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Serg

12:16 AM

Same thing what I said about Mir: it'll take years before any of them are stable

Nathan Osman

Yeah, you're probably right.

Which one do you think will win out? Wayland or Mir?

Or is there enough room for both?

Serg

There's always room for both. It's just the question of timing. Once any of them has proper support for variety of hardware and legacy apps, then that one will win. Mir seems to be doing better in that regard, as omgubuntu just today released article talking about legacy apps on Unity 8.

Android Dev

12:45 AM

Can we nuke this? It's about Arch:

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I hate politics.

Not you only

1:07 AM

someone make me go to the gym and work out...

Serg

@TheXed cracks a whip

( hey, you asked XD )

WinEunuuchs2Unix

I'm really starting to hate politics this last week too :(

Happy Ubuntu 16.10 Eve everyone :D

TheXed

@Serg well that was ineffective...

WinEunuuchs2Unix

@TheXed there are hot girls at the gym ;)

TheXed

@WinEunuuchs2Unix no there isn't and if there were my wife would not approve...

WinEunuuchs2Unix

1:12 AM

Oh well you asked for incentive, you didn't stipulate realistic

Serg

@TheXed how about this one - your wife wants the 6 pack back

TheXed

That is a fallacy...hot people don't hangout at gyms...

WinEunuuchs2Unix

And on your way back, pick up a 6 pack of beer for me and Serg

TheXed

@Serg I have a 6 pack of beer for her...

Serg

XD

WinEunuuchs2Unix

1:14 AM

@TheXed I don't go to gym so don't know.

TheXed

@WinEunuuchs2Unix you should try it sometime...

WinEunuuchs2Unix

@TheXed I already have Roller Blades I need to use more, why buy a gym membership I need to use more?

TheXed

@WinEunuuchs2Unix oh right...I forget how spoiled I am...since our gym is a not-for-profit it is only 10 dollars a month...I always forget how expensive it is...for other people

WinEunuuchs2Unix

@TheXed my fingers get a good workout typing in AskUbuntu :p

TheXed

@WinEunuuchs2Unix you could roller-blade to the gym and then work out then rollerblade back...

kill two birds with one stone

WinEunuuchs2Unix

1:18 AM

I'd rather pick up two birds with one smile.

Now that would be a great way of getting into shape!

Oh it seems Ubuntu 16.10 came out today and not tomorrow. Is it worth the time installing it?

TheXed

@WinEunuuchs2Unix how do you pick up a bird with a smile?

WinEunuuchs2Unix

@TheXed "bird" is 1970's british term for American "chicK", ie girl.

TheXed

Oh...

I see...that makes more sense....

WinEunuuchs2Unix

Sorry... sometimes I forget how old I am...LOL

TheXed

How old are you then?

Serg

1:33 AM

Does anyone else find it hard to do homework at work, even though i pretty much spend here whole day ?

TheXed

@Serg I find it hard to do work at work...

So maybe I am not the right person to ask...

Where is it that you work anyways that you even have the option to do homework while at work?

Serg

My university's computer lab. We're supposed to be called IT, but really we're just front desk puppets, and soon we won't be even allowed to change printer paper

WinEunuuchs2Unix

Paper is danger you can get paper cuts. Best left to a well trained professional.

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TheXed

@Serg where I work we are trying to convince people to stop using printers, and copiers...

its not working...

every other day I get a complaint about such and such printer or copier not working...

and I am always like well I have been told not to spend a bunch of time on printers unless it is a networking issue, and if it is a copier we have to call the copier lease company...

So I power cycle, and check for paper jams, and make sure I can see it on the network...

other then that I do nothing...

don't even put toner in them anymore...

WinEunuuchs2Unix

Yeah we kill lots of trees at work... just the design of the systems, procedures and policies.

TheXed

1:44 AM

in fact I have even been told not to buy any more toner...I wonder how that will go...

Serg

@TheXed well, this is university. Which means on daily basis people print shiz ton of papers, quizzes, exams, and other stuff. We're told that the new printers they're gonna buy will have larger capacity, but the thing is on daily basis we add paper multiple times. There's going to be a person walking around and refilling them, but . . .

I am pretty sure it all will burn and crash

You have a person on the spot, let them do the work ! Instead we're told not to touch them

And especially the unmanned labs . . . there will be couple rooms soon with no front desks

Boy, are they asking for trouble

TheXed

@Serg but I work for a pre-k-12 school distict 6-12 each kid has a Chromebook, and each teacher has a Chromebook...the only ones that should be printing (and I have no problem with) is pre-k-5th.

Serg

@TheXed 6 - 12 ? they are supposed to print. I mean, papers, essays, exams. . . all that has to be printed

TheXed

6-12 is highly encouraged to hand/distribute everything digitally...

Serg

Sure, blame it on the professors, but unless the district just tells them "OK, you shall not print" , then ain't nothing you can do. And even then professor can be like "screw the district, i do what i want in my classroom"

Mkay . . . i need to get at least something good done today

TheXed

1:58 AM

What I understand is that yes it is better to do everything digitally, but it is hard to retrain someone after they have done things a certain way for 15-20 years...

Serg

So . . . starting a blog

TheXed

administration doesn't see it that way...all they see is dollar signs...

Serg

@TheXed retraining is possible . . . it's just older generation who haven't had much exposure to tech. Take my mother for example. She has learned how to watch youtube and read news, even chat on social network, but file transfer form camera to computer is " . . . too advanced for me."

Seth

@Serg Not in k-12, I don't think.

or did you transition back to college?

Serg

@Seth I didn't transition anywhere, i'm still talking about k-12. At least in my high school professors were asking for hard copies of papers

Seth

2:02 AM

yeah but your school didn't have a no printing policy, did it?

TheXed

Well i shouldn't say training is hard...we can do that all day and all night and they get it...it is a mindset and habits that hinder progress...honestly...

Serg

@TheXed habits play role too, but I am convinced it's the "not my comfort zone" type of thinking and willingness to learn. I see that lacking

@Seth maybe it had , i don't remember anymore

so, what should i call my blog ?

"Sergiously ?"

Sergiocity ?

Sergalicious ?

William

2:22 AM

anyone around

Serg

still asquare

William

2:42 AM

@Serg if I change the source code is it possible to make single click work like it used to in old versions of ubuntu

is the launcher called unity unity.ubuntu.com/getinvolved/development/unity

Serg

@William Unity is desktop name, launcher is part of Unity desktop. If you change source code, sure , it might work

William

@Serg do you know what the source is named at minimum

is it called laurcher or unity

I'm downloading the unity source now

I could never get your script here to work askubuntu.com/questions/651188/single-click-expose

do you mind posting a video of it working or something

Nathan Osman

@Serg "Power Serg" ?

Kaz Wolfe

sergalicious definicous make dem boys go loco

Nathan Osman

...and sound like two year olds...

jus' sayin'

William

2:57 AM

do you guys know anything about the ubuntu source code

TheXed

hi

William

howdy

TheXed

I mustered the motivation to go work out...

now I am eating chocolate...

William

can you help me

TheXed

@William no I am all out of chocolate. Sorry.

Serg

3:02 AM

@William well, there's tons of files there and i don't know which one in particular is responsible for expo or launcher

time to go home . . .

TheXed

@Serg hurry back

William

@Serg I will attempt to figure it out thank you

next question can you post a video of your script working

it doesn't work for me

another question how do I set a key on my keyboard to a numpad return

TheXed

Cool my icons are now a normal size...

which they haven't been since I installed Ubuntu on this computer

Seth

What's the weather like up there @NathanOsman?

William

3:22 AM

Another question is there a way to set a key to the numpadkeyenter key?

Serg

@William which key ? look into setxkb program

William

@Serg I would like to set the CapsLock key to a NumpadEnter key

I would like to refrain from using sexkb and solely use keyboard maps if possible

TheXed

3:45 AM

@Serg oh hey...

William

good night i figured it out suprisingly kinda happy it works

Nathan Osman

4:05 AM

@Seth We have multiple rainfall warnings from Environment Canada.

And it's quite windy.

They're predicting a pretty nasty storm on Saturday.

Nathan Osman

4:39 AM

Which of these takes the longest?

Tweeted by george_the_dev on October 14, 2016 at 4:38 AM

Vote now.

Serg

5:11 AM

Grrrr, downvote on a working answer, which addresses the question,and no comment why the downvote.

edwinksl

where?

Serg

on U&L

Nathan Osman

5:30 AM

I've got so many nested template definitions here, I'm worried it might gain sentience:

template <typename Func1>
    inline typename QtPrivate::QEnableIf<!QtPrivate::AreArgumentsCompatible<QObject*, typename QtPrivate::List_Select<typename QtPrivate::FunctionPointer<Func1>::Arguments, 1>::Value>::value>
            registerMethod(const QString &name, Func1 slot, bool readAll = true) {
        registerMethod(name, Q_NULLPTR, slot, readAll);
    }

Worst of all, it doesn't even work ಠ_ಠ

Serg

5:49 AM

Anwar

this is not a duplicate askubuntu.com/q/836793/61218

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