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9:08 PM
Woo! Install and test complete! And now I have the rest of the day off.
@AshleyNunn has the snow stated there yet?
 
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@MBraedley It's been snowing since....3am ish, hasn't stopped yet.
 
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I had to walk to the hospital today, should have taken me 15 min, took me 45
 
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(Sidewalks were not cleared, snow up to my knees)
 
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Do you have snow yet?
 
We're having an unseasonably nice day today.
It's all of -7.
 
9:13 PM
@AshleyNunn I'm still in Victoria. Supposed to arrive tomorrow around 8 PM
 
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@fbueckert Yeah, here it is -8, so not cold, just snowy.
 
I'm taking bets on when I'll actually arrive.
 
@AshleyNunn There's a small chance of snow this weekend, but nothing major.
 
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@fbueckert I wish I had some way to know how much snow we have actually gotten
 
@AshleyNunn I judge by how high the snowpile in my backyard is.
 
9:16 PM
@AshleyNunn Check somewhere that was shoveled before it snowed. I always go by how much is on my driveway.
..and my backyard currently sits at 3.5 feet. :(
 
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@JasonBerkan I know my walkway was shovelled last night, and it was up to my knees this morning. I haven't checked since.
 
@AshleyNunn That's...a lot of snow.
 
@fbueckert What? She can still walk through that. Who are you?
 
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@fbueckert Yeah, I don't know if that is also blow-in from the neighbours or not (the way the wind is, it might be)
 
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Q: What are the mob distances in minecrafte pe?

user1867740I have built my house in mine craft pe and I have a ton of fences and sticks, but I need to know how big of a perimeter do I need to let me sleep at night? Please help!

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Q: Does Dead Space 3 for PC support the Xbox 360 Controller?

harpermdI'm trying to decide which version of Dead Space 3 I should buy. I'd rather have it for PC, but only if I can use an Xbox 360 Controller natively. I'm not interested in using mapping software. Does Dead Space 3 support the Xbox 360 Controller?

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Q: Civiliaztion 5 Kicks Host Whenever a Player Joins

smoth190I'm trying to play Civilization V with my brother (who is on my network) and my friend (who is not on my network). I host a private internet game, enable 3 AI players, and invite them to the game. My brother can join without a problem, but when my friend joins it tells him that I disconnected (I ...

 
9:19 PM
@StrixVaria Knee-height snow in a single night is a stupid amount of snow.
That's at least a foot and a half, I'd guess.
 
@fbueckert At least you put it in terms I can understand.
 
@StrixVaria Contrary to popular opinion, I'm not totally insane when it comes to winter.
 
We're supposed to get between 6-18 inches of snow tonight.
 
I don't have the monopoly on worst place to live.
@StrixVaria Oh, that'll be fun.
 
We got a healthy layer of slush down and now the snow is starting.
 
9:21 PM
@StrixVaria That slush will freeze solid. Be careful driving home.
 
@fbueckert I worked from home today. Thanks, though.
I am not looking forward to driving tomorrow, and may cancel my plans.
 
@StrixVaria Tomorrow shouldn't be too bad, if it's stopped snowing.
 
@AshleyNunn environment Canada is saying the snow hasn't started in Halifax yet, but is approaching.
 
The problem with driving is ice; snow layered on ice is usually alright.
 
@fbueckert no, you're just crazy
 
9:24 PM
Then you just have to watch out for the spots where people got stuck and spun.
 
@fbueckert Unless you need to turn, or go uphill, or ...
 
@JasonBerkan If you're driving full speed on uncleared roads, you're crazier than I am.
And I live in prairies; there IS no uphill.
 
@fbueckert Me too, but there are tiny "hills" into gas stations and malls.
 
I am a terrible driver on snow/ice.
 
@StrixVaria Blizzaks FTW.
 
9:25 PM
I have no idea what that is.
 
Snow tires.
 
@JasonBerkan Studded, or just chain-wrapped?
 
@fbueckert Neither. They have an aggressive tread pattern for snow and some weird chemical concoction on them to stick to ice.
 
@JasonBerkan Oh, regular winter tires.
Ok.
 
@JasonBerkan There's one of those out of my neighborhood
With a street right at the top
 
9:34 PM
Yay... new battery for car, just need it installed.
 
@TrentHawkins I'm going to be working on my car this weekend, too
Have to replace the driver's side window regulator and the passenger's side window motor
 
@SaintWacko Oh, I'm not installing it myself. I can strip and re-assemble a computer, but cars are a little out of my comfort zone. Plus, if anything goes horribly wrong, I want it to be the fault of someone else.
 
FAE
@SaintWacko That sounds like a PITA.
 
@TrentHawkins Oh. I refuse to go to a shop to have my car worked on, because I can save ridiculous amounts of money by doing it myself
@FAE Yeah, it's not going to be fun
 
@TrentHawkins They finally got it in, did they?
 
9:47 PM
@SaintWacko Understandable - and if you have the know-how it's great. It's why I understand when family comes to me with computer problems, they're as confident at working on the insides of their computer as I am my car.
@fbueckert Yep.
 
@TrentHawkins Yeah, true
 
As far as I know, cars are magic.
 
@StrixVaria More or less magic than guns?
 
@GraceNote Less.
 
...huh.
 
9:49 PM
Wait.
I read that completely backwards.
More...
 
Oh, okay.
 
Guns aren't really magic at all.
 
They are pretty basic in execution and principle, yeah.
Which made me bang my head against a table when I was recently informed of guns introduced into a setting as a product of the work of giants combining magic and alchemy.
 
I hate when guns are introduced to fantasy settings.
I don't care if it's a logical technological leap. If I wanted guns, I wouldn't have signed up for fantasy.
 
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Q: How long a life is long enough?

KexloxSpecifically, how long do I need to survive to get enough xp to unlock all the characters, and any other XP based unlocks? I've got a camp set up such that I can basically go as long as I care to before I off myself to try one of the other characters. I'm only on my second "life" though, so I d...

 
9:52 PM
I don't mind basic firearms concepts being introduced into a setting. I mean, if I can tolerate pirate ships with cannons, I can tolerate a basic musket.
 
Pirate ships should have longbowmen and should ram other ships with their bowsprits.
 
It drives me nuts to think of firearms being treated on the same level of mysticism to a setting as electronics or the combustion engine, though.
 
Then pirates should swing across using the rigging and take over their target ship with swordplay.
 
Cannons do make a ruckus of a job when it comes to salvaging the goods.
 
F'x
hi there
@GraceNote you still around? I can't seem to get into Teacher's Lounge, and I'm not blue anymore
is there something wrong with chat?
 
10:01 PM
@F'x Try now?
 
F'x
@GraceNote yeah, works
 
No idea what happened. I just reset your parent to Chem (which it already was...), and that seems to have done the trick.
 
F'x
is it just your aura reimpregnating me with super powers I had lost, or did you do something?
@GraceNote I noticed that my parent was English, but I reset it to Chem and it didn't do zilch
anyway, thanks!
 
10:14 PM
@GraceNote I think I've seen a few other mods complaining about the same problem.
Oh, I think @AshleyNunn had that happen. Reset to a site where she wasn't mod.
 
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@Wipqozn It's been happening a lot lately.
 
I've heard of it too. Some say there are grues.
 
@GraceNote Very likely.
 
user15026
@GraceNote I would not be surprised in the least.
 
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Q: How does weapon power work in FTL

user5659I cannot seem to work out how the power works for weapons in FTL. I picked up a Hull Laser II that consumes 3 power. I already had the Burst Laser II (consumes 1 power). I upgraded my power and got another bar, then upgraded my weapon system so I have 4 bars available in my weapon systems. ...

 
10:30 PM
Borderlands 2 is 50% off on Steam this weekend! http://bit.ly/XZYuci
 
@fbueckert Just bought Starsector
Aaaand...
downloaded
 
Huh. My designer just got laid off. And my technical boss just arranged a year contract for himself out of the office.
So I'm on my own, entirely.
Next week will be interesting.
@Saintwacko Good! I spent all yesterday evening playing it.
 
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10:54 PM
@fbueckert Hopefully good interesting
 
@AshleyNunn We'll find out. I suspect I'll be doing some yelling.
 
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Q: Keep Games in Full Screen Mode

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11:08 PM
Wow, another awesome meal on the wrong coast.
@Wipqozn is my plane going to be able to land tomorrow evening?
 
@MBraedley It's fine now, but tomorrow is when it's supposed to get crazy.
I wouldn't be surprise if your flight got cancelled.
 
This is looking interesting.
 
Well I'm thinking I'll be able to make it into Montreal, but it's that last leg that I'm worried about
@fbueckert do they have a release date?
 
@MBraedley June 15th.
 
11:25 PM
Oh, hey. Righthaven's back in the news.
 
Is there anyway I can decrease the thickness of window border on Windows?
 
@YiJiang'sEvilClone maybe? I know it was possible with theming apps on XP
And actually, without theming apps as well.
 
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Q: Windows program to remove titlebar, frame, etc from a window?

NelsonI like playing computer games in windowed mode, as opposed to full screen. I don't like staring at the title bar, frame, and other UI junk. I also don't like seeing other stuff on my desktop around the window. Is there a simple Windows program that will strip the UI chrome off of an arbitrary win...

Suggests using autohotkey, which is a little odd
 
Autohotkey would be useful for toggling it, I guess
 
11:29 PM
Got it.
Personalize > Colors > Advanced appearance settings > Border padding
Dropped it from 4px to 1px
 
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Q: Is it possible to win in Project Zomboid?

wokI would like to know if it's possible to win in Project Zomboid? Or is it just the matter of how long until you die?

 
11:47 PM
@RonanForman Server is getting unplayable, I think it needs a restart
 
@fbueckert So what is there to do in Starsector right now?
 

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