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12:04 AM
 
@Wipqozn West.
 
@badp No. South.
 
@Wipqozn West.
 
@badp West.
 
You'll thank me later for ending this early.
 
12:08 AM
@badp I win? Excellent.
 
We agree so we all win!
Ain't mod abuse awesome.
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@badp Nooooo, it's too late for me to change it!
 
I'd just like to point out that you were given every opportunity to succeed.
And then you suceeded! Bravo.
 
I'd report you for your crimes, but I assume you would just edit my post.
 
Wipqozn said I'd report you for being awesome, but I assume you would just sticky it
 
12:11 AM
nah, why'd I waste star space for somebody we already all know
then @ThomasMcDonald would complain.
 
The only solution is obviously to star everything
 
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Q: Should I sneak before stabbing?

badpThe following graph is representative of my experience when playing spy in Team Fortress 2. In English, sometimes when I play spy I notice some people seem distracted (say, a demo or a heavy shooting in a given direction) and I decide to engage them and go for the stab. However, constantly, th...

 
@DaveMcClelland Agreed.
 
12:32 AM
oh god
if I didn't already have Mr. Boom
how can I give up on Shoop da Woop.
 
@badp: There, I wrote an answer, but I'm not so sure it's what you're looking for.
I'll say this: I rely a lot on my disguise kit rather than my cloaking device. The decloak sound and time gives the enemy more time to finish what they're doing and spot you.
 
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Q: Is there a way to see what cards have been collected without actually playing a game?

GauzyI'm playing through a level, and I have a couple different saves. I want to be sure that I picked up a card on my way through, but since the way back is blocked I cannot go back and physically check. Is there a way to see what cards are in my deck? I'd rather not replay the level just to be sure.

 
@Powerlord That's what I did always
I was like disguised for a while, roaming for some time
once I saw a demoman lobbing stickies. I went for the stab and he turned around at the last second
another time I was going for the last two people on the enemy team (arena)
a heavy medic couple
I followed their tracks for a while
since we were up three people and I had 2 HP I decided suiciding was okay so long as I got either
I went for the medic
he sidestepped and turned around
then went for the heavy
he turned around, warned by the medic
they won the round D:
 
Interesting, no compile error on Linux either.
I'm... surprised.
Last time I worked on this extension is was pretty much nothing but errors.
Well, OK, it'd whine about the pettiest things.
"You initialized variable b before variable a!!!!!"
 
so it's not really I'm fumbling with decloaking, it's more they just turn around at the wrong moment
by then I must have the DR off and my disguise is about to vanish as I go for the stab
 
12:49 AM
btw, if you can jump down from above then stab someone, that tends to work great.
 
this map is a bitch
 
@badp Which one?
 
Two tarocs out of reach because they're in pits with no bombable rocks around
Binding of Isaac
then another pit with bombable rocks, but it leads to a locked chest
and I have no keys
I have 18 bombs though
and one heart
plus a bombing item
and basic tears, just a +range
 
Theoretical question here: Should I copy my normal server config to my new testing server or install MetaMod / SourceMod from scratch?
 
and I just ate a pill of slowing down
 
12:51 AM
When I say testing server, I mean for testing my extension and addon.
 
and I suicide myself on one of the bombs
 
The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of a fresh server.
 
I guess that was the logical thing to do
take my greatest strength and turn it into my greatest weakness
yes, tBoI, keep giving me more bombs
that's what I really need
 
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Q: Does connecting your laptop to TV via HDMI decrease gaming performance?

MobI have a laptop I use to game, its not a high-end one. My resolution is 1366 x 768, I'm thinking of getting a HDMI cable to try out gaming on the TV. My card is an ATI Mobility Radeon 5470 HD it supports eyefinity, when I use dual monitors to game it reduces the framerate by 3-5 FPS. Since my T...

 
1:10 AM
Poop defeats me again. GRRRR
 
@badp How can poop defeat you? :(
 
Let's see...
puddles of poo on the ground...
two eyes bouncing about...
then he jumps and sends out poop particles.
 
o.o
 
I'm talking about the cave level boss
 
Then it makes a bit more sense.
 
1:15 AM
I met him thrice. Died all times.
 
God dammit, game wont give me bombs.
 
Scroll up a bit and you'll see me getting owned with 18 bombs
but no hearts and no keys and no ladders and no nothing
 
The game hates us.
 
Damn RNG.
 
I miss Cain's starting item :(
It made things easier!
 
1:18 AM
Then I must even withstand the sight of the likes of Mana, who won on his first game
 
Ah hell, I forgot the gdb syntax to start srcds with the debugger attached.
 
@badp I've won the full game 6 times :(
 
SHUT UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP :P
 
Hahaha.
I hate this pill - "Bombs are keys"
 
I hate reflection
halve range for something doubtfully useful
read: useless
 
1:21 AM
Don't pick it up? :(
 
if it didn't decrease the range...
 
Sighsighsigh. The shop hands me one magnet and a ladder for 15 each. I've got 14 and no more rooms to explore!
 
I used a key for the darn thing!
 
Do want that magnet.
 
did you destroy all the poop?
sometimes they hide a coin
 
1:23 AM
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Q: Are there humans in Zelda?

JeffAt the beginning of this trailer, there's reference to humans. Which leads me to wonder, were there ever humans in the other Zelda games? For example, would Hylians be considered humans?

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Q: How do I get the "Sniper Duel" achievement in Minecraft?

Brant The "Sniper Duel" achievement in Minecraft requires me to kill a skeleton from 50 meters away. Is this equivalent to 50 blocks? What is the easiest way to do this? I've recently located a skeleton spawner near my base, how can I use this to my advantage?

 
Of course, I always destroy poop and fires!
 
then you should've farmed Larry Jr. for a bit longer!!
 
Guess it's time to bring out the slot machine then, and hope for some RNG victory.
Thank god for RNG.
I just won a dollar.
 
woo!
Buy ALL the things!
 
I did!
 
1:27 AM
oh man, the mom... er... coat hanger is so dominating
 
I know you want mom's pad.
 
I also got a magic mushroom this time.
I'm going to fail miserably
 
Which one?
 
"ALL STATS UP."
 
I think it's three different ones.
Ahh, best one.
Game, why you send 10 maggots at me, I cant possibly dodge all of them <.<
 
1:29 AM
Just destroyed Monstro in 15 seconds, no hearts lost
5+1 now.
Epic failure inbound!
 
I just died.
I'm glad my lucky RNG dollar didn't go to waste.
Ohwait.
 
@mordi2k Dark Souls?
 
Destroyed poop without taking a single hit!
TAKE THAT!
 
@Wipqozn Nope, The Binding of Isaac. Need to wait for payday before I can buy Dark Souls :(
 
@mordi2k IT's an enjoyable game.
 
1:32 AM
@Wipqozn How's the difficulty compared to Demon Souls?
 
1UP!
 
Or maybe I'll just ask one of my family members to buy it for me. Since my birthday is coming soon.
 
Oh god such an EPIC failure ahead.
Caves 2.
 
@badp You have my faith.
 
@mordi2k More difficult.
 
1:37 AM
@Wipqozn Awesome. I like a challenge.
I won the special price in the shell-game first play. And a dollar from the slot machine, second spin. Why does the game love me now?!
 
Hello Chat.
 
My extra life is gone.
 
@badp Your extra life. You say that like there was a life to begin with.
 
Down to 1.5 hearts.
 
1:41 AM
Shop. 2.5+1 left.
 
Hi @brant
 
Hi.
 
Skeleton key + bombs are key = 97 bombs and 13 keys
 
How was Game On! this weekend? I was out of town so I couldn't make it.
 
@Brant Apparently, not many people actually joined.
 
1:45 AM
2.5 hearts. Depths 1 begin.
1+2
Stupid jumping zooming thingies.
1.
Gluttony.
I die.
Fuck this game.
 
He's easy :(
 
Not with that attitude, you won't.
 
@Brant I had like the best pickups in the game and I still got raped, what kind of attitude should I have? :/
THE FACT IT IS 0348 RIGHT NOW IS OF NO RELEVANCE WHATSOEVER
 
@badp So?
 
I think the arcade likes me.
 
1:53 AM
Wow. The annoying part is that for once, everyone else IS interested in my kind of game, and I can't play it.
 
@GnomeSlice Didn't paypal work?
 
@mordi2k Still no deposits to verify my bank account with.
It's been 4 days now.
Out of 2-3.
Well, I tried.
@badp Must be operator error.
 
@GnomeSlice Ping me if you haven't gotten it tomorrow, and I'll gift you the game ;)
 
@mordi2k That's very kind, but I can't accept that.
 
@GnomeSlice You say that like you have a chose.
I can't type today.
 
2:00 AM
I wanted a paypal for more than just buying stuff.
I was going to try and make some money doing some freelance media stuff from home.
I am disappoint. =[
Well, now it says 3-5 days.
Which still gives me tomorrow, I guess.
 
Paypal tends to be slow doing stuff like that.
 
@mordi2k up for a few games of Tankball 2?
...Yes/no?
 
Is it a strategic game, where I actually have to pay attention?
 
@mordi2k It's... not really.
You may have to update shockwave though
(old)
@mordi2k Anyway, if you DO get in, type /join 53
 
So, it turns out that it's important for me to make sure server interfaces are loaded before I try hooking events on them,
 
2:08 AM
I'm waiting in there. (SE, get it)
 
It was great me creating a variable for it and not loading it.
My server crashed? I wonder why! Couldn't be a null pointer exception or something!
Didn't crash on startup this time. Much better
Didn't display the vote at all, then crashed when it ended.
 
@mordi2k hooray lol
 
Whoops.
 
@GnomeSlice Lol
 
Looks like the vote handler wasn't hooked properly.
and I bet I never switched the display code around.
Before, the handler would display it, now the vote object does.
 
2:20 AM
@GnomeSlice I got no time for that game :( I have to work, zzz.
God damn games that require my attention!
 
2:32 AM
@mordi2k :P
Taknball really doesn't lend itself to multitasking.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz How is this stupid?
 
How not to live like a Hobo: Move in with a (preferably elderly) roommate, apply for government assistance, buy frozen veggies, sell your useless crap, and play video games at GameStop/The Apple Store
One of those things is not like the others.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Um... forgive me for not seeing it.
 
> ...many brick-and-mortar retail stores let you play video games for free. For example, many Best Buys even set up a living room-like area with a couch and flat screen television so you can feel at home when you test out games. If you want to play games for free but can't afford a console, head over to a retail location and wait your turn.
Yes, this is a great way to 'not live like a hobo'. Hanging out in retail stores playing demo video games.
 
2:36 AM
@LessPop_MoreFizz Oh. Lol.
 
@GnomeSlice Noticed :p
Can someone tell me why I'm working at 4:43 AM...
 
@mordi2k Doubtful.
 
@GnomeSlice :(
 
2:53 AM
Hjm, my vote_options event is ending up blank
I wonder how that happened.
> [votesniffer.smx] Vote Options event: count: , option1: , option2: , option3: , option4: , option5:
wtf, even the count is blank?
That shouldn't even be possible, seeing as how it takes an unsigned int.
optionsEvent->SetInt("count", GetItemCount());
 
Cyberskull sure does love tag wikis.
Good. I'm glad someone does.
 
3:09 AM
@LessPop_MoreFizz Has he been editing a lot of them?
 
@Wipqozn I would say, that any given time I click the suggested edits button, it's 70/30 that it's a tag wiki edit from him.
delicious ideas
WE ARE NOT TRYING TO SELL YOU ANYTHING IT IS JUST YOUR FUTURE AND YOUR PAST WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE. YOU CAN NOT HIDE FROM WHAT IS ABOUT
Horce_ebooks really is the best twitter account.
 
@GnomeSlice I've started a meta question for the FS tourn. Only thing is when would we want to start it, and how long should it last? Would we want to limit it to a week...? 2 weeks...? or no limit at all?
 
 
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5:02 AM
@LessPop_MoreFizz Gonna go 90/10, actually. That guy is awesome.
 
 
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6:03 AM
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Q: Is there a way to take out unsuspecting enemies silently?

AubergineRage has plenty of opportunities to attack enemies that are unaware of your presence. Consider the following situation: It would be very easy for me to dispose of the gentleman sweeping the floor in one of several ways. However, I am unaware of a way to go about it without making the other ene...

 
6:51 AM
I'll be drawing the next @hat_films comic live in 5 hours! It's the first in the @trottimus arc. RT if you'll watch (and if you won't).
 
7:04 AM
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Q: How can I make a question for a game that has been updated?

user674887There are games that are updated online (for example Gran Turismo 5). This cause that some questions and answers are valid in a period of time, but when a new patch is released they become wrong (or not the best answer). For example: There is a question for Gran Turismo 5: What is the best w...

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Q: How to tune the Red Bull X2010 to make easier to drive?

user674887I'm trying to do the Special Seasonal Event with the Red Bull X2010, that GT5 send for the win of Sebastian Vettel. I've found that this car is very hard to drive for me, and after several laps, all the times are worse than the third time, and also are invalid (because I went out of the track). ...

 
7:52 AM
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Q: NFS hot pursuit vs. NFS world

GortaurI tried both of that games and I'm shocked a bit. These games appeared almost at the same time but the graphics in NFS World is incomparable even with that in NFS Carbon (enough said about cool graphics in NFS Hot Pursuit). I can understand that in NFS World there is more freedom etc. so it's eas...

 
8:37 AM
0
Q: What lessons (and mini-lessons) are available in Art Academy: Second Semester?

MrGomezI currently own Art Academy: First Semester for the Nintendo DSi. As a hobby artist with a tenuous grasp of the basics of blocking, light, shadow, shading, and detail, the title did me a world of good -- so much so that I'm interested in picking up Second Semester. However, according to reviews,...

 
 
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9:41 AM
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Q: Can I get Minecraft Pocket Edition for free if I've already bought the game?

AlexMinecract Pocket Edition has just been released and since I've already bought the game for PC I was hoping I could get the pocket edition for free. Does it do any account verification to check if you've already paid, perhaps?

 
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Q: how to Play Windows games in ubuntu 11.04

bamirthamprCurrently i am using ubuntu 11.04 and i have tried installing windows game with wine application,but some games like NFS requires latest directx. what should i do for playing games in ubuntu.

 
 
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11:26 AM
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Q: Will Torchlight II allow importing characters from Torchlight I?

Shadow WizardTorchlight II is coming.. so far I could not find any information if it will allow me to import my character from the first game. Does anyone have better knowledge? I have a feeling that if they still didn't say so, it won't allow such a thing, but hope to be wrong.

 
11:48 AM
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Q: Is it possible to change "recommended Items"?

F.S.I recognized some items which are listed as recommended in the shop menu are pretty useless for certain champion builds and it is better to get some other instead. Because I am pretty new to LoL I find myself clicking through the shop menu for minutes, wasting time searching for items my friends...

 
12:08 PM
I f you are reading this letter then it is likely that you have a passion. You have a passion for flying.
Mornin' all
 
Afternoon.
 
lol
 
12:54 PM
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Q: What are the equipment restrictions for NPC/Hirelings in Diablo 2?

StephenI am playing my way through Nightmare Diablo 2 on Battle.net closed servers and because of the swarming that's occurring I've decided to bite the bullet and get a hireling to come help out. My act 1 hireling seemed to be restricted to bow weapons. My act 2 defensive hireling comes with a spiffy...

 
1:15 PM
so I seen that the GOTY of Civ V is out. Glanced over it. Noticed 26 of steam my friends already owned it. THought to myself "nifty"
insert slight pause
"Wait a minute, I have 26 friends?!?!"
 
Yep and they're all from here.
 
1:34 PM
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A: How can I make a question for a game that has been updated?

BrantIf the answers are outdated, you can just provide an updated one, or edit an existing one. This is both supported and highly encouraged! However, if you don't know the new answer, you have a few options: Leave a comment on the outdated answer, and hopefully the owner will come back and update ...

I can't really think of a third option. Help?
I guess if you only have 101 rep you could ask a question you know is a dupe, which would get immediately closed, hoping to bring attention to the out of date answer, but I don't want to actually recommend that.
@Wipqozn What? I just bought Civ 5 a few weeks ago. I haven't even played it yet. Now there's a GOTY edition?
anyway, off to work
 
@Brant You can add a new bounty - stating it is for updated info
 
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Q: In Driver: San Francisco which cars can reach 170MPH?

Tom77In Driver: San Francisco I'm trying to do the Speed Dare "Accelerate 0-170MPH - no abilities". So far I haven't found a car that will do 170MPH, which cars can go this fast?

 
1:57 PM
@RonanForman Most, but not all.
 
Silly idea for a TF2 training mode
- one player at a time
- spy, disguised
- kunai
- dead ringer
- draining health (burn feature of SM)
- pickups don't respawn (or take a long time?)
 
btw, y'all know there's going to be a mandatory TF2 update tomorrow?
Turns out there's a tf_show_voice_icons and Valve's decided to rename it to mp_show_voice_icons.
Which is the only reason we got a heads up about it. Granted, Valve does major updates on Thursday, so this likely isn't a major update.
 
I've read about it
I guess it's time to wave goodbye to the equalizer for good?
 
Depends. If they're seriously getting rid of the speed bonus, I'm dumping it.
If they get rid of the damage bonus, I'm keeping it.
Oh, and if I dump it, I'll change my Soldier hat, too. Because the Lumbricous Lid is only useful for the changed Equalized taunt. ;)
 
@Powerlord That's my logic too, and they're dumping the speed bonus (otoh you can be healed while using it)
 
2:06 PM
I use it primarily for the speed bonus for escaping when I have low health.
And I'm pretty sure that's what the majority of people use it for.
So, why they decided to nerf that, I don't know.
 
They feel it's overpowered? Dunno
 
@badp In that case, why did they introduce both versions into Beta and ask people which they'd prefer?
 
To choose the other one? ducks
 
> I'm not a fan of Windows as a technology, being a longtime Mac user, but the personal computer industry (and later servers) is founded upon the strength of Windows and Microsoft's inclusive partner vision. We can correctly argue that Jobs helped to shape the technology industry, but it was Microsoft that actually built it, and in a way that Apple never could have supported.
Interesting quote on The Register there. ;D
Oh yeah, I never reported this yesterday: I figured out why my vote wasn't displaying at all and I fixed that right before I went to bed. Now, I have to track down when/why m_pHandler is being set to null. m_pHandler being a class variable in BuiltinVoteHandler
Turns out I wasn't setting the team to -1 in the constructor like I thought, plus the options weren't concatenated properly.
 
> but the personal computer industry (and later servers)
Servers...? I was unaware anyone other than Microsoft actually used Windows to run servers.
Assuming anyone at the company has any technical knowledge beyond Microsoft Word that is.
I was under the assumption the vast majority of servers were Unix based, since it's servers are far more stable than Windows one.
 
2:18 PM
@Wipqozn You'd be surprised at how large the Windows server market is.
 
Isn't Windows' server marketshare like 40%?
That's surprisingly large, mind you
 
@badp Wow. That's a lot of companies with unstable servers.
 
uh... Stack Exchange is built on a Microsoft stack
 
I'm seeing 36%, but that's only web servers.
 
we are using a Windows server right now.
 
2:21 PM
Does anyone know of any good free video editors?
 
@RonanForman Are you finally going to make What is Mana?
 
I conceive a server as a no-frills machine whose only point is powering its services, and thus has no room for GUIs and whatnot
 
Any business that runs an Active Directory domain has at least 2 Windows servers. More if they run Exchange email services.
 
Nah I'm making a timelapse of this:
1 hour ago, by Ronan Forman
http://www.livestream.com/nanorsart
But you didn't click that link did you.
 
so... I dunno what value most of (say) Windows 7 has for a server. Perhaps that's the whole point, you pretty much have to remove everything.
@RonanForman I just did!
 
2:23 PM
Actually this links to the stored videos.
 
(I now assume Ronan is putting the stream back online to show us his middle finger, so I'll close the window.)
 
@badp There's already a version of Windows 7 for servers. It's called Windows Server 2008 R2.
 
@badp I should have. Awww.
 
@RonanForman I am disappoint.
 
Wow, Win 2k8 R2 is 64-bit only? The More You Know.
 
2:27 PM
btw what's the number that appears in brackets by a players' name in the SM admin menu?
 
@badp Server userid. Every player gets a different one until it finally rolls over (no idea when that is)
 
oh. I thought it was some kind of badness score
 
The fun part is figuring out which stuff takes userid and which takes client id (which are duplicated, because they're essentially a slot number)
 
@badp Depends on what market you're looking at.
 
Urgh, I still don't see where this error is coming from.
 
2:37 PM
@Wipqozn I'd say no limit.
Also. Holy shit. VVVVVV was far far better than I was expecting.
 
@GnomeSlice Should we have a time limit on a move? If someone doesn't make a move in, say, a week, they are kicked from the tournament?
 
@Wipqozn Definitely.
 
@Wipqozn Sounds good, maybe even a bit less, but I'll probably end up getting kicked.
 
Who here has a good eye for model clipping?
 
@ArdaXi Excellent. Great minds think alike.
 
2:40 PM
@GraceNote model clipping?
 
@GnomeSlice Intersection.
 
@GnomeSlice When parts of a model clip with other parts of a model
 
@GraceNote Like a supermodel, or a 3D model.
 
@ArdaXi @GnomeSlice How long do you think would be good?
 
Like in World of Warcraft, the tail of Tauren... female, I believe, clips through their legs when they walk (which I know has caused at least one graphic artist to be utterly incapable of playing that race)
 
2:41 PM
@Wipqozn 3 days?
 
@GnomeSlice 3D
 
@Wipqozn Something like 72 hours.
 
@GraceNote Ah, I understand. I haven't actually played WoW.
 
Nor have I
 
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Q: Not getting into Flotsam anymore

WimpeyI was playing the Witcher 2 today, eagerly and interested in what the new patch has brought us, but I can not get into Flotsam anymore. Every time I enter the city, I get a cut scene of a guard saying: "Kill the bastard", followed by three arrows piercing through my body, resulting into a displea...

 
2:42 PM
@GnomeSlice If a supermodel could clip with itself, that would be quite a feat.
 
So... anyone?
 
@GraceNote Not I.
 
@GraceNote They'd hate TF2 for its hats, then.
 
@GraceNote might be able to help you though. Should ask him to help.
 
It seems like a lot of them clip the player model.
 
2:44 PM
@GraceNote What exactly do you need help with?
 
I just want to see if anyone can spot whether or not there's model clipping in a particular video. It's a bit too fast paced and awesome for me to pay enough attention, and while I'd like to simply think "Haha! This is such a product of awesome there isn't any clipping", I thinks to myself I have an excuse to show the video while also just making sort of a secondary check.
@Powerlord Entirely possible, but the presentation was before hats existed so I have no idea.
 
@GraceNote Load up VirtualDubMod, load the video in there, look frame by frame. If there's visible clipping, you'll see it.
 
@MartinSojka Then I wouldn't have a lame excuse to share the video
 
@GraceNote How long is the video?
 
11 minutes and 28 seconds
 
2:48 PM
@GraceNote ah, okay. I was going to offer to take a look for you, just to see if I noticed anything, but 11 minutes is far too long for my liking. Me and my old bones and what not.
 
I'll watch it, don't think I'll be much help though
 
@Wipqozn You have bones in your eyes?
 
@GraceNote I saw dogfight and went "nope." Then I realized airplanes
 
2:49 PM
@MarcoCeppi Ain't actually airplanes. But there is a whole lotta flying firepower. ♪
Also the lack of oneboxing is perplexing me.
 
@GraceNote You seriously can't see the hair clipping with the shoulder in there?
 
@MartinSojka I mentioned I wasn't paying attention to that, didn't I?
 
...
I would have understood it if you meant something like this video. :)
 

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