The DMZ

Noordung

02:20

Arctic explorer Peter Freuchen formed a chisel out of his own frozen feces to free himself from an avalanche. http://t.co/iAFOevga08

Tweeted by History_Pics on December 17, 2014 at 2:18 AM

now that's a lifehack!

Simon

I've been trying to abuse the hat position/size all evening.

DID NOT WURK.

Journeyman Geek

02:42

@Noordung: ooh, reminds me of the take of the shitknife

boingboing.net/2008/09/26/wade-davis-an-inuit.html

Simon

BOING BOING

Terry Chia

04:58

Bitcoin: Turning your parent's electricity into magic internet money.

Tweeted by SwiftOnSecurity on December 17, 2014 at 4:56 AM

Journeyman Geek

in some cases s/parents/employer ;p

Stack Exchange

With a space elevator, a backyard full of solar panels could launch about 500 horses per year, and a large power plant could launch 10 horses per minute.

user98085

@StackExchange Heh, Pegasus.

Lucas Kauffman

06:51

morning boys

and girls

Lucas Kauffman

07:37

:') gist.github.com/namuol/9122237

Rory Alsop

07:58

@RоryMcCune you can probably just take it straight out of your river?

@LucasKauffman morning

Lighty

holy freaking fuck

there is a fckn quarantine zone 2 metres out of my school

the whole fckin city is under emercency circumstances

im so glad im not at school right now, but home :x

there was a huge fire that spreaded Asbestos over the whole city, you can't leave normally,. only via designated gates where they spray your car and bike and such

Journeyman Geek

0_0

Lighty

yeah :/

chaos, chaos everywhere

roads, mail traffic for school, even school-specific chats on FB, Skype and WhatsApp just exploded when I woke up

Lighty

08:13

roermond.nl/organisatie/brandroermond/…

yeah, the red zone is no-access

wh..

the school says theyre open, and excpect students to regulary go to school

wtf

thats literally not more than 200m to the closest gate to the quarantine zone

Lucas Kauffman

@Lighty Roermond?

Lighty

@LucasKauffman yeah

:/

Lucas Kauffman

@Lighty Yea a few boats caught fire and now there is tons of asbestos spread in the city center, which is not something you want to breath in

Lighty

@LucasKauffman Indeed, the filthiest of all is that school goes like "guys, just come to school"

in an area bout 2km out of the place, people I know still need to keep stuff closed, the consentration there is high too

then WHY would anyone go to a school thats in a 200m radius of it

Stephane

08:45

'Morning folks

Rory Alsop

@Lighty I wouldn't!

kalina

good morning

Rоry McCune

@RoryAlsop here ah yeah, fresh clean water is not something we're short of!

Mornin' All

user98085

Morning.

Rоry McCune

morning anonymous SE user..

user98085

09:01

"SE user" is such a dirty phrase.

kalina

accurate though

also, it's pretty weird we both arrived at the same time

user98085

We did not.

4 hours ago, by user98085

@StackExchange Heh, Pegasus.

kalina

good, because these guys like assuming things

:P

user98085

I merely did not care to join the conversation until you arrived.

kalina

is my arrival some kind of big event?

user98085

09:05

No, but your presence is quite literally the only reason for my presence here.

kalina

adorable

well today I am making it my mission to not get changed out of my pyjamas, until the end of the day where I will change into new pyjamas

user98085

@kalina >.>

kalina

I am going to achieve absolutely nothing today

I am having a threesome with Ben and Jerry for breakfast

user98085

Oh stop the star baiting.

It's not going to work.

Rоry McCune

@user98085 well only 'cause all the hat addicts already got the sumo judge hat

and @AviD doesn't seem to be in the room this morning

Rory Alsop

09:16

@user98085 Awwwww, bless

AviD

did you really just say that as I walk in?

Rory Alsop

@kalina well, thank goodness for that

Noordung

morning ladies, gents!

user98085

@RoryAlsop Oh, shut up.

Rory Alsop

@user98085 morning!

AviD

09:16

I dont even know what its about, but I'm far too lazy to bother reading up a few lines.

Rory Alsop

@AviD I was being nice to anonymous SE user

AviD

@RoryAlsop I meant @OtherRory talkin smack about me

Rory Alsop

@AviD hahahaha - I love the interpretation of one line being 'talkin smack'

morning deed

Noordung

Can someone please explain to me the purpose of starting LinkedIn messages with "+^+" beyond generally being annoying and making it easier to add to spam filters?

Rоry McCune

@AviD it's like two lines up...

AviD

09:19

@RoryAlsop exactly

user98085

> I'm far too lazy to bother reading up a few lines.

Come on, it's right there!

AviD

I just assume, I figure thats a safe assumption

Rоry McCune

@user98085 yes and I was querying that knowing that this is not entirely consistent with earlier behaviour :op

AviD

@user98085 okay, cranky then. I have no voice whatsoever, and this has been going on far too long. my throat is killing me, and Imma take it out on all you plebes.

Noordung

ah so that's no @Iszi ... I need coffee

user98085

09:22

I have a lot of throat-related jokes at hand, but I'm not in the best of moods either, so ... eh.

Rоry McCune

@Noordung yeah the avatars are confusingly similar

user98085

It's not my fault this identity has a green Gravatar ...

AviD

@RоryMcCune yeah and @Noordung's looks suspiciously like @TildalWave's.

user98085

Blame WordPress.

kalina

@user98085 I wasn't star baiting

AviD

09:22

I miss that guy.

Rоry McCune

@user98085 could you change your avatar to a different color..? @Iszi has the whole green pattern thing going on as well, perhaps you should go for something pink to imply correlation with @kalina

Noordung

@RоryMcCune I even starred one of the messages for thinking it was surely sarcastic :)

@AviD psst!

user98085

@RоryMcCune It's a default gravatar. There is indeed nothing I can do.

Noordung

I'm under cover

kalina

phish phood for breakfast is the closest I've been to <redacted - unsuitable for children>

Rоry McCune

09:23

@user98085 you can't assign a username and then an avatar?

user98085

@RоryMcCune I would have to interact with SE proper.

I'd rather not.

kalina

might catch something

Noordung

erm, I meant I'm undercover ... I was under cover minutes ago

kalina

like a hat

you'd get a hat for fixing your avatar

sounds worth it

one moment let me use a new email address to get a hat

oh the only email address I have left reveals my true identity(!)

fuck it, it's for a hat

I NEED IT

Noordung

@kalina wot hat?

kalina

09:25

I have the hats

Iszi

C'mon, you guys can't tell a QR code with Vulcan ears and a Starfleet uniform from a plain-Jane auto-generated Gravatar?

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Rоry McCune

@kalina guerrillamail.com

kalina

@Iszi is there a difference?

Rоry McCune

@Iszi ahh I didn't know you'd gone vulcan

kalina

@RоryMcCune I don't really need email addresses

Rоry McCune

09:26

@kalina I know

Noordung

There's a hat for completing profile details? How come I didn't get it then?

kalina

@RоryMcCune ok I'm glad we cleared that up, that was confusing, thank you for being so clear and understanding

@Noordung because when Stack Exchange code, they only code half of the project before filling the rest with todo's

Rоry McCune

@kalina no probs

kalina

the bit that detects for that hat probably ignores name changes

because changing your name isn't editing your profile in some alternate reality

Noordung

@kalina that's how I code when I'm half done too

so you're saying it's under construction?

kalina

09:27

this is why when I code I never finish

under construction, tbc sometime in the future

not this year

probably not next

and even then, only after somebody has posted it on MSE and received 2000000000 upvotes

Noordung

blimey a crane is a big bird ... one just flew past my window and cast a giant shadow

kalina

that wasn't a crane, it was a drone with a nuclear weapon attached to it

I'm bored

and full

Noordung

I have yet to see a drone that would flap its wings

kalina

and definitely contain an abnormal amount of sugar for this time of day

user98085

@kalina Stop testing your weapons on innocent people.

kalina

09:31

@Noordung that's the point, next generation stealth drone

so stealthy you think it's a bird

Rory Alsop

@kalina and presumably quite happy based on your appreciative comments on Phish Food.

Reminds me - I have a tub of it in the freezer

at home

- and I'm working from home tomorrow

:-)

Rоry McCune

@RoryAlsop I'm working from home today... but I have no phish food!

kalina

@RoryAlsop my happiness level currently has a public value of 77% but an internal value of 100%

Rory Alsop

@kalina very good :-)

user98085

That can't be right.

Your sensors must be off.

kalina

09:33

no, those are the correct numbers

the public value has a negative value applied to it to compensate for the fact that at any moment @Lighty @Simon or @Adnan could start chatting

Lighty

@kalina You summoned me?

kalina

and also a minor negative value because I am out of ice cream

see, now a major negative has been applied and my public happiness is 0%

user98085

@kalina No, your sensors must be off, because you being 100% happy internally can't be right.

Rory Alsop

@kalina lol

kalina

no it can, it's a valid value

Noordung

09:36

@kalina you're giving the "intelligence" community too much credit

Rory Alsop

@Noordung it's that title that confuses everyone

'Intelligence'

heh

oxymoron

or something

kalina

this isn't about intelligence, this is being developed to carry nuclear weapons!

I'm bored

user98085

She's obviously not in the business of intelligence, since she's sharing all her plans.

kalina

perhaps this is all smoke and mirrors and in fact I am extremely good at my role

user98085

No, you are overselling your capabilities.

AviD

09:40

its not her capabilities she keeps selling

that.... that came out wrong.

kalina

...

user98085

No, that came out exactly right.

AviD

hahaha

user98085

You knew what you were doing.

AviD

@user98085 you just called her a whore??

I was talking about drugs!!

kalina

09:41

you two take a moment to think about what you've just done

while I sit here and watch

user98085

@AviD Riiiiight.

AviD

I called her a drug dealer, you call her a prostitute.... @kalina just hangs around here for her self-esteem, right?

kalina

if I was a weaker person, the internet would have destroyed my self esteem and confidence years ago

fortunately, no person in the 'verse can stop me

I could change 'verse to 'net

that would be good

too much effort

user98085

@kalina Oh, I'm well aware of what I've just done. I am somewhat angry with you after all. >.>

kalina

angry enough to call me a whore?

that's an interesting, if somewhat suicidal and completely unoriginal method of dealing with your problems

AviD

09:43

aww is the cutie widdle lub birds having a quarrel?

user98085

Angry enough to joke about it!

kalina

@AviD cutie widdle lub bird about to drop bombs

AviD

@user98085 that would be apropos only if she cheated on you. Which I highly doubt is the case.

kalina

I reject your anger and substitute my own

user98085

@AviD Hence why I'm only joking about it. Being mean to her, because eh. Not that it will do me any good.

Noordung

09:46

►

"military intelligence" :)))

kalina

bored

Rory Alsop

@kalina you surprise me

;-)

kalina

today is full of surprises

Rory Alsop

@kalina best kind of day

kalina

am I a bad person because I'm not putting up christmas lights?

or a tree

or any other kind of holiday/festive decoration?

Tinned_Tuna

09:52

@kalina I did that for like 5 years. Xmas decor only goes up in my house now because my other half does it

Rory Alsop

I only put up das Blinkenlichts because of the kids

user98085

... Another green mess.

Let's fix that.

kalina

well I'm not religious, this isn't a holiday other than the fact everybody else is off, I'm not a huge fan of commercialism

Rory Alsop

You can always change your avatar @user98085

kalina

it's not like I'm actively channeling scrooge, I'm just not very festive

user98085

09:54

33 secs ago, by user98085

Let's fix that.

Rory Alsop

@kalina yep - I disapprove of the Christian/commercial version of this season

where's my yule log

kalina

Name yourself Regnihcief

Rory Alsop

:-)

user98085

@kalina No.

kalina

Fine.

user98085

09:55

I am not returning.

Because I can actually stick to leaving for good.

kalina

oOOooooo

except you didn't, did you

since you still used Stack Overflow

user98085

@kalina Well who's bloody fault is that!

kalina

...yours?

user98085

@kalina Nope. Read only, for work.

kalina

Reading is still using

user98085

09:56

sigh

kalina

whereas I didn't use at all

totally talking about Stack Exchange, not illicit narcotics

user98085

My account remains abandoned for good.

Rоry McCune

@kalina information and illicit narcotics are similarly addictive...

kalina

I'm not sure why it's my problem that the first time I've had any real time to myself I choose to collect hats

it's not like I haven't always been slightly crazy and unusual

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