The Bridge

Basically, I'm replacing all my Shakugan no Shana episodes, because the copies I have appear to be from a BitTorrent that was almost finished, but not quite.

So, I get graphic corruption, skipping, and all sorts of weird behavior.

I had one episode that would lock up every video player I tried (and I just realized I never tried VLC) and when I checked its CRC against what it should be for said file, it was wrong.

FallenAngelEyes

7:10 PM

falls in

user30

Hey!

user30

How's it going? Been reading your diary-blog

sjohnston

@FallenAngelEyes yeah, nice work on the bloggery

oo, election starts in 45 minutes

FallenAngelEyes

Thanks guys, I hope you like it

today I scored an interview with the Art Director for NCSoft's new MMO, Wildstar Online

also got to play with the PSVita

sjohnston

@FallenAngelEyes Cool. I like the art direction of Wildstar ('cause it actually looks unique, compared to other MMOs)

@FallenAngelEyes how was it?

FallenAngelEyes

7:23 PM

@sjohnston yeah I talked with him for a while about it

Well the game you got to play was determined randomly, I got Hustle Kings (a pool game) so it wasn't super exciting

I would've preferred Sound Shapes (which is the game that really makes me interested in the Vita)

Hustle Kings didn't use the back touchscreen :/

Ok, I have to go shower, I am so so tired

@sjohnston oh yeah, I got the business card from the Wildstar Dev and also the producer's, who told me to I could get back to him with followup if I needed

flees

Lazers

0

Q: I have a bobo, how can I heal myself?

My character gets hurt by mobs or when falling from height distance. What's the best way to keep our energy high and not getting killed?

minecraft

Arda Xi

Well that didn't last long.

Half an hour till elections btw.

user30

7:40 PM

I don't know who to vote for anymore

Arda Xi

I've already had my mind made up for days.

Just like I had the first nomination, I aim to have the first vote.

Unless we get three choices in which case hell if I know.

Actually no, I know even then.

user30

> Red Arrows pilot killed in plane crash following air show display

user30

:(

Arda Xi

15 minutes now.

user30

The Red Arrows are probably the most (publicly) awesome part of the UK military.

Lazers

7:47 PM

0

Q: Can we run in Minecraft?

I've seen a lot of peoples on SMP that seems to go faster than me when playing. Did I miss a run button that I'm not aware in the game ?

minecraft

Arda Xi

5 minutes left to make up your mind. Give or take 4 days.

user30

@Arda We are aware of the time.

user30

kthx

Arda Xi

@ThomasMcDonald Maybe you are.

By the way, as room owner, can you edit others' messages?

user30

Nope

user30

7:55 PM

I can view deleted messages if I try hard enough

Arda Xi

Then can you unpin this and make a new one? :P

Aug 8 at 20:31, by badp

It's time to vote nomnominates up or down! Think before you vote: look at stats and read the THC transcript.

user30

In a second

Arda Xi

Very well.

Raven Dreamer

Hey - should I make unicorns milkable?

Arda Xi

Er... what?

Raven Dreamer

7:58 PM

Er. Context: In Dwarf Fortress.

StrixVaria

Primary closes in 42 seconds.

Arda Xi

30 seconds.

10

user30

It's high time to vote in the 2011 elections! Make an informed choice: look at the candidate stats, and read the THC digest

10

Arda Xi

Lift-off!

Raven Dreamer

Given that its the election, @ArdaXi, and people won't be able to see your votes, what does it matter if you're first?

Arda Xi

8:00 PM

And I've voted.

@RavenDreamer Duh. Feeling special.

StrixVaria

Do I have to save or anything, or is just clicking the choice buttons enough?

user30

Just clicking

Arda Xi

Just click the buttons.

You'll see your vote in the sidebar.

StrixVaria

Awesome.

Voted; time to go now.

user30

Whoa, massive grammar fail on my part there.

Arda Xi

8:02 PM

@ThomasMcDonald Hrm?

user30

> !.

Arda Xi

Ah, right.

Raven Dreamer

@ThomasMcDonald If you want to get technical, I think the comma is extraneous too.

user30

@RavenDreamer I think you're extraneous as well.

user30

wait, extraneous? TIL.

Raven Dreamer

8:05 PM

:(

TIL?

Arda Xi

Today I Learnt.

user30

today I learned

Arda Xi

Or that.

Ivo Flipse

Voted

user30

I'm still not sure.

user30

8:06 PM

Wait, those who withdrew have still been put through?

Arda Xi

Yeah, I noticed that too.

user30

eh?

Mana ಠдಠ

sounds broken

Raven Dreamer

Is there a "submit vote" button that I'm missing?

Arda Xi

@Mana You sound broken.

Mana ಠдಠ

8:07 PM

also

Arda Xi

@RavenDreamer The choice buttons auto-submit.

user30

Nah, you just have to click the vote buttons

Mana ಠдಠ

I V O T E D

4

Arda Xi

@Manaಠдಠ Ivo Ted?

Mana ಠдಠ

VOOOOOOOTEEEEEEEEED

Raven Dreamer

8:08 PM

I V E T O D

user30

It's a code

Arda Xi

Dove it.

user30

also Mana, Welcome Reality is awesome

user30

You should all buy it.

user30

It's only £3.99 on Amazon

user30

8:09 PM

amazon.co.uk/Welcome-Reality-Amazon-Exclusive-Bonus/dp/…

Mana ಠдಠ

Let's see if my internet will even let me look it up.

user30

and they're playing Derby in October, it's only £12 as well

Ivo Flipse

@RavenDreamer I V O T E 4 U

user30

@Ivo y u no vote me?

Arda Xi

@Manaಠдಠ Dove it four oy.

Ivo Flipse

8:10 PM

u no apply

user30

So October/November, I think I'm going to see Yes, Deep Purple, Nero & Arctic Monkeys.

user30

too many slightly above average people

user30

@Mana I thought you were supposed to be getting decent internets anyway?

Arda Xi

Did @GraceNote just pop in and then pop out again?

FallenAngelEyes

@ThomasMcDonald holy shit Yes and Deep Purple?!

user30

8:12 PM

Not at the same time. :(

FallenAngelEyes

@ThomasMcDonald Also did you see Child In Time got added to RB store :D?

user30

but my dad wants to go, so I'm not going to say no

FallenAngelEyes

@ThomasMcDonald I think that'd be too much awesome rock on one stage

user30

Nah, I've not been on since updategate

FallenAngelEyes

@ThomasMcDonald updategate? o.o what happened?

user30

8:13 PM

@Fallen When I spent 4 hours updating my PS3 for 2 games

FallenAngelEyes

mostly I read the weekly announcements on websites

I am super super excited for more RHCP

@ThomasMcDonald oh yeah D:

user30

Hi @Rebecca

user30

@Fallen It'll teach me to go on it more often

user30

What you been looking at today?

Arda Xi

@RebeccaChernoff I'm not sure if it's a known issue, but we seem to have people who are in the election involuntarily.

FallenAngelEyes

8:15 PM

@ThomasMcDonald I hate that about the PS3. Sometimes, I just have say 20 minutes to kill and want to pop a game in. Inevitably, it'll need to download an update for 15 of those 20

user30

Not having background updates is a killer

user30

It would be so handy for it to autoupdate your games

FallenAngelEyes

@ThomasMcDonald Today I had to wait in line outside the center because they got full so I was locked out til like 3pm, did an interview with the art director of WildStar Online, demoed the PSVita and Anno 2070, and did a lot of walking around to look at random stuff

@ThomasMcDonald PSN+ does that but yeah, pay :/

user30

@Fallen Wait, I've already seen that earlier in the transcript. Apologies.

user30

and yeah, what you're writing for the blog is awesome

FallenAngelEyes

8:19 PM

Thanks :)

I think I'm going to have to skip out on doing the full trip diary tonight though for today

because it takes me hours, I have to transcribe my notes, sort through photos, then do the actual writing

I've gotten about 20 hours of sleep since Tuesday and while they may sound like a lot, it is not

user30

It's plenty

FallenAngelEyes

So I think tonight will just have to be a short post about some of the stuff I'm kind of at the point where I need a decent's night sleep

Raven Dreamer

Elves in my dwarf fortress game now milk unicorns, and harvest their "braids" to weave elf clothing out of.

FallenAngelEyes

especially cuz me typing stuff up keeps Jochem kind of awake and we need to drive like 300km home tomorrow after walking around the all day so he needs to get sleep too

Mana ಠдಠ

Sounds cool, no worries.

Rebecca Chernoff

8:23 PM

k, looking.

user30

type quieter goddamnit

FallenAngelEyes

lol

he's a light sleeper :(

user30

Also, my dad sounded incredibly pleased when I reminded him about Yes & Deep Purple, I think I just got some bonus points.

Mana ಠдಠ

hmm

FallenAngelEyes

nice

@Grace I dunno if you saw the tweet but I gave out all the stickers

Mana ಠдಠ

8:24 PM

why is this chat working fine when nothing else seems to be loading

user30

Just as long as the dates don't collide with my Oxford aptitude test

FallenAngelEyes

because we're so awesome that we can talk with you when the rest of the internet fails

aptitude test?

Mana ಠдಠ

apparently

user30

Yeah, I have to do the Maths Aptitude Test for my Maths & CS application

FallenAngelEyes

ah gotcha, good luck!

user30

8:26 PM

I think it's around Nov 11th

Lazers

0

Q: Is it okay to not have a rouge in my party in Dragon Age 2?

I know that one's supposed to have all three varieties of members in a party, but the thing is I am a mage but I also like to have Anders and Merill along. For the remaining slot, I usually prefer Fenris. So, thats three mages and one warrior. The battles were always satisfying with the above par...

dragon-age-2

Raven Dreamer

Depends on if you are into makeup, @Lazers.

FallenAngelEyes

@RavenDreamer as a City of Heroes player, I see that typo so often it's not even funny anymore

Raven Dreamer

@FallenAngelEyes I actually had the reverse problem with Sonic Adventure. I thought the bat was named "Rogue".

FallenAngelEyes

though there is a guild there named "Rouge Angles of Satin" which lampshades those common misspellings

Nick T

8:31 PM

@RavenDreamer If you're gonna edit, edit :P

tsk tsk

Raven Dreamer

Ah. I only tweaked the title.

Lazers

3

Q: All 12 candidates are listed on the elections page after primaries ended

During the primaries three people withdrew from the election, but they're showing up as candidates again on the elections page. Is that intended? I thought at least the primaries were supposed to limit the number of people being voted on to 10. Considering that three people withdrew, I expected ...

bug election

Nick T

gonna go change my mod vote now...

@Lazers Was there always 2 positions open or was it 3 I thought

Raven Dreamer

Always been 2.

Nick T

Who's mod-for-life?

Are these just additional mods? badp, etc not up for reelection?

Wipqozn

8:37 PM

So I'm assuming I'm not the first to notice the many bugs on the election page

Anna Lear

@NickT Existing mods aren't up for reelection, no. These are just additional positions.

user30

I wonder if it's because more than enough candidates withdrew that the primaries basically played no role

Arda Xi

@ThomasMcDonald There are 12 candidates. Two too many.

Wipqozn

@ArdaXi Three too many

user30

@Arda Read my message again

Wipqozn

8:40 PM

Three people withdrew

Arda Xi

@Wipqozn Yes, but the maximum is 10.

user30

bit of an edge case I would have thought

Mana ಠдಠ

hm

Anna Lear

@ThomasMcDonald I don't know that I'd call it an edge case. It's not that far fetched. But you might be on to something there.

Arda Xi

@ThomasMcDonald It's not an edge case. One of the devs posted on our meta that this was desirable.

It's @GnomeSlice.

Wipqozn

8:45 PM

Also, apparently I need to retake history, because I could sworn the soviet union fell years ago.

GnomeSlice ツ

@ArdaXi You noticed I was here before I did. Bravo.

Arda Xi

@Wipqozn That's a presidential candidate?

GnomeSlice ツ

The voting buttons aren't the same size as one another.

Arda Xi

I don't know what's scarier, that or Palin.

GnomeSlice ツ

ಠ_ಠ

Arda Xi

8:46 PM

@GnomeSliceツ 1 is less wide than 2 is wider than 3.

Wipqozn

Yes, yes she is.

GnomeSlice ツ

@ArdaXi Yeah.

You guys should all read Sarah Palin's Presidency Adventure.

2

CruelCow

@Lazers Rouges are OP

GnomeSlice ツ

Well, this sucks. I was really hoping someone more apt than @Mana would have elected and made it to the finals, so I wouldn't have to give him my top vote.

Grace Note

@FallenAngelEyes I don't use Twitter

FallenAngelEyes

8:50 PM

@GraceNote I figured not, but you can still see others' tweets without using the site itself

CruelCow

@Wipqozn That's just what they want you to believe

GnomeSlice ツ

Can we vote to impeach any of our current moderators?

Grace Note

@FallenAngelEyes Use as in "Ever visit the site"

Kevin Y

Oh, 3 votes in the election.

FallenAngelEyes

@GraceNote lol gotcha

I didn't want to be on there either

but it's the easiest way to keep track of what's going on live at Gamescom :(

Grace Note

8:51 PM

It is, can't deny that

GnomeSlice ツ

Is it bad that I'm voting based on which Gravatar I like the most?

CruelCow

@GnomeSliceツ don't worry, on request of the entire gaming community your vote doesn't count.

5

GnomeSlice ツ

@CruelCow Oh good.

user30

:1696072 What a waste of a message

Arda Xi

@GnomeSliceツ What are you trying to say?

GnomeSlice ツ

8:56 PM

@ArdaXi Er...

It's okay, I found someone.

With a MUCH better avatar than @Mana.

Arda Xi

Who.

FallenAngelEyes

@Grace I realized after I gave out the last one that I probably should have saved a couple because I otherwise don't have any "business card" type things :x

GnomeSlice ツ

@ThomasMcDonald ?

CruelCow

@GnomeSliceツ You made mana leave >:(

user30

> Oops.

GnomeSlice ツ

8:57 PM

@ThomasMcDonald How is that a waste?

user30

because you deleted it so I thought there might be something juicy in it

GnomeSlice ツ

Feel free to ask additional questions in the comments, and best of luck to all the other nominees!

For a second, I misread that as fuck all the other nominees!

user30

heh

Grace Note

@FallenAngelEyes Heh

GnomeSlice ツ

@Raven > Go get a better Gravatar, and my vote is yours.

FallenAngelEyes

8:59 PM

@GraceNote But I did manage to give them out to a couple of employees for Carbine Studios

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice My sharks are here to stay.

GnomeSlice ツ

@RavenDreamer Oh hey, I see them now.

I feel like maybe I shouldn't be voting in this election.

4

My parents were annoyed with me and cut off my internet access on the day of the Town Hall chat.

Hey, that was a serious comment, whoever starred that...

CruelCow

@GnomeSliceツ That's what the digest is for?

Raven Dreamer

Maybe it was a serious star.

GnomeSlice ツ

@CruelCow Digest?

CruelCow

9:03 PM

1 hour ago, by Thomas McDonald

It's time to vote in the 2011 elections! Make an informed choice: look at the candidate stats, and read the THC digest

GnomeSlice ツ

Oh like a transcript? I tried to read last election's and ended up even more confused than I was to begin with.

Wipqozn

@GnomeSliceツ You were there. I remember your disrupting it.

GnomeSlice ツ

@Wipqozn I know. I tried to read through the digest again afterward.

I don't have do do anything to 'lock in' my votes, right?

Arda Xi

@GnomeSliceツ rolls eyes No.

It's as if you guys never voted before.

Wipqozn

How about, you just vote for who we (I) tell you to vote for?

GnomeSlice ツ

9:05 PM

@Wipqozn Doesn't really matter, my vote doesn't count.

Arda Xi

@GnomeSliceツ They're only telling you that so you won't vote. It's all part of their plan.

Besides, if your vote doesn't count, you should totally vote for me.

GnomeSlice ツ

@ArdaXi Too late, hot plate.

You know I HAD you in my queue...

But then I realized what I was doing.

Wipqozn

@GnomeSliceツ but then you realized you disliked his gravatar?

GnomeSlice ツ

@Wipqozn Well, that too.

I've never really liked @Arda's gravatar though.

Arda Xi

Harsh man.

GnomeSlice ツ

9:16 PM

What's this 'Chrome Applications' business?

And how do I remove them?

Oh, you get to them from your new tab page...

Arda Xi

@GnomeSliceツ If I tell you, will you make me your first choice?

Wipqozn

I know what to do!

GnomeSlice ツ

Well that's silly, that means I can't use this if I want to be able to use 'apps'.

user30

9:34 PM

@Fallen Why did you have to point out Child In Time was on the RB Store?

user30

Now I want the Def Leppard pack as well, and the Yes pack

user30

Well, I have to get the Yes pack

FallenAngelEyes

@ThomasMcDonald hahaha

user30

hmm, the card is my old card

user30

grr this is so complicated

Mana ಠдಠ

9:39 PM

Lalalalala

user30

Get your internets working?

Mana ಠдಠ

Yes. Turns out it was just a matter of restarting the modem, it was having some DNS lookup problems.

user30

Yes pack and Child in Time acquired

Mana ಠдಠ

BOO YES

user30

Also, tickets for Yes and Deep Purple acquired

user30

9:42 PM

Now just need to whip round the lads to get Nero tickets since you can only purchase one in a transaction

user30

Even purchased downloads are slow on PSN.

user30

Still downloading a 62mb song

Arda Xi

What's that TF2 spreadsheet again?

CruelCow

9:57 PM

spreadsheets.google.com/…

user30

The shady spreadsheet

user30

Also, I need to get a couple more Moleskines >:

user30

@Fallen eek, Child In Time is 5*+ difficulty

FallenAngelEyes

@ThomasMcDonald haha wow, really?

not surprising though I guess >>

user30

10:13 PM

Actually, it wasn't that difficult on hard

user30

apparently I'm the #164th best player of that song on my first runthrough ^_^

FallenAngelEyes

haha nice

user30

It's just the length that makes it difficult, plus a couple of faster bits in the solo

FallenAngelEyes

I get amused at being in the top 500 by virtue of playing songs not many people care about :P

user30

I'll let the Yes pack download now

Simon Sheehan

10:15 PM

Evening everoyne

user30

I can imagine it being much much harder on Expert though

user30

Especially with the more difficult songs the rampup is incredible

Lazers

0

Q: Is there a generic way to show FPS on NVidia cards?

Is there a generic command for NVidia cards to show the current framerate while in a game? More specifically, I'd like to use it on a GeForce 9400 GT in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, but it would be cool if there was a generic option.

first-person-shooter

FallenAngelEyes

@ThomasMcDonald Do you have Through the Fire and Flames?

user30

On GH, yes

user30

10:24 PM

And Frets on Fire

FallenAngelEyes

they have it for RB3 now too

user30

Good track, was only ever able to do it on medium

FallenAngelEyes

they have the expert guitar upgrade even D:

user30

eh

user30

►

user30

10:27 PM

waaa

Simon Sheehan

10:40 PM

Holy :O

user30

I mean, it was insane on GH3 expert.

Lazers

0

Q: Video Game Artwork Sites

This question may be more appropriate as a wiki question but I didn't see a way to change that. I recently came across this article featuring high-quality fan-made game posters/artwork. Can I get some recommendations for other video game artwork sites?

website art

1

Q: How can I talk to my Battle.net Real ID friends?

So I'm playing wow again. The last time I played (a year or so ago or so) I added a few peoples as my Real ID Friends. Now that I'm back I'm clicking around the wow GUI and I can't figure out how to send them a message. Help?