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Cool. You read fast.
I feel I should tell you that I don't like Drew.
I didn't either when I starred writing it. She kind of grew on me. I'll say more when you're done.
00:20
@RegDwighт Both look like a great improvement!
I'm really confused about the timeline too.
@cornbreadninja麵包忍者 YOU DREW THE CORNBREAD NINJA!!!!!!!!!! <3
It starts off as LA and Chicago 1992, but then it's LA and Chicago 1993, but it seems like it's only a day or a few later.
I mean, I suppose I know the Super Bowl is coming up, but what happened to New Year's?
Ooh, book? I want to read!
It'll be like an EL&U book club :)
You have to ask @Rob.
00:32
(Maybe it will give me motivation to actually finish my own novel.)
@Robusto May I read the book? crosses fingers
@KitFox Decongestants are stimulants. They should never make you drowsy. Are you referring to an antihistamine?
No. I know the difference.
ok
I’ve never heard of a drowsy decongestant.
So they are all non-drowsy in my experience, and even sleep depriving.
I believe it has to do with my own personal chemical dysfunction.
But the only one that works is pseudophedrine.
Well, we all have those. Opiates keep me awake.
00:37
Pseudoephedrine makes me very drowsy. That is what I took.
And not in a good way.
@KitFox People in advertising work over holidays.
I know, but it wasn't ever mentioned.
OK. I didn't mention it because it wasn't important.
And since it was in the span of a few days, and Drew was all smitten, I'd think there'd be some kind of "Hey, what are you doing for New Year's?" kind of thing.
00:40
Well ... there wasn't.
Yeah. I know.
Sorry if I spoiled your holiday.
It's OK. I can forgive everything except horrible misspellings.
@WendiKidd If you have a Kindle or Kindle reader, sure.
@KitFox I hope you didn't find any of those.
@Robusto Aww. Unfortunately I don't.
I have an iPad.
00:41
@Robusto I pasted it in a private area for your viewing.
You should put it on the iTunes bookstore thingymagig.
@WendiKidd You can get a free Kindle reader for the iPad.
@Robusto Oh really?? goes to search for one
@KitFox Got it. Wow, not sure how that one slipped past my mental censor. Left a comment there as well.
When you stare at something over and over, it's easy for little mistakes to slip by. I have learned this from both writing and programming :) kindle thingy downloading
Ok, downloaded it! How do I find the book? :)
00:48
@WendiKidd :D
@cornbreadninja麵包忍者 Heeeeee. :)
@KitFox I will bite you!
Eep!
I am clearly an idiot. I se a bazillion categories for my own library (which is empty) but no way to find new books?
I want the Robusto book!
00:49
Me too, if only I could figure out this kindle reader thingymagig.
@WendiKidd Well, if you're a mod, you can see my email, so send me an email and I'll send you a link.
I don't think she can see yours.
He has an ELL account, so I can ;) /sneaky Thanks Robusto! Doing so now! : D
Ah, I see.
@cornbreadninja麵包忍者 coughs, points to private place
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Oh. Not like that, I mean.
00:52
Damn it. I'll send you a link.
@cornbreadninja麵包忍者 There's more than one. Both are a kind of historical fiction, only this latest is much more recent history.
@KitFox That's Kit, always pointing to her private places.
Gah, I need to get more motivated. I've always wanted to write a book but can never manage to finish one.
But the next one I'm releasing is science fiction, and I hope to have it edited and revised within a month or so.
@KitFox funny, I was just in the bedroom.
Oh. I'm in bed right now.
00:55
As private places go, that one's kind of a disappointment.
Like you would know.
@Robusto Neat!! Scifi is my favorite genre.
I need to make my dude square so he fits better.
I could video chat with cornbread right now. In mah jammies.
...or not.
It's exciting. You could watch me type, read, and knit! tries to sound enticing
If you teach me how to make this kindle reader actually do something, I'm in.
pokes it
@WendiKidd Is that working?
Is what working?
o.O
The ping worked
/sleepy and easily confused
@WendiKidd poking it
OH lol. No, no it did not. I am seriously confused. I see no place to find books.
01:04
Try pointing your browser at Amazon.
@KitFox kay, done
Now poke it.
lol
yeah didn't work xP
plays some Scott Joplin
@cornbreadninja麵包忍者 Don't let the rapid serial processing confuse you.
@WendiKidd There's some kind of device registration and then you can tell Amazon where to send the Kindle books.
Maybe there are instructions somewhere.
01:08
Yeah, I think I just figured it out. You buy the book on amazon's site, and then it magically syncs to the app afterward.
That's kind of stupid, there should be a way to buy them in the app.
But I guess then apple would have to take a cut, so I suppose it makes sense.
I can from my phone.
how??
Oh. Yeah. The iPad thing.
@WendiKidd There's a search function in the library, I think.
Let me look.
@KitFox that didn't work for me.
Yeah when I tried to search it seems like it's only searching books I own. Because I searched "Harry Potter" and it said no results.
Seems unlikely!
01:09
Oh. There's a Store button.
where?
On my phone, it's at the top and on the right.
Let me check my other.
Nope, on the ipad it just says "Docs"
so weird
On my PC, I have a "Search Kindle Store" search box in the upper right of my library.
huh. yeah, ipad doesn't have it.
oh well
01:13
I think cornbread's got it there, that they'd be wanting a piece of the pie then.
gently shakes Internet
Quick, nom some cornbread! You'll feel better then.
Sel
Sel
Anyone else find the merriam webster sidebar staff videos ridiculously unnecessary and outright annoying?
@KitFox Veiled reference to The Jeffersons? Come on, you're not that old ...
Not so much as you, but a whole lot more than them.
@Sel I have not seen them.
01:17
Age is just a number!
Well, Rob's only old enough to be my brother, or perhaps the youngest of my uncles.
Sel
Sel
Better that you haven't.
@Robusto fish don't fry in the kitsch-on / beans don't burn on the grill
My husband does that song combined with Me and Julio.
01:23
/has never heard of either song, so is a bit lost
the mama pajama rolled outta bed and she ran up to the east side
sighs
@KitFox Aw, what's wrong?
@cornbreadninja麵包忍者 Wait, that's Simon & Garfunkel
@WendiKidd Kids these days. No education in the classics.
01:24
@KitFox Haha. You're not that much older than me.
Only a decade or so.
As long as we're talking S&G, this is my favorite song from that album.
@KitFox Yerp.
@Robusto I was mashing them up, like Kit said.
Peas are better mashed.
01:27
So the other day when I posted this question no one was here, and I was sad. So! Trying again. Be amused, friends:
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Q: Can I remove "have to" in this sentence?

Amish AaWhat is the meaning of these sentences? What is the difference between them? Why did you have to name me after stew? Why did you name me after stew?

(you must read the answer & comments or it's not funny)
I read it then. I lol'ed.
haha, yay!
@Robusto visualize whirled peas.
@cornbreadninja麵包忍者 /is imagining a tornado made of peas
@cornbreadninja麵包忍者 I know there is some kind of food called smashed something, but I can't think of it right now. My brain chooses this moment to play coy with me.
01:30
imagines peas wearing white costumes and spinning like tops
@Robusto Smashed potatoes?
I googled "Food smashed" and the autocomplete was potatoes.
@KitFox I know, but that's too obvious.
Pumpkins?
Smashing. Not smashed.
Thank you.
01:31
haha
sulks
Why?
:(
I am kinda smashed right now. I have discovered death in a bottle. Actually in two bottles.
01:32
uhh
@WendiKidd Because I'm not getting enough attention. Is there any other reason to sulk?
that would be super dangerous
@KitFox Aww. gives Kit lots of attention
world peace. whirled peas. world peace.
Maybe one glass of scotch would do.
01:33
As long as I'm lying down anyway.
^ for Kit
Oh. Uh. Thank you.
sets basket of puppies carefully in center of table
Oh. When people are sad I tend to post cute pictures to try and make them feel better. Sorry xD
Aren't you going to put them in water?
01:34
Should I? I don't...they are...rather brown and furry. Do I cut the ends first?
No, it's two parts Angels Envy bourbon to four parts Bolthouse Farms Vanilla Chai Tea.
@KitFox NO!!!!!!
You can drink way too much way too fast.
poor puppies :( takes them back
@Robusto Hmm. Like the Captain Morgan's and some kid's fruit drink I had a few weeks back.
I knocked back nearly a quart before my husband stopped me.
It tasted delicious.
I need a LOLcat maker.
Yeah. Cue Queen:
Death on Two Kegs.
A drink sounds lovely.
Now I have "we are the champions" stuck in my head. Thanks Rob
xP
01:36
I have elderberry wine.
Funny, I have Caribbean Queen.
HAHAHA
What does the little dotted line between chat comments mean?
@WendiKidd You're welcome. Earworms R Us, at your service.
@Robusto haha
And since you like sci-fi, my favorite sci-fi song from Queen:
Actually, Brian May wrote and sang that one. Interesting, yeah?
01:39
Mmm, scotch.
I like my scotch like I like my women.
Bitter and murky?
Wet.
No, wait. Neat.
On the rocks.
{| align="right" | | |} A'bunadh is a cask-strength single malt whisky from the Aberlour Distillery in Scotland. Though it has no age statement, it is released in limited run batches, each batch carrying a unique number on its label. Each batch of this whisky is blended from barrels ranging from 5 to 25 years old. A'bunadh is exclusively aged in Spanish oak Oloroso sherry butts and therefore has a sweeter, softer flavor than most scotch. A'bunadh is not chill filtered. Rumour has it that when the second pair of stills were put in 1975, a time capsule was discovered behind the name pla...
This. This is how I like my scotch.
I'm sure I can think of something clever.
We'll wait.
01:41
Oh please don't.
Too late. Pressure's on now.
How about "In bed while my husband's out"?
That's the very one I am drinking right now.
touches by kit in painted-on jeans
01:43
@cornbreadninja麵包忍者 Also excellent.
@KitFox hooray!
@Robusto double hooray!
@Robusto Oh I know! "Any way I can get it."
There. Done. Magic.
feels awesome
01:44
any way you want it / that's the way you need it / any way you want it
@cornbreadninja麵包忍者 You are into musical journeys, aren't you?
BTW ...
Glenmorangie (pronounced with the stress on the second syllable: ; the toponym is believed to derive from either Gaelic gleann mor na sith "vale of tranquillity" or gleann mór innse "vale of big meadows") is a distillery in Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland that produces single malt Scotch whisky. The distillery is owned by The Glenmorangie Company Ltd, whose main product is the range of Glenmorangie single malt whisky. Glenmorangie is categorised as a Highland distillery and boasts the tallest stills in Scotland. It is available in Original, 18, and 25 year old bottlings, special cask bottlin...
Real, real good stuff.
@Robusto haw!
@Robusto heard of, have not tried.
Do try.
Did not like Laphroaig.
Who doesn't like Journey? They are like the Funyuns of the music industry.
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01:45
pours elderberry wine
@cornbreadninja麵包忍者 Isn't that just gin?
@cornbreadninja麵包忍者 Glenmorangie is more like The Balvenie, only with more depth. Seriously.
@KitFox I <3 Journey.
Laphroaig is like cough syrup and salt water.
tries to imagine more depth than current taste bud tingle
01:47
But the Laddie 10 gives you that smokey, peaty taste that you really really want to like in Laphroaig but just can't manage it.
Intriguing.
I like the smokey flavors.
> In other words, you can have difficulties with having orgasms and still be the kind of person I’d like to get to know.
Well. That's great, Vivienne.
@WendiKidd Don't stop believin' until the lights go down in the city.
@Robusto :)
Now I'm thinking about Stevie Nicks. How did that get in there?
Uh, no clue xD
01:50
Jefferson Starship, obviously.
@Robusto that's generous.
What's with the stars?
@cornbreadninja麵包忍者 Hey, I'm cutting them a break.
There, it's out.
I had someone once compare my performance favorably to Stevie Nicks. I was crushed but tried not to show it.
Wow.
01:53
I mean, I like Fleetwood Mac. I do. But. Ouch.
Now I can't stop myself. My brain's going from one pop song to another.
Help!
@Robusto Haha. I sang that at karaoke once.
Someone talk me down.
slaps @Robusto hard across the face
shakes head Thanks. I needed that.
01:56
Think of the children, @Rob!
You did notice I said talk me down, right? No mention of slapping?
I am a woman of few words.
coughs, looks at feet
Not when you have a SQL problem, you're not.
Really? Is that your best? I'm almost the biggest mouth in this room.
I guess you only remember me when I'm annoying.
@KitFox I told you I was kinda drunk. What do you want from me?
01:58
Another straight line. I'll have to consider.
I might be drinking this scotch too fast.
Haha. I'll teach them to disable right-click. Don't they know I'm a front-end developer?
You're a front-end developer? Can you do something about these tits?
@KitFox If you can lie on the floor without holding on, you're not really drunk.
@KitFox I said I'm a developer, not a miracle worker.
Well, I have two small people. I can't get knackered.
feels the burn
@KitFox That's what you're calling your breasts now? People?
02:01
I said small, not saggy.
Which one is the good one? Right or left?
Depends on my mood.
Left is good.
Right is evil.
The left one is sinister. The right one is dextrous.
Dextrose.
02:04
Fuck it, I'm going to bed. I can't type anymore. Sayonara.
looks for fructose
And galactose.
Onara.
@Robusto Night!
 
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08:35
> A lot of words in many Europe nations if you understand the sound shifts you can create from the original every word in many languages.
What does this even mean.
it means that he comes
08:50
Kris seems to have gotten little sleep last night.
@Kris this nTuplicate is earning upvotes because it is not an nTuplicate but the original question. Look at the dates, look at the post IDs. The question you linked to is a duplicate of this one, posted forteen months later. And if you pay attention, it was closed as such, almost a year ago. There are two more duplicates, both identified as dupes and closed. You are now suggesting, for reasons that escape me, to close the original as well, so we have four questions closed as duplicates of each other, and exactly zero questions on the subject open. — RegDwighт 1 min ago
 
1 hour later…
09:59
I have a plate of steel where I mill a cavity, would 'pocket' be a good word for the cavity? I did not like slot for some reason.
Pocket is something relatively small and deep.
It is more shallow than the pic, 35×185×0.5 mm (0.5 mm deep).
No idea. Recess?
ah ty sir
You can actually head over to the DIY chat and ask there. I've done so on a couple previous occasions and those people know their shit.
10:22
Wrote this question and struggled with the English while writing it.
That's so technical I couldn't tell.
I couldn't tell if it were in Swedish.
(Do I even have a Robotics account? I'm not being logged in automatically...)
yeah it would be hard to write it in Swedish also, ty for having a look any way
c'c
c'c
10:41
How do you say the IT job of 'integration' pieces of softwares, integrator?
desintegrator :)
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Q: Jerky Parallax in IE7-8

Ollie BarkerI've introduced a basic parallax effect into a site that I'm developing. It runs smoothly in Chrome, Firefox and IE9; but it's really jerky in IE7 and IE8. I've looked at far more complicated sites and I don't see anything like the 'jerkiness' that I'm getting. I'm only using two images with a sc...

What animal is a parallax?
does it taste good as a desecated meat product?
I think you mean parallox.
c'c
c'c
it lives in javascript world
maybe
are they tasty?
@c'c that would be dis-, not des-.
c'c
c'c
10:44
yes the opposite
The opposite of dis is es.
Enharmonically speaking.
Morphologically speaking, the opposite of dis is disdis, of course. Or disease for short.
don't put me at disease
But to answer your original question, integrator is morphologically and semantically sound.
Seniour Software Architect and Supervising Stuff Integrator.
Put that on your business card and watch people fall over their feet exchanging their sponduli for your products.
señor software architect. sí sí!
c'c
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hehe
10:48
Signore Pommodore.
c'c
c'c
spanish sounds not professional, nah joking
monsieur pomme de terre
@c'c That's what they told to the conquistadores. Right before dying.
Famous last words.
c'c
c'c
but a spanish talking english sounds even less professional :p
c'c
c'c
10:50
esperanto
or Spanish person
not "a spanish"
c'c
c'c
thanks for correction
Tu mama es si grande, se sentó sopra un arbol binario y lo plana en un listo enlazado doble en O(1) tiempo.
c'c
c'c
@MattЭллен (French deformation)
@tchrist
10:51
@c'c ah
lol
c'c
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@RegDwighт como se pronuncia 'O(1)' ;) ?
@c'c mucho. Se pronuncia mucho bien.
c'c
c'c
en Oh de uno
En análisis de algoritmos una cota superior asintótica es una función que sirve de cota superior de otra función cuando el argumento tiende a infinito. Usualmente se utiliza la notación de Landau O(g(x)) (o coloquialmente llamada Notación O Grande) para referirse a las funciones acotadas superiormente por la función g(x). Más formalmente se define: {{ecuación| O(g(x)) = \left\{\begin{matrix} f(x) : \mbox{existen } c,x_0>0\mbox{ tales que} \\ \forall x\ge x_0: 0\le |f(x)|\le c|g(x)| \end{matrix}\right\} ||left}} Una función f(x) pertenece a O(g(x)) cuando existe una constante positiva c tal...
You will have to ask @tchrist. He's been pinged.
Though it's likely that the constant exposure to telcons with India will soon wash away everything he knew about Spanish.
Tu mama es si grande, se comenzó el gran cambio vocálico
10:56
Es verdad. Es cierto.
Hullo @Kit
c'c
c'c
tu mama es si grande, come el código espagueti en tu ordenador
I wish someone would eat that
c'c
c'c
and digest it in haskell code
I wish someone would eat chat.
Fear eat soul up.
Ha, what a stupid translation they went with instead.
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (, meaning "Fear Eat Up Soul" is a 1974 West German film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Brigitte Mira and El Hedi ben Salem. The film won two awards at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival and is considered to be one of Fassbinder's most powerful works. Brigitte Mira received the German Film Award for her performance. Title The original German title Angst essen Seele auf is deliberately grammatically incorrect, translating literally as "Fear eat soul up." The correct German form would be "Angst Isst die Seele auf" - which (without the defin...
The Fear Eat Up Soul in parentheses would've been so much better.
11:43
@RegDwighт Sounds like an executive group decision to me (cf. clusterfuck). People who don't understand things make decisions based on their misunderstanding of both the subject at hand and the impact of same on an audience.
More reasons why no one ever erected a monument to a committee.
-1
Q: What is the meaning of being mean?

AfterLifeCan anybody help to find out what is the meaning of "being mean"? I'm sorry for being mean

Would it be mean to close this piece of drivel?
He has quite a history of impressive questions like that.

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