp" as the barrier to gain access to a certain level. blocking / punishing people to give away bounty (which is a good and noble thing imho) is .. strange. could be done better, imho.

Kyle

9:04 PM

I spazed out and killed a terminal window while using vi and now the file is locked and I can't delete it

DMA57361

@Kyle shrug, sorry, too advanced for my (lack of) Linux skill

Kyle

@DMA57361 Me too :( thx for responding.

Ivo Flipse

trust me @akira when you start introducing variables like that, it becomes increasingly difficult to manage all the different factors that influence whether you should/shouldn't have access

Kyle

googlefu time

akira

if stackexchange would be a trivial problem a lot of competitors would have solved it years ago.

@Kyle: in which sense is the file "locked"?

@Kyle "the file is opened somewhere else" or "i have a swap file here"?

Kyle

9:07 PM

I have a swap file in /var/tmp/

I think I might have to remove it through cli with sudo

akira

tell vim to just load the file

did you use vi(m) via sudo?

Kyle

yes

so just vi /var/tmp/%filename%

akira

the open it again via sudo

s/the/then

Kyle

ahh okay now I got it, Thank you!

still getting used to linux.. I haven't used it in years

I appreciate the help @akira

Now i just need to remember :q! when I eff up.

DMA57361

@akira FYI - hit the up arrow and you can edit your last chat message (there's a time limit)

akira

9:14 PM

old habits

DMA57361

f/e

Mark Szymanski

10:01 PM

Good afternoon, everyone.

Ivo Flipse

hi @MarkSzymanski

Mark Szymanski

Hi, @IvoFlipse. How are you?

Ivo Flipse

I'm doing fine @MarkSzymanski, just that my data has been giving me some problems for the last few hours :P

Mark Szymanski

Ah :P

Is it just me, or does it look like this chair is made of bacon?

Ivo Flipse

nope, looks like tasty crunchy bacon

Mark Szymanski

10:08 PM

Hehe.

Chunky bacon :3

Ivo Flipse

going straight to your minimalistic blog?

Mark Szymanski

Nah.

Ivo Flipse

though what was up with those blurry picks?

Mark Szymanski

Those were probably ones that I took.

If you go to the photos section of my website you can see which ones were the photos I took.

Ivo Flipse

but what's up with them? :P

Mark Szymanski

10:11 PM

What do you mean?

Why did I put them up?

Ivo Flipse

yeah

TomWij

Who here was looking for Google Chrome Bookmark Bar separators?

Ivo Flipse

they're not as good looking nor as tasty as that chair

you found one?

Mark Szymanski

I dunno, they're pictures I took and it's my website...

Ivo Flipse

put up a question on SU @TomWij

you can stick it in there ;)

TomWij

10:12 PM

It's way too localized, it's where you don't give names to the bookmarks.

You could then give a bookmark where you want a separator after the name {space}{space}|

Ivo Flipse

oh right

TomWij

The | comes in the exact middle and is less wide than a bookmark so it kinda separates them...

Ivo Flipse

I just used abbreviations like MSO/MSU

TomWij

Someone was trying it a while ago after I hinted that it looks nice without names, but this looks like a close enough solution.

Only thing that might bother is when hovering the bookmark the separator gets highligted too, but well, there is no other customization available for that unless you go hack the source code. :-)

Mark Szymanski

@IvoFlipse: And the reason that the photos aren't the best quality is because I took them with my 4th Gen iPod Touch.

Ivo Flipse

10:24 PM

that explains it ;)

KronoS

@ivoflipse can you update qotw for week 2 to status-blogged?... Thanks... I'll create this weeks question later tonight

Ivo Flipse

will do

KronoS

Oh also is there a way to have the blog link at the bottom of the page to link to our blog and notthe stackoverflow?

Ivo Flipse

probably not until we're deemed worthy by Jeff

and they move the content to the SE blog

KronoS

:( when are we deemed worthy by Jeff? Page views? Content? When I've solved life mystery and blogged about it? ;)

Ivo Flipse

10:34 PM

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Q: Top Question of the Week #3

Now we're into week 3 of the "Top Question" of Super User in the Super User blog. Please post and vote for your favorite question for this week. Please post any question that you feel is of worth and the reason why. Try not to promote your own questions or answers for publicity sake. We are lo...

discussion featured blog top-questions

I don't know and giving then Jeff was able to live of blogging means he has high standards

but once we get other users to help with the editing things will get easier (on you mostly)

KronoS

Oh sweet you made the question for me thanks @ivoflipse!

Ivo Flipse

recommended reading: zdnet.com/blog/bott/windows-7-and-ssds-just-how-fast-are-they/…

do we have a question about that?

studiohack

yes we do have a question about that somewhere @IvoFlipse

Ivo Flipse

hmm strange the article I got the link from said it was extensive: ghacks.net/2011/01/24/windows-7-and-ssds

but it's not really

KronoS

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Q: Confirming that Windows 7 is using SSD optimizations

Took the plunge and installed Windows 7 on my computer. Even better, I installed it on my new Intel x25m (got to love that SSD goodness.) Vista was known to thrash, throttle, and otherwise wear out an SSD. Apparently Windows 7 addresses some of the more serious issues. However, I am more con...

windows-7 windows ssd optimization

Ivo Flipse

10:39 PM

hmmm the form of the question sucks so hard :(

KronoS

Ya

Ivo Flipse

btw what was that question earlier today, that was kind of strange?

studiohack

i've seen several....

what was it about? @IvoFlipse

KronoS

You mean the transfer data without USB or ethernet

TomWij

@IvoFlipse: I'm trying some interesting queries, one moment...

Ivo Flipse

10:43 PM

I think so yeah

studiohack

@KronoS, @IvoFlipse: that would be an excellent question for the blog, but some of the answers are not suitable

KronoS

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A: Best way to get data off a computer with no support for USB or ethernet?

If you absulutely cannot take out the hard drive, and cannot use a USB flash drive, then you can use the parallel port on the system to transfer files. However, speeds are going to be SLOW (I'm talking dial-up era speeds) so to be fully honest with you, take out the hard drive and transfer the f...

Ivo Flipse

it requires some ingenuity (if you don't go for the obvious ones)

studiohack

yeah...@KronoS your word in bold is misspelled

Ivo Flipse

what answers @studiohack?

KronoS

10:44 PM

Whoops @studiohack

studiohack

@IvoFlipse: the obvious ones, like "Go by a CD" etc

that's not blog material to recommend to ship someone a CD or go buy one, i'm sensing that the OP is somewhat lazy...IMO

it is a good idea to have some CDs on hand...always! so invest a couple bucks and get a few...

TomWij

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Q: What are the essential tools you always have handy when attempting to fix someone's PC problem?

Specifically, I'm interested in knowing what tools you keep loaded on your thumb drive when asked to deal with a family member or friend's personal computer issue? Off the top of my head, I can think of things like: AVG Advanced WindowsCare SpyBot etc. ...but this question is not necessarily...

software tools portable repair must-have

0

Q: Where's my free space gone? (on my mac)

Possible Duplicate: Something’s slowly eating my HD space Somehow part of my files from my USB disk, 40GB of it (exactly the space I was missing), were copied to /Volumes/ and when I mounted the disk it was called "600GB Disk 2", while "600GB Disk" was filled with duplicated data...

osx mac disk-space

KronoS

But it would be cool torevisit how to transfer data other than a USB flash drive and networking

Ivo Flipse

awesome I transferred the question that one was closed as a dupe off

Mark Szymanski

Rawr.

My IRC bouncer hates me.

Ivo Flipse

10:48 PM

besides we don't have to blog about the top answer

but about the question itself

and with we, I actually mean @KronoS will work his ass off

TomWij

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Q: How do I build a DIY NAS?

I'm looking for good, detailed instructions on how to build a DIY NAS (Network Access Storage). I'm planning on doing it cheap (old PC config + open source software). But not too cheap either. I'm ok with investing in a RAID card setup if you think that's advisable. I would like to know: What ...

nas tutorial diy

@IvoFlipse: Also, see the answer I just flagged. Geezz... >_<

Ivo Flipse

indeed WTF

TomWij

:D

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Q: Good scanner to buy as of January 2010

I'm planning to buy a scanner soon and since I didn't purchased one in years I wanted to know which brand / models are the "best". The ability to scan negatives is a nice to have but not 100% required. If you are specifing a model in particular, plase note that it must work under 64-bit OS (I'm...

windows-7 windows hardware 64-bit scanner

I'm looking through a query that shows the longest answers and that All Caps answer came along... :D

Ivo Flipse

that was when I enthusiastically answered questions

2

TomWij

Oh, didn't even see that it was your answer, nice... :-)

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Q: Role of Anti-static wrist wrap, Applying thermal solution , cleaning if spilled , and other necessary precautions, protecting your motherboard

Hello I am a newbie in computer hardware, I am little bit confused on How much Thermal Solution is to be used. Also where to put thermal paste on the heat-sink or processor or on both? I read there are several types of thermal solutions like metal-based, ceramic etc, Which thermal solution is b...

hardware motherboard thermal-paste static-discharge

Ivo Flipse

10:57 PM

oh you do like bringing up all the troublemakers

TomWij

data.stackexchange.com/superuser/q/65283

Got to 181682, don't think I'll find more useful things.

@IvoFlipse Ah, in that way... Woops.

Ivo Flipse

11:25 PM

> meta participation
questions: 10 / +20
answers: 25 / +92

nice @DMA57361 :)

It seems @Sathya takes the lead in Meta participation, then @DMA57361 followed by @KronoS and @Bloodphilla in a tight race

KronoS

@IvoFlipse you're always making me work my butt off ;)

@Sathya is leading in just about everything too

Ivo Flipse

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Q: What's this edit approve thingy?

link|edit (1)|close|flag Never seen the (1) next to edit before. Clicking on it asked me to approve or reject an edit. Is this new behavior? If so, are there docs/guidelines on who should be taking what action regarding it?

discussion stackoverflow

they just deployed the new edit approval thing (unconfirmed)

darn only live on SO for now

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