Conversation started Dec 27, 2010 at 18:54.
badp
badp
Dec 27, 2010 18:54
@sjohnston I blame Jeff, he started the thing with the 1,000,000th SO post :P
LessPop_MoreFizz
LessPop_MoreFizz
Yeah, that's just one that I've mostly managed to be unfamiliar with - at least as a specifically 4chan thing.
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Q: How does one get the earth shakers by the exit in Descent 2 level 19.

ConcernedOfTunbridgeWellsJust indulging in some retro gaming, I've downloaded Descent 2 from gog.com, and I've got a particular query: There are a couple of fenced off areas next to the exit in Level 19. They have a mesh grille over them and contain a couple of the invisible bots with phoenix cannons. In them are a co...

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sjohnston
sjohnston
@badp blaming Jeff is SOP, right?
Tim Stone
Tim Stone
We actually delegate all blame-making decisions to the WOB.
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sjohnston
sjohnston
This WOB is an amazing device. We need one for gaming [†: We do have one for Gaming. Just spin @badp's circular gravatar. No matter where it lands, it's all badp's fault.]
badp
badp
Dec 27, 2010 18:57
@sjohnston What? It's universal.
I'm sure @rchern is somehow responsible for identify-this-game questions, we just don't know how.
Actually -- yes, she's to blame for not blocking them on Webapps first!
Tim Stone
Tim Stone
@badp It wouldn't surprise me.
sjohnston
sjohnston
psh. It told me it's this radp guy's fault, whoever that is...
Tim Stone
Tim Stone
Connection made!
badp
badp
@sjohnston It's a shorthand for "roll again, dude. Please."
It means the wheel needs more information to properly assign blame.
sjohnston
sjohnston
Although then it shifted the blame to C#, which I guess I can accept
That's a rather big design limitation. I don't require any information whatsoever to assign blame.
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badp
badp
Dec 27, 2010 19:00
@sjohnston Spinning again allows the wheel more time to gather information.
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LessPop_MoreFizz
@badp Aaah, so it gathers information centripetally?
like some kind of gigantic cyclone of blame
just vacuuming up all the accusations and facts and spitting them out somewhere in Kansas.
Tim Stone
Tim Stone
Like a Dyson vacuum, the vortex created from the wheel spinning creates a powerful suction that's used to steal the information from surrounding potential blamees.
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sjohnston
sjohnston
@LessPop I believe you meant centrifugally
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LessPop_MoreFizz
@sjohnston No, that would be what happens when the WoB malfunctions and starts just baselessly blaming everybody
For the WoB to be trustworthy, it must be precise.
 
Conversation ended Dec 27, 2010 at 19:03.