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12:05 AM
@mana
 
@RavenDreamer Our timing is impeccably off
 
Indeed.
And now I'm working on a meta post for meta.gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/3091/…
 
@RavenDreamer Are you including anything on the grounds of what can be done to transform any of such questions into more suitable questions?
 
Um. Not yet. Not sure how long this is going to be.
 
12:26 AM
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Q: Can we get these obviously off-topic questions closed?

StrixVariaKeaanu's comment in this question brings up a good point. Questions that are "Catalogues (listing games that fit specific criteria or are like an existing game)" are off-topic, as described in the FAQ. As such, these questions should be closed: Which games have "Minus/Glitch Worlds"...

 
12:45 AM
@GraceNote Okay, I did.
 
no idea how that doesn't totally destroy the camera
x-rays should just kill it...wonder if they just have some visible light filter on it
 
What did you think of the post?
 
Good.
 
Oh my god class is done YES
YEEEEEEEEEES
THREE HOUR CLASS DONE
 
@Mana APRIL FOOL! 3 MORE HOURS!
 
12:57 AM
downloads pictures of RavenDreamer's wood
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also, @mana, just played a game against a protoss the turtled...
 
I felt pretty good about myself
I took over the entire map.
Was pretty awesome.
 
@Wipqozn then did he go DTs?
 
@Mana guess what I've been up to?
 
12:58 AM
Home...stuck...?
 
@Mana He was too busy buildings photon cannons
 
Extracting PNG images from the Act 5 .swf!
 
I meant to check out his games, but I think he was a new player
 
@RavenDreamer oh man, new avatar time?!?
 
I'm making you a new avatar.
 
12:59 AM
ho? Really?!
 
I find new players usually go super turtle, and build a bunch of defensive structures
 
A new old avatar.
 
Oh my god, are you going to make the surprised Karkat out of Act 5 .pngs?
Like a mosaic?
 
I miss your old Gravatar @Mana :( we all do
 
except not really a mosaic?
 
1:00 AM
You are overestimating my work ethic.
 
@RavenDreamer heh
okay, be back in 15
 
1:11 AM
@RavenDreamer I liked it
 
Well, good. I was trying to channel Grace Note's moxie in that post.
Oh god. I forgot rule 34.
I'm on Moderate safesearch, god damnit!
 
@RavenDreamer oh you kids
Were you searching for pictures of your wood?
@FallenAngelEyes isn't here, so someone should make the joke.
 
Ahh, why do my feet hurt?!
 
@Mana Are they currently nailed to your face?
 
1:23 AM
@RavenDreamer N...no?
 
@Wipqozn I don't, particularly.
 
@Mana what's avatar max size? 64 x 64?
 
1:39 AM
0
Q: How to block attacks in Street Fighter 3?

Click UpvoteIn playing Street Fighter 3 (3rd strike), I see the opponents blocking my attacks all the time so it doesn't do any damage. What buttons do I need to press to do this myself? (i.e high punch, med punch, up, down, etc.)

 
1:53 AM
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Q: Why is this message spamming my server log?

JohnLately, I've started seeing this a lot in my Minecraft server log: Attempted to place a tile entity where there was no entity tile! Sometimes I see it a lot, sometimes not at all. What does it mean?

 
@RavenDreamer Gravatar goes up to 512x512
 
Oh really? Why did I think it was 128 max?
Does it have to be a power of 2 in even dimensions?
 
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Q: Why is this message spamming my server log?

JohnLately, I've started seeing this a lot in my Minecraft server log: Attempted to place a tile entity where there was no entity tile! Sometimes I see it a lot, sometimes not at all. What does it mean?

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Q: Looking for the name of a laser reflector game, probably for DOS

sonoftunkI'm looking for a game that I used to play when I was quite a bit younger, so the details are a bit hazy. It was a game that came on a floppy I think, and the goal of the game was to direct a laser beam across reflectors to reach some sort of goal (can't remember, maybe to break something). The r...

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Q: Do bosses scale to your level in dark souls?

December KoreaDo bosses in Dark Souls scale to your level? i.e. fighting a certain boss at level 20 would be the same difficulty as fighting that same boss at level 50. Thanks.

 
I have no idea
 
Use it, @Mana!
 
2:02 AM
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the previous avatar was perfect.
 
@RavenDreamer It's bleeding purple......and it is horns.... orange.....horns....
 
all the D: all the time
 
+1 for @badp.
 
@badp You're right. Let me reincorporate more of the old avatar.
 
@badp Now put that all in one line so I can star it.
"Mana's previous avatar was perfect. All the D: all the time."
 
2:07 AM
@RavenDreamer You should use that.
 
N...no.
 
Oh my eyes!
 
@RavenDreamer LOL
 
Mayhaps he needs angry red eyebrows.
 
2:17 AM
But I just can't bring myself to replace this John drawing. It's too badass.
The scene in which it's used is soooooo cooool.
well then again the entirety of EoA5 is soooooo coooool
 
@Mana I know I am, aren't I? :D
 
@John OH YOU :D
 
@Mana OH ME :D
 
Which do you like better, @Mana? Mouth or no mouth?
 
No mouth
mouth is hilarious but
I can't bring myself to call it better.
 
2:21 AM
I concur.
The best part is the file name: trollwillsmith.png
That's not who it is.
But that's who I named it.
 
Wow. I never realized how may email addresses @GraceNote must have!
 
Have all the emails!
 
Seriously though, that's like, 70 email addresses!
 
@John You can use this syntax with Gmail: normal.email+specialword@gmail.com
It gets sent to the same email but it's treated as a different email by services such as Gravatar
 
@Mana You realize you just made GraceNote slightly less awesome? For shame!
 
2:23 AM
so then you sign up on each site with the email stuff+gaming@gmail.com, stuff+english@gmail.com etc.
 
@Mana OTOH, good to know.
 
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Q: In Conquest mode, how fast does a team "bleed" Tickets when they own less than half the bases?

ManaIn the description for the Battlefield 3 mode Conquest, it's noted that when either team has less than half of the bases in their possession, they will "bleed", or lose, Tickets over time. How quickly does this happen? Does it occur at a set rate? If there are five bases and all five are captured...

 
How does this account have 99 rep with no rep changes?
 
They have 99 rep on another site and transfered here.
Also, oh snap! BitTrip responded to my tweet again!
I love those guys!
 
@RavenDreamer You'd be surprised how many indie devs do that.
 
2:28 AM
Don't crush my dreams.
I'm a special snowflake. Gaijin Games tells me so!
 
TwoTribes followed me briefly.
Silly them.
 
They stopped?
Reddit caption: "Because *#$# swimming"
 
@RavenDreamer People can do that?
 
@John Yeah. Up to 100 rep gets transferred.
Why a lot of posts are made by folks with 101 rep.
 
@RavenDreamer I'm afraid you misunderstand how that works. One only get 101 rep on a site if you have >200 on some other site.
 
2:34 AM
It's not transferred
 
Oh, well I guess I'm uninformed, then.
So ignore me.
 
The bonus applies to anyone who have more than 200 reps on any other site
 
@YiJiang yeah, it's a bonus.
 
It's a bonus, there's no transfer
 
@RavenDreamer Whooshes @RavenDreamer away
 
2:39 AM
I live in a fantastical realm of my own devising.
 
@RavenDreamer Does your realm have beer?
 
@RavenDreamer Um, I was referring to the "ignore this user" button.
 
If so, can I move in?
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz No. I can't handle beer because of my stomach problems.
Maybe I should start keeping some on tap for guests, though.
 
That... that is the most tragic thing I have ever heard.
 
2:41 AM
Oooh, nVidia driver updates...
 
Celiac? Or is it a carbonation issue?
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Fun fact: I had stomach problems when I first found gaming.stackexchange.
470 consecutive days later, still here.
 
If the former: bardsbeer.com
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz The doctors have no idea. It's not celiac, though.
 
@YiJiang Doesn't it only work on beta sites?
 
2:42 AM
@RavenDreamer So it's not a gluten problem then.
 
@NickT No, it works on all Stack Exchange sites
 
Bards is of no help to you then.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Also, no one to drink with.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz "Sorgum malt beverage"...you should be shot
 
> When a user associates accounts from two or more Stack Exchange network sites, and at least one of those accounts already has 200 or more reputation, every associated account gets a +100 reputation bonus. This bonus is awarded a maximum of one time per account.
 
2:43 AM
@RavenDreamer Truly, this is a tragedy.
@NickT Hey, Bards is terrible, but any port in a storm, right?
A good friend of mine is Celiac. Bards means that he can actually drink something.
 
Oh snap.
WHo turned out my monitor?
/angryfist at graphics cards updates
Gosh, I hoep I'm hitting the right keys without a screen.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Give him liquor then
You're a sick person if you give that shit to a "friend"
 
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Q: How do I find unique charms in Diablo 2?

spugsleyI've tried researching this one on my own and I've come up with several different answers depending on the site I'm checking. I'd like some solid information on obtaining unique charms in Diablo 2. There are three in total: Annihilus, Gheed's Fortune, and the Hellfire Torch. Can I find unique c...

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Q: How do I maximize my IP boost?

Nick TBecause League of Legends was voted lord of the flies or something, all its saprophytic users have apparently been given a 10-win IP boost. How does the IP boost work? How can I get the best use out of it; just play 5v5 games, or is there no difference between the game types?

 
@NickT He likes it. I happen to think he's batshit insane for liking it, but he does. shrug.
@RavenDreamer Funtime is over?
 
And I'm back.
It seemed to kill youtube's video.
 
2:47 AM
@NickT Personally, I am enjoying the fact that it is pumpkin beer season. And soon, the fact that it will be joyous winter seasonal stout season.
 
@RavenDreamer You did remarkably well.
 
Regrettably, I must agree with @GnomeSlice.
 
I like stouts
 
@NickT Are you in the Northeast, I forget
 
Michigan
 
2:49 AM
because if you are, SixPoint is canning Diesel for the first time this fall. Best Stout.
Aaah, you can't get Sixpoint out there. :(
Though you do have Founders and Shorts.
And Founders CBS was pretty fucking mind blowing when I was able to get my hand on a bottle a week or two ago.
 
But so hard to find.
 
KBS?
 
ah
have not had
my friend keeps dragging me to Vivant, a smaller Belgian-style brewery, not a big fan of most of the beers there
 
2:52 AM
 
Particularly now that Left Hand is distributing it in Nitro Bottles.
Which are THE BEST THING.
Nitro beer is so great.
 
@Lazers Anecdotally, I got 120-140 from the IP boost on Normal 5v5, and only ~80 on any other mode.
I have no idea what the mechanics are behind it, but honestly, once I figured out that I got a significantly larger amount for playing 5v5, I just stuck with it until I expended all my wins
 
Hmmm... do I want to play TERA?
 
2:56 AM
@GraceNote Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. I don't think it's constant, but rather that it scales based on how much you earn in the game.
 
what did 'any other mode' include
 
It looks like an uninteresting korean grandest.
 
Coop vs. AI Intermediate and Dominion
 
I got 108 off an AI game
 
I didn't try Twisted Treeline.
I'm also Level 30, so my vs. AI penalty may be taken into account
 
2:57 AM
I'm 28; not sure how hard it hits me vs you
 
I may have also just had a really quick game, but I had a quicker 5v5 (on account of surrender) that got 120, so that really kinda nailed it in my eyes
@NickT I think the penalty is equal from 21-30, so it probably is the same
You on the US server?
 
Oh, was the final game at Blizzcon fixed?
yeah
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz grindfest?
 
@NickT It might have been. Nestea was playing...well he wasn't playing 1/10th as well as he normally does.
He made weird decisions seemingly for the sake of showing off SC2 to new players
 
@NickT Interested in a new friend? ♪
 
3:02 AM
@RavenDreamer Ugh autocorrect.
 
@NickT wait shoot. I thought you were talking about a different game.
 
in SE Game On!, Oct 22 at 17:30, by Nick T
I'm Doripenem on NA
@Mana ?
 
@RavenDreamer But yes. It looks like a Korean grindfest. Am I wrong? Should I be interested in it?
 
I have no clue.
 
but yeah...how many minerals did Nestea get up to? like 15k?
 
3:05 AM
@NickT Oh, you were talking about SC2? Yeah, I think it was at least 10k.
He just wasn't macroing at all. It was weird.
 
I should reactivate my wow account, sell all the shit I had hoarded when I quit and sell a bunch of gold.
I probably have a few hundred bucks worth.
 
@NickT Invite sent. Yayifications!
 
he was...he just sat at cap forever
 
Even at current deflated prices.
 
3:23 AM
> "Here's the thing about walruses: they don't like it when lizard-women in plate armour walk out of lakes with their forearms sheathed in flame. Gets them proper jumpy, which is quite amusing when large numbers of them do it once. "
 
Favorite unicode character of the day: ☃
For those not compliant, that's a snowman.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz ROTFL!
 
@John See also: http://☃.net/
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz I can use that! :D
 
3:29 AM
pretty interesting documentary
 
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Q: What do these bars below my inventory at the Deploy screen in Battlefield 3 mean?

ManaI've noticed that in the Deploy screen of Battlefield 3, there are all these bars below my various weapons and other associated doodads and specialities that fill up the more I use them. What do they indicate? What happens when they fill up all the way?

 
How fast are satellite links?
South park transmits their final cut from CA to NY via satellite a few hours before airing...seems like internet would be easier and way cheaper
 
4:15 AM
Oh good lord, you crazy people got me into this homestuck thing
"April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain." -American sports legend, Charles Barkley
 
4:40 AM
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Q: What's the Difference between HOMM VI Online and Offline mode?

JonnWhat are the differences to the two modes? If I play offline do I get less features than had I played online? The only feature I can think of that I'll be losing are the Conflux orbs, but are there others?

 
4:54 AM
@sjohnston YES :D
 
@Mana This might be bad. I should probably not do this whole thing in one night
 
How far are you?
I can imagine Act 5 alone taking three to four nights to read
 
5:38 AM
somewhere in act 2
 
 
1 hour later…
6:48 AM
There. Cripes. Done with Act 2. Now to sleep.
 
hahahaha
three more acts to go!
@sjohnston If you're still around, what do you think?
 
 
1 hour later…
8:02 AM
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Q: Are enemies vulnerable to a specific weapon type?

AubergineI picked up Super Stardust HD as part of the PSN's "Welcome Back" package a few months ago, but I didn't have a proper go at it until yesterday. The game informs you early on that the three weapon types you posses are effective when trying to breakdown specific types of meteors (rock, gold and i...

 
 
2 hours later…
10:17 AM
0
Q: What does Bureaucratic Arts II do?

fredleyThe description is: With the second level of Bureaucratic Arts, the ability to wrangle permits from the Bureaucrats becomes yours. What does this actually mean?

0
Q: What determines how much favour I get?

fredleyWhen donating to the giants, what is taken into account when determining the amount of favour I get for a donation? Is it anything other than monetary value of the items donated?

 
10:58 AM
I'd like to point out @Mana this is now at 5 stars:
yesterday, by Wipqozn
Star this if you think @Mana should change his gravatar back
 
"GET A FAST CAR AND MOVE TO THE STARTING LINE"
I did and the fast car keeps asploding :|
Desura Windows Beta Changelog

14mins 38secs ago - BUILD: 79
ADDED
steam activation support [...]
uh.
 
@Wipqozn 6
 
11:20 AM
@ArdaXi make that 6 stars @Mana
found from this answer
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A: How to extinguish a small fire in a server rack to minimize damage to surrounding equipment?

Tom O'ConnorThis is a strange question, but I'm gonna attempt to answer it anyway. All electrical fires must be extinguished carefully. Especially if they're still live. Fire departments will all recommend the use of a CO2 extinguisher. In a datacentre environment, however, I'd (But I don't recommend yo...

 
We had a big sticker at the entrance of our data centre with the text "In case of a fire, be somewhere else. Fast." And it was meant seriously - standing around in a hermetically sealed room with a fire in it and filling with FM-200 fire suppression gas will kill you.
 
12:05 PM
@MartinSojka It's fun to watch from outside the blinkenlights viewing window though:-)
 
12:31 PM
@MartinSojka If it's sealed how are you going to get out?
 
@badp It's sealed a few moments after the alarm sounds.
So you can do a dramatic roll-under-door scene.
 
that doesn't really help
 
@badp Alarm starts, you have up to 60 seconds to get the hell out. There's also a manual override, but chances are, if you weren't able to reach the doors in time, you likely won't manage to activate them either.
 
1:10 PM
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Q: How to make a game full screen on my external monitor?

MacZuzI have a MacBook Pro 15#, that I have connected another screen to. It;s running perfect with all programs, except when I want to game, because every time I try to open a game (eg HoN/WoW) it opens on my MacBook's built in monitor. So I switch the game to windowed-mode and drag it over to my oth...

 
@MartinSojka That sounds scary...
 
@RandallMunroesxkcd I feel like I should be ashamed to get this joke :(
 
@RonanForman It's supposed to. The last thing you need in a data centre is someone who tries to be a hero.
 
I don't know why I'm trying to learn blender again, I went badly last time.
 
1:18 PM
@RonanForman Why, what's the problem?
 
I can only follow tutorials, when I try to make something on my own I get stuck. And annoyed.
 
If you're stuck at the "what the hell I am supposed to make?" phase, grab google image search.
 
No, its the how do I do things! bit.
 
If you're stuck in the "how should this thing look like whole?" phase, grab a pencil, draw it from all sides and perspectives, scan that in, import into Blender as guides.
Finally, think about prototyping in Sketchup (for architecture) or Sculptris (for organics).
No 3D artist I know uses just one tool.
 
I've always wanted to learn Blender, but I never manage to finish learning anything these days.
 
1:29 PM
@ArdaXi So, how's your learning of English coming along?
 
@MartinSojka I finished that years ago.
 
@ArdaXi There's just one thing to do: Practice.
Blender isn't really all that much harder than other fully featured 3D editors (though it is obviously harder than specialised 3D editors or composers like Sculptris, Sketchup or Poser).
 
Pfft. I got 12/20 on an IBO Paper without even trying.
@Wipqozn 8
This Sara Quin version of Still Alive is awesome.
 
@ArdaXi IBO Paper?
 
@Mana This now has 8 stars.
yesterday, by Wipqozn
Star this if you think @Mana should change his gravatar back
 
1:41 PM
Also, eight people are going to be very disappointed when my avatar doesn't change.
 
Yes, IBO Paper.
 
ah, this is the thing then.
 
@Mana I was so tempted to flag that for moderator attention.
@badp: @Mana is putting... inappropriate... images in his Gravatar. Can you change it back to his old one for him? ;)
 
@Powerlord @badp can't change someone's Gravatar without changing their email address. I tried.
 
user image
3
There we go
 
1:55 PM
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Q: How to limit an older game's (DirectX 3) FPS speed? (USNF 97)

user13450I'm trying to run USNF 97 Navy Fighters (was made for Windows 95). My computer runs XP and everything runs and installs flawlessly. Just the actual game itself runs about 2-3 times too fast. I've tried a ton of slowdown programs before, but none really seem to work (they run with lagspikes and t...

 
@Mana I'm enjoying it. (I wouldn't have read this far if I didn't). The beginning was very haphazard, but once the plot starts moving it's great. Although I have enjoyed some of the random asides in act 2, like the mayor of can town.
 

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