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HaLaBi

00:16

@RoflcoptrException you were online 24/7

Mark Mayo

00:39

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Q: Can I add more luggage after doing the on-line check-in in Ryanair?

I will be travelling with Ryanair in a few weeks. Currently I have a printer so I can do the check in and print the tickets. I am not yet sure if I will increase the weight in my luggage. I will only know this in a few weeks and I won't have access to a printer any more. My question is if I can...

anyone noticed a user is deleting his posts/answers?

@mindcorrosive @RoflcoptrException @anker-banerjee

Mark Mayo

02:23

and two days ago deleted another one, getting him a disciplined badge

Doc

03:53

looks like a rather easy badge to get

ohh.. i forgot to add a new country to my list...

Doc

04:41

woot. I got TSA PreCheck for my flight tomorrow! On US Airways!

except there's no precheck at san jose.. stupid feeking us airways...

Geeo

07:10

morning fella

4

Q: How many 6,000 meter peaks are there in Asia? In the world?

Climber Maximo Kausch claims there are 118 "6,000ers" in the Andes. And according to Peakbagger, 6,000 meter peaks are found only in the Andes, Central Asia (including the Himalaya, the Hindu Kush and other ranges), and Alaska, where there is just one 6,000er: Denali. So how many 6,000 meter pea...

factoids mountains mountain-climbing

doesnt look like a travelling question at all to me, despite the good arguments in the comments

Dirty-flow

I think it's not the best travel question but still on topic

HaLaBi

I think it is more into outdoors.SE

or not actually.. it is geography question...

Dirty-flow

that's true, but last time I wanted to close a question and migrate it to outdoors, the reaction was - it's also travel question bla bla bla

HaLaBi

many questions overlap between outdoors and travel

Geeo

07:36

@HaLaBi a friend of mine is coming to riyadh for couple of days!

daaaamn lucky

Doc

as someone that has climbed the highest peak in SE Asia, i definitely consider that question a travel question

Geeo

plus it's not answerable

as mark pointed out

and if you read the answers it's pretty clear a precise answer may be impossible to state

Dirty-flow

@MarkMayo - Perhaps climbers care more about peaks than about updating Wikipedia. — mouviciel 20 mins ago

Geeo

it may be an interesting question but not one that fits this site format really well

Dirty-flow

true story

Geeo

07:44

lol

anyone gonna play gta5?

2

Q: What was the actual narrative structure in Moebius by Kim Ki Duk?

I've recently seen the last Kim Ki Duk movie Moebius and I feel I didn't quite get the narrative structure. For the whole film, I thought it was pretty linear but the last scene, where you find out that the "monk" that was used to pray in front of the shop is the son, made me wondering if I didn...

plot-explanation moebius

not getting any luck at this :-(

Ankur Banerjee

09:23

@mindcorrosive @RoflcoptrException I've suspended Marcel's account for 30 days for second serious issue. He'd been deleting his own answers across the site. Just a heads-up.

@Andra You've been quite generous with bounties recently. Thanks for encouraging the community! :)

Geeo

@Andra for president <3

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Ankur Banerjee

:)

Geeo

all this good karma he's spreading will come back to him one day

@AnkurBanerjee what part of India are you from?

Ankur Banerjee

10:00

@Geeo Delhi! :D

Hize

14th

2 left

Geeo

10:17

@Andra what's that pic? A typical dish in Belgium? :D

RoflcoptrException

@HaLaBi I was, but now I have to do other things too :)

Btw travelers, do you think questions about choosing a camper or how to build a camper is on-topic here?

Geeo

building definitely not, while choosing is polling.. maybe if you give enough details on what you exactly need then it may fits the format.

best question ever

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A: How could one prevent drunk users from using a mobile application?

Aaaaaaaaaaand... here it is! The breathalazyer attachment DOES exist.

hippietrail

10:48

ສະບາຍດີ

Mark Mayo

11:16

-2

A: Re-entering the US after leaving on a visa waiver program

hello are you having problems traveling abroad and you need help and success to move out to any country you like here is your chance to work out everything with the united state embassy now for your quick movement or for your inquires contact us now at ( [email protected] ) or yo...

apparently the embassy now has a gmail account (! ;)

Disappointed Marcel was being sneaky and deleting his stuff :(

Dirty-flow

what happened?

he's suspended again

Mark Mayo

11:32

he was sneakily deleting his own posts at a rate that wouldn't trigger the mod alarm

@AnkurBanerjee is it possible to see which ones he deleted and undelete them? I've found a couple and flagged them, but I'm sure I've missed many.

looks like he may have been unaccepting his accepts as well :/

RoflcoptrException

11:53

hmm probably one has to check all of them manually

oh it hurts i you have to delete your own answer because it got flagged many times :)

Mark Mayo

12:04

lol, what was the answer?

RoflcoptrException

travel.stackexchange.com/questions/2589/…

Mark Mayo

wow, +6/-4 :)

RoflcoptrException

yes and got flagged twice today

so I had to remove it because it's really not an answer

Mark Mayo

twice today? wow, that's a bit random

RoflcoptrException

Don't know, but it doesn't really matter

Dirty-flow

12:31

day, week, month... is there a suspension for a whole year?

Mark Mayo

12:59

yep, that comes next, i believe, followed by ban.

Geeo

there's minute too

Dirty-flow

@Geeo I think only in chat

Mark Mayo

that's what it looks like for mods

Blog - Stack Exchange: A Day in the Penalty Box

Jeff Atwood on April 06, 2009

Are you familiar with the Penalty Box?

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It’s not something we looked forward to, but as of tonight, we’re instituting a penalty box on Stack Overflow. …

Andra

13:18

@geeo No typical in the Netherlands

belgians generally despise it

It is called "Frietje oorlog" or French Fries War

I was in the Netherlands this weekend

And ate one

I SOOOOO love it

it is french fries, mayonaise, peanut sauce and onions

hippietrail

in australia we don't think of "french fries" as belgian, dutch, or french. we think of them as american d-:

Andra

@hippietrail Did you see pulp fiction?

The start is all about the dutch ff experience

@all I am open for suggestions for my next round of 500 point bounties

hippietrail

only a dozen times

Karlson

Morning.

hippietrail

we think of french fries as the american version of chips and if pressed we would say chips are english. though i like to think we make them better in australia than in england where "chips" is a kind of potato and grease porridge (-;

Andra

13:26

Don't forgot the Cod

I can't debate with you since I have never been in Australia let alone tasted Australian fries

hippietrail

well of course not all fish and chip shops make them the same in australia, but mushy and greasy are rare. also which kind of fish you get by default depends on region. in victoria and western australia it's flake (shark). in new south wales it might be cod.

Dirty-flow

@Andra I think that next week I could have more reputation than you

don't forget that you will lose some privileges when you have <10k rep

Andra

@Dirty-flow that is the main idea of my reputation storm

I am sort of getting out

I don't like the recent flux of personal issues

hippietrail

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Q: What's the correct term for potato chips?

In school I learned to say crisps but I don't want to mix it with french fries. So what's the correct term to use, and what synonyms are there?

phrases synonyms food

Andra

@hippietrail What is "potato chips"

hippietrail

13:41

@Andra Whare are "potato chip"

sorry what was your question? (-:

Andra

hence the quotes

Dirty-flow

travel.stackexchange.com/posts/20529/revisions

Andra

hippietrail

"potato chips" is potato chips in scare quotes d-:

Dirty-flow

second time today that my edit conflicts with another one

Andra

13:42

or

t2.gstatic.com/…

I guess that is going to be hard to answer

Dirty-flow

@Andra my suggestion for your next bounty

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A: Attend a lecture in computer science while travelling in the UK

TLDR They won't post public timetables, so find someone at the university to suggest one and turn up, because people are in academica because they love their subject, love talking about their subject even more, and are highly likely to help you out even if its unofficially. /TLDR No University I...

hippietrail

/me has noticed that he's apparently in a pedantic mood

ick i just noticed this little horror:

err well i seem not to have copied it so i can't paste it and grumble about it

anyway stack exchange says you must login instead of you must log in

Dirty-flow

@Andra or probably this one:

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A: How can you protect a fragile object like bottle of champagne in your baggage against breaking?

Some crazy variant: put your bottle into the bag, after that place it into the box, and add the polyurethane foam: It'll save your bottle, and after the flight you can easily remove it with knife.

Geeo

@Andra looks really classy :D

hippietrail

14:00

what about a plastic bottle of milk?

anyone got some tips on hitchhiking any kind of boat or ship or yacht out of vladivostok? (-:

Dirty-flow

@hippietrail take a bottle of vodka with you

Geeo

14:16

and some vaseline in case they get drunk and confuse you with a pretty woman

Dirty-flow

14:26

@Geeo personal experience?

Geeo

common sense :D

HaLaBi

@Geeo man, I pity your friend,,, he will regret the moment.. it is a boring hot country...

Geeo

@HaLaBi screw that! I'm kinda jealous

HaLaBi

trust me man..

Geeo

he's gonna stay two days, not forever :D

HaLaBi

14:32

in addition to big change in culture.. especially in RUH where all the bad reputation came from.. it is hot and fucked up...

the worst two days in his life :D

lol

Geeo

lol

HaLaBi

hope I live in RUH.. so I can meet him

i have a busy month...

Geeo

he's gonna be busy too I guess

HaLaBi

Singapore first week.. and after tomorrow Morocco and then Jakarta. and again Singapore at the end of the month

Geeo

how was singapore?

HaLaBi

14:34

singapore is sexy.. small country.. good shopping malls.. especially for computer stuff.. no cheap Chinese made stuff.. only good quality products even the Chinese stuff are good..

i bought quite a lot

@Geeo you made good rep this month

Geeo

@HaLaBi blame Andra :D

HaLaBi

:)

he gave like 7000 rep...

@Andra if i may ask, whats in your head? just in the giving mood?

Dirty-flow

@HaLaBi that's what he said today: "that is the main idea of my reputation storm
I am sort of getting out
I don't like the recent flux of personal issues"

HaLaBi

oooh shit..

Dirty-flow

he wants to lose (almost) all his privileges

HaLaBi

14:39

:(

i hope i have no had in his decision

i was kinda pissed off a lot lately.. i reacted in a weird way to the hate i got from some people

Andra

@HaLaBi working on my global online reputation

HaLaBi

?

whats that

Andra

Lets say that when potential new employers google me, my travel.se should not be on top

THat is the main motivation

HaLaBi

have u considered changing the name?

Andra

but also I am kind of fed up with the pedantic behaviour, I am witnessing

HaLaBi

14:42

make it something.. like clean-flow or so..

Andra

That is second part of the plan

on sept 30 I am going to rename myself in to frietOorlog

HaLaBi

if i may ask @Andra, i am one of the pedantic users ?

Andra

the icon is already there

I hope not

HaLaBi

that's a pedantic answer :D

Andra

I don't know who they are. But I am getting downvotes without cause

HaLaBi

14:43

ok, same here..

Andra

No seriously I don't know

HaLaBi

a lot of downvotes lately.. and it is always a single downbvote...

so, i am sure it is one user..

Andra

Let me say that I can mention some pedantic users, which I will not

Dirty-flow

we will see if we still get downvotes in the next month

Andra

but you are not on that list ;)

Geeo

14:44

@Andra no way, if you are good at your job and have other hobbies that may attract (smart) employers

HaLaBi

i would never downvote you.. i am actually super careful with the downvotes. u can check my total downvotes..

Andra

I am not saying that I am quitting, only that I don't want to be in the lead any longer

I don't mind being downvoted

Some of my answers need quite some improvement

HaLaBi

man, you are a leader by nature... so it is not like something you can change...

Andra

Well maybe if I obtain this fixed contract job, I might come back to that position ;)

HaLaBi

whether u asked for it or not, whether you give all your rep or not.. u will always be a leader in this site..

so, you are seriously saying that this site is affecting your personal or prof. life?

Andra

14:46

But the fun in this spreading of reppoints is also that I see some funny developments

I am saying that I am carefully considering the appearance of my online activities

HaLaBi

i know, i actually got a comment from one colleague regarding my weed question..

Andra

Two weeks ago I googled myself and on number 5 there was "Dog farts and laughs"

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HaLaBi

but it was ok, i was just done with my annual CDS test.. and it was clear..

Dog farts... wtf

Geeo

@Andra standing ovation.

Andra

I apparently liked a film on youtube some time ago about a farting dog

and voila there it is in my face

HaLaBi

14:49

u r using ur real name in youtube?

that's a problem.. whenever youtube shows that stpid dialog about changing my name to the real name, i click NO...

Andra

Well I am changing that policy now

although I think people act less nasty if they use their proper name

@HaLaBi but you were a special case

Your answer deserved a special bounty

so I had to put 1000 repppoints on the plugs question

HaLaBi

oooh

i kinda felt good and bad at the same time..

good because i got 500.. and bad because u lost a hard earned rep

Andra

this is the culprit destroying my reputation ;)

►

I wasn't even thinking clear because it isn't that funny, but still I apparently liked it

HaLaBi

:)

i am confused here...

i thought in EU and the developed world, people mind their own business....

now, what i see is not what i know.. i guess i know wrong

hippietrail

@Dirty-flow they're russian and they can afford yachts - they have better vodka than me (-:

@HaLaBi there is cheap chinese stuff in singapore but maybe you have to look for it (-:

HaLaBi

15:02

i don't want cheap Chinese stuff...

i went to Funan degitalife mall

5 floors.. took me two days to go through almost all shops...

Geeo

:o

I would have died at the first floor

HaLaBi

lol

hippietrail

i'm a user and i can pe pedantic but hopefully i'm not one of these pedantic users

HaLaBi

i bought a sexy keyboard.. Razer mechanical keyboard.. i am in love with it

i just missed the click sound...

Dirty-flow

@hippietrail even if you don't bring the best vodka, it's much better than no vodka

hippietrail

15:08

yep funan has the better stuff but it's not cheaper than in australia and usually more expensive. there's another mall that has the cheap crap

@Dirty-flow actually we learned through my friend's aunt that the problem will be finding the guys who won't be drunk on their boats and crash them!

@HaLaBi: you should've bought jeff atwood's new signature series custom mechanical keyboard

HaLaBi

i couldn't find it

i tried to find it in amazon or any other online shop.. couldn't

hippietrail

pretty soon all famous programmers will release their own just like guitarists do - i'm waiting for the jon skeet signature mechanical keyboard

Dirty-flow

the only nice feature of the keyboard is the backlight

HaLaBi

the one i got is this: razerzone.com/gaming-keyboards-keypads/…

hippietrail

yeah i never had a backlit keyboard

i had a huge heavy mechanical ibm keyboard years ago when i first went PC

HaLaBi

15:12

mechanical keyboard makes it easy to type with less mistakes.. and less chance of kitting two keys at the same time...

Dirty-flow

my laptop has backlight keyboard and it's really useful, and I miss this feature on my external keyboard

hippietrail

ok now i need more videos of dogs farting and making funny faces

i need a keyboard that makes it easier to type in the language of each country i visit

Geeo

@Andra the fact that you are famous for "dog farts and laughs" seems to invalidate your theory :D

HaLaBi

@hippietrail there is a keyboard i saw in the net somewhere.. all keys are basically small LED screens..

it can be changed to any language..

it was a concept.. not sure if it produced or not..

lost the link

hippietrail

yeah i saw that years ago too

Andra

15:17

@hippietrail there are apps that mimic other keyboard layout

I am so used to QWERTY

but am confronted with them all

hippietrail

there are also OSes where you can change your keyboard layout - all of them d-:

Andra

Luckily for me all computers boot QWERTY

hippietrail

i haven't lost my muscle memory for typing georgian but in lao i don't even know three quarters of the alphabet yet

Andra

@hippietrail you are a pedantic of the fun type

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hippietrail

in soviet union computers boot you!

Andra

15:20

In little britain computers only say ....

HaLaBi

@Andra did my comment about freedom and shit bother u?

hippietrail

for being sweet i award thee a star

HaLaBi

are there actual people who use keyboards other than QWERTY?

except UK ofcourse..

Dirty-flow

I use qwertz

HaLaBi

sorry :D

Andra

15:20

No, but I ignored it since that usually cause hefty (and in my opinion useless) debates

Dirty-flow

german sh*t

HaLaBi

@Andra ok :) good that u ignored.. i kinda regret it the moment i typed it..

Andra

@HaLaBi I am pretty sure we can have furious discussions and I am also pretty sure we disagree on a number of things. But this is just not the time and place

HaLaBi

exactly..

here, we have a common thing, travel.. that's the only topic we should talk about

plus some geeky computer stuff

hippietrail

wow @HaLaBi this blue diamond was some serious shit!

HaLaBi

15:23

yes

serious as in heart attack.. people got killed..

i know a guy who survived a gunshot..

hippietrail

sound like a real dirty conspiracy

Andra

Honestly I feel a bit sorry for Marcel

I am pretty sure his intentions are good

HaLaBi

i am too. seriously..

Andra

the thing is that the way he responds is sort of the default poltical discourse overhere

hippietrail

uk keyboard is qwerty too just the double quote and dollar and pound sterling symbols differ afaik

HaLaBi

15:25

he was simply asking questions and re-acting.. not acting oyt of the blue..

Andra

@hippietrail there are also some slight differences

like the @ and ofcourse the Pound sterling sign

hippietrail

well i mentioned the pound but i forgot the @ which i think changes with the "

HaLaBi

yes

hippietrail

i started with a british ZX Spectrum 30 years ago (-:

but "qwerty" only says where the letters are nothing more

Andra

Guys as travelers you gonna love this

kickstarter.com/projects/750308586/…

HaLaBi

15:27

ok, i meant a twisted qwerty..

Andra

I received mine and it is great

hippietrail

i wouldn't be surprised if the british qwerty is the original qwerty

Andra

Just plug it into any computer and you have your own desktop

@Geeo Well I hope to illiminate that by becoming obscure

security by obscurity ;)

HaLaBi

@Andra whats the OS ?

hippietrail

> Traveling to Thailand from Saudi Arabia requires an official business visit by the government. Personal business visits have to be authorized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Tourism is not permitted to Thailand and violating the law by traveling to Thailand is taken seriously. Violators may be subject to investigation leading to a fine or a jail sentence. The number of Thai Muslim pilgrims permitted to perform the hajj has been strictly limited.

Geeo

15:30

lol @ the kid playing minecraft

HaLaBi

16:10

facebook.com/…

Andra

16:56

@Halabi Mac

HaLaBi

Windows 8 ;)

Mac is makeup brand

maccosmetics.com/index.tmpl

Andra

@Halabi I except every cynical mac comment with grace, only NOT from a WIN8 user ;)

HaLaBi

:D

Andra

@HaLaBi you mean the wrist OS?

That is Ubuntu

Sorry misunderstood you

HaLaBi

:D

I see no mention of the size...

how many Gig is it?

Andra

17:02

16

HaLaBi

oooh.. that including the OS I guess..

Andra

►

HaLaBi

@Andra Je ne parle pas français

Andra

►

that is english

@HaLaBi Mais si, tu parle tres bien le francais ;)

HaLaBi

17:23

that's google translate mate..

I do not even know how to write the ç letter.. just copy and paste :D

Dirty-flow

20:07

0

A: Where can I find short term apartment rental offers in Berlin?

Adormo has a couple of nice ones. You can ask the owners for long term prices.

owner of the site - Luca De Giglio

is this ok or not?

HaLaBi

20:46

facebook.com/…

Dirty-flow

hahaha lol

HaLaBi

:D

Mark Mayo

23:20

I feel sorry that Marcel felt he had to do that, I feel like it's something that if you met him in person we could nut out in 10 minutes, but is harder over the internet

@Andra if you're worried about your online persona, just change your username

but really if they find this account you're fine

Mark Mayo

23:54

shows another positive side to you :)

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