The Bridge

Well they're not really bound by the same rules. Gandalf and the other Wizards are super limited because they're supposed to lead the peoples of Middle Earth, not dominate them

GnomeSlice

The bullfrog was a pretty cool scene

two bugs

5:12 AM

Balrogs... don't really have that distinction

GnomeSlice

that's like the only scene I sorta remember

Yuuki

@twobugs I meant the Eagles.

two bugs

Oh, fair enough

Yuuki

The Eagles aren't just really big birds, they're servants of Manwe.

Trent Hawkins

Alternatively, Eagles flying directly at Mt. Doom would have been easily detected and intercepted.

GnomeSlice

5:13 AM

bullfrog

bal rog

two bugs

@TrentHawkins I dunno, Sauron doesn't really realize what Frodo is doing until it's too late for him personally to do anything

Yuuki

@twobugs Partly because he believes Aragorn has the Ring and is currently kicking sand at him from the Black Gate.

GnomeSlice

Isn't he dead?

Unionhawk

YOU'RE DEAD

GnomeSlice

aragorn, is that sean bean or the dragon

two bugs

5:14 AM

@Yuuki Well the main reason is that Sauron never even considered that they would try and destroy the ring

Unionhawk

And no he's alive

two bugs

And when he realizes it he kinda freaks out

GnomeSlice

He's like a big eyeball on top of a tower isnt he

Yuuki

@twobugs Well no, he knows people will consider destroying the Ring. He just knows that no one will ever manage it.

GnomeSlice

what about the tree guys, they were cool

Trent Hawkins

5:15 AM

This is like the classic joke among my family; My aunt didn't figure out the One Ring was bad until the the end of the third movie.

GnomeSlice

it makes you invisible when you put it on

doesnt seem that bad

two bugs

@GnomeSlice That's an invention of the movies but it's a great way to personify him because otherwise he doesn't really have a physical body on Middle Earth

GnomeSlice

unless youre a pervy hobbit I guess

@twobugs the eye thing is like, iconic, that wasnt in the books?

two bugs

@Yuuki Really? I could have sworn there's a statement that he is utterly shocked when he realizes their plan

@GnomeSlice The concept of Sauron having an "eye" exists in the books, but not the big flaming eye thing.

More like he's an entity and he might be looking somewhere

Mazura

@Yuuki This ship can't sink!

GnomeSlice

5:17 AM

Why didnt they just put the ring on and go there under cover of being invisible

@twobugs ah i see

two bugs

The whole making you invisible thing isn't exactly invisible. It more just brings you into the spirit realm. That's... not really a good place to be

Yuuki

@twobugs He's shocked because he'd been working under the assumption that Aragorn had the Ring.

GnomeSlice

why is the ring good then

like why do people want it

Trent Hawkins

@GnomeSlice Using the ring's power draws Sauron's attention, and the ring wraiths can still see/detect you.

Yuuki

And when Frodo puts it on, he's like "oh, there it is".

GnomeSlice

5:19 AM

So give the ring to some badass

Yuuki

@GnomeSlice Because it makes you want it.

GnomeSlice

It sucks though

Yuuki

@GnomeSlice The Ring corrupts people, it has a mind of its own.

two bugs

@GnomeSlice It's not. Basically, the ring has a mind of it's own. It's been imbued with a significant portion of Sauron's power

GnomeSlice

Doesn't Bilbo put it on before frodo

two bugs

5:20 AM

It's possible that with a strong enough will you could "win", but it would still twist you into a new ruler

GnomeSlice

why doesn't he see that

two bugs

@GnomeSlice He does, but only uses the ring briefly and this is while Sauron is still rebuilding and doesn't know where the ring is

Basically the ring is completely MIA for quite a while

Mazura

@twobugs Nope. It is altogether, evil.

GnomeSlice

so he does it when baron is looking the other way?

sauron

Yuuki

Baron and Celery Bimbo. Sounds like an interesting sitcom.

two bugs

5:22 AM

@Mazura Not exactly. Other characters (Gandalf, Galadriel) mention they might be able to have some manner of control over it, but it would still exert some influence and twist them into Tyrants

GnomeSlice

How could you even be a tyrant while wearing it

nobody would be able to see you

Yuuki

Of course, the Ring could be exerting its influence to making them think they could control it.

GnomeSlice

how would you give orders

two bugs

The idea is it does different things for different people

And by it's nature the ring is about exerting control.

GnomeSlice

You'd put that shit on and people would just forget about you

why does eyeball even want the ring back

Unionhawk

5:23 AM

This nonproductivity has escalated way too far

coffee

two bugs

@Yuuki Well if you read the actual quote from Gandalf he says something along the lines of he would be able to avoid becoming the next Sauron, but he would end up as a self-righteous dictator who would twist good to be "as bad as evil"

Yuuki

Well, Gandalf wouldn't go invisible while wearing the Ring, he's a Maiar.

GnomeSlice

oh

Yuuki

He already exists in the Unseen World.

two bugs

A human would probably go invisible as well

GnomeSlice

5:24 AM

is that wjere the invisible people go

two bugs

Elves I don't think would as they're different

Yuuki

Any mortal would.

GnomeSlice

Why can't the horse guys see Sandals then

2

FFS GANDALF

Yuuki

As they have no presence in the Unseen World.

two bugs

Dwarves are technically mortal but also not exactly

Yuuki

5:25 AM

They can. They don't want to fight him because he's a badass.

Mazura

Can Maiar see the spirit world by default?

GnomeSlice

@Yuuki Why cant they track them hust by following gandalf instead of waiting for Froyo to put on the ring though

Yuuki

Probably, but the Istari's powers were limited upon entering Middle-Earth.

two bugs

@GnomeSlice That's sort of what Sauron tries to do and it doesn't work

GnomeSlice

Oh

two bugs

5:27 AM

Because Frodo actually takes it and doesn't really use it at all

Unionhawk

I'm glad that Froyo Baggins is a thing that exists on the Internet

GnomeSlice

I sawa guy on gamecentre named Scroto T Baggins one time

Yuuki

Baron, Celery Bimbo, Sandals, and Froyo. I am enjoying this LotR discussion very much.

Quick @GnomeSlice, type "Samwise Gamgee"!

two bugs

He puts it on inside Mordor at one point and the Black Tower basically shakes because "Oh shit, here's someone who can contend with Sauron" (to a very limited degree)

Unionhawk

GnomeSlice

5:28 AM

Sammie garage

@twobugs doesnt frodo put the ring on like constantly because hes dumb

Yuuki

"Gimli, son of Gloin"!

@GnomeSlice No, he doesn't actually.

GnomeSlice

Gigli son of groin

Yuuki

It's actually remarked how amazing it is that Frodo has resisted putting on the One Ring.

Unionhawk

@GnomeSlice I mean, his first "ring on" experience is this:

Dont forget Legos

5:30 AM

The movies don't go over this but between Bilbo's party and Gandalf's return, 17 years pass.

GnomeSlice

apparently gigli is a dictionary word on android

when is that ring scene tho its like right at the start iant it

also doesn't he have to cut his donger off or something

finger

Yuuki

The thing is, that's the first time Frodo puts on the Ring and at that point in the books, he's had it for 17 years.

GnomeSlice

i need to cut the screen dover off this case

two bugs

5:32 AM

Yes, basically the ring is at it's strongest then and even Frodo can't really resist it

What ends up happening is Gollum is going crazy for the ring too, they have a big fight and Sam saves the day (as always)

GnomeSlice

why isn't Smeared a tyrant

Yuuki

By word of Tolkien, no one can throw the Ring into Mt. Doom.

GnomeSlice

he wore it a shotgun didnt he?

Unionhawk

@Yuuki He had to keep it secret and safe

Yuuki

@GnomeSlice Because he's a weak b----.

two bugs

5:34 AM

He has a much weaker will and isn't able to resist the ring. It basically just destroyed him.

GnomeSlice

@Yuuki Except some eagles

two bugs

I mean, he killed his brother to get the ring immediately after seeing it

GnomeSlice

Yikes

I should probably just read these

two bugs

To be fair, it was his birthday and his brother was being a jerk.

GnomeSlice

why does eyeball care if they break one of his rings

hes dead

mostly

Yuuki

5:35 AM

The important thing to realize is that the Ring is no ordinary magical item. It has a mind of its own and is very, very good at influencing people it comes across

two bugs

Sauron put a significant portion of his essence into the ring. He's not dead, but losing that ring would be very bad for him

Yuuki

Because it would kill him to death.

GnomeSlice

can he like reincarnate if he gets it

two bugs

IIRC the ring's destruction doesn't kill him but it basically means he can't interfere with Middle Earth anymore

So he is effectively dead

Yuuki

Basically, the Ring was a Horcrux before Horcruxes existed.

two bugs

5:37 AM

Yeah, with the ring destroyed he's basically just a spooky ghost that can't do anything

Yuuki

Pretty sure unmaking the Ring also unmakes Sauron.

two bugs

No, he still exists.

Unionhawk

OH SNAP

MY HOMEWORK IS DUE AT 5PM

AND NOT 9AM

YUS

TAKE THAT UNIONHAWK

GnomeSlice

Can he like come back to life using the ring

two bugs

@GnomeSlice He would be able to manifest and continue to influence Middle Earth

GnomeSlice

5:39 AM

like does he want it back, or just for nobody to break it

two bugs

Without the Ring he can exist, but in a limited form and with limited control

Unionhawk

I need to read the silmarillion and also the other books

two bugs

He wants it back, but he wants to make sure nobody else wins dominion over it

He doesn't really think someone might destroy it

GnomeSlice

i thought nobody can

Unionhawk

Then again, I have to read philosophy stuff this semester

Mazura

5:40 AM

What's he going to do with it once he gets it back?

two bugs

@GnomeSlice In theory, a few of the really powerful people might.

GnomeSlice

hang it around his eyeball

Yuuki

Nobody would willingly destroy it.

two bugs

@Mazura Same thing he does every night... try to take over the world.

GnomeSlice

frodo would

Yuuki

5:41 AM

@twobugs I think Tolkien himself said that no one short of the Valar or Eru himself could willingly destroy the One Ring.

two bugs

@Yuuki Yeah, that sounds right

GnomeSlice

why don't they just give it to golem and toss him into the volcano

two bugs

I just remember there being text about someone else perhaps being able to gain dominion over it

@GnomeSlice That's... sort of what they do

GnomeSlice

oh

Unionhawk

spoiler alert

GnomeSlice

5:42 AM

I solved it

Unionhawk

lol

two bugs

I need to sleep

GnomeSlice

Get the eagle to toss Golem into the volcano

two bugs

Funeral travel next week means I probably can't take Monday off like I initially planned to

Sigh

Yuuki

Sorta. Gollum and Frodo get into a big fight over the Ring, Gollum bites Frodo's finger off and then falls into the volcano.

GnomeSlice

5:43 AM

right

I've seen that

Yuuki

So it was destroyed by chance, not because anyone there was actually willing to destroy the Ring.

GnomeSlice

Why are the trees bad guys

ohh okay

Yuuki

wat?

GnomeSlice

well not entirely chance

I mean he made it all the way there

two bugs

He helped them take it a decent way

I think Gandalf himself says Gollum might have some larger part to play

GnomeSlice

5:45 AM

maybe the trees were good guys, I forget

two bugs

Trees were good guys

Unionhawk

Internet of Cat https://t.co/OZxVnZIY6M

Tweeted by internetofshit on January 31, 2016 at 8:42 AM

two bugs

Anyway I have to sleep

Yuuki

Yes, what I'm saying is that you can walk up to the volcano, but you will never throw it in yourself.

GnomeSlice

a decent way? he went into the volcano

two bugs

5:46 AM

@GnomeSlice He guided them through portions of Mordor

GnomeSlice

frodo?

two bugs

Gollum

GnomeSlice

I thought he was like, useless

oh, right

Yuuki

No, useless would be f--kin' Tom Bombadil.

GnomeSlice

Who?

I should just read these books finally

Yuuki

5:48 AM

Don't worry about him, he's pointless and ultimately messes with the narrative.

GnomeSlice

lol

Unionhawk

and does not appear in the films so he basically is non-canon

Yuuki

He exists only for Tolkien to try demonstrate his songwriting capabilities.

GnomeSlice

Are they good?

Yuuki

How good do you think songs written by an elderly British linguist would be?

GnomeSlice

5:49 AM

@Unionhawk -1, image not in italics

Unionhawk

Nope

GnomeSlice

:(

try doing it with !

at the start

Lazers 2.0

0

Q: how do I fix this issue on my mine craft

when i go on my pc laptop and my Mine craft launcher it says ready to update and play Mine craft but how do i update it and keep all my mods that are made for 1.7.10?

minecraft

Unionhawk

incoming feature-request status-declined? Possibly.

GnomeSlice

@Yuuki Uhh

Bad

taking the hobbits to Isengard

Unionhawk

5:57 AM

I am required by law to post the following

They're Taking the Hobbits to Isengard

Yeah that one

I have a better one.

plsno

No, actual Orlando Bloom.

GnomeSlice

hahahaha

Borland Blood

Why does he always play a kind of a dick

Yuuki

6:03 AM

Doesn't matter in my book, he tried to punch Justin Bieber in the face. He will always be cool dude.

Unionhawk

Plus he's Legolas and also that one guy from that other film

You know the guy and the film

GnomeSlice

to his Reddit, Bieber has really cleaned up

Yuuki

Fair enough, I haven't heard about him being arrested for anything recently.

Maybe the threat of being sent back to Canada worked.

Unionhawk

The best ever was something cut from The Roast of Justin Bieber, where Hannibal Buress called him out for trying to do this to look better in the public eye and telling him he hopes it doesn't work

GnomeSlice

The roast is what really got to him afaik

Hannibal Buress is the best though

@Unionhawk Pirates and the cabinet?

carbine

Unionhawk

6:10 AM

yes

GnomeSlice

fuck this phone case

Unionhawk

I was going to look up another film that he was in but I got lazy

GnomeSlice

the damn cover thing bubbles up a bit

need to cut it out

Unionhawk

Well, I don't know if "got lazy" is accurate since I've been watching south park all day

someone help me

GnomeSlice

watch ATHF instead

Mazura

6:18 AM

Watch some Rick and Morty. Then you'll need 'help'.

Super Jail, too.

Unionhawk

You can get through all of Rick and Morty in less than 6 hours

ardaozkal

6:54 AM

mornin'

ardaozkal

8:04 AM

Paragon 600 hype

Lazers 2.0

8:29 AM

0

Q: Piece of paper with a solution - the witness

Immediately after you leave the entry are there is a huge door with puzzle on it. You learn how to solve it buy following the path past it to the next puzzles. If you return and to it successfully it opens the door to a room with table like chest where you get a piece of paper with a zig-zagy sol...

the-witness

ardaozkal

9:08 AM

When you fail SQL injection...

Whatever, checking in at the event will be fun.

Blem

2

Lazers 2.0

0

Q: Does the damage of the "Gem of Efficacious Toxin" stack?

The Gem of Efficacious Toxin has the following attribute: Poison all enemies hit for 2000% weapon damage over 10 seconds. Will an enemy be poisoned by 4000% if hit twice?

diablo-3

ardaozkal

Lazers 2.0

9:51 AM

0

Q: My heart statues only a heart once

My heart statues only spawn one heart each until I pick the hearts up then they spawn another one. How can I get them to spawn more hearts before I pick them up???

terraria

kalina

10:06 AM

@Fluttershy gasp lies!

cruel mean lies

full of meanness

fredley

Meanwhile, in things that are cool

djsmiley2k

but .... go

but uyes, very cool

Right I should look for more jobs :

Private Pansy

10:32 AM

@kalina It's not lies if it's factually correct

Lazers 2.0

11:01 AM

0

Q: How boring is Fallout 4?

I have seen some of the youtube reviews and found most of the people talking Fallout 4 as a boring game. I have never played personally so I need your opinion. Is it worth buying? BTW my system configuration: intel core i5 3rd gen 12gb ram Nvidia GT 630M Will it be playable?

fallout-4

Lazers 2.0

11:11 AM

0

Q: Fallout 4 'Mankind Re-Defined' bug

I talked to father on the roof of the CIT building where he told me to attend a meeting in the institute. When I get there and talk to father, he tells me to sit down in order to discuss some important things. The problem now is that sitting down doesn't change anything, father doesn't begin the ...

fallout-4 fallout

ardaozkal

11:27 AM

Looks like I'm not going to USA soon.

Full article with bigger picture washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/01/15/…

Martin Sojka

Eh, USA is not that interesting in itself, aside of the landscape in some places. It's essentially like Turkey, only with more racists and hard core religious nuts. ;)

Lazers 2.0

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Q: Does MacCready's Killshot perk only affect body parts labeled as 'head' in VATS?

Does MacCready's Killshot perk only affect body parts labeled as 'head' in VATS? What about those enemies with no 'head' part in VATS? For example, radscorpions - they have no 'head' part but have a 'face' part.

fallout-4

ardaozkal

11:45 AM

@MartinSojka Racists and hardcore religious people, more as in percent? No way. Turks are pretty racist especially with alevi and kurdi people. Hardcore religion is crazier in turkey. I have a friend who lives in Rural US (Texas), and his definition of "heavily religious" people fit with nearly everyone here (in turkey).

Martin Sojka

@ardaozkal I was jokingly exaggerating.

That said, Turkey came a long way in the last 100 years.

ardaozkal

The joke flied over my head. Again.

It did, but it is going down again.

Mad Scientist

@MartinSojka And went again in the opposite directions in the last few years

ardaozkal

Last ~14 years.

Since he was elected.

djsmiley2k

@ardaozkal /Are you shooting each other?

Martin Sojka

11:50 AM

@djsmiley2k Pretty much all the time, if the news are anything to go by.

djsmiley2k

hmmm I should really get on with tidying the house but meeeeeh

i also wanna pop to the shop.

@MartinSojka as always, which news? ;) If it's FOX? Trump? Disregard

fredley

I am a Lifehacks Trusted User

6

djsmiley2k

:O

I just can't troll bad enough

Lazers 2.0

0

Q: My COC cannot be open in my google account since I change the password and the last update

When I change my password in my google account and I log in into my google + with my coc, it cannot be open.Although I enter my new password ,it didn't accept the password.Also it happens in the last update of coc. Pls respond to my question, hope you will find a solution to my problem.🙏😄

clash-of-clans

Martin Sojka

@djsmiley2k Well, even just Hürriyet, as much as it seems like pro-government propaganda at times, doesn't hide that some shooting happened.

Say, this news from 19th January.

ardaozkal

11:55 AM

@djsmiley2k most shootings are caused by simple and common reasons, like relationships. A more common shooting reason here, and uncommon in the world is... "Töre" (lit. Unwritten law). Left your husband bc. he cheated? Free chance to get killed by his family.

There are explosions lately too.

There are shootings by terrorists in East usually.

djsmiley2k

k, fair enuff

sounds pretty poo;

@fredley I think I'll suggest using sharp knives in ALL my answers.

Martin Sojka

Or this one near Istanbul from 21st January

Black tea. Serious business.

ardaozkal

Also, there is "tefecilik". Rich mafia people as bank-like loan. Except you get a bullet to head if you fail to pay.

djsmiley2k

0

A: Remove and prevent mildew from wallpaper

Use a sharp knife to scrape off any visible mildrew. Then mix vinegar/water solution 1:1 and spray on the wall, or use something such as a strong bleach. This will bleach the wallpaper but it's already too late to save it anyway.

yey KNIVES

Martin Sojka

That said: Turkey as a whole is still one of the most secure places in the surrounding area, even when compared to European countries (like Kosovo) or wannabe-countries (like Transnistria).

Wipqozn

12:02 PM

@Yuuki I have no idea who that is

Well I've gathered they are a hockey player, and maybe Canadian?

In anycase, the moral of the story is that @GnomeSlice is the one really at fault here.

GnomeSlice

?

Wipqozn

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID

YOU CAN'T FOOL US WITH YOUR PUPPY DOG EYES

Lazers 2.0

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Q: How much rad resist is needed for The Glowing Sea?

I've just entered The Glowing Sea for the mission in the main quest line, but am having some difficulties. I went in wearing a Hazmat suit (giving 1000 rad resist) in order to minimize radiation damage, and am receiving <1 rads. However because I cannot wear armor with the Hazmat suit I am stru...

fallout-4

GnomeSlice

what are you talking about

Wipqozn

@GnomeSlice are you on mobile chat?

GnomeSlice

12:12 PM

Yeah something about a hockey guy

user15026

He's a hockey player that got selected for the All Star game because of a fan vote and certain people in the NHL etc have expressed the belief that he wasn't good enough to play in the game and stuff like that.

MBraedley

#NHLAllStar game a sham and #JohnScottForMVP a fraud because he should have been playing for Team Atlantic now that he's a Hab #HotTake

Tweeted by leCommish on February 1, 2016 at 1:28 AM

That's from my brother-in-law

Also, he's not playing for the Habs, per say, since he's playing in Saint John's for Montreal's AHL affiliate team.

I didn't even know the all-star game was this weekend.

anyways, off to work

Matt E. Эллен

Ah, sports. But more importantly, did @GnomeSlice have to extract the eyes from a puppy, or were they grown in a vat?

GnomeSlice

Shut Up, Gaming Positivity

> I find it troubling that, in search of games and images that can be easily used to sell the idea that games are artistically valuable or emotionally… something, critics, developers, and the industry at large passes over genuine creatives. It’s not the caustic, penetrating work of Cosmo D that gets nominated for BAFTAs, but the showy, wholesome output of The Astronauts and The Chinese Room.

djsmiley2k

12:35 PM

@Arperum youtube.com/watch?v=LtQUJMBH8uE

@Arperum do me a favour and share with other rockers

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