The Bridge

Unionhawk

20:00

or w/e

because I get cards like "9 minutes to church" on sundays and whatnot

Sterno

@Unionhawk Please. It was Hooters.

Unionhawk

It was somewhere

Statistically speaking

Likely somewhere near @TimStone

Tim Stone

@Unionhawk It literally tells me my drive to work might be delayed

Unionhawk

lmao

Tim Stone

For a while I had no idea where it even thought I worked but I finally clicked it the other day and realised where it got that location from

fredley

20:04

Meanwhile, in shot-for-shot remakes [GoT S07E05 spoilers]

user15026

@TimStone hahahah what

Unionhawk

Everything is so bad

user15026

I have a request - can we like...not link EVERY bit of Donald Trump is awful the world is awful the US is a tire fire we come across?

user15026

It's really, really damn emotionally draining, to basically have this constant firehose of awful.

Unionhawk

This is an acceptable request

Tim Stone

20:08

Yeah, I think that's fair. I've been trying to cut back because it's already everywhere so it doesn't all also need to be here

user15026

I'm starting to really understand why people have been avoiding this room because it feels like all we do is discuss how awful the state of America is

fredley

@Ash I think the reason people (including myself sometimes) post stuff is that we're seeing this stuff and just need people to vent with

user15026

and I get it, it's super bad and awful

fredley

I appreciate it's tiring

Maybe we should have a Trump room

user15026

@fredley I understand that

user15026

20:09

but like this is a Gaming chat for a Gaming site and it feels like right now its 1000% America is doing the Thing instead of being what it's supposed to be

user15026

I appreciate it's awful and people totes need spaces to talk about it

user15026

I am just not sure our main room needs to be this 1000% of the time

Tim Stone

Someone just pledged $150 @Unionhawk :o

Unionhawk

It wasn't me

fredley

chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/64020/the-vent

Tim Stone

20:11

INTO SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE

fredley

^^ Direct venters to the vent, migrate large vents into the vent

Unionhawk

@fredley do we anticipate venting this much into space will alter the trajectory of the lazers mothership

BlueBarren

@Ash Well in gaming related news Gamescom starts next Tuesday...

fredley

@Unionhawk Dunno, I miss the times when Bridge was 90% @Wipqozn memes though

Unionhawk

That's true

Our numbers are really down in that department

So apparently university police did an active shooter simulation at a nearby bar

except their simulation sucked because there were less than a billion people inside

BlueBarren

20:16

An example of an upstanding citizen

cc: @Ash I think

Unionhawk

> no one should ever lay on the floor at this place

also a good point

if you tried to treat a patient inside, they would probably get stuck to the floor forever and die that way

user15026

@BlueBarren heck yes elephant

Lazers 2.0

-1

Q: Self building house in minecraft

Can someone help me make a command for a self building house? If you can then post it here please.

BlueBarren

@Ash ah okay. See I wasn't sure if elephant fell into the category of "cc: Ash on this link"

user15026

I love elephants

Yuuki

20:19

I have a feeling that I've eaten more American and Chinese food than Canadian food so far on this trip.

I did have maple cream cookies yesterday so there's that.

The Mattbat999

Cool

user15026

@Yuuki I LOVE THOSE

user15026

aaa accidentally yellig

Yuuki

They smell so good when you open the bag.

Unionhawk

Yelling about cookies is explicitly allowed in the bylaws of the bridge

I just checked

BlueBarren

20:20

@Yuuki I mean that's how I live my everyday life as a Canadian

Yuuki

I also bought a shot glass.

The Mattbat999

COOOOOOOKIESSSS (with freedom!)

user15026

They're one of my favourite kinds of cookies

Yuuki

And one of those Canadian wool hats.

The Mattbat999

I like sugar cookies.

Yuuki

20:21

With the long ear strings.

BlueBarren

@Yuuki I recommend picking up the Canada mittens to complete your set

Yuuki

Something I'll probably never wear in Texas, but I felt like I needed it.

Unionhawk

@Yuuki I found a ridiculous shot glass in colorado that had to be like a 12ozer

it was weird

The Mattbat999

Stat is one big sip!

Unionhawk

Novelty shot glasses are so universal tourist it's hilarious

Really wish I could get this travel stuff done though :/

Too bad our week is saturday-saturday otherwise this might be easier

the friday-friday flight on similar days is super cheap

The Mattbat999

20:25

🎵the wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round🎵

user15026

@Unionhawk Still struggling with flight costs?

Unionhawk

ye

user15026

that sucks :(

The Mattbat999

Go buy a plane if your tired of paying for round trips

Unionhawk

I'm pretty much probably going to take whenever it drops next

The Mattbat999

20:26

And stuff

user15026

@Unionhawk hopefully that's soon and it drops to something reasonable :)

Unionhawk

unless it ends up with "overnight in DFW" or something stupid like that

user15026

The flight I am taking is cheaper by about 50 bucks than when I booked it but honestly I am just so glad to not have to worry about it

user15026

Like $550 for round trip YYZ to ATL is not bad, I've had it be much worse

user15026

@Unionhawk That sounds like it would be awful, yeah

GodEmperorDune

20:28

@Ash YYZ is such a great airport code

user15026

I hope the universe gives you good flight karma. Or at the very least, mostly non-shit

user15026

@GodEmperorDune I like it

Dragonrage

@Yuuki it gets cold in texas

user15026

@Yuuki you never know when a good warm hat will come in handy

The Mattbat999

It is almost consistently summer here in Mississippi...

Dragonrage

20:31

@TheMattbat999 you misspelled california

Unionhawk

ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I just checked it after eliminating one airport it considers nearby and now "leave 3 days late and stay in a hotel at $100 a night" just became cheaper and now I have to consider that

I hate flying into this airport

GodEmperorDune

@Dragonrage it gets cold in northern california :p

Unionhawk

There's so much 12d chess required to get a decent deal

user15026

Yeah, whatever you're planning sounds super tricky :/

The Mattbat999

@Dragonrage it is hot there too? It is just super humid here.

Unionhawk

20:33

@Ash at least flight is the only thing I have to pay for, really

Dragonrage

@TheMattbat999 yes, its hot here most of the time, though we dont usually have humidity

user15026

@Unionhawk Well, that's something at least

Dragonrage

@GodEmperorDune nothern california is fake california

GodEmperorDune

@Dragonrage nah they have all our water

Unionhawk

cleveland is fake ohio

#facts

Dragonrage

20:35

thats the only reason they are part of the state. well, that and the capital is up there. but california could easily be broken up into at least 5 states

there are at least 5 separate subcultures by region

Unionhawk

@Dragonrage but the nit wouldh ave an unfair number of senate seats

GodEmperorDune

@Dragonrage most states have large urban/rural divides

Unionhawk

jeez

/kick @uni

The Mattbat999

@Dragonrage it is humid all the time. Here, just add 12 degrees to the Fahrenheit of your the thermometer to get what it feels luke.

Dragonrage

ive been to texas, i know what humidity does

Avery

20:37

well you can calculate it

weather.gov/epz/wxcalc_heatindex

it's called heat index

GodEmperorDune

@Dragonrage i dunno if the humidity is as thick in texas as it is in the deep south

i went to florida a while back and it was so humid

like your clothes are always damp humid

Dragonrage

when i go, there are normally a lot of thunderstorms, so the humidity is quite high

Unionhawk

South Florida humidity is the worst

GodEmperorDune

you sweat and it does nothing humid

The Mattbat999

It is not as humid in Texas as in the rest of the south

GodEmperorDune

20:39

your hope has become despair humid

Unionhawk

@Dragonrage Tejas is a large state

Dragonrage

just north of waco

The Mattbat999

By the end of the day, I look like I have been in a rain storm all day.

Dragonrage

is where i normally go

sorta in the middle of the state

Tim Stone

Chameleons are fun cause they'll grab anything you give them. https://t.co/aTJ2Abjrs4

Tweeted by Emma_The_Ward on August 17, 2017 at 5:42 PM

The Mattbat999

20:42

We drove to Huston. That is the longest road trip I have been on. 11 hours!!!!

Dragonrage

thats like how long it takes to get to LA during rush hour

Unionhawk

lol la traffic

cc @GodEmperorDune

The Mattbat999

How far are you from LA

Dragonrage

like 60 miles

The Mattbat999

So, in California, it takes you 11 hours to travel 60 miles whe we drove 800 in that amount of time?

user15026

20:44

I suspect people are being somewhat facetious with those numbers.

Dragonrage

i was slightly exaggerating, it can take 3+ hours though. ive had that happen several times.

Avery

I remember spending 3-4 hours to get through the bridge in istanbul on rush hour

and spending like ~12 hours to get to ankara due to that

The Mattbat999

I am dead honest

GodEmperorDune

it took my wife around 8 hours to get from San Diego to home near LA when they left at 5 PM the day before thanksgiving

Dragonrage

oh, yea never ever travel the day before a holiday

GodEmperorDune

20:46

that's a 150ish mile drive

@Dragonrage yeah she was pissed that the driver for waiting so long

but free ride is a free ride

The Mattbat999

Tbh, there is not much traffic where I live.

GodEmperorDune

normally it's closer to 2 hours

The Mattbat999

Glad I live in Cascilla...

I heard that Trump's kids were hunting saber tooth cats. What do you guys think?

Avery

I'm not so much of a fan of hunting.

The Mattbat999

Saber tooths are an endangered species, by the way.

user15026

21:00

There's a world of different between trophy hunting and hunting for meat etc.

user15026

@TheMattbat999 I feel like you're bringing this up in such a way that it will guarantee someone getting agitated over it and that's not really an awesome thing to do

The Mattbat999

No, it was just a joke.

user15026

........................

user15026

...............

user15026

mmmmmmmmmmmmmkay.

The Mattbat999

21:03

The joke is to make someone think saber tooths are still alive

user15026

Okay, that's not a joke, that's being rude to people who may not know as much as you

user15026

that's not really amusing.

The Mattbat999

Sorry

DanmakuGrazer

Yeah, I'm sure people will get outraged when they hear that those animals are alredy extinct

Just steaming

Furious

The Mattbat999

Tbh, I didn't think of it that way.

DanmakuGrazer

21:14

Why do I even try

The Mattbat999

Teaching people something about life?

Newly Opened Proposals for Entertainment

21:32

1

Dynamics CRM

Proposed Q&A site for dynamics CRM administrators, implementation experts and developers

Currently in definition.

Lazers 2.0

0

Q: Mount & Blade: Enter Battle Without Horse

In Mount and Blade (Specifically Warband and Viking Conquest), if you have a horse equipped on you then on the map screen, you are able to move much faster. A great advantage, however though, in battle you start on the horse aswell. This is all fine when fighting with calvary, but when fighting w...

mount-and-blade-warband mount-and-blade-vc

0

Q: Minecraft Functions in Craftbukkit server

I have a craftbukkit server running 1.12.1 with multiverse but cannot to get the new minecraft functions working. From the root of the server i have a directory : /flat_world/data/functions/Hello within this a file : Hi.mcfunction with the contents: give @p minecraft:apple On the server I go to...

minecraft

Unionhawk

don't believe everything you read on the internet #makeuthink

user15026

@Unionhawk the internet would never lie to me

Fluttershy

@Wipqozn But did you know that Dr. + your last name = your doctor name?

Ronan

Your law firm name is your surname + the surname of the other named partners at your firm.

StrixVaria

21:44

The more I play Sonic Mania the more I have no idea how it got any good reviews at all.

The level design is consistently suspect.

The boss design, holy shit.

I have never played a game with more consistently horrible bosses.

It's like they consulted a book that explained how good design worked and specifically went against that.

Wipqozn

@Fluttershy Why yes!

The Mattbat999

@Wipqozn what?

StrixVaria

Kill the player instantly to teach him that doing that thing he was doing kills him instantly, when he had no reason whatsoever to believe that might be a bad thing before this? Check.

Wipqozn

@fredley Wipqozn memes best memes

StrixVaria

Sonic Mania is trash. Don't get it.

Don't waste your money like I was conned into.

user15026

21:46

@StrixVaria Good to know.

Avery

I really want to love sonic mania

But am not hearing good things :/

StrixVaria

@wipq Oil Ocean Zone 2 was the boss that upset me to the point of tweeting about it, but they've *all* been just the worst. Worse than you.

Tweeted by StrixVariaXIX on August 17, 2017 at 9:50 PM in reply to wipq

Avery

Cc @wipq on that sick burn

StrixVaria

Honestly there hasn't been a fun boss fight in this game yet.

I'm pretty sure I didn't dread every single boss fight when I used to play Sonic 2 as a kid.

user15026

that sucks :(

Avery

21:51

How much did it cost?

60$?

StrixVaria

$20

I mean it's not like I'm going to regret the purchase forever.

Avery

Huh, not THAT bad

StrixVaria

If only I had that $20 still I could do something meaningful with it.

But it's still annoying that it got good reviews and I honestly can't even understand why.

The Mattbat999

I loved Sonic 2

StrixVaria

There are tons of games that get good reviews, and then I see or play it and know that I personally wouldn't enjoy it, but I understand where there is enjoyment to be had.

But these boss fights are just fucking stupid.

Unionhawk

21:53

I should play Sonic adventure 1 on stream at some point

StrixVaria

They're not fun, it's just an exercise in frustration until you maybe win or maybe lose and have to try again which is even worse.

In Oil Ocean 2, I got to the boss and lost 7 times in a row because its mechanics are garbage, and then since I was out of lives I got shunted back to Oil Ocean 1.

Like, seriously? I have to go through two boring-ass stages and one stupid-ass boss again to have fewer tries at this bullshit boss?

The Mattbat999

@StrixVaria maybe some people enjoy what you consider stupid.

StrixVaria

@TheMattbat999 Thank you for your keen contribution.

Avery

It's still bad game design.

StrixVaria

I imagine there are people who love being instakilled without warning.

user15026

21:55

@StrixVaria Thats terrible design.

Unionhawk

The dark souls of sonic

The Mattbat999

Makes it challenging, I guess. I can tell you wouldn't have liked the OG Castlevania.

Wipqozn

@StrixVaria Rekt

OKay so bought Darkwood

StrixVaria

There is a difference between well-designed challenge and bad game design that just results in difficult gameplay.

Wipqozn

might stream it

StrixVaria

21:56

Anyway, I have things to do.

I hope future me never thinks to try Sonic Mania again in some attempt to get value out of that sunk cost.

user15026

@TheMattbat999 I'm not really sure how you're drawing this conclusion

user15026

@StrixVaria If you ever get the urge we will remind you of this conversation.

StrixVaria

Unfortunately I don't think any of you will be present to help me :(

Unionhawk

You should do it

StrixVaria

Honestly I wouldn't mind just being able to do time trials.

Wipqozn

21:57

Yeah @StrixVaria just give it another try

StrixVaria

But you have to finish the game (including bosses) to unlock all the levels in time trial mode.

user15026

@StrixVaria ew.

StrixVaria

The time trials do not include the bosses.

Unionhawk

It's the best reviewed Sonic game in fifteen years

StrixVaria

Although Oil Ocean Zone 2 also was ass, almost as bad as the boss.

The Mattbat999

21:58

He said he doesn't like insta-kills, and those are common in Castlevania, @Ash

StrixVaria

I wouldn't want to time trial that one.

No sane human likes unseeable instakills.

If they're telegraphed and you know that it's a thing and you have a chance to avoid it, maybe it can be an ok game design thing.

user15026

@TheMattbat999 he doesn't like instakills that you don't see coming/can't predict/are a direct result of poor game design

StrixVaria

The way they were in these past 2 boss fights was just absolute trash.

Anyway, I'm actually leaving now.

The Mattbat999

@Ash, that is what I meant. Random Medusa heads knocking you off cliffs isn't fun. They pop out of nowhere and hit without warning

Dragonrage

in one game, if you dance in front of a boss, he one shots your team

Wipqozn

22:04

Streaming Darkwood

user15026

Oh, it's survival horror. Well, I feel less bad about not being able to watch

DanmakuGrazer

@Dragonrage Sounds like Mother

The Mattbat999

Darkwood sounds familiar...

Also, anyone here ever played Fallout 3?

user15026

That's like asking is the sky blue...you're in a room full of people who play video games. I'd suspect the answer would be yes, for at least one person, considering its a major game release for a major publisher.

The Mattbat999

Ok...

user15026

22:13

Did you have particular questions about it, or were you just wondering if people had played it?

Kevin van der Velden

@Ash the sky is currently black over here

GodEmperorDune

@KevinvanderVelden rekt

user15026

@KevinvanderVelden here it's grey.

user15026

(we are likely going to get more rain.)

Fluttershy

Here, the sky is void.

Kevin van der Velden

22:17

Did you poke cthulhu again?

user15026

btw, the best statue in the world is the monument to rats used for DNA research in Russia https://t.co/NEEY9qbCOQ

Tweeted by rubot on August 17, 2017 at 2:08 PM

The Mattbat999

Has anyone noticed how long the intro is?

Ronan

@Fluttershy Mostly void, partially stars.

GodEmperorDune

@Ash yassss

user15026

@GodEmperorDune I love that it is a thing that exists.

GodEmperorDune

22:22

@Ash there was a thread of favorite statues

user15026

@GodEmperorDune ooooh that sounds delightful fun

GodEmperorDune

here it is

What are your favorite public statues?

Tweeted by mattdpearce on August 17, 2017 at 3:27 PM

badp

ping

looks like Discord is in real trouble over here but chat works just fine

GodEmperorDune

RIP @ave

Avery

?

GodEmperorDune

22:34

@Avery discord broke, fam

Avery

cnr

GodEmperorDune

@badp why did you lie to the bridge?

badp

@GodEmperorDune would I ever

Avery

some regions occasionally go down

GodEmperorDune

@badp that's true, you're no @Wipqozn

badp

22:36

@Avery I dunno, it's working fine in-browser

whereas the electron app, well

GEE I WONDER WHAT THE PIXELATED SERVERS MIGHT BE

DanmakuGrazer

Porn?

badp

@DanmakuGrazer no, I'm not in Japan.

Wipqozn

well that's enough of that

not a fan of the controls at all

GodEmperorDune

try west of loathing

Wipqozn

I'm just going to refund it

Avery

22:42

@badp I mean I can name 3 of them

Wipqozn

Maybe I'll try it again someday? but the controls are really bugging me, and I'm just completely lost and confused

So running around with annoying controls and lost makes it worse

Avery

:blobthinking:

GodEmperorDune

@Wipqozn wait what game are you talking about?

Wipqozn

@GodEmperorDune Darkwod, the game I was just playing.

GodEmperorDune

oh, ok

Wipqozn

22:44

Like being lost is part of the point, but the controls are just annoying. There's no run button, it just uses the joystick, which would be fine... except it's way too sensitive for what it considers "running" mode

and since the game has stamina it's just annoying

the controls all display XBOX controls, but I'm on a PS4 and there's no option to change it

and I keep pressing the wrong buttons since I expect buttons to do different things?

like maybe I'd get used to it

but I don't feel like getting used to it right now

plus it's too hot in here

Dragonrage

FYI: a snake has one leg

Wipqozn

Maybe I'll buy The Long Dark

GodEmperorDune

@Dragonrage i liked those riddles

@Wipqozn just buy west of loathing

Dragonrage

@GodEmperorDune the third one was a tad annoying, the other 2 were good

Wipqozn

@GodEmperorDune I probably should

GodEmperorDune

22:47

@Dragonrage it made perfect sense

Ronan

If I need to wake up early to go pick up my keys to my new place, should I got to bed early?

user15026

@Ronan Theoretically yes but considering you're still awake....

GodEmperorDune

@Ronan drink a lot of fluids before bed

it'll wake you up

Ronan

@Ash It's only 10 to midnight.

Lazers 2.0

0

Q: ps4 controller wont register after friends house

Have tried all the tips to reset controler but not coming back since played it n mates house .please help

ps4

Dragonrage

22:48

@GodEmperorDune the answer was appropriate, but it was slightly annoying getting the answer

GodEmperorDune

@Dragonrage yes

Ronan

Also it's the first place I'll have by my self, which is super exciting.

Wipqozn

@Ronan Living on your own is the best

Roommates are the worst

I might be biased though

but just having a place to yourself...it's great. Privacy. It rocks.

@GodEmperorDune I've made a decision onWest of loathing sir

GodEmperorDune

@Wipqozn @wipqzon status: ???

Avery

I spent like half of last month on my own [aka no one at house but me]

and it's the best

Ronan

22:54

@Wipqozn I haven't had any particularly bad experiences, but I'm moving to a new town so I don't want to have house mates I've never met.

Wipqozn

@GodEmperorDune I'm going to watch TNG instead of buying it!

@Ronan Where you moving to?

The Mattbat999

I have never moved. Glad

GodEmperorDune

@Wipqozn @wipqzon status: still worst

Ronan

@Wipqozn Manchester, for my new job.

Wipqozn

@Ronan Congrats!

Moving out at 16 is pretty impressive too

Ronan

22:56

@Wipqozn Yeah I'm starting at the start of September. Hopefully it'll be as good as my last job.

GodEmperorDune

@Ronan gratssssss

Ronan

@Wipqozn I already moved out 4 years ago when I was 16.

Wipqozn

@Ronan what did you study again? I want to say computer science but also you like art.

Ronan

It was computer science.

badp

but was it rocket science

there are computers on a rocket

@Ronan also, grats

Ronan

23:00

I don't remember any rockets. But maybe the perl code I wrote was for rockets, it was hard to read.

GodEmperorDune

a thread on caterpillar memory

cc @ash

badp

@TheMattbat999 that is not much to be proud of

@Ronan so long as you don't use *_->$* you're going to be okay

GodEmperorDune

@badp i'm not familiar with that emoji

murgatroid99

I have moved all the way across the US, in two steps

badp

worse than horror games in vr

Lazers 2.0

23:05

0

Q: Is there a reason to keep common hybrids around?

My park has just run out of room for habitats, so I'm wondering if I should sell my common hybrids for room for more rare hybrids, or if there is a purpose in keeping them.

dragonvale

-1

Q: What do you do at the Railroad Camp?

I don't know what to do. Please help me.

west-of-loathing

Fluttershy

@murgatroid99 I've moved all the way across the US too!

badp

I've done Europe south to north

there is more room to go further north but also no desire

The Mattbat999

Why?

user15026

@GodEmperorDune That's super creepy and awesome

Lazers 2.0

23:37

0

Q: Predicting Succession Outside Dynasty

I am playing as a one province count in India. I have murdered the heirs of Rashtrakuta until the grandchildren of the king are the only males left in the dynasty tree other than the king himself. Now that all the traditional heirs are dead, the line of succession is- The duke currently second i...

crusader-kings-2

Unionhawk

Can we start a thread of our favorite GIFs? Here I'll start: https://t.co/01qf49N4gx

Tweeted by samimain on August 17, 2017 at 11:30 PM

Important thread

Frank

Lesson: my dishwasher is not sealed.

Unionhawk

23:52

Rip

Frank

Lesson #2: oil based primer is fine for latex topcoat.

user15026

@Frank oh no

user15026

@Frank is this related to lesson 1?

Frank

@Ash Nope. Just lessons I am learning while renoing and painting my house.

user15026

@Frank fair enough, I was just worried how the two might relate is all

user15026

23:56

Hey, how are you doing, anyway? :)

Frank

So now I have to look for a new dishwasher. Which is fine; I'm doing so much renoing that one more thing isn't much.

@Ash Well enough, I guess. Arm isn't bruised anymore, but shoulder will take another two or three months to fully heal.

Neurologist pulled my license, though. Not happy about that.

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