The Rec Center

Andy

00:05

And my axe!

I mean, me too

Undo

00:20

Just in case anyone was wondering how many moderators it takes to close a question

Adam

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Journeyman Geek

@Undo: there's one on SU with 5 I think.

@Andy: Mods don't have axes.

They have hammers.

Undo

My hammer is sharpened on one side

Adam

@JourneymanGeek Correction: mops and buckets.

Journeyman Geek

shh. We don't talk about that....

;p

Adam

00:23

I... uh... I meant to say WE HAVE SHINY GOLD ARMOR AND SWORDS.

enderland

@Undo that's always the best, I love going back on workplace, lots of those for me... deleted by, closed by, etc :)

Undo

@enderland I tried to find one with all of us in a row... no luck with that.

enderland

Hahah

HDE 226868

@Undo If you could find one with votes from you three that was then closed by a CM, you'd have hit the jackpot.

Adam

There's got to be one.

Cfinley

02:38

If any of you mods want to add the [status-declined] tag to that question, please do so.

Adam

Which one?

Journeyman Geek

@Adam can I confuse this a bit more?

There's such a thing as an audio monitor, and they're in scope for the site.

Adam

@Journeyman Those would probably get the [audio-monitors] tag.

Journeyman Geek

So wouldn't "monitors" be "computer-monitor" more accurately?

and a product request for a replacement display for a device would be unusual

Adam

Thus far we've tended to favor simple tags for the common things and uncommon things get the specific tags.

And a replacement display would be a little unusual, but it fits still.

Andy

13:55

Hey...mods...*claps loudly*...I'm sure something needs to be cleaned up. tips over a soda can

:)

Journeyman Geek

>_>

<_<

Oh wait. Hardware rec mods

Andy

Of course. This isn't my house that needs to be cleaned. :D

Andy

14:08

Morning, @Undo.

Undo

@ArtOfCode Morning ;)

Cfinley

Morning everybody

Andy

@Cfinley Hi

ArtOfCode

14:46

@Undo Wrong reply, perhaps? :)

Morning :)

Undo

@ArtOfCode how... how did I do that? :/

ArtOfCode

@Undo Not a clue. The ID isn't even similar.

Undo

Worst part: Somehow I did that from my tablet. There's no way I had a tab stuck on replying to that message from days ago.

ArtOfCode

Well, everybody laugh at @Undo and then we'll all forget it :)

Undo

Once you're done laughing, take a look at hardwarerecs.stackexchange.com/q/848/1

2

Q: How many TF2 servers would this VPS be able to run?

I've been renting from a certain company for a while now, and I'm currently thinking of switching to NFOServers because I would get a cheaper deal since I plan to expand the servers further. However it's not going to be many servers, so I was wondering if it would be possible to at least get 3 ...

and see if you think it's on-topic or anything

Andy

14:55

@ArtOfCode :)

Andy

15:41

Does anyone think this is a duplicate of this?

enderland

15:52

@Andy marginal, one is inside the other is outside

Andy

they both mention inside/outside cameras

Hardware Recommendations Meta

17:11

3

Q: Are questions asking how well a piece of hardware does X accepted?

Triggered by How many players would this VPS be able to take?: Are questions that essentially ask this accepted? I am looking at x hardware ([specs]), and I'd like to know how well it does ([clearly defined task]) at [some load]. How many [tasks] could it handle at one time? On one hand, it...

discussion scope questions

Undo

17:36

PSA: Flagging stuff is good, especially low quality answers and obsolete comments.

nom nom nom flags.

Zizouz212

Congrats folks!

ArtOfCode

17:52

@Zizouz212 I feel special, I have 2 diamonds.

Zizouz212

lol

Who has the most helpful flags?

ArtOfCode

shrug

forgotten how to find that one out

Zizouz212

Let's see if I can find something...

ArtOfCode

Also, have 2 free rep from that edit.

Cfinley

@Zizouz212 I have only 4 helpful flags here.

Zizouz212

17:59

Haha!

I've got 10 :)

(but a bunch of declined flags...)

Cfinley

And I do not have any declined flags

ArtOfCode

Aye. Cfinley's record is unblemished

Cfinley

The way it should be

Zizouz212

Did I just randomly get 4 upvotes on this last night?

Cfinley

one more

ArtOfCode

18:00

No, 9.

And another.

Cfinley

goes to read the post that I just upvoted

Zizouz212

Great... 6 upvotes within like... 12 hours

Cfinley

Good news everyone, the upvote stands

Zizouz212

They really gotta fix rep pages...

Undo

@Zizouz212 Don't think there's an easy way to find out

Zizouz212

18:03

@Undo Yeah... Tried looking in SEDE for a query...

Looked at the compose button and just gave up

Undo

nah, you can't get that kind of data out of SEDE

Zizouz212

Interesting... Since it's also a public stat

Undo

They'd have to add it as a field on the user table, because there's no way they'll reveal the flags themselves.

Zizouz212

They've got 'FlagTypes' as a category, 'PendingFlags' as another category...

Cfinley

Speaking of flags, is this an answer that we want to keep?

1

A: Pocket-size keyboard for a programmer

Well the more convenient keyboard would a rubber/silicone one with an USB cable which you can find in most stores under anonymous brands and they are quite cheap as well. BUT as a recommendation try one which has a case, or the box it was sold with is reusable, since you need to protect it durin...

It doesn't really answer the question

flagged it anyway. We will see what happens.

Undo

18:17

@Zizouz212 Doesn't include real flags, though

Zizouz212

@Cfinley I've already downvoted that long back...

Cfinley

I didn't vote, but I should have downvoted it as well

Undo

@Cfinley What answer?

;)

Zizouz212

lol

Cfinley

Once my computer is back up and running at home, I will go on a flagging spree

Zizouz212

18:32

Someone help me...

Undo

@Zizouz212 Please don't try to delete that from review

It might be wrong, but it's still an answer

0

Q: VPS (Virtual Private Server) vs (Rasberry PI / Arduino) Modules

I want to implement this project... In the image I have: One and unique analog signal One Analog to Digital Converter The Output is carry out to several Modules (Executing FIR and rewritting the its Output) Collecting the New Signal (ModuleID, PositionValue, ValueSignal) The Question are:...

raspberry-pi hyperthreading arduino dedicated-server

Should we remove all but the third question there?

Cfinley

I say so.

And update the tags while you are at it

Adam

Goodness, the tags. All the tags.

Adam

19:04

I'm trying so hard to get my foot in the door in Worldbuilding but they just won't have my questions

Cfinley

19:31

We have another Hot Question. hardwarerecs.stackexchange.com/q/843/60

Adam

We're on fire this week.

Zizouz212

@Undo Oh no... I'm just wondering why that could possibly work :/

@Adam Congrats :D

Adam

19:49

Hopefully that'll get us more traffic though.

Undo

@Zizouz212 Oh, I hope it wouldn't :P

RubyJunk

20:09

Hi!

Wassup

I have a question. Should we have a site linked to HR (like HR Meta) called Hardware opinions? It seems like something interesting.

Zizouz212

@RubyJunk Like a new site on Area 51?

RubyJunk

@Zizouz212 What's Area 51?

Zizouz212

Basically, are you trying to make a new site?

RubyJunk

@Zizouz212 Yes, but linked to HR

Zizouz212

area51.stackexchange.com <- Where new sites are democratically created

RubyJunk

20:11

@Zizouz212 like meta

Zizouz212

@RubyJunk So, like a subset of HR?

RubyJunk

@Zizouz212 Yes

Exactly

Zizouz212

Stack Exchange wouldn't allow it

RubyJunk

Why not/

Zizouz212

Mostly because product reviews and polls don't fit with the Stack Exchange model.

RubyJunk

20:12

Oh

Zizouz212

Yeah..

There's been a few proposals that have tried to done that, and it's really just been shoved off

RubyJunk

I feel like that would be kind of useful...

But what do I know

Cfinley

There is always reddit

RubyJunk

True

Zizouz212

This may be of some interest

RubyJunk

20:13

@Zizouz212 Reddit?

Zizouz212

@RubyJunk In learning a few things about SE. Even recommendation sites were a little iffy.

RubyJunk

@Zizouz212 Oh...

I feel embarrased

Zizouz212

No need to be :)

RubyJunk

They should make another subset of SE

SO2

"Stack Opinions"

Cfinley

It wouldn't work

RubyJunk

20:16

Lol.

Zizouz212

Hm... Some of the founders of SE also have another forum thing...

Cfinley

It would be a bunch of flame wars

RubyJunk

I know..

Zizouz212

Ah

discourse.org

RubyJunk

"Buy it"

??

Zizouz212

20:17

Buy it?

Cfinley

@RubyJunk ? What do you mean?

RubyJunk

@Cfinley @Zizouz212 On the top of the screen, it says "Buy It"

Zizouz212

Ah, no

That's for them to host it and stuff like that

It's completely open source if that helps :)

RubyJunk

Oh. Cool.

Zizouz212

Geez... Open Source counts...

Take that blue people!

Cfinley

20:20

@Zizouz212 ... You do realize that not only is your name blue here, but so is your avatar?

Zizouz212

Haha, I realized :)

Mostly people with blue names...

RubyJunk

How do you get a blue name?

Zizouz212

@Adam @ArtOfCode @Andy @Undo...

Cfinley

Become a moderator of any SE site

Zizouz212

@RubyJunk They're used to denote network moderators

RubyJunk

20:20

Mod?

Oh wow

Zizouz212

:)

RubyJunk

Everyone posted at the same time :P

My greatest SE achievement EVER - Assoc bonus. Is that good or bad?

Cfinley

You and me Ruby are the only two black names active on chat

Zizouz212

@RubyJunk lol, better than a lot of people :)

RubyJunk

@Cfinley We should be proud

@Zizouz212 I guess so...

Cfinley

20:22

I wouldn't go that far

RubyJunk

Haha

Zizous, I think that most active users have more rep than me :(

Zizouz212

lol, but black names are fairly rare

RubyJunk

How so?

Zizouz212

We've had a lot of mods participate in this site

There's only 3 non-mods in this room

RubyJunk

Ha ha..

Zizouz212

20:23

Compared to 7 mods xD

RubyJunk

:(

Forever alone...

Cfinley

@Zizouz212 who is the third?

조성빈?

Zizouz212

@Cfinley Someone who I don't know

RubyJunk

Lol

Cfinley

I was wondering why I was getting that every time I hit the @ button

Zizouz212

20:24

Doesn't even have a point of rep on any site...

RubyJunk

See you people later, I have homework

That should have been started already

Zizouz212

@RubyJunk You, do, homework?

RubyJunk

@Zizouz212 Si, Senor

Zizouz212

lol, same here :)

RubyJunk

I'm not as old as everyone here

Cfinley

20:25

kids these days...

RubyJunk

Are younger than adults these days....

Ha!

Zizouz212

lol, I'm 15 :)

RubyJunk

Talking to @Cfinley :P

Cfinley

@Zizouz212 I have a full decade on you young one.

RubyJunk

I think he's trying to hide the fact that he's 100+

Told you.

15 + 100 = 115

Zizouz212

20:26

lol

RubyJunk

That's what decade means, right? ;)

Cfinley

off by a factor of ten

decade = 10 years

Zizouz212

-_-

Cfinley

century = 100

RubyJunk

No! Century = 10 years

Decade = 100 years

Look it up

Zizouz212

20:27

Come on @Cfinley!

Cfinley

google.com/search?q=Decade&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

RubyJunk

Look - bfy.tw/2Uz7

I prove you wrong...

Cfinley

Your link says 1 decade = 10 years

Am I missing something?

RubyJunk

Embarrasing

You can't read either...

@Zizouz212 back me up, man!

Cfinley

Are you in the USA @RubyJunk?

RubyJunk

20:29

Si.

No, I live in antarctica....

Zizouz212

Look. It's fairly clear that blue blobs have more expertise than there... Italic counterparts.

RubyJunk

EXACTLY

Zizouz212

Order of smartness (from smartest, to... something): blue names, black names, italic names

Adam

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Zizouz212

And know, you can't surrender your room ownership. I'll just hand it back to you :)

Cfinley

20:30

technically, my name is still black.

Zizouz212

@Adam Perfect timing :)

RubyJunk

I still need to do homework... BYE DON'T CHAT

OR I WILL STAY

Cfinley

But what if I want to chat?

RubyJunk

plz don't chat

Otherwise my homework will never get done :(

Cfinley

You can leave the room

RubyJunk

20:32

And all my teachers will be mad

Zizouz212

@RubyJunk lol, same dilemma as me :)

RubyJunk

No, my willpower is not strong enough...

Zizouz212

Trying to get a mock trial prepared... And I'm the defence lawyer...

RubyJunk

No more chat! YAY

Don't do it

Zizouz212

You're still here -_-

Cfinley

20:33

What is your homework in Ruby?

RubyJunk

I know you're thinking of it.....

Stuff.

@Cfinley You do not want to know...

:(

Cfinley

I did just ask

RubyJunk

Lol, I have the willpower

I think...

3, 2, 1, GOOOOO

Zizouz212

Hi @RubyJunk :)

Cfinley

I think hes gone.

Zizouz212

20:35

@RubyJunk!!! Come back here! We all know you want to!

@Cfinley I can change that (cc @Adam see magical powers)

Cfinley

What magical powers?

Zizouz212

The power to summon unicorns.

We all know that @RubyJunk Wants to see unicorns...

We just know it.

@ArtOfCode Um... Wasn't making a reference to that, but okay :/

ArtOfCode

@Zizouz212 Oh. Thought you were. I said nothing :)

Zizouz212

lol

Cfinley

Too late. I saw everything

ArtOfCode

20:44

@Cfinley Ah, but you can't prove it now, it's deleted.

Cfinley

I will slowly learn your ways

ArtOfCode

hopes Cfinley doesn't know the extent of RO powers

Zizouz212

:24984975 Don't worry, I don't either...

Cfinley

Im dumb

ArtOfCode

RO = Room Owner. RO's can see deleted message histories, I believe.

Cfinley

20:45

I did not know that

ArtOfCode

Click the dropdown on the message, there should be a "history" link.

Zizouz212

Ah.

RO!

Cfinley

Yup, I can

ArtOfCode

Buuuttt... I'm a mod. I can redact histories :)

Cfinley

well why didn't you?

ArtOfCode

20:47

i.e. get the history page of my deleted message open

got it?

Zizouz212

Peeps are weird...

Cfinley

Yup, its open

ArtOfCode

/redact 24984903

now reload it

Cfinley

well thats nice

And thats a moderator only feature?

ArtOfCode

Aye, we have a "purge history" button on that page.

It's incredibly useful for cleaning up after people accidentally post login details or email addresses.

Or when you just want to share one of those things with someone, without having to go somewhere else, and leave no trace.

Cfinley

20:49

That it is.

Can you do that in all chat rooms

ArtOfCode

Yep. Except chat.so and chat.meta

Cfinley

I should figure out where I could become a mod...

I should stick to being an RO, as apparently I still dont know everything I can do.

Zizouz212

@Cfinley Find new sites. Always easiest that way

Cfinley

I'm kind of a one site user. I don't really check SU that often anymore.

Adam

I didn't really know about all the powers mods have until yesterday so...

Zizouz212

20:54

@Adam lol, use them wisely :)

RubyJunk

I have a mega test

Zizouz212

HES BACK!

RubyJunk

So I'm supposed to be studying.

I can't bring myself to :(

Zizouz212

lol

We're just too irresistible

RubyJunk

Haha.

I am reading my textbook and typing at the same time

Is that good studying practice?

Zizouz212

20:57

Sure :D

Cfinley

Maybe for typing class

RubyJunk

Haha

This question is going to be HNQ hardwarerecs.stackexchange.com/q/843/476

Zizouz212

T'was already

RubyJunk

Oh, that's why I can't find it...

Zizouz212

T'wis still

Anyways, I'm playing the role of a defence lawyer tomorrow in French...

Cfinley

21:00

T'witter

Zizouz212

And I'm freaking out!

RubyJunk

I'm sorry, friend

I take Espanol

Zizouz212

Hmmm...

Soy Ziz!

Cfinley

RubyJunk

What are you 'hmming' about?

Cfinley

21:01

Hope that helps

RubyJunk

@Cfinley LOOOOL

Zizouz212

lol

RubyJunk

My question is I think the most viewed of all time?

Is there a way to sort?

I'm feeling proud

Cfinley

hardwarerecs.stackexchange.com/search?q=views%3A1200

yes it is

RubyJunk

YAy

:F

Typos, sorry :P

OK, I've gotta go, for real now. See y'all later.

Cfinley

21:05

I too have to run. I may not be able to get back on until tomorrow morning.

peace

Zizouz212

Don't worry, I just got my 50 rep for this spot a couple days ago...

ArtOfCode

21:37

Ah, but I've got the most highly-voted question so far.

Hardware Recommendations Meta

22:36

2

Q: Should questions about upcoming hardware be accepted?

If I were to ask about hardware that is going to come out, such as: "Is the new Pascal GPU architecture worth waiting for, based on rumors and details nVidia has released? Or should I just buy a GTX 960?" Should this type of question be allowed, or should it be off-topic? I'm kind of leaning towa...

discussion

Adam

22:51

ALERT: We have our first late answer in queue.

I can finally sleep peacefully at night.

ArtOfCode

23:42

@Adam 60 days already, eh?

Adam

60 long, tiring days.

ArtOfCode

Heh. Wait until the mod powers are actually really necessary. Then you'll know what tiring is.

Adam

Oh I don't doubt it based on what I've already seen.

By the way, I just asked PCG about the SEXY esolang and they said it could be similar to TinyBF.

Maybe there's a chance it'll become a real thing in the future. ;)

ArtOfCode

@Adam dead easy then, copy the interpreter for tBF, and subsitute = for S, + for E, > for X and | for Y.

Adam

23:59

@ArtOfCode The problem I'm having is figuring out the use for it. Ideally it would be used to somehow describe or manipulate input "XY situations." It's a very abstract use case but that's what esolangs are all about.

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