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12:00 AM
googling the name does nothing either, it just turns up a shitload of results for getting free iPhone games.
 
@GnomeSlice GEE I WONDER WHY
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Because Google counts '-' as whitespace, I guess.
 
@GnomeSlice l2google. google.com/…
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A: Chrome bug, got malware or did I did I break it?

Callum BarrI just had the same thing - the extension which was broken for me was one called Join Tabs... Dodgy!

 
@GnomeSlice Possibly because you're googling spyware? Just a guess.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz I did exactly that, without the '/' at the end.
Wow.
 
user15026
12:04 AM
@OrigamiRobot I suspect that that might indeed have something to do with it.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Wow, that was it.
 
@GnomeSlice Funny, I get the same result without the trailing / too, so I doubt you did.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz I DID
I've had that extension for like two years, and it's never given me any trouble...
 
@GnomeSlice Well then you did something else wrong. The point is, you're bad at google.
 
Well, I deleted it, and it's gone, so...
 
12:05 AM
Age checks on websites are so ridiculous
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Shut the fuck up.
 
This isn't news though. See also "What state is NC?"
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz I'm Canadian, I don't even know the states.
 
@Sterno They're sadly a legal requirement.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Thus the ridiculousness
 
user15026
12:06 AM
@Sterno Agreed. I get why they are there, but seriously, so annoying.
 
More dumb BS the government makes you do which has absolutely no practical effect .
At least do it Leisure Suit Larry style and ask about political events you wouldn't know if you were a kid. Make kids at least Google and learn something!
 
@GnomeSlice But Google does.
 
Sep 17 at 16:36, by GnomeSlice
I look like an ignorant tool now.
 
@OrigamiRobot Google is terribly slow most of the time.
 
user15026
@GnomeSlice Psh, I am canadian, and I do.
 
12:07 AM
@LessPop_MoreFizz Fuck you.
 
@AshleyNunn Snip snap!
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Why are you trolling @GnomeSlice?
 
user15026
@OrigamiRobot Just telling the truth!
 
@Sterno Why wouldn't I troll @GnomeSlice?
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz You've got me there.
 
12:09 AM
@Sterno Besides, i helped him!
I just happened to be mean while I did it.
 
user15026
@GnomeSlice Why is this a thing. I don't get it. And not in a OMG WHYTHISTHING, but in a dry, "why bother" way.
 
@AshleyNunn I dunno.
 
user15026
@GnomeSlice Much rather just go read a book ;)
 
I also don't get the second(?) panels. The pink ones.
 
12:19 AM
@GnomeSlice Somehow, I had guessed you wouldn't.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz If that's an insult to my reading ability, you should know that I love to read.
I still don't get it.
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@Sterno Have you tried XCOM yet?
 
0
Q: Are they any cheats in Borderlands 2?

WarfaceAre they any cheats in this game like god mode, no clip mode, etc. ? If so how to show the console and add those cheats ?

 
@Sterno Oh, am I still your most advanced soldier?
 
@GnomeSlice I promise I'll stop making fun of you for the night after this one, no matter how easy you keep making it, but...
@GnomeSlice is that a euphemism?
 
12:28 AM
@LessPop_MoreFizz No.
Also, a what?
lololololol
 
@GnomeSlice Oh I see what you did there.
 
12:39 AM
@StrixVaria Yeah. It's hard to tell if some of the dumbed-down stuff is just the demo or if it'll be in the full game. But overall I'm still looking forward to it and think it will play fine on PC
 
@GnomeSlice It's an anti-joke. While most humor is derived from subverting the expected in an unexpected, sometimes ludicrous way. This humor is derived from the expectation being fulfilled normally, subverting your expectation of subversion.
 
Dubstep Power Tools:
 
The demo is very straight-jacketed. One fully scripted mission and one half-scripted mission
 
@Ullallulloo Oh wait, I just got it, actually.
I was trying to read it with correct grammar... which is why it didn't make sense.
 
@GnomeSlice Yeah, but I also haven't played again.
 
12:40 AM
I thought it was 'pretending to do____' 'actually, reading'.
OKAY
 
@RedRiderX I would imagine dubstep power tools would result in a lot of injuries.
A circular saw is a dangerous thing to... drop.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Don't worry, they drop other stuff.
 
Wow, the Glitterhelm caverns or whatever stage in Dungeon Defenders looks really hard.
Oh man, I actually got the name right, too.
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@RedRiderX even a simple cordless drill can be heavy enough to break a toe if you drop it.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Or slice it off if you're wearing steel toes.
...Depending on the quality of your steel toes.
 
12:46 AM
@GnomeSlice pretty sure you would have a hard time slicing anything with a cordless drill.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz There is a surprising lack of tool dropping overall, which is a good thing, considering the apparent lack of safety equipment.
 
@RedRiderX Then I would hardly call those power tools particularly dub step.
 
@Sterno And it's 5.5 gigs for that?
Also what stuff is "dumbed down"?
 
user15026
My sister is the only person I have ever met who calls me to ask if I want to chat on Skype with her.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz They do drop a bass though.
 
1:02 AM
@StrixVaria Well, again, this is the demo, so maybe they cut out any options. But they show one guy leveling, and he gets some sort of rocket power, and it made it sound like because he leveled that way, he'll always have a rocket launcher. Which isn't at all how gear worked in the original.
But since you can't actually equip your guys yourself in the demo, who knows
When you have a mission choice at one point (though I'm pretty sure it's the same mission in the demo, whichever way you go), it says stuff like "reward: 4 scientists" which doesn't feel right to me
 
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Q: Torchlight is missing some textures

AKAGoodGravyI am using a Radon HD6850 and just bought the indi bundle. Torchlight is missing all face textures (and face textures only). I have had problems with shaders before (graphic would be displayed as black), but what I am seeing now is a simple removal of the texture, I can see through the head. The ...

 
And since the two encounters are very heavily scripted, and the enemy behaves rather stupidly, that didn't seem promising. BUT, every review I've read said the game proper gets that right, so I'm assuming that's also a case of it being a scripted demo
 
@Sterno What about the control issues you were worried about before?
 
@StrixVaria I turned mouse sensitivity up and after that it didn't bother me. You can definitely see where they could have done stuff better for a PC only release, but given it's cross-platform I think it's good
 
I usually don't even notice control issues anyway, so I think I'll be ok on that front.
 
1:07 AM
Like, you definitely will want to use the keyboard rather than mouse to tell your guys to shoot and such, since it doesn't a weird thing where you click and then need to click again to confirm
 
In Skyrim, I didn't even notice anything was bad until people explicitly started pointing stuff out.
 
I have no idea what people were complaining about with regards to the graphics
I mean, they're not Crysis graphics or anything, but they look fine
 
I'm going to try it out as soon as I'm done eating dinner.
 
You'll be done about 40 min after that :)
 
When I was at work, I pretended not to be interested to get me through the day. As soon as I got home, I clicked the download button.
 
1:08 AM
In other news, I just noticed that Season 2 of Grimm has already been on for a month. Weird.
I wonder if the characters in that show have stopped acting retarded yet.
 
@Sterno Unlikely (Disclaimer: I've never watched the show)
 
@Wipqozn Ping!
 
1:25 AM
 
user15026
@Fluttershy What.
 
That bacon bra is horrifying.
 
@Fluttershy All your taco... ...OM NOM... ...NOM NOM.
 
user15026
Now I want tacos.
 
I do too. :(
 
1:33 AM
@TimStone Pretty much.
 
1:52 AM
Man... The Bridge just died. Is everyone going to get tacos?
 
user2334
can't talk pandas
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@MarkTrapp Oh, that released?
 
user2334
TONIGHT
 
@MarkTrapp Have fun! I'll be enjoying Guild Wars 2. =D
 
@Fluttershy I was too lazy to get tacos and got cereal instead
 
1:53 AM
Or Tochlight 2: The Game Diablo 3 Should Have Been.
@TimStone What kind of cereal?
 
Honey Nut Cheerios
 
@TimStone This is acceptable.
I would've also accepted Honey Bunches of Oats.
 
user15026
@Fluttershy No, I have already had dinner. And I don't think there are any tacos remotely near me
 
@Fluttershy y u so butthurt?
 
user2334
I think I'd enjoy Diablo III a lot more if the AH limit wasn't 10. Whoever instituted that cap will be the first against the wall when the revolution comes
 
1:55 AM
 
@OrigamiRobot Because I'm an entitled gamer? If I'm gonna wait 15 years for something, it had damn well better be... well... better... than the last one!
 
user15026
@Fluttershy bitter much?
 
@Fluttershy I think it is.
 
@AshleyNunn But Fourth Meal!
 
user15026
@TimStone I am lying in bed! I don't think that counts as "out and hungry"
 
1:56 AM
@OrigamiRobot Yeah, but you are always wrong. I mean... You think Flame Princess is best princess, and you think this flame pony is better than Fluttershy. Clearly you know nothing about anything.
 
@AshleyNunn This is a minor detail
 
user15026
@Fluttershy who is best princess?
 
@AshleyNunn Obviously it's Raggedy Princess.
And then Doctor Princess.
 
user15026
@Fluttershy She is so creepy
 
user2334
80s MLP is better than FIM amirite guys
 
1:56 AM
@Fluttershy I dunno man, Flame Princess is pretty cool
 
user15026
I like Slime Princess
 
@TimStone But Raggedy Princess is at least 20% cooler.
 
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Q: Switches after finishing Splinter Group

JoeJust after you finish the necessary killing for the quest Splinter Group, in the Bloodshot Stronghold, there are four switches (wall, tv, pipe valve, floor lever), which change five lights .... but I haven't managed to find the right pattern. Is this a red herring, or is there some reward if I c...

 
user15026
@Fluttershy Is she the Rainbow Dash of princesses?
 
@AshleyNunn No. That's Flame Princess. And that's why I don't like her.
 
user15026
1:59 AM
@MarkTrapp -.-
 
user15026
@Fluttershy Fair enough
 
@Fluttershy I think Raggedy Princess hangs out with Hot Dog Princess on the coolness scale, if we want to get technical.
 
@TimStone If we're really gonna get technical, everyone's opinions will be wrong. Because they are not mine. Just like my opinion will always be wrong to anyone who is not me. =P
 
@Sterno Shortest demo ever. I'm definitely psyched for the full game now, though.
 
@Fluttershy Flame Princess is best princess.
 
2:00 AM
The fully scripted mission was...disappointing.
 
@OrigamiRobot Says you. I disagree.
 
The partially scripted mission was really basic but fun anyway.
 
You just like Flame Princess because she's hot.
 
@Fluttershy That's a lie and this is Katamari Hot Dog Princess O_o
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user15026
@TimStone I love it I love it I love it
 
2:02 AM
@Fluttershy I see what you did there.
 
@Fluttershy Not at all. I like her because she is best. Also, she hangs out with Flambo who is also the best.
 
I think you guys area all missing the best princess.
 
@AshleyNunn :D I was all "...Wait, that's Katamari. Say whaaa."
 
@OrigamiRobot I will no longer argue with you over your opinion. Because opinions are never wrong to the opinion holder. Thus, this argument is a waste of time. We will never convince each other.
 
user15026
2:03 AM
@TimStone It delighted me
 
user15026
@GnomeSlice Wrong genre.
 
@Fluttershy Challenge Accepted.
 
@AshleyNunn I thought the genre was 'princess'.
 
user15026
@GnomeSlice Adventure Time Princesses
 
@OrigamiRobot You're never going to convince me that flame princess is best. <_< And I'm not even going to try to convince you otherwise.
 
2:06 AM
What are the choices here.
 
That looks like a pony, not an adventure time princess.
 
3 mins ago, by GnomeSlice
@AshleyNunn I thought the genre was 'princess'.
 
user2334
GISing flame princess with SafeSearch off leads to a whole bunch of rule 34
 
@murgatroid99 Let me rephrase then.
That looks like a pony, not a princess.
 
user15026
2:07 AM
@GnomeSlice Princesses
 
@GnomeSlice That's Princess Celestia.
 
@GnomeSlice That is Princess Celestia, immortal monarch of Equestria
 
It's a horse.
 
user15026
....I changed my vote. Embryo Princess is best princess because you can't argue with a princess that is an Embryo
 
Man, Jungle Princess looks really... cool.
 
2:08 AM
@MarkTrapp I declare the conversation officially derailed.
 
kind of noodley
 
user2334
I'm afraid to GIS embryo princess
 
Flame Princess or Jungle Princess
 
user15026
@MarkTrapp It isn't so bad. Mostly actual Embryo Princess, or actual embryos.
 
user2334
@AshleyNunn Oh good: thank you internet for not going there.
 
user15026
2:13 AM
@MarkTrapp yeah. I was scared of what I would find, but for once the internet surprised me by not being terrible
 
@AshleyNunn Actually, Googling most of these seems pretty clean, so far.
There ya go.
All of them put together.
 
2:37 AM
@StrixVaria Yeah. I understand scripting the intro mission, as it's basically a gameplay tutorial plus kind of an intro cutscene really. But hopefully actual gameplay is nothing like the 2nd mission. That was basically just guys sitting in place waiting for you to get to them
But assuming there's decent AI and the maps don't all play like that, I think it will be fun
 
Hey! I found a question I could answer in /review! :D
 
3:09 AM
@LessPop_MoreFizz Yeah, I want my 3min of time back.
 
@James You just don't get it, maaaaaaaan.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Yeah, thank god :)
I still want my 3min back
 
3:26 AM
 
@Ullallulloo U-Gods is better. More thoughtful.
 
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Q: How is money shared in co-op?

EBongoI am inclined to think that money is somehow shared in co-op, but what is exact formula? Do all players get the full amount found, or is the amount found divided equally - or some other formula?

 
@Ebongo which platform do you play Borderlands on?
 
4:06 AM
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Q: Is there any point to co-op dualing?

EBongoI've noticed that if I punch one of my buddies I can start a "dual", but I have not yet initiated one (due to many midgets who deserve my bullets more). What happens when you dual? Is there any benefit for winning or penalty for losing?

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Q: must I have an active xbox live gold account to get the pre order bonus for Borderlands 2?

StevenDo you need to have an active xbox live gold account to get the pre order bonus for Borderlands 2?

 
4:26 AM
ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
 
user2334
4:39 AM
What is that, field hockey?
 
@MarkTrapp NFL just now.
 
user2334
National Field Hockey League?
 
user2334
ok i'll stop now
 
@MarkTrapp No but seriously, two refs coming up with different calls (BOTH OF THEM WRONG) after making eye contact is pretty amazing.
@JucheMane, Minneapolis, MN
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@LessPop_MoreFizz One of the many many reasons I hate football.
 
4:47 AM
@OrigamiRobot because the league is run by a bunch of greedy assholes who won't pay professional refs fairly, and so have hired a bunch of incompetent replacements whose only experience is pee-wee leagues and high school football?
(Because that's what's going on here.)
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Even if it was the perfect ref who makes all the right calls 100% of the time. If your game's rules are so easy to break even if you are intending to play 100% within them that you need constant supervision , well, that seems like a dumb game to me.
 
@OrigamiRobot it's not about breaking the rules. There was no rulebreaking involved here.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz This just strengthens my point.
Also, one of the objectives is to prevent the other team from advancing the ball. One of the penalties is pass interference. This reminds me of my younger sister yelling "You have to give me a chance!" when I beat her at Mortal Kombat.
 
user2334
5:07 AM
I can't think of a competitive sport played at the professional level that doesn't have penalties for unsportsmanlike behavior, limiting what you can do to prevent the other team from succeeding
 
You just thought of all the competitive sports I enjoy!
 
user2334
Well you'll just have to wait until John Galt rises up and establishes District 1 so we can have the Hunger Games
 
RT @daveuniversal: Can these pro union liberal announcers BLOW the striking refs any harder? Trico u suck the new refs r doing great!
 
user2334
Truefacts: George Soros is every ref ever
 
America. Now that you have seen the #NFL Replacement Refs, do you really want Obama nominating Supreme Court Justices? #RomneyRyan2012
 
5:12 AM
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Q: Keyboard configuration for shatter?

TokenMacGuyI just picked up Shatter for PC as part of Humble Indie Bundle 6. Some tips on the Steam Forums suggest that there's a way to change the default key bindings, but the configuration pane in the settings program for the Stand-alone version doesn't seem to exist. Is there a way I can configure the...

 
5:45 AM
0
Q: How does % lifesteal works?

ChrisHateZI have some set items that give me 20% Health stolen properties. How exactly does that lifesteal works, does it heal me for 20% of my weapons DPS per hit, 20% of the damage that was actually done per hit, or something else?

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Q: Do weapons that have lifesteal and hit multiple enemies per attack heal you for each enemy hit?

ChrisHateZCan weapons that hit multiple enemies with each hit (like 2H melee weapons,cannons and shotgonnes) which have lifesteal properties heal you for each enemy hit per click or do they only heal you for the primary target you're attacking?

 
6:18 AM
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Q: Can class-skills that are properties of certain weapons activate on all classes?

ChrisHateZI obtained a unique sword that haves 10% chance to cast Eviscerate. Since Eviscerate is Berzerker class skill, could other classes cast it if they used this weapon?

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Q: Do the bad rewards from the quest Cacklespit's Brew have any hidden value?

Myrddin EmrysCacklespit provides three very bad rewards... is there any way they are not as bad as they seem? Do they level up to become awesome? If you survive 13 minutes of the brew, do you get a prize? Should I even avoid turning in the quest? Cacklespit seems a right unpleasant bloke.

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Q: Where can i find goblins?

ChrisHateZIn which map/dungeon can i find goblins? I have unique weapon with augment that wants me to kill 20 goblins for it to upgrade, and i can't find them anywhere. I am currently at the beginning of act II.

 
6:48 AM
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Q: Do Leader Mods work with quest turn-ins?

EnderSo, I use a Support Gunner mod for my Soldier (solo play) because I enjoy the unlimited ammo it gives me. The idea just occured to me however, that I could possibly use a Leader Mod (that gives extra % Exp) just for turnins. I would equip the extra exp mod, turn in the quest, and then re-equip my...

 
 
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8:27 AM
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Q: Strange Camera Movement Battlefield : Bad Company 2

Mr. HammadLast Night I installed Battlefield 2 : Bad Company - PC Everything installed fine but when I start the game I am experiencing some strange problem with the control The player is strafing correctly with these keys (A,W,S,D) But for moving the aim/camera which is normally done by the Mouse movement...

 
9:15 AM
Reason why Curse dot com sucks #173
(Info from Ghostery about which tracking crap and third-party cookies were blocked when visiting minecraftforum.net)
 
9:39 AM
@MartinSojka I can't decide whether Ghostery is a good thing or not
I do use it, but as a web developer my job would be impossible if everyone used it.
 
... why "impossible"?
 
@MartinSojka I couldn't make money from advertising, I'd have to charge my users directly, and paying for access to things on the internet just does not happen. I couldn't use Google Analytics to track how many people are visiting the site, I'd have to use something else, likely much more complicated/expensive. Things like A/B testing would become very difficult as a result.
Sorry, advertising is mostly an Adblock thing, but if you're using Ghostery it's a fair bet you're using Adblock too
 
I still don't quite get it. As a web developer, why do you need ads to make money? You get paid for developing web sites, don't you?
For analytics, you have your server logs. I never had a problem getting whatever data I wanted out of them in a few (dozen) lines of Perl code.
.. and yeah, Adblock Plus, NoScript and RefControl are on and in "don't bother me with crap I didn't request" mode.
 
@MartinSojka Because I need to make money!
@MartinSojka Advertising/Analytics powers the free web, including SE. Where do you think SE gets its money from?
 
@fredley Why should I care about where they get the money from? It's their business, their problem. For all I know, the deals they have with licensing their software to Canonical, Apple and whatever else are working for them nicely.
 
9:53 AM
@MartinSojka I work in a startup. There are 4 of us. I care very much.
 
As for making money myself: The few times I created some web sites for money, I got paid for delivering the web sites as requested. Advertisement was never a part of the deal.
@fredley I still don't see why anyone besides you four should care. There is no fundamental human right to be successful. :)
 
@MartinSojka Difference between working as a contractor and working on your own project
@MartinSojka It's freezing here, I need to heat my house, that requires money. Also the whole food thing, life get's tedious quickly if there's no food.
Also beer
 
Social security is quite a different thing from "I don't want my startup to fail."
 
@fredley Careers :-)
And ads, of course
 
@MadScientist Fair enough. Strange to see a website with an actual product these days!
I imagine SE's business would be much, much harder if every visitor was using Adblock+Ghostery though.
 
10:03 AM
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Q: How do I uninstall Black Mesa if it wasn't installed via Steam?

The Annoying PyroBlack Mesa provides a standalone installer that extracts the game to the Steam folder, so Steam can manage launching the game as well as providing the Steam Overlay in-game. However, Steam doesn't manage uninstalling the game as it wasn't installed through Steam (the game has been Greenlit but i...

 
Yeah I'm uninstalling it because I don't have the balls to play it
 
10:37 AM
0
Q: CS:GO Elo system... how do you progress?

ShikiEver since I started playing with CS:GO I've been in the bronze rank in Classic Competetive. No matter how many rounds I win, how many times I am the MVP, I won't get a new rank. How does the system work? How do you progress?

 
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Q: Unreal Torunament (UT99) no sound in 12.04?

TalasI've been trying to get sound working in Unreal Torunament for a couple of days now. I'm using the native Unreal Tournament version, not wine or something like that. I have sound in all other games and media applications that I have tried. In older ubuntu versions it worked fine. I'm now using ...

 
11:26 AM
insert coin
 
@Mechanicalsnail ker-chunk
 
you have to insert coin into @OrigamiRobot ...
 
@PatrickStalder I'm not inserting anything into @OrigamiRobot
 
11:32 AM
@LessPop_MoreFizz Are the replacement refs really that bad? I don't really watch football.
 
@OrigamiRobot Thanks, that will entertain me for the whole afternoon.
 
@StrixVaria Yes. Yes they are.
@StrixVaria This was the game winning call last night:
@StrixVaria (It was ruled a touchdown for the Seahawks. Only problem is, the dude who caught the ball was in a Packers uniform.)
 
I am technically kinda sorta pulling for the Panthers now. If the Panthers win on Thursdays, we get free pizza in the office on Mondays.
 
Some of the current NFL refs had been previously fired by the Lingerie Football League for incompetence and lack of understanding of the rules.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz TIL There is a Lingerie Football League.
 
11:40 AM
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Q: Is the new Super Slim PS3 quiter than the old?

PeteThe new Super Slim PS3 is out, or almost out. How is the fan noise of this model compared to the older Slim model?

 
> You'd have to be a real boob to not be abreast of the LFL rules to the point they call you a bust. As for the replacement refs, a rack of bad calls means they should implant some improvements before this whole thing goes tits up.
 
The Lingerie Football League (LFL) is a women's 7-on-7 tackle American football league, created in 2009, with games played in the fall and winter at NBA, NFL, NHL and MLS arenas and stadiums. The league was founded by Mitch Mortaza. The league's administrative offices are in Las Vegas, Nevada. Concept The concept originated from the Super Bowl halftime alternative television special called the Lingerie Bowl, a pay-per-view event broadcast annually opposite the Super Bowl halftime show. The television show has become a staple of Super Bowl Sunday festivities for millions worldwide and i...
They play in autumn and winter? Aw.
 
12:10 PM
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Q: How do I get my shield to shut up?

AProughFrom a side-quest I have gained a shield that talks. Pretty amusing at first, but now his chatter is very annoying. Is there a way to make it stop without affecting any other game audio, and without getting rid of it?

 
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Q: How to I restart a game at a New-U and not a fast travel station?

WarfaceWhy I spawn to a fast travel station when I start a saved game instead of the nearest New-U ? Is it supposed to be this way or it's bugged ? Seriously, I think it's the worst saving system ever since I have to run all the way back to where I was and fight all monsters in the way again. Yes big ...

 
1:08 PM
 
Okay. Ready for more XCOM now.
 
@Sterno Replaying the demo? :P
 
@StrixVaria Seems like it would be boring.
I'm assuming the 2nd mission, where you can choose between the US or China, is the same regardless of which you choose
 
You know what's funny? They said that the hardest difficulty mode will be called "Classic". In the original .. every difficulty mode was the same due to a slight bug in programming (and after the first three bases, you usually had enough reserves to deal with most attacks, so it wasn't that hard).
 
Although apparently people have figured out how to mod the demo
 
1:21 PM
@Sterno Did you even take damage on the 2nd mission?
 
@StrixVaria Yeah, my heavy on the roof took 2 damage when the first set of aliens triggered
but that was it, and I also didn't have much choice about it
 
After the first mission, when your squadmembers dropped like flies, I was really cautious. I don't think my roof guy took damage, but his cover was blown apart.
I quickly disposed of the aliens with a rocket to make sure the cover wasn't an issue any more.
 
apparently you can tweak difficulty
@StrixVaria I used my rocket to blow a hole in the house at the end
 
@Sterno I didn't think to do that, although I did use a grenade to kill the two human-looking suit+sunglasses aliens at the end, which blew apart the far side of the house.
 
My sniper spent most of the mission camped out on Overwatch, never actually shooting anything
 
1:25 PM
@Sterno I didn't realize it was a sniper until half-way through the mission. It was the furthest forward on the front lines. It never even got to fire a shot.
 
Poor grunts had to actually work for their pay? :D
 
Oh, one other UI complaint... the keys 1-6 or whatever that correspond to actions change per guy
 
Ugh I want the full version of XCOM even more now, though.
 
which means on some guys, 3 is overwatch. On others, 2 is overwatch. that's annoying
 
@StrixVaria Play the original.
 
1:28 PM
@Sterno The controls were really clunky.
Luckily, since it's entirely turn-based, the clunky controls won't get in the way too much.
I didn't even know you could use 1-6 to pick abilities; I was just scrolling through them with A/D.
@MartinSojka Ehhh
 
The number keys really helped. Clicking felt really weird to me. It's like I'd click, some info would pop up, and it would make me click again. or sometimes it felt like I had to click 3 times. Just weird. Keyboard was a lot faster and cleaner
 
What? That's what I'll still be doing anyway, since the new one seems to be Steamworks-only.
 
@MartinSojka Why's that a dealbreaker?
 
Because some DRM forms like Origin, Steamworks, GFWL or Ubisoft's always-online one are a deal-breaker for me.
 
To each their own. Having to authenticate once with Steam doesn't seem like a big deal to me
 
1:36 PM
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Q: Is the new Super Slim PS3 more quiet than the old one?

PeteThe new Super Slim PS3 is out, or almost out. How is the fan noise of this model compared to the older Slim model?

Off-topic; system's not out yet.
 
To me, it beats the heck out of having to have a DVD in the drive, which is what the state of things used to be
 
If it was just "authenticate once with Steam, then you can uninstall Steam again and just play your game", it wouldn't be a big deal for me either.
You can do that with some games, but not if they use Steamworks.
 
except Steam is more than just paperweight
 
You can't play it in offline mode?
 
which is why many of us tolerate it happily
 
1:38 PM
@Sterno I can. Can I "just authenticate" it with Steam without it forcing updates on me?
 
@MartinSojka I don't use offline mode much, but my understanding was that you just authenticate once during install and after that never have to again if you don't want to
 
I actually informed myself a bit more into this, since I actually like to make informed decisions. :)
* Initial update is mandatory. No way to avoid it, even if you're on a train with a 1GB-cap mobile internet and the update is 1.5GB or something ...
* Offline mode only works if you actually plug the network and disable WLAN.
 
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A: Is there any way to stop Steam downloading updates?

pixelThere is no generic setting within Steam that prevents game updates from automatically being downloaded. The only way to prevent auto-updating is to run Steam in offline mode - which will prevent you from playing Steam games online. There is a per-game setting which allows you to disable updates...

I mean, if you install, yeah, you get all the updates to the point of install
I'm not real clear on why that's a bad thing
I'm also not a DRM crusader though, so maybe I'm just missing the deep philosophical implications of how this impacts my life.
 
Also, their EULA sucks, but thankfully the more aggravating parts of it (like you not being able to resell the games) are getting kicked to the trash bucket by the ECJ right now. :)
 
Ubisoft, on the other hand, can die in a fire with their always-online stuff (which at least they've stopped doing)
 
1:42 PM
@MartinSojka It's not like that, offline mode can only be enabled when you're online (and only for games that are up to date)
 
@Sterno If you never had updates which broke the game on your hardware or never had updates which made earlier saves broken or simply refused to load them, you've been lucky so far.
 
That said having games always up to date is one of the best features about Steam :P
 
@badp The only way to stop Steam from updating itself is to pull the network plug, or at least block their update servers on your router.
 
@MartinSojka I own and play a lot of games. It's happened. About 3 times in my life.
 
I play a lot of Paradox Interactive games and they do it all the time, sadly. ;)
 
1:44 PM
@MartinSojka I don't think Steam checks for its own updates while offline
 
@badp It does.
 
At any rate you're not alone here, Grace also immediately dismisses anything that's on Steam
 
I don't actually have any problem with "being on Steam", just with "using Steamworks".
 
(although he does mainly because she wants to share games with his brother.)
 
@badp One gender pronoun per sentence, please!
 
1:47 PM
@Sterno Fuzzy gender logic
 
Use "they", it is a gender-neutral third-person singular pronoun for a reason.
 
@MartinSojka It's not a singular pronoun at all.
 
I feel like writing off Steam because of minor issues is tantamount to throwing the baby out with the bathwater. But I guess if you've got enough gaming goodness on your plate without it, and it bothers you a bunch, then sure, why not.
 
I avoided Steam like the plague.
 
Me, I want some XCOM!
 
1:49 PM
Singular they is the use of ' (or its inflected forms, such as them or their) to refer to an entity that is not plural, or not necessarily plural. Though singular they is widespread in everyday English and has a long history of usage, debate continues about its acceptability. It typically occurs in these situations: *Indeterminate gender – when they refers to an individual person of unknown or unspecified sex, as in, for example, "One student failed their exam". This usage is known as epicene they. *Indeterminate number – when they has no definite antecedent, or can be interpreted as ref...
 
And then my friend gifted me Half Life 2.
 
@MartinSojka The first one:
> Though singular they is widespread in everyday English and has a long history of usage, debate continues about its acceptability.
 
@MartinSojka I think you have it backwards
 
@Wipqozn high five
 
@StrixVaria tortoise high five
 
1:51 PM
also the first to use xe or whatever gets five minutes with @Wipqozn
 
@badp What a reward!
 
@Wipqozn In a language, usage dictates what is right and what is wrong. If anyone disagrees, they are wrong. :)
 
@MartinSojka Nope. The people using it are wrong.
 
Yeah, and I plan to make no usage of singular they, tyvm
 
@Wipqozn Tell that Shakespeare if you meet the old geezer, he was quite fond of it.
 
1:53 PM
If we let language be dictated by usage than "u" would be a word, and "there" and "their" wouldn't have different meanings.
 
@Wipqozn then*
 
You confuse "meaning" with "spelling" there.
 
@StrixVaria Exactly!
 
@Wipqozn If any of you use "u" instead of typing a couple extra characters, we're officially not friends anymore.
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@fbueckert but it would be incorrect by usage to say "you mad bro?"
usage dictates the use of "u" with "mad bro?"
That's how it works right? <_<
 
1:56 PM
@badp We're talking Internet memes now. Those are completely different, as everybody knows most people cba to put effort into spelling and grammar.
 
@fbueckert it's no less written codified language than anything else
(unfortunately)
 
Well, bro already is a dictionary word ... so "u" won't take long to become "official" either.
 

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