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15:08
@Rapitor Man, I try to compliment @Sterno's answer, and I get attacked.
@Wipqozn The worst part is that someone upvoted your comment. I can only hope it they meant it in the same spirit you did.
I've never been more offended in my life.
I've got the 24th highest rep on the site!
@fredley is still ahead of me though, so I don't have to commit suicide yet.
@Sterno Before long you'll be No. 1
@Wipqozn The guy who asked that shitty keyhole question is #1
15:09
@Sterno Of course he is
If I wasn't at work today, I'd just post answers on the Lifehack site all day long
ALL. DAY. LONG.
I think I'm going to jettison the lifehack site, and go find more inspiration for my next build.
Some mods may be required, as it's going to be based on @AshleyNunn and her hug gun.
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Q: Unused Buildings in Rise of Nations

Young GuiloIn Rise of Nations: Gold there is a couple of buildings that aren't in any of the Rise of Nations campaigns or maps. Specifically "El Dorado" and "Statue of Lenin". I read on a forum that there was a scenario that used these buildings but was either scrapped or wasn't completed in time for releas...

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Q: Are the Legendary Birds available in ORAS? (Specifically Articuno :3)

LUXANNAAre the three Legendary Birds from the first generation available to be caught in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire? I have been looking on sites and can find nothing confirming that they are catchable in the newest installments.

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Q: What is Cannon Time?

Young GuiloIn Rise of Nations there is something called "Cannon Time" I've tried to find out what it means but haven't come across anything. All I know is that it tries to activate when you hit the backspace button. What is Cannon Time?

@Sterno Sure, all you need is a clothes hanger, some dish soap, and MacGuyver.
(My answer for every LifeHack question)
@Lazers I could've sworn he deleted his account.
15:20
@Wipqozn Suspended for a year, back as of October
@Unionhawk I knew that part, but thoguht he deleted his account shortly after he got back. I'm not sure.
@Wipqozn I don't recall anything of the sort.
How do we vote/nominate lifehack mods? @Sterno must win.
Although, the proof is in the pudding; SE no longer undeletes accounts, so if he had, he'd have no rep.
@Frank Clearly I'm just crazy
@Rapitor As of now, you can't.
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A: Who should our pro-tem moderators be?

RichardBernardsAs can be read from the link supplied in the question, 7 days in, someone from SE will initiate the seeking of Pro Temp Moderators: About a week into the public beta, we will seek out members who are deeply engaged in the community’s development; I believe we should wait for that meta-post ...

15:24
The base question being asked here is a misunderstanding between Minecraft Pocket Edition, and the full version of Minecraft. Answers should be answering that, not whether or not a specific laptop can run the game, as that is off-topic. I've edited the question to make it clearer. — Frank 4 mins ago
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Q: Why is the quality of questions and answers not great right now?

Zach SaucierEven though we're in a small group of somewhat enthusiastic supporters of the idea of Lifehacks, the quality of questions on Lifehacks in general is a bit lower than I expected it to be. Many questions, though most are upvoted and have several answers, seem unclear or too broad. Why do you think...

I edited the question to focus on that.
I might actually provide an answer to this question.
I just now received the "Excavator" badge today after fulfilling it's requirements a full 3 years ago.
@John me too!
probably on a different post, though
mine was on a post on Writers
15:28
@John Looks like it took them some time to sunglasses ...dig it up
@MattЭллен Yeah, mine was on Android
@SaintWacko I checked the list of Excavators though, and they've been handed out for a long time
just mine didn't come until today
@fredley have you grown the pizza tree yet?
15:44
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Q: What happens if a residential building is demolished in Simcity Build-It?

MindwinThere is the option to bulldoze a residential building. Besides the obvious loss of population and revenue, what also happens? Do I get to build another residential plot right away?

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Q: How long does Safenet track IPs for?

Jeff NoelDoes Safenet track your IP indefinitely (or until someone finds you or it escalates to an FBI wanted warrant)?

@Lazers This game sounds like augmented reality or something.
@Chippies no... just... no.... xD
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A: How do I fill a hot water urn that doesn't fit in the sink?

SternoStep 1: Get a smaller container which actually fits in the sink. Step 2: Fill it up. Step 3: Dump it into the larger container Step 4: Repeat Steps 1-3 as needed.

Two downvotes. Not lifehacky enough.
15:50
@Sterno is that still going on?
How long is the beta gonna be?
@Chippies I think it's in private beta for at least 5 more days
or something
@Unionhawk hopefully people will run out of things to ask by then
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Q: Why did I just now get the "Excavator" badge for an edit I made 3 years ago?

JohnI opened Stack Exchange today to find a pleasant notification: You've earned the "Excavator" badge (edited first post that was inactive for 6 months) for this post As you can see, I edited that post a full 3 years ago. The list of people that received that badge reveals that the badge wasn...

@Unionhawk It should be noted that some sites never actually graduate out of beta.
CodeGolf is still there, to my knowledge.
@Frank That's public beta though, not private
15:53
@John Yep. They're stuck in limbo. Public beta for life.
@Frank Well, I dunno about other people, but I had to start over from 100 rep instead of having the 12000 or so I had before I deleted my account.
(actually, due to a bug with migrated questions, I started with 170ish but eh)
Also, time for useless boring teleconference.
@Unionhawk It's been a year already? wow...
@Powerlord Is there any other kind of teleconference?
@Yuuki I wouldn't know as I've never been in a different kind.
@Powerlord Due to association bonus, no?
15:58
@Frank Exactly.
@John Yep
@Yuuki teleconference can be boring and useful, like when coordinating midnight server stuff
Yay, webex site is being slow
Pretty good comment
16:05
@Yuuki sigh I hate that this doesn't surprise me at all
oh! Georgia, USA
Argh, Chrome, why you no release a new update? This bug is killing me. I suppose I could stop being lazy and revert to the previous version manually, but...
@Wipqozn "Oh police entered a home on little evidence and proceeded to shoot the innocent homeowner in the head while he's lying on the floor, must be tuesday"
@KevinvanderVelden It sounds like the homeowner might have had a gun..? I'm not really sure
apparently he was holding an empty shotgun
16:10
@Wipqozn which is perfectly legal over there!
not that you can tell a gun is empty
@KevinvanderVelden Yeah, but if swat saw him with a gun that would explain why they shot him on sight.
They didn't shoot the wife, who was unarmed.
@Wipqozn he was probably shot while on the floor
As in, lying on the floor
Why did they do this in the middle of the night as opposed to the middle of the day? During the day, you can at least tell whether it's a gang or a SWAT team.
@Yuuki see also the reddit comment
16:14
Because then he'd see them coming and he'd destroy all the drugs he didn't have, duh.
It would not at all surprise me if that was a part of it
@Yuuki WINTER IS COMING
@TimStone Was there a white walker hat last year? Either way, I hope there is one this year.
16:18
@Yuuki inb4 winterbash questions on Arqade because winterbash is kind of like a game right
arqade is a game too!
@Yuuki 3 more days? But I want Winterbash now!
@Yuuki might be of the war against drugs
Warning: video gets NSFW around the 2 minute mark.
(They are screaming "Put down those dirty needles!")
In the beginning
Though that duo apparently stopped in 1985
16:25
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Q: What to do with excess gold/elixir in the early game?

EllesedilI started playing only a few days ago and still have about a day's worth of the newbie shield. I concentrated on upgrading my income while only upgrading my town hall if I absolutely had to. Since I'm not spending any money for gems, I currently have two builders. I'm finding, now, that I'm gene...

@Sterno My comment has 2 votes on it now.
Is it wrong than when I read "Google PM", I thought "Google Prime Minister"?
It's wrong, isn't it?
Google probably has a Prime Minister, to be honest
@Yuuki I suggest not leaving this in a background tab. When you switch back to it, all the seconds that have passed will drop at once and can cause some lag
@Chippies Butbutbutbut avalanche!
16:34
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Q: Are weapon upgrades permanent or just for that particular instance of a gun?

NickIn Bioshock Infinite, you can only hold two weapons at once. If I upgrade say, my pistol and later drop my pistol for a shotgun, do I have to re-buy the weapon upgrade if I later pick up a different pistol? If this is the case, then is there any way to tell which pistol lying on the floor is the...

So my pomegranate question has 4 close votes.
@Yuuki Avalanche that may cause freezing
@Chippies That's what avalanches do!
@Yuuki Well, freezing is usually the least of the things avalanches do...
Well, do to other people.
16:37
Avalanches bury and suffocate rather than freeze
But they can still freeze. Ish.
I think someone accidentally started a Lync conversation with the group that has all employees in my immediate group.
@Yuuki You made n alt account? What a goose/
There's are 50+ people in this conversation right now.
@Unionhawk They also cause trauma
16:42
Well, also that, but very often CoD in avalanche-related incidents is asphyxiation
no not call of duty
you are a terrible person whoever you are
you know who you are
@Wipqozn No, it's the same account.
This winterbash timer looks hackable
I wonder if there's a hat involved
I just renamed it like I do all my SE accounts.
SFF is Steam.
Aw, the countdown timer just does location.reload() when it reaches 0
no fun
16:46
@Yuuki What was that exactly?
OP: "but I don't have any of my tools to hand" — Mooseman 2 mins ago
I can't wait untill someone from lifehacks.se finds this chatroom.
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Technically, @Sterno is from Lifehacks.SE
@Sterno is future mod of lifehacks.SE
17:02
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Q: What is the best way to cool off with an oscillating fan without having it blowing directly on me?

liebs19I use an oscillating fan to stay cool at work because others like the temperature warmer than I do. I've noticed considerable buffeting when the fan is blowing directly on me. What is the best way to use this to stay cool without it blowing directly on me?

QUESTIONS THAT MATTER
I still think we're going to find out that everyone there is trolling each other
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Q: Please don't snow when I'm not there

fredleyYay! Winterbash! Hats! Countdown! Wow! Except I came back to the tab after 20 minutes: It almost crashed my browser. Please can it not snow when the tab is not active?

if you can find a way to ask a dora question I will be truly impressed.
@Unionhawk YES
@Unionhawk A dora question?
@Wipqozn 5, now
@Unionhawk I could probably work the Dora song into a "How can I get a song stuck in my head out of my head?" question
And I'd be really interested to see what happened to such a question
17:04
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IT
wait, why am I encouraging this
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON'T DO IT
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IT
See, I had more Os, therefor you should do it
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Q: Why does saying "Swiper, no swiping!" three times prevent Swiper from swiping?

SternoIn Dora the Explorer, Swiper often tries to swipe an object that Dora and Boots need to reach their destination. If they confront him and say "Swiper, no swiping!" three times before he reaches it, he'll say "Oh, man!" and leave. However, I've seen in some episodes they only manage to say it once...

Holy shit that's +41
that's almost as bad as doge
17:06
Oh, I think "psychological" life hacks have been deemed off topic. I'll have to think of a different way to work Dora in
oh god
please tell me the internet has not made that a thing
@Sterno Is there a lifehack to prevent the swiper from swiping, Other than saying swiper no swiping 3 times?
@Unionhawk it has been spoken of, soon will be a real thing
@Unionhawk If you ever find yourself asking yourself this question, prepare to be disappointed
That is how the internet works
17:08
Good news, it's not currently a thing
Oh, huh
inb4 @fredley makes it a thing
It's snowing
Yay snow!
It is currently 8 C around here
17:08
heat wave
Well that was an interesting GIS
No doge the explorer though
brb
@Unionhawk 8 C is not a heat wave
It's probably like, 2 C here, or whatever
@fredley grabbing the mind bleach?
It was negative 4 C (24 F) earlier
17:09
One of you just upvoted my Dora question, and should feel shame.
@KevinvanderVelden Grabbing the Photoshop
@KevinvanderVelden That's like, what, low 40s F?
Mid 40s even
In December, that counts as a heat wave
Not over here
In december that counts as "Aaah, no skating this year =["
Yeah, anything above freezing in December-February is a disappointment (anything too far below freezing is too fucking cold)
checks snow report ew... 22" hard pack base... hopefully that's fixed by the time I get there :/
17:14
Meh, I don't care much, I've (ice) skated like, three times in my life
@KevinvanderVelden I'm a skier, so...
Ooh uuh hmm. This year has been the second hottest winter since they've started measuring that
Like, I'll be in colorado in January, and hopefully there'll be like, a foot of fresh snow per day, and all the things will be awesome.
Hottest being 2007
If I was unemployed I swear to God I'd spend all day trolling Lifehacks
I'd answer every single question. With pictures. ELABORATE PICTURES
I really hope this site makes it. It's a goldmine
17:15
you have a problem
And none of the years I've been alive are in the top 10 coldest, huh
@Unionhawk No, I have solutions!
My birthyear was the 4th hottest winter :O
in Lifehacks, 2 hours ago, by Jimmy Hoffa
@Mooseman I think voters can do that with up and down votes. Perhaps we encourage down voting conventional answers?
@Sterno Tht question is about to be closed as "Too Broad".
17:16
in Lifehacks, 1 hour ago, by Zach Saucier
the more we discuss the less I think this site will get out of beta
are we still on the lifehacks thing? I want to talk about video games, dammit!
@Wipqozn I'm going to lose all my precious rep.
@MattGiltaji how 'bout dem vidya games?
@RedRiderX video games are awesome
we will be on lifehacks for the rest of eternity, I'm afraid
17:17
@MattGiltaji then talk about them =p
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Q: Close reason request: "See a professional"

MoosemanIn some areas, medical being a good example, people may ask for help related to an issue or idea that has the potential to be dangerous, or even life-threatening. I propose the following close reason be added: We recommend you seek the opinion of a trained professional for this or similar ma...

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE A SITE OF EXPERTS
Seriously, every time someone comes in here asking "Why are we talking about X? We should be talking about Y!". The reason is that there has been nothing to talk about regarding Y
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@Wipqozn even medical experts don't give medical advise over the internet
Not all medical questions are inherently off-topic.
17:19
user image
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Explicit medical advice, sure, nobody would give that. Shit like, first aid tips, or I don't know what, sure.
no
nonono
NO
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO‌​OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
It's starred, too late
@fredley That might need to be my RPG.SE avatar
17:21
@Sterno I would be honored
And by RPG I meant SciFi
Protip: If there's something that doesn't exist on the internet, and you would like it to remain that way, don't talk about it
Protip: @FREDLEY HAS A STUPID FACE
@Sterno That is glorious
17:24
@Sterno That is some lovecraftian shit right there
@Sterno now change your name to match
Try 'apply this change to all my SE accounts'
heh
17:26
@fredley After that does he have to type "unbind all" into the console?
I ACCIDENTALLY CLOSED THE BRIDGE TAB!
YOU MONSTER
HOW DARE YOU
I AM SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO!
I started panicking when I couldn't find the bridge tab!
17:27
@Chippies in b4 ban
inb4 someone points out you're inb4ing wrong
wait
@Unionhawk Need I point out the obvious?
no
The obvious is the joke
AND NOW IT ISN'T FUNNY
@Unionhawk ur mom isn't funny
17:38
@Chippies the art looks familiar, source?
(See also, hovering over the image)
technically, it was in the link
17:39
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Q: How to remove tree roots

RichardBernardsOur backyard is fenced in by coniferous trees (Thuja). Sadly enough, a few of them have died, and I want to remove them and replace them with a fence. The problem however, is that these trees grow their roots deep into the ground. I could try pulling them out with a wench or heavy duty machinery...

technically, I just failed at the bridge
Site questions are getting migrated to meta
Because they can't go anywhere else (I think)
Technically, @Chippies is just repeating what I am saying
=p
@KevinvanderVelden Technically, @KevinvanderVelden is just inb4
inb4 inb4
Why is everyone calling inb4 wrong today?
17:43
inb4 inb4 used properly
Nope
EVERYONE IS WRONG TODAY, HELP.
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Q: Connecting my Xbox 360 or One controller with my PC without paying for anything?

sTrangerCan I connect to my PC using my XBOX 360 or XBOX ONE controller without purchasing anything?

@RedRiderX who the fuck migrated that
@Unionhawk I think they tried to migrate it to Gardening but since it's closed beta they could only move it to meta
Not sure though
...
nice
nicely done
17:48
Should've just closed it as off-topic and tell the guy to re-ask it on Gardening.
Migrating questions is annoying.
Like, it says very clearly that you're sending it to meta when you vote that way
maybe we need to ask for a lifehack to stop users from using SE incorrectly
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Q: How do I get lint out of a headphone jack?

Tom MedleySpending most of its life in my pocket, the headphone jack of my phone frequently gets clogged up with lint. Usually I can tweeze it out, but this time I forgot, and tried to plug in my headphones, compressing the lint right at the bottom of the socket. I can't tweeze it out, it's too deep, and ...

Use a paperclip, you idiot.
@OrigamiRobot Alright alright
Lets not go around calling people idiots
17:58
I hope LifeHacks.SE hats are called Lifehats
@fredley No, his imaginary lifehacks.se account is called "you idiot."; that's a signature
@fredley I don't think he can see your warnings.
@Wipqozn No, I know
I like talking to him anyway though
In my head we're still friends

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