Winter Bash! 2018 edition

Rob

12:00 AM

🎆🎉

b_jonas

Happy New Year, +0000 timezone offset (UK)!

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Erik the Outgolfer

cat @Rob you've posted "🎆🎉" in idk how many rooms so far... :P

Clomp

Happy New Year!

Rob

A couple, worth hats. Also polite to wish the people you chat with regularly a Happy New Year. What is the practice where you are from? Some places fire guns into the air. :(

Erik the Outgolfer

guns no, simply fireworks from some churches, nothing extreme... oh, and vasilopita with a coin :P

Clomp

12:09 AM

They do that here in L.A. but it's a bad idea. When bullets are fired upwards, they stall out & then return to Earth with the exact same speed as they were fired. Some people have died due to head strikes from celebratory gunfire.

Erik the Outgolfer

stray bullets eh?

Clomp

Yup. I like the fireworks from churches idea though.

Do you have to save them for 6 months from the 4th of July?

Erik the Outgolfer

except if they throw them at your feet instead of the air...

uh... I'm Greek, we don't celebrate "4th of July" here

Rob

My areas's usual practice is to set off explosives beside the police station, along with regular fireworks. One year the police tried it, but the people involved were disciplined.

Erik the Outgolfer

tough dudes you are...

Rob

12:12 AM

Tougher in LA.

Makyen

@Clomp Depends on where you live and where you go to buy them. There are places that have fireworks available year-round, and others that have fireworks as legal for New Years.

Clomp

Usually people just drink fizzy apple cider or champagne at midnight.

Nice! I guess Amazon would sell them year round.

We simply see them on every street corner in early Summer.

Rob

Vasilopita: A coin in your cake.

Makyen

In the US, fireworks are much more common around the 4th of July, but there are various places you can purchase them legally throughout the year. OTOH, possessing them and, in particular, lighting them off are things that are commonly regulated. While the places selling fireworks don't usually care where you are from and where you're going with them after your purchase, it's definitely a good idea to do a bit of research as to where you can enjoy them legally.

Bharata

Happy New Year! +00 UTC Happy New Year to everyone! I wish you big success, a lot of luck and all your wishes realization!

Clomp

12:20 AM

They're common nightly at Disneyland @ 9:35 PM!

Erik the Outgolfer

@Makyen yeah, and regulation is actually pretty necessary... you don't want to know the accidents we were talking about at another room

Rob

@Makyen You can probably buy them on the Rez in stronger varieties.

U9-Forward

Blah blah blah, this is a test for A Glasses With A Number On The Top hat, lol, :D

Clomp

Looks like it worked!

U9-Forward

@Clomp Really?

Clomp

12:26 AM

Did everyone get your 2019 glasses?

Makyen

@Rob Yep, that's definitely one source.

Clomp

I just starred your message. So give SO a few hours to update the hats. They run on a cron.

Erik the Outgolfer

actually... it doesn't work here lol

Clomp

Oh well. It should.

Erik the Outgolfer

why?

Clomp

12:27 AM

Still, my blue top hat is pretty sweet!

Erik the Outgolfer

this room doesn't have a parent site that's eligible for WB

that's why Eran made a special room

Clomp

Ah ok.

Makyen

@EriktheOutgolfer I agree, regulation is necessary. Unfortunately, people, in general, don't take ownership of the responsibility for their actions, or even think about possible consequences.

Erik the Outgolfer

@Makyen we were also talking about people not considering them as explosives, or even fire at all

Rob

This video starts at least a few seconds too late, but it's barely half a minute long: Whole barge worth of fireworks goes off all at once:

Amazing Firework Fail - The BIGGEST Firework Fail ever

►

Clomp

12:31 AM

Yup! Pretty sad night for those fireworks watchers. It's all over in 30 seconds.

Makyen

@EriktheOutgolfer Yes. People largely don't think through things. Even for those that do, it's something we all fail to do from time-to-time.

Clomp

The actual 2019 Glasses chat room for SO is at: chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/185976/happy-new-2019

U9-Forward

@Clomp I posted a comment just to try getting hat :-)

Erik the Outgolfer

on a CM's post? ;)

DavidPostill

@Rob There have been too many cases of fireworks factories blowing up to count ...

Clomp

12:35 AM

I've never actually spent time in SO's chat rooms. So this is new for me.

Erik the Outgolfer

it's really just chat

only the server is different

Clomp

True, but the link is hidden.

U9-Forward

Guys, usually i get hats faster, but not this one...

Erik the Outgolfer

because this server has no relationship with that server

Rob

I got glasses on Meta in a few seconds.

Erik the Outgolfer

12:37 AM

the glasses with a number on top? because this must be the fastest hat ever

just don't try to get them here

U9-Forward

@EriktheOutgolfer I posted some messages here: chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/185976/happy-new-2019

Erik the Outgolfer

they must be starred too

gives star

Clomp

It works in other rooms.

U9-Forward

@EriktheOutgolfer I did now.

Erik the Outgolfer

yeah, because I starred it

(no I really like your honesty... :P)

Rob

12:42 AM

U9 didn't get the glasses yet.

Erik the Outgolfer

it does take a minute or two... ;)

David-27

can we get the new year hat yet?

Rob

On The Tavern I was starred and hit my snowflake as quickly as possible, and I got my second set from Meta.

Erik the Outgolfer

hey we can't help him here!

U9-Forward

@David-27 Sure, it's the right time now, i just starred your chat message to make it work.

Erik the Outgolfer

12:45 AM

as I said before, starring him here won't help ;-)

U9-Forward

@EriktheOutgolfer @Clomp I have received my hat! on SO!

Erik the Outgolfer

yep, just now

U9-Forward

See my snail profile picture now :-)

Rob

:Yes, the link above confirms U9's glasses.

Erik the Outgolfer

um... and that he's already wearing them doesn't? :P

U9-Forward

12:47 AM

@EriktheOutgolfer That's true :-)

Rob

You know how it works.

U9-Forward

Guys, happy day for me so far, being back to 3rd place on Stackoverflow Winter Bash.

quartata

wait, does the hat not work in rooms without a parent site or something?

Erik the Outgolfer

hats need a site

this isn't specific to the New Year's hat

however, stackexchange.com doesn't count as a site

U9-Forward

@quartata Good point, on SO, use this chat room: chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/185976/happy-new-2019

See SO Leaderboard top 5 users: i.stack.imgur.com/zcMZ3.png

I am really really missing Pizza Hat.

I think i have the best profile picture to put on that glasses, because my snail wants to be casual, lol, :D

Rob

1:04 AM

It says pizza is: "answer +3 a question with accepted answer", surprised that you don't have it.

@U9-Forward You have the pizza hat!

U9-Forward

@Rob Not on SO.

Rob

Ah.

U9-Forward

@Rob When my main site that i wanna compete in is SO

Erik the Outgolfer

tfw you compete for specific leaderboard

U9-Forward

@EriktheOutgolfer What you mean?

Erik the Outgolfer

1:07 AM

like, pretty sure most of those who actually compete (me not included) do so for the network leaderboard

however, you seem to want a different kind of competition, SO-only :P

U9-Forward

@EriktheOutgolfer Am.. but i am 7th rank on Network, and 3rd rank on SO, so i chose to compete on SO.

Rob

Only a couple of sites have prizes for their own leaderboard ,(I think Lego is one).

U9-Forward

@Rob Not for SO right?

Rob

Does SO have a prize?

One prize I got (earned) was 100 Rep gift (thanks again, Nog) and a doubling of my Rep on Meta (since WB started), and ironically I can not knit - but that's 99% where the Rep came from.

U9-Forward

@Rob How did you get that gift?

Erik the Outgolfer

1:16 AM

b, o, u, ...

Rob

Nog started a Bounty for the specific purpose of giving it to me - in the comment area he announced that, and it stayed up for 5 days promoting my answer - then the system awarded the bounty, ending the advertisement.

I gained several hundred during the advertising period.

Erik the Outgolfer

the system?

pretty sure he awarded it

Rob

The software that powers SE.

Nope, it times out when you choose a specific answer and don't award it manually after two days.

Erik the Outgolfer

1) the system can't award a bounty to an answer that existed prior to its start 2) the system only awards half the bounty's amount 3) the system only awards the bounty after 8 days (7 days + 1 grace period) 4) I remember it pretty well

Rob

Then how / why would you choose an existing answer ?

Erik the Outgolfer

1:24 AM

you can award it manually as well

actually, a FR has been made for this reason to behave different in case the starter doesn't award it

Rob

Shog's answer: meta.stackexchange.com/a/137950/282094 - and other associated links.

afk

David

1:42 AM

@David-27, @U9-Forward, and @quartata yes no 2019 hat from this room. The chat room needs a parent site, and you need an account on that site to get the hat.

U9-Forward

@David Yup, i earned it on SO only even when i got starred message half hour ago on this room.

David

fun fact: your chat message can be stared anytime. you just need to post the message +-12h from 0000 UTC.

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U9-Forward

@David Yup..

U9-Forward

2:15 AM

We shouldn't waste hat chances now, last day of Winter Bash.

Catija

@EriktheOutgolfer Answer must have a score of at least two (3?) to qualify for the automatic award.

U9-Forward

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Q: What will happen at the day when Winter Bash is over?

Tomorrow is the day that Winter Bash will be gone. So i am thinking will there be some sort of a final ranking page? It would be nice so i don't need to keep going to the Leaderboard every day to see my rank. If there isn't gonna be anything like that, what should i do to see my final rank on ...

My question.

Feeds

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Q: What will happen at the day when Winter Bash is over?

Tomorrow (January 1st 2019) is the day that Winter Bash will be gone. So i am thinking will there be some sort of a final ranking page? It would be nice so i don't need to keep going to the Leaderboard every day to see my rank. If there isn't gonna be anything like that, what should i do to se...

discussion winter-bash winter-bash-2018 rankings winterbash-leaderboard

Catija

Same thing we do every year... wrap up blog post.

U9-Forward

@Catija What's same thing, i am new to Winter Bash, and also last year i had only 63 rep during WB, and 0 hats.

So this is my first winter bash.

Catija

2:30 AM

@U9-Forward you could do some research. Google "winter bash Stack Overflow blog".

U9-Forward

2:45 AM

@Catija the blog didn't help me.

Nog Shine

3:51 AM

10 hours ago, by Nog Shine

@Feeds I edited it now. If my theory is right, I should get a hat when it gets an upvote or when it goes to a +ve score

So fellas, the theory is right. Edit a question. The question should get an upvote after it is edited without your upvote

Nog Shine

4:26 AM

You may experiment on this question meta.stackexchange.com/q/321317/357396

The tag should be [meta-tag:support]

David

5:22 AM

@U9-Forward oh! welcome. you did great for your first bash.

U9-Forward

6:31 AM

@David Aha, last year i had no rank, this year 3rd on SO and 7th on all sites, last year had 63 rep during WB, this year 10~13k, good progress, no?

Alexander O'Mara

6:56 AM

I made a backup of all the hats: github.com/unikong/winterbash-2018-hats

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U9-Forward

@AlexanderO'Mara Cool.

U9-Forward

7:11 AM

May i ask you? if i post a question now i wouldn't have any chance to get Silencum Hat right? since tomorrow (less than a week after now) is gonna end winter bash.

Alexander O'Mara

7:24 AM

Yeah, that hat needs a week.

Eran

I got the final hat!

Rob

7:40 AM

@AlexanderO'Mara Thanks for that, my only suggestion for improvement would be for the "secret hats" section put a guess (or if there's an official announcement, an answer) indicating how each hat is earned. Also if you can find prior year's hats archive them for posterity. +1 for your efforts.

Alexander O'Mara

8:00 AM

@Rob I might add official reasons once posted, but we have the guesses in a meta topic already.

You can find some of the past years in other repos: github.com/unikong

I don't know if anyone backed up the years before them.

Rob

✅

If I spot them in my travels I'll let you know.

Sourav Ghosh

9:03 AM

forgot my glasses somewhere, can't seem to locate. asking for a star in this message, it may help me find a pair of special one... :)

oh, and hatty new year, folks!!

Alexander O'Mara

@SouravGhosh You can't get the glasses here, this chat isn't connected to a site.

Sourav Ghosh

@AlexanderO'Mara OK, thanks, need to find my glasses....

Eran

@SouravGhosh try here: chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/185976/happy-new-2019

Panda

9:30 AM

@Eran Congrats on getting all the hats!!

Eran

@Panda Thanks. Silencium was tricky. I almost got it nearly a week ago, but someone posted an answer a day before I got it (I just had enough time left to post new questions in order to get it today)

Panda

@Eran ah that's frustrating (I was really lucky to get it before they fixed the bug lol)

U9-Forward

11:34 AM

What a beautiful Winter Bash 2018!

U9-Forward

11:45 AM

Even tho i am pissed of on some hats that i couldn't get :-)

Wow, could maybe receive Pizza Hat on last day of WB (not asking you to vote): stackoverflow.com/questions/53994982/…

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A: Checking if a number is the sum of 2 other numbers(Python)

You could also do itertools.combinations, little shorter than @bitto's solution: import itertools def f(lst,num): for x,y in itertools.combinations(lst,2): if x+y==num: return True return False lst=[1,2,3] num=int(input("Give me a number: ")) print(f(lst,num))

Wow, 2 up-votes!

Man. one vote away! then i will be the luckiest guy in the world, last last of the last day of WB, earning hat!

(still not forcing you to vote)

Eran

Now it's 3

I'm also close to a Pizza on SO (stackoverflow.com/questions/53949739/…) :)

The accepted answer is actually wrong.

@U9-Forward enjoy your Pizza!

Erik the Outgolfer

1:00 PM

@Catija but it already had a much greater score... and yes, 2 is the minimum

Bharata

1:46 PM

About New Year hat:

David

2:02 PM

@Panda, @AlexanderO'Mara, and @alecxe can one of you take a full page full size screen shot of this page? I like to have a record of all the hats filled in, but I won't get that this year.

Panda

2:23 PM

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@David ^there you go

David

2:53 PM

@Panda thanks.

Last stab at the triggers:

Eliza Doolots: gain 1600 rep on one site or 2000 across multiple sites during the WB (min 200 rep gain to get counted)

Waffles: post 15 comments within one hour. Or post 15 comments before some time (0800 UTC).

Clean-Up Duty: edit a post that gets UVed after you edit it. (own votes do not count)

Ethan K

9:10 PM

@David Okay, let me try...

Eliza Doolots: No clue.

Waffles: post 15 comments within one hour. (your first, not your second)

Clean-Up Duty: edit a post that gets UVed 3 times after you edit it.

Vickel

9:40 PM

@EthanK I think clean-up duty needs: edit a post with accepted answer, which gets upvoted afterwards

Ethan K

10:02 PM

@Vickel Well, you could look at my edits on SO and see if any of my newest meet that...

Vickel

@EthanK sorry my bad: I should have written: edit a question with accepted answer, which gets upvoted afterwards

Feeds

10:47 PM

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Q: Let's give top winter bashers some reputation!

The people like eLRuLL, Eran, and Panda are really good at Winter Bash, with 30/30 hats! They deserve a reward! Hats aren't just for fun because getting a hat means that you did something good on the site, and if you get a lot that means you did some pretty spectacular things. Most of these thing...