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4:11 AM
need deletion on this
I edited it
 
so I've been afk and might have missed it, but in case it hasn't gotten posted yet:
 
@agent86 Raven deleted the post, I deleted the user. Not sure the edit helps a lot though.
 
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Q: Skyrim Command Console Does Not Appear

giocruz20I am trying to use the command console but i tried pressing the tilde key many times but it still does not appear. Can someone help me?

 
@IanPugsley you are banned from chat
 
is this whole WP blackout just a giant banner ad?
 
4:18 AM
@badp eh, it's the best I can do by myself
 
I don't get it
 
@agent86 The link was super effective
 
and @badp if my numlock is off and I hit shift + any numpad character it generates no printable characters (it just moves around and selects text)
 
@OrigamiRobot I found it on reddit so I'm double-banned if it's up to you
 
@NickT yes - shift-home does that.
 
4:20 AM
and if the numlock is on, holding shift is like turning it off, so the keys do their normal home, pgup/dn, etc
on your keyboard it gives an ampersand or slash?
 
no
on us keyboards Shift-7 is the ampersand
for whatever reason the game reads a Shift-Home on the numpad as a Shift-7
 
so the game is shitty
that still hardly makes sense as the keys are reported differently in like everything...python, C, Source
 
The game reinvents the wheel of reading chars off a keyboard.
@NickT Yeah, how hard can it be?
Very hard apparently
 
fun
is it from the 80s?
 
btw the game is freeware
no, it's very much modern
 
4:23 AM
so is like python...and a C compiler
 
basically it's the most graphical I've ever seen a roguelike get while still using characters as tiles
like it uses MORE THAN 16 COLOURS
 
so it's like if charlie cleveland decided to make a roguelike, where he needs to reinvent everything
yes, I went there
or do you have no idea who I'm talking about
 
I only know about Charlie Somerville, who also is reinventing the wheel every five minutes
 
Natural Selection 2 (NS2) is a multiplayer computer game mixing first-person shooter and real-time strategy gameplay. It is set in a science fiction universe, and is currently under development. Natural Selection 2 will be set a few years after the original Natural Selection. Development Status A blog is maintained to demonstrate progress on writing the game. The developers are also active on the Unknown Worlds forums. On August 31, 2007, podcasts by Max McGuire and Charlie Cleveland were released. These audio updates have since been released at irregular intervals. They discus...
 
To be honest I really like the ways the game is different from the other roguelikes
I like how this game and crawl are pushing the genre ahead of grinding, number crunching madness and awesome but super complicated interaction systems
and even the subtle things like how the darkest color in the game is like #111111 so that when you die things actually fade out to "darker than black"
 
4:29 AM
sounds...blinding
 
sorry 5½am
 
how can you even read anything
oh
 
I really need to finish writing this class
 
what is your day job?
TA or something?
 
None
I just have to hand in some work by the 31st and I need to kick it up a notch or five
 
4:32 AM
this guy could help:
BAM
all you fur'nurs with your non-english wikipedia
will you be more or less productive than us tomorrow
hmm
I have a meeting with my prof and I can easily see her trying to pull up articles on this or that drug
 
@NickT just tell her to Google translate a non-English page
words about drugs aren't important or anything
 
yeah, just need structures
La ceftazidima rientra fra le cefalosporine (agenti battericidi) di terza generazione. Indicazioni Viene utilizzato contro le infezioni da Bacteroides fragilis, Citrobacter freundii, Enterobacter sp, Serratia marcescens, Neisseria meningitidis. Dosaggi In endovena *Infezioni, 1-2 g (da somministrare ogni 8-12 ore) Controindicazioni Sconsigliato in soggetti con insufficienza renale, da evitare in caso di gravidanza, ipersensibilità nota al farmaco o in casi di allergia alle penicilline e attacchi epilettici. Effetti indesiderati Fra gli effetti collaterali più frequenti si riscontran...
cef blah blah cephalosporin (antibiotic) ...3rd generation.... someone...found this thing and it's good against C. freundiii....
@badp italian is easy
 
lol, except the Italian Wikipedia also blacked out :D
 
night all!
 
yeah, but you can click through that
 
4:39 AM
oh. it was a token blackout
 
from what I understand you won't be able to on en.wikipedia
 
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Q: How do I log UFC Person Trainer on Fitocracy

tzenesCross games, but here it goes: I've been doing Fitocracy lately, so I've been logging all my workouts. A friend got my UFC Personal Trainer for Hanukkah and I wanted to give it a try. I love Xbox, I love working out, and I love achievements. It seemed like a match made in heaven, except... I...

 
Yeah, sounds like what happened to the italian wikipedia a month back or so.
besides, isn't (6R,7R,Z)-7-(2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-
2-(2-carboxypropan-2-yloxyimino)acetamido)-8-oxo-
3-(pyridinium-1-ylmethyl)-5-thia-1-aza-bicyclo[4.2.0]
oct-2-ene-2-carboxylate all you need to know?
 
4 guys (and a girl), 1 guitar:
fuck that shit, IUPAC names are more impenetrable than a romantic language
I deal in pictures
if I'm inspired that day, I can usually associate the parts of the systematic name to parts of the molecule, but there is no way I could just draw something like that from the name (or vice-versa)
like all that 7- crap is the R1 group
 
4:54 AM
Factors of 2! How do they work!?
oh
oh, bloody, hell.
I think I just found my gorram bug.
no wonder my rectangles were off.
bah!
 
OH GOD 1 MINUTE TO DO ALL MY HOMEWORK BEFORE WP DIES
CACHE IT ALL
@RavenDreamer miracles.
 
@NickT False correlation, actually.
 
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Q: How do I get muffle enchant?

NicolaiHow do I get the muffle enchant, so I can enchant boots with it? I already have some quest boots, with it on, but I can't seem to disenchant them.

how many bad answers can we get?
 
@OrigamiRobot That's a question you don't actually want to ask.
 
OK, so WP is "blacked out", but the page appears for a moment and if you look at the page source it's still there
 
5:02 AM
@RavenDreamer you're right. It's more appropriate for the meta.
 
Google changed too
 
I'm glad its not the "the US is going to block your favorite sites" scare tactic
 
Found a wikipedia article that isn't blacked out!
__NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__ About the action * The Wikipedia community has blacked out the English version of Wikipedia for 24 hours on January 18th to raise awareness about legislation being proposed by the U.S. Congress — the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) in the U.S. Senate -- and to encourage readers to speak out against it. This legislation, if passed, will harm the free and open Internet. If you are in the United States, let your congressional representative know what you think of the proposed legislation by click...
 
As long as this page isnt blacked out, I'm fine.
 
how do you hide a div in JS?
need to make a bookmarklet to hide the <div id="mw-sopaOverlay">
 
5:09 AM
@NickT if I understand correctly, there is probably something in jQuery for that.
 
you can't JQuery in a bookmarklet, nic etry
well you can...but that's really scary
 
@NickT those are the fun programs :D
 
"The English Wikipedia will be accessible on mobile devices and smart phones. Because the protest message is powered by JavaScript, it's also possible to view Wikipedia by completely disabling JavaScript in your browser."
 
ok... document.getElementById("mw-sopaOverlay").style.display="none"; gets rid of the SOPA thing....
 
@NickT Alternatively, read the articles in a different language!
 
5:18 AM
41 mins ago, by Nick T
La ceftazidima rientra fra le cefalosporine (agenti battericidi) di terza generazione. Indicazioni Viene utilizzato contro le infezioni da Bacteroides fragilis, Citrobacter freundii, Enterobacter sp, Serratia marcescens, Neisseria meningitidis. Dosaggi In endovena *Infezioni, 1-2 g (da somministrare ogni 8-12 ore) Controindicazioni Sconsigliato in soggetti con insufficienza renale, da evitare in caso di gravidanza, ipersensibilità nota al farmaco o in casi di allergia alle penicilline e attacchi epilettici. Effetti indesiderati Fra gli effetti collaterali più frequenti si riscontran...
is it actually javascript? it seems like it's just CSS (but I am total web noob)
 
Hm.
I thought only English Wikipedia was being taken down?
 
the others have a click-thru thing
 
The Italian version came up with a SOPA page the first time
Ah.
 
"Clicca qui per continuare" is Italian for "Damn you filthy Americans"
or something
 
Ha.
GFG, XNA.
I finally got you, you damnable collision bugs!
 
5:25 AM
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Q: What are all of the unlockables in the Reckoning demo?

CyberSkullThe Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning demo unlocks some items for use in the retail version. What are all the unlocks? Does finishing any of the quest chains in the village unlock anything? I've already got the items one gets for signing into the EA servers (including the Reckoning armor for Mass Ef...

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Q: Is Rich or Abundant better?

aslumIn The Old Republic, many of the crew skills are moderate, and it's fairly obvious that Rich and Abundant are both better than moderate, but is Rich yields the best? Or Abundant? Are there other possible qualities of missions? Bonus: Does quality of the yields increase the difficulty? That is to...

 
Why must the servers be shut down for so long? =(
 
document.getElementById("mw-sopaOverlay").style.display="none";document.getElementById("content").style.disp‌​lay="inline"; will hide the banner and show the content, but I don't know how to turn that into a bookmarklet
oh, javascript:function u() {document.getElementById("mw-sopaOverlay").style.display="none";document.getElementById("content").style.disp‌​lay="inline";} u();
 
OH GOD RIGHT BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP T_T
 
@OrigamiRobot I'm laughing so hard right now.
 
@Tristan ooooooooooooooooooo the Macho Man is comin fer ya!
 
5:37 AM
There it was again! Did you hear it?
lol
 
I wrote a bookmarklet that (based on the technical test blackout) will remove the wikipedia blackout! http://bit.ly/ACvHdF
 
here @Tristan I think you should have this
 
@OrigamiRobot um... Thanks, I guess. >.> That from the new set?
 
@Tristan This is a taste of the amazing stuff you are missing!
 
@OrigamiRobot What I'm missing is a Tristan card.
Wikipedia fail.
{| id="mp-topbanner" style="width:100%; background:#f9f9f9; margin:1.2em 0 6px 0; border:1px solid #ddd;" | style="width:61%; color:#000;" | {| style="width:280px; border:none; background:none;" | style="width:280px; text-align:center; white-space:nowrap; color:#000;" | Welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that . articles in English |} | style="width:13%; font-size:95%;" | * * * | style="width:13%; font-size:95%;" | * * * | style="width:13%; font-size:95%;" | * * * |} {| id="mp-upper" style="width: 100%; margin:4px 0 0 0; background:none; border-spacing: 0px;" | clas...
Hm.. Not what I was expecting.
 
5:45 AM
@Tristan im tapped out for this turn
 
Anyway, they give you a link to learn more about SOPA... The link takes you to a wiki article... Which is blacked out.
@OrigamiRobot I figured. you've made quite a few of them.
 
javascript:jQuery("#mw-sopaOverlay").css("display",%20"none%20!important");jQuery("#content,%20#mw-page-base,%20#mw-head-base,%20#mw-head,%20#mw-panel,%20#footer").css("display",%20"block%20!important");
@OrigamiRobot so I guess jQuery isn't so scary
 
@Tristan point is: a 2/2 first strike for 3? pretty good. Give him a Lord ability? AWESOME. Make him UNCOMMON? OMFG
 
@OrigamiRobot It'd be a nice card if I used vamps. lol
 
what is lord ability
 
5:47 AM
@NickT "All other (whatever) get +#/+#" I believe.
 
and how does being uncommon make it better?
ah
 
@NickT Other [Creature Type] gets [Bonus]
 
With it being Uncommon, you're more likely to get it than you would if it was rare or mythic rare.
 
@NickT in sealed booster events and booster drafts
 
oh, so it's not MTG uncommon = foily or w/e?
 
5:49 AM
@NickT They have Common, Uncommon, Rare, and Mythic Rare. Each of those can be foily. It's just rare.
 
@NickT no ANYTHING can be foil. Rarity is Common, Uncommon, Rare, Mythic Rare
@Tristan it makes me WANT to play vamps
 
lol
 
so foil is just another tactic to pump up the cost of some cards?
 
@NickT Yes.
 
This is the 2nd uncommon dual color lord so far. I smell a cycle
 
5:51 AM
can lands be foil?
 
Yep
 
lands look different now...back in my day they looked like normal cards and said "tap this to get (whatever)"
 
@NickT yea that is a super fancy full art land
they stopped printing the ability on the cards a while ago, though
 
@RavenDreamer did you delete my comment off of gaming.stackexchange.com/a/47326/2259?
 
5:59 AM
Maybe? What was it?
 
a joke
you can't see deleted comments?
ah right, you also nixed my edits to your shouting question
I get it
 
@NickT More like, I don't remember off the top of my head, and am not particularly motivated to check.
 
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Q: Is there any way to get a snow biome without generating a new map?

ryansworld10Just as the title says, is there any way that I can get a snow biome without generating a fresh map in Terraria?

 
Hm.
I guess I need a new way to simulate jumping.
 
6:21 AM
Physical exertion is overrated
 
6:31 AM
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Q: Is Cie'th Stone Mission 1 the first thing you're supposed to do on Gran Pulse?

75th TromboneI just got to Pulse, only to find myself very much outclassed by all the enemies around. This excellent question has assuaged most of my fears of having missed something important. I accepted the first Cie'th Stone mission, thinking that that was the only thing for me to do. I've made it to the ...

 
6:55 AM
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Q: Is it possible to get a hat that won't mess up my awesome mohawk?

aslumI know the prospects aren't good, but are there any hats available (especially for smugglers) that would allow me to keep my wonderfull Mohawk?

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Q: What spells don't proc spell vamp?

ToastWhile playing Vlad today, I noticed "Tides of Blood" doesn't proc spell vamp. The ability does magic damage; why doesn't it absorb health?

 
 
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8:02 AM
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Q: What is the most effective ship for soloing higher difficulties in Jamestown?

World EngineerWhat is the most effective ship for soloing Divine and Judgement difficulties in Jamestown or does it come down to personal preference and skill?

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Q: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning demo restrictions

William Lawn StewartI know that the demo for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning has a 45 minute time limit, but how does it enforce that limit? Is it 45 minutes of play time from starting up the game or creating a character, then thats it? Or is it 45 minutes playing a character, then if you want to play some more, you...

 
8:50 AM
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Q: Is the only way to raise my Strength by drinking a potion of Strength?

OddCoreAs the title sugests, how else, if there is another way, can I raise my strength in Brogue?

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Q: A +1, 10 Strength Dagger, or a mundane, higher Strength weapon?

OddCoreThis question concerns Brogue. I can't remember what Strength each weapon requires to wield except daggers (10) and swords (14), but I'll make up an example. Say I have two weapons with me, a weapon that requires 12 Strength to wield and is +1, and one that requires 13 Strength but is mundane (...

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Q: When should I stop auto-explore?

OddCoreIn Brogue, I like to auto-explore the first level, as it's always very easy and not really dangerous and stop when I get to the second level, exploring it on my own from there on, as auto-explore doesn't pick up all the items, will sometimes not attack sleeping enemies (free XP!) and will not kil...

 
9:36 AM
0
Q: Bird sound in many games

Maciej SwicSo back in Win 2000 i found this bird sound by accident in the system, and its been haunting me ever since. Ive heard the exact same sound in at least three AAA titles now, i think one was Skyrim but Im not sure. Just wanted to see if anyone else has noticed this and have a place to dump the game...

 
@Lazers That's... not a real question.
 
 
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10:51 AM
Hrm, my mayor wants a billon bed.
 
11:09 AM
looks on as goblin after goblin falls into his cage traps
 
11:43 AM
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A: Explain the calendar in Skyrim

BobPoo Smelly Bum Toilet humor More bum

For your flagging pleasure.
 
11:54 AM
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Q: Can anything be done with the acorn dropped by trees?

Jonas SöderströmI can't work out how to grow trees in Minicraft. I to put an acorn in the ground after I use the "hoe" to prepare it. Can anything be done with the acorn dropped by trees? Or is it just not implemented?

 
12:30 PM
@ArdaXi Wow, that James Portnow guy was so clearly reading from something, lol
 
I wanna say duplicate.
 
@GraceNote I agree
 
yx_ on January 18, 2012

75 million dollars.  Apparently that’s what you can get from the Rhode Island government as a game development studio despite having no prior published games at all.  No wonder why this state is broke.  Well, as a gamer, RI resident, and tax payer, I feel that it is my duty to at least try out the demo  that was recently released (and provide faint praise) in order to do my little part.  But wait!  This first game, called Kingdoms of Alamlur: Reckoning, isn’t even developed here in RI.  The studio is actually created by the Maryland-based subsidiary of 38 Studios.  Well that does it.  Time to bust out the gloves of bashing +5 …

 
@Fallen Ima grab some brekkist for now - up for a match afterwards?
 
@GraceNote Sure, about to grab some lunch, m'self
 
12:42 PM
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Q: What is the fastest archane enchanter?

ChristopherI find myself using Azures star every time it is full to level up enchanting. Currently, I am using the arcane enchanter in Dragonsreach which is quite a walk. What is the closest arcane enchanter to a fast travel drop point? Are there any in the open world so I don't need to enter/exit the area...

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Q: Looking For Ragnarok Online Knight Tips/Builds

Marcello Grechi Linsi just started playing Ragnarok Online on a retail Brasilian Server ( Hosted by LevelUpGames ). After talking to some friends that play RO i decided to start in Way of Knights playstyle. My aim is to play with Pikes after "reseting" (or whatever you guys may call it). Since i just started and m...

 
Ready when you are, @Fallen
 
@GraceNote Logging in!
 
user30
12:59 PM
aww, Reddit is down. almost.
 
user30
 
@ThomasMcDonald 502 Bad Gateway doesn't even seeem like a planned SOPA outage
 
user30
It's sad because the Reddit blackout page is good.
 
oh. there we go
 
1:16 PM
What just happened to ?
There were half a dozen or so questions tagged with it, but now there are none.
 
Oh, Reddit is going to be so much fun in 12 hours. "Look what I did because I was forced to go outside."
 
user20683
 
user20683
The Oatmeal's take on SOPA
 
@WorldEngineer That's not Orwellian...
 
user20683
I never said it was. The Oatmeal said it was but I didn't
 
1:24 PM
Yeah, I know, I was referring to the gif.
 
user20683
well time to go to teh physics
 
@ArdaXi I'm adding, "Whenever ArdaXi corrects another user, he gets +1/+1 until end of turn." :P
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<3
 
@OrigamiRobot Love it
 
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Q: How do I find the location of the Cie'th Stone missions?

PearsonartphotoSo, I've been looking around for the Cie'th Stone missions, and I've managed to do the first 3. Problem is, I'm looking for the 4th, and I'm just not finding it. Is there an easier way to find them besides just wandering around?

 
1:28 PM
Wait... is that encouraging?
 
@OrigamiRobot Ahaha
 
@ArdaXi u fead on the mistacks of other's
 
twitches
 
@ArdaXi I'm just helping to sustain you
 
1:47 PM
No wonder my dwarves are unhappy. They're drinking water.
 
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Q: Have we not been clear enough that meta-tags are a Bad Thing™?

StrixVariaWe have some users going around specifically adding meta-tags to questions. I cannot fathom why, honestly. I thought we were very clear on this point. But some people seem not to get it. They're writing tag wikis for Bad Tags™ and even specifically adding them to questions. Should we make a mor...

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Q: Wither [autosave]?

CyberSkullJust an hour ago autosave had half a dozen questions listed under it, but now the tag has been emptied. It's still there for the moment, but empty. I'm just wondering what's up with this, is it being deleted or merged? If so, why empty it first?

 
2:05 PM
@badp Huh?
 
January 17, 2012 11:19:00 AM Hodgkins IL US Departure Scan
January 17, 2012 12:02:00 AM Hodgkins IL US Arrival Scan
hmmm
 
 
2:37 PM
0
Q: Questions about PSN problems closed with a good, correct answer

ChristopherI recently asked a question about a problem I was having with a PSN special offer. The question was down voted with people commenting that I should contact Sony support. At the time I agreed that it was an inappropriate question and closed it before it was closed (so I cannot provide a link to t...

 
2:48 PM
Links not working = good SOPA education. That's what it does.
 
@DavidB You can disable java script to get wikipedia back.
 
@RonanForman good to know. thanks.
 
They say it on the page, as their objective is to raise awareness, not to annoy people.
 
3:01 PM
@Mana I had to do it without you maaaan.
 
I usually use Firebug to do that, but Wiki's block script is even weaker than the usual one
It takes a pretty long time to load, you can just hit the stop button on your browser before it finishes
 
Is it still possible to access Wikipedia in any way?
> Yes. During the blackout, Wikipedia is accessible on mobile devices and smart phones. You can also view Wikipedia normally by disabling JavaScript in your browser, as explained on this Technical FAQ page. Our purpose here isn't to make it completely impossible for people to read Wikipedia, and it's okay for you to circumvent the blackout. We just want to make sure you see our message.
 
@RonanForman I personally think the actual reason was because they had to do this in two days and couldn't come up with a better technical solution
 
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Q: Is there a way to get around Wikipedia's Anti-SOPA blackout?

Mark TrappI think it's great that so many companies and organizations want to make people aware of SOPA, but not having access to Wikipedia for 24 hours is really inconvenient. I noticed that you can see the front page of Wikipedia before getting the Anti-SOPA banner, which leads me to believe it's some s...

 
I am channeling Darth Shark, from beyond the Hatdash.
 
3:17 PM
Shame it's only square
So, @Raven, they're starting to replace some of the US splash arts with the Chinese splasharts, didja see?
 
Indeed I did.
 
It's really odd, when I'm past *750 rep I find it difficult to get that last 250 (and move up a level) but after I reach it I get around another 200 rep without even realising.
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user20683
@RonanForman, I beat you to it :P
 
And @ArdaXi criticized him for it
 
user20683
but that's Arda's way
 
3:42 PM
oh wikipedia, how mildly inconvenient of you.
 
are these blackouts having the desired effect?
 
doubtful. MPAA and murdoch are for SOPA, so more than likely fox news is covering this like a terrorist incident. we'll each make our little token contribution to the effort. Having this many megacorps pushing to stop it is probably the biggest reason why it would die.
 
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Q: need help finding a Super Nintendo side scrolling shooter

shadow clowesI have been trying to find an old side scrolling shooter, for the super nintendo. I played it in '92 or '93. On the game, the player controls a form of jet that can be fit with a large array of weapons. the weapons were chosen before the level, and would be listed as an icon row at the bottom of...

 
Unfortunately, most people only care about the what and not the why
they will likely just be mad at the site itself instead of the reasoning
 
3:59 PM
@agent86 it's the same as usual; people who are fine with being told what to think will be told to think SOPA is fine, because corporate media says so
people who educate themselves find the dangerous potential involved, and will oppose it
I have yet to meet anyone who knows what it is and the powers it would entail and still support it
 
4:11 PM
lol "And no I Can Has Cheezburger?, the world’s best-known collection of funny cat pictures."
from washington post
 
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Q: Skyrim - ivory claw and Folgunthur

JediKeyboHmm ok I cant vaguely remember selling my Ivory claw to somebody (not sure who) and now I need it in Folgunthur to get to the word of power. Is there a way to get another one or locate where the original is? Cheers

 
A certain popular adult website had a splash screen informing visitors about SOPA. Now that is an effective protest
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For the record, I saw it on reddit before it went black - I hadn't been looking for adult content
 
@DaveMcClelland Right. Sure. Whatever you say.
 
@GraceNote If I knew a blushing emoticon, I'd totally use it right now
 
4:32 PM
@DaveMcClelland PORN WATCHER. you're forever branded now. However, so is everyone else who has ever used the internet, so you're in good company.
 
4chan is still up though!
 
@GraceNote, reading a recent meta post on meta tags, shall I continue to round up weird "meta tags"? I didn't really get a response the last time I did, so I was letting it slide. Are we making a more concerted effort to eliminate them now?
 
@agent86 We've been
 
@GraceNote Okay then. Is there a particular way in which I can most effectively assist?
 
4:40 PM
@agent86 Did you read what I said about what you had been doing?
 
@GraceNote yes, you linked a previous meta thread I'd made. I can continue that type of work if that's the best way. Just trying to coordinate before I invest effort.
I've also been working with the API, I think I can detect tags that are about to expire, (ie, only one question and activity almost 6 months ago) if that would be useful information
 
Detecting tags that are about to expire seems redundant
 
fair enough.
 
Unless you meant in a defensive sense, in which case that is useful, just not for clearing out bad tags.
 
yes, I meant more of a "hey, look, in the next week, these tags will die " kind of way
are there any other statistics that would be useful?
 
4:43 PM
For clearing out bad tags, it's better to target the big ones. You might consider doing more thematically related tag sets than grabbing entirely random batches.
 
most of my prior work was centered around browsing the recent question list and looking for patterns.
I can slice the data in myriad (although limited) ways, both manually and automatically. if you guys have specific things in mind that would be useful, I can try to incorporate it, otherwise I can work with what's been said. it can be a dynamic process.
 
If you want a project, go figure out what's the deal with .
Alternatively, help clear out and so that only compatibility issues exist in the former and nothing exists in the latter, and then we can start working on what a better name for the tag is than retro-gaming.
 
hm. retagging tends to bump questions, yes? should I be careful about that limitation?
 
Yes, you should - it's easier to plot things out first, than to go guns-a-blazing
 
indeed. I plan to proceed with caution.
 
4:49 PM
@IanPugsley When you get a chance, please come to the Principal's office ping me back.
 
Plot: go guns-a-blazing and walk backwards!
 
So, @badp, what do you think about Brogue?
 
@badp this is why your card has haste
 
I wrote about it yesterday in chat. It's a nice find.
@OrigamiRobot what's haste btw?
 
@badp can attack and Tap the turn it comes into play
 
4:51 PM
@badp Haste means that a creature can act the turn it is played. Normally, a creature has "summoning sickness" from being brought into play, which prevents it from doing things that turn.
 
oh, okay.
 
@OrigamiRobot You might be able to help instead of Ian, actually.
 
So, Brogue. I really think the game could do with more, better escaping tools.
 
Have you ever used or seen sheets of paper designed to track Life Points?
@badp There's a number of options for escape, though admittedly you need to have them.
 
If nothing else, drop more of them.
 
4:53 PM
Two scrolls, two wands, four staves, plus environmental options and situational potion usage.
 
Those that exist are a bit iffy. For example wands of obstruction are a good idea, but you need to have like a five or six space's advantage
or you'll also get stuck.
Jelly gangband sucks to face. Ogres show up way too early.
 
@GraceNote I always use a d20 or i have a fancy metal counter
 
@badp Not always a bad thing, though.
@OrigamiRobot Me too. Wargh
 
why?
 
@GraceNote Sure, you can heal in the meantime, I guess...
 
4:54 PM
@badp Use doors. No argument on the power of Ogres other than hoping you get better equipment.
 
@badp It's great in combination with other effects - I had a strong run with an 11-charge Poison staff and Obstruction. As well, if you have Lightning/Fire, you can still attack if you're encased but your foe isn't.
 
The acidic a's are a bitch to counter also. Sure, some armor won't be affected but I know of no such weapons
darts aren't too common.
 
@GraceNote ohh noooo am I in trouble?
 
@badp Unequip your stuff when engaging them, or just carry an extra armament, until you get Scrolls of Protect Armor/Weapon.
 
4:56 PM
oh, that's what the protect X scrolls do?
 
Yes, that's all they do
@IanPugsley Same question as to Origami - have you ever seen/used official Life Counter sheets of paper or anything?
 
As for keys, they seem exceedingly difficult to get given the rather measly rewards
 
@badp Do you know how to examine an item's description in your inventory?
 
I do but I don't do that as often as I should I guess?
 
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Q: How to know where a claw key can be used?

Danny T.Without Googling for the answer, is there a way in the game to know where a claw key can be used? I have a few of those in my inventory and I don't know which one I already used and where I can use the rest. Thanks all.

 
4:58 PM
Well, until you know what everything does, it's useful to use on new stuff to figure out what it does.
 
what's maddening about the game is it has no Quit command.
 
Shift+Q didn't work for you?
 
Yes, but then it starts a new game immediately doesn't it?
 
So it does. Well, I guess you're supposed to just close the window. A bit silly and should probably be otherwise.
 
@GraceNote I may have seen some official ones handed out at a tournament before, but I don't know that I could find them online
 
5:02 PM
@IanPugsley Does it look like this?
 
@GraceNote heeeey yeahhh that does look familiar
 
Also it's not always obvious what keys do in the first place. I just used fire immunity to get a key from a lava pit. Cool. Now what.
Oh. It opened a nearby area with four items of which I can only pick one. One of those being a second key.
I kinda feel trolled.
 
@badp Usually a secondary key doesn't trigger the other grates. You can always put the original item back, by the way.
 
@GraceNote that's definitely it, the ones they hand out at PTQs and such (usually more official events)
 
@IanPugsley Excellent, your help is vastly appreciated!
 
5:07 PM
@GraceNote np - making one of those for the prerelease is a great idea :p
 
Heh, I imagined I was an easy read here.
 
@GraceNote Yes, but if I use the key, it'll be gone permanently
One of the items here is a staff of healing.
 
@badp Staff of Healing is a bad thing
 
...really?
I mean, now that I check D I see it also is but...
 
You can't hit yourself with Staves and Wands (excepting a smart reflection but that's so late game and so particularly difficult)
 
5:09 PM
Fine. The key it is. The other two items are like armors.
 
You usually have better things to do with your actions than heal your allies.
 
...leading to two scrolls of enchanting. I guess that works better.
 
Make sure to always abuse the auto-identify of staves/wands/rings in cage treasure rooms.
 
Also I just decided to fight a jelly by a door. The door opened.
 
@DaveMcClelland Many of them do.
 
5:22 PM
ERROR: an item was supposed to be here, but I couldn't find it. --MORE--
bbl
 
user30
@GraceNote At what point does Bubbles the mascot turn up to the NYTM protest?
 
@badp Stand in the doorway
@ThomasMcDonald I dunno?
 
oh. That's counterintuitive
 
user30
 
@badp I could explain the depth of jelly-fighting strategies in an answer, though, since they're such an early-game threat ♪
 
5:23 PM
sure.
 
user30
There appears to be an anti-protestor there.
 
What's that brain you want some pain? Fine BIT.TRIP RUNNER it is then.
My eyes will hate me for this.
 
user30
As there's most of the news networks there SE could do worse than to throw a member of chaos out for the day.
 
Time to compose a question for SO. Wish me luck!
 
@RonanForman That didn't last long.
May I suggest Beat Hazad next time you want pain?
 
5:31 PM
@badp Blame my eyes.
 
uh, how is Runner hard on your eyes exactly?
 
@RonanForman How'd trying DF work out?
 
migrate?
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@Lazers wow, attitude.
> you guys are just insane on this website...every time i want to stay away but you guys are so ___ that its better to just stay away...so i say go ___ yourselves...if all you do id policing this webiste...sooner than later you guys will be going down with this attitude
 
@agent86 Flagged.
And also because of the attitude, downvoted.
 

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