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1:10 AM
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Q: PicturePathLite

MikeI'm building a website that needs to submit a Virtual Tour link to Realtor.com. Do you have working example of the PicturePathLite that illustrates the use of your code? Thank you for your help. Mike

would a question like that even belong on StackOverflow?
 
How many is jeff choosing for moderator?
Squircle, yeah. Sounds codish, even if its just HTML.
 
@hyperslug 3 I think
@hyperslug but it's asking for a code example; isn't the off-topic even on SO?
from the FAQ: questions not to be asked include those where "there is no actual problem to be solved"
 
picturepathlite looks like a C# library (for uploading images maybe?) sourceforge.net/projects/picturepathlite.
His actual problem is not too clear, but the answer is probably code.
hmm. yeah, 2nd thought he does say example...
 
i flagged it anyways
and another one that is blatantly off-topic but I guess the mods are asleep
 
It would be mean to do to Stack Overflow what they're doing to us; then again...
 
1:30 AM
Evening, everyone.
 
Hello @MarkSzymanski.
 
Hi, @Hello71. How are you?
 
Hey @MarkSzymanski... guess what?
 
Yeah, @KronoS?
?
 
2 hours ago, by KronoS
@SuperKronos Sounds good. We can donate the SSD's as long as you let us know when the article is posted so we can let people know. Thanks.
sorry copied wrong thing
 
1:33 AM
Ah.
Ok.
Cool.
 
Well gotta go... lol... I'll to y'all later
 
Bye, @KronoS. Talk to you later.
 
1:47 AM
I may be (probably am) far too annoyed at this, but why would someone downvote this?
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A: Can I upgrade a corrupted OEM copy of Windows Vista to Windows 7

Hello71 How does the upgrade know if I have a copy of Vista? Older versions of Windows allowed you to insert the old CD into the drive; Vista/7 don't allow you to do this. You need a copy of Windows already installed on the drive before upgrading. Of course, you can wipe the drive after it validat...

 
@Hello71: +1
 
I think whoever downvoted it may somehow have thought that me not having a completely original idea (which TBH isn't really possible on pretty much any Windows question) was somehow a bad thing.
 
@Hello71 I had to upvote that, it was a good answer.
@Hello71 You have to get creative with install issue like that one.
 
2:03 AM
Thanks @MarkSzymanski, @Kyle
 
You're welcome.
 
NP
 
Howdy, folks
who's around?
 
/me is hiding
 
For those of you in the US: the state of the union address is streaming live now. just started
 
2:20 AM
@nhinkle thx I just turned it on, I forgot that was tonight.
 
:D
 
Sup nhinkle. good luck in elections
 
thanks @hyperslug
I'm actually making some small changes to my nomination as we speak
 
I hate politicians...
 
never say hate...it's too strong of a word
 
2:30 AM
**Gasp**
Somebody downvoted Sathya! Why on earth would they do that?
 
they downvoted me too, after 20 upvotes
 
That's fair, "I strongly dislike."
 
I got a downvote too. Oh well
 
@Kyle - that's less offensive to other people
@nhinkle: a bunch of higher voted users got one downvote
 
2:32 AM
Just watching the state of the union and it just sounds so forced with certain sayings being used just to get applause.
 
That's how politics go, I suppose
It's kind of amusing, how we're having our own little election over here, with people trying to say things that will get others to vote for them...
 
True, definitely not for me.
 
though I like to think that our candidates have been much more honest, straightforward, and friendly toward each other than political candidates are
 
gotta star that too ^ @nhinkle
 
thanks @studiohack
btw, you seem to be doing quite well so far in the primaries! congratulations
 
2:35 AM
frankly, I thought i would just get a few votes, I'm very surprised that I have this many... but thanks @nhinkle!
and no problem on starring, it deserves it
 
one of them's mine :)
(your votes, that is)
it's going to be harder to decide in the actual election though, when we only get 3 votes, not one on each candidate
 
@nhinkle: one of yours is mine also... ;)
it is going to be harder...
also, I'm surprised how many of the nominees have negative votes...
like more than one
 
same here
i mean i was expecting somebody to have a lot of downvotes, but not so many people
 
@studiohack I was too, there were some people I don't know so I did vote for them but I didn't see any reason to downvote.
except maybe Joe
err-I didn't vote for them
 
I tried to help the primaries by voting on everyone, either up or down...
@Kyle: you should vote on all of them, based on their nominations, if nothing else IMO
 
2:40 AM
i think i'm going to try not to check the election page any more for a couple days, and just see what happens :P
 
I didn't know if that was appropriate.
I'm still new
 
@Kyle: you can edit your comment up to a minute or two after posting, but your mouse over your reply and there is a little arrow on the left side - click it
its okay...just the primaries
 
@Kyle, elections are designed such that anyone can participate, and everyone is encouraged to do so
 
not a soul has voted for Joe
 
@nhinkle Okay, looks like I have some more work to do.
 
2:43 AM
@nhinkle: nice update to your nomination! :-) I like the summary report
 
thanks @studiohack
and remember what @IvoFlipse said about voting for joe?
5 hours ago, by Ivo Flipse
anybody who vote on him should get suspended
 
lol
 
so perhaps that's why
:D
 
yeah, like everyone reads the chat transcript :P
 
I'm kidding, of course
 
2:46 AM
And everyone (removed)
 
@nhinkle I have been reading your answers to Ivo's questions, very nice. You have my vote.
 
Thanks, @Kyle, I appreciate it!
 
Woah... Why didn't I see that there were new messages in here? XD
 
@Kyle have you been on chat before? I don't think I've "met" you before
Hahah, hi @MarkSzymanski
 
probably because you weren't notified?
hi @MarkSzymanski
 
2:47 AM
@studiohack: Well, it usually shows a number in the tab in Chrome. But it didn't for some reason.
 
well you're here now haha
 
Yep ^^
how are you all?
 
so what are your thoughts on the election @MarkSzymanski
 
@nhinkle Recently I have been. I have really enjoyed the site and wanted to get more involved. Watching how you guys handle the day to day is a good start.
 
I'm good.
 
2:48 AM
@MarkSzymanski, do you have @RebeccaChernoff's userscript for putting the uncounted posts number in the favicon?
 
No, I don't.
But, it usually says the number in the tab title.
 
I studied all morning, then had a 3 hour chem lab. So I'm taking a break from studying for a bit :P
but yes, it does usually say
 
I did get the chat extensions.
Like with /me support.
is using /me
 
another interesting thing about chrome i'd never seen before until someone showed me today: you can right-click on a tab and click "pin tab", then it'll make it just the favicon, stick it on the left, and have it always be there
 
Yeah.
@nhinkle: But, they removed a very good feature from that.
If you close it, it goes away.
 
2:51 AM
Did that with gmail, combined with the new "show unread messages in favicon" lab, and it's quite nice
 
It used to be that if you closed it, the tab closed, but the favicon stayed.
 
Hey... @IvoFlipse I didn't downvote you. I don't know why you said that unless you were joking. I think that caused me to get a lot of downvotes(not saying I would have a chance otherwise). And also, it's kinda weird that I noticed that just five minutes ago after I voted you up. I only downvoted one person which was Joe. Anyone else, I either didn't vote or upvoted. :) All the people that I think deserve it. It would take effort like Joe put out for me to want to downvote you.
 
@Kyle, I'm glad you've decided to contribute here. It's always great getting new, enthusiastic users
 
You act too much like a friend to me anyways for me to want to downvote you @IvoFlipse
 
@nhinkle I think I'm going to stick around here it's a good atmosphere and welcome way to break up my day.
 
2:53 AM
@Kyle, just be careful, soon you get addicted and then... yeah
2
 
SE is a drug
You can take it many ways
 
so true guys...so true....@Kyle @nhinkle
 
@nhinkle: I just got that favicon extension. It's really cool.
 
Anyway will get you addicted
 
@nhinkle I've noticed it is quite a drug.
 
2:54 AM
I can have the SU chat tab pinned now, so it doesn't take up so much space in my tab bar :)
 
:D
i'm not going to pin SU chat because then i'll go on it when i should be doing homework :P
 
SNIFF! I needed my fix of SE before I went to bed (EST TimeZone)
 
uh, like now ^_^
 
@nhinkle: If you close a pinned tab, does the favicon remain in the tab bar?
 
try it @MarkSzymanski
 
2:55 AM
@MarkSzymanski, no
not from what i've seen
 
man, every say i come closer to ditching facebook
 
I was wondering if you were using an old version of chrome.
 
mine's up to date
 
So is mine.
 
2:55 AM
@nhinkle I saw that article! so creepy.
 
I hate the fact that they removed Phantom Tabs >.>
 
that's why there is no face photos of me on FB
 
I'm quite amused by some of the suggestions in the comments
 
That's why I don't have a facebook ;)
 
looking for comments
 
2:56 AM
"Or you use a copyrighted image for fb that you don't own the copyright to (and thus couldn't have implictly given to Facebook), wait untill the lawsuits start! I think this idea won't get too far."
"I like this idea. Hilarity would definitely ensue when the Target logo is shown on a Wal-Mart ad, Lowe's in Home Depot, etc. Once company could get free advertising on the competitor's dime!"
 
@MarkSzymanski Same here.
 
@nhinkle HAHA! love that one
did you guys read Joel Spolosky's blog post? about how SE would grow to be bigger than FB in terms of traffic eventually?
 
I'm in college, and everyone uses it here, and some people seem to think it's the best thing since sliced bread, and use it for sending out messages to groups and such
@studiohack, I think he was being facetious with that, but i might be wrong
Also, regarding facebook, even if i didn't use it, people would still post pictures of me from group events, so at least i can keep an eye on what people are putting up :/
 
time will tell...we'll see. in the meanwhile, we'll just keep answering questions!
you can untag your self, or set in your privacy settings that only YOU can see the tag -
 
I'm fine with us outgrowing facebook, as long as all the clueless people from facebook don't end up over here. A massive portion of their user base is... not people we'd want here
 
2:59 AM
Yes.
Exactly
 
@studiohack, I know. I have my privacy settings locked down fairly tightly, and only let approved friends on a specific user list see photo tags of me
 
I hope we get as/more popular than facebook, just not getting the same people that are on facebook, like @nhinkle said.
 
I have my profile locked tight myself...
and yes, agreed @nhinkle, @MarkSzymanski
 
just look at some of the comments here:
 
nasty stuff
 
3:05 AM
is the date/time @RebeccaChernoff mentioned earlier today for the town hall chat final?
 
not final yet
see:
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Q: 2011 Moderator Elections - Town Hall Chat

Rebecca ChernoffIn connection with the moderator elections, we will be holding a Town Hall Chat session with the candidates. This will be an opportunity for members of the community to pose questions to the candidates on the topic of moderation. Participation is completely voluntary. I am working with the can...

 
I've seen that post, but she mentioned some stuff earlier today on chat, so I wasn't sure
 
my point was that she will update that post when it is final
 
I'm looking at things right now hoping to finalize. (:
 
great @RebeccaChernoff
 
3:08 AM
thanks for the update @RebeccaChernoff
 
me included.... @nhinkle
 
Hehe. I'm below the 5mb/s ;)
1mb/s average down
 
I am below the 5 threshold at home. We get 1.5 mbps down
At college I get spoiled though
I get around 10 mbps down on WiFi, but 40-90 mbps when I'm plugged into the wired network
 
@nhinkle Have you seen this one? tech.slashdot.org/story/11/01/23/1251254/…
Good stuff.
 
@Kyle, yep
 
3:14 AM
The comments made laugh.
 
I subscribe to /. in google reader, so i see most of their articles
 
me too
 
this was my favorite of late: news.slashdot.org/story/11/01/18/1724200/…
(oops, wrong link. fixed it)
 
0: 1/31 3pm UTC: 8 yes, 2 no.
1: 1/31 2pm UTC: 7 yes, 3 no.
2: 1/31 6pm UTC: 7 yes, 3 no.
3: 1/31 8pm UTC: 7 yes, 3 no.
4: 1/29 9pm UTC: 6 yes, 4 no.
5: 1/31 10am UTC: 6 yes, 4 no.
6: 1/31 11am UTC: 6 yes, 4 no.
7: 1/31 4pm UTC: 6 yes, 4 no.
8: 1/31 5pm UTC: 6 yes, 4 no.
9: 1/31 7pm UTC: 6 yes, 4 no.
2
 
LOL @ the first comment
 
3:26 AM
howdy foks
 
Good evening, @Sathya.
How are you?
 
holiday today, it's our 61st Republic Day
 
Cool ^^
 
i'm good, thanks @MarkSzymanski how about you ?
 
I'm doing great, thank you.
 
3:28 AM
hey @Sathya
nice that you had a holiday, wish I could say the same ;)
 
@nhinkle :) have* a holiday, not had :P
I AM FROM TEH FUTURE!!!!!!!
2
;p
 
ahahah
right, have then
 
@Sathya: What time is it for you?
 
have then
 
3:29 AM
And, that totally deserves a star ;)
 
@MarkSzymanski it's 9 AM on the 26th :P
 
Oh, wow. 12 hour difference.
It's 9PM on the 25th for me.
 
Of the candidates that are here now, can you tell my which numbers from my last message you could make? Just want to confirm. If you don't mind. (:
 
@RebeccaChernoff 3:30 UTC is good
ie, 0
@nhinkle :)
@MarkSzymanski which TZ are you on ?
 
@Sathya: US Central.
 
3:32 AM
@Sathya just the 2nd 1/2-hour?
 
most of the 31st works for me
@RebeccaChernoff
 
@RebeccaChernoff actually apart from 4,5,6 anything works for me
 
somebody help me with the times?
I'm so confused trying to convert to EST
and hey @Sathya
 
@RebeccaChernoff
0: yes
1: yes, but prefer to avoid
2: no
3: yes
4: yes
5: not really
6: no way
7: yes
8: only for half an hour or so
9: no
 
3:35 AM
howdy @studiohack
 
why does everyone say hello to others and howdy to me? @all everybody
 
@MarkSzymanski isn't it 9:30 pm Central ?
 
Yeah.
 
yes
 
@studiohack, well for one, your avatar is a cowboy :P
 
3:37 AM
just confirming @MarkSzymanski
6 mins ago, by Mark Szymanski
It's 9PM on the 25th for me.
 
but I don't think that's necessarily true, I say howdy to some and hi to others and so on
 
@RebeccaChernoff:
 
/me agrees with @nhinkle
dang
 
@Sathya: @RebeccaChernoff can help you with that problem ;)
 
3:38 AM
@nhinkle: yes, have you seen the logo elsewhere? haha
 
@studiohack, not sure. But cowboys stereotypically say "howdy" :P
 
I did have it installed @RebeccaChernoff @MarkSzymanski not sure how it got wiped
 
Hmm... Odd...
 
right, that's what I suspected haha @nhinkle
 
3:39 AM
@Sathya: What browser?
 
Chrome
user image
5
 
Hehe.
Personally, I don't know why that guy even bothered to sign up.
 
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Q: How can I see all of the links I've ever posted from the new Jan. 2011 Facebook profile?

nhinkleThere used to be a box on the lower left-hand side of my facebook profile where I could see the links I'd most recently posted, and then click to see all the links I had ever posted previously. That box seems nonexistant in the layout redesign that went into effect in January, 2011. With this new...

told you facebook was stupid :/
 
@KronoS hm?
 
more than you think @nhinkle
 
3:43 AM
Grrr.... @RebeccaChernoff I accidently hit enter too soon, and then edited and time ran out
 
@RebeccaChernoff: anytime in that time frame works for me - the 31st
 
just a sec and I'll give you what I can...
 
Really all I want to know is if you can make #0
 
yes, I can, most likely
 
3:45 AM
I don't mind doing a 2nd one, but the 2 who can't do #0 don't have any other time they can both do it. 1 of them only gave me a couple hours to work with out of the 2 days.
 
Yes I can but I may be a little late @RebeccaChernoff
 
Well, I'm off to bed. Goodnight everyone.
 
night @MarkSzymanski
 
'nite @MarkSzymanski
 
Thanks, everyone ^^
 
3:46 AM
which 2 @RebeccaChernoff
 
night @MarkSzymanski
 
well I gotta go guys... got some homework/studying to get done...
 
Randolph and DMA, (and I haven't heard from Joe)
 
see ya @KronoS
 
@RebeccaChernoff if you have any more questions or need more info either shoot me an email or a "@"
 
3:50 AM
@RebeccaChernoff, I wouldn't count on hearing back from Joe...
 
by the way @nhinkle check trunk.ly
 
@nhinkle yeah... q:
 
I'm surprised DMA hasn't replied though
thanks for the tip @Sathya, I'll check that out sometime
 
Oh, I heard from DMA, this is just based on availability responses.
 
Ah, ok
 
3:51 AM
Joe is the only one that did not respond, I heard from everyone else.
 
there should be a user script which changes @RebeccaChernoff posts the other way, just like she puts in her smileys :P
 
hrmph q:
 
q:
strange that the -ve entries on SO electections page are faded, but not on Super User
 
looks like SF went straight to elections
 
yeah? gonna check that out
there's some stuff in the vote to close room that needs @Sathya @nhinkle's help
 
3:58 AM
very nice
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Q: New Meta Search Engine - Help us test!

Nick CraverFor a few reasons, we are changing the guts of how search works on our sites. If you keep up, you've probably read somewhere that we are (or were, rather) using SQL Server Full Text Search. There are a few areas that utilize search: Search itself (box in the upper right) Related Questions (to...

ah, faded == withdrawn
 
@studiohack, done
 
thanks @nhinkle
 
 
2 hours later…
6:10 AM
I just hit the vote limit for flagging comments >.<
 
6:53 AM
oi! well I deleted them all @Sathya
 
@IvoFlipse hiii
 
7:16 AM
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Q: 2011 Moderator Elections - Town Hall Chat: 3pm UTC on the 31st

Rebecca ChernoffIn connection with the moderator elections, we will be holding a Town Hall Chat session with the candidates. This will be an opportunity for members of the community to pose questions to the candidates on the topic of moderation. Participation is completely voluntary. I am working with the can...

 
8:09 AM
morning all
 
morning @DMA57361
@IvoFlipse ah, thanks
 
Apparently I'm one of the two possible non-attendees for the Town Hall Chat :(
 
Oh :(
why not @DMA57361
work ?
 
well I'll either be at work (which is fine), or I'll be getting my daughter from school
depends on what hours my wife is working next week - which she'll find out tomorrow or Friday
 
ah
 
8:25 AM
yeah, but that's just how these things pan out sometimes
 
8:56 AM
true that.
 
Hello anybody here. I have a quick question for you guys?
 
shoot @tintincute
 
I would like to resize a video. Any idea what are others editing software? I have Roxio
 
you want to resize or do further editing ?
if it's just resize look at handbrake or SUPER
 
are there any other software which can resize without damaging the resolution. It should be web playable and also can play in iPhone
ok I have SUPER.
what do you call this extensions in general like - mpg, mp4, avi... how do you call this?
 
9:09 AM
i'm not sure I understand
 
which one you don't understand?
 
2 mins ago, by tintincute
what do you call this extensions in general like - mpg, mp4, avi... how do you call this?
 
ok, yeah how do you call them? I guess "format"? is that the correct term?
 
yep
 
I wonder how many people have cast votes in the primary
 
9:20 AM
ok thanks btw can you play Flash on Mac?
 
you can, AFAIK. I don't own a Mac to confirm that
 
Wil
@tintincute If you have flash for a browser installed, (Safari comes with it) Try dragging the .flv file directly on the browser window, or for flash video, whilst flash does have its own player you can download, the best thing you can do is download VLC videolan.org
 
morning @Wil
 
Wil
@DMA57361 morning
 
@Wil: ok so that means if I have a flash video I can play it both in Mac and PC.
Yes I have VLC. That's what I'm using for playing different formats of video. It is quite cool though.
 
Wil
9:41 AM
Well, FLV uses its own codec, if you have that, you can play it on anything with that codec.... in the same way as AVI can use DivX and play on anything that supports that...
VLC supports many codecs including flash, so if it is in flash, it will work on anything with flash or VLC...
sorry, a bit tired... I hope that makes sense!
 
The election voting seems to be speaking for itself.
 
@Wil: thanks for clearing this. No problem. What is this codec, is it the same as format? I mean a technical term for "format"?
 
Wil
Yes and No, codec stands for compression/decompression and is the "format" of the video.... officially .flv, .avi or more is a "file extension", typically the format and the extension match, but they do not have to... for example, .doc is usually a Microsoft Word Document, .xls is usually a Microsoft Excel Work Sheet/Document, a .FLV is usually a flash encoded video.... where as .AVI is simply a container and can contain a video coded in a variety of formats
you can use G-Spot ( headbands.com/gspot ) to tell you what codec is used in any video file.
does that make sense? :S
 
10:12 AM
@Wil: Will read this first and get back for more questions. I guess that makes sense. Very well explained ;-) thanks
 
Yay, the windows-7 tag badge. :D
 
@TomWij nice! your first tag badge?
 
@DMA57361: Yes
 
congrats
think I'm still only at ~80/100 towards my first
 
10:34 AM
what is tag badge?
 
@ChrisF Fast response, nice. :)
 
Not oneboxing :(
 
so this is like some kind of points earning? Cumulus card something like that?
 
badges in general? or tag badges specifically?
 
10:42 AM
It acknowledges that you've answered a certain number of questions and got a certain number of up-votes in a particular area of expertise.
 
@DMA57361: tag badges specifically.
 
then see what ChrisF just said :)
 
@ChrisF: So these are your points you got if you answer questions from the superuser? is that right?
what would be the benefits of it? sorry I'm new to this... and only post questions because I just started, hopefully I will be an expert soon just like you guys ;-)
 
You get points from votes on your questions and answers. 5 for question up-votes, 10 for answer up-votes and -2 for down-votes.
The more reputation you have the more you can do on the site
 
10:45 AM
ah yes, but the score you need for the badge is just the number of vote recieved in that tag - not the reputation - I believe?
 
Because I have 100 upvotes due to non-wiki answers as shown in the previous picture, I received:
 
Badges reward specific behaviour - and are similar to Xbox/Steam achievements.
 
@DMA57361 correct, score = number of upvotes - number of downvotes.
 
ok thanks for explaining. Perhaps I will get used to all of these terms.
 
11:03 AM
@Wil: wait wait I have another question. The Flash video usually uses the .flv format is that correct?
 
@tintincute:
Flash Video is a container file format used to deliver video over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player versions 6–10. Flash Video content may also be embedded within SWF files. There are two different video file formats known as Flash Video: FLV and F4V. The audio and video data within FLV files are encoded in the same way as they are within SWF files. The latter F4V file format is based on the ISO base media file format and is supported starting with Flash Player 9 update 3. Both formats are supported in Adobe Flash Player and currently developed by Adobe Systems. FLV was originally dev...
> Filename extenions: .flv, .f4v, .f4p, .f4a, .f4b
Given .flv is listed first, yes, it is the usual format. :-)
 
Wil
@tintincute Well, again, depends on your terminology, flash video is almost always contained in a file with the .flv extension.
 
11:29 AM
@TomWij: i see ok yes I remember. I once tried a tutorial of flash and the format is .flv, hey thanks
 
11:44 AM
Hi! :)
 
hey
 

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