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Q: Is GTA Online protected by an anti-cheat engine?

EpocI play regularly on GTA Online with my mates, in the last couple of weeks we almost already encounter cheaters while in a public session. They can do whatever they want which is very annoying (and being always in passive mode to protect ourselves is not funny), so we are asking ourselves if GTA O...

 
I thought I heard cheaters get stuck in the cheaters lobby
 
I believe they're still perma-banning rockstar social accounts for detected modders.
 
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Q: How much bonus damage and sign intensity does the Focus talent provide?

Mad ScientistThe Focus talent has the following description: Adrenaline points increase both weapon damage and sign intensity This sounds like a really useful talent, but slots are very rare and putting one of the neutral talents in a rare slot is quite an investment, especially as they don't provide an...

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Q: Streetpass Doesn't load?

mario64sunshineSo, I recently got a new Micro SD card for my New 3DS. I first saved a backup of the old one on the computer, And then used that to put all the old data on it. I just loaded up Streetpass today, And it said "Update data is corrupted.". So, I then deleted the update data and downloaded again. Afte...

 
Back for works I dies
Grrrrr
Bake for work I guess
To
 
Finally tried that Google Cardboard thing. I got motion sick instantly.
 
7:10 PM
Google what's words
 
I still feel nauseous.
 
@StrixVaria is this your first exposure to VR anything?
 
@StrixVaria that bad?
 
@badp Yes.
 
:(
I haven't had a chance yet.
 
7:11 PM
It was really cool.
 
@StrixVaria that's probably why, VR is pretty rough the first couple times.
 
I'm prone to motion sickness easily too.
 
What I did hear is that, no matter your level of experience, VR + alcohol = instant vomit
 
@badp Ugh I don't even want to think about what that would be like.
I was a little nervous about how the images would line up since they're both projected with pixels. I don't like the 3D on the 3DS because everything's really jagged, but it was a lot better with my Nexus 5 screen.
 
@Unionhawk Microsoft is the King of Obscure and Useless Error Codes.
"An error occurred 0x95EF84DE7FUCKYOU"
 
7:14 PM
@StrixVaria idk if you are talking about new or original, but on the new 3ds it looks a lot better.
 
(Windows 10 is sadly no better in this regard)
 
@Rapitor I've had an original and a 3DSXL, but not a "New 3DS".
They really need to retroactively re-name all the 3DS products so they're more easily disambiguated.
 
I'm scared that Win10 is being pushed via the update system. :|
 
@StrixVaria sshhhh, Nintendo doesn't like when you use logic.
 
I've heard of people being asked to upgrade (or at least sign up to upgrade) and I haven't seen anything like that yet.
I have Windows 8.1 so it should be a free upgrade, right?
 
7:16 PM
@StrixVaria yes
 
@MadMAxJr The only really annoying thing about how Microsoft has been pushing builds is that you have to go through the "Hi. While we are settings things up for you" color cornucopia per-user setup thing every time.
 
7, 8, 8.1 get free upgrades to 10.
 
@StrixVaria do you have a pending Windows update?
 
@StrixVaria they are rolling out the update notifications slowly, you'll get it eventually.
 
@murgatroid99 Probably. Let me check there.
 
7:16 PM
It will ask you to 'reserve' yoru free copy.
 
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Q: How to settle free planets in enemy territory?

AlcherBlackI can't figure out how to settle planets that are not in my territory. 2 turns after I land a colony ship, the planet gets culture flipped. I have time only to fast build a single building! I tried to build a Consulate, but it doesn't seem to help. I also tried building an influence starbase nex...

 
Also Windows 10 is really pushy about updates in general, scheduling reboots and then going through with them
although this might be more pronounced in Insider builds
 
114 important updates available. I should probably stay more on top of this.
 
@StrixVaria whooooops
 
it's probably an optional update
@badp this is probably a setting like with other windows, no?
 
7:18 PM
 
Admittedly, I am looking forward to them going 'Sorry about that whole Start button thing, here's a new one....'
 
@MadMAxJr There's a start button in 8.1.
 
@badp delay
 
Does the button in 10 just pull up metro tiles too?
 
I clicked on Learn More and nothing happened
@MadMAxJr yes
 
7:19 PM
Sigh.
 
but you can just hide all of them.
 
This is what I get for being that guy who clicked 'Make it look like XP' on desktop settings as long as humanly possible.
 
This is pretty much the default. I assume that missing tiles are because Italy isn't very sexy a country.
 
Oh good, Power isn't under /settings/ this time.
 
@MadMAxJr The power button is enough power settings!
 
7:20 PM
@MadMAxJr 8.1 has a power button directly on the metro interface thingy.
 
On/Sort-of-off
 
Seriously, 8.1 fixed almost all my issues with 8.
 
i don't mind the app icons. I just hated the homescreen or whatever it's called of win8
 
If you want really-off, I guess you are a weirdo
sage nod
 
Will Win10 still allow local accounts without tethering to a Microsoft Account?
 
7:21 PM
@MadMAxJr not at this stage
 
@MadMAxJr It better.
 
but again this might be an insider thing.
You have to sign in with Microsoft for the preview builds.
 
It took me way too long to find the "no, don't associate with a Microsoft account" option when installing 8.1.
 
i'd think it has offline.
 
For 8/8.1 you had to go into 'forgot password' before you could do that...
Just uneasy about accepting change. You know, like every Windows release.
 
7:22 PM
@MadMAxJr Yeah, which I only found myself in because I really did forget my password, and then I saw the option I wanted all along.
 
@MadMAxJr What? When I installed 8 the setting was a link on the screen before the username and password thing
 
Now I know overseas, Microsoft got their hand forced to /not/ shove certain options down the EUs throat.
 
@MadMAxJr and thats why Microsoft has such a hard time innovating/trying new things/improving. people don't let them lol
 
oh actually it was like this
 
@Rapitor To be fair, I jumped in headfirst when Vista released. So, paranoid.
@badp See, that is clear and obvious.
 
7:24 PM
Vista wasn't bad UI wise, it just didnt work.
8 was bad UI
 
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Q: Yandere-Simulator! Having trouble downloading the game

DatOnePokemonGuyWhenever I download the game it either tries to open it with Windows Media Center or Unity Player. I am pretty sure I remember making files that are similar open the same programme by accident.... I don't know how to fix it can someone help me? ;~;

 
Yes. Vista also had that whole, "By the way, 64-bit becoming a thing, oh nothing you own has drivers for 64-bit..."
 
The UI differences between 8 and 10 aren't that important, but then again I didn't mind the 8 UI
Mainly you get windowed metro apps.
 
I can live with 8, so long as I can get to Windows Explorer unscathed.
I can handle it from there..
 
Which, on the other hand, it means more metro apps.
 
7:25 PM
So I assume I can live with 10.
I have to learn to accept it because eventually we'll adopt it at work and they need people who know what to expect.
 
Adios!
 
This is calc.exe
 
@badp I have beta W10 on my phone
looks awesome but 2buggy4me
 
@ardaozkal Tempted to flag as malware
 
Which reminds me, I need to check for new 'internet of things' Win10 builds to see if I can toss one on my pi that actually supports sound yet.
 
7:26 PM
There's also a built-in maps app but it's fairly useless for me when I already have google maps. I guess it does have offline maps?
 
@badp So does Google Maps soon.
 
 
At least, the Android version. I haven't heard anything about the web version.
 
@StrixVaria I thought it was for ye olde countries only
 
7:27 PM
just like offline YouTube is
 
@ardaozkal it's basically the same, I see
 
@badp The whole point of the offline maps stuff was for countries with subpar online connections.
To be honest, I just hope I can use it in the USA, rather than only having it if I'm in the middle of nowhere in Africa or something.
 
@badp it is even called Windows 10 for Phones and not Windows Phone 10.
 
There's still places out in Kansas where you can't get a cell signal.
 
7:29 PM
@badp that's the idea.
XB1 is even getting Windows 10.
 
If you choose a national cell carrier here (rather than a provincial one), you only have cell coverage in the cities.
 
@StrixVaria but hey! now you can download and watch videos offline in regular countries too! so long as they are music videos with terribad sound quality! and the privilege to doing so is tied to Google Play Music, which consumes a lot less data for much better quality and also does offline.
 
@badp I mean, it's literally "An exception occurred: <.NET exception occurred>"
And I'm not even incorrect by saying "literally" there, that's apparently what that says
 
Seriously I don't know what they were thinking when they came up with the Music Key.
 
@badp Yeah, I read that announcement and dismissed it.
 
7:31 PM
I mean
I guess it's cool that I have it? so long as I switch the YouTube app to a YouTube account I never used
maybe the occasional brentalfloss video is covered.
 
I love never seeing ads on music videos
 
It's okay.. Wait long enough and google will own everything. :(
 
@murgatroid99 but just music videos? and why watch music videos anyway?
 
@badp If I want to listen to some random piece of music, the first hit is always YouTube
And yes, I do think that not seeing ads on music videos is better than nothing
 
There was a newspaper story yesterday of concern.. Google Fiber, the long awaited and praised gigabit internet access for realistic prices in the US... Google is taking DMCA notices from legal firms and passing them on to the end user. Most other ISPs refuse to relay these letters out of concern for breach of customer privacy and other reasons.
 
7:34 PM
@badp because wrecking ball / anaconda ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
 
@MadMAxJr did you see Google's statement about why they do that?
 
I know they have a response to it out there, but I haven't read it yet.
I was suprised to see the topic in a newspaper. Aside from the surprise of seeing a newspaper.
 
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Q: custom games on world at war

AnXeLI have a question...if i buy call of duty world at war for PC i want to know how to use custom maps downloaded by other players...i saw some video (vanossgaming) playing this maps...i don't know if he bought them but they are realy expensive...i want to know if there is a tutorial or something......

 
like, this video is covered by the YouTube key -- and the only quality you can download it at is 360p
it sounds like crap at 360p
why even bother
 
Because tons of people don't know better.
 
7:37 PM
at 360p you're certainly not watching the video for the video, and you aren't downloading it for the sound either
 
You tell them it's "high quality" without mentioning words that actually have meaning, they'll check it out
 
it is the first Google hit, but that's honestly stupid that it is
 
@badp It's only at 480p anyway
 
i don't really think resolution of the video affects audio quality.
 
It does
 
7:38 PM
@Rapitor it does.
 
YouTube compression
 
@Rapitor It does.
 
that doesn't make any sense
 
@Rapitor yes it does
 
@Rapitor I think how they arrive at lower resolution is they just compress the whole video
 
7:38 PM
@Rapitor nothing by Google makes sense.
 
So...
 
the resolution slider just adjusts the quality of the whole thing
 
@ardaozkal Google AdSense?
 
both sound and video
 
I mean, it makes cents...
 
7:39 PM
If you think about it that way it makes perfect sense
 
just watch any video at 144p
bbl
 
@Yuuki it shows me WoW ads while I don't like WoW. makes no sense.
 
Yeah, compare 144p to 1080p and see for yourself
 
144p isn't even a choice
 
Wish I could figure out how to get youtube to consistently offer me 60fps when there's a video that I know has 60fps options.
 
7:40 PM
@Rapitor It is in some cases.
 
@ardaozkal Yeah, but the owner of the site is making cents.
 
@MadMAxJr it depends on the upload
 
That explains it. AT&T U-verse is DSL, so half a megabit up.
 
@MadMAxJr Sacrifice a virgin SSD to the gods of the Internet on a blood moon.
 
er, oh, upload of the video online? Well yeah, I'm talking about one that I know is 60fps
 
7:41 PM
@Unionhawk like all my cases. I have 3mbps connection here
 
It doesn't always give me 720p60fps in the dropdown
 
@ardaozkal As in, depends on the upload
 
@MadMAxJr i mean how it's rendered/uploaded to youtube.
 
@MadMAxJr you mean on the same video?
 
Sometimes (often) 240p is the lowest
 
7:42 PM
if it's rendered at 60fps then youtube should take it
 
It's one of the Maru the cat videos. Some of the newer ones are in 60fps, but I don't always get the option in my youtube options.
 
I think you also need to be a partner or something
@MadMAxJr oh then idk
 
@MadMAxJr Is this watching immediately, or like, several hours after upload?
 
Something that's been up for weeks.
 
@Rapitor nope, I upload 60fps too
 
7:43 PM
Well iunno then
You're clearly doing it wrong
 
i blame @Wipqozn
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I'm going to consult an excuse generator
Reason why I can't watch cat videos in 60fps consistently: excessive collisions & not enough packet ambulances
 
Where's the wheel of blame that always lands on @Wipqozn?
 
and sometimes @uni
 
@uni is to blame rather than @Wipqozn? My headcanon is broken once more
 
7:46 PM
Do you even know what a headcanon is?
 
brb
 
@Unionhawk irrelevant
 
I blame Unionhawk's build errors.
 
@GodEmperorDune I disagree
It's absolutely relevant
 
@Unionhawk Well, by virtue of you always being wrong, I guess it isn't relevant.
 
7:50 PM
 
@Yuuki I'm sad nobody got my typeof(Uni); false joke :9
 
> First Axiom of the Bridge: When in doubt, blame @Wipqozn. When not in doubt, also blame @Wipqozn
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> Second Axiom of the Bridge: @Uni is wrong, full stop.
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And by virtue of being an axiom one can't actually prove me wrong?
Sweet!
I win again!
fine
 
hahahahaha really?
 
FINE
I SEE HOW IT IS
 
7:53 PM
hurrdurrflags.gif
 
Can people be banned from chats?
 
No. There were no flags. Gtfo
 
@ardaozkal yeah
I expect pointless flags from gamedev and mathematics, not you guys
 
Meh, I expect pointless flags from you guys
I had a feeling that might get flagged
And I was right!
Take that @Yuuki
 
I'm on mobile, i don't know how to flag
 
7:54 PM
oh boy.
flag abuse
finished tasks for the day, too early to leave. don't want to start new tasks partially before closing...
 
meh, would photoshop the representative picture of r/thebutton to show it as it was flagging, but I'm bored.
that gif can be found here i.imgur.com/Mpi2qdN.gif
 
Headcannons are fine, but what about legswords?
 
@MadMAxJr that would be hard to walk with.
 
@Rapitor headcannons are hard to think with.
 
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Q: It is possible to play online on a Ps2 Slim?

BeavoruIt is possible to play online on a PlayStation 2 Slim, and if that's the case, how?

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Q: Which merchants pay best?

Mad ScientistI noticed at some point that different merchants don't all pay the same for what you're selling. Depending on the category, or even the specific item, some merchants simply pay significantly more. Are there some general rules on which merchants pay better for which items?

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Q: Highest rating armour?

RhcfrefI was recently watching a live stream on twitch tv and I heard that there is apparently armour and swords that have a higher protection and damage stats than the Ursine mastercraft ones. Is this true? If anyone knows anything about these items than I would love to know about them!

 
8:06 PM
@ardaozkal you don't need to think when your head is a cannon.
 
@Rapitor just bomb the boss/teacher/people that want you to think.
 
"hey what do you think abou--" BLAM
 
Upgrade from Headcannon to Headhowitzer.
A stylish US M198 or maybe a French TRF1
 
We need to implement a translator system
 
@ardaozkal for what?
 
8:11 PM
UK english to US english if wanted
 
Why?
Neither of them are hard to read
 
Might code a browser plugin though.
 
Embrace the U!
 
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Q: Serena Trouble! Help!

SnarlyButton84In the Heartfire DLC for Skyrim The Elder Scrolls V. I wanted to build Winstad Manor, but, I wanted a steward since I don't like walking across the map for lumber. I want a Steward but Serena will not go away. I'm on the Auriel's bow mission, where you obtain it. How can I fix this???

 
Also happy Kandil if one of you is a Muslim
 
8:15 PM
back to worm
ugh, hr system throwing an error "the person name start date must be equal to the person start date"
this is worse than pc load letter
 
8:30 PM
Hmmm, I need a name for my newest craft in KSP
It's a multirole intrasystem shuttle
 
call it "name goes here" or "sample text"
 
no no no no that is MLG copypasta
go with "halflife3"
that's how you know it's gon be gud.
 
 
@badp but it'll never arrive then!
 
8:34 PM
"My position (within 276 km)"
 
best answer of 21th century
"hola amigos yo soy german el que los videos pero no se descargar minecraft"
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Q: Minecraft 1.8.6 download / launcher 1.6.11 issues Vista 32 bit

brian9695Recently, I had a hard drive failure on my daughter's computer. I am trying to get an older vista machine up and running for her to play Minecraft while the parts are shipping for repair. It took a couple days to get it updated to service pack 2 vista as I had it stripped bare before I stored it....

it translates to "hi friends i am german the files that are downloaded from videos are not minecraft"
anyone want to put a spanish "no piracy" there? edit: just put
 
Or just flag as NAA and move on
 
@Unionhawk already did
 
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Q: Determine Minecraft item type from entity or inventory?

IceMetalPunkI have a dropper which can contain, of course, any items. Assuming I can already target this dropper in a command's target selector, how can I determine what item is in the first slot of its inventory and use that item ID for another command? Alternatively, if this dropper is triggered and spits ...

 
In fact, calling that best answer of the century sarcastically is still not quite accurate. I'm sure someone has answered "BUTTS BUTTS BUTTS BUTTS BUTTS" or something.
 
8:47 PM
@Unionhawk I know we've gotten "answers" that are just varied combinations of insults, swear words, and racial slurs.
 
Yep
 
9:01 PM
Wait, is Windows 10 out?
 
@badp I think I saw something about late July
 
@murgatroid99 July 29th
 
This states that upgrade is available superuser.com/questions/922441/…
 
@ardaozkal No, it doesn't
 
9:03 PM
@ardaozkal It's just the announcement for the upgrade
 
Oh? Disabled Windows Update so I don't know what it is.
 
@ardaozkal why would you do that?
 
@ardaozkal You are a crazy fool
 
Seriously, that's basically like saying "I prefer to use an OS with security vulnerabilities"
 
@murgatroid99 coding in middle of build You have to restart. Now or in 15 minutes disables windows update
 
9:05 PM
might as well run Windows XP
 
@ardaozkal There are ways to fix that without disabling it
 
@ardaozkal Isn't there a "save" button or something in those programs?
 
@ardaozkal ...what sort of build takes longer than 3 minutes?
 
@badp xamarin studio :(
The student edition doesn't have Visual Studio extension and Xamarin Studio is slow as hell.
@badp nah, you can't run Windows Phone 8 emulator.
Also, I remember a post on 9GAG about microsoft is a good guy and will allow upgrades from pirated copies. cough cough "If you don’t see the Get Windows 10 app on your PC, it might be because: " "4. Your device is not running genuine Windows."
 
@ardaozkal It turns out, that that was never what they actually meant
> getting your news from 9GAG
 
9:09 PM
Please don't spam me
 
Sorry
 
np
 
Yes I know
It won't onebox
Deal with it
 
@Unionhawk replace the food bowl with the litter box, and it's pretty accurate
 
@murgatroid99 btw, 1) I never liked/used pirated copies tho 2) I don't, I am a insider and I shoulda had the mail with release date
 
9:12 PM
The Win10 update notification is going out in batches, not to every user.
 
@MadMAxJr I hope senpai already noticed me
 
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Q: Trees wont gros in minecraft FTB

Alpha HaXINI created a 2x2 sprucefarm in FTB and they wont grow at all I tried bonemealing them and everything , here's a picture :

 
They're being phrased with scare tactics. "Reserve your Win10 update now, as this is a limited time offer." They don't tell you that the update window is within one year of the go-live date.
 
faq explains it tho
"It is available for a limited time: you have one year from the time Windows 10 is available to take advantage of this offer."
 
I suspect they /really/ want to collect pre-release metrics of users opting in early to get the upgrade.
 
9:15 PM
1 sec
 
Skeptic, but I have to accept Win10 no matter which way I go. I'll live.
When corporate decides to roll out Win10.. I might take two weeks off during that.
 
@MadMAxJr the summer school of microsoft turkey specifically states Windows 10 is needed
Insider version has keylogger in it hint hint @badp
 
The insider version has a keylogger, because you probably agree to it as a part of the insider agreement. And the insider builds are for collecting tons and tons of data for development.
 
@MadMAxJr Yep, they collect my typing history on my phone and I let them do it. I don't want it, but I also want to test Windows 10. No choice then.
The license agreement even mentions this specifically: “we may collect typed characters and use them for purposes such as improving autocomplete and spellcheck features.”
 
Rey can did Andy she than snails
 
9:24 PM
weeeeeeeeeeeeeew
what's the policy on questions that are in open beta or in Steam Early Access?
 
No change
 
Don't those count as unreleased?
 
"Or not available to the public"
Only for closed betas
 
@MadMAxJr It counts as "released" if it's generally available. I think open beta counts as that
 
If you can obtain access on demand, its on topic
 
9:27 PM
It's in Steam Early Access, so anyone can download it.
 
Or not on steam but also in beta
Or alpha as long as its available to everyone
 
okay, thanks guys.
 
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Q: Can't Enter Trap Door in Zork

LONKNOOSAt the beginning of the game of Zork there is a Trap Door. I try to Enter by Saying "Enter Trap Door" However when I do that it says "There is a Wall There". I am playing Release 13

 
@Lazers2.0 Oh god Zork... the "Guess what I called the 'door' in this room" game.
 
What, microsoft already released Skype translator? Wow, I feel like live in a cave.
And guess why my pc is lagging, Windows Update!
 
9:42 PM
I made that Zork Question
 
Yep
 
Hola is literally owned by "Luminati". That doesn't seem safe.
 
From what I read they offer to sell traffic along Hola nodes and claim they don't have to worry about the legality of user actions because they can't track it.
 
@ardaozkal If you have Hola installed, you could do that yourself through the link in the first pinned post.
 
9:56 PM
@Arperum yeah, I know, I'm already at that link. I never heard of Hola before tho. I usually stay in safe websites and use legal stuff, so I don't have an antivirus or any VPN software installed (except I have zendesk on my chrome)
 
@ardaozkal Get some AV now
"safe" websites do get hacked, or exploited thorugh ads or whatever.
 
adblock
any recommendations for good and light AVs?
 
@ardaozkal windows security essentials
 
@murgatroid99 yeah, I have that preinstalled. Let a trojan through it tho.
 
I currently have avast installed. but that's mostly because lazy.
 
9:59 PM
About the trojan, Security Essentials successfully removed it. After letting it through.
 
MSE is good, but there's better. In terms of free tools, MSE isn't bad. It tends to be lower overhead than a lot of security options.
 
@ardaozkal if you're getting trojans, maybe your browsing strategy isn't that secure
 
@murgatroid99 I do like torrenting stuff though.
 

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