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Serg

I'm currently trying to figure out how to find out if a person is streaming on one of the chinese sites

Kaz Wolfe

4:16 AM

this is the only answer i posted on meta recently.

Serg

Curling the page tells me nothing :/

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] URL-only title, bad keyword in body, bad keyword in title, link at end of body, pattern-matching website in body, pattern-matching website in title: mirahealthgarciniablog.com/lorevere/ by user636383 on askubuntu.com

TheXed

imgur.com/a/rzmw5

baby Jesus...

Serg

5:19 AM

Well, if only the livestream wasn't pooping up every 5 minutes or so, that'd be great . ..

Serg

5:46 AM

@terdon would these two be good idea for merger ? askubuntu.com/questions/628665/… AND askubuntu.com/q/694202/295286 Answers are the same, question is pretty much the same

Nathan Osman

Which is better - Portal or Portal 2?

TheXed

@NathanOsman they are both worthy games...Portal 2 has a multi player component that is fun...

Serg

@NathanOsman The moar portals tha bettar

Nathan Osman

Fair enough.

I can get both games for about $6, and someone else said to get both.

So I just wanted to make sure he wasn't tricking me.

Serg

6:01 AM

Oh, and plz dupe this down: askubuntu.com/q/866020/295286

Seth

6:23 AM

@NathanOsman the cake is a lie?

Kaz Wolfe

@NathanOsman For $6, get both.

Actually, if you didn't buy it, I can gift you portal 2

Journeyman Geek

@NathanOsman get both.

Kaz Wolfe

i have a spare copy if you want it

RolandiXor

Hey guys,

I need some critical help here:

1

Q: LightDM does not display on startup?

I've had this issue since the switch to Systemd. It persists even on 16.10. When I start the system, LightDM does not show (it is running, but a blinking underscore shows up instead). I have to restart it from a virtual terminal. How can I fix this? (Reinstalling LightDM doesn't work, and rein...

lightdm

Serg

@RolandiXor I'll take a peek

RolandiXor

6:36 AM

I not only need to get this fixed (it's driving me nuts - especially now that Plasma 5.8 has put me in multimonitor prison), but I can't start a bounty for some reason (the next button isn't working).

Serg

@RolandiXor is switching to gdm an option ?

RolandiXor

@Serg would be, if gdm would start :/

gdm and sddm won't work for some reason

Serg

i.e., use different greeter instead of Unity's default one. Alternatively you could try variation of lightdm versions.

RolandiXor

I tried different greeter - same issue. In fact I don't use Unity's default greeter.

If I restart lightdm - it works. But it never works on start up.

Honestly, I'm getting worn out with Ubuntu's random antics as of late. Could just be my computer (it's old)... but still.

Nathan Osman

@KazWolfe thanks - I didn't buy it yet.

So if you want to send it, that would be awesome.

Apparently my username is "nathan_osman".

Serg

6:45 AM

@RolandiXor hardware sometimes just doesn't like Ubuntu, there's not much of work around against that. How about automating the restart of the lightdm ? That would probably be next best approach. It doesn't solve the issue, but at least might help you keep the sanity

RolandiXor

@Serg if it'll work, I'll try it. What do I need to do?

Nathan Osman

@RolandiXor dude!

Long time no see.

RolandiXor

Will it also end Systemd forever? Because I would love that.

@NathanOsman on here that is ;D

Kaz Wolfe

@NathanOsman you need to accept my invite

Nathan Osman

K. Give me a second.

@KazWolfe accepted.

@RolandiXor yes indeed.

Serg

6:48 AM

@RolandiXor em . . . won't end systemd, Ubuntu switched permanently to it. But what you would wanna do is add this line to /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf : greeter-setup-script=service lightdm restart

sort of like that

RolandiXor

@NathanOsman I've been busy but it has been on my mind to return for a while now

Serg

Alternatively you could try different field, display-setup-script = instead of greeter-setup-script They all run as root anyway. So ideally that will make lightdm restart itself

RolandiXor

@Serg I've never read that in any documentation anywhere - and it is so useful!

Serg

@RolandiXor lightdm doesn't seem to have good enough documentation, but it does come with those examples. It;s somewhere in /usr folder. I just copied all that into /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf so that i don't have to look it up each and every time

Kaz Wolfe

@NathanOsman sent.

RolandiXor

6:51 AM

@Serg why do you have two greeters btw?

Serg

Because I prefer kylin greeter, it looks better IMHO

Actually, i have tons of greeters and desktops

RolandiXor

@Serg but you have both in the config file?

Kaz Wolfe

@Serg what is with you and china?

Serg

One is commented out

RolandiXor

Ohhhhh

My mind was assuming that maybe it allowed you to randomize the greeter

Nathan Osman

6:53 AM

@KazWolfe sweet, thanks.

RolandiXor

That would be epic ;)

Serg

@KazWolfe Who knows, maybe I just like Asian culture and stuff. Or maybe I was Chinese in past life.

Kaz Wolfe

@NathanOsman no problem. i had a copy since i bought my steam controller.

I'm glad someone's finally playing that game as opposed to it gathering dust in my inventory.

Serg

@RolandiXor randomize greeter ? Like on one boot have one greeter, and on another greeter different one ? Lol, I could totally script that

Nathan Osman

@KazWolfe looking forward to it.

RolandiXor

6:54 AM

@Serg haha I figured you would be able to ;)

Kaz Wolfe

if you're getting Portal 1, play it first.

it's not necessary, but you get a bit of backstory.

so you know what's going on.

RolandiXor

I won't do it - because my system would no doubt find something to complain about, but it would be cool

Serg

@RolandiXor btw, do you want me to put a bounty on your question ?

Kaz Wolfe

And once you're done with both Portals, this is a very good community mod that just redoes the entire game: store.steampowered.com/app/317400

(free, too)

Serg

Since bounties are bugging out on your side, i could do that for you

Kaz Wolfe

6:56 AM

though you should be warned - that mod is hard. but good.

RolandiXor

@Serg nah, if I get it to work according to your workaround, I'll let you write that as an answer and get the rep

I will try another browser later and see if the bounty "next" button works or not

Serg

Oky

Kaz Wolfe

otherwise, @NathanOsman, good luck and have fun.

Serg

Is that a Vorlon I sense nearby ?

Mudit Kapil

I love you guys

Serg

7:00 AM

Hi, Mudit

Kaz Wolfe

goat.

Serg

@KazWolfe up or down goat ?

Kaz Wolfe

left goat.

Serg

ooook, makes no sense, but ok

Kaz Wolfe

@Serg you wanted sense? from me?

not while i'm pseudo-handling pseudo-flags.

Serg

7:06 AM

Pseudo-understanding what you pseudo-mean

Kaz Wolfe

@Serg i can't dismiss actual flags, so i just stalk the review queues

ugh, more ubuntu one questions from god knows how long ago in the queue.

i swear to god someone is going back and finding them.

Serg

Maaaaybe there should be a little public service anouncement announcement so that somebody sees it and stops closing old posts

It's counter productive and pointless and annoying

Kaz Wolfe

d a i s y

992 1 6 20

software-installation 16.04 14.04 command-line usb system-installation rsync

user is making a (worrying) number of not-that-great edits, if someone wants to take a look.

i mean, they've valid edits but still not what one would consider quality.

also, what:

0

Q: Disable over helpful daemon

I really do love all things Linux and Ubuntu is awesome, its just one little niggle I've ran into since using Ubuntu, its the admin/privs service that comes along with ubuntu, i fully understand the concepts and usage of root/admin users but still seem to find myself in sparse moments of frustra...

settings

Serg

mostly "improved formatting"

Kaz Wolfe

@Serg yeah, they're neglecting a lot of things though, namely removing "thanks," fixing grammar (to some extent), etc.

SmokeDetector

7:16 AM

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Bad keyword in body, link at end of body, pattern-matching website in body: Cock Quickly And Completely by user636421 on askubuntu.com

Zanna

@KazWolfe what I've seen of their edits were fine, at least improveable. Not one of the folks whose editing I'm frustrated with

Kaz Wolfe

@Zanna yeah, they're improvable, but they're really just going after really low-hanging fruit.

I might get more aggressive with my denials.

Zanna

Hmm I'm grateful if people do anything useful at all in an edit, and some do the opposite, so however low the fruit hangs I'm happy if someone picks it and brings it to my attention

Serg

I should be more committed . . . I mean gitted . . . I mean commit more to git

Kaz Wolfe

@SmokeDetector gone.

Zanna

7:21 AM

Haha Kaz your comment on the spam XD

Kaz Wolfe

@Zanna i like doing that sometimes. :D

i've also edited a couple just for the lolz.

Fabby

@KazWolfe Answered.

Kaz Wolfe

(an edit to make it clear would be better, but eh)

cut the cruft too.

0

Q: How To have different login screen wallpaper on ubuntu 16.04

This is not a duplicate as it is a question for Ubuntu 16.04. I would like to know if there is any way to change the login screen wallpaper, without changing the desktop wallpaper. In other words, how to independently change the login screen wallpaper. Thanks.

login wallpaper

*facedesk*

OP posted same question again for new version, said it's not a dupe, linked back to orignal question he posted, it works.

Fabby

Closed as dupe!

:-)

RolandiXor

:]

Kaz Wolfe

7:30 AM

Review queue. Please stop throwing spam audits at me.

I go to flag it and it isn't there.

one hat from complete secret domination :D

Fabby

@KazWolfe Why the edit here?

Readability went down after your edit.

Kaz Wolfe

@Fabby I don't like unnecessary italics and emoticons.

it interrupts the flow of the post. I'm going to read it all, you don't need to empathize things.

(i mean, you always can revert, just my 2c)

Fabby

Added bold back in, left the shrug and italics out.

Kaz Wolfe

good enough. i'm not getting into an edit war.

Fabby

:D

Kaz Wolfe

7:37 AM

ugh, so close to being the first user with all secret hats.

i just need @Videonauth to award his bounty to someone other than me :D

Fabby

@KazWolfe I mean: I wouldn't have minded if you would have upvoted after your edit as that would have shown it's an inporovement, but without, I'd like to keep the bold.... The shrug was just to get acceptance... :P

(and as I've got acceptance, it can stay away...)

Kaz Wolfe

(hint hint, @Videonauth, i know you're here :P)

Fabby

@KazWolfe Want me to ping him to come on-line?

Kaz Wolfe

he's here.

nathan's script shows him as on this tab.

Fabby

Lemme look in skype)

He's on-line...

@KazWolfe Last seen 26 minutes ago on Ask Ubuntu...

If you want, I can ping him in Skype...

Kaz Wolfe

7:42 AM

dw, he's online.

Fabby

OK...

Kaz Wolfe

but he's not gonna get any more answers.

if he would, i would have already posted them :D

Serg

cat'ing 29 million files into /dev/null took 13.18 seconds O_o

@KazWolfe OOoooh, I see now - it was same user. Well . . .some of us are quite forgetful . .

Kaz Wolfe

hi @Serg

Serg

Hmmm, piping 29 million lines took about a minute and 9 seconds for my script. And that's with default sys.stdin and readlines() function

Actual GNU tail took 17 seconds via pipe

Hmmm, still lots of room for improvement

Kaz Wolfe

8:00 AM

what are you trying to do?

Serg

8:42 AM

@KazWolfe working on my python tail implementation. Just rewrote it slightly for python3. Seems to be slightly slower though

( than python2 )

Kaz Wolfe

why are you making tail in python?

and why are you expecting c-level performance from Python?

Serg

Because why not ? And because boredom ? And because I'm having small bit of fun with it

Kaz Wolfe

huh.

i wonder how efficient i can do this with Java.

actually, this sounds like a good PPCG challenge.

Serg

Sigh . . . Rewriting it into python 3 seems to have taken more performance toll than necessary . . . .It takes 0.91 seconds for just 5 line file

$ time ./pytail -l 3 -f loremipsum.txt
Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
    0m00.82s real     0m00.12s user     0m00.01s system

Kaz Wolfe

wow.

you're not storing all of this into memory, are you?

Serg

8:48 AM

Nope, if it's a file, I'm actually reading the file backwards, counting lines. Problem is that in python3 I have to open file to read in byte mode, rather than just read mode

Of course, I'm watching a livestream right now, so chrome hogs up my system too

but seems the performance hit is more due to python3

With pipe, I have to read it into variable , though

(I made my script distinguish pipes and actual files)

Kaz Wolfe

yeah, this sounds like a good PPCG challenge.

given something on STDIN, output the last 10 lines (as denoted by \n).

Serg

@KazWolfe not very good challenge , because people will post GNU tail as shortest command. Plus, if you're doing actual implementation, there's a lot to consider, so it's not like it's something golfable

Kaz Wolfe

@Serg not a full implementation, and obviously not standard loophole.

i was just thinking "given STDIN, output the last 10 lines"

Serg

python -c "import sys;print sys.stdin.readlines()[-10:]"

That ^

That's what I actually use for dealing with pipes for now. Latter I plan to optimize it

Kaz Wolfe

still interesting to see how things are done with esoteric languages.

and @Serg, here's the delimiter.

"Your program must successfully execute on any system with 8 MB of RAM"

Serg

9:01 AM

O_o

Kaz Wolfe

so you can't do that, or dump all of STDIN into a variable.

or some similar restriction.

Serg

8 MB of RAM sounds to me like tons of pain

Kaz Wolfe

(or similar restriction, 8 MB wouldn't work for reasons)

just something to stop you from dumping all of STDIN into a variable :D

Serg

you'd have to dump things into a variable. well, an array or list or similar.

if it's head implementation , it's easy and no variables needed

just print bytes till you hit x number of newlines

Kaz Wolfe

will post in sandbox first, and see what happens.

Serg

9:08 AM

Well, i think I'll be done with this for today. Maybe I'll push it to git tomorrow

so far i am moderately satisfied with it

Still bothers me that it takes much longer than actual tail

edwinksl

fckshtshop.com

3

Serg

@edwinksl i am tempted to by from those guys

edwinksl

lol

hopefully 2017 isn't worse

Serg

Let's make 2017 great.

edwinksl

heh

not looking promising i must say

Zanna

9:13 AM

is that a gold badge hat @edwinksl?

Serg

Optimistic stay we must. Path of Sith negativity is

5

edwinksl

@Zanna yup! got it the easy way in SO :p

Kaz Wolfe

@Serg Just saying, the Sith is objectively superior to the Jedi. They get the benefit of both dark and light-side powers.

Zanna

@edwinksl congrats :D

@KazWolfe depends what you mean by better. Apparently my definition is not the same as yours :p

Kaz Wolfe

Plus, the fact you can tap into anger and emotion for power allows you a lot more strength. So, ideally, a sane/rational/morally conscious Sith is pretty powerful and is objectively better than most Jedi.

Serg

9:16 AM

@KazWolfe No, not really. Sith preach that Dark side is only superior. Grey Jedi, who actually balance both light and dark side, are far powerful. Take Mace Windu for example. He has purple light saber exactly because he is balancing both dark and light side

Kaz Wolfe

Is that EU?

Serg

Also, my chrome lags

Kaz Wolfe

Because I have no idea about anything re EU or prequels.

so shush.

Serg

EU ? Extended Universe ? No. Mace Windu is the black dude ( aka Samuel L Motherducking Jackson ) from first 3 episodes

Kaz Wolfe

those are prequels.

so i have no idea