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Thomas W.

4:00 PM

i'm in a bad mood today... hopefully nobody gets on my nerves :/

terdon

Thomas W.

@terdon haha. *throws antimatter at @terdon's computer*

well, at least there's very tasty cilantro-y turkey here

terdon

Oy! That will obliterate my computer, myself, my dogs and most of my neighborhood!

Thomas W.

@terdon getting up a 4AM for a 6AM call didn't help

@terdon oops, i meant to actually do this... *throws a ton of dark matter at @terdon's computer*

terdon

Oh, dark matter. That's OK then :)

Thomas W.

4:04 PM

@terdon orly. 'cause this dark matter interferes with computers

apparently it gives off an interference field

and unless it or your computer are in a Faraday Cage...

meh

i've had a bad day though :/

terdon

You're kidding right? How could they know it interferes with computers?

The stuff is virtually undetectable so, presumably, emits little to no radiation of any sort and is only found way out in deep space.

RPi Awesomeness

@terdon #calvin&hobbesIsAlwaysRight

Thomas W.

@terdon but we don't know what it does, and if it is virtually undetectable and doesn't give off any radiation how do we know it exists

better question how do we know it ISN'T all around us

@terdon even better question: how do we know it isn't toxic

terdon

4:22 PM

@ThomasW. Gravity effect. We can detect it because it's mass is affecting the rest of the Universe. No idea if it's toxic, that would imply that we can somehow metabolize it and that is unknown.

Thomas W.

@terdon you could say the same thing about a xenon atmosphere - no oxygen and we die - if it has THAT effect on us well... :P

terdon

Well, yes, but that's not toxic. It's just not conductive to life. Toxic is actually quite specific. And sorry, I got into my pedant biologist mode.

Thomas W.

@terdon and now i'm bored

so here's the antimatter i didn't throw at you

*puts a single gram of antimatter on @terdon's computer monitor*

terdon

Cool, I've always wanted some!

I have to snort it, right?

Thomas W.

just give it a second, that containment field will go away

*watches the computer monitor disappear in a disruptive reaction*

meh i'm bored

terdon

4:29 PM

Feel better after your little cathartic episode?

Thomas W.

@terdon nope, still angry at existence

i blame the coffee shop being closed

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4:49 PM

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Q: How to poweroff headless machine using a script

I have a Java application that starts automatically when the headless machine (Ubuntu 14.04 Server) boots and runs as a user. When the application is finished I need it to execute a script to poweroff because an external breaker is about to be thrown which will cut the power. I cannot allow to ...

Thomas W.

5:01 PM

@UbuntuQuestionsonU&L Not Ubuntu Specific. Tag's gone.

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Q: SSH Connection closed by remote server for one client but no problem with others!

I have a remote server and I was able to connect via ssh to it but some they I could not any more! I ssh to server with my laptop and my android phone but from some day every time I am trying and the message is connection closed by server. But EVERY OTHER devices or computers are able to conn...

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ByteCommander

5:23 PM

@Fabby I saw some pings, what's up?

Fabby

Nothing, really... I'm trying to get your answer as the "base" answer where all other answers are referred to...

We need to take it up with @Seth though, as this is beyond my experience here...

Seth

\o

ByteCommander

Erm... what? I just came back after I left for the canvas chair in the sunshine... It's about my long answer to Toroidal's apt-get question, right?

Thomas W.

o/

Fabby

Sorry to bother you, but:

this [Question&answer](the askubuntu.com/questions/598833/…) is better then the original that it was duplicated to...

so my proposal was to reverse-merge...

but before doing that, I promised Mighty God Muru to take it up with you or Oli.

I would: start with duplicate on the old one to the new one and then take it from there...

Anything else you want me to do???

(or smite me down right now before I make everyone's life more difficult)

[end] :-) Your POV?

ByteCommander

5:31 PM

What will happen then? The old one gets closed and the one with my answer stays as it is plus some more answers or what?

Seth

Yep, there's already a flag on the post :)

ByteCommander

(sorry for the delay, little brothers are very distracting except when they are sleeping... :P)

Seth

I don't really see any reason to reverse merge it though..

Fabby

OK...

I did, but I will bow to your wisdom!

Seth

There is this function called editing you know ;)

Fabby

5:33 PM

:P >:)

Seth

The only real reason you reverse merge is if the first question is absolute junk (not the case) or the second one has waaaay more votes+views, which also isn't the case so.. ;)

Fabby

yes... But before editing and doing the work, I wanted ByteCommander to have the rep that goes with it...

As I said: my POV is different: Unless a community post, reverse-merge is less work then edit and the credit goes to the better answerer...

But I will bow to your wisdom and do what I do best:

-- nothing ---

>:-)

ByteCommander

Sorry, this is my first merging process I may witness... I don't really understand what will happen now?

Fabby

Nothing!

Seth

@ByteCommander Your answer will be moved into the master question.

ByteCommander

5:36 PM

Okay. That's usually the best option as long as you don't know what to do..

Fabby

OK! :-)

ByteCommander

So that is NOT nothing then...

Fabby

I must have misunderstood...

Seth

Reverse merge is when all the other answers come to the new question.

Which doesn't happen too often.

Fabby

Like I said: I might have a bit of reputation, but not a lot of experience on the management of the site...

ByteCommander

5:37 PM

And after the move, what happens with the votes?

Seth

@ByteCommander You keep all the votes, although the accept mark will go away.

Fabby

That's only -5...

ByteCommander

Well, I think I can stand those 15 points going away...

Seth

15 actually.

ByteCommander

I had a good day yesterday (+99), so that's okay. Today's spent bounty is also almost paid back...

Fabby

5:38 PM

true!

Seth

@ByteCommander It's not really up to you anyway, merging is a normal function of the site. We don't do it unless the duplicate post as very good answers though :)

ByteCommander

Well, who says that it IS not actually a very good answer? ;)

Fabby

:D

Seth

I think it's a great answer!

Fabby

I think you 2 can handle it and I can go smoke!

ByteCommander

5:39 PM

It is just not very popular as it was posted only two days ago...

Well, it's up to you half-gods anyway, so who am I to complain about that. Do whatever is best for AU (because you would not listen to me if I said anything else) and that's it.

Oh, and it was one day ago, not two. To be exact: 22h

versus 4 1/2 years for the old one.

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