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9:00 PM
Lies, yeah and Lies.
 
@Basil I'm looking at IE10 and it still isn't on par
even SE is broken here and there
 
@badp No, but it's better than IE 8 or 7
 
like in the flag popups
@Basil anything else would've been a big surprise
 
@Wipqozn I have an IE window open right now :(
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Ever since upgrading from Firefox 3.6 to Firefox whatever number it's on now I can't even keep track, it's gone from using 600MB of memory on average to 1.7GB of memory on average.
I have to restart it almost daily to get it to stop slowing all other processes to a crawl.
 
9:05 PM
@StrixVaria And Flash plugin always crashes.
 
@OrigamiRobot you used to be cool.
 
@Wipqozn I have to for my timesheet. I need to get paid!
 
@Wipqozn I'm still cool right?
 
@RonanForman That depends, do you use IE?
 
@RonanForman Your avatar is very close to Josh's and Josh is a pretty cool guy.
 
9:06 PM
I try not to, but I have to at college.
 
@RonanForman Well, that's forgivable.
 
@badp Who's josh?
 
@RonanForman He's Josh.
 
@OrigamiRobot Companies like yours are the reason the Internet sucks.
 
@Wipqozn Does he have a theme song?
 
9:07 PM
@StrixVaria I stopped using firefox :(
 
Anything that requires IE and doesn't allow other browsers is keeping the Internet down.
 
Oh yeah! You know Bard's Tale is old school when there are exactly 255 different items in the game.
 
@StrixVaria Usually intranet, not internet
 
@Basil I would, but the software my company makes is primarily meant to be used on Firefox. It works on Chrome, but I can catch more bugs if I'm testing on Firefox, so I just got in the habit of using that here.
 
or government :(
 
9:08 PM
@RonanForman Well, if I search youtube for "Josh theme song" it gives me this:
 
@StrixVaria The very first thing I asked when they were demonstrating how to put my time in was "Do I have to use IE?"
 
@Basil Still. It means those people are going to just default to using IE for other stuff.
 
@StrixVaria I agree.
 
@badp Who's josh? I must know.
 
0
Q: Help me find this old strategy game

georgegalilyIt was like Red Alert. May be another version or mod or expansion before 2002 as I remember. There was a (Flame Thrower Tank) that can penetrate the ground to appear on the enemies land. Their was a radar/shield that can detect it and draw a red line for its destination And I think the russian ma...

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Q: What do you lose when you're no longer a VIP?

The SasquatchIn Lord of the Rings Online, it appears you gain access to some extra features/items when you become a paid subscriber/VIP. (Free access to an extra storage bag, etc.) When you let your VIP status lapse, do you still keep those perks, or do you lose them when become a Premium member again? Th...

 
9:11 PM
 
His girlfriend became Claudia on Warehouse 13.
 
@Wipqozn Can't tell if on purpose.
 
@Wipqozn I don't think that's right...
 
His show-based girlfriend. I don't think the ywere actually dating.
 
@RonanForman I googled Josh and that was the first image result, so it must be right.
 
How is that similar?
 
@agent86 do you do any work with C#?
 
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Q: What happens with a Computer Animator for a 2D game?

Matt If this is in the wrong section, please guide me to the proper one, StackExchange's site doesn't seem to have a specific area for this type of question and Extra Credits said they got great information from this site for one of their videos, so I figured this is a good place to ask. It...

 
user15026
Where (if anywhere) can we migrate this to?
 
GameDev perhaps?>
 
9:28 PM
@RavenDreamer Only in a show can people like those pair up.
 
@RavenDreamer I doubt they would want it, the question is fairly terrible.
and I doubt it would be on-topic.
 
Close first. Discuss later.
 
@StrixVaria Oh, it should be closed here, that's for certain.
Whether or not we should migrate it else where is another question
 
@RavenDreamer negative. I don't do C# or ObjC
 
Right, but instead of arguing where to migrate it and not casting close votes yet, just close it and then discuss migration afterwards.
 
9:31 PM
@agent86 Did you just imply C# was in any way shape or form related to ObjC?
 
I'm asking GameDev now if they want it.
 
@RonanForman also blue
:P
 
@agent86 It's cool.
 
@ArdaXi I remember the first time I coded in ObjC. It was a completely different language than C/C++.
 
ObjC makes me vomit whenever I look at code in that language.
 
9:35 PM
@StrixVaria Yeah, it's not pretty.
 
@ArdaXi There's no implication. they're directly related, in that I know next to nothing about both, and I like it that way.
 
Objective C is C with some ugly square-bracket-based message passing syntax bolted onto it
C# is more like Microsoft's answer to Java.
 
@RavenDreamer GameDev doesn't want it.
 
@badp And god does it suck.
 
@badp I haven't used Objective C, but I've heard it compared to Scheme.
Like a horrible demon hybrid of Scheme and C.
 
9:37 PM
Smalltalk.
 
Two languages that have nothing in common.
 
Objective Crap is basically C with Smalltalk syntax.
 
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Q: Items in the game Ico?

user1016253I have just started playing the game Ico and there is literally no help at the beginning, you're just supposed to figure out what to do. Which I like, its just I'm incredibly anal about games and want to know if there's anything I can miss at the beginning of the game?

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Q: Looking for the Name of an Old PC Game

ThornI'm looking for an old PC game I played back around 1991'ish. All I really recall is that you could choose how you interacted with the NPC by selecting the different facial exprestions that appeared around the mouse. I believe it was a first person adventure game. I also recall that in the beginn...

 
I think ObjC is close to the qt object model as well, although I know very little about both
 
So now Jeff is leaving, do they need another person for the podcast?
 
9:52 PM
If any of you like Dwarf Fortress and have a Reddit account, please submit this.
 
@RonanForman They'd already stopped doing the podcast basically anyway
 
We should start our own podcast then.
 
Haha, I wonder why it seems so amusing to me to see Realm of the Mad God questions on G.SE :)
 
@RonanForman Not a bad idea.
 
hello everyone
 
9:57 PM
Hello one.
 
@spugsley Hello
 
@Wipqozn Get on it then.
 
@RonanForman fine, I will, and then I'll take all the credit!
 
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Q: Where to find a "good" FIFA online community?

WoltanCurrently I am playing a lot of Head2Head games but it is a little frustrating, since you cannot select the opponent you are playing against. This has the advantage of being truly competitive but has the downside, that your opponent might be laggy, which drastically reduces the fun you get out ...

Does that question really fit this site??
 
Get @Strix he loves the sound of his own voice too.
 
10:03 PM
@RonanForman I sound like an idiot in that LoL game.
 
There's a reason for that...
 
@RonanForman oh snap
 
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Q: How should we handle non-beta pre-release questions?

Grace NoteThis is separate from questions about gameplay during betas, which are a beast of a different caliber with a different set of issues. We all know the feeling of being excited about an upcoming game release. I mean, we're all gamers, after all! But our FAQ prohibits questions about speculation ...

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Q: Has anyone else not been able to open the diamond claw door in Skuldafn?

PekkishBecause even though I have the correct answer to the puzzle, it won't open. At first the rings didn't even move, so I exited and reentered the temple. That worked, but now the door just won't open with the correct ring positions. I don't know how I'm supposed to beat the game! I did try exiti...

 
@RonanForman :'(
 
Well, screw the reviews, Bionic Commando is super-fun.
 
10:07 PM
@GnomeSlice All I know about that game is the guy from it is in MvC3 and always screams "BIONIC ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRM". He's annoying.
 
I'm annoyed that I can't get the retro costume though, since you need to have Bionic Commando: Rearmed installed on the same console to use the unlock, and I have that one for PC instead of xbox. =[
@StrixVaria MvC3 what?
 
@GnomeSlice Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
 
Heh.
The dialogue is pretty stupid, to be honest.
But man, I want the retro costume. =[ He looks like Duke Nukem.
But if I'd bought this one for PC, I doubt I'd have been able to run it.
@StrixVaria I don't think I've ever heard him say that, actually.
 
10:23 PM
@RonanForman has a new gravatar.
 
I've had it for 2 days.
 
I ahven't been in chat lately. Been busy studying and such.
That's mostly over now, though.
 
Oh, do you like it?
 
html5 youtube doesn't really seem to work in Metro IE :|
 
@RonanForman Harder to recognize.
@RonanForman Would you be willing to attempt a portrait of Darth Shark?
 
10:31 PM
How was my old one recognisable, it was all dark.
You already have a portrait.
 
I love these old school cartoons youtube.com/…
 
@RonanForman Maybe I want to start an exhibit, though. shiftyeyes
 
I'll think about it.
 
@RonanForman Fair enough.
 
@badp I remember a "joke" recently that went "How do you know if a site uses HTML5?" "It doesn't work in Internet Explorer."
 
10:36 PM
casts Summon Moderator: @mana
 
@RavenDreamer You require more vespene gas.
 
TOO BAD THERE IS NO @MANA
 
also, summon more pylons. stay a while, and listen! you can't fast travel while enemies are nearby.
our @mana is in another castle. :(
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@agent86 "Stay awhile, and listen." I hear all of this in Deckard Cain's voice, except the last word. It suddenly and abruptly changes to Navi.
 
@StrixVaria Didnt Cain say "Glisten" anyways? :)
 
10:39 PM
@StrixVaria You're thinking of the phrase
"Stay awhile and HEY! LOOK! LISTEN! HEY!"
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One message board I'm a member of once implemented a feature where, whenever a new message is posted, the sound clip of Navi saying "LISTEN!" would play.
It took all of 5 minutes for someone to post a hack that disabled it.
 
In other news, the final LoL video is going up tonight, just in time for the minecraft series we're starting.
 
Ooo, my SO rep went up 10 points! :D
 
Interesting... I was looking for what the differences are between ME3 and ME3 digital deluxe edition, and I found a torrent of the game instead.
 
10:47 PM
@RavenDreamer LoL
 
@James he was standing next to a fountain. Perhaps he was spraying everyone who walked past.
"Stay a while, and glisten!" splashes water at the hero
 
@Strix Now I want a userscript that allows you to have custom chat alert sounds.
 
@agent86 I was always too busy laughing at him to do much listening cause of that :)
 
@RonanForman The problem was it wasn't just for replies to you. It was for all replies, always. It's like if Navi yelled "LISTEN!" every time anyone posted anything in this room.
 
@RonanForman something like this already exists
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Q: SE Chat custom notification sound

Lekensteyn Screenshot / Code Snippet About Someone found the current *beep* sound annoying and asked for a way to change the sound. Such a feature did not exist, so I created this Userscript which adds a button next to the notification settings button. This button opens a popup which allows you t...

 
10:59 PM
oh wow, the 1.2 trailer for MC is really good.
 
@GraceNote wat
 
@StrixVaria We need to convince @fredley to change his gravatar to an actual pig so he can be part of the cool group. (hint: that's us)
 
@Mana the mana is a lie the mana is a lie the mana is a lie the mana is a lie
drinks a blue potion to restore health
 
@badp MC being...?
Oh, nevermind.
 
Hm. I can't honestly remember what I wanted @Mana for.
I had a thing for you, bro! But then I lost it.
...and that sounded much better in my head.
 
11:07 PM
@Mana The delay is but proof of thy temporal nonexistence nonesuch!
 
@GraceNote A royal nonesuch, as it were?
 
I don't think Mana is royalty yet.
 
It appears I'm in the 11th percentile for word hunt puzzles
 
I'm quite puzzled. It seems like this recalc is gaining me rep. On several sites.
Either that or I'm going crazy.
 
MILNEBS is a word?!
 
11:20 PM
@John That's possible if someone that downvoted you deleted.
 
@Ullallulloo Yeah, but I don't downvote answers that much.
 
@John I meant if someone downvoted you.
 
SENDUPS!?!
 
@badp Showing off the features without just saying 'these are the things that were added' is a really interesting way of doing it, especially with the lamps at the start.
 
@Ullallulloo Yeah, that could happen.
What happened to @Mana? Why does everyone say he's gone?
 
11:32 PM
@John Tragic car accident.
 
@Ullallulloo D:
(Not sure if trolling...)
 
Yes. He's trolling.
 
Twitter sez:
Italy trends · Change
Happy Bday Bieber From Italy
 
32 mins ago, by Mana
@GraceNote wat
 
idontwanttobeonthisworldanymore.avi
 
11:34 PM
@Ullallulloo I see.
 
@Wipqozn Before you ask, no I did not get a beta invite and yes, I am crying
 
@spugsley :(
 
@spugsley Not sure what you're talking about, but I'm going to check battle.net right now just in case.
 
@StrixVaria that's what I was talking about. If you get it I will have a massive meltdown. I will punch all the babies
 
11:43 PM
The results are very sad.
 
Ok, what are we talking about?
 
@StrixVaria Sad as in "I didn't get Diablo 3 invite." or sad as in "I did get one and now babies will come to harm."?
 
@John The only game.
 
@John how I'm Diablo 3's bitch :(
 
@spugsley Oh. We're still talking about D3?
 
11:45 PM
@Ullallulloo omg who would be sad if babies came to harm?
 
@StrixVaria Thanks for making me Google "only game".
 
I don't understand. Was a new wave of beta invites sent out or something?
 
@John Did that actually turn up anything?
 
@Wipqozn every Monday.
 
@spugsley oh, I didn't know that.
 
11:46 PM
@StrixVaria Just a bunch of meh.
And some baseball.
 
Also, how do so many people on here have that game and not me?
 
but I don't check until later in the week so that when I'm disappointed, I only have a few more days to wait until trying again (and then getting disappointed again)
@StrixVaria DONT ASK
you will cry forever
 
I feel as if if you do get in, you're going to be disappointed. I was.
 
I'm going through withdrawal for something I haven't ever even had.
 
@StrixVaria this.
I hate life. I'm going to go drown my sorrows in barbeque
 
11:48 PM
Yeah, I think @Wipqozn is right. (Horrors!) You have way too high expectations, @spugsley.
 
@Wipqozn I won't be because I know how limited the beta is already. I know exactly what I'm getting with a beta invite, so I'm not expecting anything more than that.
 
@StrixVaria Well at least you do have Dota 2 right? right?
 
I feel so awkward for both not being in the D3 Beta and not being particularly bothered by it.
 
@badp I have no interest in Dota 2.
 
@StrixVaria I mean the gameplay itself is disappointing.
 
11:48 PM
@GraceNote Why is this awkward? DON'T MAKE ME AWKWARD
 
@Wipqozn STOP BREAKING MY HEART
 
@John well, that was awkward.
 
@spugsley Doesn't Ian already have beta access?
 
@John Oh, goody. I lose awkwardness by making others feel awkward about things I declare to be awkward.
 
@StrixVaria ARHGHGHGHGHGHGHGHHHHHHHHHHHH
also yes
 
11:50 PM
@StrixVaria That's not a good thing for her.
 
Doesn't mean that she can play it?
 
@GraceNote Oh so you are awkward. Two can play this game.
 
@StrixVaria No. NO. It's the principle of the matter!
HE WONT LET ME BUY ANY ITEMS OR USE THE REAL MONEY AUCTION HOUSE
 
@spugsley You already have access to the beta, though. If you got a key it would be wasted. I should get the key instead.
 
Oh, wow, he's also a jerk to you about it?
 
11:51 PM
Also who in the world would use the RMAH in the beta?
 
@spugsley oh boo hoo, I don't want you spending beta bucks
 
@StrixVaria I will end you
 
Geezers, @Ian... the means to which you are horrid to your wife.
 
@StrixVaria I've bought a couple of things (they give you some beta bucks for frees)
 
@spugsley I can just hear the punchers charging up.
 
11:52 PM
I wish there was a way that I could enter this chatroom without having my giant head floating down without having to log out first.
 
@IanPugsley Can you actually spend real money on items that are going to just disappear?
 
@GraceNote I know, right? "Hey, you can play the beta basically anytime, I've tried most of the classes, just don't spend the beta bucks, that's shared." "WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME!"
@StrixVaria not yet
 
@Mana If you don't log out, then wouldn't your head not float in as you came in?
 
I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually opened it up to real monies (though it probably will end up being money you buy for the full release)
 
Oh, but I mean if I've left the chatroom for 20 minutes/more
 
11:53 PM
YOU MADE ME PUNCH IT
 
@Mana Right-click on the room name from the list of room -> Open in incognito mode.
 
@spugsley woah
 
@Mana You should still be idling in there.
 
@spugsley Honestly, I don't care how many babies have to get punched for me to get D3 beta access.
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11:53 PM
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Q: Rich alchemist in Skyrim

user14742Assuming that money is not a limiting factor, is there any use being alchemist? I ask this because in some other role playing games alchemy is just a waste of perks. What's the situation with Skyrim?

 
@StrixVaria Then you and I are the same. May the best man win
and by best, I mean me.
 
I thought you were a Bride, though, not a Best Man.
 
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Q: What happens with a Computer Animator for a 2D game?

Matt If this is in the wrong section, please guide me to the proper one, StackExchange's site doesn't seem to have a specific area for this type of question and Extra Credits said they got great information from this site for one of their videos, so I figured this is a good place to ask. It...

I don't even know what that has the itg tag...
 
@GraceNote SEXISM!!!!!!!!!!!
 
@spugsley The second most recent wedding I've been to had a female Best Man.
 
The bride and groom also wore chainmail instead of a dress and tuxedo, too, but that's a different story.
 
@GraceNote I had two best men (one of whom was @OrigamiRobot) but neither were ladies
 
I'm up to six SCV questions.
 
There definitely needs to be something about her high quantities of baby violence there.
 
Got a seventh percolating too.
 
11:56 PM
@IanPugsley Ahha
 
@GraceNote Yes, I'm sure it is...
 
@Ullallulloo Why are you posting my Magic Card????
 
@GraceNote I lol'd - it took me a while to see it
 
42 secs ago, by Ullallulloo
There definitely needs to be something about her high quantities of baby violence there.
 
@IanPugsley I just assumed you meant OrigamiRobot is a robot.
 
11:57 PM
@IanPugsley I kept thinking about it, like, "Is this a joke about how Origami is a robot?"
 
@Ullallulloo when spugsley is threatened: punch target baby.
 
@Ullallulloo And while you're at it, include "When Diablo 3 comes into play, IT IGNORES HER "
 
@GnomeSlice or just unhappy
 
@Ullallulloo or anytime. Ever. Because babies are the worst
 
'upset' maybe?
 
11:59 PM
I've now found out how to make metro shine in real world usage - dual monitors. One monitor splits between mail and (say) chat.SE, all business goes on other monitor
 

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