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01:19
@GeorgeEdison I think i'm finally done.
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Q: Stack Search Chrome Extension

rlemon Stack Search A Google Chrome Extension Screenshot About This is a simple context menu extension that adds an option for selected text on a page to be searched on your favourite Stack Exchange sites. The extension has two main components, the context menu items and the 'popup' page....

Great!
+1 from me.
thanks :)
01:40
And from me as well
:D
man - it took like 2 hours to sync 120 pictures from my nexus to ubuntu one
01:55
how do I have 3 upvotes but only 2 views??
Views are cached.
i tried clearing my cache.. ohh well.
Phantom stack activity
have either of you done any android dev using Qt Creator?
I have not done android dev of any sort.
aside from mobile web development
02:20
@rlemon Not Android - but I love Qt for desktop development :)
@rlemon I meant the view count was cached on the Stack Exchange servers.
@GeorgeEdison ahhhhhh
yea i'm trying it out for android.. figure what the hey.
I will soon need to be using it for c/c++
I'd be glad to provide assistance if you need it.
I absolutely love Qt Creator.
(And I've been doing C++ development for years.)
I'll testify, George is quite a boon to have in your corner for QT Creator questions
he once spent the better part of an hour helping me debug why myd ebugger wasnt attaching
02:37
well first question would be, is there any good books you recommend for Qt Creator, QML, and c++
I Love books
Can you answer this? How do I stop the installer putting invalid entries in my /etc/hosts file? http://askubuntu.com/questions/96519/how-do-i-stop-the-installer-putting-invalid-entries-in-my-etc-hosts-file #installation
well, while i dont know of any books - their documentation and wiki are amazing resources
I'm sure there are books, but I honestly don't know of any.
 
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05:03
Wha... no meme???
Jon
Jon
05:26
hello?
@Jon Hello.
Jon
Jon
how do i offer a bounty?
Well, first of all, the question needs to be older than 48 hours.
Jon
Jon
mine is 4 days old
Okay, after the question body, there should be a link 'start a bounty'.
Jon
Jon
thanks joker. i guess i dont have enough reputation
if any of you might be able to help, here is the question askubuntu.com/questions/96017/…
it said you had to have 75, but you have to offer a minimum of 50
That is correct.
Why don't you think your battery isn't being charged when the indicator claims it is?
Jon
Jon
my battery always says its being charged, even when disconnected from the charger
Ah, that's a bug then.
You might want to edit your question to add that information.
Jon
Jon
i just did
have you heard of this happening before?
05:39
I'm afraid not.
My battery is quite old, so it takes a long time to charge.
Jon
Jon
my battery is pretty new i guess. As of 2009 at least.
Can you answer this? Which application is responsible for accepting passwords when entered in diffren... http://askubuntu.com/questions/96478/which-application-is-responsible-for-accepting-passwords-when-entered-in-diffren #security
Jon
Jon
i bought this laptop refurbished over summer so its hard to tell when exactly...
 
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07:42
Night all.
Good night
08:31
Where is the login screen wallpaper located? http://askubuntu.com/questions/97010/where-is-the-login-screen-wallpaper-located #loginscreen
 
3 hours later…
11:12
Hello all
11:38
Can you answer this? I choose to load GNOME but it always loads Unity http://askubuntu.com/questions/96640/i-choose-to-load-gnome-but-it-always-loads-unity #unity
11:57
meta is fun, you should take a look!
"Im going ghost!"
12:40
how do i extract a tar.gz file from command line?
@jokerdino tar
what command?
just tar tar.gz?
No
tar --extract tar.gz
ok thanks
12:57
BBL
13:38
anyone around?
kinda
i'm setting up Ubuntu server with LAMP - i don't know if i'm doing this right.
i used tasksel to install lamp-server
/var/www has only root permissions, is this correct?
hm well, i got no experience with servers... slowly walks away
:(
thanks anyways.
I think @jrg has experience handling servers
13:41
@jrg PING!!!
jrg
jrg
what
he knew
1 min ago, by rlemon
i'm setting up Ubuntu server with LAMP - i don't know if i'm doing this right.
jrg
jrg
so you used tasksel to install lamp
yes
jrg
jrg
and you can't get into /var/ww?
13:42
was that wrong?
I can get to it, I cant do anything in it.
jrg
jrg
thats the correct/default settings.
this is what I do all the time:
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A: What's the best way of handling permissions for apache2's user www-data in /var/www?

TomAttempting to expand on @Zoredache's answer, as I give this a go myself: Create a new group (www-pub) and add the users to that group groupadd www-pub usermod -a -G www-pub usera ## must use -a to append to existing groups usermod -a -G www-pub userb groups usera ## display groups for user ...

kk cool :D
now should I give MediaWiki a try or MoinMoin?
jrg
jrg
oh dear lord no nononononono
for the love of pete, don't use mediawiki. :S
lol
hey man, I haven't touched either.. just reading the Ubuntu Server guide. has both listed.
:P
jrg
jrg
haha
i only deploy markdown wikis
and because there are none, I DONT DEPLOY WIKIS
13:50
work.. They wanted sharepoint - I told them a well implemented Wiki is all they need.
jrg
jrg
oh.
ok, in that case, mediawiki
lol
14:16
0
Q: when are you ditching "dash home"?

petewhen is ubuntu going to go back to a real desktop? "dash home" looks like an early microsoft abort*on. i've read a couple things "why", but not "when" (which seems inevitable based on user feedback)

Close it as NARQ!
jrg
jrg
NARQ IT
was too distracted, otherwise I'd have a better flag comment. :P
hey guys
Most things I can answer on AskUbuntu have already been answered. Yay for community.
If you want to learn to charm like a pro, take a look
14:26
I see what you did there!
this is serious business!
Castro in Juju scandal! (Y)
You can charm anything with the methods in that article.
I charmed a charmander, now I've got pokemon in the cloud.
jrg
jrg
Dude, that article is freaky. I mean, I thought the commies down the street were screwy, but this… eek.
Juju = the libupskirt of our age. But only for those that care about it.
Juju is real, contrary to popular belief.
However, for those who don't believe in fairy tales, it's completely safe :>... /troll
Btw, the Castro in that article isn't... Jorge is it? O.o
:O
14:41
ooh I see trends in G+. when did this happen?
Can you answer this? Can't run Google Earth with Ironhide - libGL.so.1 wrong elf class http://askubuntu.com/questions/96278/cant-run-google-earth-with-ironhide-libgl-so-1-wrong-elf-class #64bit
Ubuntu's fault. Especially streaming video it struggles with. The intel atom pro
cessor is screened, so you can download from a livecd and copy all your Ubuntu m
achine for viruses, malware, and there shouldn't be any data loss one way or ano
ther. However, having an encrypted home directory makes it will stay there, but
you don't know much about. Use clam-av as a result, many people stayed logged on
as root and used it for some reason. Update frequently through a graphical user
interface is by running sudo -i and sudo passwd root and setting a password for
4
flack overstow rocks
15:00
err what?!
15:20
2
Q: Windows keep moving as if I did ALT+Click

Mr. PixelIt happens frequently, and it's driving me crazy: I'm using my touchpad and - for example - scroll through a list, and suddenly, the window will "jump" so that it's centered around my cursor, and it will follow my cursor! Basicly, it acts as if I just did an ALT+Click (and drag), while I haven't...

:D
**alt + click** is a very cool function, why do you **never** hear about it?
15:34
REALLY early in it's dev - but pseudo works.. github.com/rlemon/PrettyPrint
@rlemon already been done
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Q: StackPrinter: The Stack Exchange Printer Suite

systempuntoout UPDATE: Version 0.9.9.3 Screenshot App Homepage Printable view About http://www.stackprinter.com StackPrinter is a website that pulls the main details of a given question, all its answers, comments and votes formatting them in a simple essential printable view. I've create...

@MarcoCeppi that (afaik) does not allow printing of individual questions and answers - more or less the entire question/answer chain.
15:57
0
Q: Why do I have so many 1.gz.1.gz files in my logrotate directory?

cwdI have a few versions of a program running on my server, and they all create logs. The logs are stored in directories like this: /var/log/myprog-instance-1/myprog.log /var/log/myprog-instance-1/my_restart.log /var/log/myprog-instance-2/myprog.log /var/log/myprog-instance-2/my_restart.log /var/...

i have to leave. BB tomorrow
Hello all
@jrg You have self pwnd yourself I guess (No offence meant)
ugh - ending up installing ubuntu-desktop on ubuntu server..
@rlemon What are you doing
portal for work.
16:09
@rlemon Ah... pr0xy?
i'm just finding doing the setup and config tedious without displays
@rlemon >_<
lol what - I don't like terminal editors.
@rlemon Ok then
MS PAINT 6.0 FTW! (j/k)
see, I like gedit... but geany > gedit.
GIMP is awesome
MS Paint (for windows 7) is actually not bad at all.
for quick editing, cropping, rotating, ect..
16:14
@rlemon Want help?
@BrunoPereira Hey
it's installing right now - but if i run into any problems i'll be sure to ask :D
@MarcoCeppi But, but... I made it pretty: askubuntu.com/questions/97101/… :(
@BrunoPereira It's still a crap question
16:17
// here be trolls
@MarcoCeppi can I make a question asking "if there are any plans for abandon Unity"? Would it still be closed?
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Q: Some gnome programs having lost graphic elements

Amith KKSome nautilus, empathy etc windows are having some lost graphic elements: But some apps such as Xfce Terminal still looks normal Is this because of some package missing?

@BrunoPereira Why do you want to save this question, the answer is just going to be no
I don't really see how it can be of any value to the community
Nobody has
an answer
@MarcoCeppi to redirect any questions to that one, thus avoiding ppl creating rants over it
16:21
Rants get closed as not constructive
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there's no real point to create a canonical question for this
There are already questions which deal with how to remove Unity, etc
@MarcoCeppi sure, was just a sugestion
@BrunoPereira Uhh what?
1
Q: Some gnome programs having lost graphic elements

Amith KKSome nautilus, empathy etc windows are having some lost graphic elements: But some apps such as Xfce Terminal still looks normal Is this because of some package missing?

^ I asked that
@AmithKK soz! totally confused :) nvm
well, I think this question has merit (will close if you all disagree). And should be the solution to those types of questions.
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Q: What are the alternatives to Unity on Ubuntu

rlemonWhat are some of the alternatives to using Unity with Ubuntu 11.10 and 10.04 and how do I install/run them as my default desktop environment?

@rlemon thats a dupe ;)
16:25
where, I searched and couldn't find it
have a look on the question
my bad
dupe de dupe imma firin my flaggers
@rlemon delete before the boggey man catches it!
@AmithKK pointless dude, i'm deleting it
1) Search for Question
2) Cannot find question so write it
3) Cannot see dupe in 'related questions'
4) submit the question
5) ???
6) delete question
7) no profit :(
16:29
oh :(
gona make some food, see u all later
17:09
Ugh.. now phpmyadmin isn't working - installed lamp from tasksel. Then enabled modrewrite, then added a .htaccess file to /var/www to rewrite the url, then installed phpmyadmin with sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-auth-mysql phpmyadmin but my localhost/phpmyadmin does not see phpmyadmin
back out and try again...
jrg
jrg
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Q: Is juju only for cloud usage?

NiklasCan Juju be used on a single server to make it easier to deploy services like MySQL and any other Charms that are available? I understand that it is a tool to deploy and manage huge cloud servers but can it just as well be used on a single server to utilize the simplicity of charms?

juju question anyone?
"Yes and No"
jrg
jrg
"Not yet"
Well, yes in that subordinates (or whatever they're called now) are in testing. No in that you'll still need a server for the Juju client to bootstrap on to
apt-get is really designed for deploying stuff on a single server
jrg
jrg
Yes
17:29
I'm having a heck of a time trying to get LAMPP running on a clean install of ubuntu server 11.10
only thing i've installed is ubuntu-desktop and git
Is Ask Ubuntu the place for tutorials? http://meta.askubuntu.com/questions/2338/is-ask-ubuntu-the-place-for-tutorials
then sudo apt-get install tasksel, sudo tasksel install lamp-server.. should this by default include phpmyadmin?
time to do a fresh install of ubuntu server and try again.
17:51
where did the flag weight go? I can only see how many useful flags I have :S
@jrg did something to it. blame him.
18:18
47
Q: What happened to flag weight?

PersonalNexusI just noticed that my profile on Programmers no longer shows my flag weight. Instead I see the number of helpful flags. At the same time, the definition for the Marshal badge has been changed to "500 helpful flags". Does that mean there is no more flag weight? All that counts now is the number ...

@GeorgeEdison thx! ;)
laments the lack of interest in his PHP library :(
stack api php library?
i will likely use it in a little (once i get time to write a real app and not just some js)
18:23
Oh, don't worry about - but thanks :)
I'm trying to get feedback on the notion that maybe icons in the Unity Launcher should have their own Dashes.
huh?
Like Firefox having a Dash on right-click instead of a context menu with only four options. FF's Dash would have the four context options, but since it would be a Dash it would also have Bookmarks, add-ons etc... to access before opening FF and maybe even lists of files and documents that can be opened with FF.
The home folder would have a Nautilus dash that lists files, folders, extensions, functions etc...
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Q: What lenses for Unity are available?

Alaukik This question is present as a matter of historical interest. While you are encouraged to help maintain its answers, please understand that "big list" questions are not generally allowed on AskUbuntu and will be closed per the FAQ. What lenses are available for Unity? If the lens has (a) sc...

The Libre-office icon could right-click to a dash that contained not only documents and add-ons but wizards and projects as well.
18:31
@jwdinkc
Hi all
Lenses mean you have to either have a million dashboard shortcuts or tab a million times through all the lenses. A firefox Dash/Lense would be easiest to open through the FF icon instead of tabbing to it in the Dash.
@jwdinkc: Quicklist then?
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Q: What Custom Launchers and Unity Quicklists are available?

Nik This question is present as a matter of historical interest. While you are encouraged to help maintain its answers, please understand that "big list" questions are not generally allowed on AskUbuntu and will be closed per the FAQ. Creating a custom launcher for Unity is simple. Quicklists p...

jrg
jrg
So I did something huh?
@jokerdino the developer of the green bird is now on Ask Ubuntu!!
A quick list with app specific options that pops out like the dash. So the Dash now is general, but each icon in the Unity Launcher has it's own dash specific to it.
jrg
jrg
?
18:45
I don't see why this is confusing. We all know what the Dash is right? And we now what the Unity Launcher is right. And we know what icons are. I'm proposing a programs icon launches a Dash specific to that icon's app.
jrg
jrg
Example:
we have the ask ubuntu unity lens
so you want an icon that open that lens?
If there was an ask ubuntu app yes.
jrg
jrg
there is an ask ubuntu lens.
There is.
jrg
jrg
i think what you're confusing here is the concept of apps and lens.
18:47
I'm combining them.
jrg
jrg
thats confusing.
I am confused.
jrg
jrg
also, what you're saying was sorta implemented in 11.04, then was removed because it was confusing
that shows the Ask Ubuntu lens, the files lens and the Applications lens.
Thats what I would call a context menu. Not a Dash.
jrg
jrg
ok,
so in the above screenshot
when i click the top icon there
i get a dash
that shows me files
that is your intended behavior, right?
18:50
Not just files affiliated with said app, but add-ons and etc... like the Dash now but program specific to the icon it's launched from.
jrg
jrg
thats a lens.
But wouldn't this be a Lense then?
jrg
jrg
not a app.
jinx
jrg
jrg
what you're talking about is already there, but not widely used
18:51
A lense for an app may be?
A lens initiated by the apps icon.
Specific to that app.
<- never used a lense
jrg
jrg
What you're talking was implemented in 11.04, but was removed because it wasn't used and it was confusing
/me{2}
jrg
jrg
thats why we've got the big fat ubuntu button
18:54
I want an Ubuntu command key branded keyboard. I'm sick of looking at fruit and being reminded i'm not outdoors.
What you showed me was just a context menu though.
jrg
jrg
IGNORE THE FREAKING CONTEXT MENU, LOOK AT THE LAUNCHER TO THE LEFT FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.... :P
Why do I need to be root to shutdown, I can just press the power button. /troll
jrg
jrg
OK.
The Unity Launcher...yes. With an Ask Ubuntu icon.
jrg
jrg
18:56
So what we have here.
is the unity launcher
@rlemon "to safely shutdown", any thing can be unplugged out of the socket
Nope. That's too general.
jrg
jrg
with four icons, three of which concern us
I hated that thing too.
@BrunoPereira see: "/troll"
jrg
jrg
18:58
from top to bottom we have
- Apps
- Files
- Ask Ubuntu icon, which is a shortcut to a lens, which is *exactly what you're looking for (if you're explaining it well enough)*.
way I understand what you're saying goes like this:

- Install app with unity dash thingy
- Have icon in launcher for above dash thingy
- Click icon in launcher, get shown above dash thingy.
right?
I mean along the lines of right-clicking the Firefox icon opens a Dash specific to FF with bookmarks, installed add-ons, recommended add-ons, open in safe mode, remove from launcher etc... Instead of people having to place bookmarks on the desktop or opening firefox to go to them the could initiate a firefox dash lens through FF and open FF to the bookmarked page.
jrg
jrg
ok, from your explanation there, i would never use that, just like i never used the AU icon in the launcher back in 11.04.
granted, i'm a terminal freak, so yeah.
...which is only 32 lines of PHP code without the comments and blank lines.
jrg
jrg
Not bad
19:02
Or right-clicking Office to show a dash or lens or dash lens that shows documents and options to open office on that document instead of having to navigate through nautilus to find the document then tell it to open through Libre-office.
jrg
jrg
well, for that second use case, i just use the file lens, which is there by default.
i think you're trying to get the launcher to do everything for you, when in reality the dash does it fairly well already..?
Then you would open the dash and tab over a few times which is no big deal, but I figure it would flow better if you just right clicked on Office to bring up that lens directly.
or press super+F
jrg
jrg
or just do super+f
Which is fine when you only have a few lenses.
jrg
jrg
if someone is really that big about it, i think they'll be the kind of person to be a keyboard shortcut aholic, so they'll just do that.
also, not many folks will need more than one, maybe two lens if at all.
i only have one. :P
19:05
I guess more options for other users shouldn't be considered?
jrg
jrg
you can't please everyone - i think that right now, we need to make ubuntu look good and be stable and fast before anything else (right?)
Not that I don't appreciate your passion.
jrg
jrg
i just don't think its a good idea, because it was tried in 11.04 and it didn't work so well. :)
@jwdinkc If you are so keen on it, the leg work is there - go grab the 11.04 package and try to implement for yourself in 11.10 (or 12.04)
@jrg, Apache2, where do I find and update Listen
and if i want internal and outside access Listen *:80 ??
19:36
OK, so my mouse just randomly stopped working on me. :S
SOB
I'm just confused because the example thrown back at me is a single icon that basically is a general application lens. I'm not talking about any additional icons, I'm talking about lenses opening opening from the existing icons pertaining specifically to that app.
I guess it's a horrible notion if it can't even be explained. A friend of mine was complaining about how hard it is now to post bookmarks to the desktop, I thought if the FF icon opened a dash lens full of bookmarks and such it would be easier and he nearly kissed me.
@jwdinkc you know anything about apache2 / lamp?
I'm barely computer literate sorry.
I never used 11.04 so, in it right clicking firefox would bring up a firefox lens? Right clicking the home folder icon would bring up the files lens? Right clicking libre-office would also bring up a file lens?
If that's how 11.04 worked I think I might like it.
20:01
@jwdinkc I can see where you are going with the idea, its not that I agree or not with it but you can share it here: brainstorm.ubuntu.com
@jwdinkc From what I know that behavior that you are asking was never present in Unity
guys :)
how do you mount an ubuntu disk in windows?
@StefanoPalazzo you mean a file system right?
yeah, oh that looks great
@StefanoPalazzo depends on the fs ofc but that will work on ext2/3/4
20:23
apparently that works great (I'm re-laying the information to someone else). thanks a bunch @Bruno!
saved the day (:
@StefanoPalazzo <3
jrg
jrg
@rlemon It should just listen period.
@jrg turns out my problems were caused by a borked tutorial / trying to uninstall from the borked tutorial.
jrg
jrg
at least, my apache instance does
haha....?
it works now. I messed my system beyond repair (at least for my skill level)
so re-installed ubuntu server + lamp stack + phpmyadmin and all is well again.
jrg
jrg
20:25
You're using Vbox, right?
nope
jrg
jrg
oh. i was going to say, just go and snapshot it, then move on from there
@jrg I hate virtual anything.
I want it real, and I want it mean.
jrg
jrg
If you make it virtual, then you have control
not to mention it lets you run many, many many things on the same piece of hardware
but I like having lots of pretty pretty hardware
:P
jrg
jrg
20:31
won't be so happy when you realize you don't have space for anything else. :D
to be honest, my home pc is the first pc I have had that boasts enough horsepower for me to even consider running a VM.
jrg
jrg
and what is that?
i5 2500k , 8gig ram, Vertex 3 SSD
jrg
jrg
I run them on my 4GB ram normal HDD.
its about as fast as a real server with 512MB of ram.
I am impatient and often don't close windows/tabs. and as far as a server goes - just out of principal I would always want it to have it's own hardware.
to me running a VM for dev would be acceptable, but for a server.. no way.
jrg
jrg
20:34
what about all those who use ec2, linode and similar services?
those are just VMs.
and I think it's silly, which is why I don't use those services :P
jrg
jrg
are you willing to pay big bucks for something like that though?
To each their own, i'm not trying to convince people not to, I'm just stating a personal opinion / preference
@jrg my work pays for it all.
:P
jrg
jrg
and i'm just pointing out the flaws. ;)
Can you answer this? Can no longer boot into windows http://askubuntu.com/questions/70876/can-no-longer-boot-into-windows #windows
20:39
im stuck on a nvidia login loop of hell! help!
@BrunoPereira buy AMD
jrg
jrg
ninja'd
Its my media center laptop, cant do much about it ;)
I'll for ATI/AMD any day but on this I have no choice :(
lol, i'm getting rid of a 9800 GTX+
if I start with "text" on grub I can login and start the DE with startx, but if I let it boot to lightdm it gets stuck on a loop: nvidia logo > black screen > nvidia logo....
20:43
my tablet used to do that.. I had to full flash the device. (Tegra gpu)
git, how does one rename a branch?
jrg
jrg
83
A: Switch branch names in git

Greg HewgillIn addition to the other comments, you may find the -m (move) switch to git-branch helpful. You could rename your old master to something else, then rename your new branch to master: git branch -m master crap_work git branch -m previous_master master

Why not just create a branch from that branch then delete the old branch
jrg
jrg
or that.
I think that is what I just did.. lol
jrg
jrg
it does screw up the tree diagram though... :P
20:46
now I have development, stable, and master - all the same.
jrg
jrg
I point @rlemon and @MarcoCeppi to git flow, and highly recommend they use it - yakiloo.com/getting-started-git-flow
@jrg shouldn't, since they all share the same ancestors
jrg
jrg
@MarcoCeppi ah yes you're right, forgot about that part
@jrg I use a similar methodology already, only I don't need to bolt on something else
anyone else just get a "Wooooo Hoooooo" SOPA and PIPA were dropped email??
20:48
I <3 topic branches
jrg
jrg
@MarcoCeppi oh, see i like git flow because it just makes it easy and dead simple for me to do stuff. :)
git flow feature start users-logic - boom, started. git flow feature finish users-logic boom finish. :P
jrg
jrg
21:37
HEY GUYS JORGE IS TALKING ABOUT POWAH USERS AND UNITY OVER HERE - socallinuxexpo.org/scale10x/video/los-angeles-a
Woop! My first (on any site) was approved :D
jrg
jrg
nice
feels good to know i have not only impacted the community by providing answers to users questions, but I have also contributed to improving the community itself
/me has taken so much away from the se network... should give something back from time to time
@jrg Woah, will those be archived? No time to watch now...
jrg
jrg
@JacobJohanEdwards I think so.
21:50
@jrg sweet thanks for posting that
jrg
jrg
If you want to do live heckling, I'm in #ubuntu-power-users on freenode making snarky comments.
KILL BABIES!
jrg
jrg
I KNOWWWWWWW
CCSM MAKES @JORGE CRY. D:
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