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Faheem Mitha

00:29

@Braiam Oh, I see. Weird. What did you mean by LINE?

Braiam

a joke on WINE

Faheem Mitha

@Braiam Oh

Faheem Mitha

15:07

@MichaelHomer I've heard the term Kiwi used to describe New Zealanders. Just wondering, is this term considered acceptable usage? Or is it considered pejorative?

Aaron Hall

15:34

Hey peoples! Why doesn't the answer here work in a subshell?

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Q: Zip the contents of a folder without including the folder itself

I have a directory called folder that looks like this: folder -> root_folder -> some files I want to zip this directory into zipped_dir, I tried: zip -r zipped_dir.zip folder/* But this generates a ZIP that looks like this: zipped_dir -> folder ...

@FaheemMitha I'd think it depends on the context. "I'm not your pal, buddy." "I'm not you buddy, guy." "I'm not your guy, friend." "I'm not your friend, pal."

Faheem Mitha

15:49

@AaronHall Um. That left me feeling confused. Let's say neutral third party usage.

@AaronHall The answer by Romeo?

Aaron Hall

16:19

@FaheemMitha yeah, it doesn't work in a subshell (cd demo; zip ...)

terdon

@FaheemMitha It's pretty innocuous. I've heard Kiwis use it to describe themselves.

Kiwi (people)

Kiwi is the nickname used internationally for people from New Zealand, as well as being a relatively common self-reference. The name derives from the kiwi, a flightless bird, which is native to, and the national symbol of, New Zealand. Unlike many demographic labels, its usage is not considered offensive; it is generally viewed as a symbol of pride and endearment for the people of New Zealand. == History == The first New Zealanders to be widely known as Kiwis were the military. The Regimental Signs for all New Zealand regiments feature the kiwi, including those that fought in the Second Boer War...

@AaronHall Are you sure? It should and, on my system, does.

Faheem Mitha

@AaronHall Ask a question.

@terdon Ok.

I don't really know any NZ people, so...

I sometimes wish I could send out a general message on this site:

DO NOT USE JUNK HARDWARE!

People buy all sorts of crap, then come here asking about Linux support. Come on, people. Isn't your time worth something?

Aaron Hall

16:36

A lot of people have more time than money, unfortunately.

Faheem Mitha

Apparently so. But even good hardware isn't that expensive these days. Plus it doesn't seem to occur to many people to check for Linux hardware support. It isn't that hard.

To check for it, I mean.

Aaron Hall

A lot of stuff is supported by Linux even when it doesn't occur to the manufacturer to say so on the box. I just got a wireless mouse that said it worked on Windows and Mac - no mention of Linux - but it works just fine.

Faheem Mitha

@AaronHall Was it a USB mouse? Yes, sometimes generic drivers will work. But one should be careful.

Mice aren't generally a problem. But there are classes of hardware that are.

Aaron Hall

I figured if it didn't work, I'd just return it.

Faheem Mitha

@AaronHall Fair enough.

Ah, another Python user.

Aaron Hall

16:41

Python's zipfile module worked for my limited purpose but it doesn't keep directory structure, unfortunately...

Faheem Mitha

@AaronHall That question you had earlier? Did you ask on the site yet?

Aaron Hall

darnit

Feb 24 at 11:34, by terdon

♪ When I find myself in EoF trouble, father terdon comes to me, whispering strings of wisdom, let it be. ♪

~~let it be~~ Ctrl-D

:D

I'm not much of a question asker. I like to answer ze questions.

plus it would probably be a dupe.

Faheem Mitha

@AaronHall We don't get a lot of high-rep SO people stopping by here. Just visiting?

@AaronHall Don't worry about it.

@AaronHall Then it will be closed. Don't worry, we'll forgive you.

Take a deep breath. Jump in. Don't worry, the water's fine.

Aaron Hall

ain'tgonnadoit wouldn'tbeprudent

Faheem Mitha

Oh, wonderful. Sound just stopped working, for no particular reason.

Computers. Gotta love 'em.

Ah, some temporary glitch. Still a bit worrying.

Aaron Hall

16:49

@terdon not the same result as without the subshell part

terdon

@AaronHall Heh, true. Hadn't thought of that.

@AaronHall Yeeees... I am beginning to see why you don't ask questions. You need to give a bit more detail than that.

Also, note that you are asking questions. Just in the wrong place :P

Faheem Mitha

@terdon LOL

@AaronHall Are you one of those people who is deathly afraid of downvotes? Just curious.

Aaron Hall

well let me come up with a repeatable demo and I'll ask

demonstrable

probably the solution will be to use tar or something like that

Faheem Mitha

17:12

Hi @JennyD. How's the SG viewing going? About to watch S01E17.

Jenny D

@FaheemMitha I'm a few eps behind again, so no spoilers, please!

Faheem Mitha

@JennyD I wouldn't dream of it.

Though the season is coming to an end. So you'll have plenty of time to catch up.

Jenny D

@FaheemMitha and I'm off for tonight... see you tomorrow or some other day

Faheem Mitha

How's the horsey doing?

@JennyD Ok.

Aaron Hall

augh, I give Python the dir, and it does the same as zip. :(

Faheem Mitha

17:15

@AaronHall I still don't know what your question is. :-)

Bite the bullet and ask it, there's a good chap.

Aaron Hall

Yay, I give the dir/* and it does just what I wanted!!!

cartman voice Screw you guys, I'm going home.

Faheem Mitha

@AaronHall We're happy you're happy.

/me doesn't know who cartman is, but it's probably some cartoon...

Aaron Hall

gph.is/19QEw0r

Faheem Mitha

17:40

Like I said, cartoon. Or possibly beach ball.

derobert

18:17

@FaheemMitha South Park

Michael Homer

@FaheemMitha It's not pejorative.

Faheem Mitha

@derobert Oh.

@MichaelHomer Ok.

AncientSwordRage

19:37

@Gilles I got an answer

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A: How to load an openSUSE live USB?

I have a simple way to make live USB : --> download. LinuxLive USB Creator http://www.linuxliveusb.com/en/download --> after installing it. Open it. There are 3 steps.. 1)choose USB disk 2) select the ISO file / your Linux source 3) click on the thunder. Icon I think the version you...

Faheem Mitha

19:53

I'm seeing a weird popup called UNIKONG on the right of the main U&L page.

AncientSwordRage

20:23

I'm off to try and conquer openSUSE

wish me luck

derobert

21:52

@FaheemMitha It's apparently a new game featuring THE LEGENDARY JON SKEET.

and UNICORNS.

Faheem Mitha

@derobert Except it doesn't actually do anything.

derobert

Yes it does. Click it.

At least, works for me...

Faheem Mitha

@derobert I did. I guess I was being unclear. I get a unicorn running around. And some sort of fires. But nothing I do with the keyboard or mouse has any effect.

derobert

@FaheemMitha Odd. Arrow keys and space work for me.

Oooh! I now have 10k unikong-rep. Can I vote to close other people's games?

Faheem Mitha

@derobert I was mistaken, and you're right. I guess I didn't think of using the arrow keys.

Then again, my experience playing computer games is approximately zero.

I get bored after about a minute, usually.

When does the little human figure get knocked down by the unicorn? That doesn't seem very friendly.

derobert

22:08

@FaheemMitha well, obviously, that isn't a nice unicorn...

Faheem Mitha

@derobert I prefer nice unicorns.

derobert

Maybe they should have made it a troll. Would fit in with the Internet.

Gilles

@derobert the game also has trolls

Faheem Mitha

True. Or a blood sucking fiend.

Apparently Gilles is already an expert.

Gilles

@FaheemMitha And you didn't read the welcome screen. A unix user should have known better.

@FaheemMitha I played until level 2, then got utterly bored. As I usually do with computer games.

Faheem Mitha

22:11

@Gilles As David Carlisle put it: "Nobody reads documentation". And there was a welcome screen?

@Gilles There's a level 2?

Gilles

@FaheemMitha yes, if you successfully complete level 1

Faheem Mitha

Apparently people get addicted to computer games. I don't understand how that's possible.

derobert

@FaheemMitha yep, and a level 3 after that!

Faheem Mitha

@derobert Ooh. And what's the occasion for all this? Was it Jon's birthday?

Or as they call it in SE Land, Skeetday.

derobert

@FaheemMitha Not sure. It's not April 1 UTC, so who knows what they're thinking...

But maybe they started at April 1 anywhere in the world.

Faheem Mitha

22:18

@derobert Maybe they just got some VC money, and are feeling frisky.

derobert

... isn't it April 1 there?

Faheem Mitha

It's April 1 here.

Yes, I guess that's probably it.

I preferred the golden unicoins you had to mine for, personally.

What year was that?

derobert

Last year, maybe?

237

Q: What are Stack Overflow unicoins?

Recently I saw a widget on the Stack Overflow website which says Stack Overflow now has its own currency called "unicoins". According to this widget, a user can earn reputation, customize Stack Overflow by changing its colors and the user can also remove the vote down button from their questions ...

discussion fun april-fools unicoins

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Q: Can I ride the unicorn? If not, can I kill the unicorn?

I'd like to ride the unicorn as pictured both in the ad on the right as well as in the game main menu: The unicorn seems to be an unkillable monster and I am unable to defeat it; I have to either dodge or use the photon blaster to set him back a few inches. I tried goomba stomping it, tried c...