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5:00 PM
> across the US
BOOOOOOOO!
 
USA USA
 
Anyone looking for a software engineering job in Halifax? We're hiring.
 
NFC payments are really only neat when you can use em. sure my phone has it set up and everything. but no retailer around me uses it
 
Yes
Some retailers explicitly say "apple pay" too but I don't want to try my phone like an idiot and find out it won't work
 
for some unknown reason some drivethhroughs support nfc pay...
yeah I'm not going to hand the clerk my phone.
 
5:03 PM
@Rapitor that's not how it works. You basically wave it at an improved card swipe thing
 
I wonder if M will be Marzipan
 
@murgatroid99 the cardswipe thing is in the building, not outside.
 
@Rapitor wait, what building?
 
Hmm, I leave my phone on my desk during the day because if it's in my pocket, I don't get a good cell signal. I also leave my phone on my desk at home, because why keep it in my pocket?
 
@Rapitor So drivethroughs that support it will mount a thing on the outside...
 
5:05 PM
@Wipqozn oh hello
 
@murgatroid99 he's talking about a drivethrough
 
@KevinvanderVelden ooh, I get it
 
@StrixVaria are there vandalism/tamper resistance versions available?
 
@StrixVaria only Sonic does that as far as I know.
and good luck trying to find a pay thing that isn't jammed with gum
 
@MBraedley I'm assuming a software engineer is someone with plenty of experience, right?
 
5:06 PM
Cause a regular version inside is fine and all. You have walls to protected it. But in a drivethrough? Won't last the week
 
@Rapitor I don't think gum impedes NFC
 
in which case nfc would work i guess
 
CHECKMATE @Rapitor
 
@murgatroid99 well, would you want to touch your phone to old gum?
 
@Chippies Not necessarily. At least one of the positions will be new grad, possible 2 or 3 of them.
 
5:06 PM
@KevinvanderVelden why can't they just pass a thingy through a window, like the credit card reader, but only for NFC?
 
Sonic doesn't do nfc tho
@Chippies because that's too logical
 
@Chippies aah could work. I don't know how large they are though
If it's just a handheld device connected to USB sure
 
@MBraedley if I have a software tech diploma (not a degree) and no work experience, is it worth even applying?
 
@Chippies Can you code in C++ and Java?
And are you willing to move to the Halifax area?
 
Do you want to code in C++ and Java?
 
5:09 PM
Will immigration allow you to move to the Halifax area?
 
@JasonBerkan Yes, no. Respectively
 
:P
 
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Q: Where can the new skin sets be obtained?

ardaozkalJust saw the new packs "Rising Sun Collection, Gods and Monsters Collection and Chop Shop Collection" and wondered where the skins in them come from. As far as I know, there is only one new case which only gives from Falchion Case Collection. Does the new skins drop, or do they get unlocked from...

 
@KevinvanderVelden The inverse of my answer!
 
Let me check the actual job requirements.
 
5:09 PM
@JasonBerkan Yes, maybe, respectively
 
@StrixVaria is at home, programming C++ =p
 
@KevinvanderVelden The correct responses are OVER MY DEAD BODY, maybe.
 
@JasonBerkan WRONG AND PROUD
\o/
 
@JasonBerkan WRONG. I'll accept as an alternative: Yes, maybe, depending on what kind of java programming it is
 
@KevinvanderVelden I don't even know what useful personal project I would ever want to make where C++ is a good language choice.
 
5:10 PM
@StrixVaria games
 
@MBraedley as I have never had a programming job, I don't know what "can you code in X" really means
 
There is such a limited set of applications for which C++ is the correct choice anymore.
 
@StrixVaria fast mathematical stuff
 
@JasonBerkan games, microcontrollers, kernels: Nothing else pretty much
 
Also about C, there is Pebble.
 
5:12 PM
If I were going to make a game, I would probably put it in some engine rather than coding from scratch in C++. Unity, probably, since XNA is dead.
Both of those are C#, though.
 
The University has moved from C++ to Java for its first and second level CPS classes
 
@JasonBerkan There's stuff I work on that I wouldn't want to use Java for.
 
@StrixVaria I am using C++ with a bunch of libraries (rendering, file access, audio) and linking in python
 
@MBraedley My statement is probably equally true for Java.
 
So gamelogic is python, rendering is C++
 
5:13 PM
@Unionhawk I can go anywhere within Canada, as long as I don't leave it
 
But I don't follow Java enough to know for sure.
 
Eh, I wouldn't really want to do any kind of high-performance thing like game development in Java. I'm by no means a Java wiz, though.
 
@JasonBerkan My point is that the only logical choices for some of the things I do are C++, Java, or Google Go. Python would also be an option for some of it too. But when it comes down to it, C++ is still the best option for some of the stuff I work on.
 
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Q: Why can't I meditate

Omar AldaudFirst of all I would like to tell you that I know how to meditate but I tried doing that and the game prompts : "You cannot do that now." Why is it so? Hint : I have been trying for long hours I'm not on a horse or during combat

 
@Lazers2.0 duuuuuupe
 
5:16 PM
I'm sure with proper use of the language and clever programming you would be mostly fine, but I'd always worry about the VM impacting performance
 
as a user, I want nothing to do with Java, it's the worst
 
@Chippies You're the worst
 
I don't hate Java, but I'm a crazy person who enjoys punishing myself
 
@Unionhawk Me > Wipqozn > Java
 
@originaluser it's technically possible but it's just really hard
 
5:17 PM
yes, I said it, Java is worse than Wipqozn
 
@Chippies Oh right, sorry, my mistake
 
@Chippies +1. Learn C#, better and faster. Also very similar to Java.
 
@MBraedley Oh, I agree. Limited set is not empty set.
 
@JasonBerkan fair
 
@KevinvanderVelden That's what I would have guessed. It just seems like the environment would not be well suited for game development
 
5:18 PM
@ardaozkal C# is my preferred language, it's great and usually works unlike Java
 
@originaluser tell that to minecraft
 
Any language with automatic garbage collection is hard to make games in (full games, for gamelogic it is the best) but C# at least has structs which are kinda different
 
@Rapitor I think that's the example case
 
@MBraedley I guess I misinterpreted your Java statement, though, as I didn't realize it was also an option for the C++ coding.
 
runescape
 
5:18 PM
I mean, one of the most profitable games ever is made in Java, but I think that it would be better off in a different language
 
@Rapitor looks at minecraft I think it already knows it is terrible
 
I haven't dug through Minecraft source code so I can't authoritatively state that
 
@Chippies Java doesn't work? Other than the WTFery that is MineCraft, I mean.
 
@Chippies while (User.Chippies.SupportsCSharp) { think.heiscool(); }
 
You have literally proven @KevinvanderVelden's point
 
5:19 PM
@Chippies
- Computer Science, Computer Engineering degree from a recognized university
- 2+ years of industry software development experience using Java, Linux O/S
- Strong software development process experience in the areas of coding and test
- Experienced in object-oriented software design is required
- Experience with databases is desirable
- Experience with HMI design and technologies is desirable
- Experience with real-time systems is desirable
- Experience with web technology solutions is desirable
 
Keep in mind that Java is what makes Minecraft so "easily" moddable.
 
@Powerlord java is slow and broken, but is very cross-platfrom
 
Don't you have to change environment variables to even get the JVM to utilize more than 4gb?
of RAM, that is
 
so Java in this instance, not C++
 
@originaluser well, let's just say that I've made the rendering in minecraft. In C++ it is trivial to reach much larger size worlds rendered than minecraft has
Course, minecraft is widely known by the modders to not be that well written
 
5:20 PM
@MBraedley so, I already fail on the first two requirements.
 
@KevinvanderVelden Doesn't surprise me. I really should work on a hobby project one of these days
 
@KevinvanderVelden even vanilla crashes
 
rarely
 
@Chippies was about to say it
 
@originaluser I know you need a 64-bit JVM and some command-linw switches.
 
5:21 PM
@JasonBerkan that is the advantage of java, but C# also has that advantage, and so does having a C++ library to do the actual rendering
 
Well, pretty much any software ever will crash, the question is if it happens in common use-cases
 
@Chippies You shouldn't think about it that way. That is there simply to act as a sieve. It would reduce your chances though.
 
@JasonBerkan dll integration. Don't thank me.
 
@ardaozkal YOU WILL RECIEVE NO THANKS
NONE THANKS
 
@originaluser Minecraft crashes on most slow computers
 
5:22 PM
Java is terrible for desktop apps. I can't imagine making a game in it.
 
@ardaozkal minecraft crashes on high end computers too
 
@ardaozkal Minecraft is moddable without any support from the developer, simply because it is decompilable.
 
@MBraedley honestly, I hardly pass any of those requirements
 
And this job could go to a new grad (there's 4 of these positions open)
 
I need a job as a jr dev, so someone can teach me to be an awesome dev
 
5:22 PM
@Rapitor I mean it can crash on startup
 
All I know about python game development is ren py (which I guess is some VN library) and there was some really cool game made it in, Probability 0 I think?
 
@JasonBerkan if it was made with unity and c# it'd be easier. (JustDecompile by Telerik)
 
Vanilla crashes are rare and usually result from the old pixel format not accelerated thing
 
That's a pretty interesting offer MBraedley, I'll check it out further when I get home
 
Java works great as a web development language though
(not Applets you sicko)
 
5:23 PM
@MBraedley where can I apply? I might do it and see how it goes
 
Java also lets people do a lot of bad things, which isn't entirely Java's fault I guess
 
I will blame Java
If you won't
 
@Unionhawk Read that sentence as: "Vanilla crashes are rare and usually result from Minecraft not bothering to show friendly user errors"
 
things like Pair, GC making some people lazy
 
Minecraft didn't ruin Arqade, Java did!
 
5:24 PM
Seriously: JUST POP UP A BOX SAYING "Please update your graphic card drivers" IT IS LIKE 10 LINES EXTRA
 
now everyone knows where I work.
 
@MBraedley thanks!
 
@ardaozkal Don't blame the language for the WTFery of the app.
 
@MBraedley Yay!
 
5:25 PM
@Powerlord it isn't that well written, but language makes it worse.
 
@MBraedley Assassins dispatched. The long con is over.
 
@KevinvanderVelden Meh?
 
@ardaozkal My understanding is that MineCraft goes out of its way to try to obfuscate what it's doing to make it more difficult to decompile.
 
@Powerlord completely, java was the beginning of that. C# decompile is 2 clicks, java is harder. Also they complicate stuff, which ruins everything
 
That error means, as I understand it, "your graphics card or driver won't work"
 
5:28 PM
@ardaozkal Why would it be any more difficult to decompile Java than it is .NET?
 
@Powerlord It is easy on java, but the names of contents get random strings on java
therefore makes it difficult to understand
 
@ardaozkal That's... pretty standard for all languages unless you have the debugging information.
 
@ardaozkal java is just as easy to decompile as C#
 
Most C# apps I've seen are run through an obfuscator before they are released.
 
They're both just different intermediate languages, heck, java's bytecode format is completely documented
 
5:31 PM
However, Anyone knows a good recording software? Fraps causes random lagspikes
 
@ardaozkal OBS
Free, easy, and good
can stream or record to disc
 
@Powerlord decompiling is easy. Understanding the result is hard.
 
@ardaozkal dxtory
 
@MBraedley Whoa, this sounds great
 
obsproject.com for reference
 
5:32 PM
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Metallic Cartridge Reloading

Proposed Q&A site for reloading metallic firearms catridges

Currently in definition.

 
not free, easy and very customizable
 
3800 JPY
seriously?
 
@SaintWacko Have you looked at the full job posting?
 
30 usd.
 
@ardaozkal that's like 35$ or something like that
 
5:33 PM
@MBraedley No, I assume it's a local job?
 
Will consider
 
Not for remote workers
 
it can record to file or stream as a webcam, or both at same time
 
I know obs, will try it again soon
 
I'm pretty sure with your laptop, you shouldn't even bother recording
 
5:34 PM
@SaintWacko yes, but those requirements don't tell the full story. What the person will be working on is really interesting.
 
you're hardly getting 60 fps in CS:GO, I don't even know how you can play competitively with that
 
@MBraedley Oh? Are you at liberty to say?
 
@Chippies not for live recording, more like recording old demos to put on YT
@Chippies I carry matches btw
 
this new google now is great stuff that i probably won't ever use
 
@ardaozkal alright, that's different then
 
5:35 PM
@SaintWacko It's all in the full job description
 
@ardaozkal you'd be doing much better with higher fps
 
@Chippies I came from 15 to 60
which is good
 
@MBraedley Oh, I thought you were saying the description on the MDA site didn't tell the full story
 
However guys, afk
 
Yeah, I saw that, that's really cool
Unfortunately it's in Canada, and I'm in the US
And I'm not moving
 
5:37 PM
I AM A GENIUS
 
@Unionhawk Prove it
 
@Unionhawk [citation needed]
 
@Unionhawk Wrong
 
Okay fine, but I finally found the backend code that I may need to do my thing
It was in a different branch of the project
Because apparently we have like 20 branches of individual components or something
So...
Maybe not genius, but, screw you guys
 
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Q: Difference between Tribes in Interloper

Frank VWhat difference does one's selection of a tribe make in interloper? Is it only aesthetic (color and models) or does it have some stat change or alter ones' drones? Note: someone please create the 'Interloper' tag; apparently it doesn't exist and I can't create it yet. Replace the PC tag.

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Q: Does metreite make molten pikaxe?

ThorfitherI had meteorite then I tried to make a molten pik but no molten pik I had 122 meteorite bars pls tell me how to craft a molten pik yours sunsirly thorfither

 
5:43 PM
Okay, Google Photos is looking kinda cool
 
more neat features that i will probably never use
but yeah. the photo stuff is looking really cool
 
Someone with electrical engineering knowhow, please advise.
 
@Yuuki spray it with water
 
@Lazers2.0 "pls tell me how to craft a molten pik yours sunsirly thorfither"
 
Current router was borked (wouldn't turn on). Was wondering whether the issue was with the router itself or the power cord. Got an old router and cord.
 
5:47 PM
@Lazers2.0 i don't think that's deadpool
 
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Q: Strange Crash when opening FTB infinity save

AdmiralHammsterWhenever I open my save in FTB infinity, it loads normally at first, but just after the gui loads, the screen goes black and the game crashes. Here's the log: pastebin I really appreciate any help you lovelies have for me! P.S. This problem only applies to my existing save, but i'd really love t...

 
> Current router + current power cord = doesn't turn on.
> Old router + old power cord = turns on.
> Current router + old power cord = turns on.
> Old router + current power cord = turns on.
Have no clue what's going on.
 
@Yuuki that is weird
Current router + current power cord = doesn't turn on.
Old router + old power cord = turns on.
Current router + old power cord = turns on.
 
@Yuuki it looks like current doesn't like current
 
Initial suspect is the current power cord, but have no clue why it works with the old router but not the current.
 
5:48 PM
is understandable
Old router + current power cord = turns on. isn't
 
@Yuuki old router might not need as much juice?
 
What sort of cord?
 
Picard Song coming to mind in this teleconference.
 
They're both 12V.
 
Does it list an amperage?
Is there anything different about the new cord?
 
5:51 PM
~One long incredibly unbroken sentence moving from topic to topic~
 
0.5A on both.
Well, it's not new, we've been using fine up until a few days ago.
 
Odd.
I guess just use the old cord?
 
My guess is the thunderstorm borked something, but I have no clue why it still works with the old router.
 
I dunno
 
Yeah, that's what I'm doing.
 
5:53 PM
Electricity is weird man
 
@Yuuki the new router might have some safety switch or something during the storm. the old router... doesn't give a shit
 
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Q: What is Ben's teacher's name? (The man who got his leg cut off by Lee)

RainbowHunter101This is driving me insane! In "The Walking Dead" videogame, what was Ben's teacher's name? (The man who got his leg cut off by Lee.)

 
Bioshock Infinity is a pretty good game
 
Yep
 
6:08 PM
I liked it, but I was tired of it by the end
Not a fan of that last action sequence
 
I really loved it, but it is too long (not longer than skyrim tho)
Never had a chance to finish
 
@fredley i would've played it wrong so I just watched a let's play.
 
@Rapitor I played Bioshock a similar amount of time after it came out
I love the series a lot
 
@originaluser The final "boss battle" is really drawn out, which I think is a criticism that can be applied to the first Bioshock too
 
Although the plot is a bit too complex
 
6:10 PM
@originaluser that's something i cxan agree with..
 
(no spoilers please)
 
@fredley yeah, If i played it I would just plow through everything and miss the little details and such. like the telephone thingies that explain the story a bit.
 
Phonograph thingies you mean?
>_>
 
yeah
 
@fredley Where you is in the game?
 
6:12 PM
@Unionhawk Just come out of Shanty Town
 
Ah
Hehe, the entire Finkton sequence is a ton of fun to me
 
I like Bioshock a lot, too. I enjoyed 2, but I played it for free via PS+
 
holy crap. the youtube live chat is even worse than twitch
 
6:23 PM
Yeah
It's also 24k people
Wheras most shitty twitch chats are around 1k
 
@fredley Not sure if you'd consider this as spoilers, but the story gets seriously weird after this point
 
@Unionhawk that's why they use a slow mode.
 
59 mins ago, by Unionhawk
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@PrivatePansy The story was weird starting at about this point
 
I mean, if you considered the plot complex before this point, well...
 
@Rapitor yep, wrong mem-emoji
 
6:26 PM
@Unionhawk Shhh, spoilers
 
right around this point
then
Little before
I'm pretty sure I'm still good though
I don't remember the sequence of events
 
Shantytown is a little vague, since it can refer to anywhere between the getting to the First Lady's airship and the factory sequence
 
You only come out of shanty town once, when the leader of the vox is like "u wot m8"... or... wait.
Clearly I need to play through again
 
Guys
Anyone have a bad csgo knife here?
 
6:33 PM
@PrivatePansy I think your question about Witcher 2 is the enemies are implying Geralt is a pansy and they mean plow as in, well, have relations with him
 
Dongers are off topic in this chat room
 
@originaluser I really don't think it's that simple. Also, I find it amusing that the characters use both the words 'fuck' and 'plough'.
 
@fredley Mod abuse is totally on-topic though
 
@PrivatePansy It's the best I figured when playing, but I'm by no means confident in my interpretation of it
 
Lol plough
Best word
Plow
 
6:41 PM
Yeah I can't find anything better than that, sorry. Hopefully someone can for your question, though
 
@GnomeSlice bought edit: didn't
 
@originaluser Just posted it
 
nope
 
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Q: What do enemies mean when they shout 'plough the lily'?

Private PansyIn the prologue I hear a good many enemy soldiers shout this refrain as they charge at me. I presume when they say 'plough' they don't mean it in the agrarian sense, but I think I'm missing some cultural context here because I don't quite understand how Geralt is 'the lily'. What exactly do my ...

 
Forgot that I blocked my card to online to stop buying games
 
6:41 PM
@MadScientist Nice job. I missed the lily/temeria connection. And you even beat Lazers!
 
Lmao that question
 
Gah
Hang on
 
@originaluser Lazers certainly isn't posting at lightspeed, it's really easy to beat
 
#io15 Google is trolling itself now http://t.co/oqCeY8hMOz
there we go
 
@MadScientist Maybe it's traveling through some sort of ether?
 
6:43 PM
@ardaozkal your loss lol
 
@GnomeSlice My win lol. I (used to) spend a lot.
 
Best game
 
lowballing in a new level:
 
blank stare
 
6:50 PM
(the side with the guns is the lowball side I think)
Also who has 8 gut knives?
8
 
I guess he asked to get one of them and not all
still 20$ to 40$ tho
 
So 8 would be...
...math
 
i still have no idea the hype behind knives
 
@Rapitor just rename original ones
 
Are those knives actually good or what
 
6:55 PM
They are skins
 
why is a cosmetic skin worth so much.
they aren't even good looking
 
I thought the joke was that somebody was trying to trade a bunch of shitty knives for a pile of guns
 
@Rapitor There are 3k skins
 
No, the joke is CS:GO
 
6:56 PM
The game in which you collect virtual hats you can shoot, and if you're fancy, virtual hats you can stab people with
 
@Unionhawk I find it fun enough
 
gun > knife.
 
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Q: Where can I pick up a coin magnet?

SeanOne of the goals is to "pick up a coin magnet". It apparently isn't one of the Workshop items, so where/how can I find it?

 
@Unionhawk that is tf2 tho
 
@Rapitor Knives are just rare is all.
 
6:57 PM
@ardaozkal Can you stab someone with a hat in tf2?
You probably can
Actually
 
@Unionhawk yes
 
That's probably a thing
 
@Rapitor Welcome to video game cash shops, enjoy your stay!
 
@Unionhawk When Overwatch comes out, will it matter?
 
Point is, CS:GO is not different in that respect, the way I see it
 
6:58 PM
... and I still can not believe that Blizzard named their game after the peer review system of CS:GO
 
Overwatch has been a thing for a long time now...
 
@Unionhawk we do NOT have hats.
nor a mann co. store
 
The term definitely didn't originate with CS:GO
 
nor unusuals
 
Whether it's a hat or a gun painted to look different
It is a cosmetic item
 
6:58 PM
@originaluser no.. more like welcome to valve economy. cash shops make more sense than this.
 
@originaluser Never intended to say that it did.. but companies get pissed off when games in similar genres use names they use :)
 
@Rapitor Eh, more than just Valve offers goofy cosmetic things for absurd prices
 
There are boxes you open with keys
 
@Unionhawk except in tf2 guns have different damages
 
It's a valve game
 
6:59 PM
Loadout is more fun than TF2 for me
 
@ardaozkal Not based on their skins though.. The skins have just as much impact as the hats
 
@GnomeSlice loadout is great... but I just can't get into third person shooters
 
@ardaozkal You can collect the unlockables through regular play, and they're usually sidegrades
 
unless it's gears
 
Unless you get the asshat on your team that just wants to talk about their skin they just got all effing round
 

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