Questions tagged [technology]
The Technology category includes proposals in subjects like computing, technology, gadgets, and electronics.
2
votes
1answer
77 views
New followers not showing up!
It appears that new followers (as of today) are not showing up in the proposed forum below.
I received email from 3 people with the following nicknames that claim they signed up and followed:
AM1966
...
2
votes
2answers
35 views
Would a proposal about designing programming languages be a duplicate and/or off-topic?
I was thinking of a proposal for designing programming languages, but I am not sure whether it is a duplicate of an already existing proposal/beta site/SE site or if it is off-topic for a Q&A ...
2
votes
1answer
48 views
Would a proposal about esoteric programming languages be a duplicate?
When I asked a question about the programming language "Simplefunge" on StackOverflow, it received 15 views and no answers, even when I put a bounty on it.
Then, it struck me that Stack Overflow may ...
-2
votes
1answer
31 views
Enter the Void Linux distribution
Void Linux is not a 'just works out of the box' type distro, so what about a Q&A site for users of the Void Linux distro?
From the official website:
Void Linux is a general purpose operating ...
0
votes
2answers
63 views
Could we integrate existing questions from the old answers.semanticweb.com if the Web Data proposal gets through?
Proposal: Web Data
There are a lot of helpful questions still relevant for todays semantic web stuff from the old semanticweb.com Q&A site. A while ago I created a dump of all questions and ...
-7
votes
3answers
111 views
Why where these questions closed in Defintion?
I have spent four long months building up the Hashgraph proposal. I have been active in their Telegram and Discord channels, tweeted and retweeted about it, posted on their official website, and have ...
1
vote
0answers
43 views
Should Web Data be enlarged to cover all W3C and perhaps even IETF standards?
Proposal: Web Data
I find it really difficult to work out how big a community should be. StackOverflow covers all languages yet most experts are experts in a very few tags and languages that appear ...
14
votes
4answers
192 views
What gap is the web-data proposal filling given we already have OpenData?
The OpenData SE site is for:
Open Data Stack Exchange is a Q&A site for developers, researchers, and anyone else interested in open data.
and based on its definition of what is on-topic there ...
2
votes
0answers
27 views
When is it helpful have a specialised area? (in this case Web Data)
Proposal: Web Data
A simple search on a number of keywords relating to Web Data reveals a high number of questions already asked on that topic on Stack Exchange.
One meta question seems to ...
6
votes
0answers
79 views
Should Semantic Web proposal be renamed to Web Data?
Proposal: Semantic Web
There is a lot of research on semantic web technologies in academia, deployment by buisiness, open source libraries, etc... So that term is well know. At the same time the W3C ...
10
votes
1answer
67 views
Would this cover anything outside of what Graphic Design already covers?
Proposal: Animation
Would this cover anything outside of what Graphic Design (GD) already covers? Or is it just trying to be a more specific site than GD?
1
vote
0answers
20 views
What is the most relevant stack for GNSS (GPS, Glonass, Galileo…) questions?
Is there a stack that encompasses GNSS (e.g. GPS) technologies. I see:
GIS,
Electrical Engineering,
Space Exploration,
Ham Radio,
possibly other...
are related, but it's difficult to imagine ...
2
votes
1answer
63 views
Are questions asking how to do something on-topic?
Proposal: Animation
On Stack Overflow, asking how to do something without an exact problem is considered off-topic and will be downvoted and/or closed very quickly. This proposal has quite a few ...
10
votes
1answer
160 views
how to increase visibilty of this proposal
Proposal: Tezos
I suggest we ensure that we ensure that during each tezos meetup and tezos training sessions the proposal is advertised to people.
stack exchange is a more effective way to persist ...
-4
votes
1answer
74 views
Is there truly no way to get around the “No shopping” rule?
I frequently find myself searching tens of hours for products with certain specifications. In many cases, I have to order and return several products due to insufficient manufacturer information; in ...
-3
votes
1answer
83 views
Would a NEW community based on this [current tag] be welcomed?
I'm certain StackOverflow is the only place where Git questions would end up on this network. I would like to propose the creation of a new site: Git.SE, where questions regarding implementing, using ...
2
votes
1answer
102 views
Product Management Q&A Site
I am proposing to start a product management Q&A site.
Any product company is driven by a product management department with product managers. Today, you do have User Experience site which is all ...
0
votes
0answers
28 views
Creating a site about MediaWiki and/or wiki in general
Working with a custom wiki based on MediaWiki, in the last year I had toubles to find the right home or question about it.
Sometime I had to post on StackOverflow, sometime on SuperUser and finally ...
2
votes
1answer
51 views
“Formal Math” - Do you allow sites that don't follow the usual Stack Exchange protocols?
Following discussion with trusted colleagues I am thinking about setting up a site for working on formalized mathematics. To quote John Harrison:
It is generally accepted that in principle it’s ...
-5
votes
1answer
58 views
Don't we need the seperate community for Ionic? [duplicate]
Don't we need the separate community for Ionic? Ionic is the biggest Hybrid app development framework. It should have its separate community to discuss the problems in the app development in Ionic ...
3
votes
1answer
43 views
Why are some frameworks marked as duplicates while others are allowed to be thier own site?
Yesterday, I tried to create the "Laravel" site and it got flagged as a duplicate. But yet there are other frameworks such as "Wordpress" & "Drupal" who got their own SE site. So what is the ...
5
votes
3answers
96 views
Monero, Litecoin, other cryptocurrencies… Should be merged with Bitcoin SE
There are many proposals for cryptocurrencies, such as Monero. The point is, theres already a Bitcoin SE. Shouldn’t the other cryptocurrencies be combined?
By the way, there are hundreds and hundreds ...
-11
votes
1answer
158 views
The Bone Yard. Question limbo, SE Rule boot camp, or low-quality purgatory. A place where questions go to die?
I propose a SE site that any answer or question is on topic and never closed or put on hold.Unlike other sites the commonality of these question will be that they need work. This will give th OP the ...
-25
votes
3answers
455 views
How to help users get the minimal rep points
Proposal: eosio
Getting users with high rep is not that easy.
1
vote
0answers
15 views
Is there a Community about RHEL/CentOS/Fedora? [closed]
There is a Community Ask Ubuntu And Elementary OS. Is there a Community about RHEL/CentOS/Fedora?
In the past I asked question about Fedora/CentOS/RHEL on Unix&Linux Community. But when I read ...
11
votes
3answers
631 views
Do we need our own StackExchange or can we live within StackOverflow as a tag?
Proposal: eosio
I already see questions posted in StackOverflow where there is already an eos tag. Are we duplicating efforts?
-2
votes
1answer
32 views
Is it possible to create another language site with English interface [duplicate]
I know that is not allowed to create new languages for interfaces, but can we create another language stackoverflow site with English interface? So, all Q/A in another language, but interface is in ...
2
votes
1answer
30 views
I'd like to propose a site for holology, antique grandfather clocks, and the restoration of these masterpieces [duplicate]
I took a few pictures of a grandfather clock at a bank branch, and I'd like to upload some pictures in hopes someone might recognise it. However, I can't seem to find the appropriate site to ask. Here'...
9
votes
0answers
116 views
Are closely related topics (quantum communication, simulation, cryptography, etc) going to be on-topic here?
Proposal: Quantum Computing
There are many areas of quantum information that are closely related to quantum computing.
A few that come to mind are quantum simulation, quantum communication, quantum ...
0
votes
0answers
6 views
Would any member from the Scratch Administration Support this site
If we were to create this site would anyone from the Scratch Team such as modorators like Paddle2See be part of this site.
Is that something that we can easily ask them to do or not?
7
votes
1answer
119 views
What happens to votes by users on closed questions?
Proposal: Quantum Computing
I was just wondering what happens when a question is closed by a moderator as too broad or a duplicate etc, say the question has a bunch of votes. Are those votes returned ...
-3
votes
5answers
495 views
IMO Quantum Computing should be a topic in the existing Computer Science stack exchange site
There are already Computer Science and Theoretical Computer Science sites that should cover Quantum Computing topics. There's no reason to needlessly multiply stack exchange sites.
Proposal: Quantum ...
5
votes
0answers
43 views
8
votes
1answer
186 views
unvoted questions
Proposal: Quantum Computing
Recent questions are getting little or no upvotes... I am wondering whether this is because no one with remaining votes (i.e. they used up their 5 votes) looks at the ...
2
votes
1answer
292 views
When will the proposal Augur enter the beta stage?
Proposal: Augur
It's been two weeks since the proposal has gotten the maximum number of commitments. How long again do the we have to wait for the beta?
11
votes
1answer
438 views
Why is the quantum computing description in the proposals as it is currently written?
Proposal: Quantum Computing
I would highly recommend that the description be changed. Quantum computing is mainly a theoretical and experimental research field at the moment. There are no users of ...
1
vote
1answer
49 views
Would it be appropriate to create a proposal for a narrowly defined technology?
A company called Parallax, Inc (I am not affiliated with them) makes an electronic product named the "Propeller" or more formally, "P8X32A". It is a microcontroller and is aimed at electronics ...
-4
votes
2answers
113 views
Why this 3rd-party WordPress plugin site closed?
Why this proposal closed and this is still open and even on the phase of commitment? Either both should stay or both should closed.
Proposal: Divi Builder
1
vote
0answers
537 views
Stack Overflow (in Polish) [duplicate]
I'm sure there is strong Polish community on SE and other pages. Maybe we start with SO as there is most question about coding and other issue. Not everyone speaks and writes perfect in English. For ...
5
votes
1answer
43 views
What benefits will Scratch.SE provide to the Scratch community above and beyond the official Scratch forum?
Proposal: Scratch
Scratch already has a forum at its home site, here.
What additional benefits would the existence of Scratch Stack Exchange provide to the Scratch community, that would more than ...
-5
votes
1answer
62 views
Why it should be re-opened
Why this should be re-opened.
Minecraft, is currently spread across three different stack exchange sites: Arqade, Game Dev, and Stack Overflow. Because of this, I believe that it should get its own ...
0
votes
1answer
51 views
Will the Google proposal also include issues with Google products?
Proposal: Google
Will the Google proposal also include issues with Google products?
Example: If Gmail is experiencing issues in the webapp some day, would it be on-topic to ask if it is a server ...
7
votes
1answer
62 views
How is this different from existing stack exchange sites?
How is this proposal different from existing stack exchange sites, particulary StackOverflow, but also sites like Cross Validated and Signal Processing? The Area 51 FAQ explicitly states that sites ...
0
votes
2answers
130 views
What questions will be on-topic at Google?
Proposal: Google
Earlier this year, there had been a question asking "What will be the main contents of 'Google'?". From this, we got an answer coming to the conclusion that Google does not have a ...
4
votes
1answer
51 views
Is ERP too specific?
Proposal: ERP software
Should this proposal be a little more generic and be for "Platform Development/Admin"? For example, Dynamics 365 is more accurately a combination of a CRM and 2 different ERPs. ...
6
votes
1answer
192 views
What questions should be on topic for Quantum Computing?
Proposal: Quantum Computing
This is taken (with minor edits) from an old discussion post I had for the Quantum Computers proposal after it closed and before it was deleted; the question links are ...
-14
votes
2answers
196 views
This site should be Renamed to Alphabet
Proposal: Google
In my opinion, This site should be renamed to Alphabet, see here,
Alphabets became the parent of google and Former Google CEO, Larry Page become CEO of Alphabet. So the Parent brand ...
4
votes
2answers
79 views
DevOps Site Description- too narrow?
Proposal: DevOps
The description of the DevOps StackExchange site is currently this:
Proposed Q&A site for software Engineers working on automated testing,
continuous delivery, service ...
16
votes
5answers
463 views
Should the scope of this Stack include other prediction markets like Gnosis and Hivemind?
Proposal: Augur
There are at least 2 other blockchain based prediction markets currently in development Gnosis and Hivemind and more will likely follow. Should they be viewed as on topic for the ...
-3
votes
2answers
84 views
Operating Systems Development
My proposal for creating a hobby OS Dev SE was closed as a duplicate of computer science SE.
While I certainly don't agree with that, what should I expect to happen for proposing the same site but ...
