Game Development

Noctrine

11:00 PM

Why'd you drop your old accounts?

Arda Xi

Just account

It's a long story. Ask the Bridge, they love recounting it.

Krazer

Lets not question the man that doesn't exist~

Icy Defiance

if he answers the question, is that not equivalent to observing him? which means he would then exist.

Alex M.

yeah, should I bring my graph out again?

Noctrine

necessary work hasn't been done to prove that I am infact observing him.

Byte56

11:05 PM

@ArdaXi Is that actually abusing flags? I mean, it's not like it's anything hard core, but maybe someone could be offended by that.

Alex M.

I do not see how.

as I always say, I'd expect insulting one's favorite programming language should be more of an offense here, than cursing that's not even aimed at an user.

Byte56

I'm not sure either, I'd say I'm the hardest person to offend ever, but I know some people.

Icy Defiance

nah all sorts of people are offended by swearing, thus the reason it's illegal on antenna TV in the US, and cable/satellite TV usually avoids it during the day. the people who are offended by it, though, generally limit their internet usage to Facebook and email (probably through Yahoo), so we don't see them much.

Alex M.

maybe one having a personal quarrel with me flagged it

we may never know

Icy Defiance

I think PythonInProgress doesn't like swearing, but he's not here

Byte56

11:08 PM

Maybe since it's somewhat derogatory towards women?

Alex M.

if he wants to help me with Ars Ignis, the first step in the interview will be the swearing test

to show me he's got big virtual cojones

and can capslock someone to death

Icy Defiance

nonono, the most fun is when you can win an argument on the internet without using caps lock, instead relying entirely on perfect logic mixed with just enough wit to make your opponent see red with anger. >:D

Code Assassin

@IcyDefiance sadistic

Alex M.

cough wonder what Kikaimaru's doing now cough

Icy Defiance

ha

Alex M.

11:11 PM

anyway

since we've got new faces around

Icy Defiance

he probably broke himself by thinking of something that doesn't exist

Byte56

Anyway, I think "Okay. Who's abusing their flags." was the wrong approach :/

Alex M.

we should be sharing stories

it is the right approach, for my remark is not offensive

ToddersLegrande

@AlexM. your comments get flagged a lot

Alex M.

it is merely the reaction of a man who went through too much

Code Assassin

11:12 PM

@ToddersLegrande xD

Alex M.

@ToddersLegrande shrug

Byte56

Yeah funny video.

Icy Defiance

I think if I were to come here after losing a game of LoL, my messages would be flagged a lot too...

Byte56

It's kind of like adding an animated video to a stand up act

Alex M.

told you guys I learnt some of my English from GTAs

what would you expect

Code Assassin

11:14 PM

@Byte56 I used to draw stick figures and voice overs when I was little. Nothing more than static images. Then I would burn it to a CD(after doctoring it up in iMovie) and force my whole family to watch it

even though it was like 46 seconds long.

Alex M.

that's the evilest thing I've ever heard of

Icy Defiance

that's kind of awesome

I mean I would hate you if I was in your family, but still awesome

Code Assassin

@AlexM. xD. I wouldn't actually force them rather I whined and got my way :P

@IcyDefiance XDDDDDD

Byte56

Weren't you little like a year ago?

:p

Code Assassin

@Byte56 I still am =)

how about

Alex M.

11:15 PM

me too!

Code Assassin

5/6 years old

ToddersLegrande

He was basically internet illegal a year ago

Code Assassin

@AlexM. no.. lies

Alex M.

I'm just a bigger kid

Code Assassin

LOL

Alex M.

11:15 PM

the beard is just an illusion

ClassicThunder

omg there are fleas in my new apartment

not cool

Icy Defiance

beards are an illusion, as is life, and pants

Alex M.

I've got bugs in mine, so glad I'm not staying there throughout summer

actually I told you about that bug I squashed

Code Assassin

@ClassicThunder Can you get a room switch. Probs someone was smuggling a dog in(if that's not allowed)

or a cat

Alex M.

sent its head in the air, landed a long distance away

Code Assassin

11:17 PM

*?

Alex M.

thank god there are no bugs chatting here

otherwise it'd have flagged it

or insect activists

Icy Defiance

there is a religion where the follows believe one should hurt other forms of life as little as possible, and that includes all forms of life, including microbial stuff

ClassicThunder

@CodeAssassin Nah I moved everything in and to move again would be a terrible pain. I'll just keep vacuuming and salt the floors. Usually does the trick.

Icy Defiance

like they wear masks to keep from disturbing the air around them, and sweep in front of where they walk to keep from stepping on bugs.

Byte56

@AlexM. cache1.asset-cache.net/xc/…

ClassicThunder

11:21 PM

@IcyDefiance Isn't that the more extreme fringes of Buddhism. ?

Alex M.

@IcyDefiance what about the bacteria their immune systems kill?

Icy Defiance

@ClassicThunder Google says it's Jainism, and looks to be related to Buddhism somehow. still reading.

Alex M.

@Byte56 can't see it :(

Icy Defiance

@AlexM. they realize they can't prevent all harm to life, but they want to do as little harm as possible.

Code Assassin

@ClassicThunder Good idea.

Byte56

11:23 PM

Code Assassin

I knew it... Byte56 is a supporter of bugs.

Alex M.

look at his face, with that smile

Byte56

They type so fast.

Alex M.

all commyflaggy and stuff

ClassicThunder

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Q: Where can I buy freely redistributable (creative commons) game assets?

I'd like to know about any 3D asset shops out there that specialize in game assets and, most importantly, license their assets under an open license like Creative Commons or similarly permissive. We are looking to buy some professional looking assets for use and redistribution with our open sour...

Isn't this sort of stuff off topic?

Byte56

11:24 PM

That one is of the Y2k variety. I know most of you kids are too young to remember that.

Alex M.

it's a Flagheisen's bug

they flag comments but each time one starts to notice it's a bug, they change their behavior

I've heard some might behave like... gasp

cats

they win pursuers over with cute gifs

Byte56

@ClassicThunder Yeah, not constructive. I commented on the answer, but neglected to vote on the question.

Code Assassin

and they like the number 56

@Byte56 Why did you pick 56?

Arda Xi

I like 56

Byte56

I picked 56 because I had to choose a number between 1 and 10.

Dave

11:27 PM

56 should be mascot of this room

Code Assassin

@Byte56 witty response is witty

Byte56

►

Alex M.

hey, I can turn my AMD motherboard into the mainframe

it's got an AM3 socket, so I can get a nice quad phenom in it

Dave

lol that scream

Alex M.

got 4GB spare RAM

Code Assassin

11:29 PM

@Dave Bender is hilarious

Dave

i didnt like futurama much though

Code Assassin

I don't watch futurama so I fail

Dave

family guy is where its at

Byte56

@Dave Internet slap

Alex M.

I can't watch futurama without pirating it

Code Assassin

11:30 PM

@AlexM. USA USA USA(chants)

Alex M.

yes, but we've got better beer

and Romania's on 2nd place in the internet speed top afaik

we've got awesome cars

and uh

oh yeah this never fails

Code Assassin

All Romanians are vampires!? :D

Alex M.

I was going to say how if you're not descending from a native american family you're actually coming from somewhere around this part of the world

but yeah, your reason could work too: we've got Dracula

there's a certain advantage of yours, having access to all that's new in terms of tech and stuff

because it mostly originates there (from a market POV)

but sometimes the way your government acts, scares the hell out of me

Byte56

They heard that.

Alex M.

shit

ClassicThunder

11:35 PM

@AlexM. Scares me too :(

Byte56

The chat really has been bugged!

Alex M.

okay, who's the mole

what if I am, and I'll never find out :O

Icy Defiance

I'm told American beer is horribly misrepresented in other countries, because we mass produce so much and that horrible stuff is what gets exported. foreigners never taste our craft beers.
But I'm a pepsi guy, not a beer guy, so I'm just regurgitating what I've heard.

Alex M.

after all you'd expect them to be master manipulators

Icy Defiance

underage anyway, because for some reason Americans think it takes a greater sense of responsibility to drink than to join the army.

Byte56

11:36 PM

@IcyDefiance That's a silly rule.

Alex M.

you also think driving at the age of 16 is safer than a chocolate Kinder egg

Icy Defiance

lol right

Byte56

Clearly we need to raise the age to join the army to 21

Icy Defiance

or remove the age limit on drinking entirely and become like Ireland where the pub is the typical gathering place for the entire family. whoo drunk kids. :D

Alex M.

looking back, most of the people I know got their license when they turned 18 (minimum here)

Icy Defiance

11:38 PM

I think it was Ireland...

Alex M.

and quite a lot of them started speeding and drifting aorund town

a beer helps me reach a better flow

but anything more is counterproductive

Icy Defiance

most of the people I know were fairly responsible drivers. I mean most of the people I know are complete idiots and I don't want them on the road in the first place, but at least they don't see cars as toys.

I know a sizable number of exceptions though.

Alex M.

I don't get drunk, imagine the lines of code I'd write while being sober instead

Byte56

I haven't had a good flow session in a while.

Too long.

ClassicThunder

@Byte56 o.0

Byte56

11:39 PM

Flow (psychology)

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Dave

@Byte56 *cyber slap

Alex M.

okay, who gets nostalgia kicks from this

►

ClassicThunder

lol I know I was making a . joke

Icy Defiance

to achieve the best ~~flow~~ groove, you need a personal guard who watches out for people about to ruin said groove, and throws those people out the window.

Alex M.

I remember having a blood elf hunter a long time ago, just when TBC was released

with a panther pet

Byte56

11:41 PM

Rapping

Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting (bars), or rhyming) refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” (rhythm and rhyme), and “delivery”. Rapping is distinct from spoken word poetry in that it is performed in time to a beat. Rapping is often associated with and a primary ingredient of hip hop music and reggae, but the phenomenon predates hip hop culture by centuries. It can also be found in alternative rock such as that of Cake and the Red Hot ...

Groovy!

here, have some

I don't get it.

flow

11:42 PM

Are you wet, Alex?

oh I see

Byte56

Line crossed.

Alex M.

blush most of the time :P

Byte56

Flag it.

Alex M.

no no no

I like where this is going

Icy Defiance

nooooooooooooooo.com

Byte56

11:43 PM

@AlexM. walgreens.com/q/unscented-antiperspirant

Alex M.

ahem

I really have no idea how to counter that

I'll take it in

we've only got Mennen and Nivea in Romania, in most places

in some stores, like Auchan, there's Old Spice

I like Old Spice

Byte56

Oh, well, we're pretty sweaty over here.

And we love choices.

Or rather the appearance of choices.

Alex M.

I always enter my room dramatically and say "Hello ladies."

and the ladies go "beep beep" foreveralone.jpg

Byte56

That was a good one.

Alex M.

with all seriousness though, after X years of Mennen and Nivea it was nice to get something different

Byte56

11:49 PM

Pretty serious.

Alex M.

oh yeah we also got Dr. Pepper, since a couple of years ago

hey things aren't that bad

Byte56

You didn't get Mr. Pibb first?

Icy Defiance

Pepsi > all

Byte56

Straight to Dr., nice.

I prefer water. Do you guys have that?

Icy Defiance

yeah, I drink a lot of that too, especially at work

sawdust sucks every drop of moisture out of a body

Alex M.

11:51 PM

I think the only soft drink that came from outside Romania and was accepted by the communist government was Pepsi

so we got Pepsi first

then Coca-Cola came in

and now we've got Pepper

@Byte56 yeah, I've got a bottle of mineral water near me

we have a lot of springs in our mountains

bad thing is, they're owned by outsiders

Byte56

Oh. Mineral water.

Alex M.

e.g. one of the springs is owned by a Swedish guy I think

Byte56

That's a bummer.

ToddersLegrande

They get their water imported

Alex M.

we sold our gas reserves to the Russians

so we buy our own gas from them

Byte56

11:53 PM

@ToddersLegrande Via rain. It's genius.

@AlexM. Short term gains for long term pains. Isn't that the way of politics?

Alex M.

small farmers lost power to big agricultural companies, which bought most of the terrain

of course, the companies are all Spanish, Italian and so on

@Byte56 hah, I guess

the communist regime had its merits, even if it was very severe

after all, after the regime fell, we were the only country in the world with all war debts paid

now we're full of debts again. and other countries have debts to us, and won't pay.

it ain't fun being small

Byte56

If you want to be like America, get the debt. That goes for the government all the way down to the citizen.

Alex M.

I'd like to raise my own company here and patch things wherever possible, but the general idea is for the youth to leave the country and find a better life elsewhere.

I guess they don't want to bother fixing their own country.

can't blame them

to each his own

a stress-free life sounds good, and some would gladly abandon their country for it

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