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06:41
@AlexRobinson You'd almost think there's two parties involved there, and not just the husband XD
morning
 
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08:39
morning o/
 
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13:21
Morning.
Gratuitous Time of Day.
Gratuitous Time of Day.... Mortals
What makes it Gratuitous?
Quick IPS poll: Would it be totally out of line to send a message in a WhatsApp chat group like "Dear all, I'm moving away to another chat app (Telegram), find me there if you need me" and then just... leave the group? :P
Without really moving everything to Telegram (or something even more obscure would be even better)
@Tinkeringbell Depends. Context?
13:33
@Sarov Dunno how much you already know, did I mention the whiny new neighbor app?
@Tinkeringbell ...Wait, so you'd just be lying? A really easy to verify lie, at that?
@Tinkeringbell Sounds... vaguely familiar?
@Sarov Yeah. Those people really bring out the best in me XD
@Sarov Well, I want out of that group... they're being an absolute nuisance.
Don't ever make an easily-verifiable lie unless you're setting yourself up as a bad liar so that people believe you when you make actual lies. :P
@Tinkeringbell Why can't you just... leave?
@Tinkeringbell My first shot, barely noticed at all. Second shot was awful.
@Tinkeringbell if you want a obscure IM app, Matrix is the answer heh
@CaldeiraG Nah. If you want an obscure chat app... write it yourself!
13:37
@Sarov That's too easy, I was trying to come up with something more creative.
@Sarov we going back to when people wrote java apps to chat
hehe
Then the servers can 'mysteriously go down' whenever you want.
Something that might also satisfy all those people asking me to explain and share things you don't share with strangers.
@Tinkeringbell sounds good to me i guess although you totally wanna get rid of whatsapp :P
signal for close friends and family, telegram for everything else seems like a good compromise
@Tinkeringbell Oh, in that case, mail them gifts with handwritten notes explaining you won't be in the chat anymore. Example gifts include:
13:39
@CaldeiraG To be fair, I have been seriously considering it. It's just that there's very little chance of my friends and family following XD
@Sarov Heh. Sending bobcats has definitely been on my mind.
@Tinkeringbell that's why i keep mine unfortunately :\
but you could totally go that way i guess
Yeah... Just thinking that they might start pestering through old-fashioned SMS messages (or worse, calls) instead so it probably won't solve anything.
I'll just wait until I have the keys, and then leave the group.
@Tinkeringbell ugh
i'm super glad no ones calls me or sends sms
Yeah, some people simply don't take a 'no' or 'not interested'.
And others feel like they have to get in the middle of that XD
oh yeah
XD
13:42
It's a lovely little mess, exactly what I needed on top of my pile of messes.
Anyhow, anyone else did more interesting stuff lately?
did some python in the morning and i'm trying to build a website to a discord bot i host heh
not really XD
You need a mess to make life interesting :P
"I sure hope no one tries to press save during the 30 seconds when I'm updating the app"
(8 minutes later, receive error report)
"Whelp."
Oops... well, at least it can be fixed with 'please try again' ? XD
Yeahp.
13:52
At least 'our users' know that they can try again a minute later XD
That can get annoying too, though; when users create the same error, over and over again, instead of contacting us.
Oh, sure. The rule is 'try again once, then contact' :P
(unwritten rule)
In this case I preemptively sent a "Try again, apologies for any inconvenience" email.
Ahh, good. "AS PER MY PREVIOUS E-MAIL"
U wot
14:04
See my last e-mail :P
You never sent me any!
Technically I can, but I'm not allowed ;)
You should probably file a complaint through "Contact Us" instead :p
To be fair though, for repeat offenders, it's very, very tempting to use that image/ascii art in a mod message :P
@Tinkeringbell Do it.
Maybe one day an opportunity will arise XD
Today is not that day though.
An hour of wolves, when we forsake all bonds of fellowship.
14:19
That sounds like a quote, one I'm not familiar with.
LotR.
Hmm, must have missed that.
I know 'you shall not pass'
The speech before the Black Gate.
Nope, rings no bells :(
Means it's probably time to go read a book again.
(If I can find time for that)
Not sure if it's in the book, actually.
14:24
Ahh, and I haven't watched the movies.
There was probably more wordcount about the battles in the scripts of the movies than there was in the books.
I know a few scenes from the movies through memes, but that's about it.
The lack of Tom Bombadil saddens me.
Spoilers! XD
Is... "The movie doesn't contain X" a spoiler...?
Spoiler: Harry does not kill Dumbledore.
14:31
@Sarov It kinda is, if the movie is based off of a book ;)
Eh fair I guess... kinda?
It doesn't really spoil anything in the movie.
XD This is a discussion as old as the movies/scifi parts of the SE network :P For some, that does 'spoil' the surprise of not seeing something from the books in a movie. For others, they're more like you.
I could see spoiling a change, like how <spoiler>In Helm's Deep, elves, rather than rangers, arrive to assist the defenders.</spoiler>
Heh spoiler tags won't work here XD
Eh, I tried. Just avoid reading what's inside if you don't want to be spoiled. :P
14:52
XD No worries. I'm not that serious about spoilers ;)
Darth Vader is Luke's father...
Okay but that was a low blow :P
15:12
The good guys win.
@Tinkeringbell I have been tempted to use memes in mod messages
15:42
@JourneymanGeek IIRC, you've been more than just tempted? :P
lol
Science Mod Messages don't count
16:10
@JourneymanGeek Why not?
@Sarov in this case I was literally checking to see if I could post an image in a mod message, and sent it to my alt account :D
Ah. Yeah that doesn't count.
 
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Q: How not to come across as innocent and gullible?

SaraI am a middle aged woman and I still find it difficult interacting with people. When I was in my early twenties, more than two people openly mentioned that I am naive and innocent. It's been more than a decade they I was being told this, but I think that I haven't improved much. I have been looki...

@ExtrovertedMainMan Put on a big fake mustache and constantly twirl it.

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