Winter Bash! 2018 edition

Eran

20:00

It's quiet in here

WELZ

[shouts]

Eran

Hi

Mithrandir

o/

Bit disappointed I didn't get Necromancer here :( But I wonder if there's a secret hat for repcapping.

Jenayah

@Mithrandir well, you're now one vote away :P

and there is such a SH, I think?

Mithrandir

:P And I've just hit the repcap, so I guess I'll find out.

Dylan

20:13

I voted for you. <3

Jenayah

Meta?

Mithrandir

Thanks y'all :P

@Jenayah yeah

So I only got 4 rep from those two upvotes.

Dylan

@Mithrandir Do you have any idea why you got the propeller hat?

@Mithrandir Congrats you got it!

Eran

I searched some of my +4 answers, and found only one that was posted long enough after the question to qualify for Necromancer - stackoverflow.com/questions/10848970/…

@Mithrandir I can verify there's no secret hat for repcapping (or for repcapping two days in a row)

Mithrandir

@Eran :(

Eran

20:24

@Mithrandir If it makes you feel better, they once had a hat for hitting the rep-cap 3 times, but I doubt they'll do it this year.

Did anybody discover any definite triggers for the trickier secret hats?

I'm still trying to get Clean-up duty

Dylan

I cant figure anything out about prop or waffles. Waffles seems to be related to comments, or edits.

Mithrandir

I think the Prop is for linking to your own post.

I got it after linking a post here and getting 5 confirmed clicks.

Eran

@Mithrandir I got Prop without linking to any posts

Mithrandir

Huh.

Eran

@Mithrandir did you edit an answer (or multiple answers) before getting it?

Mithrandir

20:31

Don't think so.

Eran

Yes! I got Necro! Thanks!

Dylan

NP :)

Do you mind clicking? stackoverflow.com/questions/53460181/…

oh wait

I probably need to link to the actual answer dont I..

Mithrandir

Yeah, it has to be the share link - /a/<answer ID>/<your user ID>

Dylan

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A: How to stop GMSMapView renderer?

The problem with stopRendering is that it places the burden of managing the map state on the developer. Instead of using stopRendering, you should limit the frame rate of the object. GMSMapView has a property called preferredFrameRate. You should be using that. It says in the documentation that...

AAAH

I dont have anything fancy.

like u guys

:P

Eran

@Dylan In that for Necromancer? The question doesn't look old enough.

Dylan

20:33

No for prop

Mithrandir

So you have to link it not as a onebox.

Dylan

wait

im new to this

whats a onebox

sorry :(

Eran

@Dylan sorry, I'm out of votes for today (trying to get that 150 votes hat)

Mithrandir

When it turned into the box above, with the preview - that's a onebox.

You have to post it with other text for that not to happen.

Dylan

oh like this? stackoverflow.com/a/53707947/10007682

Mithrandir

20:35

Yeah.

clicked; 1/5

Dylan

I thought you just had to post the link for the propeller hat.

I dont need the necro hat.

Mithrandir

Yeah, but it won't track it as you having posted the link if it's not in that format.

Dylan

But are you saying 5 people have to click it? I know its not old enough for necro.

Im just confused because you said "clicked; 1/5"

Tab Alleman

I just got waffles. It was shortly after I changed my hat to another hat, and after visiting the secret hat thread.

Mithrandir

Yeah, I think it has to be at least 5

Eran

20:39

@TabAlleman that doesn't seem related. Did you recently edit any of your answers after somebody commented on it?

Dylan

I just looked, he didnt. But he did edit someone elses answer. But he has been leaving alot of comments.

I honestly think waffles is something like: "Leave 5 comments on 5 different posts within x hours"

or leave x comments on x posts.

Tab Alleman

The last comment I posted was on a question that I had already voted to close.

..and that comment contained a link to another question.

Alexander O'Mara

Got "Propel Thyself", didn't even do anything.

Dylan

lol

have you shared any links lately?

Alexander O'Mara

Not that I recall.

Dylan

20:44

well, there goes that theory. haha

Tab Alleman

I've posted 12 comments today.

Alexander O'Mara

Well, I guess I've had some links shared.

It's possible people have still used them.

Tab Alleman

No the link I posted was to somebody else's question

Has anyone ruled out commenting on a question after you vote to close it? On a subsequent visit?

Dylan

nope.

its weird that you got it in bricks

your last activity was 3 hours ago there.

Although I can't say much. I just got ducky on meta, and my last activity was about 3 hours ago there too.

@Eran heres proof that editing your answer after someone makes a comment on it doesnt give you waffles: stackoverflow.com/a/53751038/10007682.

Eran

@Dylan These hat triggers are tough. That's the only thing that made sense to me when I got it, but I had a lot of activity today, so it could be something else.

b_jonas

20:54

Hats hats hats!

Alexander O'Mara

@Dylan I think you mean 13 hours ago

Erik the Outgolfer

@b_jonas yeah, this room is all about hats hats hats... ;-)

b_jonas

Again there are some hats that nobody can get yet, like one for around New Year's Day.

@Dylan Oh, that sounds nice! I always share a lot of links, so if the trigger is like that, then I might have a chance.

WELZ

Don't vote because I want a hat, but if you think it's a good/bad answer feel free to vote on it :D (I only need +2 to get Necromancer)

Eran

Do you guys think one can get Silencium for a question that gets closed before a week passes?

Erik the Outgolfer

20:59

@b_jonas New Year's Day and the special chat rooms :D

WELZ

@Eran I'm sure that it needs to be open

Erik the Outgolfer

@Eran would be very pointless then...

Alexander O'Mara

They probably don't want people posting junk that gets closed just for a hat.

Eran

I guess posting a question and then closing it as duplicate won't help ;) well, I can always post it with a tag that nobody follows

I'm glad there are only 2 question hats (that we know of), since I'm very bad at asking questions

b_jonas

21:22

Oh! "Top bar hat" seems like one I'll probably get.

Erik the Outgolfer

get an answer on your question or (downvotes < upvotes * 5) on your answer I suppose

Dylan

21:36

Signing off for the day. Enjoy the hunt guys!

NH.

@WELZ that is actually a very impressive answer

WELZ

@NH. Thank you!

@ArtOfCode the colors script started acting up again :S (@SamuelLiew how about yours?)

ArtOfCode

@WELZ acting up how

WELZ

Same problem... not letting me click "Start Knitting"

ArtOfCode

errors, other scripts?

WELZ

22:06

@ArtOfCode No other scripts, error below:

Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token (
at customJQuery (userscript.html?id=da88b0fd-2d45-46e1-a1fb-b0caa88aaf6c:25)
at (index):40

ArtOfCode

that sounds suspiciously identical to an error I fixed yesterday...

Erik the Outgolfer

dun dun dun...

ArtOfCode

bah, that is the error I fixed yesterday... dunno what happened to the fix, but it's disappeared

WELZ

Maybe SE changed something?

ArtOfCode

@WELZ fixed, update and try again

@WELZ no, disappeared as in "I wrote code to fix this, but it got removed from the script somehow"

WELZ

22:12

@ArtOfCode Yep

ArtOfCode

probably inadvertently down to a version conflict

WELZ

@ArtOfCode WUT

ArtOfCode

honestly, it would be much easier if Chrome's eval could just... work with anonymous functions, like FF

WELZ

If a message is starred in chat which isn't attached to any specific site, do you get a hat?

Mithrandir

no

WELZ

22:14

Also if a room owner pins it, would that be considered a star?

Mithrandir

yes

WELZ

Well, easy solution is to make "the star room" and attach to any site you want and everyone can post and get glasses!

Erik the Outgolfer

pins do contain stars

that's how ROs can star their own messages

WELZ

As a room owner (I think) you can pin + star a message though.

Erik the Outgolfer

"the star room" has happened before...

WELZ

22:15

(not your own)

ArtOfCode

@WELZ oh yes you can... if you pin a message and then unpin it, you'll be left having starred your own message.

WELZ

@ArtOfCode even not your own message you can pin and star.

Erik the Outgolfer

uh...

pin + star is just pin

WELZ

Nope, it just shows one star, nvm.

Mithrandir

You can pin or star.

ArtOfCode

22:17

Technically, a pin is a type of star

WELZ

@Mithrandir or both - but it only counts as one.

Erik the Outgolfer

technically, you can ping and then unstar, but it won't appear in the starboard anymore...

Mithrandir

You can star and then pin, yes

not unstar, unpin

two different things

Erik the Outgolfer

just tried it; you can pin and then unstar, but the pin remains

Mithrandir

wat

Erik the Outgolfer

22:20

well, not your own message (unstarring your own message counts as trying to tamper with the star count of your message)

Mithrandir

Do you mean you can pin and then unpin, but the star remains?

Erik the Outgolfer

no

pin somebody else's message, unstar, and, evidently, the pin remains

except that it's not on the starboard

Mithrandir

that's... odd

Erik the Outgolfer

try doing it on this message

Mithrandir

I can't.. :P

Erik the Outgolfer

22:23

but mod implies RO

Mithrandir

Yeah, but I don't have a mouse

Erik the Outgolfer

ah, that's a problem, yeah

you can't just tab to a message

let the actions alone

Samuel Liew

@ArtOfCode Uncaught TypeError: $.Deferred is not a function - an update on the WB site might have caused the userscript to break

ArtOfCode

@SamuelLiew Chrome, right?

That's what the last 10 lines of the script are there to prevent - overwrite jQuery with a monkey-patching version, then when the real jQuery comes along copy all its properties onto the custom version.

Kinda sounds like something else is executing before that setter has a chance to take effect

NH.

I don't see an option to pin. Only mods?

Erik the Outgolfer

22:35

ROs

(for this room, only mods :P)

ArtOfCode

there's a chat sandbox if you want to play with it, though

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Where you can play with chat features (except flagging) and ch...

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happy to give people RO there to test stuff

Erik the Outgolfer

you won't believe how ROs are appointed there... :P

Samuel Liew

@ArtOfCode yup, Chrome of course :D

ArtOfCode

@SamuelLiew [status-norepro] at the moment. What script version/Chrome version?

Erik the Outgolfer

yeah, Chrome has had a recent update...

WELZ

22:47

@EriktheOutgolfer then you can cancel stars to remove them.

Erik the Outgolfer

cancel stars has side effects

WELZ

True, if it's your own star and you need to do it, so be it.

Erik the Outgolfer

also, it removes the pin

and then you can't pin it again

Feeds

-1

Q: What is the new 'Snow-Flake' symbol?

Good day. Today I was just working when I saw that there was a snowflake in the top-bar-menu, and it had a purple notification number on it. I had never seen it before. Is this a new StackExchange Meta feature? Or was it there already? What does it do? It's tooltip literally says Winter Bash. ...

Samuel Liew

23:05

@ArtOfCode ahh, updated Chrome and no-repro now. 71.0.3578.98 (Official Build) (32-bit)

sorry for the trouble

ArtOfCode

@SamuelLiew Works for me :) I'll blame it on older Chrome not working with the setter properly

Feeds

23:42

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Q: Wait, so what kind of discussion of hats is and isn't on topic here?

This question of mine: https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/319993/i-especially-like-the-hats-this-year?noredirect=1#comment1048036_319993 Recieves -11 votes and is deleted as 'this kind of feedback is not on topic'. Show off your hats! (2018 edition) Recieves +8 votes and several respo...

discussion off-topic winter-bash

David

@Panda any idea what you did for the propeller?

Mithrandir

I'm still kinda convinced it's the share link

David

maybe. I have not looked into it.

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