The Bridge

5:00 PM

I expect Google Fiber to have already put down fiber on Mars.

Honestly, all I want out of a trip to Mars is for us to go dust off the various rovers, say "Good Boy", and either get them rolling again, or bring them home.

Matt Giltaji

@MadMAxJr the mars rovers have a better internet connection than my workplace

MadMAxJr

Yeah but the lag time is atrocious.

murgatroid99

@MattGiltaji the mars rovers don't have any internet connection

MadMAxJr

Comcast regrets to inform you that Mars is outside our service area.

Matt Giltaji

@murgatroid99 they must be using something to send the data back to JPL and NASA

all those pretty pics

MadMAxJr

5:05 PM

It's radio.

Origami Robot

FDL 56M
VULTURE 5M

Unionhawk

@OrigamiRobot :OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Origami Robot

CLAIM SOME RANDOS

Kevin van der Velden

@MadMAxJr you rejoice

Glad that you don't have to deal with comcast =p

Unionhawk

50M is niiiiice

5M on vulture is tempting

murgatroid99

5:06 PM

@MattGiltaji That's direct radio transmissions

Origami Robot

@Unionhawk INDEED

Matt Giltaji

mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/comm_data.html

> The data rate direct-to-Earth varies from about 12,000 bits per second to 3,500 bits per second (roughly a third as fast as a standard home modem).

Carpetsmoker

Americans and internet ... You people invented the damn thing, but got the slowest and most expensive access to it :-/

Unionhawk

I mean, it's basically a heavier Eagle

Rapitor

@OrigamiRobot now that is more like it.

Unionhawk

5:08 PM

50M seems like a very reasonable price point for FDL to me

Origami Robot

THAT'S SO LOOOOOOW

Chippies

@Carpetsmoker it has hardly been upgraded since they invented it, which is why it's so crappy

murgatroid99

@MattGiltaji I really hope your workplace Internet isn't worse than that

Unionhawk

We'll see especially with increased income

Rapitor

ED really is doing things right to pull me away from MH4U...

MadMAxJr

5:09 PM

We gave money to ISPs to lay fiber to improve US internet speeds. Some got started, abandoned it, kept the money.

Origami Robot

THE ONLY THING KEEPING ME AWAY FROM THE VULTURE IS THE HARDPOINTS

Unionhawk

Yes

Origami Robot

I'D RUN 2x C3 BEAMS

Unionhawk

2 hardpoints is very very meh

MadMAxJr

Google is slooooowly going "Hey guyyyyyys.. Guess what I've got?" with their fiber internet

Rapitor

5:09 PM

how much was fed dropship dropped to?

Origami Robot

AND THAT DOESN'T SUPER EXCITE ME

Unionhawk

I know they're large hardpoints, but it's still meh

Origami Robot

@Rapitor 20M

Fluttershy

@OrigamiRobot I read "stimulate" here...

Unionhawk

@OrigamiRobot So, clipper price then

Rapitor

5:10 PM

wasn't it that originally..?

Origami Robot

@Fluttershy I COULD PROBABLY ADAPT TO THAT

@Rapitor Was 36

37

Yeah, 37

@OrigamiRobot surprised this hasn't been mod-abused to say "STIMULATE"

Rapitor

5:11 PM

well then. no wonder I ignored it and set my sights on clipper.

Unionhawk

FDL at 50 puts that at around Python price range

Origami Robot

@Batophobia I WOULD CONSIDER THAT ACTUAL ABUSE IN A NON-JOKING SENSE

SOOOOO, I MIGHT WANT A DROPSHIP

WISH I'D FLOWN ONE IN THE BETA

Matt Giltaji

@OrigamiRobot does it come with space marines?

Rapitor

dropship just kind of looks awkward to fly

fredley

Ugh.

Unionhawk

5:14 PM

@OrigamiRobot 4 medium and a large... doesn't sound bad from a hardpoints standpoint

Origami Robot

@Unionhawk THAT'S WHAT I'D TREAT THE FDL AS

Powerlord

I just noticed I'm two episodes behind on Sailor Moon Crystal.

Unionhawk

I'm not sure about the positioning on those points though, it seems fairly easy to get into a dropship's blind spot

Tim Stone

Oh, does anyone want a free copy of Assassin's Creed III by the way? I have a giftable one on Steam that I don't need.

Origami Robot

I DON'T CARE FOR ANY OF THE C4 OPTIONS

@TimStone IS THAT THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ONE?

Tim Stone

5:15 PM

Yeah

Origami Robot

MAYBE

LEMME CHECK SOMETHING

HOW WOULD YOU COMPARE IT TO THE GAMES THAT CAME BEFORE IT?

Matt Giltaji

@OrigamiRobot i found tree running and hunting pretty fun, pirate ship missions interesting (though controls are clunky), overall story not that great

Origami Robot

@MattGiltaji WASN'T THE PIRATE ONE AFTER 3?

Tim Stone

@OrigamiRobot I think this is the one where Desmond dies so you'd probably like it best of all.

Rapitor

@OrigamiRobot the pirate one(4) is all the good parts of 3 without the bloat

Tim Stone

5:20 PM

@OrigamiRobot There's a naval bit in III as well, though the controls in IV were obviously beter.

Matt Giltaji

@OrigamiRobot my comp can't run that one, but this does have a pirate ship

Origami Robot

@Rapitor @TimStone CONFIRM?

Rapitor

if you've played 4, 3 will seem pretty mediocre

Tim Stone

I like both 3 and 4, to be honest.

Origami Robot

@Rapitor I HAVEN'T, AND THIS IS FREE

Rapitor

5:21 PM

then go for it

Origami Robot

I'LL SAY IF YOU CAN'T FIND SOMEONE WHO IS EXCITED TO TAKE IT, I WILL

I'LL CERTAINLY PLAY IT, BUT I'M NOT SUPER EAGER TO DO SO

Tim Stone

mod abuses for future eyeballs

fredley

> "Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." — Terry Pratchett

Frank

@fredley It's rather short, but yes, he'll be warm for the rest of it, indeed.

murgatroid99

@Frank that's the joke

Frank

5:29 PM

@murgatroid99 I'M EXPLAINING IT, JEEZ

Origami Robot

WOULD FLY

Unionhawk

SHIELD BOOSTERS ARE UTILITY MOUNTS?

Oh man

murgatroid99

@Frank E.B. White — 'Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but the frog dies in the process.'

Frank

Then we have both a burnt dead man, and a dead frog.

And everyone was happy.

Rapitor

@OrigamiRobot a large beam?

Unionhawk

5:31 PM

Beams are the best at shield destruction

GnomeSlice

@Android people:

Origami Robot

@Rapitor YES, BEAMS ARE GOOD NOW

GnomeSlice

SwapQuest - Release Trailer

►

Rapitor

why not cannon? or something to wreck hulls

GnomeSlice

March 19

Origami Robot

5:31 PM

@murgatroid99 CC @StrixVaria

Unionhawk

@OrigamiRobot Technically, C2 and above beams were always good

Origami Robot

@Rapitor CANNONS SUCK

Unionhawk

It's just C1 that was lazy

Origami Robot

TOO SLOW TO EVER HIT

Rapitor

i find shields to be least problematic, hulls on the other hand

Unionhawk

5:32 PM

Hull can be annoying, but once you have shields down, typically your opponent goes into panic escape mode. Until then, it's attack

Wipqozn

@murgatroid99 The joke here is that explaining joke ruins it.

Rapitor

1.5km distance and cannons destroy. i thought about trying frag cannons because i like to brawl at 750m or less.

Origami Robot

@Rapitor JUST TARGET POWERPLANT

Unionhawk

@OrigamiRobot Do you know if KWS info is shared with wingmates? I should think it would be

murgatroid99

@Wipqozn That wasn't a joke. It was an analogy

Origami Robot

5:33 PM

UNSURE

GnomeSlice

Farlight Explorers is now available on Steam

Unionhawk

Science may be required

Rapitor

@Unionhawk tested last night with friend, they are not

Unionhawk

Curses

Origami Robot

@murgatroid99 NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE

Rapitor

5:34 PM

might be a fix in this patch?

it sounds like it should be a thing

Wipqozn

@murgatroid99 The joke here is that what you quoted wasn't a joke, but I said I was,

Unionhawk

It should, for sure

GnomeSlice

Looks like factorio, but in a space sandbox

Unionhawk

Don't think it is

Chippies

amazon.com/gp/product/B008RWVE76/…

k, I'll just throw this site in here and stop linking to stuff

StrixVaria

5:36 PM

@murgatroid99 This is funny because it explains how explaining a joke ruins the humor of the joke by comparing it to something else with similar properties. Specifically, it holds off on showing exactly how they're similar until an unexpected phrase at the end, allowing the reader to draw his own conclusion.

GnomeSlice

Ambient sound concept for The Universim

cc @StrixVaria

this is really well done

Chippies

@murgatroid99 Do people actually dissect live frogs?

Frank

> Tactical RPGs are awesome! You carefully plot out movement, work to flank enemies and chain attacks, spend time thinking about using the perfect attack, support or defensive ability! And then after a successful combat mission, you come back to your base of operations, chat for a bit with your 10 other psychically gifted allies, and then doom one of them to be erased from existence.

StrixVaria

@Chippies Psychopaths.

Frank

> That’s right, there are traitors in your midst, and the only way to suss them out is to establish bonds within the group of warriors — the only group capable of preventing the world from being obliterated at the hands of the evil extra-terrestrial being literally called “The End.” After using your psychic powers to rifle through your allies’ minds, there’s a short trial and then the one found guilty of being a traitor is erased.

> Well the worst part is that you won’t find out until the final battle with The End - if any in your party left are traitors, they’ll turn on you, making the battle that much harder. Oh, and because we couldn’t make it that easy, traitors are chosen at random for each playthrough. Good luck!

That sounds pretty awesome.

If a bit depressing.

Chippies

5:41 PM

@StrixVaria the quote implied that the frog was alive, and I've never had to dissect one myself (is that an American thing?)

murgatroid99

@Chippies I think that might actually be a thing, but I've never done it myself

Jason Berkan

@Chippies In the olden days. Remember ET?

Rapitor

i wish the wiki (or something) showed hardpoint locations on ships... @OrigamiRobot @Unionhawk know of one?

GnomeSlice

I'm tempted to pre-order Flamberge

Unionhawk

Negative

Chippies

5:42 PM

@JasonBerkan I'm not actually sure if I've ever watched ET from start to finish and if I did, I was quite little back then

StrixVaria

@Chippies I was present for some dissections, but never participated. All subjects were dead.

Jason Berkan

E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (3/10) Movie CLIP - Saving the Frogs (1982) HD

►

Origami Robot

@Rapitor I AM TRYING TO FIND THE EXACT SAME THING

Mad Scientist

@Chippies I don't think anyone does live animals anymore, but even dissections of dead animals is not something that happens in school here in Germany. In university, yes, but it doesn't really make much sense in school

Chippies

@JasonBerkan oh yeah, I have seen that scene by itself at some point

Batophobia

5:44 PM

Steam Ubisoft sale

Unionhawk

It'd definitely be nice to know from both a purchase and a defending standpoint

Rapitor

where hardpoints are will definitely determine what i can put on it..

Chippies

@MadScientist I'd imagine dissecting live animals would be met with a lot of negative press nowadays and would be shut down pretty quickly

Unionhawk

Like, if dropship has hardpoints on the bottom, fly above it so it has to pitch up to try to hit you and whatnot

Jason Berkan

Crap. 1982. And I remember watching that movie.

Rapitor

5:45 PM

@Chippies dissecting dead animals was debated at my school

we ended up dissecting a pickle.

Jason Berkan

We dissected a dead frog in Grade 7.

Chippies

@Rapitor that's... what, why, what did you learn from it?

Rapitor

pickles have seeds.

Chippies

@Rapitor yeah, but were pickles like, really rare in your area? Wouldn't you know that without having to dissect one?

Rapitor

@Chippies Floridian education system

Mad Scientist

5:46 PM

I've dissected a few animals in first semester, where I think it makes sense. But I don't think the use of animals is justified in school where most people are probably not all that interested

Rapitor

nothing made sense

Wipqozn

I've only watched ET in full once

I should watch it again

Origami Robot

@Unionhawk IT COULD JUST ROLL

Unionhawk

Meh true

Rapitor

our state test (FCAT), had a specific math question that made me laugh so hard I got in trouble. "What would you use to measure the length of an alligator?" A. Ruler, B. carton of milk, C. Scale, D. a small rock, E. All of the above (all questions had all of the above as a choice)

Origami Robot

5:48 PM

@JasonBerkan I DISSECTED A FROG AND A WORM

Unionhawk

You know what I mean, though, how viper's hardpoints require you to aim above a ship and face in a certain manner to hit effectively

Batophobia

Free Weekend: Payday 2, Red Faction Guerrilla, several X games

Steam doesn't want you to leave your PC anymore

Tim Stone

@OrigamiRobot I did this + a cow's eyeball

Origami Robot

MASTER ANACONDA

Unionhawk

NOICE

Tim Stone

5:51 PM

V. NOICE

Unionhawk

Even split 4 ways that's 65k

Origami Robot

CONFIRMED NOICE

GnomeSlice

@OrigamiRobot my anaconda don't

Origami Robot

WTB COMBAT BOND INFO

Rapitor

much noice.

fredley

5:53 PM

> “It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.” ― Terry Pratchett

Rapitor

@Unionhawk like i said, about the same pre-wings. i wonder if they know what this will mean tho... people are just going to keep lone-wolfing

GnomeSlice

DodecaLEDron

►

I can't even imagine how that works

12 sided controller that somehow reads hand movements?

Unionhawk

Really, they want to make combat more viable

fredley

> “Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you.” ― Terry Pratchett

Unionhawk

Right now, as it stands now, if you want to make credits fast, you get into trade.

Maybe possibly not with these changes we'll see

Rapitor

5:56 PM

yeah. but thats because trade is boring

Unionhawk

Boring is not and should not be a balance mechanism

Rapitor

if it wasn't good money it wouldn't be done

Origami Robot

@Rapitor YES, BUT YOU'D STILL KILL IT SO MUCH FASTER AND WITH MUCH LESS DAMAGE TO YOUR OWN SHIP

Unionhawk

Exactly this

Plus, NPC wings are a (formalized) thing

Origami Robot

SO YOUR INCOME/HR IS STILL INCREASING

GnomeSlice

5:58 PM

I just preordered Flamberge

Origami Robot

DEFINITELY GOING TO FOUNDERS WORLD TO PICK UP A VULTURE

DEFINITELY MAYBE

SaintWacko

Now I want to go home and play

GnomeSlice

[Flamberge] Demo Build Gameplay

►

It reminds me of Frozen Synapse

with a fantasy setting

and delicious pixels

Rapitor

did either of you figure out what trade dividends are?

Origami Robot

@Rapitor 5%

THEY SAID IN THE BETA NOTES

Rapitor

6:04 PM

5% of what?

Origami Robot

OF WHATEVER YOUR WINGMATES SELL

Rapitor

oh?

Origami Robot

JUST EXTRA, NOT TAKEN FROM THE SELLER

Unionhawk

Neat

Rapitor

hm. so wing trading is also good. as long as everyone works hard, your overall profits could increase quite a bit

GnomeSlice

6:06 PM

@LessPop_MoreFizz how do I open the folder location of some music from itunes.

fredley

> “The whole of life is just like watching a film. Only it's as though you always get in ten minutes after the big picture has started, and no-one will tell you the plot, so you have to work it out all yourself from the clues.”
― Terry Pratchett

GnomeSlice

I finally reinstalled it and it somehow already knows where all my music is, so I'm trying to see if it has made copies of it all or something

oh wait

I think that's just the shit I bought on itunes

@LessPop_MoreFizz follow up, how do I tell itunes where all of my music is

SaintWacko

@fredley Such a brilliant author. He will be greatly missed :(

fredley

I can't believe there aren't more starred Pratchett quotes in the star list. I'm going to keep posting them until it's full.

SaintWacko

@fredley I'll keep starring them

fredley

6:12 PM

> “Coffee is a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to your older self.” ― Terry Pratchett

3

Unionhawk

@OrigamiRobot Vulture is a small ship, even. Did not know.

GnomeSlice

wait I think I got it

Origami Robot

@Unionhawk aye

Unionhawk

And if the shipyard is to be believed, dropship is not agile... so... there's that to consider.

SaintWacko

> “It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.” - Terry Pratchett

5

fredley

6:15 PM

@SaintWacko inb4, but I'm still starring it

“Some things are fairly obvious when it's a seven-foot skeleton with a scythe telling you them” ― Terry Pratchett

5

SaintWacko

@fredley Oh, I must have missed it

Rapitor

@Unionhawk it is box.

GnomeSlice

@LessPop_MoreFizz do you know how to add a folder to my library without itunes starting to play daft punk and not be pausable until the entire like 30 minute process is done

SaintWacko

> “I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?"
Death thought about it.
CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.” - Terry Pratchett

Rapitor

@GnomeSlice not use itunes.

GnomeSlice

6:17 PM

I need to use iTunes.

To put shit on my ipod

I guess I'm listening to daft punk then

ugh

Where is it even getting this playlist from

murgatroid99

I have never had iTunes randomly start playing music when I imported music

GnomeSlice

It found a playlist file in discovery and started playing it

I found and deleted the playlist file and restarted it and now it's not playing

Until it finds the next one I guess

fredley

> "My name is immaterial," she said. "That's a pretty name," said Rincewind. ― Terry Pratchett

GnomeSlice

k we get it

fredley

I think I'm going to read Feet of Clay tonight

Maybe Thief of Time

SaintWacko

6:22 PM

“...inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened.” - Terry Pratchett

fredley

@SaintWacko :(

SaintWacko

I'm going to go back and reread them all after I finish Varley's Red Thunder series

GnomeSlice

yep, it just found a pendulum playlist and started playing that

this is the dumbest fucking thing I've ever seen

you can't interact with itunes either while it's scanning for music

SaintWacko

Including Raising Steam, which I haven't actually read yet

fredley

> Over the door a motto in the ancient tongue of the city was now almost eroded by time and grime and lichen, but could just be made out:
> FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC
> It translated–according to Sergeant Colon, who had served in foreign parts and considered himself an expert on languages–as “To Protect and to Serve.”

@SaintWacko Raising Steam is alright. Quite a lot of it is very similar to Going Postal though

I think he was losing it a bit by then :(

SaintWacko

6:25 PM

> “If you don't turn your life into a story, you just become a part of someone else's story.” - Terry Pratchett

@fredley Well I quite enjoy Going Postal, so that should be alright

fredley

@SaintWacko Yeah, Going Postal is great

SaintWacko

@fredley Moist von Lipwig is awesome

fredley

@SaintWacko Agreed

SaintWacko

> “Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?” - Terry Pratchett

8

Someone please pin that

That's perfect

Origami Robot

NO, YOU MISSED THE CORRECT STAR

SaintWacko

6:30 PM

And I'm done

I can't find one better than that

Origami Robot

GOD YOU GUYS ARE SO BAD AT STARS

Unionhawk

...

yep, you nailed it

SaintWacko

Ugh

GnomeSlice

does anybody know how to turn the mini player in itunes back into full itunes

Origami Robot

I NOMINATE @TimStone TO FIND OUT THE NEW COMBAT BOND RATES

Tim Stone

6:36 PM

There's new rates?

Unionhawk

Yes

Tim Stone

mm

Origami Robot

@GnomeSlice STEP 1: UNINSTALL ITUNES

GnomeSlice

@OrigamiRobot Thank you for the constructive input.

I need to use iTunes to put new shit on my iPod

Origami Robot

ANY TIME

Unionhawk

6:37 PM

As of 1.2 (or 1.1?) it depends on the class of ship you kill, as of 1.2.03 (today) it was increased

Origami Robot

@GnomeSlice STEP 2: THROW OUT IPOD

GnomeSlice

@OrigamiRobot How about no

I love my ipod touch

Origami Robot

IF YOU LOVE IT SO MUCH WHY DON'T YOU MARRY IT?

BOOM!

I STILL GOT IT

Tim Stone

Oh, today my download rate is apparently 150 MB/s

Instead of 0.02

Origami Robot

O_o

OMG STARS WERE CLEARED

CC @Arperum @KevinvanderVelden

RABBLE RABBLE AND THE SUCH

Kevin van der Velden

6:39 PM

Go away I'm making games

Origami Robot

snuggles up close to @KevinvanderVelden

Powerlord

Go away I'm ~~making~~ playing games. <-- fixed that for you

Kevin van der Velden

@Powerlord actually no, I'm currently making games

fredley

Sorry to derail this conversation

Tim Stone

@OrigamiRobot I was going to find out but apparently the Civil War in the system I'm in ended

Powerlord

6:41 PM

To no one's surprise, Google Code is closing.

Matt Giltaji

@fredley do not want

Origami Robot

@TimStone WHAT A GRAND TIME FOR PEACE!

Matt Giltaji

How do I find out if a ghost is stealing from me?

> Stealing what? Money? From your bank account or coins/notes from your wallet? – kenorb 44 mins ago

oh boy

Tim Stone

@OrigamiRobot Right? Bastards

murgatroid99

@Powerlord yep

Tim Stone

6:43 PM

@Powerlord Saw that earlier. Good riddance.

Powerlord

Whoops... gotta run. So I can turn around and wait in a waiting room at the doctors office.

Lazers

0

Q: Show the direction of one-way roads

In Cities: Skylines, how do I easily show the direction of one-way roads? When I'm building a city and I want to use one-way roads, it's hard to spot from a distance what direction a road is going, unless I zoom in until I can see the arrows on the actual road itself. Or if I pay attention to t...

cities-skylines

MBraedley

@Lazers I think zooming in is the only way possible.

StrixVaria

@MBraedley I was about to answer by saying to look at the road arrows until I read his question closer.

GnomeSlice

area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/84880/paranormal/85062#85062

MBraedley

6:54 PM

@StrixVaria I even clicked the link, knowing full well that it'd be blocked by the work filter, and then read the blurb.

GnomeSlice

@JasonBerkan lol

Wipqozn

> What kind of evidence do you have? – kenorb 59 mins ago

in response to:

> How can I frame a ghost for murder?

GnomeSlice

I see a lot of the proposed questions on that are from you guys.

murgatroid99

@Wipqozn "Definitely not the scientific kind"

GnomeSlice

If you think it's dumb you shouldn't go in and troll it for those who might actually be interested in the proposal.

StrixVaria

6:57 PM

I've never seen the word "ufologist" so many times and I hate that I have seen it this much recently.

murgatroid99

@GnomeSlice I don't just think it's dumb. I think it would be a detriment to the StackExchange network

Rapitor

that's an elitist mindset.

GnomeSlice

I'm a detriment to the stackexchange network

4

what's your point

Wipqozn

@GnomeSlice I don't think trolling can be considering bad when the person you're trolling thinks your questions are good ideas.

2

murgatroid99

@Rapitor So?

djsmiley2k

6:58 PM

@Wipqozn surely you're then trolling yourself.... as its your own time you're wasting...

Wipqozn

@djsmiley2k I don't think it can be considered a waste of time when I find it hilarious.

murgatroid99

If StackExchange puts "paranormal phenomena" on the same level as actual questions about real things, it's going to make us all look like gullible idiots

Rapitor

so, it's kind of wrong and ass-holeish to think that way. the only thing that could be "detrimental" to SE is if they started to allow porn and such. they would no longer be SFW.

Origami Robot

@Wipqozn I'm pretty sure he doesn't. If you really believe that, I think you're the trollee here.

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