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3:00 PM
I thought I had seen others do that
 
@David: vote to close, put the answer in there.
 
OOO
 
and it'll add it the second time.
 
I didn't know who did that
 
which means mods will have to edit and remove out yours
 
3:00 PM
@JourneymanGeek Good for you ;-)
 
I assumed people with enough experience did that.
 
if you see anyone else do it, flag it.
 
Sorry @Sath
Thanks for telling me
 
I have spotted some people doing, but that was ... eons ago.
 
I don't know why Sara got so offended...
 
3:01 PM
people trip out for silliest reasons. aka: they're always right.
 
I was trying to roll back that question... and take away the possible duplicate area, and it didn't work out very well since I have auto reload setup on the tab I was using... LOL!
 
lol. i am always right. except when i'm wrong.
 
And even then I chose to be wrong, so I'm actually right.
 
oh hai
 
also, I believe Sara cannot post a meta question @David
 
3:05 PM
Did I tell Sara to post a meta question?
I don't remember saying that...
If you think I did, I probably did.
I will believe you.
 
Oh, that'd be me, sorry :)
 
besides the rep, Sara's account is unregistered.
 
I can nuke my comment if you like...
 
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Q: Why can't unregistered users post on meta?

SathyaA particular user was trying to post a problem that he had about migration of questions, and it would seem that he is not able to login. Why is this so? The user in question has amassed closed to 1k in rep, so I would assume that he should be able to post to meta, instead - while trying to subm...

no, let it remain @Mokubai
@David no worries, just thought you should know that.
 
3:18 PM
Something I am curious about with Sara's question though. How is she asking about a SATA/IDE/SCSI drive when in the question she states the following... "Now I have a USB 3 7200 RPM drive, it's connected to a USB 3 port and is really fast. Is there a way to create a swap file on that drive?"
That part is confusing me.
In her racial slur comment, she states that she is asking about the SATA/IDE/SCSI drive
 
yeah
 
i think she is saying the question you said was a dupe was about a SATA/IDE/SCSI drive
 
O...
 
whoever set up the system in question was an idiot tho ;p
 
oh my
that comment by sara is completely culturally insensitive
flagged
 
3:21 PM
lol
<- indian
 
Well that's a polite way of putting it @bckbck
I've finally found out the proof that we're not all from India at least (though for all I know we could all in fact be Indian, though I don't think I am...) data.stackexchange.com/superuser/s/280/top-100-locations
 
lol
@Mokubai: add up bangalore india to india ;p
o0
110 from singapore?
 
Singapore also has a sizable amount of indians
 
@JourneymanGeek 110 singaporeans, 2 active? XD
 
3:26 PM
lol
i'm VERY active this week XD
 
im gradually increasing my active-ness
but i still have school
 
so do i
i answer questions to chill out from revision XD
 
but
with a lack of internet
:(
the only 2 places which I use internet is @ my school and @ home at night
when i get my router back
@JourneymanGeek heheheh
 
today. i am fracking stressed, as you can tell ;p
 
spent half the day on VOIP stuff... Thought I had a good idea, but it is more trouble than it's worth!
 
3:30 PM
how so @Wil
 
I thought I would create a PBX here and give everyone in my family an account... been planning on that for years, but never got around to it.... and set up the voip account so we can all do internal calls, then, if it needs to, connect to my voip server for external...
 
@WilliamHilsum sounds complicated
 
it works fine, but my speed is slow... my dad lagged like crazy... he talks on skype fine, so not entirely sure...
going to try again soon, hosted in a dc...
 
@bckbck Meh - piece of cake - I have an asterisk PBX on one site with a few phones, an ATA on the landline and an extension at another location so we can make house-house calls. (Non-Indian Asterisk Pro) - oh, and we can call in/out via laptops
@WilliamHilsum Give us a shout if you get stuck
 
@Linker3000 i still have a long way to go.... havent learned about VOIP. yet.
 
3:36 PM
@bckbck It's a Pain in the a** until you make all the pieces fit together and learn about all the quirks.
 
@WilliamHilsum: superuser.com/questions/187494/… this looks like a job for clonezilla, honestly...
 
Where I used to work we had an Asterisk PBX for the entire building and I had an extension at home and used to work at home occasionally with no-one realising I wasn't in the office when they called my extension.
 
@Linker3000 Well, it is a bit annoying as I set up all the ports, and internally it is great... but, for my dad, we needed to use the 3cx proxy service, which I don't really understand... with all the ports, isn't it just a standard sip line :/ ... Anyway, I may look at asterisk - just confusing with all the different versions (asterisk/trixbox/pro/free/community etc.)
nice! that is the sort of thing I want to be able to do... ideally, we can all ring each other, then, in addition, I want to configure rules so only 01/02/03 numbers (the free ones on my contract!) are allowed out...
I have worked it out on 3CX... but need more speed to test it more!
 
omg.... my brain is bursting from all this information
 
@JourneymanGeek I write so many answers, I don't remember older ones! Well... I have never used Clonezilla for two local drives, only network jobs... write it down as an answer and ill +1 you!
 
3:44 PM
@WilliamHilsum: i did, but there's no point. repcap ;p
 
Upped you!
 
@Sathya: might want to let that user know why. I believe she has a seperate issue, that could be a new question. I suspect her problem is cleatype
 
@WilliamHilsum Have a look at PBX in a Flash (based on Asterisk) as it has a good user interface (FreePBX) that makes call routing control fairly straightforward. pbxinaflash.net
 
done @Jou
 
@Linker3000 Will do, thanks... It is just annoying that so many of these free solutions look good, then you look at the restrictions and realise that many of the good features are in the pay version!
when you think open source, not always free!
 
3:52 PM
@WilliamHilsum True. Unfortunately, Trixbox 'went off' like that. PIAF is a good alternative.
 
hehe, I think 3CX wants me to use them... downloading PBX in a Flash, and this is the download page...
targeted/cookie advertising is scary!
I have to say, I think 3CX is amazing software and it isn't that expensive... but... all I want to do is communicate with family! I don't need meeting rooms and half the other features it provides! ... Just need a few extra simultaneous lines!
 
@WilliamHilsum Asterisk will give you all that - if you want it - and the FreePBX GUI makes turning it all on/off pretty easy.
 
downloading it now and taking a look
... I just wish I was better at Linux, I have a "working knowledge" but still feel uneasy about trusting it... especially when I have account details/something that will cost me money if it goes wrong
...but I am going to try it now, thanks for this, I have downloaded the asterisk community edition, trixbox, an older version of asterisk at home and more! Had no idea what is best... but will be checking this first
 
@WilliamHilsum Asterisk at Home is too old now - a bit buggy. Trixbox CE and PIAF are worth a look - pretty similar once setup.
 
cool, thanks so much for the help
 
4:00 PM
I suppose it's only fair to mention AsteriskNow too: asterisk.org/downloads
 
another one!? ... argh!!!
 
LOL - stick to PIAF then!
 
I remember a few years ago when I was looking at Asterisk, they were so unfriendly/unhelpful... their site was saying things like "This is a professional VOIP solution, if you are comfortable, use asterisk@home" etc.... looks like they must of lost business or something, they are now showing user friendly versions
... well, I mean they said it a bit stricter than that!
... downloading that as well, and looking, I must of missed that earlier
see switchvox as well with a free version!!!
Is there a list somewhere that just compares them all? ... right now though, unless one blows me away, it is between 3cx and PBX in a flash.
 
@WilliamHilsum Not sure - when I was getting into VoIP I used to hang out here a lot: voip-info.org and nerdvittles.com/index.php?p=740
 
Good morning, everyone.
 
4:14 PM
@MarkSzymanski Hi Mark
 
Hi, @Linker3000. How are you?
 
@MarkSzymanski Not too bad now that the storms have moved on!
 
Awesome!
 
Lightning strike disrupts Gatwick Airport flights
Scary
 
yikes o.o
It's really funny to see how some people totally throw things out of proportion when their questions are downvoted/voted on to close.
 
4:19 PM
tell me about it
 
It's probably not funny for you though, @Sathya. Since you're a mod and have to try to keep that stuff under control.
 
trying to keep a level head while you blasted around... is probably not everyone's cup of tea.
anyways, wish you a very Good Morning @Mark
 
Thanks, @Sathya.
 
Now, that must be an awesome sound card!!!!
It's from a specialist (PC) sound card we mod and use in some of our kit - these connectors get chucked!
 
That's a shame.
 
4:27 PM
I've grabbed these from the recycling skip - all the connectors are moulded but I could make up some useful adaptors by snipping them off with a full length of wire attached.
8x red phono, 8x white phono, 1 pair red/white XLR female, 1 pair white/black BNC and 2 x 5-pin DIN. Apparently we don't buy enough at a time for the manufacturer to unbundle the leads for us.
Ah, well - hometime!
 
5:18 PM
 
 
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6:37 PM
@WilliamHilsum I can only think of one cliche worse than that...
?? Try again....
 
It's broked!
 
Do you have a direct link or something?
 
What is this guy asking?
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Q: What is the main issue existing with local system account?

In our product documentation it is written that "If your local security measures require, you can change the user account and password under which the main Server services run. You must ha`ve Administrator privileges to change the service account. Note that the main Server services cannot run us...

 
Hang on...
yay!
 
6:43 PM
CLIPART!!!
that one especially... lol... brings back memories!
@Mokubai guess his new job gave guide lines and he doesn't understand
I would answer, but, I bet it will be closed before I get there!
 
Go for it, I honestly can't see what the heck he's actually asking... it's a wall of gibberish to me...
A sprinkling of line breaks might help, but it doesn't help the basic question...
 
That is a funny "question"...
Does that the real problem?

Where do we can see that account.
LOL!
 
0
A: What is the main issue existing with local system account?

William HilsumLocal system is one of the few built in groups. Anything that runs as system has full local control over your computer and can do anything/everything they want to. So as for your questions (I think). Q: When i did a search i came to know that LocalSystem service can do things that would bring ...

 
Wow, neat trick with the on screen keyboard there, dangerous though I'd suspect...
 
7:00 PM
Of course it is!... Very dangerous! ... but he asked how to get there and that is the quickest way I know!
FYI, it is a neat trick to get around NTFS permission issues!
 
good evening all
 
heya
 
Ooooh we have new features on the site. Nice
 
Hi
What new feature?
 
The flagging page was redesigned, and shows, for each flag, whether the mods agree.
Which is nice, as I always wondered what my invalid flags were.
 
7:15 PM
@DanielBeck what's the link to the flagging page for you 10k people?
 
@nhinkle I meant my personal flag weight.
 
Ohh, I see
 
Now if it only showed which mod should stop using SU on a mobile phone touchscreen... two invalid flags, both were perfectly good :P
 
claims innocence; doesn't own a smart phone
 
Flag weight was a really stupid idea, now I care about what I flag and what the mods think...
 
7:20 PM
There's definitely contention over whether it makes sense to show it to people
would've been better if it were there, but secret
 
@nhinkle Definitely. And making a badge for it was just as bad. At least there's no flag for 650 or 700 or so. Can you imagine the complaints?
 
Oh yes. "I WAS AT 745.607 FLAG WEIGHT AND A STUPID MOD VOTES A FLAG WRONG SO NOW I DONT GET BADGE WHY?! I FLAG GOOD FOR ALL POSTS AND NOW YOU RUIN IT!"
 
There's a badge for flag weight?
 
Wow, didn't notice I had that one...
They took away the information on what actually happened to the post...
 
7:29 PM
Yeah I was noticing that. Not sure why they'd do that.
 
Possibly because it was confusing, as these actions didn't necessarily have a connection to your flag.
 
@DanielBeck ahh, thanks
 
Do any of you know tcl?
 
7:47 PM
Hey people!
 
PARTY!
 
Hi!
I think the exclamation mark looks like an upside down "i"
 
@David ¿
 
8:07 PM
@WilliamHilsum The design is going to be really basic
 
@BloodPhilia define really!? I did say that you wouldn't want to do it and if you are too busy, I don't mind just buying a template from a website or trying something myself :/
 
@WilliamHilsum Nothing fancy xD
 
Well... the guy has to approve it... as long as he does, I don't mind what it is... but... as I said, If you can't, I don't mind buying a template or something... just need to get something done...
...can we use email rather than on here!?
 
@WilliamHilsum Haha omg yes of course! xD
@WilliamHilsum pling You've got mail
 
Awww, but then I can't watch all the drama!
 
8:16 PM
@DarthAndroid Watch bloody eastenders
 
This is better than what's on TV
 
replied!
I don't want to bore everyone with business!
 
or bidness as others would say...
We all know @WilliamHilsum is a gangster
Look at his picture...
Totally a gangster
I don't think McLovin looks more like a gangster than that!
@WilliamHilsum's theme song is probably "Like a Boss" from "The Lonely Island"
 
So he's dead?
 
No... The guy wasn't dead when he was singing it was he?
And you can't die every day...
 
8:25 PM
He's the boss.
 
@David I wish! :)
 
He could do whatever he wants.
 
LOL
coudl...
lol
 
hunting that song now...
 
You have never head it?!
They have an HD video on YouTube
Watch that!
There ya go...
720p...
 
8:28 PM
ok... watched/listened to it all... I am nothing like him!!!!
Mind you, wish I could do a few of those things :/
 
LOL
But the song sounds cool though!
 
They also have another really cool song called I'm on a boat
 
I just had sex is the best! ... especially the live version
watching the boat one now, haven't seen it
 
lol
 
8:42 PM
now I get the boat bit at the end!
 
funny right?
 
yeah
although, I prefer the more funny ones... but, still good
 
9:07 PM
Okay, WTF?
45
Q: How can we tell if the bathroom is occupied?

thepaulpageWhere we work the bathroom is down one hall, around a corner, and at the end of another long hall. The walk to the bathroom isn't so bad, but too often one will walk all this way only to find the door locked and the facilities occupied. I don't mind taking a necessary bathroom break every few...

 
facepalm
Wow. XD
 
I say we migrate it to SO as "it's obviously an algorithm problem"
;)
 
9:29 PM
Well Ronan got Puppy Linux working on the old Dell. Just need to get a wireless keyboard for it and we'll be all set.
 
9:41 PM
Just bumped into this site: stackprinter.com
Am I just behind the times??
 
... do you still print stuff out?
 
@DarthAndroid I thought we were supposed to keep a log of all daily posts??
 
Signed, in blood, and in triplicate don't forget...
 
Well, yeah, but I don't kill trees for paper to do it. I save them to PDF until the bimonthly data dump is published.
then I just download that and force a bunch of teenagers to memorize the bytes for minimum wage.
 
9:57 PM
@DarthAndroid My dot matrix printer uses music-ruled tractor feed paper made from recycled newspapers
 
I just call them all by number. They are responsible for knowing their bytes, the bytes of the person in front of them, and the bytes of the person after them.
 
teenagers are an awesome cheap backup solution, but the data density is absolutely horrible
 
@Mokubai I got fed up of the medical bills and broken limbs following a fast bubble sort
 
and they're prone to changing words to "simpler to remember" ones
 
Eh, my license was revoked after I tried to mergesort two teenagers into each other.
 
9:59 PM
Never get them to backup your PHD thesis, your lecturer won't appreciate it when you have to restore from backup...
 
 
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11:32 PM
Is it bad that I've never hit the upvote limit? (not rep cap, but the 30 upvote/day limit)
 
11:50 PM
i've not managed it either ._.
 

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