The Bridge

1:00 PM

@badp I just looked up the new rocksmith... it has over 1000 euro of DLC with most discounted 50%

(Though to be fair, there is usually "Song #1 50%, Song #2 50%, Song pack 25%" so you could probably say it's about 750 euros or something if you ignore those)

badp

@KevinvanderVelden You'd be similarly horrified if TF2 replaced its mann co. store with Steam DLCs

Kevin van der Velden

@badp Yeah, probably

Though these are all songs, you don't generally buy all of them because you buy the ones you like

And the TF2 stuff is a case of decorations, and you only buy one per slot/class

badp

Similarly you can get almost everything in the Mann Co. Store just by playing the game

(the Mann Co. Store has weapons, too.)

I think the average price of cosmetics in the TF2 store is €5

Kevin van der Velden

That's not similar though =p

These are all extra songs released later

badp

all of the TF2 items were released later!

Lazers

1:09 PM

0

Q: Exceeding the Duchy limit, Kingdom Titles and when to create or not create titles?

I've been playing a game a Munster and progressed from 1066 to 1128. During this time I was not aware of the Duchy limit of 2 and the corresponding penalties of holding more than 2 Duchies can incur. As such I've been creating titles and keeping them to myself. I've only concentrated on not exc...

crusader-kings-2

0

Q: Buggy dialogues and options

I have around 95 mods and the game seems pretty fine except one thing which really drives me crazy. After some amount of time my menu just goes crazy. It keeps scrolling both options and dialogues so I end up being able to chose only first option or no option at all. I am using Xbox 360 controlle...

skyrim

Kevin van der Velden

Yes, but these songs you can't earn in game

Lazers

0

Q: What is it Game Engine of Game like Simpsons Tapped out,Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff,....?

i have a question what is it Simpsons Tapped out , Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff , SpongeBob Moves In , Clash of Clans , Boom beach , ... game engine? i believe someone say they have own engine but i think they use specified engine and customize that engine.is very important to know.i have a ar...

clash-of-clans simpsons-tapped-out boom-beach family-guy-quest-for-stuf

MBraedley

1:24 PM

@Lazers Using 95 mods is going to have... interesting effects on your game.

Kevin van der Velden

@MBraedley there are third party DLLs that can have it work decently

3ventic

I have 135 in my game

MBraedley

@KevinvanderVelden I have no doubt that some of them are performance/visual improvement mods, but I'd be very surprised if some of them weren't gameplay mods.

Kevin van der Velden

@MBraedley Jeah true. There are mods that change the way the game code works so it's better at running with that many mods

Think more aggresive cleaning

Rapitor

8

badp

1:44 PM

HOW TO KILL YOUR ISAAC RUN

1. Mom's eye

2. Ipecac

oh this is cool

now platinumgod can sort all BoI items by color.

unfortunately it isn't quite calculating the hue of every item

they just bunched items up in a few color groups

Rapitor

@badp what benefit does that have.

badp

@Rapitor I look at the item in-game and I want to know what it is before I pick it up.

Rapitor

i mean sorting by color

badp

Instead of looking up through items by name (I don't know the name), I can just scan the list by color

MBraedley

	double bearing = atan(fabs(offsetLat/offsetLon));
	if (offsetLon >= 0 && offsetLat < 0)
		bearing = (DEF_PI/2.0) + bearing;
	else if (offsetLon >= 0 && offsetLat >= 0)
		bearing = (DEF_PI/2.0) - bearing;
	else if (offsetLon < 0 && offsetLat < 0)
		bearing = (3.0*DEF_PI/2.0) - bearing;
	else if (offsetLon < 0 && offsetLat >= 0)
		bearing = (3.0*DEF_PI/2) + bearing;

NO! Don't do this! There's a function already that does this for you!

Martin Sojka

2:00 PM

Oh my. Somebody doesn't know about atan2() yet and will run into division by zero at some point. :D

fredley

@badp That's a really useful way to sort

MBraedley

if (offsetLon == 0.0)
offsetLon = 0.0000000001;

Lazers

0

Q: How do I stop aging on played sims?

So I'm writing a Sims 4 based story-slash-playthrough, but I would need to stop aging on a household that I have played. I know you can control aging on unplayed households, but I'm wondering if you can stop aging on a played household. If that is not possible, then is it possible to revert a pl...

the-sims-4

0

Q: Is there any possible use for a recipe that I already know?

In Guild Wars 2, oftentimes (especially during the current Wintersday event) you get recipes that you have already unlocked. Typically, I just sell them. I recently learned that runes and sigils that you don't need can be used in the Mystic Forge, so that makes me wonder: Is there currently any u...

guild-wars-2

Kevin van der Velden

@MartinSojka bows to atan2

MBraedley

@MartinSojka To be (at least a little charitably) fair, this particular block of code was possibly written originally in C and not C++, and was definitely written by a scientist C programmer regardless.

fredley

2:05 PM

@MBraedley "scientific programmer" - *shudders*

Trent Hawkins

I tried to comment on your last comment to ask you to take it off on hold but the site wouldn't let me. If you need an actual developer instead of some web master, give me shout. I will fix your site out in not time. Thanks :) — Mark 1 min ago

fredley

I've done some modding

Martin Sojka

@MBraedley I'm pretty sure atan2 is also available in C since quite some decades ...

Kevin van der Velden

@fredley modding with fire?

fredley

@KevinvanderVelden modding with the reopen button, which is basically modding with fire, yes

Of all the nasty and horrible things I can do, the reopen button causes the most drama

MBraedley

2:10 PM

@MartinSojka probably. The code might have originated in Matlab, Maple, or Labview.

StrixVaria

@fredley YOU UNDID MY CLOSE VOTE

WITHOUT EVEN CONSULTING ME

rage

fredley

@StrixVaria CHAT TIMEOUT

Origami Robot

@StrixVaria should go red GIR

fredley

No, green gir is the correct avatar for @StrixVaria

And besides, it's good hat wearing

Arperum

@fredley I'm pretty sure chat timeout doesn't work on mods.

fredley

2:16 PM

@Arperum Neither does rage

MadMAxJr

You'd need some kind of super-moderator.

Or the ghost of Jeff Atwood.

Lazers

0

Q: Where do I find Oil?

In Starbound, there are many new things introduced into the game in the Nightly builds (for the upcoming Winter update). One of which is many changes to progression... I'm up to a part where you're meant of craft Steel. Except Steel is not crafted from a Metalworking Station (made of 1 Iron + 1 ...

@fredley Hah.

@Arperum Psychic attacks are weak against mods

@badp

Feel free to add in any impact text you feel is appropriate

Private Pansy

2:21 PM

@fredley So mods are Dark type. Got it.

badp

May 23 '13 at 9:03, by badp

fredley

@PrivatePansy I think you mean Steel

Oh wait, Dark

Trent Hawkins

@PrivatePansy weak, not useless. Mods are either psychic or steel. (or both)

fredley

Mods are weak against Bug and Fairy types

Powerlord

Is it going home time yet?

StrixVaria

2:29 PM

@Powerlord Any time is going home time if you really want it to be!

Rapitor

@Powerlord if you believe it is

Frank

@StrixVaria grabs popcorn

Origami Robot

@StrixVaria I choose to live in my office for the next 7.5 hours!

MBraedley

Regardless if it's going home time or not, it definitely "Get more coffee" time.

Frank

Today is last day before holidays.

Wipqozn

2:38 PM

@StrixVaria and @fredley should fight to th edeath to decide if that question should be opened or closed.

Frank

@Wipqozn We lose a mod in this process.

I'm unsure of whether I approve or not.

MadMAxJr

Fight to the e-death!

Lazers

-1

Q: Minecraft forge mod: Remove a block and place a new block

I am currently making a minecraft forge mod. Do anyone know how to first remove a block on specific coordinates, and then place a new block on the same place? Like replacing the old block with a new block. I will have it in the middle of this code: if(player.getCurrentEquippedItem() != null) ...

minecraft mods minecraft-forge

Wipqozn

@Frank You've gotta spend money to make money

Frank

@Wipqozn So...losing a mod means we get more of them?

2

fredley

2:41 PM

@Frank If a mod is disappeared

Origami Robot

@Frank We sacrifice a current mod to ensure a good mod harvest next year.

Powerlord

@Wipqozn Oh hey, turtle is back.

Frank

@OrigamiRobot That, I can get behind.

Yuuki

@Frank Technically speaking, since they're all @AshleyNunn's hugpuppets, we don't lose anyone.

MBraedley

@Powerlord Turtle has been back for a little while now. Are you not paying attention?

Powerlord

2:43 PM

@MBraedley Well, unless someone says a lot of lines in a row, it's not very big.

Origami Robot

I was trying to collect a bounty on a player last night and he dropped right before I finished him off. What a coward.

Powerlord

Last time I remember explicitly checking was when people were complaining about it and DwarfSlice's name.

Sconibulus

the important thing is that the returtle the turtle campaign was successful

fredley

@Sconibulus Apparently it's just for winterbash :(

Yuuki

@fredley Now I'm conflicted about Winterbash.

fredley

2:47 PM

This has already happened

MadMAxJr

The painting on that KS page is /majestic/.

fredley

MadMAxJr

Terror red eyed statue of liberty, Dennis Rodman...

Powerlord

@fredley So, apparently the US Army stole the Technodrome's transport modules:

2:48 PM

Thanks, Obama.

This looks like a Metal Slug / Contra hybrid. I'm.. almost interested.

fredley

@MadMAxJr KICKSTARTER KLAXON - *AWOOOOGA* - THIS IS NOT A GAME, IT IS A SERIES OF PICTURES

MadMAxJr

Even if it's just pictures, it was worth flipping through for some epic pixel art.

fredley

oshit, I'm now on Kickstarter

MadMAxJr

2:52 PM

I'm digging the Contra 3 boss face inside the statue of liberty.

Rapitor

@fredley run away

fredley

I clicked on the Design tab, it's too late

MadMAxJr

Not putting money in, but I'm following it in hope of more pictures.

fredley

Save yourselves

MadMAxJr

I need From Software to make a new Metal Wolf Chaos to the theme of the North Korea scenario.

fredley

2:53 PM

Looks like waffle keyboard iron won't make it

MadMAxJr

... And if you have never seen the video for Metal Wolf Chaos, it's a treat. The most patriotic game to never come to the states.

Powerlord

Clearly we should just give Jason Alexander his glorious leader bonus and then ignore kickstarter for the game itself.

fredley

:(

Yuuki

@fredley Aww, that would be disgusting.

Alternate method: convince them to pretend it's an Etch-a-Sketch and try to erase it.

Imagine that in your waffle.

Powerlord

My bad, for Jason Alexander its the "beloved leader bonus". Also, don't ask me why I've seen the direct to video Aladdin sequels.

Private Pansy

2:57 PM

Powerlord

@PrivatePansy So, Rarity and Sweetie Bell are Jewish?

Trent Hawkins

Whelp. That's it. No more Colbert Report. :(

MadMAxJr

I don't follow pony mythos closely, but I thought their magical princess overlords were also their deities?

Private Pansy

@Powerlord That's fanart, not official

@MadMAxJr Sort of, not really

MadMAxJr

@TrentHawkins The 'Back to you John!' was a nice touch, as if it were just a 9 year segment of the Daily Show.

Trent Hawkins

3:03 PM

@MadMAxJr yeah, and the moment of zen was good too; "can we close on that?" ...no. "damn!"

MadMAxJr

I still have questions about that fan art. :< Do ponies have a currency? What are they using for gelt?

Do they make yamakas that work with unicorn horns? Important questions.

Origami Robot

Thinking about 3D printers again...

Yuuki

@MadMAxJr Currency = bits.

Which are coins. Yes, they use Bitcoin.

MadMAxJr

I bet they have an actual mine for them though.

Koviko

Decided to play the ultimate incremental: Clash of Clans.

Is there an efficient way to get started in this thing?

Jason Berkan

3:11 PM

@Koviko Pay $99.99 for the gems.

Yuuki

@Koviko Ultimate incremental: get a job.

Koviko

@JasonBerkan I don't want to give them any money, ever.

Jason Berkan

Or walk away from it, because it is an awful game.

Kevin van der Velden

@OrigamiRobot don't do it! That way lies 3d-printing and madness

Koviko

@JasonBerkan Simply walking away from an incremental is something I'm not very good at.

Origami Robot

3:11 PM

@KevinvanderVelden I like both of those :(

Kevin van der Velden

@OrigamiRobot oh, well in that case go for it

I need to calibrate mine again now that I've finally got a decent spot to put it :o

Origami Robot

But there are so many to choose from!

Kevin van der Velden

I know!

StrixVaria

Guys, should I buy Dark Souls 2?

Kevin van der Velden

Do you know if you want to do a resin based printer or a filament based printer?

Origami Robot

3:13 PM

@KevinvanderVelden I know the difference, but I don't know what I want.

Rapitor

@Koviko it's an RTS incremental. it is also terrible, do not play it.

Koviko

@Rapitor I have a friend that's been asking me to try it, so I'm doing this for them.

Btw, are there any good mobile MMOs?

Kevin van der Velden

@OrigamiRobot resin is higher resolution but usually smaller build area, also the only thing that matters for build time is the height

Koviko

Or at least actual mobile MMOs

Powerlord

@StrixVaria No.

Rapitor

3:15 PM

@Koviko there are a handful.

Koviko

@Rapitor Like open-world MMOs, or just multiplayer games?

Yuuki

@StrixVaria I'd be up for jumping back into it if you do.

Rapitor

@Koviko world of magic is probably the biggest/best

Kevin van der Velden

Filament has cheaper source material and a lot of different types of material but you have a minimum size in the details you can print and the print time is dependent on more than just the height

StrixVaria

Goodbye $.

Koviko

3:16 PM

@Rapitor This does look like a real MMO. Interesting, interesting.

Rapitor

@Koviko there's a lot on the play store. just look at related games and such

no idea about iOS

StrixVaria

@Rapitor You seem to know more about Play games than I do. Is there a good non-online RPG that you know of?

Rapitor

@StrixVaria like.. a JRPG?

fredley

@Koviko Game-rec, account deleted

@Rapitor JPEG?

StrixVaria

@Rapitor Looking more for some kind of battle simulator than a wonky plot.

Preferably turn-based because action games on mobile are dumb.

Sconibulus

3:18 PM

Knights of Pen and Paper?

StrixVaria

@Sconibulus I do own that.

I remember playing it for a bit and then stopping but I don't remember why.

Sconibulus

I never actually finished it...

Rapitor

Inflation is pretty bonkers

Sconibulus

I think I still have to beat Mom and the last dungeon

I got as far as I could without grinding

Powerlord

Is it sad that now every time someone says "beat Mom" I think of Binding of Isaac?

Yuuki

3:20 PM

@StrixVaria There's a turn-based half-strategy, half-puzzle RPG game out there.

Kevin van der Velden

@Powerlord well, better than then thinking they're going to beat their own mother

StrixVaria

@Yuuki Whoa that sounds good.

Powerlord

@KevinvanderVelden I'll beat... wait, nevermind

Koviko

@Rapitor In a good way?

Origami Robot

@KevinvanderVelden Resin is also cooler because LASERS!

Yuuki

3:21 PM

@StrixVaria Terra Battle is the name, I believe.

The combat system is actually fairly interesting in that it works kinda like Othello.

If you squint at it from around the corner, that is.

Kevin van der Velden

@OrigamiRobot though often it's less LASERS and more standard projector modified to give of UV light

Jason Berkan

@Yuuki Terra Battle is a good game.

Origami Robot

@KevinvanderVelden SHUT UP IT'S LASERS

Kevin van der Velden

And if you use lasers than the build time dependent on height is wrong

Rapitor

RPG Incrmental Android ;D

Kevin van der Velden

3:22 PM

@OrigamiRobot Only the cool ones

Powerlord

> You have a decent well reasoned post. Why ruin it with garbage like "M$"?
> It's short for Microsoft and indicates my general dislike for the company.
> Actually, it's not short for "Microsoft", but short for "Microsoft (I'm an imbecile and shouldn't be allowed on the internet)".

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Jason Berkan

It requires a network connection, though. (cc @StrixVaria)

Powerlord

(that conversation made me lol)

Kevin van der Velden

... I have several voice coils from hard drives, and lasers, I should make a vector-laser-projector

Yuuki

@Powerlord link pws

Frank

3:22 PM

@Powerlord Someone doesn't like that.

Powerlord

...ugh, not sure how to link to a direct comment on Ars Technica

Origami Robot

@KevinvanderVelden LASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERS

Kevin van der Velden

@OrigamiRobot LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASERS :D

Yuuki

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERS

Kevin van der Velden

Maybe this weekend there will be time for the making of things that shoot lasers in pretty patterns

StrixVaria

3:24 PM

@JasonBerkan :(

Powerlord

@Yuuki arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/12/… near the top of this anyway

Jason Berkan

@StrixVaria I know. I only have wi-fi, and I would love to play games like that on the bus.

StrixVaria

@Rapitor Why would you do this to me?

Yuuki

►

StrixVaria

@JasonBerkan I play on my cell phone on the train, but there is a section where we're in a tunnel without service.

Rapitor

3:26 PM

@StrixVaria I'm surprised you didn't already know incrementals on mobile is big

StrixVaria

@Rapitor I've been playing Tap Tap Infinity for the past few weeks.

Powerlord

Yay, next week is the first of two short weeks at work.

Split weeks always suck, though.

Origami Robot

@Rapitor I just don't feel like wading through them to see which ones aren't garbage

Batophobia

@Yuuki Is that the same guy that was in the Game Awards?

Yuuki

@Batophobia I have no clue.

Matt Giltaji

3:29 PM

@Rapitor but how do you cheat at mobile incrementals?

Batophobia

It's on his channel, so I assume yes

►

Kevin van der Velden

@Yuuki think more monocolored this: hacknmod.com/hack/extremely-impressive-diy-rgb-laser-projector

Yuuki

I sorta wanna make one of these.

Kevin van der Velden

Tesla coils are cool

Lots of manual work though

Yuuki

And then I'll become a sorcerer's apprentice.

And animate mops and whatnot.

Kevin van der Velden

3:31 PM

Yes, that sounds like a plan, then animate a statue and fly away on it

Also, this is a pretty simple explanation for making a tesla coil hackaday.com/2012/02/07/diy-solid-state-tesla-coil

Yuuki

As far as technical skills, what's required?

Kevin van der Velden

Haven't build one my self, but for the tesla coil part itself isn't hard, there's some circuitry involved to drive it that's a bit harder

Origami Robot

The hardest part of building a tesla coil is probably safety

Kevin van der Velden

True, it's pretty high voltage at the business end

Sterno

@OrigamiRobot Do you know where your "How to vote" meta is?

Yuuki

3:37 PM

You should show this to Skydrift.

Origami Robot

@Sterno Not off the top of my head

Wipqozn

@Powerlord I switched it back as a christmas gift to the bridge. Don't worry, I plan to resume being terrible after the holidays.

Sterno

@OrigamiRobot This wouldn't be so hard to find if you didn't delete your account like a jerk

Origami Robot

@Sterno You should probably downvote me :P

Sterno

Luckily I'm awesome

Yuuki

3:39 PM

> define "the holidays" as "from now until forever"

> PROCESSING...

> DATA ACCEPTED

Wipqozn

@Yuuki Nice try, but my terribleness allows me to defy all laws of nature which would result in me being not terrible.

Feeds

Sterno has added Wipqozn to the list of this room's owners.

Origami Robot

@Sterno Do you need it for Lifehacks?

Sterno

@OrigamiRobot Yes

Wipqozn

Oh man. This is exciting.

Sterno

3:40 PM

0

A: Another user downvoted me based on my gender

Courtesy of @OrigamiRobot at Arqade:

Wipqozn

IS sterno going to cause drama?

Origami Robot

I need to see this

Powerlord

 define "@Wipqozn" as "troll"
PROCESSING...
DATA ACCEPTED

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Origami Robot

@Sterno I am so cool and famous

Powerlord

Fixed font and reply don't like each other

Wipqozn

3:41 PM

@OrigamiRobot You really are.

Okay, back to reading.

Sterno

@OrigamiRobot Clearly I should change that to "Courtesy of @user9983 at Arqade", since there is no @OrigamiRobot at Arqade

Origami Robot

Probably

Sterno

I miss @MarkTrapp

Origami Robot

We all do.

Some may deny it, but they know the truth.

Yuuki

I miss @MarkTrapp too, despite having joined after he left.

Origami Robot

3:46 PM

@Yuuki only knows the legends

badp

@Sterno *Meta Arqade

Origami Robot is not an Arqade user, and the post is not on Arqade.

fredley

RIP @MarkTrapp

@Sterno Courtesy of the sedicious traitor formerly known as @OrigamiRobot

Origami Robot

@Sterno That edit is so nit picky

Sterno

@badp Nor is he a Meta Arqade user, making that distinction pointless

Unionhawk

@badp More like, you're not an Arqade user

Wait

fredley

3:55 PM

@Unionhawk Mods are not users, your statement is correct

Mods are abusers, which is like the opposite of a user

Tim Stone

That or we're just really fit.

Yuuki

@fredley I dunno, sometimes "abuser" is the logical extension of "user".

fredley

@TimStone Are users of abs fit?

Surely abusers of abs have fit abs?

Unionhawk

fredley

The users with the best abs are the ababusers

@Unionhawk Sockpuppets are not users

Tim Stone

3:57 PM

@fredley That depends on if they're abusers of abs or abs()

Unionhawk

...

fredley

abs(user.abs.abuse())

Rapitor

Unionhawk

You're an idiot. I'll have you know. And this is silly.

RedRiderX

Why is everyone talking about brakes?

Tim Stone

3:58 PM

Well played.

fredley

@RedRiderX lol

Batophobia

Apparently Captain Toad is sexist

fredley

@Batophobia The title mentions sexism, and it's a cheeseburger network link. I don't want to click that.

Batophobia

@fredley It's a screenshot of a facebook post or something

Powerlord

@fredley It's claiming that because the man has to save the woman... then the woman has to save the man... that the game is sexist.

fredley

4:04 PM

Clicked link, was correct, didn't want to click it.

Yuuki

@Powerlord So a game where a protagonist abandons a woman in distress wouldn't be sexist?

I don't understand kids these days.

Powerlord

@Yuuki As I understand it (haven't played the game), the protagonist is kidnapped partway through the game.

fredley

It's a troll, leave it alone

Batophobia

poke

As the tank, @Yuuki should draw the aggro from the troll

Rapitor

they wnat a game where nobody needs saving, there is no dilemnas

Powerlord

4:11 PM

sigh Great, SourceMod now branched 1.7 into a new branch and master is now 1.8

MadMAxJr

Anybody else here tried Lethal League on Steam?

Powerlord

I don't like that seeing as how I have outstanding pull requests to improve a few things prior to 1.7's release.

ElfSlice

@MadMAxJr No, but I can tell you their previous game is awesome.

MadMAxJr

I've been playing it with some friends and I have found it to be an /amazing/ addition to party games when company is visiting.

Very easy to learn, fun to play, difficult to master.

ElfSlice

@MadMAxJr You should also try Gang Beasts

►

MadMAxJr

4:15 PM

@ElfSlice It's on the to-do list, the only kicker on that one is a lack of an online option. Didn't have one last I looked. While it'll be great when guests are over, I would love more mileage out of it.

I had a good chuckle when Game Grumps played Gang Beasts.

ElfSlice

It's a lot of fun, but yeah, local only.

MadMAxJr

I was worried Lethal League was just something kicked out and left to be as is, but I was glad to see an update yesterday with some minor fixes and some x-mas flair.

The murderball is now an ornament.

The punky art and music flair gives me almost Jet Set Radio vibes.

MBraedley

Why do you hate me, debug version?

Release version runs just fine

Which is opposite of what usually happens

fredley

@MBraedley #if DEBUG break(); #endif

MBraedley

@fredley That must be it

Kevin van der Velden

4:22 PM

@MBraedley internet says to install "Visual Studio® 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update"

fredley

@KevinvanderVelden Even by MS standards, that's a terrible name

Kevin van der Velden

@fredley Yes

MBraedley

@KevinvanderVelden Except I'm using VS2008, and have already installed SP1 for it.

Unless I'm linking against a third party library built in VS2005. That's entirely possible.

Kevin van der Velden

Event Viewer > Windows Logs > Applications should show you more details

MadMAxJr

VS2005... Ah, the .NET 2.0 era.. How I do not miss coding in that.

fredley

4:24 PM

Let's see: Unnecessary ®: check. Redundant terminology: check. Weird unexplained acronym: check. Name that communicates nothing about what it actually is/is for/does: check.

Service Pack 1 Redistrubutable Package

Jason Berkan

MFC is a well know acronym among Windows programmers.

Kevin van der Velden

@fredley microsoft foundation class library, i.e. the microsoft non standard standard library

fredley

I was wondering why it didn't have the word Microsoft in it

I'm so glad I don't program in/on/with/for Windows

I did briefly, and it was awful

MadMAxJr

I did too.

Jason Berkan

When .NET arrived, and there was never a reason to use MFC again, I was the happiest programmer on earth.

fredley

4:26 PM

.NET is also a terrible product name

MadMAxJr

I teeth-grinded when the built in Oracle calls in .NET were flagged obsolete in .NET 3.5

I had just converted everything over to the native Oracle calls and then 'lol you'll need to go back to ODBC calls in a few versions'

Now I just work with a cloud app, in the confounding evil that is Javascript.

What do you mean I don't have to type a variable? WHAT DO YOU MEAN THAT REGEX STRING IS A FUNCTION CALL? WHAT MADNESS IS THIS?

MBraedley

Oh, I might know what's going on. Stupid fucking third party shit that we were forced to add.

Frank

So that long function name I pasted in here a couple days ago? Turns out, I can't actually make the change needed before I go in vacation.

MBraedley

Well, can't fix it until my coworker gets back from lunch. Still don't know why release works fine but not debug.

Frank

So I get to bash the database to make the change on my own.

badp

4:34 PM

@Sterno He is not an Arqade user, or a Meta Arqade user. The post is not from Arqade, but the post is from Meta Arqade.

If you want to attribute you should attribute from Meta Arqade.

(The fact he doesn't have an account on Arqade is not really relevant, only where the post is matters; the accountlessness just underlines the oddity)

Origami Robot

@JasonBerkan [citation needed]

Powerlord

OK, Github, why do I suddenly see a "confirm merge" dialog on a pull request page for a repo I don't control?

and now when I check again, it's gone... I wonder if someone inadvertently added me as a repo owner and then removed me again

fredley

@Powerlord is confirmed git hacker

should have used a case-sensitive file system

ElfSlice

@LessPop_MoreFizz Do you know how to move my iTunes library to a new PC

Tim Stone

Reminds me of a time when I forked a repo and it created it as a private repo despite me not having an upgraded plan.

ElfSlice

4:44 PM

I reinstalled my desktop recently. I still have my old hard drive.

@ElfSlice SU

@fredley ?

@ElfSlice SuperUser

@OrigamiRobot I wish I had a picture of myself being happy, but those are rare.

Powerlord

Also, apparently TravisCI will kill processes it thinks run too long

Batophobia

4:57 PM

@ElfSlice External Storage?

ElfSlice

@Batophobia I'm talking about how to move it but keep like my ipod settings and shit

Sterno

@badp You're right, of course, and I'm pretty certain that everyone who reads the answer will be upset at my lack of distinction between Meta and the main site. I'm a terrible person who should be forced to watch this.

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