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3:00 AM
LOL THE PARACHUTE OPENED DURING TAKEOFF
I'm not smart enough to build stuff that actually works.
=[
And/or is really cool.
 
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@GnomeSlice I suspect you are :)
 
@AshleyNunn None of my creations have been either of those things.
 
@GnomeSlice Half the fun of KSP is getting the craziest stuff into orbit.
 
@fbueckert Not much of mine gets into orbit, and it's only crazy because it's way too big.
For some reason, that one I just posted won't even take off.
It just barrels down the runway and eventually tips over.
YEAH BITCH
Aaand it's out of fuel
Would you believe this is my most successful plane yet
And it does barrel rolls like nobody's business
fucking useless ass parachute
won't open
 
@GnomeSlice I dunno I think it needs more wings
 
3:08 AM
@fbueckert What you DON'T realize is that the cockpit was never designed to detach in any way.
 
@GnomeSlice You used one of those big ass engines. You EXPECTED it to stay together?
 
@fbueckert Actually, it did.
When the parachute finally opened, it ripped the cockpit off.
It actually worked REALLY WELL but it ran out of fuel really quickly.
@BenBrocka I think you're right.
@fbueckert Hey, have you ever done this before?
 
This Gamersgate site has a horrible checkout
 
@GnomeSlice Done what?
 
@BenBrocka Oh oh can you use my ggtag
@fbueckert That wing detached and is now gaining altitude.
@BenBrocka Ah, forget about it.
 
3:14 AM
@GnomeSlice Welcome to physics! You've imparted velocity to it, and it no longer has anything to keep it down!
 
You're already in checkout.
@fbueckert Yes... but that's not how a wing would behave.
 
@GnomeSlice You're complaining about a wing when you have funny green aliens in your cockpit?
 
@fbueckert I'm not complaining, I think it's hilarious.
 
@GnomeSlice the solution is additional, redundant wings
 
@BenBrocka Way ahead of you.
 
3:15 AM
Wings that break off in such a way as to expose additional wings
 
@BenBrocka Wingception!
 
@fbueckert twitch
@BenBrocka Genius.
 
@GnomeSlice Twitchception!
 
...Well I managed to get the nose up...
Unfortunately, it scraped off my engine.
And then I landed upside down.
@fbueckert What about a plane that's just wheels all the way around.
 
> Before you can complete this order you must confirm that the email address you have entered is really yours and is in use.
Please click the button below. You will then recieve an e-mail with a verification link. you clicked the link in the e-mail, you are done and can start buying games.
 
3:19 AM
@GnomeSlice Give it a try. I kinda doubt it will work.
 
@BenBrocka I take it you didn't sign up first.
 
FFS. I am trying to GIVE YOU MONEY.
 
@BenBrocka Where is this from? O_o
 
> This is a receipt to confirm your order with GamersGate. The order will be processed as soon as your payment is confirmed.
 
@BenBrocka Hey, before you check out can you put ?caff=4490881 at the end of your url
 
3:20 AM
I have no fucking idea if I actually bought this game or not
 
That will give me some free swag
@BenBrocka If you'd signed up, you'd have a library of your games.
 
Okay, it puts the order on hold until you verify. It also requires you to manually press a button to send the verification email apparently because there wasn't an automatic one
 
@BenBrocka Probably to stop bots.
Gamersgate is actually a really good place to go for games.
 
Yeah, but checkouts should be way less friction than this. I guess if you can only download it via their site (when logged in) that's a big deal though. I was just looking for a file to download
I'm only using them because Bunny Must Die isn't on steam yet
 
@BenBrocka Weird, I've always found their checkout really painless.
 
3:24 AM
You must have made the account first
Also they had a country/state dropdown...and the state dropdown only had 20 empty spaces as options. Fortunately it went through
 
Surprisingly, it hasn't hit yet.
It just keeps flipping.
Oh, there it goes.
 
Crap, I forgot my paypal password...because the jerkholes made me truncate the password I wanted to use
Seriously. Password length limits. On a payment site. FFS.
 
@fbueckert THIS THING IS AWESOME
HOLY CRAP
The radial engines are slightly too large to make a rolling pin with
they hit the runway
@fbueckert
 
@GnomeSlice What hapened to make something that flies?
 
@fbueckert Screw that, this is way more awesome
 
3:32 AM
@fbueckert I did.
27 mins ago, by GnomeSlice
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I also made a wing fly.
The original idea of the wheels-all-the-way-round was a plane that didn't matter if it tipped over on the runway.
 
@GnomeSlice Okay I'll bite, what the heck are you playing?
 
Then I realized that was a stupid idea.
Aw man, it's going to be too big no matter which engines I use... =[
Unless...
YES
I can use those shitty ass separation rockets!
 
Excellent, new version of Bunny Must Die installed. Off to kick ass
 
IT WORKED
 
My barracks has 33 soldiers in it. They're all heavies and snipers. I keep talking new assault and supports out and they have a habit of dying. It's very sad
 
3:41 AM
@Sterno I think I screwed myself over by using the same squad for the first like... 8 missions. >_> I have 4 sergeants, 3 corporals, and 2 squaddies........ And 11 rookies.
 
@Fluttershy Nah. I've lost every veteran I have multiple times over. Decent gear can carry rookies through
 
Oh cool. Guess I'll stick to my guns then. For now though, sleep. G'night, Bridge.
 
So even if all your vets wipe, you'll probably be okay. The important thing is getting someone leveled enough ASAP to buy upgrades from Officer Training School
 
@OrigamiRobot Seems okay to me.
 
3:48 AM
Whelp, I've designed another monstrosity of a thing. but it works! :D
 
@TrentHawkins Any idea on how to strengthen the connection between the two center pieces on this?
When it drops off the runway now it fall apart.
 
Moar Struts?
 
@TrentHawkins Don't think that's going to help, it's already got eight in the middle with no improvement whatsoever.
@TrentHawkins Does the cockpit detach?
 
From the small engine? nope
 
@TrentHawkins I mean the cockpit and the engine behind it.
 
3:52 AM
@GnomeSlice yep, they detach from the main body and achieve orbit.
 
@TrentHawkins Hey, I figured out how to keep it from falling apart.
FRICTION! :D
Oh shit, why did one of them stop lol
Oh, because of my fuel lines.
Heh... awesome.
Hm... I can't get it to not break again
There we go.
Man it's midnight, I need to go to bed.
WOO I MADE A FAST CAR
 
4:25 AM
lol youtube comments
 
0
Q: When do my soldiers gain ranks?

SaintWackoSoldiers gain experience from killing enemies. At what experience levels do the soldiers advance to the next rank?

0
Q: In Civ V, playing as Germany, and with earth, how do I start in Europe where Germany should be?

buddyEvery time I start Civ V with Germany and with earth as the terrain, it doesn't start me in central Europe where modern day Germany is. Can I correct this somehow? Civ 4 would automatically start the chosen civilization where it is (or would be) located on earth.

 
 
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5:35 AM
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Q: How can I get started in WvW?

victoriahEvery time I've entered WvW I've been hopelessly lost and confused. I read all the tutorials and listened to all the NPCs and read the wiki articles but I've no idea where I'm actually supposed to start. What are some activities I can do in WvW as a noob and a solo player?

0
Q: What mission do you have to complete so you can rob Marcus?

MatthewRzI have heard that after you complete a mission, you are teleported back to Sanctuary in a room full of loot chests. What mission do you have to complete for this to happen? (I have already completed the game but I forgot this for TVHM)

 
 
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@pixel Kinda want, but for $5950 it better come with those screens.
"*Monitors and computer not included"
 
ye true
it would be awesome for random browsing but not so good for games I'd think
god this keyboard is horrible to type on after 2 weeks off work
now I need to buy a mechanical keyboard for work
 
@OrigamiRobot He obviously doesn't like cats and should be banned for that.
 
their*
 
8:55 AM
@Blem Needs more æ, å and ø
 
Hmm. 2K didn't publish the full credits for the voice actors in XCom? Strange. I'd like to know who did the terrible "German" of Dr. Vehlen, and I think it's Moira Quirk (Why couldn't they get a German voice actress? We have a ton of high-quality talent here, on account of most foreign-language shows being dubbed), but couldn't find a confirmation anywhere.
 
9:15 AM
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Q: How do you open the locked door in the whirlpool room?

James JohnsonIn the Bloodshot Stronghold area, there is a whirlpool room. To your immediate left as you enter the room there is a locked door. How do you open the door? Possible spoiler in the image of the door (my current quest) and my current progress in the spoiler tag below. In the image above you...

 
9:40 AM
morning
 
1
Q: How to activate the Elite Soldier Pack for XCOM PC Version

Shivan DragonI honestly tried all common sense approaches to activating the Elite Soldier Pack for my PC DVD version of XOM - Enemy Unknown and have not managed to do it. The leaflet that comes in the box says that once I install the game, I should "redeem my Soldier Pack with the following code" (I'm guessin...

0
Q: Game crashes randomly when something "new" is happening (PC Version)

Shivan DragonI've the following issue : I've installed XCOM PC version from original DVD. My problem is that each time something "new" is happening, the game crashes to Desktop ("application has stopped working" message). By "new" I mean: when an alien shows up in a mission for the first time when a new cut...

 
10:18 AM
0
Q: How does Line Of Sight work?

RobI'm a little confused by how the LOS system works. On a few occasions I've had my units be attacked when I thought they should be hidden from the enemy. I do not mean just in Full Cover since I understand that doesn't confirm complete protection. I'm talking about instances where my units are on ...

 
 
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11:35 AM
Wow. Set up a pseudo-production server with nginx and gunicorn - amazing the difference it makes over the dev server
 
11:50 AM
@fredley Those aren't real words. Stop making stuff up.
 
0
Q: Can the query.port setting be the same as the Minecraft server port?

JasarienThere is a property in the Minecraft server.properties file allowing you to specify a query port for the server: query.port. Can this be the same as the server's listening port? If I have my Minecraft server listening on 25565, can the query port be the same or does it have to be different?

 
@fredley Oh, nginx finally has IPv6 support? (I wouldn't deploy any server nowadays which doesn't support it)
 
@MartinSojka Didn't I just tell you to stop making stuff up?
 
12:09 PM
@OrigamiRobot Says the robot
@MartinSojka I have no idea.
 
yoooooo
Hello from Firefox freakin' 3.0.6 and CentOS flippin' 5.
Cutting edge technology here at uni!
@OrigamiRobot TCO
I hope you can forgive my lack of originality
@Blem Somehow I don't know how handing free games through your competition is a smart idea
I guess I'm not very permeable to Facebook Logic and the value of those precious, precious likes.
 
12:30 PM
@badp Wow, CentOS
 
@badp The most annoying part about CentOS 5 is that it ships with Python 2.4.
I tend to forget what features are newer than 2.4 and always run into something that doesn't work on the CentOS 5 machines
 
@MadScientist agreed.
I'm glad there's at least CentOS 6 now
which I think starts w/2.6
 
@agent86 Doesn't help if the software you need only supports 5
 
@MadScientist yeah, not saying it's a universal fix, but I can at least use CentOS now without having to install 2.6 on the side
there's also 3rd party repos, which again isn't really a perfect fix either.
that reminds me I really should install CentOS6 on my server here at home...
 
@MadScientist This course is using Python, so that's excellent.
[USER_S17@s17-11 ~]$ ls -l `which ipython`
lrwxrwxrwx 1 nfsnobody nfsnobody 37 Oct  5 20:22 /opt/bin/ipython -> ../epd_free-7.3-2-rh5-x86/bin/ipython
 
12:42 PM
@badp Then maybe they installed a newer version, teaching 2.4 would be rather stupid
 
@MadScientist yep, thank god we got to have 2.7.3 custom installed
 
man, I lost the little universal receiver for my logitech travel mouse
no effin idea where that thing is now
 
@agent86 in the greedy hands on somebody else, likely
or in a dark corner of a train
 
nah, it's probably on my desk somewhere, buried.
desk is a mess
 
DESPAIR FOR IT IS LOST FOREVER
why would you be using a travel mouse on your desk
 
12:48 PM
I think I left it plugged into my laptop's USB port, but then I took it out when I was installing upgrades
 
Do you really hate your hands so much
 
This is the first Your Universal Receiver. But it's mine now. Take it from me, if you dare.
 
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RobI understand that the Hunker Down command gives a defensive bonus and a sight penalty. Does anyone know exactly what this penalty is?

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Q: Explaining champions without mana

BrianHIn League of Legends, there are quite a few champions that don't use mana. I am wondering if there are any pages or posts that explain why Riot chooses to create a champion that doesn't use mana? What is their rationale behind the choice? Energy Cost There are champions like Shen, Kennen, and...

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Q: How to work with Forza motorsport cars?

LocustHordeI'm a newbie to modern racing games, the last racing game I played was nfs most wanted.. I wanted to get back into racing after watching an amazing video on youtube so went and bought myself the Forza motorsport 4 for xbox. While racing, I noticed that even though I had the acceleration button ...

 
@GraceNote Ooooh, that's a nice craft number on your Genuine Your Universal Receiver.
I'LL OFFER ALL MY HATS... er... I meant... two refined.
after all, you can get a Stout for two ref right??
 
@GraceNote earthbound FTW. once upon a time I played the translated GBA mother 3. good times.
@badp nah, I wasn't using the mouse, just left the receiver plugged in, had forgotten about it. I've got a desktop keyboard/mouse on the desk.
 
12:57 PM
@agent86 I really need to get around to playing Earthbound.
I have too many games I need to play.
Someone needs to hurry up and invent a time machine for me to use.
 
@Wipqozn it's an odd game. kind of reminds me of zeboyd RPGs of today. a bit better writing
 
FAE
@agent86 Logitech sells replacement receivers for pretty cheap.
 
so many games, so little times
 
you elders have too many extra years in your times, that's cheating!
 
1:01 PM
@FAE yep, I see them on amazon for $10 or so. I know if I order one I'm going to find it like 10 seconds later though
 
@Wipqozn I want a time machine so I can set it to trigger automatically, allowing me to pack as much sleep as I need into a couple hours
 
FAE
@agent86 You could do that, take advantage of Murphy's Law, find your receiver, then cancel the order :D?
 
@agent86 You can cancel for half an hour
 
@agent86 Would you rather spend $10 or face off against a Titanic Ant?
 
haha
 
1:02 PM
Pretty sure Dad will give you more money for the latter, too
 
@SaintWacko then I will find it 30 minutes and 10 seconds later :P
 
@agent86 Damn you, Murphy!
 
In [80]: import numpy as µ
  File "<ipython-input-80-b8818189dc36>", line 1
    import numpy as µ
                    ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
Now I already want Python 3 :(
 
@GraceNote Dad's always good about that. the hamburger industry sure does pay well.
 
@Wipqozn That is awesome.
 
@fredley gunicorn can't possibly be as awesome as it sounds
 
@BenBrocka Shun the non-believer, shuuuuuun!
 
@Wipqozn I wasn't aware he had a gun
 
@badp Of course he carried a gun! What if he got attacked by aliens?
 
1:17 PM
@SaintWacko Aliens would simply pop his balloon.
They're bastards like that.
 
@badp Which is why he carried a gun! So he could pop their balloon
 
@SaintWacko They don't need a baloon to fire their lazers, while he needs to clear a six minute checklist to get out of there
IT'S THE PERFECT MURDER.
 
@badp did you buy Bunny Must Die or just get the demo?
 
@BenBrocka It was in a previous Indie Royale
The "Back to School" one.
So yeah, you missed out on it.
It's still available on Desura.
 
I got it on gamersgate or whatever. Desura looked weird/complicated so I left
I just want them to get it on steam already
 
1:24 PM
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Q: How much do additional engineers reduce manufacturing costs?

RibsNGibsThere's a tooltip that mentions that more engineers will decrease the cost of building items (and facilities?). How much does each additional engineer lower costs? A fixed amount or percentage? Is building additional workshops cost effective after you already have the minimum number of engineers ...

 
@BenBrocka Desura is wonderful
 
@Lazers Wasn't this already asked?
 
@fbueckert Something like it.
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Q: What affects manufacturing costs?

SternoI've been noticing that as I progress through my game on Classic Ironman, the cost for me to manufacture satellites keeps going down. It was §100 when I started the game, at another point it was §78, and now it's down to §70. What affects the cost of manufactured goods? Number of engineers? Work...

 
1:40 PM
@InvaderSkoodge That's what I was looking for
 
@fbueckert Not quite similar enough to be closed, though
 
@SaintWacko A complete answer to the original should answer that question just fine.
 
@fbueckert Eh, maybe, but the question as it is only asks what effects it, not by how much
 
@Wipqozn Thank god there's no fall damage
 
@BenBrocka It totally is
 
1:46 PM
@fredley didn't see a buy option, just crap about a service so I bolted
 
@BenBrocka It's a python wsgi server
 
@fredley I had assumed GNU + Unicorn (server). Gun + Unicorn is a cooler way to read it though
 
@BenBrocka I think it's supposed to be pronounce gyounicorn, but I can't help but think gun-icorn
 
Great now I just titled this Union Report "Unicorn report"
5
 
@BenBrocka Yay for autopilot!
 
1:56 PM
"We're filing a class action lawsuit on the unrepresentation and lower pay of black unicorns"
 
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DonwinI'm trying to get 6 different crew members on the ship but my crew is full; should I kill a current crew member to ensure space to take on new crew, or will I be given the option to swap if a new potential crew member offers their services?

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Q: Stat change discrepancy?

pixelIn World of Warcraft, hovering over a new item for a slot and pressing shift will show you an item comparison. I have recently got some new gloves which have got +320 spirit on them, however when I perform an item comparison it says that I will gain +532 spirit. I do no think this is correct. ...

 
blizzard why you troll my desire to stack spirit -.-
 
I sent a text while eating a banana, and now I have banana residue on my phone's screen :( #fwp
 
I've spent two weeks typing on a very nice keyboard with cherry mx red switches
and now I'm intermittently missing letters while typing because I'm not used to pushing keys this hard anymore
 
@pixel That's the downside to using really nice keyboards - it's incredibly hard to go back
 
2:05 PM
I am actually going to buy a second one for at work I think
I already use a cyborg rat 7 at work
 
@pixel I had to buy a clone of my home keyboard for work, so I know your pain
 
Is it sad that 6 of the 7 most recent Area 51 proposals are closed?
 
I'm tempted to ask for a logitech g500 for work too
@fbueckert Sad? Debatable. Typical? Pretty much
> my video was has a flag, IF so, nothing is done in the video to suggest anything wrong, I think it was done to stop the video to be viewed. The fight to be heard, when you are not doing anything wrong. WOW FayePac Unleashed
The worst part of being a moderator is all of the stupid you have to read
 
@BenBrocka I have performance MX's for work and play
 
@BenBrocka The most satisfying part is that you can immediately nuke all the stupid you read
 
2:09 PM
Ironically from a post about flagging inappropriate content
@fredley I can't trust wireless mice anymore. My DiNovo mouse was/is awesome but the connection cuts out
 
@BenBrocka Not had problems with these. If the battery's getting low you can plug in and use wired anyhoo
 
I think I need to start getting more sleep
 
Might be better hardware now, but mouse/keyboard I'm willing to add wires
 
I always use wired keyboard and mice
 
I used to have trouble with my bluetooth DiNovo Edge but using the special Logitech dongle instead of my normal one seems to have fixed it. It would drop out randomly before
 
2:22 PM
At home I use a Razer Orochi and a DiNovo wireless keyboard
 
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Q: What is a research credit?

WipqoznInterrogating a sectoid resulted in my earning a research credit, the exact message being: Research Credit Earned: Beam Weapons However, the game doesn't explain what a research credit is. What is a research credit?

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Q: 80 tabards in 80 dungeons at level 85/90

corsiKaI know you can't go to an 85 or 90 dungeon an expect to get an 80 rep in there, even with a tabard. But if I do an 80 dungeon, and I'm wearing an 80 tabard, will I get the appropriate rep? I've tried Google-fu, but am coming up blank. I know I could just try it, but it would probably take a whi...

 
2:39 PM
@AshleyNunn @FAE I may have to get this N7 case, especially considering how much reading I do on mine.
 
FAE
@SaintWacko Oh, Nexus 7. I'm a Mass Effect player, so I was a little confused there for a sec. :P
 
@FAE Oh, haha :)
So am I, but I always forget about N7 in Mass Effect
 
@FAE I didn't play ME that much, and that's exactly what I thought.
 
@SaintWacko Looks good
 
It makes it look like a book!
 
2:41 PM
 
FAE
@fredley Haha, yeah I remember you linking that.
 
@fredley Hehe, nice! My current background is the XCOM crest
 
@SaintWacko Mine is just a default one, how dull, time to change...
 
Jin
the new XCOM game is amazing.
 
@Jin Yes. Yes it is
Beat it on normal last night
I'm trying to start again on classic, but it's just annoying losing half my squad on the first mission -.-
 
2:50 PM
@SaintWacko so it really is like the original game on Classic...
 
@BenBrocka Yep
 
I'm still going to wait if I get it at all. I loved the idea of the first one but it was just too frustrating to play
 
@BenBrocka I think they've done a good job of fixing that with the new one
 
I'm really looking forward to picking this up once it goes down in price. It sounds like I'd really enjoy it.
 
@SaintWacko I've heard that almost all of the annoying things (down to the clunky UI) remain, though less people die and the terror missions are less ridiculously insanely difficult
And I guess building only one base simplifies that aspect a lot
 
2:54 PM
@BenBrocka In my opinion, the UI is much easier to use. Fewer buttons.
But then, it has been a while since I've played the original
 
Jin
@BenBrocka GET IT NOW
 
@SaintWacko That's good at least...are your squad mates still blinder than bats?
 
@BenBrocka What do you mean?
 
In UFO Defense they were pretty awesome at shooting everything but the target
 
@BenBrocka "Whaddya mean that wasn't the target!?"
 
2:57 PM
0
Q: Why aren't my soldiers getting promoted?

user35519I have a character with 8 missions and 6 kills, and still she is a rookie. Some seem to get promoted, while others get sent on missions, make kills, and yet stay as rookies. Is this a bug, or is there something else controlling how soldiers get promoted? I am playing on Classic difficulty.

 
@BenBrocka They've got fairly good aim now, especially with higher tech level weapons and SCOPEs
 
@fbueckert more like "I was supposed to shoot the rookie in the face, right? He was a snakeman, right?!"
 
@SaintWacko I love my customizable weapons in Aftershock. My sniper has an accelerator attached to her sniper rifle.
 
@SaintWacko So I don't have to do a 3 round burst and pray a single one actually hits?
 
@BenBrocka "That answering machine was looking at me funny! I killed it just in case!"
 
3:07 PM
@fbueckert "That civilian...was probably a Crysalid. In disguise."
 
@BenBrocka Nope. Also, though, bullets don't have individual hit chances anymore :(
I miss that
 
3:30 PM
3
Q: Does the type of kill matter for promotion?

PhilippThe main factor when it comes to promotions seems to be the number of aliens a soldier has killed. Does it matter what kind of alien is killed? Does a strong alien give more experience than a weak one, or are all aliens equal?

 
3:47 PM
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I'd think asking people outside of the USA would lead to more interesting results.
 
I don't think many would understand the difference
Personally I think the most interesting part is how exactly the vote is split even in the landlocked states
 
I think a good question would be Would I want to live in Utah
see if even Utah gets a yes
 
Well, the idea was more about the perceived difference - which side of the USA is "nicer" for people outside of it? Which has better PR? :D Also, the question needs at least "I don't care, any coast would be fine" and "I hate the sea" answers.
 
@YiJiang Hah! We win!
 

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