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5:02 PM
@Lazers The current rate is going to get him question banned.
 
Super official trailer
 
Well, that's fun. Order a couple monitors. Site asks for an extra securecode for my credit card.
 
Since the EU has voted in a non-binding resolution to break up Google, us North Americans should strike back by voting on a non-binding resolution to break up Unilever. Let the Corporate Tit-for-Tat Wars begin!
 
I flubbed that step.
Apparently my credit card is suspended from online transactions.
I just got an email saying my card had been successfully charged for the monitors.
So...yay?
 
I wonder if the next star wars movie will be any good at all.
 
5:14 PM
how is this the official trailer? It looks like it breaks with the entire EU canon
 
@MattGiltaji Didn't Disney throw out all "official" canon past Episode 6 once they bought Star Wars?
 
@Frank ><
i know I'm going to see it when it comes out, the only question is if I will repress all memories of seeing it after the credits roll
 
@MattGiltaji If anything, it can't be any worse than Episode 1.
 
@Frank \o. That's a bit odd, heh
 
@Frank yeah I blocked out all of episode 1 except for the darth maul fight sequence.... <3 ray park
 
5:17 PM
I just want another KOTOR game.
Those were so good.
Especially the special equipment that had so much flavor text.
 
yeah bioware does good work
 
@Frank They did.
I honestly don't know why anyone expected them to keep the EU canon. IT's way too huge. Expecting them to be able to stay true to it would have just been unreasonable.
 
@Wipqozn because Thrawn was awesome...
 
0
Q: How do I prevent hallowed jhen from breaking the boat?

MonkeezOnFireI have attempted to slay the mighty Hallowed Jhen Mohran a couple times now and the expedition has always ended in failure due to our boat taking too much damage. Every time we've had about 10 minutes left in the quest in the second stage of the fight. I'm looking for tips on how to prevent this ...

 
@MattGiltaji The EU is not canon, and never really was.
 
5:31 PM
I liked episode 1
 
@DwarfSlice blasphemer!
 
0
Q: Where should I place my Terraria player and world files?

MultimateWhere should I move the player and world files? My computer messed up and my profile isn't working, and my Terraria characters and worlds are all gone. I do have all the files but I'm not sure where to put them. I placed them to the same location in my new profile (windows profile) but when I lau...

 
0
Q: Can you earn the BF Drill as a Series EV?

Dark AfterburnOn the BF Drill page on the dungeon defenders wiki http://dungeondefenders.wikia.com/wiki/The_BF_Drill it states that you have to be a Huntress or Ranger to get the BF Drill, can you also get it as a Series EV? I really don't want to have to lvl up a huntress to 74.

 
5:48 PM
Too many Black Friday emails! I'm not buying anything any time soon because I just had to replace the brakes on my car, which is more expensive than one would think it to be.
(And by "anything" I mean stuff that would be paid for with disposable cash)
 
Smash 4 + Samus Amiibo get!
 
@Fluttershy You go girl! We'll need to play some games.
 
@Wipqozn I wanted to get the Link amiibo, but it's apparently hard to find now.
 
@Fluttershy Well that's upsetting./
I didn't bother buying any Amiibos, but now that I know more about them part of me wishes I did.
I didn't realize they actually learned. I just thought they just used the same AI the game used and you could just level them up for higher stats.
 
Hmm... so all the Steam sale days have had TF2 themed update pics.
I wonder if that's a hint that End of the Line is coming at the end of the Steam sale.
@RPiAwesomeness Hey, was it you who was looking for Garry's Mod? It's a daily deal during the sale right now
 
6:06 PM
0
Q: How can I reach the hidden ladder in Hinterlands

raznagulI was now able to defeate the dragon in the Hinterlands. When I explored the area I found a ladder. (See Screenshots) But I have no idea how to get there. Is there a way to access the ladder?

 
@Wipqozn Yeah, they seem pretty neat. I mostly wanted Link because of its interaction with Hyrule Warriors, which I still need to get. But now I just want to enter Samus in a tournament. :P
 
@Fluttershy Huh, there were quite a few at my local Best Buy.
At least 5 or 6.
If you can't find one, I can pick it up for you.
 
@Powerlord What's End of the Line (and explain it without linking to sites potentially blocked by a work filter)?
 
@Wipqozn They kinda do that. End-level Amiibos actually have increased stats along with their learned behavior.
 
@MBraedley An upcoming community update for TF2. It's unknown to consist of the map cp_snowplow, the video End of the Line, and an unknown number of community created cosmetic items that can be unboxed from the crates that have been dropping in-game for the past two weeks.
 
6:19 PM
So, I'm tempted to get the Persona Q Premium edition.
 
Incidentally, the map and video are known to be finished, so we're waiting on Valve at this point.
 
There's a 3DS XL case (which in hindsight, isn't terribly exciting since I'm waiting for the NN3DS), soundtrack CD, artbook, and a set of 11 tarot cards.
 
@Yuuki Yeah, I knew they had higher stats. Just didn't realize they also learned.
 
@Yuuki ...in other words, they cheat.
 
 
6:31 PM
@badp Timed challenge?
 
@Powerlord 30MI NITS
I didn't think I could get to the chest in 30 minutes, but I did.
Azazel is awesome.
Lazarus' robes, not as much.
 
@badp Weren't you complaining about how easy Azazel makes the game?
 
@Powerlord no?
(A different seed uses the same "killed by this thing" image: D0NT ST0P)
 
6:45 PM
@MBraedley Dooku's had kind of a guard
 
What good does a crossguard do you if your enemy's blade can just go right through it?
 
head level of canon best level of canon
 
@Frank I think it might also be to provide a second blade in case of a saber lock?
Maybe?
I know nothing about lightsaber combat. Or swordplay in general.
 
@Yuuki Perhaps. I mean, a lightsaber crossguard is probably the only feasible crossguard.
Anything else, unless it's made of...cortosis? means another lightsaber will just shear right through it.
 
6:55 PM
Other lightsabers aren't the only thing someone might fight with a lightsaber.
 
Yes they are
Obviously
 
@Frank Phrik is another possible material, I think.
And whatever the Vong used.
 
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Q: Bell Tower #9 (Far crry 4)

b0redAny one have any solution to climb this tower? I've only managed the first ladder, but I can't jump the gap (if thats what I'm supposed to do).

 
Lightsabers have notoriously terrible designs though.
Did you know there's a lightsaber tonfa? Designed, I would assume, for people who prefer their elbows well-done.
 
@OrigamiRobot What else? And it would just cut right through whatever was used to parry it.
 
7:05 PM
Lightsaber-resistant materials:
Amphistaff · Armorweave · Cortosis · Force weapon · Mandalorian iron · Neuranium · Orbalisks · Phrik · Sith alchemy · Songsteel · Ultrachrome · Vonduun crab
 
@OrigamiRobot Okay, so lightsabers went from, "cut through everything" to, "Everything stops it"
 
Yes, that list certainly consists of "everything"
 
@OrigamiRobot Like...crab-crab?
 
@OrigamiRobot "Whatever plot point I want to use to show that's super tough. Lightsabers can't cut through it."
 
If so this necessitates there being a future movie in which there is someone wearing a body army composed entirely of crabs.
 
7:07 PM
And Mandalorian iron? What?
 
> The vonduun crab was an organism used to shape the vonduun crab armor suits of the Yuuzhan Vong.
Crab armor
 
It's not the first thing in the world that has had a concept of crab armor
I mean, it's not as comical as having 50 crabs stapled to your body, or whatever @TimStone is picturing, but...
 
That was pretty much what I was thinking.
Kind of "Davey Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean"-ish, but with crabs.
 
Heh
Except he didn't have octopuses stapled to his body, he was an octopus. Er, octopus-face
 
He was covered in barnacles though.
 
7:13 PM
Ah, right
 
Heh.
 
@Unionhawk Finally, someone mentions mudcrabs.
Now I can post this:
 
NSFW (language)
 
0
Q: changing specialisations afterwards

Kyo AkashiIs it possible to change your class after you chose one? Like you played rift mage a while but now want to be a knight enchanter? I know there is no dual specialisation like before but is it possible to change it?

 
7:29 PM
Man, this talk of lightsabers just makes me want to play another Star Wars game.
 
Black Friday is best Friday.
 
@Chippies Dang
 
@OrigamiRobot seems like a pretty good deal, considering the game itself is 20$
 
Considering the game is really good.
 
7:39 PM
Hrm. Styx is 50% off. I wonder if @Wipqozn is a filthy liar about that game being good.
 
@Sterno I'm not.
 
@Wipqozn Yeah, but are you lying now?
 
@Sterno how much is 50% off?
 
KEep in mind it's pure stealth. Combat really isn't an option.
 
@Chippies $14.99
 
7:40 PM
Hmm
 
I can probably wait until Christmas when it's 80% off
 
If you're hardcore enough you'd just play on the hardest difficulty where you can't kill anyone unless iut's a stealth kill.
 
meh, I got plenty of games toi be playing now
and it's gonna go lower than that
 
@Sterno The sooner you buy it the sooner you can start not playing it.
 
I think I'm actually going to try playing Far Cry 4 for the first time, despite having bought it a week ago
 
7:40 PM
Guys, there are so many good SSD deals today. What do i do?
 
@Wipqozn That sounds like the only way worth playing.
 
@OrigamiRobot Buy ALL of them.
 
@OrigamiRobot Get all the SSDs
 
I can't get all of them
 
Then you lack imagination.
Where there's a will, there's a pile of SSDs
Oh, hi uPlay
 
7:42 PM
@Sterno It really is.
 
I should really just play Thief 2 again. That's the best stealth game.
 
@RPiAwesomeness Hahaha I don't think so. Maybe a distant cousin of my husband? :p
THE IN LAWS ARE COMING TODAY AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS PLAY DA:I
I HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT HOW TO GET SOLAS TO TAKE HIS PANTS OFF YET AND NOW I HAVE TO WAIT THREE MORE DAYS TO DO IT
 
@spugsley MAKE HIM TAKE HIS PANTS OFF IN FRONT OF YOUR IN-LAWS. PROBLEM SOLVED.
 
@OrigamiRobot You should get at least one
 
@spugsley All good things take time.
 
7:43 PM
@Yuuki I LOVE THIS IDEA MAYBE THEY WILL LEAVE
 
1. YOU GOT SOLAS TO TAKE OFF HIS PANTS. 2. YOUR IN-LAWS WILL LEAVE AND NEVER COME BACK. MORE TIME FOR DA:I.
 
@JasonBerkan infinite slow clap
 
You're right. The question is which one
 
The things I'll do for video games... :(
 
@OrigamiRobot the biggest and cheapest with best reviews
 
7:45 PM
@Sterno I'm sorry
 
As for me, I'm gonna wait on some more DA:I because apparently there's a bug with the banter and I can't seem to recruit the Sky Watcher as an agent in this playthrough.
 
Bait and switch!
 
oh hey, git gut simulator 2011gut2013me is on sale.
@Sterno Solution identified: append game to backlog
 
@Chippies OCZ 480GB for $150 vs Samsung EVO 500GB + Far Cry 4 for $190
 
The second launch went to a black screen which didn't crash until I gave up and alt-tabbed away. progress!
 
7:47 PM
@OrigamiRobot My Samsung EVO is the only Samsung product I've used that hasn't made my life miserable. YET
 
> Numerous Reddit and forum users are reporting that Far Cry 4 flat-out refuses to work with “straight” dual-core PCs—chips that don’t use hyperthreading to “fake” having additional cores. Attempting to launch the game on just such a system results in a black-screen “failure to launch” bug, the users say.
Oh. Great.
 
1 min ago, by badp
@Sterno Solution identified: append game to backlog
 
@Yuuki Yeah, I had to reload 6 hours because I lost the flirt options for Solas even though his approval his maxed. Ugh. I should have just started going after someone else but I was too invested.
lots of talk options are bugged it seems
 
"Reddit and forum" ಠ_ಠ
 
@spugsley I don't think approval is required for romance.
 
7:50 PM
@Yuuki either way, none of the flirt options were appearing and you have to take one to get the second kiss scene on the balcony
so I couldn't get it
 
I remember someone mentioning that they romanced Cassandra despite having disapproval or something.
 
It's working fine now. Idk what was wrong. Some kind of bug
 
@OrigamiRobot are you interested in the FC4?
 
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Q: Steam purchase issue

Vanguard66When you attempt to purchase Realm of the Mad God's "Beginner's Package", it lists the purchase as buying "2600 Gold". The package contains more than just gold, so what does this mean?

 
OCZ and Samsung are both pretty reliable and performance wise, any SSD is leaps beyond the performance of an HDD
 
7:52 PM
Maybe
 
so it really comes down to if you are willing to pay the extra 40$ for 20gb more space and FC4
I wish there had been a 480gb ssd for 150$ when I bought mine
 
0
Q: What's the difference between "Normal" and "Classic"?

SternoIs "Classic" a harder difficulty? If so, what does harder mean in a game like this? Normal says it doesn't require a "deep knowledge" of the Shadowgate universe, so is there more to this than just puzzle difficulty?

 
@Lazers cc @Powerlord
 
@Yuuki the end is good
 
8:02 PM
@Yuuki Coffee machine breaks down, can't afford a new one. Is Batman. DOES NOT COMPUTE
 
8:12 PM
0
Q: What are all the rewards for the Tinkerer's quests?

Vanguard66I've tried some of the daily Tinkerer's quests and so far I've gotten Transformation Potions, Loot Potions and a Slime Ninja skin. Is there a list of all the rewards that you can get?

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Q: Who are all the agents and where can I find them?

spugsleyDuring my travels, I occasionally meet someone who wants to join the Inquisition and I can gain them as an agent. There isn't usually a quest marker or anything that goes along with them (sometimes there is like the one in the Dalish camp but not most of them). Who are all the agents and where ...

 
I bought it
 
@Yuuki we need more people playing DA:I. No one is answering my questions :(
 
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Q: How do I LAN play Borderlands 2 and Pre-sequel on my Mac and Linux machines?

John SchmittI bought the game on Steam. As soon as I sign in on Steam on one computer, Steam signs me out on the other computer. If I duplicate the game in my steam folder and launch it, it quits since I already have another instance of the game running. One of my motivations for doing this is to level up...

0
Q: What kind of item is this?

spugsleyI found an item that doesn't look like the other stuff in my valuables tab. As you can see, it's red and shadowy and it has a description that makes me feel like it's important. I've been hanging on to it since I found it just in case but so far, I've come up with nothing. Is this just another...

 
@spugsley Answered one.
Hope you don't mind that I only described the missable agents rather than listing all of them.
 
Nope, that works for me :3 I was having trouble finding a good list. That one's not too bad. Hopefully they'll add more, because I think there's a few missing
 
8:23 PM
@spugsley it is singleplayer only?
 
@Blem uhhh actually I think there's a multiplayer...I've just never played it
 
@Blem There's a multiplayer.
@spugsley I've played one game but it was a little laggy for my tastes.
Then again, I did play in the middle of the night, so there's that.
 
anyone got some input on wireless headsets choice for gaming/tv (mic not nessesarry)
 
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Q: League of Legends bug - can only move towards the nexus

sweeneyrodBasically, every time I click to move (or use another key I've bound to move) I head towards the enemy nexus, via the mid lane. This makes the game unplayable. Has this happened to anyone else, and if so, how do I stop it? (Quick response would be appreciated as I am actually in the middle of a g...

 
That reminds me. I found a great headset at Best Buy with a detachable mic on sale for ~$60. And then I found the giant MLG emblem on the side.
(shudders)
 
8:40 PM
0
Q: Little Big Planet ONE

IvanI always wait for other people to come at a level.They never show up.Is it just because my internet is horrible or no one is playing?

0
Q: In DA:I, i cant answer my companions questions while we are exploring in the field

user93381in DA:I, I can't answer my companions questions while we are in the field. I cant seem to find the mechanism by which i can address them. i see a grayed-out text bubble but i cant seem to access it. so instead, my character just remains silent and the conversation gets dropped. what am i missing ...

0
Q: Something is wrong with my terraria world please help

DanI have broken a demon altar and I am on hardmode but now nothing is spawning and there is ony dirt in my world. Why is this happening?

 
9:03 PM
That's interesting... Shadowgate in Normal mode doesn't even give you the Take option for the first book (which will kill you)
Wow, does the torch even run out on Normal?
 
@Powerlord normal == easy
 
@MBraedley I know:
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A: What's the difference between "Normal" and "Classic"?

PowerlordShadowgate 2014 has 4 difficulty settings. In order from easiest to hardest, they are: Normal Mode aka Novice Classic Mode Journeyman Classic Mode Adept Classic Mode Master Note that the latter 3 can also be played Ironman which dissallows saving. From the Steam store page: Difficulty ...

 
Well, it's the weekend. A weekend where I must get prepared for a business trip.
To home I go.
 
9:29 PM
@Blem I picked up the Corsair H2100 just a couple of days ago.. Its nice overall but the 2yr warranty is what really sold me on it :D
 
Hello peoples
Hope the US folks had a good holiday. Rest of the world: You missed out. It was great.
 
@Ktash nah - is okay. We had riots over cut-price TV's in the UK too.
 
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Q: Help im stuck and lost and someone please help

bubba_BoyI am lost far away from my home. i accidently changed my spawn coordinents.im in fly mode and looking at maps but i still dont see it ive been searching for hours.someone please help

 
@James The 2yr warranty is not a big seller for me since that is standart law in denmark
they look good, but i see some complaints about buzzing noice when using them while charging
 
@Blem They had a construction issue with their previous generation headset that I had. They had a batch where the plastic around the hinge would snap but they were good at replacing it
I have used them both being charged and completely wireless and have not had a big difference as of yet
I am still messing around with the settings though
It seems to me that I have to muck with the equalizer a bit more to get more of the low end sound back... Or maybe turn off 7.1. We shall see.
But the 2yr warranty means the company expects them to last that long.. and for me that is a lot longer than most other headsets Have lasted for me.
So we shall see.
 
9:50 PM
I forget, how do we put spoilers in again on Arqade?
 
@Powerlord >!
 
@Frank Bah, doesn't work with lists.
Hmm, StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm is $10 today from the Blizzard store.
Also, it amuses me that WoW is $5 right now considering subscriptions are $15 per month
 
@Powerlord And that you have to buy all the expansion to really be able to play past a certain point
 
@Powerlord is that base wow or wow + all expansions?
 
@MattGiltaji All except the new one.
 
9:58 PM
@Powerlord and the new one is how much?
 
Ah, well, at least that makes it a little better
 
So... WoW Classic + Burning Crusade + Wrath of the Lich King + Cataclysm + Mists of Pandaria.
@MattGiltaji $50.
(not joking)
 
@Powerlord But I'm still laughing
 
It's the most expensive expansion Blizzard has released.
 
@Powerlord i guess they were tired of printing money in small denominations
 
9:59 PM
Then again, it took Mists of Pandaria 2 years to be merged into base WoW, so by the time the next expansion comes out...
Word on the street was that they're essentially charging $10 extra for the expansion 'cause they're charging everyone for a copy of Mists of Pandaria whether they owned it already or not.
 
Yay for not checking first. Derp.
 
dum de dum how have i lost a jumper o_O
 
10:39 PM
yey found a stash of christmas jumpers under the bed :D
 
Huh.
Giant box on my desk.
Theory: KH:CE arrived early.
 
@Frank It seems to be the case throughout Reddit.
 
Result: I am correct.
 
I've seen at least three or four "my KH:CE arrived early" posts.
 
The box is a bit dinged up, but not too bad.
 
10:43 PM
@Frank Post pictures of your Heartless plushie post-haste.
 
Holy crap. That plushie takes up 90% of the box.
 
@spugsley Ugh, being in the middle of the political spectrum between Vivienne and Leliana is exhausting. Everyone hates me.
Even Cassandra, who ostensibly takes my side. Probably because I'm going about it in a different way.
 
 
cc @spugsley @AshleyNunn @StrixVaria @PeopleWhoWriteStuff
 
10:59 PM
How is Retro Arch for emulation?
 
user15026
@Yuuki ooooh this is neat
 
user15026
Also, yay it is the weekend :D
 
user15026
(My job makes weekends EXTRA YAY because work is well, a call center. A nicely paying one, but still.)
 
@AshleyNunn Woo, indeed!
 
11:07 PM
call center for what?
 
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Q: Is there any way to smash things for wood in the Long Dark?

mattshepherdTrying the Long Dark out; loving it so far for atmosphere, but it's driving me mental that I seem to be in a place with nothing but woodstoves in structures all over the place, and no way to smash chairs or anything else for fuel. Is there any way to gather fuel other than hoping I get lucky and ...

 
user15026
Health/Dental group benefit insurance (though I only handle Dental calls)
 
for a sec i read health as hentai...
 
user15026
yeah, not that kind of phone call
 
@Blem Is that Freudian?
 
11:15 PM
 
I go to pay my hydro bill. Notice I actually have a credit instead of a payment. Proceed to be happy.
 
@Blem probably NSFW (especially with audio)
@Frank Your water bill, or your electricity bill?
 
@MBraedley Oh, right. I keep forgetting.
Electricity.
 
11:31 PM
Exactly. They don't sell you water, do they? And I doubt that a significant proportion of your electricity is generated by hydro-electric dams.
 
@MBraedley Actually, I believe 90+% is generated by hydro here in Manitoba.
 
@Frank You are correct. In that case, the name is justified. Still, call it your electricity (or power) bill. Which you pay to Manitoba Hydro.
 
According to our crown corp
 
user15026
shrug We call it hydro here
 
We generate approximately 91.5% of our power from hydro.
 
11:34 PM
@Frank My google-fu isn't that weak
 
@MBraedley Yeah. So we call it hydro. It's...sorta of a....I dunno what you'd call it? A common term.
 
@AshleyNunn And we Maritimers mock you for it.
 
@MBraedley I wasn't implying that.
I was checking on it for myself.
 
user15026
@MBraedley shrug That strikes me as ridiculous, kinda
 
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Q: What happens upon evo fusion of a Base Monster not at Lv.Max?

NiteCyperIt gives me the option to perform an Evo Fusion of a Lv.1, No.519 Present Egg (wood); I have all of the Evo Materials necessary, but I've read that a Monster can only evolve at Lv.Max. Is it that it will evolve because the Evo Materials will give it enough EXP to maximize its level anyway, or wil...

 
11:35 PM
Everybody here calls it hydro. Everyone knows you're talking about electricity.
 
user15026
Pretty much
 
I suppose it needs clarification here in the Bridge, and that's why I said I kept forgetting that it's not a worldwide term.
 
you canadians and your fancy ways of generating environmentally friendly electricity
 
user20683
We use coal
 
user20683
because we are Don'tcareican
 
user15026
11:38 PM
@WorldEngineer snorts Yeah, well.
 
@MattGiltaji It's what you get when we live in what used to be a giant lake.
 
@Frank i think I saw that show on TV, are you guys the ice lake rebels?
 
@MattGiltaji Uh? I'm not sure I know what you mean by that.
 
@MattGiltaji Hey hey hey! The power company here is Nova Scotia Power. Anyone using hydro to refer to power is immediately known to be a come-from-away or visitor.
 
All I know is that Manitoba used to be full of lots and lots of water.
 
user15026
11:40 PM
Yeah, well, here it is Ontario Hydro, and people who call it power are from not-here
 
user15026
Different regions use different words for things, what a surprise
 
@Frank a bunch of people who evade property taxes by living on a frozen lake
somewhere in canada
 
@MattGiltaji Oh. Well, that wouldn't work so well here, as water's only frozen for half the year.
 
@Frank google says that it takes place on the "Great Slave Lake"... you Canadians sure can name things
 
@MattGiltaji I suppose we can. Can't say I can take credit for that, as I suck at naming things.
I just go for things like, "Chicken 1", "Chicken 2", "Cat", "Cow 1", etc.
 
11:45 PM
You should use a more rational naming scheme
"not Wipqozn", "not Wipqozn", "not Wipqozn", "not Wipqozn", ...
 
@badp I'll be sure to name all my animals that in my next Harvest Moon game.
I'm sure I won't be confused at all, and can keep them all straight, no problems.
 
Think at how easily you can handle a Wipqozn situation
 
user15026
@MattGiltaji I want to say there is more than one Slave Lake and thus the naming, not that that makes it better or anything
 
it seems that it has nothing to do with forced labor
The Slave River is a Canadian river that flows from Lake Athabasca in northeastern Alberta and empties into Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories. The river's name is thought to derive from the name for the Slavey group of the Dene First Nations, Deh Gah Got'ine, in the Athabaskan language, and has nothing to do with slavery. The Chipewyan had displaced other native people from this region. == Rapids and kayaking == The Slave River and the rapids around Fort Smith are some of the best whitewater kayaking in the world. There are four sets of rapids: Pelican, Rapids of the Drowned, Mountain...
 
user15026
Ah, I see :)
 
11:49 PM
I think calling your electric bill a hydro bill is silly.
 
@OrigamiRobot shrug The company is called Manitoba Hydro.
 
What's the point of referring to it according to the manner in which it's produced?
 
I grew up hearing it called the hydro bill.
 
user20683
@OrigamiRobot first electricity in Canada was hydroelectric
 
36 secs ago, by Origami Robot
What's the point of referring to it according to the manner in which it's produced?
 
user15026
11:51 PM
See, this is where I get frustrated, because here, it's Ontario Hydro (or one of the subsidiaries), everyone fucking CALLS it that, have for....fucking ever, it feels like, and what does it matter?
 
@OrigamiRobot it makes the other environmentalists green with envy
 
user15026
People getting weird about a regionalism in a dialect is just odd to me
 
Even if you want to do that, just have everyone call it a magnet spinning bill
@MattGiltaji I see what you did there.
 
user20683
@OrigamiRobot Stop assuming everyone is an EE
 
@OrigamiRobot when I had a sub to LOTRO, I was paying a turbine bill...
 
11:53 PM
@WorldEngineer But it even sounds cooler!
1 min ago, by Origami Robot
@MattGiltaji I see what you did there.
 
user20683
@OrigamiRobot uh, no
 
@WorldEngineer pssh, you don't even know
 
user20683
@OrigamiRobot I took physics
 
user20683
I remember the right hand rule
 
i think we should defer to the robot's expertise when naming thing to do with power
 
11:55 PM
Apparently they didn't teach you that magnets are cool.
 
user15026
Next someone will get weird because my mom pays a propane bill to heat her house, or is that okay?
 
@AshleyNunn I assume she actually uses propane to heat her house. I'll accept it if it's natural gas too, even though they are two different fuels.
 
user15026
@MBraedley Yup, propane truck comes to her house, fills the tank.
 
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