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3:31 AM
This needs to go
One more delete vote if anyone is around
 
 
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5:29 AM
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A J
Good morning!
 
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Q: How to let a long time friend that you have feelings for her

kattappaMe and Devsena are college friends, she was my mix doubles badminton partner in college team. We spent lot of time together practicing and going for tournaments, so we came very close in our 3rd year, and I ended up having feelings for her. But she didn't feel the same and said she only sees me ...

 
5:52 AM
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Q: Generation gaps in family

AdamLast week we were watching the television and the news covered a story about a police officer that lost his job after hitting a person 7 times. Watching the footage of this happening, I made the comment "The is no justification for that, 7 strikes is horrendous." To which my grandfather replie...

 
JAD
6:10 AM
@dhein It meant Ascension Day
 
6:29 AM
I read that as accusation day
then got confused
 
@JourneymanGeek . . . Do you still have bad sleeping habits.
 
I woke up at 7 like a normal person!
 
You might have woken up at 7 but not like a normal person.
 
As long as I have this job though, my sleep habits are going to be a bit messed
but its a job ;p
 
@ExtrovertedMainMan A very important Eeps should be "don't engage in arguments with unknown variables".
 
6:39 AM
@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ or known variables that you know you shouldn't deal with....
 
You make me sleepy Journey.
 
yawns in @M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ's general direction
 
Ka-ching! Deflecteeeeeeee . . . snore
 
A J
7:00 AM
@JourneymanGeek nit?
 
@AJ You can trust someone who misreads "Ascension" as "accusation" to misspell 67% of "but".
 
A J
lol
 
How would this work for you if it was a man? There is no way would it be appropriate to tell her this, unless you want to end your friendship. There will be many situations in your life when you feel attracted to someone and can't act upon it, you learn to keep it to yourself. — RedSonja 1 min ago
#21845 RedSonja (743 rep) | Q: Im a straight guy who fell in love with a girl who is gay what do i do? (score: -1) | posted 5 days ago by Thomas Barnes (5 rep) | edited 5 days ago by Rainbacon (4687 rep) | Toxicity 0.1041616 | tps/fps: 0/0
Matched regex(es) ["possible-aic"]
 
JAD
7:24 AM
@JourneymanGeek ah, the classic one-key offset.
 
7:41 AM
@IPSCommentBot tp
 
Marked this comment as caught correctly (tp). Currently marked 2tps/0fps. beep boop My human overlords won't let me flag that, so you'll have to do it yourself.
 
7:54 AM
@ZYR good point, you might find one who has been through similar and would do it pro bono. Also check local charities and see if they have access to legal advice that is specialist in this topic. They sound like toxic parents; sometimes you just have to walk away #beenthere. — bigbadmouse 1 min ago
#17582 bigbadmouse (293 rep) | A: How do I help my girlfriend get out of this dangerous situation with her parents? (score: 1) | posted 287 days ago by (deleted user) | edited 287 days ago by Em C (9927 rep) | Toxicity 0.098036535 | Comment on inactive post | tps/fps: 0/0
 
@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ cyclists don't do what?
 
13 hours ago, by Tinkeringbell
@RoryAlsop That's true. But people are mostly wearing headphones or earplugs with music here anyway XD
Disclaimer: All opinions are mine and mine alone and do not reflect those of the person whose fingers are typing this.
o.o
 
8:09 AM
@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ whose fingers are you using?
I thought you only had a spare kidney.
 
@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ I'm actually baffled by joggers who wear headphones, and then seem surprised when trying to cross roads that there may be cars about to hit them
As a cyclist, I would never wear headphones or earphones - it's crazy
 
@RoryAlsop chicken :P
 
JAD
@RoryAlsop I actually use full shell headphones, even when riding a bike
they're not noise cancelling at least
so that's something
 
@Tinkeringbell well... yeah
 
@RoryAlsop Don't worry. I don't think I'll ever voluntarily get on a motorbike, so I'm just as bad ;)
 
8:20 AM
Even in a car I assume everything is out to kill me, and that is even more so on a motorbike or bicycle
 
@RoryAlsop Kinda strange but while I can have serious panic attacks while driving, I've never had one while cycling or walking :/
 
@Tinkeringbell I tend to focus on risk management. Hazard of the day job, I guess :-)
@Tinkeringbell the human subconscious is a pain in the ***.
 
JAD
@RoryAlsop well, I suppose one difference is that here, cyclists have a dedicated spot on the road, quite often separated from cars
 
@RoryAlsop Tell me about it. The worst part is that it won't listen to my conscious.
 
@JAD yeah, @Tinkeringbell mentioned that - it must make a huge difference
 
JAD
8:22 AM
@RoryAlsop plus, cars are used to them. Some silly rule in traffic law that in car vs bike accidents, responsibility is on the car, no matter what
 
@JAD The rule helps those driving a couple of tons of metal pay more attention though :-)
 
JAD
on one hand, it sucks because some cyclists ride like madmen (me included)
on the other hand, it means that cars tend to be more careful
 
@RoryAlsop twitter.com/krystonen/status/1133276284841320448 < Today, even roads that are usually only for cars, are now open for cyclists. Because of a large strike of public transport employees.
 
JAD
cool, I saw a post on NOS.nl about that, some people underestimating the slope of such tunnels
 
Heh yeah, complaining about having to cycle up again :P
 
JAD
8:35 AM
should've made use of the part downhill :P
 
The bad part is though... they're still predicting delays and shorter trains for tomorrow, so I'm kinda torn between going or not going to an office :/
 
FWIW: just to clarify, I think that "Devsena" is the name of a fictional character, so there's no privacy breach. — OldPadawan 23 secs ago
#21890 OldPadawan (15975 rep) | Q: How to confess your feelings to a long time friend (score: 1) | posted 3 hours ago by kattappa (41 rep) | edited 2 hours ago by kattappa (41 rep) | Toxicity 0.22841491 | tps/fps: 0/0
Matched regex(es) ["possible-aic"]
 
JAD
8:55 AM
@Tinkeringbell that we'll see tomorrow
 
@JAD I'd rather know before I go to bed and set an alarm tonight :P
 
@Tinkeringbell What would you be able to do at the office that you can't do from home?
 
@Ælis Have fun with coworkers, it's a bit easier to get an extra pair of eyes on stuff....
 
Hum, I guess that you have to figure out if this is worth traveling during a strike
 
@Ælis The strike will be done tomorrow. They're just expecting delays and shorter trains, probably due to not having the right trains at the right places.
 
9:10 AM
@Tinkeringbell Oh right, I never saw this problem after a strike in France, but maybe it's a bigger issue in Netherland
 
JAD
@Tinkeringbell possibly it's just the NS covering their asses in advance
@Ælis collaboration is so much easier in person
 
@JAD I hope so, though I've seen these kinds of troubles before...
 
@JAD I don't really need that much collaboration in my job, that's probably why I don't see the point in going to an office when I could work from home
 
JAD
hmm, for me it's mostly discussing things every now and then. It's just easier to ask something quickly face to face, than to send an e-mail and hoping they're even at their desk, while you're waiting for an answer.
 
True that I like when I can show the person what is the problem instead of having to describe it all in writing.
 
JAD
9:23 AM
@Ælis just make a gif? :P
over here, that's done a lot for making demos. I guess it also could work for reporting bugs
 
@JAD Do you know what kind of tools they use? Because I don't know any easy way to make a gif ^^
 
JAD
@Ælis hmm, not sure, I'll ask around
 
9:49 AM
I think I'm obsessed about a mobile phone game. I don't really like this idea, but I'm not sure I want to do anything about it either ><'
 
damn, this: interpersonal.stackexchange.com/q/21890/7064 is really close to my love problem
 
JAD
@Ælis I was linked to this: screentogif.com
 
@JAD Thanks for the link, I will take it a look!
 
@Termatinator I'm not that fond of that question, and I think we had something similar already?
 
yeah, my question was kinda close @Tinkeringbell I'll link it in here
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Q: How to open up to someone about loving them, when you don't know if they love you back?

TermatinatorI feel attracted to someone. I did have a relationship with her before (we were little children at that time, 5-7 years old), but we couldn't continue because of age and distance. We are both introverted and both have PDDNOS, a form of autism. I can talk to her in person, and I seriously don't ...

there it is
 
10:10 AM
@Termatinator I linked it underneath the question together with three other posts about having conversations with people about starting relationships. I get a feeling this one may very well be a duplicate of one of them...
 
hopefully my link helped a bit XD
 
A J
@Termatinator The name of OP of that question sounds quite familiar.
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XD
 
A J
10:27 AM
 
@AJ I just googled that for you devhumor.com :p
 
@AJ Yeah, I already saw this one :p I shall go look for more dev jokes, I am currently laughing alone in front of my computer and I want to laugh more :p
 
A J
lol
 
 
11:35 AM
@Ælis laugh += funniness
 
11:58 AM
@RoryAlsop chicken :P
To be clear, people do them on bicycles here, not motorbikes.
 
@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ Hey. I am parrot, you not. Stop that.
 
Motorbikes here are too old and noisy. Headphone with motorbike would be something like eating trash from a waste basket wearing a hobo coat but with a golden spoon.
@Tinkeringbell A parrot's parrot is not a parrot. — Descartes
 
@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ Descartes always manages to break my brains.
 
@Tinkeringbell Therefore he is.
 
@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ I never denied Descartes his existence ;)
 
A J
12:10 PM
@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ you know Persian, right?
 
@AJ Yeah I'm cool like that
 
A J
What does "delam" mean?
 
"My heart"
 
A J
and "toro"
 
/delæm/
 
A J
12:12 PM
ok
 
@AJ "to" is you and "ro" is a marker that denotes definitiveness and that it's an object
It's a "the" that comes after the word, and only after the sentence object.
 
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Q: Money problems with close friends

InsaxIntroduction I'm a male software developer at the age of 25 in austria whom started his carreer about 2.5 years ago. Before my "real" carreer I was quite a social looser, i screwed up in school because i was "bored" and so I had troubles finding a job, so I also met a lot of (good) friends which...

 
A J
I'll paste the full sentence here.
> boro, boro, delam toraa, toraa namikhaahad
digar, digar, namikhaaham bebinamat
 
@AJ "Go, go, my heart doesn't want you (I don't love you) * anymore, anymore, I don't want to see you."
That's like 5 sentences dude.
"toraa" is just "toro". "toro" is in informal speech.
Here's the Persian transcription
> برو، برو، دلم تو را، تو را، نمی خواهد
دیگر، دیگر، نمی خواهم ببینمت
Then, there was silence.
I have no idea if this silence is awkward or not.
 
Since you're talking, it is.
 
12:23 PM
That's a self-defeating argument smarty pants.
 
A J
@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ difference between "namikhaahad" and "namikhaaham"?
 
@AJ "ad" is third person singular, "am" is first person. "My heart doesn't want you" vs. "I don't wanna see you"
 
A J
ohh
 
BTW, I'd transcribe it as "nemi-" not "nami-". "nami-" is weird. Like an Afghani accent.
 
A J
hmm
@El'endiaStarman o/
 
12:35 PM
\o
 
A J
@El'endiaStarman what's up?
 
\o/
 
\o_ taichi
 
@AJ Just sat down to breakfast.
 
A J
12:36 PM
Good!
 
_o_
 
I just sat down for dinner
 
A J
I will sat down for dinner after a few hours. ;P
 
@El'endiaStarman I have mastered the technique of talkative monkey. You can not defeat me master, erm, Chung chi chang.
 
A J
12:38 PM
Who is Chung Chi Chang?
 
A master
 
A J
of who?
 
*points* That thing.
 
God, look at it.
 
@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ I already saw it.
 
A J
12:40 PM
Look at what?
 
@Tinkeringbell Poor thing, why did you saw it! Is that why you're red?
 
A J
lol
@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ Or is that why you put those colored glasses to save your eyes?
 
No, glasses are just a me thing.
 
Glasses are just so @M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ can be like "I look upon your works, ye mighty, and disapprove."
 
I look upon your works, ye mighty, and disapprove.
 
12:50 PM
One step above Ronan the Accuser - M.A.R. the Disapprover.
 
Well, guess who assigned Ronan with the job
 
A J
It's the guy with a name starting with M? :P
 
Yyyep. Matt Smith
 
A J
No, no.
Matt Monroe.
 
Now guess who assigned Matt Smith his assigning assignment
 
A J
12:59 PM
M.A.R.
 
Yeah!
My doppelganger.
 
1:56 PM
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Q: Communicating that I don't appreciate being repeatedly pressed to do something

scohe001A close family member, Ann, has been trying to get me to do XYZ for years. She'll text me every now and then asking if I've done it yet. Every time we see each other she'll no doubt bring it up. She's been close to fanatical about XYZ. She'll call me and preach about how I should be doing this. ...

 
 
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2:58 PM
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Q: How can I ask my coworkers for candid feedback on something I said?

Em CSituation My team at work uses online chat extensively, since we're spread out over a few locations. There are also some people in the chatroom who aren't directly on our team but work on closely related projects, and who I've never met in person. Recently someone in the latter group (not my te...

 
3:19 PM
...I wrote up a self-answer to the question I had Sandboxed, but now I realize that without the answer going through the sandbox I have no idea if it even meets all the requirements of the site... :P I mean I think it does, but...
 
3:38 PM
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Q: How do I deescalate a situation in which two people are arguing, and other people are calling for them to be banned?

Arwen UndómielI am a member of a Discord server that was created as a place for a community to move to after the place where the community formed was shut down. (For some context, see here, although not exactly necessary for the question.) There are actually two servers, one with a slightly bigger population (...

 
4:03 PM
@Rainbacon I'll take that as a ' distinctive is the right one'? :P
 
Not necessarily, but yes
 
@Rainbacon Thank you :)
 
The adjective distinct means separate, clearly defined, and easily distinguishable from all others. Distinct also means notable or highly probable. The adjective distinctive means having a quality that makes a person or thing noticeably different from others.
TBH, I had to look it up, and I natively speak that language
 
@Rainbacon Yeah, I was looking too... and the first made me think 'well, his facial features are easily distinguishable' :P
 
It sounded fine to me when I first read it
And it could probably go both ways, although I'm pretty sure that "distinctive" is technically more correct
If you'd like to repay me for my services I accept all major credit cards, venmo, and 500 point bounties on Stack Exchange
Wow, we're getting a lot of questions today
 
4:14 PM
@Rainbacon Which is good :)
And these are mostly made by regulars, and don't require as much modding either :)
@Rainbacon Hahaha I'll just keep it with a 'Thank you, well done' for now :P
 
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Q: How do I effectively explain to my boss that I can't wear a t-shirt for our office video shoot?

Vikas KumarI work in a tiny startup, digital marketing agency. I've always lived a very simple life. My way of life style is still very much influenced by the way it was in my childhood. The thing is, I don't wear t-shirts and jeans. At office and outside, I wear formals. At home, shirt and pajama. Now it...

 
@Tinkeringbell You can't blame me for trying ;)
 
@Rainbacon Oh, I don't ;)
 
I have to stay ahead of @Ælis for yearly rep somehow :p
 
4:24 PM
Dang we're popping this morning
 
I know, it's exciting, and like Tink said, not a ton of moderating needed
That's what happens when we get two question out of the sandbox :)
 
Lol if I'd known @Mith was taking theirs out this morning too, I would've held off to space them out more :P
 
Well, you went first, so clearly Mith is the one in the wrong ;)
 
5:14 PM
ooh, @Ælis my current rep is 4747
 
Giggles
Best part is, you can't be angry about it.
 
5:38 PM
@Rainbacon Nice! Mine was 6466 but no one downvoted me to make 6466 (instead, I got two upvotes!) :p
 
I almost immediately got a question upvote
 
@Rainbacon Yeah, it's the problem when you gain rep too quickly #richproblems :p
 
Yeah, too bad I'm not gaining it as fast as Tink
 
Well, you earned more rep than Tink this years, so I would say that you are gaining rep quickly enough ^^
 
yeah, but look at this month
 
5:47 PM
I capped yesterday :D
Barely, but I did it :P
Today needs 80 more points ;)
 
You're only 8 answer votes from capping today
 
26 mins ago, by M.A.R. ಠ_ಠ
Best part is, you can't be angry about it.
 
I've only ever capped 3 times, and one of those doesn't count because I didn't actually "cap", I got a 500 point bounty
 
6:20 PM
@Rainbacon I only need one more for an epic badge. So I just answered @scohe001's quesiton, hope it helps!
 
@Tinkeringbell Well, now you just need to go kick all of the other questions off of HNQ to clear the path for it to get on there ;)
 
@Rainbacon That would be cheating. I don't cheat!
 
ok, get one of the other mods to do it for you. Then you aren't the one cheating
Because that would be
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Why does it collapse all of my spaces?
 
@Rainbacon Because chat does that..
 
Probably so that people like me can't fill chat with their silly ascii art
 
 
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8:29 PM
just found out i'm not done with grad school. one more class to take. ugh.
 
Oh no!
 
yeah.
statistics.
 
ugh, the worst form of math
 
I don't know if you recall but I had a really hard time with it
I barely got a C+
 
Are they making you retake it to get a better grade?
 
8:31 PM
yuuup
my "core" GPA isn't high enough
 
Is @El'endiaStarman good at statistics? Would he be able to help you?
 
@Rainbacon he's good at math other than advanced statistics.
 
@ElizB Aww :( Sorry to hear that. That absolutely sucks :(
 
@Tinkeringbell :/ nothing I can do about it. Online might be easier but I know the teacher gives out ridiculous homework and online classes are unpredictable
 
Yup, I got a D in Stats. Did not like that class.
 
8:43 PM
this throws off the summer schedule I had but (shrugs) life is about change and adapting to it. I'm just not feeling great about this and my body and brain is still in shock
 
@ElizB I can imagine. When do your classes start again?
 
Guess :)
@Tinkeringbell today. :P
 
@ElizB Ah ugh :P
 
@Tinkeringbell yep
 
Well, I wish you good luck ;) My day is already over, I'm going to sleep for now. If there's anything I can do to help, let me know. I had a few classes on statistics when in university, maybe I remember enough to help you out...
 
8:54 PM
@Tinkeringbell it'll be okay. At least I know what to expect from her, I think.
I already took it once
 

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