The Bridge

6:02 PM

@RonanForman It's a girl, and about "Cat", her sister(who lives at my parents) is already named some bastardized version of cat in Dutch. So nope.

@badp That doesn't sound half bad actually.

Ronan Forman

@Arperum Even more of a reason to call it Dave. Or Keith.

fredley

@Arperum Pixel

Ronan Forman

Or Brian.

fredley

@RonanForman Keith/Kiteh

badp

@fredley You might as well call it LPMF

Pvt. Grichmann

6:06 PM

@badp Why would you name a cat after a party game?

fredley

fredley. Call it fredley

Arperum

@fredley Added to the current shortlist. (Taboo, Pixel, Lona and Muisje (little mouse in Dutch).

@fredley Nope.

Ronan Forman

That thing.

badp

@Pvt.Grichmann because it's got that unique sound that should make it easier to recognize from normal speech

Pvt. Grichmann

Point.

Arperum

6:09 PM

@RonanForman You are horrible at naming. I fear for the names of your future children.

badp

Also isn't a cat pretty much the best party game? Cat multiplayer is a lot of fun for the whole family!!

Pvt. Grichmann

Cat is best gaming console.

6

Mine played fetch.

Ronan Forman

@Arperum You make the common mistake of believing I take anything seriously.

badp

@RonanForman In my very serious mind canon you're now the future son of three: You, You There and You Not You The Other One.

FAE

Evening all

Ronan Forman

6:13 PM

@badp Bro of course being the daughter of the three.

Dammit!

FAE

@Arperum Your kitty hasn't returned then, I take it? :(

Ronan Forman

@badp Do you not mean father of three?

badp

@RonanForman or do I?!?!?!

Ronan Forman

@badp Well you either do, or don't make any sense.

Unless you're claiming I'll be adopted by 3 people named You, You there, and You Not You The Other One.

badp

@RonanForman Well just being adopted by You Not You The Other One would do.

In other news

Ronan Forman

6:17 PM

@badp Why?

badp

why is this a thing that will exist?

Lazers

0

Q: Diablo III on MAC with Xbox Controller

Do you have a specific guide to follow when mapping out the buttons for playing Diablo III with a xbox controller? I am trying to find the best way without just trying to get used to some combination i come up with... I am using a key mapper Thanks

FAE

@badp Huh, that actually looks kinda neat

badp

Nevermind, that's the version without the 18 extra function keys.

So it comes to $170 instead of $190! Bargain!!

I mean, I guess it kinda helps for the first 20 minutes of playing a game?

or the first 6 decades of learning Vim

whichever

Pvt. Grichmann

But it has pretty colours!

badp

6:23 PM

Yes the product shots are kinda nice.

However if I were to think of actual nice uses for the keyboard, I'd have to think about games that directly support whichever color switching API the keyboard will use

Like, you're playing a MOBA or an action RPG and the QWER (or whichever) keys actually light up once an ability is ready

...or you're using Vim and the keyboard lights up based on what kind of input the program expects next

Pvt. Grichmann

That would be neat, yes.

Chippies

@badp that would require actually looking at the keyboard to be useful, and if you have to look at keyboard, obviously you don't need such functionality in the first place

badp

@Chippies Not really. If a key lights up, you can just notice it with the corner of your eye

Chippies

@badp depends on how many other keys are lit up and if your fingers are over the key waiting for the action to be available or not

badp

A colorful bright lights stands out better in a dark keyboard than in a bright monitor.

@Chippies The light bleeds out from below, so it should be pretty visible.

Chippies

6:36 PM

depends on how many other keys are lit up

your corner of the eye wouldn't pay that much attention to a single light if all other keys are lit up

imho

badp

Well yeah this might be a problem if you are playing WoW I guess

Chippies

Idk, I could be completely wrong

FAE

not if it's the same color throughout really

Chippies

it's better to just have cooldown timers on screen

but depending on game, screen real-estate can be limited/crowded

FAE

I've never seen any functionality like @badp describes

badp

6:38 PM

@FAE Well keyboards like this are kind of a novelty. The previous such product that comes to mind is the one that had per-key LED displays

Chippies

@FAE there might be some games that support similar things

I've seen a few supporting alienware stuff, not sure what exactly they do

badp

So having little to none support for this kind of stuff is not surprising.

Chippies

as well as some Logitech stuff

again - not sure on actual functionality

badp

It's a shame really that games in general are so unhackable

FAE

@badp The Optimus? yeah, I always wantedone of those

badp

6:39 PM

and by "unhackable" I mean "hacking" in the good sense

not the wrong sense

Chippies

backlit keyboards are becoming more and more common for gaming nowadays though

FAE

@Chippies Yeah, I have a Logitech G15 but that kind of functionality isn't there

Lazers

0

Q: What's the trick to the "Catch" minigame in Tomodachi Life?

What's the trick to the "Catch" minigame in Tomodachi Life? Usually the item that the Mii drops bounces off my hand. What's the trick to it

tomodachi-life

badp

@Chippies Yeah, but the most you can probably do is toggle backlit on the whole keyboard

Chippies

@FAE well, the functionality would have to come within the game

@badp usually there is support for whole keyboard or WASD

badp

6:40 PM

I wish games in general exposed some kind of API

so that I could do arbitrary things based on events on a game

Chippies

but I guess you'd need a different controller to be able to do each key separately

badp

(cue cries of "CHEATING!" because people have TIMERS on their COMPUTERS)

Chippies

@badp aka pay2win?

badp

(seriously, LoL.)

Chippies

:P

one thing I hated before I got G600 as my mouse was that most MMORPGs considered autohotkey as a hack and at the very least closed the game

when all I really wanted to do is add some functionality to my mouse thumb buttons

FAE

6:42 PM

@Chippies I <3 my G600 so much

Chippies

@FAE same, it's awesome :)

interesting though how I quit playing mmorpg's after I got G600...

FAE

lol

I use it for many different types of games

Great for FPS games too

Chippies

so do I, but most buttons are left unused

then again, even in MMORPGs I rarely used the last column of thumb buttons

GnomeSlice

I kinda wish mine had more buttons

Chippies

@GnomeSlice didn't you have that RAT mouse with 20'ish keys or something?

GnomeSlice

6:44 PM

It has... 3 extra plus the side wheel

And you can map the middle click to stuff

FAE

I find that one really uncomfy

GnomeSlice

I guess it has 3 profiles

I never remember to change it

@FAE you can customize the hell out of the shape

it has like a higher backplate, a bunch of grips, you can reshape it, and add/remove weights

FAE

@GnomeSlice It's also ugly as sin, so I'm not too fond

GnomeSlice

I love it

Chippies

I imagine cleaning it is a pain

with all those crevices

lots of buttons on G600

Lazers

6:48 PM

0

Q: How to unlock Mii Homes in Tomodachi Life?

How do you unlock Mii Homes in Tomodachi Life? I don't know how to unlock it

tomodachi-life

Pvt. Grichmann

I imagine you just disassemble it to clean it.

@Chippies Hey, look. That mouse thinks it's a phone.

James

badp

@Chippies Oh dear why are the labels so unaligned with the actual buttons

James

I have two of those, one at home and one at work.. plenty o buttons, all remappable.

FAE

@Chippies and then the Gshift key

badp

6:50 PM

Who designed that abomination?

Chippies

@badp yeah, that part is annoying

I often remap the wrong keys because of that

and G600 has hydrophobic coating, so it doesn't get dirty

GnomeSlice

@James I almost bought one of those

The only part that gets dirty on my rat7 is the pads... they get dust and stuff stuck in them

Chippies

my old mouse would get all kinds of gunk on it, it was disgusting

this one, I have used it since january, haven't cleaned it and it's like when I bought it

except some gunk on the thumb keys

GnomeSlice

...since when is robocraft on steam?

Fluttershy

I need a new keyboard.

Pvt. Grichmann

6:53 PM

I like how that mouse is labelled "for RTS and MMO gaming", while another is "for FPS". What if I play both?

Fluttershy

> Release Date: Jul 8, 2014

GnomeSlice

Cool!

Lazers

0

Q: How to do the "@ Method" in Scribblenauts Unlimited?

How do you do the @ method in Scribbleanuts Unlimited?

scribblenauts-unlimited

badp

nvm

Pvt. Grichmann

I want a mouse like that, but I'm worried that it'll be too tall for my tiny little baby hands.

Chippies

6:58 PM

@Pvt.Grichmann what do you mean? You play RTS and FPS? Both? I don't understand what you're saying. Blasphemy, I tell ya!

@Pvt.Grichmann G600 is HUGE

but I got used to it and it's not bad now

I had always used tiny finger-grip mice before

and I have small hands as well

Pvt. Grichmann

My current one is a Logitech Gsomething, old. G5, I think?

Chippies

@Pvt.Grichmann Logitech mice are giant in general

@Pvt.Grichmann looked up G5 - yep, huge

Pvt. Grichmann

I've had it for the better part of a decade now, and I'm not entirely used to it.

It's 45mm, I think?

Chippies

you probably wouldn't notice difference between G5 and G600 in size

[G600: 118mm x 75mm x 41mm](http://gaming.logitech.com/en-ca/product/g600-mmo-gaming-mouse)
[G5: 75.9 mm (2.99 inch) 129.2 mm (5.09 inch) 44 mm (1.73 inch)](http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/14191/~/g500-technical-specifications)

GnomeSlice

@badp You can colour code your key groups.

That looks cool.

@Arperum Sgt. Fluffyboots

Chippies

7:02 PM

I broke my links :(

either way, G5 is bigger than G600

in every dimension :O

Arperum

@FAE Nope :( I got a niece of her her now though.

@GnomeSlice Too long, I am looking for a short name.

GnomeSlice

@Arperum Is it a he or a she?

Chippies

@Arperum Sir. Whiskers

LessPop_MoreFizz

@chippies you had questions about lossless audio?

Chippies

@LessPop_MoreFizz just looking for opinions if it's worth it over 320kbps mp3

LessPop_MoreFizz

7:07 PM

What's your intended use?

Chippies

home use through laptop's integrated sound card with M-Audio AV40 speakers (entry level studio monitors)

Arperum

@GnomeSlice A she.

LessPop_MoreFizz

In general, the answer is probably not. The reason to keep lossless files is for archival; so you have a perfect original which you can transcode into whatever new future format may arise.

GnomeSlice

@Arperum Clara / Cora

LessPop_MoreFizz

It's essentially the same reason you might keep the original CD after ripping it.

Chippies

7:09 PM

@LessPop_MoreFizz yeah, that seems to be the general opinion, besides the oddballs here and there claiming how superior lossless is and mp3 is garbage

LessPop_MoreFizz

Using lossless for your listening library is dumb.

FAE

@Arperum I'm so sorry. :( Do you want a Dutch name or English name?

LessPop_MoreFizz

@chippies audiophiles are dummies and conspiracy theorists and also believe that replacing the plastic volume knob on their stereo with a wooden one improves sound quality.

Arperum

@FAE Go wild. I'll use whatever I like most. Of all current suggestions I like Pixel most.

FAE

@Arperum What color is she? Couldn't tell very well if she was grey or a light brown.

Chippies

7:12 PM

I will have to do side by side comparison of flac and mp3 just for the sake of testing, but with my headphones I have never been able to really tell a difference

I mean, flac seems like it has slightly deeper bass, but that's most likely placebo

and unless I'm paying all my attention and looking for differences, I wouldn't be able to tell anyway, nor would I care

LessPop_MoreFizz

@Arp the proper name is Pasta Batman

@chippies also proper tests should be blind.

Chippies

@LessPop_MoreFizz yeah, but I don't have anyone to help me with that :P

GnomeSlice

@Chippies get somebody to upload them both with the same name

or different names

Chippies

@GnomeSlice someone still has to know which one is which to see if I could guess it right or not

GnomeSlice

So name them cheese and apples

LessPop_MoreFizz

7:15 PM

@chippies wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=ABX

GnomeSlice

and have the uploader know which one is which

Chippies

@GnomeSlice you have to do the test multiple times

LessPop_MoreFizz

There is software that will do it for you.

Chippies

@LessPop_MoreFizz figured there would be :P

do they normalize volume as well?

I wish I was home :( I should set up my speakers here in the garage or something

Arperum

Chippies

7:19 PM

@Arperum name her Shadow

Arperum

Greyish white. If it's like her grandmother it might change a bit.

FAE

@Arperum Assepoester. :3

Fluttershy

I read that as Assposter.

<_<

Arperum

It's not visible on the picture, but she has light blue eyes.

@Fluttershy ...

Fluttershy

@Arperum I was corrected!

Pvt. Grichmann

7:21 PM

But kittens almost always have blue eyes! In most, they turn orange or green within a year.

Arperum

@Pvt.Grichmann Her grandmothers eyes didn't. And her sister also has blue eyes (but she is only ~4 months old)

Fluttershy

Can a mod migrate this to SF&F? I flagged it, but I'm guessing it's still being discussed with their mods. Just figured I'd mention it here. <_<

Pvt. Grichmann

Some breeds do retain blue eyes.

badp

@gnome that doesn't seem useful

Arperum

@Pvt.Grichmann As far as I know it's a pure-bred "street-cat", where the origins of the parents are mostly unknown, and no specific breeding has been done at all

user15026

7:26 PM

@Fluttershy We are aware that this is a thing, we are still determining what is to be done with the thing.

Chippies

There was an XKCD comic that was relevant to something yesterday and I forgot what the thing was that it was relevant to, so I can't look it up. siiiigh

user15026

(aka flags are working as intended, just sometimes this stuff takes time.)

Fluttershy

@AshleyNunn Okay! Just checking. :D

fredley

@Fluttershy The poster asked it themselves on SF&F, so I just removed it

Fluttershy

@fredley That works too then!

user15026

7:27 PM

@fredley That works :P

Pvt. Grichmann

@Arperum Interesting. Honestly, I'm not sure how common that trait is. Just that most cats I've dealt with/seen changed eye colours at around 6 months.

Arperum

@Pvt.Grichmann Yea, and the fur color looks a lot like the grandmother, and that basically goes for all grandchilds I know about (at least 7 I can recall immediately), but never for any of the original cats own children.

FAE

@Arperum Nimbus? Like the cloud type, because she's grey.

Arperum

@FAE Gah, choosing is hard. Nimbus, Shadow and Pixel are all nice names.

LessPop_MoreFizz

►

Ain't got no tiiiiiiiime... For bird sex.

FAE

7:36 PM

@Arperum She could be like a little storm cloud. :3

GnomeSlice

@LessPop_MoreFizz You may be interested to know InSomnia was funded

Arperum

@FAE Right now she hates everything that moves in her area, she hasn't really calmed down yet. I only got one scratch stroking her for a bit, and that scratch is currently nearly invisible compared to the other wounds I have (I don't like crowdsurfers)

LessPop_MoreFizz

Mike Tyson mysteries will be this generations scooby doo.

FAE

@Arperum hehe

GnomeSlice

@LessPop_MoreFizz Not on [Adult Swim] it won't.

Arperum

7:52 PM

@FAE I'm not even kidding, I got something that looks a bit like a bite, but is actually from a combat boot crashing into my hand, a sore nose from a rather badly landed shoulder or head, some long scratches on my other arm from scraping the crowd control barrier, some increased back pain (some of that was my own fault, but it got amplified by a boot right on the pained muscle) and then some muscle pains in both my arms from holding people above my head.

Crowdsurfing is no fun for people who are standing in the front lines at a concert.

RedRiderX

@GnomeSlice This 18+ generation's Scooby Doo

Lazers

1

Q: How to complete "StarCraft Masters" achievements?

In StarCraft2 I have a lot of arcade achievements like "Complete any 10 rounds in StarCraft Masters". I found that StarCraft Masters is a micro map, but I can find it neither in arcade nor in custom maps. So how do I play it and get those achievements?

starcraft-2

0

Q: Turning on Xbox One with the wireless controller?

For some reason I'm unable to turn on my Xbox One from the controller, the way I could with my Xbox 360. The settings on my Xbox One are as follows: Turn off after: 1 hour of inactivity Power mode: Instant on [x] Wake up Xbox by saying "Xbox One" [x] Automatically download updates [x] Resume g...

xbox-one

LessPop_MoreFizz

Oh btw, the talking pigeon in that trailer is voiced by Norm Macdonald.

FAE

@Arperum Yeesh. x_X

Arperum

@FAE At a certain point there were about seven crowdsurfers in less then ten seconds... busy moment for the security.

Chippies

8:01 PM

@RedRiderX Scooby Doo generation's Scooby Doo

GnomeSlice

@Arperum Trixie

RedRiderX

Heh

Well the original Scooby Doo was some time ago now.

LessPop_MoreFizz

Korean baseball team finds solution to low attendance. Replaces fans in stands with robots, which can be controlled to cheer by viewers from home.

RedRiderX

@LessPop_MoreFizz AHAHAHAHHHAHHA

That's amazing

GnomeSlice

@LessPop_MoreFizz wf, it's not the onion

user15026

8:12 PM

@LessPop_MoreFizz Well, the team isn't doing very well, I've observed. :P

Lazers

0

Q: Borderlands 2 - Zer0 Melee build?

Okay so I am liking playing Zer0 at the moment in BL2, but I am looking for help with a build, I am hoping for max melee damage possible, now my Zer0 is also only like level 17, but I am planning ahead so I can learn the build. Okay so I have the Ultimate Vault Hunter Pack 2 so I have access to l...

borderlands-2

LessPop_MoreFizz

8:31 PM

@AshleyNunn they are the Leafs of South Korea. :P

user15026

@LessPop_MoreFizz I am not sure, but I am starting to think maybe

LessPop_MoreFizz

(No, they are more like the Cubs. But the dig was more important than the accuracy of the joke.)

user15026

I can't remember if they were the team that got beat 23-7 the other day or not

LessPop_MoreFizz

Getting beat 23-7 isn't that embarrassing. You still scored 2-3x the number of runs a typical game winner does.

user15026

@LessPop_MoreFizz The scores for Korean baseball are usually ridiculously high.

Lazers

8:47 PM

0

Q: Why isn't this valid housing?

Material is wood, I confirmed I can set my spawn using a bed in it, and there's a chair and table along with light sources. I did this in the old patch of terraria as well and it worked fine, but now it doesn't?

terraria

Frank

@Lazers This seems to be one of our more common dupes.

M'vy

9:07 PM

^^

Frank

Work in progress!

Found a gorgeous shade of metallic grey. It works extremely well.

Lazers

9:36 PM

0

Q: What are the laws of squid ink?

In Mario Kart 8, the squid ink is a pesky item that temporarily covers the driver's screen with black blotches of ink. What determines the number of splotches, how large they are, how long they last, and who is affected? In general: what are the Laws of Squid Ink?

mario-kart-8

GnomeSlice

The first rule of the Goat Hero is: you do not talk about the Goat Hero. The second rule of the Goat Hero is: the Goat Hero must not be confused with the Sheep Hero. And yes, the Goat Hero is within you! — Daniele 38 mins ago

Heh

Developer comment

Frank

And that's after painting

Lazers

10:08 PM

0

Q: My minecraft skin wont load up in games

I've always have been in servers on HiveMC.com And then when i was playing a game of cowboys vs indians, my skin turned into a steve some one please help!

minecraft

Lazers

10:47 PM

0

Q: Pay Day 2 Pro Job vs Difficulty for experience

In Pay Day 2 do you get more experience for doing a heist on a higher difficulty (say very hard) then doing the same heist as a Pro Job on a lower difficulty (say hard)? Does the number of days a heist is matter in this context?

payday-2

0

Q: does bf4 premium carry over from pc to ps4?

I bought premium for battlefield 4 on PC. I was wondering if I bought a ps4 with battlefield 4 will my premium carry over from pc if I log in or something?

pc battlefield-4 ps4

RedRiderX

Anyone willing to give some constructive criticism on some writing? redriderx.wordpress.com/2014/07/27/in-which-i-bear-a-casket

Lazers

0

Q: Can I detect (and correct/destroy) errant carts?

So this happens a lot: Minecarts desynch from the track and glide beside it at weird angles. Can I detect a cart doing this somehow in an automated way so I can knock it back on track or redirect the rail for disposal?

minecraft

MBraedley

@Frank So many tiny pieces...

RedRiderX

11:06 PM

@MBraedley I don't think I could ever have to patience to make one of those.

MBraedley

@RedRiderX You've got a typo in the closing sentence, but other than that it's fine.

Lazers

0

Q: Changing Weapons in PvP

Sorry, I'm a total noob. I've read that there should be a PvP Weaponsmith and PvP Armorsmith vendors in the Mists, with all the items for free. I can't find those vendors, and I suspect there has since been a patch which removed those NPCs. I can find how to change my build and everything. Just...

guild-wars-2

MBraedley

@fredley is this your creation, or do I only have to blame you for exposing me to it?

Private Pansy

I tried to see how many episodes of My Little Pony I could get through before falling asleep. It only took two and a half episodes

Lazers

0

Q: why cant i connect to servers

I got a new laptop and downloaded mine craft 1.7.10 and I cant connect to any servers even though my friends can connect to them. I already tried my fire wall but it didn't work,

pc

user15026

11:16 PM

Woo, tornado warning

Unionhawk

Woo

user15026

Makes me glad for my basement :P

Unionhawk

Possible tropical weather moving in here maybe I dunno we'll see in the next five days.

RedRiderX

@MBraedley Ah thanks

Unionhawk

They said stuff moving in to the Bahamas, but it kind of died out.

I honestly don't know any more

MBraedley

11:24 PM

great...

Unionhawk

Heh. Yep. I'm on a boat next week, so...

We'll see \o/

MBraedley

I think that forecast makes up my mind for next weekend.

Fluttershy

Unionhawk

Heck, we had a waterspout last week, like, right on top of our planned dive site.

(a small tornado on the water)

spugsley

11:44 PM

@LessPop_MoreFizz sorry I read your comment meanly :( I thought you were saying something really insensitive

Frank

@MBraedley Yep. It's definitely a labour of love.

spugsley

HI GUYS

Unionhawk

INB4 - Dangit

RedRiderX

wat

What is this

Is this real

Wipqozn

@spugsley So I see you're a celebrity now.

RedRiderX

11:52 PM

This can't be real

Unionhawk

@spugsley is like the most famous ever

RedRiderX

Oh no I think this might be real

Lazers

0

Q: Minecraft PE on ipad - how much space does each world take up? my ipad storage is full - is minecraft to blame?

I have minecraft PE running on an ipad3 with 64 GB memory. When I sync with itunes I notice that the apps are now taking up about 20GB of memory. I have recently added some other apps but think that adding extra worlds in minecraft might be responsible. Roughly how much space should a world tak...

minecraft ios

RedRiderX

Whoops I meant to link to this particular gem

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