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12:06 AM
Such cool animation!
 
If I'm looking at census statistics for Median Household Income, is that net or gross?
 
@QAvenDreamer Census usually reports net.
 
@GnomeSlicE Very cool indeed.
Whoa, I was about to continue work on cleaning up , and it's already all burned up!
It seems that not all the burninated tags have been labeled as such in the meta post, should I just go and finish off the clean-up of them?
 
12:32 AM
@RedRiderX I did ask multiple times on what should be happening with that but never got an answer so just left it
crafting, teams, laning, npcs are all done
and pvp
under 'genre' is fixed as well
still has stuff under it but it all belongs there afaik
 
@ickleislands Oh, well since I started working on , and saw it finished, I just marked as done. :I
 
shrug
I would have done it but nobody noticed me asking I guess
 
@ickleislands But if there are totally empty, shouldn't they be just tucked into the done pile?
 
@RedRiderX after the amount of times I've done something that somebody has questioned I refuse to do something if I can't get an answer out of somebody who has been around here longer than me as to how the community would accept it being done
I asked three times and then stopped asking
 
@ickleislands Hmmm, that's what I was thinking.
 
12:37 AM
common sense says yes they should be
 
@ickleislands ... but people don't always agree with common sense.
 
but I've already been told things that contradict my sense of common sense more than once so I stick with asking each time I'm not 100% sure
exactly
if you look at the starred messages there were enough comments starred regarding burning tags/keeping tags/etc today :)
 
Score! Just got a ~700 DPS weapon for 350K!
 
nice
 
Get another one of those, and I should be able to down Belial handily.
 
12:47 AM
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Q: Is there any reason to change my vocation?

TacroyOnce you get to the Inn in Gran Soren, you can unlock the rest of the available vocations. Aside from the differing playstyles, are there any mechanical or character-development reasons to switch?

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Q: Can the Templar (follower) actually tank Act 3 and 4 Inferno?

ayckosterI cannot afford to equip my Templar with really good items, as I have to use all my money on my main char. The Templar seems to do really nice in Act 1 with the gear I gave him. This looks quite different in Act 2. Here he can only divert the enemy for a few hits until he dies. Act 3 is a disas...

 
...Carreon has decided his hole's not deep enough. So he got himself a backhoe
 
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Q: Gamepad setup ignored by games

SymbaI recently got a wired (USB) XBox 360 gamepad. It was nearly plug-and-play on my laptop running Ubuntu 12.04. However, some control axes were mixed up. I used jstest-gtk to reconfigure the mapping and jscal-store to (supposedly) save the new configuration. However, when I run Xonotic or Nexuiz (F...

 
These are crazy awesome dominoes:
 
@RedRiderX that's cool
 
@ickleislands It's definitely worth watching all the way to the end.
 
1:00 AM
i have
his first attempt was proper fail
but still way better than anything I could do
 
@ickleislands I'm rather amazed with the multi-level tracks.
 
yeah
I've never seen that before
I'm not sure if he had planned to throw a domino into the middle stack
or if that was something that didn't quite work
 
@ickleislands Yeah I imagine there might be glitches in something of that magnitude.
 
oh yeah definitely
 
1:15 AM
I want one of these for my house:
 
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Q: How do I answer the phone in Lollipop Chainsaw?

ChuThe first time that the phone icon appeared, Juliet answered it automatically, but since then I have no idea how to take the call. I've tried every button and combination of buttons I can think of.

 
@RedRiderX kind of reminds me of old Pixar shorts in its design
 
@ickleislands Exactly. Only wooden and coin operated.
 
yeah
 
Is it a good idea to edit AA -> anti-aliasing in question titles?
 
1:28 AM
@YiJiang The abbreviation seems a little unnecessary.
 
I don't know, do most people just call it AA (which can mean many other things) or do they not know it actually stands for that?
 
the gta4 question?
it reads better I guess
 
@YiJiang I didn't know what it stood for when I saw it just now, but after some thinking I realized what the abbreviation stood for.
 
completely missed the title when I edited it
in fact on that note, I am too tired to be trusted
so NN :p
 
2:00 AM
If all the listed Type 3 tags have been cleaned up, except for the 4 , would it be appropriate to move them to the burninated list?
Doh. Was looking at unanswered.
looks gone. Should it be moved in the meta post?
looks gone, but the tag summary/wiki for it hasn't been marked.
 
I want to cringe, laugh, and dance. "moves like jagger" with starfox dialog
 
looks gone. Should it be moved in the meta post?
looks gone. Should it be moved in the meta post?
looks fixed. Should it be moved in the meta post?
 
Hey, anyone here got a Facebook account and want to vote for something for me?
 
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Q: I cannot go to newgame + in infinity blade 2

Jim ThioI played infinity blade 2. Then I chose new game +. For weeks no problem. I enjoy the fact that I can gain level again. Then suddenly after some update or what, I am back to the original rebirth. With all of my powerful weapon intact. I press new game + again and it goes back to the original s...

 
2:47 AM
Have played too much Diablo III, am still thinking the borders of my screen are Red, and the room as well...
 
@TomWijsman That's not good.
@John Maybe.
Hahahahaha.
 
user15026
3:08 AM
The misspellings in that make my brain hurt.
 
@GnomeSlicE I have no idea what this is talking about.
 
@JamesJiao The Oatmeal is being sued.
@AshleyNunn I'm not 100% sure, but I THINK the last one was intentional (being original).
 
user15026
@GnomeSlicE so they were being original by misspelling original? Oy. I weep for humanity.
 
@AshleyNunn Not sure.
 
user15026
@GnomeSlicE I don't know if the idea makes it better or worse.
 
3:48 AM
@GnomeSlicE I found time to make another community logo. I had a 3rd one, but I forgot to save it and lost it Dx
 
That looks sweet... but argh..
 
I had a really bad week last week u_u
i feel like ugh
 
@QAzer Hang onto the files for that last one.
 
@GnomeSlicE I made sure to save it this time :p
maybe I'll try rainbows and unicorns next~
 
I've been rummaging around with some ideas for things.
 
4:02 AM
@GnomeSlicE I have some time now if you wanna discuss them
 
@QAzer How much experience do you have in Motion Graphics and/or 3D?
 
I have dabbled in both, but I have more exp in 3d than motion gfx
 
@QAzer Which software?
 
maya and 3ds mostly
I'm okay with cinema4d and zbrush
 
I've only used 3DS max.
 
@GnomeSlicE for VFX, I could say Maya is better
 
@QAzer Maya is definitely geared towards animation, yes. I use After Effects for motion graphics.
 
@GnomeSlicE Cinema4D compliments After Effects really well, esp for motion graphics.
 
@QAzer I've heard something like that somewhere.
Haven't actually tried importing any 3D models into after effects before
Blurgh, texturing...
I don't know what I'm doing, I guess.
Fuck.
 
@GnomeSlicE texturing is easy... unwrapping the uvs... is not
 
4:17 AM
I'm trying to texture a coin.
So the thing has to be in the center. And not tile.
And it's not cooperating.
 
@GnomeSlicE what seems to be the problem?
 
Fuck, I'm so dumb, I've taken TWO courses in this program.
Why can I remember none of it...
 
@GnomeSlicE oh I think I know what your problem is
 
I'm trying to apply a texture and a bump map.
 
you need correctly unwrap your uvs first
 
4:22 AM
I know about UVs, but I don't know what you mean by 'unwrap'.
Well, I don't really know about UVs.
I have a UVW map applied to it.
Also, I'm not sure why the two hearts are showing up as different sizes...
 
@GnomeSlicE can you show me your uv map?
 
I should just let you do this.
I don't even know why the bump map heart is showing up in the render as a grey heart.
 
if you visit from a linux machine orbitz automatically narrows your search to kaczynski-style cabins
hahahahahahahaa
(The joke is that Orbitz has recently started defaulting to showing mac users higher priced hotels first.)
 
@GnomeSlicE hmm it you select the polys/faces you can directly apply textures to just the par selected
 
@QAzer You can?
 
4:33 AM
@GnomeSlicE I think so, just select the faces/poly etc and drag it from you material editor. It's a messy way of doing it
have you tried adding an unwarp uvw modifier to you coin?
 
@QAzer No, what's that do?
There's a thing for 'unwrap UVs' too.
Fuck, we didn't learn any of this.
 
@GnomeSlicE don't worry 3ds max is pretty complicated
 
Do you have it? I can send you the file and you can do it, if you want.
Because I'm useless.
 
the modifier basically lets you choose how to divide the sides of you object to create a proper map
I don't have 3dsmax installed on this computer but I can dl it and help you with it tomorrow
 
You should probably just do it.
Man, I really need to pick a new career, lol.
Before it's too late.
 
4:39 AM
@GnomeSlicE no one gets all of this from the get go
 
@QAzer It's hardly the get-go.
 
3d modeling takes a lot of patience 2 courses is hardly enough practice
 
@QAzer Each course was a semester long.
Like, not just two instances of class.
 
@GnomeSlicE How about this? Tell me what you've learned or want to and I'll help you cover that you're missing or need a refresher in
 
@GnomeSlicE Is it actually applied as a texture in the bump map channel of the material applied to the proper faces of the coin? Also, are you sure the UVs on in the texture channel for the bump are set up correctly? There's UVs for the texture just as there are UVWs for the model.
 
4:43 AM
@skovacs1 Yes, if I do it with just the bump, that's all you see.
 
@GnomeSlicE Also, for the UVWs applied to the model, you'll want to check your modifier stack and sub-object selection as the modifiers only apply to the sub-object selection. To get them to stick with a given sub-object selection, you'll need to collapse the modifiers in the stack as appropriate to your design.
 
@GnomeSlicE if you apply a checker pattern yo your coin I'll see the the uvs aren't applied properly to the object (you'll see it's distorted). Take a look at this tutorial and see if this helps: youtube.com/watch?v=GrBt6gWi0jQ
 
@QAzer My internet is too slow for Youtube now.
Ignore the shitty animation in that.
I can't remember ANY of that.
 
@GnomeSlicE Do you have anything else in the material or is it a grey material?
 
Oh, nevermind, it's still uploading.
@skovacs1 the object is grey. I had the monochome heart added as a bump map, and the coloured one as a texture in the same material.
 
4:50 AM
@GnomeSlicE Does the material look correct in your material editor?
 
@skovacs1 You mean without rendering it? Looks the same.
 
@GnomeSlicE apply a checker pattern to the coin and post a render of it
 
@QAzer Here is the max file.
Go nuts.
Oh, I guess you need the textures too.
@QAzer Try the link again.
Should have the textures in it now.
 
@GnomeSlicE k lemme 3d and instal 3ds max and I'll see what I can do
 
@GnomeSlicE Which version of max?
 
4:55 AM
@skovacs1 I don't know. And it's murder getting the program to start again.
Anyway, I definitely have used it before... ge.tt/5utL5eJ/v/0?c
 
@GnomeSlicE help/about?
 
I just can't remember SHIT.
@skovacs1 I closed it.
 
@GnomeSlicE nevermind. It's in your screenshot :P
2012 x64 student version
I've got an older version of max on my tower here so I'll see if it opens up. 1 sec. I know this stuff inside and out so I'm fully confident that I can sort it out once I see your material and model setup.
 
Why does everyone here know more about this shit than I do.
 
@GnomeSlicE I have a degree in new media and have done some of this stuff professionally and for fun. I can't speak for anyone else.
 
5:01 AM
Hey, does anyone know the name of the game where you have sticks in a square and you remove sticks until the square falls apart?
 
user2334
@John Jenga?
 
Thank you!
 
@skovacs1 I've been planning on doing it professionally... Ergh. I'm going to bed.
 
What? That was such a random question.
 
@GnomeSlicE good night
 
5:03 AM
@GnomeSlicE g'night
 
sticks in a square kinda threw me off I was thinking pick up sticks
 
I am using the game as an analogy in how programmers are lazy and so how bad code makes any system increasingly more unreliable.
 
@QAzer Apparently I scuttled my max install on that tower for certain reasons. I believe I have the installer on an external drive here. I just don't know if I wanna go through a max install right now. Have you got this one in hand?
 
@skovacs1 I usually use maya, but I'll give the install a shot
 
@John I can sort of see what you're getting at with a flimsy tower built by adding flimsy structures on top of flimsy structures, but it's a poor analogy as Jenga is played by taking blocks away to make the structure intentionally unstable.
 
5:10 AM
When making a question.... how do you make an "enter" show? I think its a carriage return technically, but currently while in the preview it shows sentences like "Type 1: Something Type 2: Something"
 
@John Also, just a small note: lazy != bad code. bad programmer = bad code.
 
where there should be a carriage return between the Something and Type
if that makes sense....
 
If you're doing a list, the formatty way would be to do a list or enumerated list by beginning your lines with
*
or
#.
 
it's not a list
 
@GarethJones "it is" is contracted with "it's"
 
5:13 AM
Table of Contents: Page with heading "Introduction" is Page 1
Footer with Page Number: Table of Contents Page 1, page with heading "Introduction" is Page 2
thats how it looks inthe editor
but in the preview, it looks like....
Table of Contents: Page with heading "Introduction" is Page 1 Footer with Page Number: Table of Contents Page 1, page with heading "Introduction" is Page 2
that
 
@GarethJones The question wasn't unclear. It's obvious that you are trying to insert a single line break.
 
your right sorry. Im trying to insert a single line break, how do i do that?
 
End a line with two spaces to add a <br/> linebreak:
 
ah ok thanks
bookmark page
woops
 
@John A more apt analogy would be a house of cards
@QAzer I know max every which way. If one of us is going to have to install it, I guess I may as well anyways. I need to do some 3D work soon enough anyways, but was putting it off until the weekend.
@QAzer I could try my old version, but while most simple .max files should be compatible with older versions, this one may not depending how Gnome saved it out. I should probably see about grabbing a current version while I'm at it. And I thought about sleeping tonight.
 
5:28 AM
@skovacs1 What do you have? 2010?
 
@QAzer Can't remember, but I think so.
 
@skovacs1 I've had issues with 2010 -> 2012, but then again I was working with Reactor and MassFX
 
@QAzer Actually 2009 XP. I was doing this stuff at work and then school for a bit the last few years and didn't keep my home setup up to date to keep costs down.
 
@skovacs1 you'll probably need to get a newer ver then xD
should've asked him if he could save it as a fbx or something
 
@QAzer If he saved with it marked for older versions of max, a .max would work too.
@QAzer I seriously thought I had max installed on that tower. Just adobe suite and stuff for for font and DVD ripping/editing/conversion that I did for some TA work in the new media and music departments.
 
5:39 AM
I'm just saying that because I could just open the fbx in maya, properly map and texture it and then exported it :p
3+ gig install file's gonna take a bit :p
 
@QAzer But then you can't clearly tell Gnome what was wrong with it. I could probably create the model for him in less than 5 minutes in max (f I had it installed) and just give them something possibly even better than they could do, but then they wouldn't have learned anything from the experience.
@QAzer Yeah. Mine's looking like an over-nighter too. I could get 2009 up right away as I have the installer right here, but I've lost all enthusiasm for that version now. If only Gnome would've posted the ~6 relevant screenshots for the setup and I could have clearly told him what was up without effort.
I think I'll watch some shows.
 
@skovacs1 I think I'll watch the new Berserk Movie
@skovacs1 looks like he had way more polys than he needed
 
@QAzer Default Cylinder so yeah, but looking at the screenshot, the setup is terrible for the heart texture used there. It looks like neither the model nor material is setup as it should be for something this simple.
There are really 2 approaches here, but the simplest would be to fix the textures to map correctly to the desired target, correcting the material (possibly by adding a second mat to the object or an unwrap or something) and maybe touch up the model/UV-mapping if needed.
@QAzer Oh. There's smoothing applied or something, I think. The edges of the coin are chamferred. That would explain the excessive poly count. I don't think many people have a very solid grasp of smoothing groups in max.
Wow, that description of the process came out dyslexic. Fix the mat (possibly by adding more) and/or fix the UVs (possibly with an unwrap). That's what I get for writing technical descriptions when looking at another part of the screen
That texture really shouldn't be set to be tiling.
 
6:04 AM
@skovacs1 It's okay. He's just starting out, he'll get used to the tools after a bit of practice ^^
 
@QAzer I know. I'm not trying to attack or anything. I'm just trying to analyze the problem in the absence of the proper tools or any additional information beyond the textures and the screenshot.
Refining my troubleshooting skills
 
@skovacs1 the checkered pattern is your friend :D
 
@QAzer Sometimes. If you know what you're doing, you don't need it as much. In this case, I don't think it would help. The UVs are essentially mapping a tiling square across a circle (on the cap) and, while part of the tiled pattern is in the right place, it shouldn't have been tiling in the first place. Moreover, there are other material settings which are apparently making it render grey so I'm not sure that checkered pattern would be all that revealing here.
 
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Q: Are you supposed to be able to beat LIMBO without dying?

NiQAlas TCan you beat LIMBO without dying without any a priori knowledge? Obviously, if you know the proper path you can (there's even an achievement for it; though even that spots you 4-5 deaths). Some of the traps are obvious (bear traps, trip-wires), but others seem impenetrable without hitting them ...

 
yayness 50 more minutes~
 
6:15 AM
One approach would be to create a sub-object selection where you want the square to be and then apply the material with the texture to just that area - poor solution. Another would be to unwrap and then setup the materials/textures properly - good. Another still would be to correct the tiling of the texture - good. As far as the greyness, I'd have to see it in a material editor.
Why isn't anyone ever just "whelmed"?
@QAzer until?
 
the installer finishes downloading
@skovacs1 people use "whelmed" when they really mean "aster"
 
what is that gesture (other than blatantly Italian)
 
@NiQAlasT I think it means "me ne frego" or "I don't give a damn"
 
6:31 AM
 
@skovacs1 I was thought you were referring to imdb.com/title/tt1802126 :p
 
fun time italians
 
@QAzer Don't you mean episode 1&2: Independence Day?
 
i thought robin gave the definition of aster in that epi :o
 
@QAzer Haven't finished watching it yet. Maybe, but, at half-way through, no, he hasn't.
 
6:47 AM
@NiQAlasT oh according to my authentic Italian expert, this is what you call a finger purse. you can either hold your hand still or move it up and down at the wrist. it means "ma che vuoi?" or roughly "what do you (really) want?" or "what do you mean?"
 
7:15 AM
@QAzer @NiQAlasT It means "what the hell are you saying?"
 
7:56 AM
@QAzer OK. I see what you meant. Yes, in episode 5, Robin refers to Aster about 7.5 minutes in, but I was referring to the Whelmed reference in episode 1 which I was watching at the time.
 
8:18 AM
hi everyone
 
@QAppei Don't you mean
?
 
hi everypeople
betterer?
@QAzer as badp said, it's "what the hell are you saying?", or, in Italian, "ma che cazzo stai dicendo?"
 
8:41 AM
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Q: Who is Ratman in Portal 2?

BatPIggyI've been playing portal 2 and sometimes I see a bunch of "secret" places, and weird music starts playing when I get in them. I went on the net and searched about what it is, and it said that there was a dude called Ratman that was there before Chell. I just wanted to find out who he is and wha...

 
@QAppei And yet it somehow looks like "show me the money" (+ "or [insert ultimatum]")
 
@skovacs1 in Italy when talking about money you rub the fingertips of you thumb and index finger togheter
 
@QAppei Exactly. As the person(s) in the above clip move their hands, it would appear to me that at least the soccer player is rubbing thumb and index finger (+middle finger) together.
 
@skovacs1 there wouldn't be the up and down movement if that was the case
 
@QAppei What? You can't make 2 gestures at once? Even if it makes me laugh to think it's possible? What's wrong with letting someone believe? Do you hate optimism? Do you go around telling small children that Santa Claus and The Tooth Fairy and The Easter Bunny aren't real? Why do you hate the thought of hope so much? Have you had a hard life? Do you want to talk about it? :P
 
8:50 AM
ahah :)
here in Italy gestures are an important part of communication
hell, the whole body is involved in communication
sometimes the tone of voice can make the difference between "son of a bitch" and "how are you?"
 
9:17 AM
@QAppei I intend no offense, but that's not a very meaningful statement. Tone of voice is important in any spoken language and always carries a importance to the communication as far as meaning and intention, given context. It's more meaningful to note that in some languages such as Japanese, inflection can change the meaning of homographs, differentiating alcohol from fish for example. English thankfully (confusingly at times) lacks such subtle difference.
 
@skovacs1 no offense taken. I said that just because it always amazes me how much a subtle difference can change a phrase
oh my
they're releasing Meet the Pyro!!!
FINALLY!!!
 
yay for hobbyist web apis; low effort moderately high reward payoff
@QAppei so the new game-mode is a take on L4D gas can finales?
 
@NiQAlasT I really don't know, I haven't played TF2 in a while actually
just read the news
 
I probably haven't played it this year
are Korean teams competitive in LoL yet?
 
9:44 AM
Guys, what are your opinions on creating a 'How do I get the extended cut DLC?' question for Mass Effect 3
It would be a duplicate, but with a correctly worded title would top google search results
and I imagine a lot of people will be asking that particular question today
the patch just went live on xbox live
so the origin version will be up soon I imagine
 
9:56 AM
@ickleislands why not editing the original question?
 
the original question is generic, my specific point was creating one with the question that the average internet user will type into google when trying to find out information regarding it
the other questions are like "how do I get dlc for mass effect 3?" "what is the resurgence pack" etc
but it doesn't matter, I got bored of the idea already
 
Auto-burninator: re-engaged
For extremely slow lazering of tags
 
@QAdley I've modified the wiki for the "strategy" tag, can you approve it?
 
@QAppei Done
 
thanks
 
10:07 AM
@QAppei Make sure you update the meta after burnination, I found some on there that had been burninated but not recorded as such!
 
already modified, the approval of the tag was the last thing remaining
 
@QAppei Cool, ok
 
@QAdley some of that was me, I asked how it should have been handled and got no answer so left it alone
 
@ickleislands It's not a big deal, it's just that large amounts of undocumented changes (several empty tags!) is scary
 
It was documented about 5 times in the transcript of chat :p
so not completely undocumented
;)
 
10:12 AM
@ickleislands Not good enough!
 
Neither was not getting a response while the chat was very active but I didn't complain about it too many times! :P
 
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Q: Chess Tournament with Friends (or password protected)

ToktikIs there any website that provides feature for organizing chess tournaments with friends? Password protected chess tournaments are also good for this.

this question has the "tournament" tag only(to be burninated)
how should I handle it?
 
Surely the game is 'chess'
although I doubt there is a tag for that
@QAdley I think will need reviewing rather than deleting
@QAdley there are a variety of questions that genuinely belong in that tag and have no other tag (like: "What does PVP mean?")
 
@ickleislands I don't like it, but I appreciate others might.
 
@ickleislands Feel the need to start a discussion of the topic? Maybe in a meta topic?
 
10:17 AM
@ickleislands or gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/65409/… (in an absolute uninterested way :P)
 
@QAppei exactly that - legitimate gaming questions that otherwise would be
 
Speaking of , throw some delete votes at this please:
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Q: Where can I find historical sales and units numbers for video game software?

James SimpsonI'm trying to create a chart showing video game software sales and units sold from hopefully the 1990s to now, but if possible even earlier. I found http://vgchartz.com that has numbers going back to the early 2000s, but their numbers aren't very comprehensive and don't go back far enough.

 
last post I made on meta was trying to be helpful and got shot down rather quickly in a dismissive manner
 
@QAdley I wish I could, still some rep behind...
 
@ickleislands I dislike the tag personally, but do see reason to keep it.
 
10:19 AM
@ickleislands That doesn't mean you should stop.
 
@QAppei @QAdley Ditto.
@ickleislands That happens. Success is built upon past failures. Also, meta is driven more by personal feelings and opinions so things can get a bit less cordial at times. Did you learn why your previous meta was "shot down"? Did you learn from the experience how to improve your meta posts to find a more receptive response?
 
@QAdley @QAppei @skovacs1 ditto ditto
@skovacs1 Raven Dreamer had made a post about how the D3 class tags hadn't got tag wikis, I said I had added one for each that was missing and got a dismissive 'not relevant' post
shrug, don't care
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A: The Great Arqade Clean-Up of 2012

ickleislandsCan we keep terminology please? There are many instances (for example) where a gaming related question is raised asking for a definition of gaming terminology. In these instances removing this tag would result in these valid questions not having a relevant tag to live under.

 
@ickleislands Hmmm? Where?
 
meh, don't care enough to go looking for it in fairness
refreshing origin every 0.5 seconds for the ME3 dlc is more important
 
@ickleislands I didn't see it so I can't form an educated opinion on the subject, let alone take action or offer advice or understanding for any of the involved parties. I sympathize with you having had an upsetting experience, but life's an ocean of ups and downs so grab your board and come along for the ride.
 
10:28 AM
@skovacs1 didn't upset me per se, I'm not that fragile. I am however of the mindset where if something becomes a pointless endeavour by my definition I will simply refuse to do it and classify it as a waste of my time
needs merging with
 
@ickleislands now who's being dismissive? :P Jokes aside, you're entitled to your opinion, actions and the consequences thereof. If you don't ever want to make meta posts again, you are under no obligation to do so. Likewise, you are under no obligation to analyze past failures to glean a methodology more prone to success in an endeavour which you have foresworn.
 
100% of the questions tagged are also tagged
@skovacs1 I am very rarely dismissive in the first instance, I will try everything once and give everybody my full attention at least once as well
Once you get past the first instance, if you find me dismissive, it is usually something you yourself have done to deserve it
 
@ickleislands I was referring to the fact that you were dismissing the endeavours as pointless, not my suggestions if that's what you took from that. Moreover, I said this in jest so there's no need to explain yourself on the subject as your point was well understood already.
 
@ickleislands @Qadp @Oak Merge plox
 
@skovacs1 would you rather I assume that you understand me when it's been demonstrated more than once that sometimes I am completely misunderstood here? ;)
If I was dismissing the endeavour as pointless, you wouldn't have seen me asking for a merge, as I would have dismissed it as pointless and be doing something else instead!
 
10:39 AM
@ickleislands That's a strange question and I can't clearly answer yes or no. I think I don't feel there was a need for further explanation moreso because I spent several sentences advocating that your point about your freedom of dismissal was entirely understood. Especially for someone who refuses to perform things as wastes of time, I merely hoped to indicate another such waste of time and save you the effort in the future.
 
@skovacs1 hey lets talk about this for an hour, I have nothing to do and running around in circles sounds like fun!
 
@ickleislands I think I missed the context for this. Merge what?
 
I'd still like to know what to do with this question
 
@QAppei due to it not being answered, being off topic, being closed, being hated upon, and generally not having a tag of its own, I'd personally say 'delete'
like, the whole question
= issue resolved
but I don't know what the policy is on that
 
@QAppei 1. Find high rep users (ping them). 2. Call for delete 3.??? 4. Profit.
 
10:42 AM
Step 3 is my favourite
 
@QAdley @QAdp @Oak calling for a delete
 
@ickleislands I know. That's the step with all the attractive people too.
 
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Q: Chess Tournament with Friends (or password protected)

ToktikIs there any website that provides feature for organizing chess tournaments with friends? Password protected chess tournaments are also good for this.

 
@QAppei could just flag it for mod attention
might be more time-efficent
 
@ickleislands right
I really need some vacation
or at least a couple of days off
...from life
 
10:46 AM
100% agree
 
@QAppei Like a coma? Undeath? Being half-dead?
 
@skovacs1 more like being in a limbo, where your boss cannot reach you or anything work related
 
@QAppei Fake your death?
 
already thought about that, too complicated...
and I don't want to abandon my relatives, I like them
bomb my workplace?
nah
I like some of my coworkers too
found it!
collapse the global economy!
but it looks like somebody already had that idea...
 
@QAppei I still like coma better.
 
10:51 AM
@skovacs1 I actually wouldn't mind invoking groundhog day for a month or two worth of days, under the provision that anything I did would still happen in the next iteration
I think I'm about 30 days behind in my life
 
@ickleislands for me it's more like 2 or 3 years
 
@QAppei yes but you would go completely NUTS if you did 2-3 years
The other one that I thought of it just how cool time dilation could be, especially at the weekend
but in general for sleeping
It's not that there would be "more" hours in the day per se, just that in real time you'd only sleep for a fraction of a second
 
@ickleislands I think that could mess with your brain
 

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