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I just had an idea, based on @Braiam 's comment here askubuntu.com/questions/366469/… , what if developers in here add a feature where an OP could mark a comment as the correct answer ? I can say that I have seen some unanswered questions, where the comments could give a solution. Don't ask for links (I don't have one)

Braiam

the problem is that comments are for critique or request clarification from an author while answers are for answering/solving OP's doubt. That's the way system was done since comments can and will be deleted with a single strike

minerz029

2:41 AM

@NikTh nah, just ask the commenter to put that into an answer

comments are primitive compared to answers or even chat messages

Braiam

in a nutshell: "comment" !== "answer"

minerz029

@Braiam what language is that?

Braiam

JS

minerz029

wow, why not just != or =/= ?

Braiam

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Q: Does it matter which equals operator (== vs ===) I use in JavaScript comparisons?

I'm using JSLint to go through some horrific JavaScript at work and it's returning a huge number of suggestions to replace == (two equals signs) with === (three equals signs) when doing things like comparing idSele_UNVEHtype.value.length == 0 inside of an if statement. Is there a performance ben...

and =/= doesn't exist in JS

minerz029

2:43 AM

=/= is what I use generally, it's clearer than != for non programmers

Braiam

mathematicians will say that ~= is clearer, tho

minerz029

ok, so === is equivalent to python's is and == is equivalent to python's == (translating to a language i understand)

a wavy equals sign in maths means approximately :P

Braiam

you sure? I was told that in logic that means NOT

NikTh

Well, the exclamation mark is know as "it is not". I can say that and I'm not a programmer, but I have seen this lot of times. So despite the == the exclamation mark gave me that "Comment is not an answer. :-)

Braiam

"In written mathematical logic, the tilde represents negation: "~p" means "not p", where "p" is a proposition."

minerz029

2:47 AM

maths usually uses 1 symbol, not mixes like != or ~=. I understood ~= to be ≈...

which is approx.

Braiam

> A tilde in front of a single quantity can mean "approximately", "about" or "of the same order of magnitude as".

so, yeah, I used it badly, should have been comment = ~answer D:

minerz029

yup, I'm looking at wikipedia

@NikTh I guess if you've been around AU a while, you get used to it

NikTh

Yes @minerz029 :)

Braiam

in the whole SE I have been around 2 years (first in SO) here just couple months :D

NikTh

Someone knows any progress about this ? blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/…

minerz029

2:53 AM

@Braiam in .xcompose, if you type ~=, it becomes ≅ which is approx.

@NikTh I think there was a meta somewhere about that

but English obviously preferred

Braiam

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A: Localization: The state of the nation?

Without throwing out a lot of arbitrary, wildly-speculative dates, the best I can say is that localization is slowly creeping up in priority. But there are no dates to report or even an estimate. There are proposals targeted for other languages, but they are created with the understanding that th...

minerz029

there was one on Meta AU as well, i think

Braiam

> ETA: still 6–8 arbitrary units of time.

O_O

units of time = years???

NikTh

@minerz029 this is not about the preferred language.. you know that.

@Braiam what ? (lol)

Braiam

I find this very narrow-minded. I thought the mission of the StackExchange Network was to "make the internet a better place", rather then "make as much profit as possible". — fretje Mar 8 '11 at 16:50

minerz029

2:56 AM

thanks for digging that up from the bottom of the page

Braiam

yeah, I normally read all the answers before voting :P

minerz029

that's a problem when the answers have lots of screenshots or stuff

the page keeps constantly scrolling when loading, making that near impossible

Braiam

that was the reason why I "removed" a image of a question... the image was about 3 scroll down :(

minerz029

i might just disable images in chrome actually...

oops, that breaks almost everything

Braiam

3:12 AM

[ヽ(ヽ･∀∀･)にこ; ]

minerz029

say what?

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minerz029

10:37 AM

is there a canonical question anywhere about installing software?

this was far to hard to find: askubuntu.com/questions/66447/…

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Inbar Rose

4:23 PM

Anyone know why all the questions/answers on this search all point to the same question/answer? I mean.. I get that they are similar... but I would like to see more information/original posts too.... :S I have a problem with my apt-get where a package is malformed or something. E: Problem with MergeList .... :S

jokerdino

@InbarRose I don't understand. The answer here doesn't help?

fossfreedom

4:44 PM

@InbarRose they all point to the same because they are all the same question with the same answers that are applicable.

Braiam

5:07 PM

OMG, really the title search only look for Dupes D:

from where this answer comes from askubuntu.com/a/136403/169736 ?

jokerdino

it probably got merged from somewhere

Braiam

5:24 PM

umm... doens't seems to fit the question through...

Amith KK

5:46 PM

namethatblue.com

BBT

Good Night

Braiam

6:09 PM

@AmithKK you kidding with me...

searchfgold6789

6:22 PM

@AmithKK Managed 10

Thomas W.

i hate to ask for people to downvote an answer, but this answer is clearly just wrong

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A: what is . in the command mv wordpress /*

I believe it moves it to the home folder. Had you typed mv *wordpress.exe /home it would have moved all files that end with the letters wordpress.exe to /home

downvote that answer into the abyss please.

oop its been deleted

nevermind. :)

Seth

6:55 PM

Hmm. Mod around?

Braiam

7:57 PM

really no good askubuntu.com/q/366887/169736 :(

Nathan Osman

8:20 PM

What happened to the LMMS icon???

It's all blurry and pixelated.

Braiam

probably a... scaled pic?

Braiam

8:54 PM

just me or @WarrenHill has a problem with his mouse?

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Q: Questions candidates that should be closed for historical reasons?

I got this comment regarding this question expressing that "if that was a-ok, why mine is not". Hence to prevent further problems with these kind of questions lets close and archive it for its historical value. The answers should be candidates to be closed for these motive. BTW, instead of "What...

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guntbert

9:07 PM

@Braiam talk to him in private, don't point out mere errors publicly

Braiam

no, I think he's gliched @guntbert

guntbert

so do I, but there is no need to talk about it in public

Warren Hill

10:19 PM

Hi , I got a message to join chat. Is there anyone still here who knows why?

Braiam

heya there o/

Warren Hill

If its about double comments I do apologise it was not intentional I had internet issues and some comments did not seem to appear for me

Braiam

yeah, whenever you use the LQP review queue 2 comments gets submitted, nothing big but so you just know

so much I could guess ;)

Warren Hill

Any idea what I can do to stop this?

Braiam

meta-Q with the bug tag, and images or get better internet :P

Warren Hill

10:29 PM

I can start reloading questions to check and normally I don't have problems but today I have been getting interference from another wifi signal. Maybe someone has started using the same channel

Braiam

10:46 PM

that sucks...

Warren Hill

I've asked a question on meta but will look to see if I can find a cleaner channel so I get less interferrence.

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Q: Double posting of comments (Not intended)

I was picked up yesterday because I appear to have double commented on some questions This was not intentional and appears to be a result of my wifi disappearing momentarily due to local interference from other wifi hotspots. Is this a bug, and what can I do to stop this happening again?

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