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12:22 AM
Clearly I've been drinking, because I definitely skimmed too fast and read this as Which herb provides the highest chance to get Misty Pregnant
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the wacky tabacky
 
12:56 AM
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Q: Where can I grind the "kill lots of things" challenges?

Ben BrockaI have a bunch of unfinished challenges like "Black Betty" which require me to kill large numbers of things with specific guns/grenades/shield effects. Just going back to low-leveled places makes this "easy" but I'm wondering where the best place(s) to do this are, since all areas have a limited ...

 
@RedRiderX camstudio for the recording, virtual dub for the editing. If you don't care about editing (and camstudio doesn't desync the audio, which it does after ~10 minutes) you can do it with just camstudio though
It does screen recording + mic recording
@LessPop_MoreFizz I've been getting some emails about that herb
 
That should do both audio and video.
 
@BenBrocka You put so much time and effort into editing this question and you couldn't clean up the obvious ESL word-order problems that it's riddled with?
 
Aaand another SQL question I have no idea how to do.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz I only read the bullet points. Everyone knows only things with bullet points matter
 
1:03 AM
Also, pretty sure he isn't asking whether the Apple Mighty/Magic mice are suitable for gaming, but rather whether there are any other, more gaming suited mice, that provide magic/mighty style 360º scrolling via a scroll ball rather than wheel - the scrollball is decidedly different than a standard scrollwheel that has L-R tilt.
@BenBrocka THE BULLET POINTS ARE THE PARTS THAT MAKE NO SENSE
> What features for ergonomics matter
@BenBrocka That is clearly an ESL sentence from someone used to the grammar of a different language.
Which, is cool, his english is great, but if we're going to fix so much of the rest of it, you might as well fix that.
(And as for why I'm not doing it: as a matter of principle, I don't bother cleaning up things that I feel are worthy of downvotes. People who actually care about the question can do that.)
 
There was a lot of cleanup in that question. I wish it had been asked by someone with a better...everything
 
@BenBrocka I wish it had not been asked.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz There's a valid question in there. Unfortunately it's one of those questions that needs to be asked well. It...was not. It is also sadly not the worst
I've deleted several much worse
 
THIS ISN'T SUPPOSED TO BE DIFFICULT
 
@BenBrocka Also, that wasn't the only grammatical inversion in the question, it could do with another once over.
 
1:07 AM
DAMN YOU SQL
 
@BenBrocka I don't really think it's a particularly valid question tbqh.
 
@GnomeSlice What's the issue?
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Well asking me to edit drunk probably isn't going to make it better
 
@BenBrocka Of course it is.
 
@BenBrocka It most certainly will
 
1:08 AM
@TimStone SQL.
 
@TimStone I'm glad somebody here understands.
 
I thought I established that.
@TimStone Heh.
 
user15026
@BenBrocka Whatever, it will make things FANTASTIC
 
@GnomeSlice I was kind of looking for details, but I guess that works as well. :P
 
@TimStone For starters, the question is unclear, at least, to me. Second, I'm not sure I could do it even if I knew exactly what I was supposed to be doing.
> Write a query that returns four columns - "id_one", "id_two", "appt_date", "start_time". The appt_date and start_time columns come directly from the appointments table. The id_one and id_two columns are aliases. The recordset will be a list of appointments that are occurring on the same date AND starting at the same time. Your query will have to be a SELF JOIN. It is an INNER JOIN between a table and itself using two different aliases for the table name.
It doesn't say what the two id columns are supposed to contain in terms of data...
 
1:10 AM
id_one and id_two are the two worst column names ever
 
@BenBrocka Not the point, this is an entry-level sql assignment.
SELECT apt1.user_id AS apt2.id_one, appt_id AS id_two, appt_date, start_time
FROM `appointments` AS apt1  INNER JOIN  `appointments` AS apt2
That doesn't work at all.
Probably because I'm not sure what I'm actually supposed to do.
 
That is some messed up aliasing
 
@BenBrocka Listen man, we've got to have a proper technical term to catalog the various headmates of those crazy people on tumblr.
 
@Sterno I think he just wants us to be able to do it.
 
@GnomeSlice They're supposed to be whatever the primary key is for the appointments table. Since you're searching for duplicates, you'll have one for each appointment in the duplicate pair.
 
1:12 AM
@LessPop_MoreFizz that sentence made sense until "headmates"
 
@GnomeSlice I would assume they're the ids of the two appointments that occur on teh same date and start at the same time
Yeah, what @TimStone said
 
@TimStone What, what? We're searching for duplicate times, not appointment ids...
I SUCK AT THIS
 
But that is a really crappily written assignment
 
@TumblrTXT
these quotes are trans-website, and also real
639 tweets, 9.1k followers, following 5 users
 
@GnomeSlice This is basically right, you just need to specify the actual JOIN condition and probably qualify appt_date and start_time.
@GnomeSlice You're looking for appointments that have duplicate times
@Sterno This
 
1:14 AM
@TimStone I did, I think...
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz what the fuck am I reading?
 
@TimStone Oh, i didn't do the 'WHERE' sort yet.
 
not a zoophile, never gonna be, but that is some fucked up human privilege right there.
@BenBrocka The same things we've been trying to teach @GnomeSlice about, gone right off the rails into crazy town.
 
You follow the worst twitter accounts
 
select apt1.id as id_one, apt2.id as id_two, apt1.appt_date, apt1.start_time from 'appointments' as apt1 inner join 'appointments' as apt2 on apt1.appt_date = apt2.appt_date and apt1.start_date = apt2.start_date
except that syntax might be wrong because I'm used to oracle and I'm not sure wtf syntax you were using
 
1:16 AM
@LessPop_MoreFizz Suck my balls.
@Sterno Erm... uh...
 
@Sterno He must be using MySQL, which means all sorts of bastardisations of that will still work.
 
Not oracle, I don't think.
 
@BenBrocka best.
i started at seattle central today and felt like a piece of white printer paper, it was great
 
except I still think you'll get too many results with that, because you'd get the same pair twice, but with the ids swapped around
maybe
My brain is done with it!
 
i really don’t know whether i should tell my therapist about my nonhuman identity. i really don’t think she would understand
 
1:18 AM
I can't do this, I guess.
 
user15026
@LessPop_MoreFizz What teh crap is this.
 
I see someone is still making stupid flags.
 
I believe I made a noise that can only be described as ‘ohhhgnehrfghaFUCK’ then burst into tears because astronomy is amazing
It's amazing, obviously. Like astronomy.
 
user15026
@TimStone dies a little
 
@GnomeSlice It'd be more fun to use group by anyway
 
1:19 AM
@AshleyNunn Well, I'd explain it, but I'm afraid the words I'd need would amount to ableist bigotry:
PLEASE can we stop fighting bigotry with ableist slurs?! words like “moron”, “sociopath”, “idiot”, & “crazy” are NOT OK TO USE AS INSULTS
 
user15026
@LessPop_MoreFizz Eeegh, see to me this is not comedy.
 
@BenBrocka The problem I had with that is I couldn't figure out how to record both my voice and the in-game sounds.
 
select * from appointments a1 inner join appointments a2 on a1.id != a2.id and a1.time = a2.time
Is that not good enough?
 
@StrixVaria Hey, good call on the != for ids
 
Fill in the select with whatever's actually relevant.
 
1:21 AM
But I've come to terms with my status as a complete FAIL at recording.
 
@StrixVaria I don't recognize any of that syntax.
Or maybe I do, and I'm just too dumb to recognize it.
 
@GnomeSlice Pretend I put "as" between the table name and its alias.
Does that help?
 
@AshleyNunn it's just... off the rails of sanity.
 
334 mb update, torchlight? WHy the bigness?
 
You'll get 2 rows for each duplicate pair, though, which is bonus fun.
 
1:22 AM
@StrixVaria Perhaps...
 
user15026
@LessPop_MoreFizz I vehemently disagree, but that's okay.
 
I just handled a flag in 21 seconds, I hope that's acceptable.
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user15026
@JQAn You are a pro.
 
@JQAn Too late, hot plate.
@JQAn That actually seems like a pretty long time.
Well, longer than I imagine it WOULD take to handle a flag...
 
@GnomeSlice Yeah, seriously. The mods should be constantly turbo-f5ing.
 
user2334
1:24 AM
@LessPop_MoreFizz total cis-able privilege.
 
@StrixVaria Oh, you have to refresh to see flags?
 
XCOM Pre-load, why do you taunt me?
 
@AshleyNunn Like, well intentioned sure, but waaaay too far down the rabbit hole for me.
 
@GnomeSlice If not, they should definitely have their eyes permanently fixated on the arqade flag queue.
@Sterno Is it possible to preload?
 
1:25 AM
@StrixVaria Doesn't it give you a notification of some kind?
 
@StrixVaria Yes
 
user15026
@LessPop_MoreFizz Let's just say I feel about this sort of thing the way you feel about voting, and leave it at that.
 
Also, @BenBrocka that gawker link is probably a better explanation of what I meant anyway.
 
@Sterno Then wtf, NO EXCUSES
 
@GnomeSlice SOrry, responded to the wrong message
 
1:26 AM
@Sterno How?
I don't have any XCOM related options.
The only thing in steam is "X-Com: Enemy Unknown Pre-Purchase"
But there's no option to install or download anything.
 
May need to restart Steam
 
BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT
Restarting Steam is a pain :(
 
Yeah. It seems like they'd have solved the whole "you need to restart for your pre-load button to appear" problem by now. It's only been like 4 years
 
It needs a restart button, so I can restart it with one click instead of two.
TOO MANY CLICKS
 
@AshleyNunn Fair enough. I will merely point out that this quote says it better than I have and drop the subject: "and those who think that in the absence of structural oppression, cisgendered white people claiming to be gay Korean cats aren't just playing fantasy games but also undermining the strength of the movement by taking it to a bizarre conclusion."
 
1:28 AM
Now my Steam window is a different size.
WHY IS IT SO BIG
 
It also needs to not bitch at you about already being running if you try to restart it right after the window closes
 
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Q: What are the differences between the regular and uber boss versions?

StephenJay Wilson stated in his interview that the Uber versions of the bosses would not simply be increased hp/damage versions of the existing bosses, but that they would not create totally new bosses either. So that means primarily some new procs and fighting strategy. What are the differences betwe...

 
@Sterno This.
Sweet only 12 gigs.
 
@Sterno Have you never noticed Steam doing that for anything else?
 
That's only twice the size of the 30-minute demo.
 
1:29 AM
@StrixVaria Jesus Christ, I guess I won't be playing that.
 
I seriously hope the game is more than 60 minutes long based on my rudimentary math.
 
@GnomeSlice I'm not sure I understand the question.
 
@Sterno That's not the only game that bitches at you for running immediately after closing it, through Steam.
They all do.
 
@GnomeSlice Oh, I was talking about shutting down Steam itself
 
@GnomeSlice STEAM bitches about doing that.
 
1:30 AM
but yeah, games do that sometimes too
 
@StrixVaria Right.
Steam sucks bags of dicks.
 
@GnomeSlice Origin*
Steam is just mildly annoying occasionally.
 
@StrixVaria I'm not familiar with Origin.
@StrixVaria occasionally?
 
@GnomeSlice It's by EA. QED
 
@StrixVaria Erm... ah... that's the one where the point is demonstrate in the case, right?
I can't do this right now.
Do I use 'ON' or 'WHERE'...
x_x
 
1:34 AM
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Q: Need to Connect 2 HDMI between Onboard and Add-In GPUs - What's the consequences?

jmalaisIf i plug a second hdmi cable into my onboard video output (my dedicated add-in only has one hdmi port) will it use my video card or the onboard for that display? Also, what is the difference in quality between HDMI and DVI? I do have a DVI to HDMI adapter and cable that I could use alternativel...

I don't think this really belongs here
@GnomeSlice for what?
 
@murgatroid99 Superuser.
@murgatroid99 SQL
 
@GnomeSlice I kind of guessed that. I mean specifically
@GnomeSlice yeah, that's what I was thinking, but I wasn't sure they would want it
 
@GnomeSlice You use ON to define the JOIN and you use WHERE to modify the whole query after all the JOINs.
 
@murgatroid99 #$#f7efgvy3ugsd#@2; hu32@DWud%*t422327gbdefv;ef
 
user2334
@murgatroid99 no, no it does not
 
1:35 AM
@StrixVaria I can't figure out which one I need here, even though I should know it.
I guess... 'where', then right?
Since the join doesn't need to be... uh... defined?
 
The join pretty much always needs an on clause.
There are exceptions but don't do that.
 
Oh man, I have no idea what I'm doing. I had a handle on this with the other SQL assignment...
In fact, I got through it relatively easy.
And it wasn't much different.
 
@GnomeSlice as @StrixVaria said. If it's a join, you need an ON clause to define a join point. If you are filtering you need a WHERE clause
 
bashes head on keyboardv c bn bvn b
But I'm not looking for two columns that match, I'm looking for matching sets of appointments which start at the same date and time
Fuck it.
 
@GnomeSlice so you want date and time to match
 
1:39 AM
 
oh, I think you want to join the table with itself
 
@murgatroid99 ...They aren't even in the same format.
@murgatroid99 Yes, that's correct, it says that in the assignment too.
 
@GnomeSlice no no, I mean match other date/time pairs
 
> Write a query that returns four columns - "id_one", "id_two", "appt_date", "start_time". The appt_date and start_time columns come directly from the appointments table. The id_one and id_two columns are aliases. The recordset will be a list of appointments that are occurring on the same date AND starting at the same time. Your query will have to be a SELF JOIN. It is an INNER JOIN between a table and itself using two different aliases for the table name.
@murgatroid99 BLM VRJSTVNJ RHTVUHE4J EVRE Right, but howwww
 
@GnomeSlice Try pretending there are two tables in the same format, and think about how you would do it.
Then make two different aliases for the table and do what you would do for two tables
 
1:42 AM
When you limit us to only 250 posts/day you will find that you have gone too far in your autocratic methods of controlling your bloggers
FIGHT THE POWER.
 
@GnomeSlice in other words, if there were two tables of appointments (A and B), how would you get all of the pairs of appointments (one in A and one in B) that are at the same date and time
then use the original table as A and B
 
@murgatroid99 Ugh, I have no idea.
I'm sure I did one just like this in the other assignment.
 
user2334
SELECT a1.id AS id_one, a2.id AS id_two, a1.appt_date, a1.start_time FROM appointments a1 INNER JOIN appointments a2 ON (a1.appt_date = a2.appt_date AND a1.start_time = a2.start_time)
 
@MarkTrapp don't just give him the answer on an assignment
 
user2334
I'm not his teacher
 
1:47 AM
@MarkTrapp doesn't mean you should
 
user2334
@GnomeSlice Work back from that --^
 
I'm pretty sure I could figure this out under other circumstances, I can't focus right now...
@MarkTrapp OH RIGHT I FORGOT ABOUT 'AND'
I am so Goddamn stupid.
 
@JQAn 21 seconds? Why not 20 seconds?! #HighExpectationsCommunityManager
 
user2334
What's cooler than 21 seconds? A billion 21 seconds
 
Okay, whatever, this is still returning all of the appointments.
 
user2334
1:52 AM
I didn't actually, like, test it. Just ask on Stack Overflow already, or fail the class, whatever
 
I'm just going to skip this one and leave a comment telling him I couldn't do it.
...Can whoever starred that, please unstar it...
The thing about failing the class...
I'm not joking, please.
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Thanks for trying to help me though, assholes.
Oh wait, I need a 'where' don't I.
Wait, this doesn't make sense, how is linking the appointment date in one table, to the same column in the same table supposed to find two rows with the same value...
It's just going to see the same shit both times.
ffffffffffffffuck
Whoever wrote this shit was an idiot.
Or an asshole.
You're going to run out of stars eventually, you know.
 
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Q: Where can I buy sawn logs for all the different plots in Hearthfire?

user28015You can buy land / build houses in Dawnstar, Falkrath and Morthal. At each house, there are sources for clay and stone, but where can you buy the sawn logs for each plot? I know only the source for Falkrath, which is Riverwood.

 
2:12 AM
@GnomeSlice I don't understand. People helped you... and now you're calling them assholes? That isn't going to make people want to help you in the future.
 
@Wipqozn Read the message before it.
 
@GnomeSlice Someone starred a comment, who is probably not one of the two people helping you.
Also, I'm not sure, but I'm starting to get the sense you dislike MySQL.
 
I liked it at first... I thought it was going to be simple.
 
@GnomeSlice The thing is that Mark's solution is basically right. If you're not applying it properly, that's not his fault
 
@murgatroid99 It's returning every item in the list.
But I didn't say it was his fault.
 
user2334
2:23 AM
 
@MarkTrapp So... are you guys going to hold hands now?
 
user2334
Don't eff with me all right sobs
 
Why are you guys such douchebags. Do you take nothing seriously? =[
 
user2334
Look at me son. It's not your fault.
 
@GnomeSlice I take some things seriously.
 
2:27 AM
@MarkTrapp Yes it is.
@Wipqozn You do not.
 
user2334
@GnomeSlice It's not your fault
 
@MarkTrapp If this is a joke, I don't get it.
 
user2334
@GnomeSlice No, no, no you don't get it. It's not your fault.
 
@MarkTrapp robin williams is such an excellent actor. I really wish they'd start putting him in in serious roles again.
 
user2334
He's too busy playing Zelda
 
2:34 AM
Very true.
 
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Q: Why I can't get the advanced soldier rig?

zShellI loaded a cleared game save and after finally reaching the store at the end of chapter 1 the rig isn't available I thought all you had to do was complete the game and then pay 99,000 credits for it, why it isn't in the store then?

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Q: Do shields scale with defenses?

RapidaWhen I'm using a character with a shielding ability such as Lee Sin's Iron Will, does the "power" of the shield factor in the defenses of the champion? For example, does the 200 armor Malphite's shield last longer than an AD carry's shield?

 
3:06 AM
 
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Q: Are there some levels that can't be finished with certain characters?

75th TromboneI've been playing Dustforce, and just yesterday learned that the different characters are not there simply for aesthetics. It makes perfect sense as a game-design decision that, in the overworld/hub area/level select places, you have to use different characters to access some new levels. But to...

 
3:20 AM
@Oak, would you at some point take a screenshot of your civ5 video options? your (well practically everybody's) graphics are way prettier than mine are, and I can't seem to figure out why.
 
@agent86 I'm too lazy to launch mine, but I'm fairly certain I play at max settings.
so it could just be your computer is terrible and you should feel terrible.
 
@Wipqozn I do feel terrible, if it's any consolation.
 
aLSO, I remember hearing about the kick starter but didn't realize it was so close to releasing:
 
I'm not sure in some of those whether "low" is good or bad
 
3:22 AM
like terrain tessellation level. do I want more of that or less?
WHO KNOWS
<--- not this guy.
 
@agent86 I believe the site contains all the option details. For the record you want that on high.
 
I am going to go and high the shit out of some settings.
 
I must say I find it amusing you don't understand why your game looks worse compared to others, and yet you appear to have most of graphical settings set to low.
 
it's still pretty terrible at max settings is the thing
like, my farm is all orangish
and the water looks like green
 
@agent86 That just means it's polluted.
 
3:34 AM
@Wipqozn all the oceans ever are polluted all the time? what a sad world :(
ok, I should probably sleep now and stop loading and quitting this game over and over again.
try not to break anything while I'm gone, nemesis. I'll be watching you, but just in the figurative sense. literally I will be sleeping.
 
@agent86 In that sense I'll also be watching you.
 
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Q: How do you unlock costumes in Tokyo Jungle

PuyopuyoI know that Completing the "complete all (B, C, D etc.) Challenges" challenges unlocks different costumes but those challenges arent showing up anymore? Do you only get one chance to unlock costumes?

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Q: Missions are gone?

Al EverettSince the latest in-game update, the Android version of Tiny Tower now has "Saving VIPs" and the ability to select a specific store when building (for a lot of bux, too). But all my Missions are gone. Both the available and completed missions show 0. I didn't find anything at Mobage Support. I ...

 
4:00 AM
@LessPop_MoreFizz so it's xanga with more drama. I did not realize this was possible
 
4:17 AM
0
Q: Paid server access

juliaIs it dodgy that someone wants my 12 yr old to donate money to his minecraft server in exchange for every command on the server? Im not sure if this is normal or if he is being taken advantage of. It is only $10 but they seem to be pressuring him for money

 
quitting life to become real life animal crossing
 
5:06 AM
List questions are considered off-topic, right?
 
Generally, yes. Though there are exceptions.
 
5:23 AM
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Q: CRPGs that have non-combat or diplomacy options?

KayleMy fiancee and I would like to try and play some diplomatic style characters in a CRPG but we're not aware which games allow you to make the most progress without substantial combat. I know that combat is an integral part of most party based RPGs, but what we're hoping for, is one that allows us...

 
You are up late @AnnaLear
 
I blame World of Warcraft.
 
I just got back from a MtG event. Then I went to IHOP. Now I am full of delicious pancakes.
 
user2334
6:24 AM
@Blem Dang, here I thought you linked to the original scene from the real movie and I was all set to link to Jay and Silent Bob, and you already did. I do not like them apples.
 
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Q: What strategies are there for upgrading ship systems?

Brian OrtizIt seems like every time I die I find it could have been avoided had I upgraded a certain system. Are there some systems you should upgrade early in the game? Are there systems you should ignore until a certain point later in the game? They all seem equally important to me so it's a bit confusing.

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Q: What happens if I retreat first?

aslumOften Rebels will try to power up their FTL drives and jump away to report my position. What happens if I manage to stall them long enough to get my own drives online and jump away first. Do they count as having gotten away and warning the rebels (causing them to catch up faster?) Or is it as eff...

 
7:02 AM
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Q: How is borderlands 2 multiplater game hosted

PathursI am considering buying borderlands 2 but would first like to know how and who hosts the game that I want to play with my friend on the other side of the world. For example, I have quite bad computer and cannot host a game well, and never does my friend, but we both have okay internet, in Border...

 
7:28 AM
Alright, as a Happy Birthday to Arqade, I've released a special update to my level up script. Something fun to play in the Arqade today ;)
Let's see who can find my surprise :)
 
8:11 AM
0
Q: How can I get the Steam client to reestablish its connection?

AubergineI've been using the Steam client on my MacBook Pro quite a bit lately, and I've come across a rather annoying issue that I hope one of you can help me with. I often put my computer to sleep with the Steam client still open, and when I open it back up I often see the following: This "lack of conn...

 
8:25 AM
@Lazers Multiplater
 
8:36 AM
Anyone know if it is possible to gift boxed Steam games? A local store has Civ 5 GOTY at half the online price, so I'm considering gifting it to a friend...
 
9:05 AM
@oKtosiTe if they're boxed they're likely to contain a Steam code
ask the guy at the counter
 
@ThomasMcDonald Ping Ping Ping Ping
 
@StrixVaria Came across this and thought you might be interested: letsplay.wikia.com/wiki/LP_guide_for_newbies
 
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Q: How can I get disable or shorten cut sequences in FIFA 13?

simbabqueOne thing I've noticed in FIFA 13 is that the duration of cut sequences when you change a player is really long. This is really getting on my nerves. I don't want to watch a guy holding up the numbers or player walking around for 5 or 6 seconds, especially in multiplayer. Is there a way to config...

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Q: How to trade Power between Cities?

Foo BarI just started with this quite old game. I have a rather good working city and wanted to export garbage to the neighbouring city. This worked fine. Then I wanted to import Electricity from the neighbouring city. This didn't work at all. Here's what I did: Build a road to the edge. Build a power ...

 
9:50 AM
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Q: Do the effects of relics like the Vault Hunter's Relic, stack in co-op?

galacticninja Do the effects of relics like the Vault Hunter's Relic, stack in co-op? The effect of the Vault Hunter's Relic is +5% chance of enemies dropping rare loot. Will this +5% chance increase if more than one player in co-op mode equips the Vault Hunter's Relic? If yes, how does it increase relativ...

 
 
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10:56 AM
@James Thanks!
I am still interested in trying out a LP.
 
11:20 AM
Ahhhhhhhhh the main guy in Psychonauts has the same voice as Zim.
 
11:48 AM
@StrixVaria You changed your avatar just in time? :P
 
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Q: LostWinds - Stuck on Start Screen

KirinrikiI know this question is very dumb, but I really have no clue. I purchased LostWinds lately for iPhone/iPod Touch. After playing for a few minutes, I wanted to end the game for resuming it later. I tapped the door-button to quit and since them, I think I'm stuck on start screen... I already trie...

 
Oak
12:21 PM
@agent86 There you go:
 
12:44 PM
agent86 on October 06, 2012

Happy Birthday Arqade! Today is the second anniversary of Gaming’s graduation from beta, October 6th, 2010. What a busy couple of years it’s been! Let’s take a moment to celebrate the accomplishments of the community and the site over the past year. Put on your party hat, throw a handful of confetti at the nearest unsuspecting co-worker, roommate, family member, pet, houseplant, or whatever else is nearby, and have a slice of cake!

Party Cat is ready to party, are you?

This last year has been jam-packed with awesome milestones and elite events. Let’s take a look back and  …

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12:59 PM
@Oak thanks man, appreciate it. I think the major difference is in the shadow quality, I'll have to check that out and see if it changes anything.
 
FAE
@StackExchange Huzzah!
 
blows party favor and throws confetti
 
@agent86 This room needs
 
I never really understood what was for.
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@Oak weirdly enough, we have the same screen resolution. it's been obsolete for a long time now, in favor of 1920x1080. old school LCDs represent :P
Okay, so I have this copy of Civ5 that I don't know what to do with. If you'd like it, reply to this sometime in the next 24 hours with a story of something awesome in the last year, and a request to be entered in the drawing. Tomorrow I'll pick a random name from the entrants and give it away. Happy anniversary, arqade!
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1:36 PM
@badp It's kind of a general store. The employees are more specialized in home decoration and clothing...
 
@oKtosiTe He can open the game box with you?
 
@badp: good point
Thanks for the tip.
 
@oKtosiTe Civ5 is a steamworks game, so I'm pretty sure that it's going to contain a steam store code for the game and a (mostly useless) disc.
I doubt you can gift it if you put the code on your account, but you could always just IM them the code, assuming there's no need to trade for it
 
@agent86 Mostly useless disc? My computer has no optical drive. Didn't even think about that...
 
Oak
1:52 PM
@agent86 Yea, I guess I need a bigger monitor, but I doubt my machine is strong enough to give me high performance on 1920x1080, it's a few years old now. I really want to upgrade, and I think I'll do so soon. So I'm currently planning a new rig :)
Thinking GTX 660 ti or 670
With i7
Should do the trick
 
@agent86 Wouldn't the disk contain the Steam backup for the game?
 
@oKtosiTe with the code, you can just install it over the internet via steam. (thus the disc is mostly useless)
@badp it contains some probably pre-patch version that even if you installed it, it would have to download a bunch of other stuff from the internet. Really only useful if you've got a hard bandwidth cap you're trying to avoid exceeding, or you're on super slow internet or something.
 
@badp I remember buying a Half-Life collection some years ago. The disk contained 99% of the installation, so it wasn't a complete backup. Assume this is similar.
@agent86 That's what I thought.
 
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Q: Can we still farm iron?

JeffreyI heard a lot of changes have been made related to iron golem farms. There's an atmosphere of pessimism around iron golem farms after 1.2.2. I'm gonna follow this tutorial on creating an iron golem farm. The title says it is compatible with 1.3.2 but I'm not that sure. What has really changed du...

 
2:17 PM
 
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Q: Getting Windows games to play on PlayOnLinux

KevinBI used Play on Linux and Starcraft II as a test to see if I can play my library of games on Linux... I'm having a bunch of problems.. just when it looks like it I'll work I get another runtime C library error, and it stops... Is there something I can just press and something fix this for me?

 
2:43 PM
@fredley vicbell.co.uk
 
@GnomeSlice Thanks.
I'll add it to my list of potential fonts
 
@fredley I'm not sure it's actually a font.
I think it's just an icon set.
 
@GnomeSlice Less interested. Icon Fonts are much quicker and easier to work with. I'm fine making my own icons.
 
@fredley Roger.
 
3:00 PM
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Q: Is there any way to fight AI opponents without doing the Revenge campaign?

RachelI like playing against the AI in the Revenge campaign because they have all the cards unlocked for their deck, so are more of a challenge. Is there a way to fight AI opponents with their full decks unlocked outside of the Revenge Campaign?

 
@badp WHAT IS THE ODDS
I'm chocking!
@badp Is he killing them in one shot with body shots?
@badp Oh, it's instagib.
 
@GnomeSlice It says "INSTAGIB" in the title :/
 
3:32 PM
 
lol, "TRUE-HD" "Remember to select 720p HD"
 
such a fun game.
 
Instant dismiss and dislike
 
@badp Eh, some people seem to be obsessed that this shit.
 
@GnomeSlice then they should know "TRUE HD" means 1080p
 
3:34 PM
It's a good video of the demo though.
@badp I think he just meant 'hd' as opposed to 'fake hd'.
Also, he's probably dumb.
 
@GnomeSlice This, mostly.
 
@badp I don't think the game is really your thing anyway. But it's one of the funnest games I've ever played.
 
I'm just commenting on the video itself.
 
@badp I'm aware, but I was actually posting it for the content.
Surprising, I know.
@Sterno Am I still alive?
Also, why does @Ste autocomplete to @StackExchange?
...Is he in this room somewhere?
 
@ste pings me
 
3:40 PM
@GnomeSlice Because that's the bot which posts stuff from feeds
It's actually a chat user, in a sense
Just like how you can ping @Lazers
 
We have a new user, a closed question that does not match the NARQ boilerplate text and no explanation from the close voters.
I'd put in an explanation, but I don't see why it is closed.
 
@YiJiang I know, but I don't see him in the - oh, right, bots don't show up.
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3:59 PM
ugh
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A: Any way to round up animals in Minecraft?

cassidyi haven't played the game yet, but i know a lot and to farm sheep, which version are you playing? pe? pc? xbox? game cube? ok, for pe, just dig a hole that is to blocks deep and one block wide and wait for the sheep (and pigs) to come in and build the tunnel thing to where you want to sheep, usua...

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