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3:00 PM
@StrixVaria fine w/e, see if I care
oh what
I get to go home early
which is weird
because I turned up late
 
3:17 PM
@agent86 I find that to be an amusing read, and therefore I thank you for sharing it.
 
@Wipqozn you are quite welcome, sir. you may enjoy more of the same if you are so inclined.
 
@agent86 I just may do that... nemesis
 
@agent86 I am pleased by the fact that Hotline Miami got one of those. =3
 
that's a better version of it, less black bars.
 
BORED
b0r3d
BoReD
zZzZzZz
 
3:28 PM
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Q: Legendary? Dark? Lightcore? 2nd Ed? What?

TaskWith the new Skylanders: Giants there's a bunch of new characters. Only, they're not all new. Many of them are "reprints" of old characters. These "reprints" seem to be compatible with the original game. Not a big surprise, since it's the same character. The question now is this: what's the g...

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Q: Does weapon unlock unlock it for every classes

amongrainI'll try to clarify with an example. Let say I buy a Forward Grip certification for the AF-19 Mercenary under the "Weapon" tree of the Engineer, will it also be available for the Light Assault class, since they have that same default weapon? (AF-19 Mercenary). Since Certifications costs some po...

 
sup bridge
 
@Aarthi o/
 
you still bored? ;P
 
yes
watching mythbusters at work
 
Controller support my ass! Damn you, Steam. =(
 
3:37 PM
eep
 
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@fluttershy what game?
 
@fluttershy I've fighting it so much, for so long
 
@Aarthi Oh, I see how it is. The Tavern wasn't exciting enough. ;)
 
@Lazers This should be closed as too localized.
@Aarthi No more pony!
 
@TimStone pretty much
@fbueckert just for hatstime
 
3:44 PM
shakes head
Good thing that everyone gets to enjoy my company no matter where they are on chat. Except chat.SO, I can't be bothered to go there anymore.
 
@AshleyNunn Well, my original remark was about Nights: Into Dreams, buuuuut... You can use a controller, and even play it in full screen mode at a resolution greater than 800 x 600, you just can't adjust those settings in the game itself. >_>
 
@Fluttershy I don't know what it is about Arkham Asylum that makes me want to keep playing, but it's really good.
 
@StrixVaria It's probably the excellent combat, story line, and Mark Hamill's Joker.
 
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@fluttershy good to know.
 
@TimStone can anyone?
 
3:50 PM
@Fluttershy The Joker is boring and annoying. I know that it's his character, but he's such a cliched supervillain who makes traps rather than just killing the good guy. Everything else is amazing, though.
The Scarecrow is really, really awesome in this game.
 
meh LEGO Batman >>>>>
 
@StrixVaria Any other villains you've come across? Not just in passing, but like... with some purpose?
 
@Aarthi Well, it does have 6.9 million messages, so I guess so. But...minor details!
 
@Fluttershy Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Bane.
I just stopped this morning after the second Scarecrow encounter.
 
@fluttershy also Zasaz
 
3:53 PM
Yeah Zsasz or something but I'd never heard of him before so I didn't know if he was a legit villain or something.
 
he's legit... he's way better in Arkham City tho
 
@StrixVaria So you did the Killer Croc sequence?
 
@Fluttershy I've heard recordings of him, and I approached a door where he was on the other side trying to break it down to murder me, but I haven't fought him yet.
 
Hi, @Aarthi. Hi, all.
 
@TimStone :D
 
3:55 PM
@sarge_smith I have that game too, but just playing them in order.
 
Hi chat
 
@RavenDreamer hello~
 
'Ello there @RavenDreamer, @MBraedley.
 
@RavenDream and @MBraedley Hullo.
 
@strix totally the way I would do it... had to go back after City since I had missed so much in Asylum
 
3:56 PM
@StrixVaria Arkham City has a lot more villains in it. Some people even said too many... But it was still a lot of fun.
 
@fluttershy Can you have too many Batman villains?
well I guess if you are making a movie
 
I thought that was one of the reasons spiderman 3 failed
 
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Wheee, Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock is almost downloaded :D :D :D As long as it sucks less than the stuff that Gamehouse released a few months ago, I will be happy
 
IS IT HOMETIME YET
CAN I GO HOME PLEASE?
 
I got to work from home today, hooray.
 
3:59 PM
oh, it actually is hometime
bye
 
Happy home-going.
 
I just have today off, flat out. Tomorrow too.
 
On which operating system / desktop environment can animated gifs be used as wallpapers?
 
@YiJiang I dare you to ask that on superuser.
 
@YiJiang That sounds incredibly obnoxious.
 
4:01 PM
@TimStone Probably, but I don't actually think any of them actually supports this
 
I haven't had to work since the 21st.
 
@YiJiang Quick google search reveals it's possible in some Linux variants.
 
I'm getting a bit stir crazy
 
@AshleyNunn It is a Doctor Who game, so that's a negative. It's a Doctor Who game based off of Matt Smith's Doctor, so that's a negative........ <____<
 
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@Fluttershy ....you are like the Grinch right now. A terrible Grinch.
 
4:03 PM
Also Windows according to google.
 
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I freaking love Eleven.
 
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Love love love lovety love
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz That's odd. I just tried it in 7, and it didn't seem to work
 
@YiJiang I think this needs a canonical reference on superuser.
@YiJiang You need a third party utility it looks like
 
Ah, integer division. My old nemesis. We meet again.
 
4:06 PM
"I don't enjoy being sane and wish to change that. How do I turn my desktop background into a giant Nyan Cat gif?"
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Windows DreamScene?
 
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Q: How do I set an animated wallpaper on Windows Seven?

kokbiraWell, on Windows XP and on Windows 98 you can put an animated gif as an wallpaper easily. On Windows Seven, when doing that the displayed wallpaper is only a frame of the animated gif. How to put an animated gif as wallpaper on Windows 7? PS: If the solution is a 3rd-party software, I do prefe...

 
DreamScene was what I thought, but that's really not native at all
@LessPop_MoreFizz Ah, so it is possible in XP?
 
And now, I am off to GameStop to try and find cases for my Vita and 3DS... and maybe a larger memory card.
 
4:08 PM
@RavenDreamer +1
 
@RavenDreamer It ain't an animated gif... yet
Oh, and happy new year. I guess.
It's 2013 where I am. Off to bed now.
 
@YiJiang What's the future like? Do we have jetpacks yet?
 
Inquiring minds wish to know.
 
@RonanForman The future is just like the present, except with smellier cars and dirtier air
PS. You really should start building that time machine. Stable closed time loops are fun, you know
 
Merry New Year, don't do anything I wouldn't do!
(that statement doesn't really limit what you can do by much)
@Fluttershy Dreamscene was more video formats, Active Desktop allowed .gifs though
 
4:18 PM
@kalina Hey now. It limits my consumption of alcohol pretty considerably as I understand it. And that's the best part of NYE. :(
 
@kalina Does that mean that there's nothing you wouldn't do?
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz too much of a literal interpretation, if you consider that alcohol is a drug, it removes the limitation
 
@YiJiang It just means that @kalina is a committed hedonist.
 
@YiJiang there are many things that I wouldn't do, but I'd expect most of humanity to follow the same principles
 
@kalina How about orgies? Pretty please?
3
 
4:22 PM
@YiJiang Not a huge fan and answering this question properly would mean revealing lots of information!
no real issue if everybody consents though
 
@kalina You Brits have it all backwards. You say "Happy Christmas" too; I saw it in Harry Potter.
 
@StrixVaria tbh, its merry christmas and happy new year
we just reverse it to confuse people
 
@kalina An entire country of trolls.
 
@StrixVaria yep!
I finally put a hat on and nobody even commented
do any of you still need the NYE hat?
 
@kalina Nope. Got mine last night for insulting @GnomeSlice.
 
4:26 PM
@LessPop_MoreFizz +1
 
I am not sure what to think of chat.
So I'll think about sharks instead.
 
hello @RavenDreamer
 
Why hello, crazy British lady!
 
;p
 
How's life across the watah?
 
4:34 PM
cold and dark
 
Why can't I think of an avatar to draw for 2013?
 
I have ~an hour to decide if I'm going to go over to a friend's house
 
wirufgha;prao;wrjgaorgha
 
@RavenDreamer Oh hey, LaVeyan Satanism. I knew someone who was way into that stuff.
 
4:39 PM
Why would the community vote for Dota 2!? Valve is practically giving that game to people!
 
LaVeyan Satanism, often referred to simply as Satanism among most adherents is a religion founded in 1966 by Anton LaVey. Its teachings are based on individualism, self-control and "eye for an eye" morality, drawing influences from the rituals and ceremonies of occultist Aleister Crowley and the philosophies of Friedrich Nietzsche and Ayn Rand. Employing Crowley's terminology, its adherents define Satanism as a "Left-Hand Path" religion and philosophy, rejecting traditional "Right-Hand Path" religions such as Christianity and Wicca for their perceived denial of life, and, as in Christiani...
@Fluttershy I don't know, what was it up against?
Also, you should vote for Thief because it's Thief.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz CS:GO and... something else I don't remember.
And I already own Thief.
Also, I am super bummed that Farm Simulator didn't win that community vote, because both of the other games are now Flash sales.
 
@Fluttershy So? Spread the joy of Thief to the rest of the world.
 
And now I need @BenBrocka...
 
It deserves to be on sale because more people need to play it.
 
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4:42 PM
Dear Steam - i am poor and moving in 12 days please stop tempting me with saaaaaales
 
yeah, anyone who wants dota 2, I have 5 free copies
why did people vote for that to go on sale??
Also, every GTA for $12.50 is getting harder to resist
 
@AshleyNunn Yeah, I'm about to just buy a whole bunch of stuff just 'cause. >_>
 
BTW, there's a secret daily deal on Steam today. And everything about it looks completely absurd.
 
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@TimStone Yeah, I am trying to resist temptation. It's hard XD but I know i need money right now for random move related stuff that will come up (as it always does!) so I am trying to be good
 
And of course @gnomeslice has it on his wish list.
 
4:47 PM
@AshleyNunn I ended up with an absurd amount of cash for Christmas, so I'm feeling reckless unfortunately. :P
 
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@TimStone giggles Yeah, I am like self you need to save that money for MOVING
 
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MOVING IS IMPORTANT
 
Moving is important! Just set out a plate of cupcakes to draw in more unsuspecting gift donors. :P
Steam games totally count as house-warming gifts.
 
@Fluttershy I think the thing that makes stealth kind of manageable in Batman is that if you screw up there's a panic button. You can just escape to a gargoyle and flitter around for a bit and then they forget all about you.
 
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@TimStone giggles Oh I never considered that....
 
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4:48 PM
cupcakes for all! (Mostly because cupcakes are awesome)
 
\o/
 
@StrixVaria Yep! You will eventually come across guys who shoot the gargoyles down, but there is always a hiding spot close by. Vents, floor grates, etc.
 
@Fluttershy ?
 
@Fluttershy Ew, that sounds terrible.
 
And I've never run into a situation where there just weren't any gargoyles left.
@BenBrocka I just got a new Vita memory card... How do I swap them? <_< Do I have to transfer everything to my PC through content manager, and then transfer it back?
 
4:49 PM
@BenBrocka He just missed you.
 
@Fluttershy Oh, yeah, that should work. I think just do backup and then restore
 
@BenBrocka That sounds way easier.
 
that's also in content manager
 
@Fluttershy Sounds like Arkham City?
 
@Ktash Asylum.
 
4:52 PM
Arg why does the "be an evil bitch and betray your friends" ending take 10x as much effort as the "save everyone with rainbows forever" ending
 
Ah. Didn't remember they took them out in Asylum
@BenBrocka Because rainbows are awesome and all powerful
 
But I already saved everyone with rainbows. Now I need to kill everyone so I can get a cool sword
Also trophies
 
^Steam, circa 2004.
 
And it used IE! thunder clap
 
OMG Twitter respects the Do Not Track Header!! That makes me so happy
Now if only I could get it to stop sending individual tweets to my inbox when someone tweets something
 
5:01 PM
to your email? You can unsubscribe from that right in the email
 
Tried, it didn't work. I got another this morning
 
try it in account settings?
 
tried again, and if I get another, I'm filing a bug report
 
Is in the one that mails you any mentions?
I know you can turn those off
 
No. The first was a retweet from "The Mayans". The one this morning was a tweet from Steve Carell... Neither of which I follow, but someone I follow retweeted, so it thought I would want to know
 
5:02 PM
@BenBrocka Can I back it up connecting through the wifi? Or should I use the USB cable?
 
@Fluttershy Either should work but the USB cable is probably faster
 
Well...this is awkward.
 
@BenBrocka Will it hurt anything if I plug the USB in as it's backing up over wifi? >_>
 
I doubt it, it should just start charging
BTW, it does charge when plugged in via USB to your PC. It's just a lot slower so it doesn't show the charging indicator
 
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Q: Why Prestiege? I don't want to just start all over

JimOk it took me a long time to get to this point, so why should I Prestiege on BO2? I dont want to loose my guns or attachements but I want to unlock more attachments. I got the game the first day it came out and play about an hour or two 3 times a week. Some of the guns I pick up are much bette...

 
5:05 PM
@BenBrocka Much appreciated. =) Guess I'll play some 3DS while I wait for this backup to finish.
 
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Dear Bridge, I find myself wanting to take a break from everything I am reading right now and read something completely different.
 
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but I have NOTHING
 
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how can I not have a single book on my to-buy list
 
@AshleyNunn You don't want to keep reading Cloud Atlas? =(
 
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@Fluttershy I do, but the flow of the words is not quite right for anxious brain - it demands it has time spent poring over hte words and rolling them over in my brain like pretty marbles, and today I am seeking fluff, if that makes sense
 
5:08 PM
@AshleyNunn Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal (And may I recommend the imitation bible edition)
 
@Ktash My book club is reading that on Feb 1st because it is what I chose. =P It is one of my favorite books.
 
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@Fluttershy I wish I had a book club. :( I love reading books with people and talking about it. :D Problem is, IRL, I know very few people who read stuff.
 
@Fluttershy It is far and above my favorite book. The only book I've ever actually laughed out loud at... in public no less
 
@AshleyNunn This is our first go of things thus far.
@Ktash It is an excellent book.
 
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@Ktash That book looks GORGEOUS. I will likely snap it up in ebook format because that is how I roll right now, but SO PRETTY
 
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5:11 PM
I just finished Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore and it was really good, and I recommend it to ANYONE.
 
man I am crazy hungry for it being 11am
 
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Also, kobo's store has teh WEIRDEST search interpretation ever.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Eh, I saw that. Kind of hard to tell from screenshots how good it is though. Plus I have tons of games.
@LessPop_MoreFizz Wait, am I the only one?
 
@GnomeSlice Yes.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz It's 74 cents, I'll try it. Although it sounds like a multiplayer thing.
Oooh, 50% off Miner Wars Arena
 
5:19 PM
@RavenDreamer "Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal." Is that like a sexy batsignal?
 
How come I can see steam videos in Chrome, but not in Steam itself?
 
user15026
You need a specific plugin - there should be a notice where the videos would normally be, telling you how to get what you need
 
@AshleyNunn There is, but why can I view it in my browser if I don't have the plugin?
 
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@GnomeSlice Because they use different stuff for the browser and Steam itself, I would suspect.
 
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You are totally asking the wrong person, though - I am relatively inept when it comes to these things
 
5:23 PM
Maybe. Although that one isn't playing in my browser either. It's trying...
 
@AshleyNunn I have made it into Summer, Year 2 on Harvest Moon. I have my Seed Maker, and slowly upgrading my crops to maximum level.
 
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@fbueckert You are crazy hardcore.
 
@AshleyNunn I also made ~200,000G+ on Spring Year 2.
And I have an Alpaca and a Llama now, too.
 
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@fbueckert O.o
 
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@fbueckert I am jealous of your animals
 
5:28 PM
@AshleyNunn It just requires playing. :P
 
Arg, I'm not even into the second week yet >>
 
Goddammit, y u keep emptying cart.
 
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@fbueckert I cant help it! I keep getting distracted!
 
I should stop buying games.
 
@AshleyNunn So much to play, not enough time to play it all!
I know the feeling quite well.
 
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5:31 PM
@fbueckert Yeah, and stuff to watch and books to read and things to pack in boxes and move them and unpack them and AUGH AUGH AUGH I need like 48 hour days
 
@AshleyNunn Or just be financially independent, so you don't have to work.
 
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@fbueckert with my current skillset, that is highly unlikely. Unless anyone wants to pay me to sit about and read books and play video games nad make cupcakes?
 
Argh, I wonder if I should buy the soundtrack edition of Tiny and Big on Steam. I have the game via gamersgate, but I want the soundtrack, and it costs more than this sale price by itself...
asdasdasd
pass I guess
 
@AshleyNunn Man, I'd love it if someone would pay me to do that.
 
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@fbueckert I know, right?
 
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5:35 PM
also, my ereader is having a fit over here, because it keeps connecting and disconnecting at random from my computer, and the screen flashes every time (yay eink! Normally I like it for reading, but in this case holy crap distracting)
 
Oh man
That is a really, really nice deal
 
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I find it really annoying that I can update my reading progress on Goodreads as a percentage on my phone, but on the actual webpage, my only option is a page count, and with how my Kobo treats books downloaded from their store (gives you page count per chapter, not whole book) that is more work than I want. hunts for her phone
 
What do people think? My new avatar?
 
@RonanForman Like KSP, do you? :P
 
@fbueckert Maaaayyyybbe.
 
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5:43 PM
@RonanForman I like it!
 
I was trying to decide between an Adventure time avatar and this, I think I made a good choice.
 
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I keep thinking I should change mine, but I never know what to.
 
Uh... that doesn't seem right.
 
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@GnomeSlice They are going by what you save off of the collected sale prices by buying together, I think
 
@GnomeSlice As opposed to buying each game separately, not buying it when there isn't a sale.
 
5:45 PM
Oh, maybe.
 
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@GnomeSlice If you look, the "Price of Individual Games" is the added price of each game RIGHT NOW. The bundle price is subtracted from that current number, and bam, a 1.18 savings
 
I have that game and I think I've only played the tutorial.
really kind of failed to grab my attention at the time, iirc.
 
It's worth it for the soundtrack alone.
And the gameplay is really fresh.
I bought the Red DLC months ago just for the new music tracks... I should play some of the new content I guess.
Bah, I need to find some good snare samples.
 
> I have a tip for every new DOTA 2 player: select the game in your Steam library, right-click on it and choose "delete local content". Trust me on this one, you'll thank me later.
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6:11 PM
Current IndieGameStand deal: Hacker Evolution: Duality
 
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Q: Does the 75% Battle Bonus item you can use in a match stack?

MegaNairdaDoes this item [shown below] you can use in the match stack with other players who also use it? I haven't encountered one where two in my team use it at the same time.

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Q: Will I be able to level up enough to unlock all the stats?

FluttershySo far, leveling up has been simple. I open a chest, I get a star, I level up a stat. I'm a little worried though, I've only been able to find 2 star per Kingdom thus far. After having just finished the Candy Kingdom, I'm a little worried that I won't be able to collect enough stars to level up...

 
6:24 PM
Guys, guys.
 
Oh great, only one of my gravatar sizes has updated, this is going to be fun.
 
I am sad my self-answer from yesterday didn't get any votes. I really wanted that hat
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A: How do I get the equipment in the "Good Ol' Days" quest?

murgatroid99In this level, the forests just south of the east-west mountain range are shaped like an NES controller, as the picture shows. To access the secret, enter the code Up Down Right Left B A B A by walking on to each corresponding space in order, and without walking onto any other code space...

Thanks guys
 
Holy Cow the THQ collection sale on Steam is a great deal...
 
YAY ANOTHER HAT!
 
6:40 PM
Wow, better to buy bit trip titles individually than on sale.
~75% off vs. 25% off on the bundle.
 
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Q: What can I do about these inquistors?

C. RossIn my current game England has been excommunicated most of the time. This hasn't really been a problem, until the inquisitors showed up and started killing of my governors and generals. Is there any thing I can do about these inquisitors without resorting to assassination? How can I protect my...

 
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@GnomeSlice Would, if I didnt suck at that style of game
 
I am off to see what I can get for Skyrim!
 
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@fbueckert Good luck! Hope you end up with awesome!
 
6:48 PM
@AshleyNunn I should! Not sure what I'm getting, though.
 
@GnomeSlice If you wanted someone in here to have it... why not just offer it in here? O_o
 
@Fluttershy I dunno, why not.
None of you are interested in it anyway.
 
Wow, it really doesn't take much fuel to get back from the Mun.
 
Wow, two downvotes on the question I spent 3 hours writing yesterday
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Q: How the heck does Steam's 'Downloads' page work, and how do I remove items From It?

GnomeSliceSteam seems to arbitrarily keep things in the Downloads screen and have them show up later. Lately, most things that I have been downloading one or two days previously (why would anyone want to see recent downloads in progress, right?), and my Downloads page has a bunch of unfinished stuff I hav...

pointless
 
@GnomeSlice It's because you're asking a lot of different questions in one. That's always been frowned upon here.
 
6:54 PM
@Fluttershy I'm not, actually.
@Gnoupi I broke it up into separate 'questions' because someone answering a general/vague question might not provide information about each page, or all of the features, etc. I was just outlining what information I wanted, so nothing was missed. — GnomeSlice 3 mins ago
 
@GnomeSlice Well you're phrasing it as if you are then.
 
I broke it up into 'questions' because if I asked 'how does steam downloads work?' I seriously doubt anyone would have given me detail on all of the things I wanted.
So I outlined them.
 
@GnomeSlice NARQ. Overly broad.
 
@Fluttershy Right. Which is why I outlined specific information I wanted.
 
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@GnomeSlice From your title alone, you are asking at least two different questions
 
6:56 PM
@AshleyNunn Right, two. But that happens loads of times. Besides, 'how does it work' is pretty well linked to the other one.
They're related.
 
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@GnomeSlice I suspect you are not going to get one neat answer that gives you all the info you want because you want a lot of info on a bunch of things
 
@AshleyNunn I want info on how the download page works, how the download notification thing works, and how to cancel downloads.
All of that is 'how does steam download thing work'
 
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@GnomeSlice .-
 
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@GnomeSlice So three questions for the price of one.
 
@GnomeSlice Cancelling downloads is a dupe.
 
6:59 PM
@AshleyNunn No... why would I ask one question about the behaviour of the download tab, and a separate one about the little notification thing
 
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Q: Is there anyway to stop a download on Steam?

FluttershySteam recently started downloading an update for Super Monday Night Combat. Remembering the fact that the game never ran properly for me, and that I was unable to ever find any fix, I impatiently paused the download and deleted all local files from my computer. The problem is, Steam is still try...

 
@Fluttershy Of what I couldn't find one
oh
cool
 
@GnomeSlice BECAUSE THAT IS HOW THE SITE WORKS
 
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@GnomeSlice Because you are having different detailed issues with each
 

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