The Awkward Silence

4:51 AM

@scohe001 Very old and very bad and very irritating joke. :P

6:10 AM

Good day everyone :)

GOoooodddddd day!

How are u doing?

Apparently pretty well :p

morning :)

@dhein gotta go to a friend's engagement. Feelin' a bit tired already.

@avazula How just apparently? :P

@AJ Might get better once you are there. Wishing you luck under this aspect :)

6:22 AM

@dhein Probably. After all, I am meeting him after a few months.

@AJ Such visits from my experience are usually those turning out less stressful than I expected them to be :)

Hmm. Let's see. :)

6:50 AM

Morning

Afternoon!

@EmC don't think so

Area 51 proposals are pretty much "doomed" anyways

Now to propose a website you already need a community for it, you can't just wait for people to see and follow it. Having a community ready means 300+ users making proposed questions and then if the site goes online to be active enough

JAD

@EmC I think emoji usage is 1) flavor of the month based, 2) culture based, 3) opinion based. Sounds like it'll make great stack content ;)

oh, along with a good amount of nsfw content

Nog Shine

I always looked for an SE site for asking trivial questions.

JAD

7:07 AM

CatchAllSE?

7:39 AM

@CaldeiraG sadly, yup ...

JAD

7:49 AM

I'm not sure how many people currently feel like getting more invested in SE

8:04 AM

@avazula :(

8:56 AM

While I can agree that showing empathy is usually a good thing, I just can't do so for someone who willingly put others like in dangers. As for trying to help her, this is not the first time she drives drunk, she's been arrested for it, several times, we tried to help her, offering to drive for her when she goes to party, but she still continued to drive drunk, at this point, I don't have any help I can, or want to, offer her. — user3399 1 min ago

#23505 user3399 (4573 rep) | A: Explain to group of friends that I will not show empathy to other friend (score: 0) | posted 13 minutes ago by virolino (1073 rep) | Toxicity 0.0 | tps/fps: 0/0

Matched regex(es) ["chatty"]

@chumpbot you know we all need a morning cat, don't ya?

the image is not very clear and it's flipped the wrong way

D:

@chumpbot may we have another cat?

good to me :D

9:19 AM

@chumpbot Meh

@chumpbot It makes me think of the movie "Stuart Little" ^^

9:49 AM

Dang it, I'm supposed to work but I really want to write an IPS answer ><

(I'm talking about this question who is gathering a lot of answers but none of them sound really good to me)

10:08 AM

To all the "that sounds like you have something in mind" comments: That is not perse true. I tend to overthink and end up messing myself up. Wether I did something or not. TS can have the same as it's not uncommon. — Martijn 28 secs ago

#23474 Martijn (4136 rep) | Q: Two people from small group of friends want to have a "meeting" with me. The circumstances are strange and give me a bad feeling (score: 34) | posted 47 hours ago by hectorpepper (349 rep) | edited 46 hours ago by hectorpepper (349 rep) | Toxi

Matched regex(es) ["possible-aic"]

its not an aic but it is nln, should that be tp or fp

@AlexRobinson if it's not a good comment it's a tp, not matter which reason it got caught for =)

Can you please explain why do you think this will work? Did you do something similar in the past and it worked? Did you read something about it in a book? To be honest, I find your way quite (passive) aggressive towards the friends. I would feel uncomfortable if someone would just shoo me, only because they have a right. There are several points I disagree with, and before me going into the details, you should make an update, to explain, as I mentioned. — virolino 14 secs ago

#23507 virolino (1073 rep) | A: Explain to group of friends that I will not show empathy to other friend (score: -1) | posted 31 minutes ago by Frederi ROSE (99 rep) | Toxicity 0.0 | tps/fps: 0/0

Matched regex(es) ["chatty"]

@avazula ah ok! thank you ^^

@chumpbot tp

Marked this comment as caught correctly (tp). Currently marked 1tps/0fps. beep boop My human overlords won't let me flag that, so you'll have to do it yourself.

10:18 AM

@AlexRobinson yw, it was troubling for me too at first :p

I think it is troubling for everyone. I had the same problem too and I can't remember anyone who hadn't ^^

The bot gives the impression that if you do tp it will associate it with the regex that caught the comment which I believe it's not

that was my exact concern lol

@CaldeiraG well... it actually does.

(was looking for a Closet example but seems like chumpbot does not understand !!/ statements like IPS comment bot used to)

so, sorry, can't prove my point shrug

:p

nevermind, @Ælis helped me

So when you tp something it adds to the associated regex(es) stats, like this:

in The Closet, 46 secs ago, by chumpbot

 Type | # Matched | % of Matched | % of All Type | % of ALL Comments
--------------------------------------------------------------------
  tp  |     1     |    50.0%     |  3.84615385%  |   0.12562814%
  fp  |     0     |     0.0%     |     0.0%      |       0.0%
Total |     2     |      -       |       -       |   0.25125628%

^this is an example of how good "i\Wwould\Wbe" is supposed to be on questions

10:33 AM

@avazula Not sure it actually add. This command also work for new regex, so I think every comment are stored and rescanned when you do a "howgood"

@Ælis what I meant is that when you tp or fp it says to the bot whether it's a good regex

@avazula Isn't it more like saying to the bot if it's a good comment and the bot then extrapolate from that to let you know if the regex is good?

@Ælis I'm sorry, I don't understand the difference between the two options

It's not really important, so maybe we could just drop it?

cc @scohe001 :p

I don't understand much either but I see what you're trying to tell

ankii

10:59 AM

I have some edge cases of duplicate votes pending and mods are offline :(

no 3k user has voted either

is it a timeline issue ?

@Ælis sure :)

12:24 PM

Personally, I would also add to that (indirectly), that I will show understanding for and respect her decision regardless of whether she feels comfortable to re-establish this friendly relationship or not. OP has systematically pressured her into building these boundaries, and should acknowledge that he accepts the consequences. — fragamemnon 1 min ago

Matched regex(es) ["chatty"]

@chumpbot tp

Marked this comment as caught correctly (tp). Currently marked 1tps/0fps. beep boop My human overlords won't let me flag that, so you'll have to do it yourself.

12:46 PM

Have you tried turning the argument back round and pointing it at your friends? So, rather than it being you who's a 'bad friend', it's them who are condoning drunken behaviour that's liable to kill people? In fact, do you even want to continue being friends with these people? — Aaron F 23 secs ago

Matched regex(es) ["possible-aic"]

12:58 PM

@AJ hehe aren't those the best kind? :P

@CaldeiraG @Ava @Alex @Ælis I completely agree the wording is a little weird. We say "caught correctly" even though the comment may not have been "caught" by anything (since there are so many ways for a comment to be reported here without any regexes now). I'm all for updating that wording. Maybe "Marked this comment as not a good fit for the site (tp)."? Any better ideas?

honestly, the wording is a bit "off" but it is very concise which i feel is more important - it just needs to be explained to everyone once

1:11 PM

@scohe001 Your suggested message looks good to me :D

blog.codinghorror.com/the-rise-of-the-electric-scooter

Xiaomi M365 rocking the streets (I want one so bad but I'm not sure if I would use it that often).

1:34 PM

@scohe001 "not a good fit" seems weird, but all the other phrasing I have could be perceived as a bit rude ^^ But yeah, I like your new phrasing much better than the old one (which really wasn't explicite)

@scohe001 I got one for you.

> Living on earth maybe expensive but it includes a free trip around the sun.

@AJ That's a poetic one, I like it :)

As with buses and public transport (and parking) you let people inside out so you can go inside. If the person inside let you in then they usually hold the door and make a "welcome" hand gesture to encourage you to enter. — SZCZERZO KŁY 3 mins ago

#23490 SZCZERZO KŁY (2338 rep) | Q: Etiquette about crossing a door when someone also wants to cross from the opposite side? (score: 3) | posted 23 hours ago by Ælis (14503 rep) | Toxicity 0.0 | tps/fps: 0/0

Reported with custom reason: "answer in comment" by Ælis

2:00 PM

I came to the client office today because I was told to yesterday, when I got here I found out that I don't actually need to be here and the rest of my team is elsewhere :(

@Rainbacon Arf, not cool :/

There was a slack message sent yesterday, but it was sent after I left work and didn't use any sort of ping, so I didn't get a notification

That really sucks. I hate it when people send you message from one day to the other and expect you to read them even though you aren't at work

Any particular reason why you think practicality might differ from politeness? Also just to be certain: you want a answer that presumes either of the involved is holding open the door but the answer HAS to be independent of whom holds it open? Or can that be considered in that be considered for the approach, too? — dhein 1 min ago

Matched regex(es) ["possible-aic"]

@chumpbot fp

2:13 PM

Marked this comment as caught incorrectly (fp). Currently marked 0tps/1fps

3:08 PM

Hmm, last Friday a company asked me for my availability in order to set up a phone interview. I responded on the same day, and I still haven't heard from them to set it up

3:20 PM

Agreed with @Mast. I've heard plenty of examples of having a difficult conversation (like a breakup) in public specifically so that the aggrieved party is less likely to get upset and make a scene. — David K 2 mins ago

#23479 David K (1645 rep) | A: Two people from small group of friends want to have a "meeting" with me. The circumstances are strange and give me a bad feeling (score: 60) | posted 42 hours ago by thanby (1195 rep) | edited 17 hours ago by thanby (1195 rep) | Toxicity 0.0 |

Matched regex(es) ["chatty"]

4:05 PM

@AJ ooh I like this one! That's an optimistic outlook on life--enjoying the little things :)

@Ælis @Alex How about "Marked this comment as removable from IPS (tp)."? And then fp can be "Marked this comment as good for IPS (fp)." I'm fine with anything, these would all be trivial changes, so it's no skin off my back :p

i like that!

4:20 PM

"Marked this report as flaggable (tp)"

i also like that!

@user58 ooh this is better

How about for fp? "Marked this comment as unflaggifiable?"

"not flaggable"

Lol ;p

Also @Ælis a few days after I planned it, but I've got that Sandbox question for you :p

@user58 oh. Yea. That's better than mine.

4:22 PM

i'm not sure the negative works quite as well, though its still nice

Em C

@scohe001 "As you wish. I shall let this comment pass unscathed."

2

"...this time."

Em C

can we get an evil laugh to play too when it replies? :P

Oh that'd be great. If it could change the chat ping sound and then ping you when it does it so only you hear it lol

You could write a userscript to do that

4:33 PM

Yea but then y'all would all have to download and use that userscript. I can't control that :(

A: Sandbox for Proposed Questions

downloading things onto my work laptop? good joke lol

Sandman

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Getting my boss's address (for holiday cards) Tags: united-states coworkers gifts etiquette My SO and I are getting ready to send out holiday cards this year. Ordinarily it's not something we'd do, but we got a new cute pet and we're planning to feature him on the card. I've talked with my bos...

i didn't know we had a sandman bot... loving the PFP

5:11 PM

@scohe001 How about "no flags, k thnx bai"

@Rainbacon lol the temptation to turn this into a derp bot is ridiculously strong

@AlexRobinson "PFP"?

Profile pic

> Boy: What's your name?
Girl: Kate.
Boy: That's a nice name. It's the name I want to give one of my twin daughters.
Girl: What do you want to name your other daughter?
Boy: DupliKate.

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@scohe001 ^^

I would start with something like "can't this wait till our next group meeting?" and then see how they respond. — onnoweb 1 min ago

#23474 onnoweb (103 rep) | Q: Two people from small group of friends want to have a "meeting" with me. The circumstances are strange and give me a bad feeling (score: 40) | posted 54 hours ago by hectorpepper (409 rep) | edited 53 hours ago by hectorpepper (409 rep) | Toxi

Matched regex(es) ["possible-aic"]

5:21 PM

@AJ Oh dear x)

@AJ LOL I love it

schohe is correct about my abbreviation

@chumpbot tp

Marked this comment as caught correctly (tp). Currently marked 1tps/0fps. beep boop My human overlords won't let me flag that, so you'll have to do it yourself.

it might be worth putting the "hey network visitors, be advised that we (IPS) are strict about comments" notice on that quesiton

oh its already there...

5:24 PM

@Rainbacon I would like to answer your question from Indian perspective but the answer from Wonderwoman covers pretty much I'd say.

i will have had 3 correct flags on that question soon lol

@AJ Ah, good to know. I had hoped perhaps you would have some input.

well, cya'll tomorrow, hope everyone has a great evening!

6:04 PM

+1 for giving them a way out without a confrontation. Far more effective at obtaining the desired behavior, and without causing lasting friction. — Francine DeGrood Taylor 2 mins ago

#23502 Francine DeGrood Taylor (1105 rep) | A: How to gently ask my neighbor not to use my bins for their waste? (score: 16) | posted 20 hours ago by anon (161 rep) | Toxicity 0.0 | tps/fps: 0/0

Matched regex(es) ["+1"]

@chumpbot tp

Marked this comment as caught correctly (tp). Currently marked 1tps/0fps. beep boop My human overlords won't let me flag that, so you'll have to do it yourself.

8:03 PM

Can we consider removing this? It seems pretty blatantly off topic for IPS

It's already got my delete vote

it's sitting at -11

probably the lowest score i've seen aside Meta

splat

@user58 Thanks!

8:48 PM

Today feels like it's been really slow, both on IPS and IRL

Tinkeringbell

It has been. :)

(IRL) :P

I solved my problem, but I'm waiting on another developer to get a PR merged that replaces a mock service with the actual implementation because the mock service they wrote is really bad and keeps breaking my tests

Tinkeringbell

Yeah, I finished testing mine locally, shot one coworker an e-mail asking about an edge case... then called it a day ;) Tomorrow I'll have a review with another co-worker, and hopefully that'll be all :D

yay :D

slow day for all of us I can see ;p

@chumpbot sleepy cat :P

8:54 PM

Hey, it's even sleeping

A: Restore old Chrome tab context menu

:D

not sure why someone DV'ed :\

-1

The feature is back again with the new version 78.0.3904.108. Old answer The feature got removed on Chrome 78 for some reason but on Chrome Dev 80.0.8970.5 this feature is back again so expect for it to be back in some days. As a alternative, you can always use a extension called Keyboard ...

10:06 PM

Whew, that meta answer turned out quite a bit longer than I intended

Your TL;DR size to full answer size ratio makes me happy. You did well.

11:12 PM

@scohe001 is that for me? :p