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06:26
Morning awkward people
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06:39
Morning ... awkward... you? '^.^
And hey everyone :)
06:51
@dhein how's it going?
@avazula Oh, its going great. Gonna have my next attempt for a first date this friday. Hoping to not fall asleep again x'D What about you? :)
Oh and happy delayed birthday wishes :)
@dhein ooh, nice! Best of luck!
Thanks :)
@dhein Thanks :D I can't wait to be on vacation
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afternoon!
07:12
@avazula 3 Days left? How long are you gonna be on vacation? Any special plans? :)
07:50
Morning! :)
Afternoon AJ :p
08:02
@dhein yup! I'm leaving for two weeks (yay). Going to see my family (hopefully it goes well!). You?
08:40
@avazula Well, I am visiting my mom for christmas eve and am gonna work on monday and friday as usual... Well, not quite as usual..... As no one else is usually sitting with me in the office on those days it actually is quite quiet ^^ Honestly, its my most favorite week to work. Usually looking forward to it the whole year x)
Why shouldn't you visiting your family go well?
@dhein yea, those are nice workplace conditions :) I did that last year, it was nice
@dhein I've talked a bit about this in here but basically my relatives are depressed and alcoholic and they've become a threat for their children. One of them sought the help from social workers and their parents got mad at her, so I'm afraid they'll try to kick her out on Christmas eve
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And I will be spending Christmas at work. :P
@avazula Ouh... :/ I see your point.
@AJ you don't celebrate it?
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Nope.
I belong to a different religion
08:49
ok :)
honestly I'm surprised it's that famous in my country given that most of its people is atheist
Morning.
heya!
For me, Christmas and Easter and such are free days off :P And I like to honour the traditions of my ancestors by having a nice dinner or breakfast
I do love decorating the tree and putting up lights
09:28
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Q: Should I let people know that I have Asperger syndrome (Autism)?

TheOldPrimeMinisterI have high-functioning autism, more specifically Asperger syndrome. Being on the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum, I am without any severe disabilities, the ones I do possess being overall manageable, and I am lucky enough to have been born with the occasional advantages of an aspie b...

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Q: Should we talk to someone crying alone in the airport?

Ionică BizăuI witnessed a lady bursting in tears while using the phone (I assume she was conversing with someone via text), at the gate. Particularly, this happened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She sit on the floor and continued to cry hard... It is the first time when I saw a scene like this and I’m unsure ...

09:38
@Klaycon it would be reasonably unusual for the OP to refer to her husband as Irish andspeak about moving to Ireland without qualification or context and mean Northern Ireland. If the cultures either side of the border are sufficiently interchangeable (I would dispute this) why not make the answer address the question directly and talk about Irish people rather than British people? — Will 36 secs ago
#23745 Will (101 rep) | A: How to explain my complicated family background to people that I don't know very well? (score: 106) | posted 2 days ago by Rory Alsop (3800 rep) | edited 2 days ago by Rory Alsop (3800 rep) | Toxicity 0.0 | tps/fps: 0/0
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@chumpbot pewpew
@chumpbot fp
@AlexRobinson you think so? I mean I'd consider this quite a valid consideration to improve an post rather than being engaging into an discussion.
@dhein honestly, i think the comment is kinda valid, but its part of a long long discussion in the comments and i'm not convinced all of it is needed
@AlexRobinson fair point
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Q: How do I stop feeling like I'm on autopilot?

AlexI spend most of my time feeling like I'm on autopilot. By this I mean that I'm behaving in the way I feel is expected of me but it is not my real personality. I've felt like this for almost as long as I can remember although my awareness of it comes and goes. I am very good at disguising this and...

09:49
@ExtrovertedMainMan well thats a long and complicated question for Philosophy SE
meanwhile... 76/80 for silver badge 2
:P
@ExtrovertedMainMan Hard to stop feeling like being automated, if you in fact are an automation driven being. Sorry to tell you...
aren't we all...
@AlexRobinson "well thats a long and complicated question for Philosophy SE" ^^
ha you got me there
;P
10:25
Hi and welcome to IPS.SE! Although your question is interesting and contains the right amount of information to be able to answer it, it's off topic here. We cannot decide for you whether or not you should do something. If you decide that you want to tell your friends that you are aspie we might be able to help you do that but then you can expect questions like "what have you tried already?" or "what makes you think just telling them wont work?". — Imus 1 min ago
#23779 Imus (5463 rep) | Q: Should I let people know that I have Asperger syndrome (Autism)? (score: 0) | posted 1 hours ago by TheOldPrimeMinister (1 rep) | edited 1 hours ago by TheOldPrimeMinister (1 rep) | Toxicity 0.0 | tps/fps: 0/0
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@chumpbot wrongo
i'm definitely changing desks tomorrow because i get blinded at 10:30 every day
@AlexRobinson why so?
@AlexRobinson Yay, welcome to the club of sunny-blinded desks! :D
@CaldeiraG at that point in time, the sun reflects of the glossy windowsil surface and straight into my eyes... thanks geometry
10:43
@AlexRobinson oh :( well, nice you're switching
today it's rainy over here
@AlexRobinson Put a plant on the windowsill instead :)
its kinda funny because after today i have two more days before i finish lol
so i only have two 10:30's left
Finish the whole job? or just stuff before christmas?
my contract finishes on the 20th after which i am freeee
Is that a good thing? :D
Can you be without a job?
10:48
its kinda neutral - i like this job, but i need a break. I can be without a job for a while although
Ah, well.. not getting in trouble without a job is good in my books ;)
definitely! though if two months pass it will be a problem aha
maybe three
Ah :) I do hope you get a new job on time then!
thank you! me too lol
 
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12:07
79/80 for silver :o
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13:01
@AlexRobinson link? :)
13:12
@JAD its for flags lol
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ah gotcha
I thought it was votes
lemme comment something you can flag ;)
but how will i find it without mighty chump bot
@chumpbot !!/alive
13:35
@AlexRobinson 74/80 :)
leaving you behind in the dust ;)
4 pending flags... today is the day
I got a notification that I'd gotten an upvote on an old SO answer, imagine my surprise when I clicked it and saw this
@Rainbacon I love it when SE becomes a place to showcase my artwork
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hmm, at first I thought those answers were copy-paste the same
@JAD same
13:50
@avazula Maybe you need to draw Tink a parrot and Journeyman a dog so that your artwork can be prominently featured on MSE
@Rainbacon From what I remember they're not keen to change their pfp :)
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@Rainbacon That'd require convincing JMG to part with their iconic profile pic
That doesn't mean I couldn't draw something for them though
How long is the impeachment vote going to make me wait for?
I live at GMT + 5:30
some part of the USA + 11.
@avazula I put the one you drew me on my linktree
13:55
@Mithical oh, TIL what linktree is
Well, I was mostly thinking you could recreate their current pictures, but enhanced with your artistic style
@Mithical oh you are mithical !!
the new person in the chat rooms
@avazula yeah, another profile to link to all other profiles
we need to recruit people to this chat... we're definitely not a cult
aren't we?
> new person
14:02
How's your spotify wrap-up ?
can we share one's album?
Kinda good :D
Spotify blocked around here, i can send it later
mines focusing on the early time of the year.. which is not so good.
but scrolling down, it gets so much better
@ankii GMT here :p
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mine starts out with pretty much one entire album lol
Mine's fairly boring.
For some reason, every year I work from home for a few days in February and end up finding one song to play on repeat. That song is always at the top of my list at the end of the year
@JAD yeah.. the "repeat the album" time of the week
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this is one of the few albums that I don't have on my phone, so I listen it more often through spotify than the rest
I've been on a Hayley Kiyoko binge for the past few weeks.
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14:06
(I only use spotify on PC)
@Mithical that name sounds slightly familiar
but my first association is Penny from TBBT, which sounds off in context
@Mithical I've been on a Mean Girls the musical kick for the last few months
I wish I could share mine but I use a different music streaming service that none of you know about :p
Which is funny cause it's like #1 reference over here
oh heck, the net connection delayed the message by 4 messages. (twice)
good that I used referencing
@avazula So @Ælis will know it
they probably do :)
@JAD I like that playlist
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14:10
:)
speaking of which
@JAD you have symphony in there! I watched this 2 years ago, in fact many of them. but on YouTube, so no history recorded.
Uuuhhh Deezer?
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Dream Theater is coming to NL next month. I'm very much debating going, but tickets are 72 euros q.q
@Mithical yup!
i listened to 22 straight days worth of music this year so far
is that enough?
14:11
rookie numbers
I listened to 26, so no
and I only started using Spotify in the middle of the year
@AlexRobinson ... 51 x)
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Not sure where to find these stats
@avazula what in the h*ck
It was on the Spotify year wrapup thing on mobile, but not on PC
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14:13
right
@AlexRobinson I'm a music junkie
I can't go two days without listening to something
...protip: Leave your music streaming even while you're not listening. It will mess up all your stats, confuse algorithms, and allow the artists to get paid more!
same! i just listen to less
@Mithical Deezer is working on a system that pays the artists depending on your listening time
it doesn't solve the issue of artists not being paid enough but still it's a bit fairer
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@ankii you mean Symphony X? They're amazing
14:14
Yeah, Spotify pays them a set amount per stream. $0.006 or something like that?
@Mithical only if we listen to indie artists
@JAD the grand old symphony
@Mithical "... But musicians still aren't getting a fair shake. Here's the math: Spotify pays about $0.006 to $0.0084 ..."
so 6 cents per 1k listens... yikes
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6 dollars per 1k listens *
Yeah, that's why I recently started just leaving it playing
oh yeah mb
almost half of £0.01 per listen... oof
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14:17
and how much does spotify premium cost?
in other words, how many listens per month? :P
its like £5 or £10
20USD/m, no idea how that translates
@Mithical can I see it again ?
how ?
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@Mithical damn, that's quite a lot tbh
@JAD fairly comparable to Apple Music, if you know. Higher because of App Store tax
@Mithical That seems high. I think I pay 10
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it's 10 euros here apparently
@Rainbacon Hmm, maybe I'm misremembering.
open.spotify.com/playlist/… here's my repeat, because it's more representative of recent mood.
Or maybe they charge more where you live?
14:20
Oh, it's 20NIS/m, not USD
I'm assuming that you had to convert from your currency to USD?
Ah
Oh wow, it's half off for you
You probably have the student price though
*shrugs* it's possible, I don't know if Spotify knows I'm under 18
i got student spotify, cheap stuff is great
the way they decide for student pricing is easy to fool by people who work in schools/ unis too
just the email domain is seen
that way, I am going to have it for a long long time, as I have a account which will stay dormant for long and Uni won't notice it.
I am the new deputy in town :D
14:24
wow! but what?
deputy silver badge - raise 80 successful flags
My 2019 top is scary o_o
@AlexRobinson ah nice!
yea, it's a mix of metal, pop, rap and techno and it's so weird I'm too ashamed to share haha
14:27
they chose good names, I feel that "illuminated" came from illuminati's ranks.
@avazula that's why "repeat" !
(It should be noted that some of those songs make great debugging songs and that's why I listen to them, not that I necessarily admire the music quality haha)
For instance, I find Mortal Kombat's theme song amazing for debugging purposes
It's so ... empowering :D
let the songs arrive ;p
and I just finished Halo: CE (2001), so definitely loved the music game developers make.
@avazula My top music consists of broadway tunes, hard rock, and an anime based parody of Despacito
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@avazula Midir's theme from Dark Souls 3 does that for me :P
Hey, I have an idea
Why don't everyone name their five favorite artists of the moment?
coming through
oh poor Hans zimmer at the bottom.
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Dream Theater, Kamelot, Symphony X, Chopin, Sonata Arctica
(one of these is not like the others)
@JAD Tough to guess which one haha
ah classical (judging by chopin) (and Sy X ofc maybe not)
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14:33
Sy X is prog metal
@avazula Ludovico Einaudi, Coldplay, Hardwell, Armin van Buuren, S.J. Tucker
But ehh, there's more in the list XD
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Last november I got a piano at home, so I'm slowly getting back into playing, which also means more classical stuff
for textual record: MONO, Ludovico, Mogwai, Radiohead, Hans Zimmer
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I'm learning a new Nocturne right now.
14:34
@Tinkeringbell I could give it a listen!
@JAD Awesome! I always wished I could learn to play too!
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I've played a bit of Einaudi. Didn't really like the style tbh
@JAD could see "Yanni", a friend of mine criticised LE, and preferred him.
I don't like every song either :)
@ankii It's one of my favorite non-religious christmas songs :)
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this is probably my favourite to play: open.spotify.com/track/1AlfCCF2P1P91pvvzctveh
the ending is so intense and loud :D
14:36
@Tinkeringbell oh I thought it was your playlist, judging by the artists you listed, I said I could listen. Now I have to see.
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although in that rendition it's rather fast
In no particular order: Katherine Jenkins, Peter Hollens, Erika Henningsen, Dashboard Confessional, and Josh Groban
One of those is definitely not like the other
I'm also a big fan of hard rock and metal bands with female lead vocalists (but I don't really have a favorite among them)
those are interesting results :p
very diverse
how irritating, youtube plays songs faster than spotify on my shotty internet connection
Mine (at the moment) would be Avenged Sevenfold, Avantasia, Stupeflip (that's a French band and quite a UFO one tbh), Muse, and Bon Jovi
14:40
Bon Jovi has good songs too!
Muse is pretty good
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ooh A7X, I have some of their songs in my playlist
Afterlife probably is my favourite of theirs
@JAD Mine would be "the Stage". I'm in love with this one
I think the only one of their songs I've heard is Beast and the Harlot
@JAD that's how I discovered them :p
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14:43
@avazula I'll interrupt my classical playlist to give it a spin :)
@Tinkeringbell Coldplay for chill days forever!
@JAD Be prepared, it's punchy ;)
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eh, it'll be followed by 1812 Overture. I'll be fine XD
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14:45
@JAD which, if you haven't heard it before, is a piece with cannons and church clocks
search Vivaldi's Storm to see what is non-chill ;p
Coldplay is what I would just hug someone and move slowly around, immersed in the songs of.
Hahaha xd
@JAD now I got the abbreviation!
cool one, whoever discovered!
could you clarify there genre once again. ?
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15:09
hmm, Heavy Metal, maybe some additional subgenre. IDK metal is weird
Their spotify about pages says metalcore, whatever that means
@avazula hmm, it felt a bit mellow compared some of their other stuff :P
So far I'm liking Exist from that same album though :O
15:49
I have my interview in 10 minutes. I'm super nervous
Good luck! \o/
@Rainbacon It will be fine, good luck :)
Thanks!
16:05
absolutely right that you don't want to overwhelm them with offers of help and given 'From the multitude of people that was there just a few persons went and talked to her' from the OP's question I would say if she hasn't accepted help from one of the others that talked to her it seems she wants to be left alone. — BKlassen 1 min ago
#23782 BKlassen (1738 rep) | A: How to talk to someone crying alone in the airport? (score: 6) | posted 6 hours ago by Lehue (161 rep) | Toxicity 0.0 | tps/fps: 0/0
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16:17
Update, the interview went well
@Rainbacon \o/
@chumpbot pewpew
woop woop!
Ooh, fun story of the day. This morning all of the builds are breaking and everyone's local environment is jacked up. Turns out last night the parent company of my client implemented a new security middleware that prevents validating certificates against a local trust store, so now nobody can use pip or npm
Somehow it even stops us from using the private instance of artifactory where we keep a clone of pip
16:34
> Security at the expense of convenience comes at the expense of security.
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16:47
@Rainbacon Yeah, congrats!
@Ælis Thanks!
 
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Q: How can I help my girlfriend apply for a new job

AnonMy girlfriend hates her job. It's hard work, low pay, and her manager is an arse. Her job is making her miserable and it's unlikely that things are going to improve. I believe that she is a very intelligent and hard-working person, and that she has perfectly marketable skills that she isn't usin...

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Q: How to find out whether she is shy or not interested?

GermanOneI have a friend from school. She is waiting to get divorced after her husband left her and I am a "young" widower in mid age. We met again at begin of this year when I helped her with her move-out after she asked for help on Facebook. In this context, beside a few other things, she wrote that sh...

20:08
I got an offer. Just have to talk it over with my wife, but it looks like I'm switching jobs in January
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Oh, that's exciting :) I hope it is a positive change for you
Thank you! I hope so too
@Rainbacon congrats!!
Thanks!
Welcome to IPS.SE! This is the start of a great answer, but we do require that answers are backed up with either personal experience or other citations. (Please see this meta post for more info). Mainly, how has your advice worked in your own, or family/friend's life? What makes it a good fit for the asker's situation? — Lux Claridge 2 mins ago
#23787 Lux Claridge (1177 rep) | A: How to explain my complicated family background to people that I don't know very well? (score: 1) | posted 3 hours ago by Thering (11 rep) | Toxicity 0.0 | tps/fps: 0/0
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20:24
@chumpbot fp
20:34
@El'endiaStarman — Albert Plato
20:48
@Rainbacon Congrats!
@brug Thanks!
 
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22:40
New year, new job, congrats :)

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