The Bridge

Chippies

12:01 AM

@AshleyNunn There should be a service where you can pay someone else to sign for your parcels

Lazers

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Q: Is there a purpose to hitting the spikes in Wings of Vi?

I'm watching someone play Wings of Vi. He noticed that the static floor spikes can take damage. Most of the hits are 0 damage, but occasionally you see a 1. Is there a purpose to this? Can I kill them? (I'd tag this [Wings-of-Vi], but I don't have enough rep. I'll come back and add it later on o...

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user15026

@Chippies I think Buffer Box kinda works like that but it isn't in your house, it's in a central location (like on campus or at Google's office because they own Buffer Box now)...although it is a local company so I have no idea if it is anywhere but my city :P

Chippies

@AshleyNunn ah, there was a similar thing in Latvia, where your parcels could get delivered to this place and you just had to go pick it up

Ktash

You can also just pick them up at the post office, or sign the little note they leave and have them drop it off

Yuuki

@Chippies How is that any different than having to go to the local distribution center after having missed your pick-up?

Ktash

12:03 AM

Or have them leave it with a neighbor (which they can do with your permission)

Chippies

@Yuuki depends if you have the center in your area or not

Sepia Lazers

-1

Q: Who is mastering the rules?

I don't understand, why do some rules exist? For example ones which prohibiting game identification? Rules were voted or something? How to cancel some rule, for example, this one?

discussion

Unionhawk

HamStare @sepialazers

Matt Giltaji

@SepiaLazers /facepalm

Yuuki

So apparently, Topher Grace (That 70s Show and Interstellar) has cut an 85-minute compilation of the Star Wars prequels that's actually watchable. Here's the trailer.

He apparently cut almost the entirety of Phantom Menace and Jar Jar Binks as well.

user15026

12:15 AM

@Yuuki This is amazing

Yuuki

@AshleyNunn This is also kinda cool.

Basically, he's a human 3D printer.

user15026

Okay, that is super neat

Tim Stone

Woah woah, what the hell Shadow of Mordor? Adding obnoxious additional Steam achievements while I wasn't looking, ruining my perfect game.

Unionhawk

WHAAAAT

Oh well, I didn't have a perfect game

Tim Stone

O Mother, Where Art Thou?
Have 20 Branded Ghûls at one time.

WHY? WHY YOU DO THIS?

Unionhawk

12:21 AM

YOU CAN BRAND GUHLS

WHAT

WHAT SORCERY

Tim Stone

The Collector
Have a dominated Caragath, Wretched Graug and Spitter Ghûl simultaneously.

>_>

Yuuki

Find your birthday star, a star whose light has been traveling through space as long as you have been alive to reach Earth.

Chippies

@TimStone Yay more achievements, more to do when I actually buy the game!

Yuuki

'Kay, I interpreted that wrong. Fixed.

In more succinct terms: "finds a star that is the same distance in light years as you are old."

Ktash

@Yuuki I don't believe that is a real thing. I think he just trapped goldfish in a pond and faked it...

Yuuki

12:26 AM

@Ktash There's a video of him making them.

user15026

@Yuuki neeeeat

Ktash

@Yuuki Oh I saw. I'm calling sorcery on it still

Yuuki

@TimStone In case you aren't tired of Force Awakens lightsaber shenanigans.

ElfSlice

►

wh...

Unionhawk

ACTUAL CANNIBAL SHIA LABEOUF

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

@ELFSLICE WORST SLICE

Origami Robot

12:34 AM

Measure before you buy...

Yuuki

@OrigamiRobot The dimensions are clearly labeled on the box...

Not sure how accurate they are, but they're there.

Origami Robot

@Yuuki Yes, but I didn't measure the available space inside the car.

Also, that's the inner dimension.

Tim Stone

Your car is so cute

Origami Robot

I know, right? It's especially adorable when it pretends to do big car things.

Ktash

@AshleyNunn You'll want to be careful going down the math path there. He is wrong, but I'm not versed enough in statistics to give him the full over as to why. But it has to do with the fact that a vote like that isn't a random sampling and standard deviation is really that applicable, but if it were, margin of error isn't quite as meaningful as he is trying to make it be

But if you try to rebut him on that point, it may end up into an endless rant (mostly because he is still going in circles about that point)

Origami Robot

12:41 AM

Now I just need mats...

Unionhawk

Is it sad I read that as materials?

user15026

@Ktash Yeah, I deleted the comment because I am not a mathematician, I just know that margin of error and standard deviation is more complex than square roots

user15026

@Unionhawk I did too no worries

Unionhawk

Cool

user15026

@Ktash I figure I've said what needs to be said

James

12:42 AM

I suppose I should not mention that my mini cooper could handle around 4-5 that many of those just fine :D

Origami Robot

Philistines or w/e

Ktash

@AshleyNunn Far more. And has little to no meaning in this particular case. But I didn't really want to get into that particular voting thing because in the end it doesn't matter. As you say, it is what it is

Yuuki

The science behind Interstellar as narrated by Matthew McConaughey. Warning: contains spoilers.

James

Its back seats fold down and is a flat storage surface from trunk end to front seats when done like that :D

Ktash

We're not gonna change the rule now :)

Tim Stone

12:43 AM

@Unionhawk Do you also say vacay? You monster.

Origami Robot

@James I could too if I had back seats...

Unionhawk

No, like gaming lingo type thing.

user15026

@Ktash Pretty much

James

@OrigamiRobot Funny your car is about the same size as mine :D

badp

If you care about maths do not check meta right now.

RedRiderX

12:45 AM

Star Lord explains Star Wars to the rest of the Guardians

Now that is fanfic

Unionhawk

The "allow itg" ship has not only sailed, it hangs out with its buddy the titanic on weekends.

@TimStone I mean... I totes do. Or something. (not really)

Ktash

Gah! I'm about to write an answer about the math. I don't even care anymore. It's so wrong

Unionhawk

Heh

Trent Hawkins

@Unionhawk At the bottom of the ocean, occasionally pillaged by tourists?

Ktash

xkcd.com/386

Unionhawk

12:47 AM

Yes.

user15026

@Ktash If it helps, according to the user page there are currently 3715 users (users page - 36 per page, 230 full pages, +35 on the last page)

Ktash

Wait, that didn't onebox???

Https?

Yep the https

For the lazy

12:51 AM

@Unionhawk Thank you.

Unionhawk

See I knew we had at least one lazy person here

ElfSlice

Does anybody here follow me on bandcamp? I want to test something.

My fan profile, not my artist one.

probably not

spugsley

PIZZA ON THE WAY

Origami Robot

[insert joke about bandcamp from that movie I never saw]

user15026

I watched all of those with my parents

Unionhawk

12:54 AM

Oct 24 at 14:30, by Unionhawk

@Batophobia NO

Origami Robot

OH

oh

Matt Giltaji

@AshleyNunn awkward

unless it was heavily edited for Canadian audiences

Origami Robot

@Unionhawk I like this one better

user15026

@MattGiltaji It wasn't. :) It was actually hilarious, because my parents are great people.

Unionhawk

That one's good, but the power of the NO is just... unmatchable.

Fluttershy

12:57 AM

Smash is here!

cc: @Wipqozn @StrixVaria

Origami Robot

@Unionhawk No. The skateboard wearing a bowler reigns supreme.

Unionhawk

Yeah, but I wanted something to say "NO"

Origami Robot

@Unionhawk Use this to escape typical bridge conversations

Raven Dreamer

@spugsley Hullo, spugs!

Unionhawk

@OrigamiRobot This is amazing.

Tim Stone

1:03 AM

@spugsley Thank you for ordering me pizza, that was nice of you

Unionhawk

NOPE

YES

Ktash

Ok, I ranted

Origami Robot

Excellent.

Ktash

Someone is likely going to need to clean this up for tone after I post it lol

Unionhawk

@OrigamiRobot Or this

potentially

Nah, just the skateboard

Origami Robot

1:06 AM

I tried that, but it starts too early.

6s was too perfect.

I wish you could do 5.5s

Unionhawk

No I wanted to grab the "So long sucker", but that doesn't fit a NOPE message

Origami Robot

I don't know what this one is for, but here it is

spugsley

@TimStone :o

@RavenDreamer HIHIHIHIHIHI

I need to get some writing done

it's December 1st

new month. I can write and get paid for 6 things.

Matt Giltaji

@spugsley GOGOGO, knock em out in a week and chill the rest of the month

ElfSlice

byebye money

spugsley

1:10 AM

@MattGiltaji that's what I'm thinking :D

ElfSlice

Fuckin monstercat, and your good prices

Ktash

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A: What is the origin of the rule against game identification?

So you seem to be hung up on the math of it. Let's start with a simple and clear point: The "math" you're talking about doesn't matter. The decision has been made and it is not going to change. Sorry to tell you, it's just the way it is. Trust me, today is my 3rd anniversary here on Arqade, I've ...

Someone should look that over and probably edit down tone

user15026

@Ktash Honestly, I don't think your tone is bad

Frank

@AshleyNunn Can we have baf tones? Please? Pretty please? :P

spugsley

hmhmhmhm I also have wedding photos to finish editing

guess the writing will have to wait

user15026

1:13 AM

@Frank giggles well since you asked nicely and it isn't a defined thing, maybe?

Trent Hawkins

@Ktash I don't have enough upvotes.

Frank

upvotes all answers

@AshleyNunn I'm imagining a plushie brick as the metaphorical equivalent of a baf tone.

user15026

@Frank works for me

Frank

Oh, right! Hug gun model.

I think I need to chromatize that model. To make it super shiny and awesome.

StrixVaria

@Fluttershy Have you friend requested me?

Matt Giltaji

1:16 AM

@Frank hug gun?

Frank

James

@Ktash I honestly wonder why you wrote the same thing @AshleyNunn did but with more letters and simply added the comment 'A vote is not a statistical sampling' ... [shrug] Just me though

Frank

Imagine that, only metallic chrome.

user15026

@Frank That is a good hug gun

Frank

@MattGiltaji @AshleyNunn has a hug gun. It's a Bridge meme.

Matt Giltaji

1:17 AM

@Frank those wings will be nice

Ktash

@AshleyNunn haha alright. Maybe it was just writing it the tone in my head was a bit too fierce lol

Matt Giltaji

@Frank and its not on the meme post in meta? heresy

user15026

It's in my avatar!

Ktash

27 mins ago, by Unionhawk

Frank

@MattGiltaji It's a hug gun that explodes when it hits stuff. It's really a rocket launcher, but she hugs people with it.

Unionhawk

1:18 AM

I've always read that as "something"

badp

@Ktash BUT WHAT IF ACTUALLY 33.6915827419548 PEOPLE VOTED UP

James

@Ktash You asked for someone to review it.. I think it could have just been a comment on the question. That was my review :D

badp

I mean we can hardly have @Unionhawk count for a whole person.

Matt Giltaji

@Frank so they are warm for the rest of their life?

Unionhawk

I didn't vote I'm not that old

Frank

1:19 AM

@MattGiltaji Their very short, rather painful lives, yes.

James

I voted and am in the minority on that one

badp

@Unionhawk BUT HOW DO WE KNOW THAT

James

But I also have no wish to open up that discussion again

Ktash

@badp Tie-breaker was a battle royal to the death, I believe

@James Heh, at first it was. But it was too long :P But thanks

Yuuki

> "Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." - Terry Pratchett

badp

1:20 AM

@Ktash I volunteer @Wipqozn.

ElfSlice

FTL's game composer just announced a new album (not related to the game, but in a similar musical style)

> Color Sky was written as a response to the many, many FTL fans telling me they listened to the FTL soundtrack while they worked or studied. I hope this album gives you a similar level of deep enjoyment. Listen to it while you work, study, drive, or travel.

Three tracks are listenable already

Frank

@AshleyNunn It's hard to see, but the launcher is actually a ton longer than that.

Matt Giltaji

@AshleyNunn It makes sense now. I thought it said "huge" but your head was blocking the E

Ktash

Hahahahahaha, @badp gettin' snarky with your wikipedia links lol

I love it

Tim Stone

@spugsley Indeed

badp

1:26 AM

@Ktash The Dunning-Kruger effect is an awesome little thing.

Unionhawk

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahah‌ahahahahahahahahahahaha

Fluttershy

@StrixVaria I am unsure. I'm playing Destiny at the moment, so I likely won't get to play tonight. I think I'm Nihilist Ronin on there? Maybe one word?

spugsley

@TimStone mmmm and Howie bread

Tim Stone

I don't know what this is but it's bread so put it in my mouth

spugsley

and cheese

and garlic

Ktash

1:30 AM

> you are not making a community happier, you are making happier just yourself

Is it wrong if I just respond with a "yes I am"?

Wipqozn

@Unionhawk I support this.

Unionhawk

@badp Because I joined 1 month before the decision, and didn't know what meta was

badp

@Unionhawk YOU CAN STILL VOTE ON IT TODAY if you asked me nicely and I unlocked the question for you

Wipqozn

@Fluttershy I was out tonight, or I would have played some games wit hyou.

Unionhawk

no

unlocking it would be counterproductive to everything

You know that, I know that

Wipqozn

1:31 AM

@OrigamiRobot You're a monster. Toon Link rocks.

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spugsley

@badp whats happening?

Yuuki

I... don't think Poisson distribution can be used in this case, can it?

badp

Oh good, Dims agrees with me.

user15026

@badp No. brandishes hug gun

Origami Robot

@Wipqozn No, he really doesn't

I promise.

Ktash

1:32 AM

@badp Hahaha, I notice that lol

badp

@Yuuki No, it cannot. At best you could model the amount of people that visited the page with it.

Wipqozn

@JasonBerkan Squirtle is the best starter, so I am honored.

@ElfSlice How. You changed your name, but not to @GnomeSlice. You are officially worse tan me.

@OrigamiRobot I know you love my horn.

@OrigamiRobot We need to go a hunt together again soon.

Tim Stone

@badp Actually the distribution of a poisson to the face could solve many meta problems.

Origami Robot

This is the part of the show where @Wipqozn goes through the entire day's backlog.

Ktash

@Yuuki Yeah, that's what my rant was about. It is a vote, not a representation of a sample of a larger group of people. Though the rule may apply to a bunch of people, that is not what a vote is

Unionhawk

1:33 AM

As @Wipqozn catches up on how popular he is

badp

@TimStone I'm all out of poissons.

Wipqozn

@badp You've chosen your champion wisely.

Matt Giltaji

@Wipqozn somehow the whole @gnomeslice thing is still your fault though

Tim Stone

@badp Now I want sushi

badp

@Wipqozn I trust your superior tanking capabilities.

Wipqozn

1:34 AM

@OrigamiRobot I just have so many pings! You people love me so much. ALso this is only from half the dayt.

Ktash

Apparently, though, I'm just trying to make myself happy by having been in the minority on the ITG vote and not wanting a revote. Who knew?

I should really see a therapist about that

Wipqozn

@Unionhawk I get so many pings when I'm afk. It makes me feel so loved.

I knew

@MattGiltaji I just wish I could fix it.

Ktash

1:34 AM

@Unionhawk And you didn't tell me?! :O

Unionhawk

It's better that way

Ktash

@Yuuki I will always star little mermaid

Wipqozn

@Ktash Little Mermaid has the worst message of all Disney movies.

Yuuki

@Wipqozn Albeit still better than the original message.

Unionhawk

@OrigamiRobot I want to use this for when it's Canadians discuss American politics hour

Ktash

1:38 AM

@Wipqozn I don't know, Hamlet was a little dark at parts. And beauty and the beast is about stockholm syndrome. And in sleeping beauty, she "falls in love" with him after he sneaks up on her in the forest, and then he takes advantage of her later while she is passed out

James

Just asked my boss if my dev team can get a set of 'Team Shirts' made up

badp

"Steam has finished downloading SteamVR"

Ktash

If you look too deep at the undertones of those movies, you don't get a lot of positive. But they are fantastic

James

Suggested this as the image we use on said shirts: i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/121/811/…

Unionhawk

Or the "IF I HAD ONE" image macro :D

(that's the best show)

James

1:40 AM

I kind of wanted a front and back Hoodie

On the front it says something like Look on the back for all the fucks I give

and then nothing on the back

Ktash

> I suggest to add another one: allow to ask about games from DOS/Atari/Sinclair/etc era.

I'm out

I'm done

Wipqozn

@Ktash Okay, let me rephrase: The worst and most blatant.

Unionhawk

I kind of want to post "Let's revisit ITG!" and self-answer "No let's not!"

Wipqozn

Most disney movies have terrible messages, but Little Mermaids is literally just "Be pretty and people will love you", "Men don't like woman who talk or think", "Ugly people are evil", and it's quite blatant about that.

Matt Giltaji

@Wipqozn let's talk about song of the south

Ktash

1:42 AM

^ That was what I was going to say next lol

Wipqozn

Fien FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE

I GIVE UP

KEEP NAMING OTHER MOVIES

I DECLARE VICTORY

AND WILL NOW DELETE MY ACCOUNT

Ktash

Alice in Wonderland is also about drugs. Even kids know that.

Wipqozn

I SAID I DECLARE VICTORY

YOU CAN'T NAME ANYMORE MOVIES

Ktash

You can always turn most of these on their head as well and argue that they're great movies with lots of good messages

Wipqozn

WE CAN NOW ONLY TALK ABOUT HOW HANDSOME IA M

Ktash

1:44 AM

:)

@Wipqozn You are Toph. You are awesome, but clearly I am more handsome

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot My toon link rocks message got 3 stars, and your toon link is the worst message got zero stars. By the Law of Stars I am therefore more right than you and Toon Link rocks.

Matt Giltaji

@Ktash good racist, sexist, conformist, anti semitic messages, yes

Wipqozn

@Ktash Toph is my favourite character from that show.

It is a tough call though, because all the characters are great.

spugsley

@Wipqozn ME TOO

Origami Robot

4 hours ago, by Origami Robot

Tell me, which Link was in Spirit Tracks and Phantom Hourglass?

Ktash

1:45 AM

@Wipqozn That's because Toph is the second best. After Iroh

Unionhawk

@spugsley So basically you're saying @Wipqozn is your favorite?

spugsley

noooooooope

Matt Giltaji

I think @Wipqozn needs a little add/remove from room owners, amirite?

Ktash

Alright, they've jumped off the deep end and haven't swum back. I'm disengaging and closing the tab. I just can't anymore

also, swum is the right tense there, right?

spugsley

My next tattoo is gonna be Avatar related. Yaaaaaay

James

1:48 AM

@Dims You are fighting a losing battle. This topic was discussed not for 10min not for a day not for a week.. But for over 3-4 Months before everyone on both sides gave up trying to convince each other of the merits. We collectively agreed that we were never going to sway anyone one way or another and to just vote on it. That is what became of it and is the result. And just for note, I am on the Losing side of that vote and I DO NOT WANT THIS TOPIC OPENED UP AGAIN. It was a horrific 3-4Months on this site with everyone at each other's throats. Just let it go. — James 1 min ago

Ktash

@spugsley :O :O :O

spugsley

:O

James

Can not believe I actually commented on that damn topic

spugsley

the elements, Avatar style :D

James

I hate you guys :P

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Ktash