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Today, September 21, is the International Day of Peace. This day is dedicated to world peace, but moreover the absence of war and violence. Each year, the United Nations Peace Bell is rung at the UN Headquarters in New York City. The bell is cast from coins donated by children from all contin...

Zach Gates

I think I'm going to create a post for every international-day-of-something, haha.

minxomat

That's every day ^^

Zach Gates

@minxomat You know what I meant :P

I wish people would explain their downvotes, so I can fix the problem. >:(

minxomat

@ZachGates Does the ASCII character [BEL] count as ASCII art? :D

Zach Gates

Damn, I knew someone would ask that!

@minxomat Adding that to the footnote.

minxomat

00:18

:)

Zach Gates

I'll be right back. Need to get groceries for the week.

AFK

Alex A.

00:46

AFK --> Angry Flying Kings

Aardvarks Foraging Kindly

Sp3000

Alex Fights Kittens

Alex A.

:O

It's true.

Andy Farts Koalas

Doorknob

... did you intentionally stealth ping me because you know my name is Andy? o.o

(if not, that's the most amazing coincidence)

Alex A.

What, your name is Andy?? :P

Doorknob

So that's a yes. :P

PhiNotPi

00:56

sp00ky

Alex A.

2 spoopy

PhiNotPi

I know what Alex's name is.

Sp3000

Alex French kisses author Franz Kafka

Alex A.

D:

It only happened once!

It changed me. I underwent a metamorphosis.

I became some kind of bug thing.

@PhiNotPi Shhhh

Geobits

@AlexA. Metapod?

Alex A.

01:00

Huh? (If that's a reference to The Metamorphosis, I read it a long time ago.)

Geobits

PhiNotPi

@AlexA Do you live, by chance, in Redmond WA?

Zach Gates

Back

PhiNotPi

(If so, this is when I make a point about being careful with your online identity. If not, then :?)

Geobits

Alex is less than careful. His full name, address, and satellite pictures have all been in chat (and later deleted) at some point in time.

Alex A.

01:05

I remember all of this except for the satellite photos.

Sp3000

Are we playing the look-people-up-and-see-what-we-can-find game?:D

Zach Gates

I can play that game real well.

Alex A.

@PhiNotPi Why yes, in fact I do.

Geobits

@AlexA. It was only up for a few seconds IIRC. Easy to miss.

Roughly the same time as the address.

PhiNotPi

I found out that information from this website: intelius.com

Geobits

01:06

@ZachGates Okay. I'm Geobits, go for it :D

Zach Gates

@Geobits Fact 1: You prefer to keep an air of mystery about yourself.

Sp3000

Hmm does the site do non-US?

Doorknob

I try to be somewhat careful, but using information that's publicly available from chat you could probably find my full name and a distinguishing picture of me, if you really wanted to. :P

Geobits

:D

Zach Gates

Fact 2: Your SE nickname is @Geobits

PhiNotPi

01:08

geobits.co.uk

Alex A.

^ he owns that company

Zach Gates

dankarran.com

Geobits

@PhiNotPi Sorry, this is incorrect.

Some guy stole my name before I was using it and set up that site.

Doorknob

> stole my name before I was using it

O_o

Geobits

Yes

Zach Gates

01:10

Darn, hate when that happens.

Doorknob

I have multiple friends named Alex. :P

Alex A.

I bet I'm older than all of them.

Doorknob

Yep.

Zach Gates

The last man to steal from Zach Gates, was Zach Gates. >:-)

Alex A.

Sounds like a scandal is brewing: Zachgate.

feersum

01:11

Sounds like multiple scandals are brewing.

Zach Gates

> Zachgate

I'm definitely going to use that lol

Alex A.

Too late, I already registered zachgate.co.uk.

Zach Gates

NO

Geobits

As if co.uk matters :P

PhiNotPi

.io is pretty trendy right now

Zach Gates

01:14

Take it down before I become Alex A. >:-)

Then it will be a Gatesception

Alex A.

@ZachGates FYI you can get suspended for impersonating another user, especially a mod. ;)

minxomat

.io is to expensive for what it is.

Zach Gates

It really is^

Doorknob

all these .io domains make me read all their names in a Mario voice. "it's a-me! statuspageio!"

Tweeted by emdantrim on September 1, 2015 at 4:36 PM

feersum

I prefer .ganymede.

Zach Gates

01:15

@AlexA. Darn

@feersum .sexy is on the rise.

Geobits

I don't think you get suspended for doing impressions of mods, though ;)

Sp3000

Fact 3:

Jun 10 at 14:33, by Geobits

'Geobits' is a nice-ish shade of green.

^^ true identity

Geobits

That much is true.

It's also true that a mosquito got in somehow and is bothering the crap out of me.

Zach Gates

childporn.sexy

not a child porn site ^

Seriously, it's not

Geobits

Still can't click it. Not worth the risk.

Zach Gates

01:20

It's amazing the things you find on the Internet.

Geobits

Something tells me that story he put on that page isn't 100% true...

Zach Gates

LOL

> Please stop sending police to my house

Alex A.

/me uncomfortable

Zach Gates

Am I the only one who thinks this is hilarious?

feersum

I'm with you.

Geobits

01:25

Meh, I think it's bullshit and he just put it up for free traffic. No big deal either way.

Zach Gates

It had me in tears a few minutes ago

It is BS, but you know someone had a ton of fun making that site lmao

Alex A.

I wonder what the Real Ultimate Power kid is up to these days.

Zach Gates

Probably this.

Alex A.

Actually, this.

Geobits

Zach Gates

01:38

Epic sax guy 10 hours

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Alex A.

9:59:59. Not 10 hours as advertised.

This is more like it:

Nyan Cat 10 hours HD 1080p

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10:00:01

One extra second.

Zach Gates

Not properly advertised

PhiNotPi

Windows Error Remix [10 Hours]

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Geobits

Hypnotoad 10 hours

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Zach Gates

Peanut Butter Jelly Time 10 Hours

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perfect advertising

PhiNotPi

01:45

Hampster dance [10 hours]

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Alex A.

Peanut Butter Jelly Time? Hampster Dance? People your age know those things?

@Geobits All glory to the Hypnotoad.

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Q: Mirror programs

Here is your task, should you choose to accept it: Output (through STDOUT, or whatever is most convenient) some n by m ASCII art that has at least one line of symmetry and is non-empty. Example: HiiH iooi iooi HiiH This is a 4x4 example output. (Note: I define an ASCII character to be in the ...

popularity-contest ascii-art

PhiNotPi

it's raining tacos - 10H version By Parry Gripp and BooneBum

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Geobits

@AlexA. People my age even have children who know these things :P

Alex A.

:O !!

Zach Gates

01:51

@AlexA. Of course we do

PhiNotPi

the hampster dance source material: youtube.com/watch?v=JPt1n2AdQd4

Geobits

My kid wouldn't recognize the windows error sounds, though. I don't think he ever played on any win before 7.

PhiNotPi

(apparently the song is called "Hampster Dance" even though the animal is usually spelled "hamster")

Alex A.

@Geobits That's too bad. He didn't see the glory days.

Geobits

Yea, 98SE was killer >_>

Alex A.

01:54

Haha

PhiNotPi

Vista was also a killer, but in a different way.

Geobits

It was ME for those that missed the original.

PhiNotPi

Good old Windows, the One True® operating system.

Alex A.

Once you go Mac, you never go back.

Geobits

How is it that both of you are wrong?

I used a Mac in grade school. I then went back.

Alex A.

02:03

Enlighten us then, Dr. Bits.

PhiNotPi

templeos.org

Alex A.

That's... real? :/

PhiNotPi

yes

Alex A.

Where did you find it?

Zach Gates

@Geobits I remember XP and a little bit of 98

PhiNotPi

02:06

here's the wiki en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TempleOS

Geobits

I remember when 98 was amazing :)

Zach Gates

@AlexA. Since I bought my Macbook, I haven't been on my PC. Not even to transfer my files lmao

Alex A.

@PhiNotPi Whoa.

Geobits

Zach Gates

> The operating system was designed to "talk with God"

Ok..

PhiNotPi

02:11

IIRC, one of the function keys prints a random bible verse.

Alex A.

Have you used it?

I'm somewhat tempted to install it as a VM.

PhiNotPi

no, I haven't used it

Geobits

Hopefully another key tells me I'm going to Hell. I don't get enough of that around here.

Zach Gates

> God said to create the operating system with 640x480, 16 colors display and a single audio voice

> Initial release: 2013; 2 years ago

PhiNotPi

I do want to put it in a VM, though.

Alex A.

02:13

@Geobits You're going to hell and I'm coming with you.

Zach Gates

^

PhiNotPi

It's rather impressive, since it's not based on Linux.

Geobits

@AlexA. It's even better when people tell me I should feel bad because I'm condemning my child to eternal damnation. Like, "Umm, don't you have anything better to do today?"

Zach Gates

> Written in: HolyC

I need to learn that language

Alex A.

@Geobits Haha, why is he condemned? By virtue of being related to you? :P

I need to learn PySatan.

Zach Gates

02:15

That exists??

Alex A.

No

I should make PySatan.

Geobits

@AlexA. Because I don't take him to church I guess. I sometimes tune them out around then, believe it or not :D

Living surrounded by Southern Baptists is fun.

minxomat

@AlexA. PySatan should just output the zalgo-fied source code...

Zach Gates

I'll help with PySatan if it's Python based

No joke

Alex A.

PySatan should be like SPL except with the Necronomicon.

Geobits

02:17

If it's python-based, it's already halfway to satanic, isn't it?

Zach Gates

Python is <3

Alex A.

At least it isn't Java.

@Geobits I can only imagine...

Geobits

I think my last was misinterpreted: python -> serpent -> "satanic"

minxomat

Lol, the paint on TempleOS is called God Doodle

Zach Gates

@Geobits My father-in-law is a Southern Baptist minister, haha

This is annoying. /:

Geobits

02:20

@ZachGates Oh, don't get me wrong, there are tons of nice, normal Baptists. There's also, however, a large subset that really just don't GAF that they sound batshit-crazy.

Alex A.

^

Zach Gates

Oh, there definitely are (a large subset that really just don't GAF that they sound batshit-crazy) lol

minxomat

HolyC has some really interesting concept. Here's a technical review: codersnotes.com/notes/a-constructive-look-at-templeos

Might golf in it sometime ^^

Alex A.

It actually exists??

Zach Gates

Yes. It's what TempleOS is written in.

9 mins ago, by Zach Gates

> Written in: HolyC

Alex A.

02:24

I thought it was joke.

Zach Gates

I never joke when it comes to TempleOS

Talking to God is no joke, hahaha

minxomat

> TempleOS has system-wide autocomplete. You can hit Ctrl-F1 at any point and get a list of completable words. Not just filenames, but also symbol names. All source code is indexed and you can jump to any function from anywhere, even from the shell. The same system works in any program throughout the OS.

Geobits

> There is no hardware support. By that I mean that TempleOS does not support any hardware other than the minimal core system that makes a PC. There is no support for any graphics card other than VGA, there is no support for any soundcard other than the PC speaker, and there is no support for networking.

Gotta dig out my old VGA cables :P

minxomat

> From the command-line, you can call Uf(“Foo”) to disassemble a function, and each symbol printed will be hyperlinked in the shell window. Click on it to go to the source. objdump can’t do that.

That's just cool.

Alex A.

Someone should take the source and incorporate it into more... neutrally stanced... software.

Geobits

02:29

Blasphemer! To the dungeon with you!

Alex A.

> TempleOS seems to use 65% of my CPU time, even when doing nothing

minxomat

From the HolyC compiler manpage: * Allows "5<i<j+1<20" instead of "5<i && i<j+1 && j+1<20".

@AlexA. Talking to God is CPU intensive ;)

Zach Gates

Python does that too, though. And I'm sure others do, too.

minxomat

Python is a scripting language, not a low-level compiler.

Zach Gates

Oh, true /:

minxomat

02:32

Native compiler development is really fun but not easy ;)

Alex A.

Ugh, it's written in Visual Basic and indented with tabs??

minxomat

You can choose your indentation.

Zach Gates

Tabs, you say?

Geobits

After reading some of the comments, this seems like the truest one on that TempleOS page:

> To everyone leaving negative comments, I would be careful leaving comments with my real name attached to them. Terry seems like the kind of deranged lunatic who would track you down and murder you in your sleep.

Alex A.

@minxomat I mean the source code

PhiNotPi

02:37

I got TempleOS to work in VirtualBox!

Alex A.

Nice!

How is it? Do you feel saved yet?

Geobits

@AlexA. If I ever bother writing a language, 1) Indentation level will be significant, and 2) Spaces won't count as indentation. You're welcome :D

Zach Gates

My head is still spinning from the Hitler thing.

Alex A.

@ZachGates Dare I ask: What Hitler thing?

Zach Gates

Were you not here for that?

Alex A.

02:39

@Geobits ಠ_ಠ

Justin

Just to clarify, did I remember correctly that Alex hates tabs but Geobits likes them?

Alex A.

@ZachGates I guess not.

Zach Gates

6 hours ago, by mbomb007

Also, completely random, but many history books (like the ones I learned from in HS), have that Hitler committed suicide, but he didn't. http://yournewswire.com/fbi-hitler-didnt-die-fled-to-argentina-stunning-admissio‌n/

Alex A.

@Justin Yes.

Oh no, I saw that.

Zach Gates

6 hours ago, by mbomb007

@AlexA. Fine, here it is on fbi.gov: https://vault.fbi.gov/adolf-hitler/adolf-hitler-part-01-of-04/view

Yeah, I see that you did, haha.

Geobits

02:41

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Q: Did Hitler survive until 1962?

I noticed this book, "Grey Wolf: The Escape Of Adolf Hitler", mentioned (without real criticism) in a major Icelandic newspaper. According to the article, the book claims Hitler did not kill himself, and the authors claim to have proof that he lived in Argentina until he died from natural causes ...

history adolf-hitler

Zach Gates

That was posted earlier, also.

Geobits

I didn't see it, so no it wasn't :P

Zach Gates

Skeptics SE has a tag for Hitler??

Alex A.

Oh jeez, Terry Davis left comments on that TempleOS article and they're... bad.

Geobits

@ZachGates What can I say? People just can't get enough of Hitler.

Zach Gates

02:44

Clearly

Geobits

@AlexA. That's what I meant about the comments earlier.

Alex A.

Yeah, I hadn't seen Terry's yet though.

feersum

What makes you think it's not a random troll?

Zach Gates

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Q: Are "Hitler" brand ice cream cones sold in India?

A number of recent articles (Daily Mail, Fox News, Hindustan Times) describe ice cream cones being sold in India which are labelled as "Hitler" distinctly on their boxes. If you think the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler has nothing to do with ice-creams, you’re wrong. Photographs of an ice-crea...

india adolf-hitler commerce branding

Oh

Alex A.

@feersum Idk. Either way they're pretty bad comments.

The kind that would probably get someone perma-banned from SE.

minxomat

02:47

Terry's analogies are hilarious though.

Alex A.

Which?

Geobits

@feersum The TempleOS page itself has some similar content: templeos.org/Wb/Home/Wb2/TADRant.html You have to scroll through a bit to see, but even if it is a random troll, it doesn't seem out of character.

minxomat

@AlexA. >Linux is a semi-truck with 20 gears to operate.
Windows is more like a car.
TempleOS is a motorbike. If you lean over too far, you’ll fall off. Don’t do that.

Alex A.

Ah

feersum

I don't doubt that he makes uncouth rants in general, just the comment on that particular page.

Calvin's Hobbies

02:49

Anyone want a challenge race?

Alex A.

What....

Geobits

A challenge race?

Zach Gates

@Geobits He's schizophrenic, apparently.

Calvin's Hobbies

@Geobits We both get 2 hours to write a challenge and the one with the most eventual votes wins.

PhiNotPi

I'm feeling so saved by TempleOS right now.

Geobits

02:51

@Calvin'sHobbies I feel I can't play this right now. I'll be asleep in under two hours.

(the probability that I'd lose has nothing to do with it ;)

PhiNotPi

The problem with challenge races is that the guy who proposes it usually has an idea already.

Calvin's Hobbies

I'll spot you one vote for every 5 min under 2 hours

Alex A.

Challenge: Reimplement TempleOS.

Do I win?

Calvin's Hobbies

I truly don't! (Or do I ;))

Alex A.

You always do.

Zach Gates

02:53

@Calvin'sHobbies I'll compete, but I'm not famous like the rest of you, so I'm not sure that's fair. /:

Geobits

No thanks. Mine wouldn't end up being "good" with those rules. If I'm strictly looking for quick votes, it would end up being chock-full of some pop-culture references and a banal challenge.

Alex A.

@PhiNotPi Have you seen the light? If not, try turning up the brightness on your monitor.

Calvin's Hobbies

Well, I honestly don't have any ideas, but I was thinking of writing a challenge tonight and this seems to spice it up.

@ZachGates So if you post a challenge in the next two hours I'll assume you're competing ;)

Alex A.

I got yogurt on my trackpad.

Calvin's Hobbies

@AlexA. Gross. A trackpad.

Geobits

02:56

Gross. Yogurt.

Alex A.

@Geobits If it makes you feel any better, it's almond milk yogurt. :P

@Calvin'sHobbies Easier to clean yogurt off of than a mouse.

Calvin's Hobbies

@AlexA. Mice can clean themselves, like cats

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Geobits

I don't feel bad anyway, I'm not the one eating yogurt.

Alex A.

@Geobits Fine, I guess I'll have some oatmeal.

Zach Gates

I may just delete my last post. Seems to have flopped.

Alex A.

02:59

@Calvin'sHobbies By that argument, couldn't any reasonably flexible animal clean itself?

Geobits

A tongue also helps.

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