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1:03 PM
@Unionhawk whoa now
Are you saying Trump may have become President to help his business?!?!
SAY IT AIN'T SO
 
@Wipqozn You sound so shocked!
 
I am!
I mean, isn't Trump just out there looking for the little guy?!?!
 
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
 
don't you just love it when you come into work and nothing wants to work properly
 
I hope it doesn't suck
I'm just going to assume it will, though, because I'm cynical
 
1:15 PM
@Wipqozn Aren't you too young to be cynical?
 
@BlueBarren Trump got elected. There's no age at which you can't be cynical.
10
 
@Frank I'm not too sure about that, if you're super old and close to death you could be rather care free since you won't have to deal with that mess
 
oh good they elected faithfully
 
@BlueBarren Yeah, but you can still be cynical.
 
1:23 PM
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Q: Difference between Yakuza 0 and yakuza 6

IseSince some times I often see Asian lives of Ryu ga gotoku 6 (an opus of yakuza). Interested by the game I decided to see if I could order it, but the only one available is Yakuza 0. I quite don't understand what's the link between those two games. Is Yakuza 0 an American edition of Ryu ga gotoku ...

 
I...
But...
No
Just, no
 
> “In the case of the president, he has a broad ability to organize the White House the way he wants to. He also has, frankly, the power of the pardon,” Gingrich said. “It’s a totally open power. He could simply say, ‘Look, I want them to be my advisers. I pardon them if anyone finds them to have behaved against the rules. Period. Technically, under the Constitution, he has that level of authority.”
 
> says Trump should push Congress for legislation that accounts for a billionaire businessman in the White House.
> an outside panel of experts Trump should convene that would regularly monitor how his company and government are operating and “offer warnings if they get too close to the edge.”
not a bad idea that one
 
It's a terrible idea, note the bit "Trump should convene". How will they be impartial?
Now if that was only slightly changed to an impartial panel of experts with legal abillities to do something about it that would be a great idea
 
1:29 PM
@GnomeSlice He says it like that agency doesn't exist already...
He probably just wants a new one under his control. Wonder why.
 
@GnomeSlice The fact that this is even necessary is the problem.
 
The United States Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is an independent agency within the executive branch of the U.S. Federal Government which is responsible for directing executive branch policies relating to the prevention of conflicts of interest on the part of Federal executive branch officers and employees. Primary duties include the following: Establishing the executive branch standards of conduct; Issuing rules and regulations interpreting the criminal conflict of interest restrictions; Establishing the framework for the public and confidential financial disclosure systems for executive branch...
 
@fredley These guys will be so busy the next four years.
 
@Frank Or not busy, in the scarier timeline
 
@fredley clearly they need to be privatized for great justice. smaller government.
 
1:37 PM
going into 2017 like https://t.co/VarF84ioVJ
@KutuluMike Why not both?
 
@KutuluMike That reads as "I don't care what kind of crimes they commit, they are free to do whatever, as long as it profits me too."
 
@Arperum Yup, I'm pretty sure that was the intent.
 
@KutuluMike Christ, what an asshole
 
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Q: Unable to connect to BF1 servers

David TohThe problem is simple yet I have done a quick google search and no one else seems to be having this issue. I am playing on XBox 1 and when attempting to join servers, the screen reverts back to the server menu. For example, when I attempt to directly join a server, the game does not get past the...

 
1:50 PM
@fredley I'd say pot, kettle, black, but it is not relevant in this specific case. It's more a case of "pot calling everything except itself black".
 
2:04 PM
Hmm, my proposed performance improvements are working suspiciously well
As in, "I'm not sure if I've made it faster or accidentally disabled it" fast
 
I usually do the ladder
 
Hmm it should be working fine from the look of it
 
@MBraedley Oh you didn't know she passed away?
 
@Wipqozn No, not until I read this
 
@MBraedley yteah she wasn't feeling well for a while. She was in a wheelchair for the filming of the corner gas movie.
 
2:08 PM
@Wipqozn who are we talking about?
 
@BlueBarren Canadian actress known for her character on Corner Gas
At least most recently
 
@MBraedley which one?
 
@MBraedley queue the darth vader "NOOOOOOO"
 
@MBraedley You may not want to know that the set was also torn down this year.
 
2:14 PM
@JasonBerkan I think I already knew that. I wasn't a devoted fan of the show, but I did appreciate it and would watch it if there wasn't anything else on.
 
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Q: What is the best item to farm and sell for Gill?

BigTallJoshBackground: I want to cash in on the 3x XP bonus for staying in the Altissia hotel. However; 30,000 gill per sleep is pretty taxing on my inventory. Even if I wait till I have built up a lot of XP first. Is there an optimal item that I can farm easy enough that sells for a decent amount of gil...

 
@fredley So what you're saying is that politicians can literally kick puppies now and their supporters won't give a f--k?
 
@KevinvanderVelden I accidentally disabled it \o/
It's now on and it's still equally fast though =/
 
@Yuuki He's not even a politician anymore, he's just a **** that the BBC insist on reporting on.
 
2:30 PM
@Ronan He's still a politician AFAIK, he still is part of the EU something or other government thing.
 
Oh yeah he's for some reason not quit being an MEP even though he claims to hate it so much.
 
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Q: Can't harvest/forage bushes

EnigmaI find myself unable to harvest/forage bushes that appear to have fruits. In the summer there are bushes with pink berry looking dots and all I can do is shake it - nothing pops off. I'm a forager level 5 - am I perhaps too low? Is there some event that triggers this ability? The bushes in que...

 
Some company is giving away free pebble cables if anyone is interested (you still have to pay for shipping though, not worth the price unless you're in US, where it is 4usd)
 
@arda crap, I thought you said "free pebbles" and then got disappointed when I saw it's just cables
 
Woooooooo whats
whats hats
 
2:39 PM
@Chippies pebbles are cheap as hell now though, check here if you want one.
 
@Ronan just because you don't like something doesn't mean you should leave it. That's always been his policy, right?
 
@arda a 100'ish $CAD isn't exactly what I would call "cheap as hell"
 
Also steam sale starting on thursday apparently
 
@Chippies I mean, that's cheaper than what the original one costed. There are cheaper deals all around internet too.
 
@arda still not really worth it for me as I'm not quite sure what I'd do with one (I'd figure it out if I had one) and I don't really like watches (I'd probably wear one if I had one though). It's pretty expensive for a toy that I don't really want that bad
I'm waiting for Christmas to be over so I can order a raspberry pi. I'm actually pretty excited about that
 
2:43 PM
/shrug Whatever floats your boat, I guess.
 
smart watches don't appeal to me much mainly because I don't wear watches and while what it can offer to me would be worth wearing one, it's not really worth also paying 100$
that's a better summary...
 
Smartwatches, from what I've seen, aren't usually utilized that much by people who don't wear watches daily (though the people I've seen mostly got apple watches to brag, that might be a partial reason of that, but it likely isn't). I had different kind of watches since around 2007, and smartwatches are just making it better :)
 
I kinda want a cheap smartwatch for things like music control while at home, but I already have a watch
 
Smartwatches are for people who really can't wait for the future where everyone wears wrist computers and are okay with not really having the same capabilities as fictional wrist computers.
I, for one, will be waiting until they implement energy blades.
 
I just want to be able to read a book in a comfy chair and control the lights and music
 
2:50 PM
My pocket computer is awesome and amazing enough for me.
 
Without having to grab and wake up and unlock my cellphone =p
 
@KevinvanderVelden Google Home?
 
@Yuuki I also want to be able to do that if the internet dies
 
@KevinvanderVelden I don't think a smartwatch would solve that problem.
 
@arda Just wrote a test case to the part I showed to the teacher. It is correct. Dammit.
 
2:57 PM
@Yuuki yes it would, everything I currently have is hosted on my LAN
 
@arda WHat is correct? Your assumption? or the statement of the teacher that you were wrong?
 
@Arperum my assumption.
 
@arda You don't need a testcase for that, you need a formal proof. Since it might very well be correct for a lot of cases, but did your testcase include each and every possibility?
 
Dammit, because I was pretty sure that was correct, and I didn't follow up too much after she just stopped caring and went back to solving questions.
@Arperum I don't need anything formal. I just want a fucking apology after the mini-scene she made (repeatedly telling me it's not going to work).
 
@arda I'm with murgatroid99 on this, you might be correct (I don't want to try to figure it out exactly), but you're making it a shitton more complex for no reason at all.
 
3:06 PM
@arda d < 0?
 
@badp yeah that image has issues, the initial thing I asked her if it'd work is fully correct from what I've seen though
@Arperum Yes, maybe I am (though as I said, I see it much easier than I understand it on paper). It doesn't mean it's wrong, and it doesn't give her the rights to yell at me in public saying that my approach is wrong (I asked her if it'd work, not if it was simple or not btw, and I gave tons of explanation and examples, and only on the if (a > c) then b > 0 part), and that there's no way to do it other than the way she showed.
 
@arda maybe she thought you were trolling her?
I once had a teacher complain to my mother that I was showing off too much
 
You see, I'm a perfectionist at some points. I really, really have difficulties getting over something when someone tells me that I'm wrong while I'm not. I see different ways to solve math stuff, and was given low grades at some points where the teacher didn't understand how I solved a question. I always was able to get the grades I deserve by speaking to teacher and explaining how I solved it.
Just ignore all this. I'm angry and anxious about everything today.
 
@arda a university math professor once fittingly called me the Office for Complication of Simple Matters
while there is something to be said for correct arguments that follow the beaten path, yes, correct is correct
 
@badp oh boy was I warned multiple times in the past saying that I shouldn't ask as much questions as I do (1-2 questions per class was average, not too much)
 
3:15 PM
@badp urmom is correct
 
@badp yes, that sounds like you
 
I just ended up shutting my mouth and now they're like "don't hesitate to ask anything in your mind, if it is related to the class/question/topic"
 
@arda Yay, lecture-style teaching!
 
@arda some people are shier and need all of the encouragement
 
Stuff I also get told: "Try to be more active in classes"
YOU LITERALLY TOLD ME NOT TO LAST YEAR
@badp I'm the shyest person in class, and that's not a guess or assumption, but a fact/observation.
 
3:17 PM
The problem with asking questions in your case is that oftentimes, the question you ask is somewhat nuanced or a odd case that will take up class time to explain. Explanations that maybe your classmates will not understand, which basically means all that class time is spent only on you.
Which is really not your fault or the teacher's fault.
 
@Yuuki that doesn't mean he doesn't have a right to ask her after the lesson is over
 
@Yuuki half the lesson is teacher trying to get people to shut up.
 
But one of those weird educational conundrums where nobody has the right answer.
 
@badp It was in class. That's kinda my bad, but you don't just ignore a question and go back to board. You say "let's discuss after class" or something. You don't make a scene over something you don't understand
 
@arda yes
@arda other people in your classroom might see you're about to go on a 20 minute spiel about 4x - 3|x| and completely disconnect
 
3:19 PM
I'm off to calm down a bit.
 
I'm just trying to see both sides here
 
huh. the battery in my new cell phone lasts about 8 hours in sleep mode. The battery in my 1987 NES Legend of Zelda cartridge is still good after 30 years
 
@badp It was a exam prep lesson though. We're encouraged to ask stuff on these kind of lessons.
 
@KutuluMike yeaaaah not comparable
 
all I'm saying is, it doesn't sound like you have a great teacher, so you might want to find a better person to talk to
 
3:21 PM
For one, sleep mode != off
 
or failing that, math.SE
:/
 
@KevinvanderVelden the battery in my NES cart has been keeping my saved game in RAM for 30 years...
 
(where off is defined as "keeping some DRAM ready and ticking a clock")
 
it doesn't even have to be a teacher
 
@badp I really, really hate %99 of our teachers.
 
3:23 PM
@KutuluMike now I'm wondering how much power that draws
Something on the order of picoamps probably
 
@KevinvanderVelden I mean.. sure it's probably a tiny amount... but the CMOS batteries in my 30 year old PCs no longer work, I've had to replace them...
@arda do yours make you strip naked for the final exam ? if not... could be worse.
 
@KutuluMike That also ticks a clock which the NES didn't (after googling)
 
huh.
> Most very-low-power SRAM chips will typically drain 0.3 to 0.4uA in standby mode. Dividing the charge on the drain therefore tells us that the average lifetime of a typically battery-backed NES cartridge is around 70 years (+/- 10) at 25 degrees Celcius.
 
Minus self drain off course, which is probably around the same for these chemistries
 
3:27 PM
looks like GB and GBC games used crappier batteries and most have already died.
 
I mean, sure everyone saw this coming, but I'm still a bit disappointed that video game movies still suck.
 
@Yuuki but it's at 85% on Piles Of Hay.com
 
I saw my son's eyes get wide as he watched an Assassin's Creed trailer. I took the time to fully explain to him that movies based off of video games always suck.
 
@Yuuki I haven't seen it yet and naturally my opinion is the only one that matters
 
Warcraft came reaaaaly close.
 
3:29 PM
@KevinvanderVelden I have a feeling self drain is higher than the drain due to the SRAM. Also remember that self drain (when loosely defined) is somewhat proportional to total drain.
 
Well, at least Collateral Beauty is even worse.
Although now that I think about it, that's even more disappointing because of the cast.
 
Will Smith, Helen Mirren, Edward Norton, etc.
 
Which means that if nothing else discharges it it would be half empty after 70 years
 
Well, at least Arrival is 94%. I hope it's still in theatres this weekend.
 
3:31 PM
@TimStone Let me know what you think if you're seeing it!
 
@KevinvanderVelden -ish. There are so many non-linearities in batteries that it's hard to put a good number on these things.
 
I tend to ignore Rotten Tomatoes.
And metacritic, for that matter.
 
@MBraedley Very true
 
@Fluttershy I will! No promises on when though, parent life makes this a challenge :(
 
@Fluttershy I normally ignore it unless it goes below 20-30%.
 
3:32 PM
@TimStone Understandable.
I'm trying to decide if I want to see Rogue One, Arrival, or Moana tonight.
 
@TimStone pff, don't you have other tims to take care of that?
 
50-80% is typically a grey area for RT, in my opinion. Some movies I've really liked have hit below 60% while some I'm not fond of have rated higher than 75%.
 
@KevinvanderVelden I wish!
 
@Fluttershy I would say Arrival since Rogue One will definitely still be in theatres past Christmas.
And Moana is probably going to still be in theatres past Christmas.
Heck, Frozen was still in theatres in late January, I think.
 
Since the arrival of large screen TVs and surround sound, I've completely stopped going to theatres. My home is a way more comfortable spot to watch a movie. However, Rogue One is at the IMAX, which is super awesome, so...
 
3:37 PM
I'm not certain Rogue One really warrants the IMAX. I personally don't remember any moments where I thought "aw, I should've splurged to watch that scene in IMAX".
Whereas I'm happy I paid extra to see Doctor Strange in IMAX 3D.
 
So I'd like to elaborate on the language issue I brought up earlier today. To explain basically, there's 2 exams to enter university in turkey. Everyone enters the first one, it includes questions on topics from ninth to eleventh class. There's 6 variations of the second one, all on different days. One is for health, one is for engineering, etc etc. I want to move to language branch of high school (there's 4: Maths, Literature, Maths-Literature, Foreign Languages -- these are nation-wide btw, not just something our school does).
 
@Yuuki Even if that is the case, the larger screen and sound makes it seem better.
And given the movie prices around here, I'm not sure the IMAX is more expensive.
Nope. Same price, in fact.
 
Well, I guess all things equal, get IMAX then.
Kinda strange that IMAX tickets are the same price as regular tickets.
 
IMAX is run by a local non-profit. Movie theatre is run by Cineplex.
 
@JasonBerkan I'm sure having children influenced that as well...
 
3:45 PM
@JasonBerkan Wait, you have a theatre run by a non-profit?
 
@MBraedley Somewhat, in that it gets expensive to go out, due to babysitter costs. The $7 iTunes rental starts to look really good.
 
The Franklin Institute in Philly has an IMAX theater, I saw Star Trek there once
 
@Yuuki It's a science centre / IMAX theatre. Star Wars is literally the only regular movie that gets shown there.
 
Oh yeah, I probably should've checked the local natural science museum...
 
There are a number of IMAX screens in science centres/museums across North America. That's basically where it started, after all.
 
3:55 PM
Thank you, Mass Effect, for introducing another annoyingly common word misuse.
"Illusive" != "elusive".
 
But there is overlap
 
Eh...
"illusive" essentially means "deceptive". "elusive" means "hard to find, evasive". Things can be both, but the two are kinda orthogonal really.
 
@KevinvanderVelden Your face is overlap.
Also: your current hat makes me think about Path of Exile.
 
most of you work right?
do you ever have that person at work who keeps making noises
and it's super annoying?
 
@BlueBarren Sometimes, I feel like I am that person.
 
4:03 PM
Does "from their butt" count?
 
@Sterno Okay, I am no longer that person.
 
Is this an infomercial for Fidget Cube?
 
@Yuuki I've had that concern as well but I quell that quickly and stop whatever I'm doing
@Sterno if they fart all the time sure
 
@BlueBarren Well, I worry about how much noise I make whenever I eat chips/crisps.
Which is only like once every other day but those packets are super crinkly.
 
@Yuuki I'm sure it's fine
the guy annoying me
is doing the foot jittering thing
but he has rubber soles on his shoes
and they rubbing against the leg of his chair
so it's just squeaking, a bunch of squeaking
 
4:05 PM
@BlueBarren I do this all the time.
@BlueBarren Oh god.
Foot jitter responsibly, please.
 
see I do the foot jittering thing too
 
I used to sit by a guy who did the foot jittery thing. We were in cube farm things where clumps of desks were interconnected. So if he started jittering, like 4 of the desks, including mine, jittered
 
This is an infomercial for fidget cube isn't it
I GET MINE SOMETIME THIS WEEK I THINK
 
but I one, don't have rubber soles and two don't rub my foot against the chair leg
 
@Unionhawk Well so far, you're the one making it an infomercial for fidget cube.
 
4:06 PM
@Unionhawk hype! I want your review on it.
 
it's like my place of work is business casual
and yet he's wearing converse
 
I don't think fidget cube would help me, my fidgets tend to be foot-related.
 
Now it's an infomercial
 
@Yuuki just bolt our feet to the ground
 
@Unionhawk What the fuck is that guy even trying to do?
 
4:08 PM
@Unionhawk I can't remember what this was for.
 
nail straight through the foot
 
@Arperum Act in an infomercial.
 
No, you need this version
 
@Unionhawk Introducing the Stop-Knife! A knife that you can also use as a doorstop! And a foot amputation aid!
 
4:09 PM
The sad part is it would probably work fine if they'd cut straight up and down
 
That totally looks like my children's attempt to cut bread.
 
@Sterno I feel like they realized that halfway through.
 
@Sterno are they trying to cut bread with cheese?
 
DO YOU HAVE A DRAWER FULL OF SHARP KNIVES BUT PREFER TO CUT YOUR BREAD WITH A DOORSTOP?
4
 
And now I've discovered r/wheredidthesodago/
 
4:10 PM
@Sterno how many answers could that questio have?
 
@Sterno I thought you discovered /r/wheredidthesodago awhile ago?
 
@Sterno Just rip parts of your bread off with your teeth already.
 
@fredley they figured out the reqs for the "this is fine" hat
 
@GodEmperorDune Attempt to cut bread with a doorstop?
 
4:12 PM
@Sterno are they trying to cut bread with a doorstop?
 
@Yuuki nope
 
@Sterno Something something privacy alert.
 
@BlueBarren I'm not even sure they're really trying
 
@Sterno wat
 
@Sterno I think they want to be committed to an institution
 
4:13 PM
@Yuuki Here's the long version
I created that for you. FOR YOU
 
who thought it was a good idea to make a saddle for a human?
 
@Sterno I get the feeling that this is going to be one of those peripheral audience things.
@GodEmperorDune I'm pretty sure there's a section of the population that's really interested in a saddle for humans.
Yes, it's a section that is absolutely not being marketed to with this infomercial.
But I'm pretty sure it's going to be popular with them.
 
@Yuuki i feel that a saddle for that audience would be designed differently
 
My Little Pony
Here's the bread/doorstop commercial: youtube.com/watch?v=gDmcL3LBEo4&feature=youtu.be
 
@Unionhawk I wish I had backed that
 
4:24 PM
@Sterno +1 for product name
> any knife back to life
 
@Sterno Who the f--k cuts their bread with a doorstop? The kind of person who cuts tomatoes with a credit card.
 
not gonna lie, i'm disappointed he didn't sharpen the doorstop and use it to cut the bread successfully
 
@BlueBarren well, technically I work
 
@GodEmperorDune A real pro would've sharpened the bread and used it to cut the doorstop.
 
4:29 PM
@Yuuki only billy mays was that pro much
RIP billy mays
at least you missed 2016
 
So far, no hat.
 
just vote on main site, i got it
 
@KevinvanderVelden you and me both
 
@GodEmperorDune I'm trying to see if I would get any hats through my normal behavior.
 
@Yuuki actually i got it by reading a bountied question
also i wish there was a dolan hat. RIP @spugsley
 
4:33 PM
I can never tell if Skittles actually have different flavors.
 
@GodEmperorDune one is got by voting on meta
 
ohp
now the squeaker is finger tapping
like he knows drums
 
@BlueBarren get headphones
 
Get a straitjacket.
 
@GodEmperorDune not allowed
@Yuuki not allowed...?
 
4:40 PM
then your only solution is
 
I like where you're going with this
 
Get a rolled up carpet then
 
AAAAAAAAHHH, Feb. 1st can't come soon enough!
(Warning, minor spoilers for those who haven't read the book(s).)
 
@BlueBarren I was at my sister's graduation this weekend and the guy behind me was playing on his phone with the sound on
Right behind my head
He was also a textbook definition of manspreading
I have never seen someone take up so much space
 
4:53 PM
13 mins ago, by GodEmperorDune
then your only solution is
 
@SaintWacko did you grab his phone and show him what #bendgate was?
 
@BlueBarren Nah, this guy was fucking huge
I turned around and asked him to turn the sound off, and he did
Also, I started playing Terraria again last night and now that's all I want to do today
 
5:09 PM
@SaintWacko you know I'm sure some would say that I should do the same but I feel like it wouldn't solve the problem.
terraria is so good
haven't played since they put in the moonlord though
 
@BlueBarren Yeah, that's the problem when it's a subconscious habit
They'll apologize and stop, but a minute later they'll be doing it again without even realizing it
@BlueBarren Yeah, that's the last time I played
 
@SaintWacko urmom's a textbook definition of manspreading
 
@SaintWacko that and I also feel like being a dick for being the guy "bothered" by it
@SaintWacko it's a really good game
 
@Yuuki Rogue One will still be in theaters, but that just prolongs my need to avoid the internet due to spoilers.
 
@GodEmperorDune I KNOW
I have been trying
 
5:22 PM
@Fluttershy I would still vote Arrival though because I'm not even sure it'll still be in theatres this weekend.
 
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Q: If I used any micro usb cable with an xbox one controller to connect to PC, would it transfer both power and data?

Your ordinary nintendo fanI'm having this problem here. I want to buy a dusk shadow Xbox One controller, and I've been thinking about getting the Play and Charge kit for XB1, but I heard it doesn't transfer data (and it would be more expensive). Now I heard that I can use any micro USB cable, but I don't know what it actu...

 
Are the xbox one cables actually micro USB?
 
@Yuuki I can always go see the other one tomorrow night, or Thursday or something.
 
5:46 PM
til: @Dragonrage lies for upvotes: gaming.stackexchange.com/a/295072/87186
 
Because I can.
Ugh, there are only so many gauge designs in the world, I think we have them mostly covered.
 
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Q: Ticking Entity Error on Minecraft Server

mjb4my server crashed today after me doing nothing much at all on it. But every time I tried to start it again the same error occured directly after loading the world. I did not yet look into the minecraft code so I'm a bit new to it and I did not yet debuged a stack trace. It seems to me that the...

 

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