The Bridge

FAE

20:02

@Sterno Pretty sure everyone did.

Jin

@Wipqozn i want some too

RedRiderX

@Powerlord Yeah, same here.

Although I gave up on Java in the browser long ago.

Powerlord

@RedRiderX Yeah, well I need it for work... it's not set up on my home PC.

RedRiderX

@Powerlord Ah.

Powerlord

But Flash is... intermittent on Firefox these days.

Works on some sites, not on others.

I mean, when I have no plugins loaded, and only Flash as an extension and it still doesn't work on Firefox, but Chrome and IE work fine...

RedRiderX

20:06

@Powerlord I've had it act flaky at times, but not refusing to start like that.

Powerlord

@RedRiderX It doesn't refuse to start, but things like videos don't load (and their players just have the "loading circle of death"

Games on Kongregate stop before reaching the actual game parts.

RedRiderX

@Powerlord Well, that is strange.

Fluttershy

1

A: Why Is Minecraft Forge Starting Up So Slowly?

Well now Forge is updated and loads much faster! Thanks for the help!

facedesk

Ethanfuckingbacongaming... I swear... This guy.

Powerlord

This started happening when Firefox 21 was released. As in the same day I upgraded to FF21. And it has persisted with Firefox 22.

Fluttershy

AND IT IS UPVOTED!

Powerlord

20:11

All of which makes me think it's Firefox and not any plugins or addons.

fbueckert

@Fluttershy This old version mod doesn't work with the updated base game! Why not?

Update the old mod. Problem solved.

facesmash

Fluttershy

@fbueckert The upvote is what concerns me the most. We've had problems with this guy for a while now. So... sock puppet or idiot user?

fbueckert

@Fluttershy Idiot user.

If it was a sockpuppet, he'd have a ton more rep.

I think it should be self evident that mods made for an old version of a game will not be fully compatible with an updated version of the same game. If you're installing mods, due diligence to ensure the mod is compatible with your current version is expected and required. — fbueckert 6 secs ago

@Fluttershy How's that?

Fluttershy

@fbueckert I was less concerned with the question. Moreso with the fact that he self-answered with a comment and it got upvoted.

fbueckert

@Fluttershy Really, the problem is not doing any homework.

This literally isn't a problem. It's attempting to force an old mod to work with a version it was not written for, and then whining about the fact.

user15026

20:19

user15026

For some reason I find the lack of consistency in outlets alarming

fbueckert

If you're using mods, incompatibilities happen. Expecting them to work for every version is unrealistic.

Fluttershy

@fbueckert I'm not aiming to deliberate the validity of the question. Especially under the "this isn't a problem you face" clause. I was merely pointing out the answer. >_>

fbueckert

@Fluttershy I'm just pointing out that if that information had been added to the question, this wouldn't even be a problem.

FEichinger

@AshleyNunn How so?

fbueckert

20:21

@AshleyNunn Happy face is best outlet.

user15026

@FEichinger Because I had never really considered it before

user15026

Like to me outlets were outlets

Fluttershy

@fbueckert Which is completely irrelevant to the issue I was bringing up. Please don't use my attempt at getting an answer flagged for removal as a pedestal with which to push the "not a practical issue"... issue.

FEichinger

@AshleyNunn Oh, well, I guess that's a lot more apparent on this side of the pond.

fbueckert

@Fluttershy Nono.

That's not at all what I'm doing.

user15026

20:22

@FEichinger This is true, and I mean I have never left my country except for a few visits to teh US

Fluttershy

@fbueckert Then I apologize for the hostility. It's how it came off after a day of debate over that specific Thing.

Tim Stone

@AshleyNunn What the hell @badp?

fbueckert

@Fluttershy No worries, dude. I probably just worded it wrong.

user15026

@TimStone Oh man I am glad I wasn't the only one who thought that

Fluttershy

@fbueckert I'm pretty sensitive to phrasing. x_x Just ask @OrigamiRobot.

Tim Stone

20:24

@fbueckert Those crazy Danes.

Coronus

@AshleyNunn Clearly the US have it right, because Canada agrees.

fbueckert

@Fluttershy I was just pointing out the utter lack of effort by this user.

"Update game. Mod no longer works. Complain to Arqade."

user15026

@Coronus Canada knows best

FEichinger

@AshleyNunn Well, just consider that this is a thing.

OrigamiRobot

What now?

Shotgun Ninja

20:31

Europlug! The European power outlet. (Excluding Ireland, the UK, and a couple of other small unimportant countries.)

Cyprus, Gibraltar, and Malta, to be precise.

user15026

Now I am super weirded out by the outlet thing

Shotgun Ninja

@AshleyNunn Different countries have different electrical sockets.

user15026

@ShotgunNinja I know, now

user15026

its WEIRD

Shotgun Ninja

Electric power is a man-made thing; it makes sense that people in different countries predating readily-accessible means of international collaboration would arrive at similar things but in entirely different ways.

FAE

20:37

@ShotgunNinja Jochem hates US plugs because the left and right can be different sizes.

user15026

@FAE I find that frustrating

user15026

also sometimes they have have three stickyout bits and sometimes they have two

user15026

the whole thing is ridiculous

Tim Stone

I think I'll use that to refer to plug prongs from now on.

user15026

@TimStone Oh, is that the name for the stickyout bits?

Shotgun Ninja

20:40

Stickyout bits... What British comedian did I hear use that....

RedRiderX

@AshleyNunn Yep, just like forks.

Shotgun Ninja

Gosh, I think it was Steven Fry, but in reference to a prior comedian.

user15026

....I didn't know that about forks or plugs

user15026

I feel educated now

Coronus

@RedRiderX Ironic, since you use the fork to stick in things.

RedRiderX

20:41

@Coronus Yes, it is a interesting similarity.

Shotgun Ninja

"prongs": Stickyout bits used for penetrating and holding things.

Coronus

@ShotgunNinja Not to be confused with "tongs", otherwise known as "pickyup bits"

Which game that I can't buy will I be voting to be cheaper?

StrixVaria

Runner 2 for $7.50...

user15026

@Coronus Nah I know what tongs are

fbueckert

I know everyone listen to this guy he really is an expert — Skyrim expert 4 mins ago

2

facedesk

StrixVaria

20:52

►

Coronus

@StrixVaria Great, now every time I go into the kitchen, I'm going to think It's toaster time. TOOT TOOT

StrixVaria

You're welcome.

Lazers

0

Q: What is 'Arcade Mode'?

In Gas Guzzlers: Combat Carnage, there's an option toggle during profile creation for something called 'Arcade Mode'. There are no tooltips or anything though, and I have no idea what it does. What is Arcade Mode?

gas-guzzlers

-1

Q: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Skyrim exits when I try load a save game, How can I fix this?

Today when I tried to play the game, as soon as I clicked the Continue button, it said something along the lines of'This save game relies on content that is no longer available. Some objects may not be available. Load anyway?' I have had this before, and it still works, but this time, the game ex...

skyrim

fbueckert

21:29

Woo! Summer Sale Getaway card!

Squeenix is updating the iOS Deus Ex to remove that pesky bit about not being able to play it with a jailbroken device.

Fluttershy

I only need 5 more cards! :3

Raven Dreamer

@StrixVaria GO FOR IT

Okay, here's a question for y'all.

Melee is when you attack someone next to you, Projectile is when you throw (or shoot) something at someone far away from you. Is there a word for causing an effect at range when you're not using a projectile?

OrigamiRobot

Ranged?

Coronus

@RavenDreamer Direct damage?

At least in the MMOs, when referring to spells, I believe.

Tim Stone

@RavenDreamer If it involves a lance or something, you have a perfect opportunity to use hastilude

Raven Dreamer

21:39

@OrigamiRobot Ranged is what I've got right now, but I'm forseeing problems trying to explain to folks why "Projectiles" are not ranged.

Or rather, Projectiles are ranged, but not Ranged.

OrigamiRobot

@RavenDreamer Projectile is a subset of Ranged.

Why do you need to differentiate them?

fbueckert

Gah.

Why was this approved?

RedRiderX

@fbueckert Because people.

OrigamiRobot

@fbueckert The tag should be removed.

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot That's a different discussion.

The tag is still in use.

FEichinger

21:43

> DO NOT USE - Removed as part of "The great Arqade clean-up of 2012" - See link in Tag Wiki for more information.

OrigamiRobot

@fbueckert No, it's already been discussed. ^

FEichinger

gaming.stackexchange.com/tags/lan/info

user15026

It was removed as part of the tag clean up

Raven Dreamer

@OrigamiRobot Because they behave differently in my game

user15026

and is listed as do not use

user15026

21:43

therefore

user15026

do not use .

OrigamiRobot

@RavenDreamer I just mean you might be better off using terms specific to your game. So, what is the difference?

fbueckert

Okay, I'm blind. Didn't see that.

Raven Dreamer

@OrigamiRobot Projectiles can't target adjacent enemies.

OrigamiRobot

I see...

hrm

Coronus

21:46

Do all non-projectile ranged attacks affect multiple targets?

Raven Dreamer

Nopes.

If anyone's played Fire Emblem, it's the difference between Bows (distance 2 squares) and Magic (1-2 squares)

OrigamiRobot

I assume you have non-magic ranged and thus can't just say Magic

Coronus

WoW is free to play?

Raven Dreamer

Up to level 20, if I remember correctly.

Coronus

us.battle.net/account/creation/wow/signup

Raven Dreamer

21:54

@Coronus us.battle.net/support/en/article/…

1st bullet point

Coronus

Oh, Starter Edition.

Tricky Blizzard. I saw an ad that said "Free to Play."

Raven Dreamer

It is*.

*some terms and conditions apply

Fluttershy

Needs more flags.

fbueckert

@RavenDreamer Technically, they both count as projectiles.

Magic just allows melee range attacks (and counter attacks).

Raven Dreamer

Yeah, I think I'm going to make "Projectile" a keyword, so that the big differentiators can just be "Melee" vs. "Ranged" (some of the latter which are Projectiles).

@Fluttershy Hey, now. He self-answered, that doesn't merit downvotes.

OrigamiRobot

22:01

@RavenDreamer You could use Arc as a keyword as it kind of implies a minimum range.

Raven Dreamer

wags finger at Fluttershy

@OrigamiRobot Oooh. Interesting.

OrigamiRobot

I AM A HELPFUL ROBOT

Fluttershy

@RavenDreamer No. The fact that it was NAA, but rather a Thank you! comment until your edit merits downvotes. It's still not an answer though.

Raven Dreamer

@Fluttershy "Forge was running slowly. What do I do?" "I updated Forge, and now it's faster"

@OrigamiRobot INSERTS GIRDER

Fluttershy

@RavenDreamer Edits like that shouldn't be made.

Raven Dreamer

22:04

@Fluttershy Mine?

Usually I'd agree, but this is a new user, so I'd cut him a little slack and/or teach by example, you know?

Fluttershy

@RavenDreamer Yes. When there is a user who has continually been a problem, the solution isn't to edit his delete-worthy post into something that vaguely resembles an answer.

@RavenDreamer He's been new for two, three weeks now? Hasn't caught on to anything yet.

Raven Dreamer

@Fluttershy Doesn't mean we can't keep leading the horse to water.

shrug

fbueckert

> member for 21 days

Including this gem of a question, which he understands is not acceptable, but asks anyways

Fluttershy

@RavenDreamer Just tilting at windmills...

Raven Dreamer

That a Don Quixote reference?

Fluttershy

22:09

@RavenDreamer Indeed it was! Nice catch. :3

fbueckert

@fbueckert I have yet to see anything outside of meta stating this. Meta is NOT site policy. It is a discussion area on the policies of the site. Having a discussion on something does not make it a rule. However this is off-topic for your question here. If you wish to discuss it further a new meta can be opened. — David Starkey 2 mins ago

THAT'S IT! I'M DONE!

Fluttershy

@RavenDreamer Apparently, GoodReads lied to me when it told me the meaning of the idiom. <_< So it doesn't really work here. Still, good catch!

@DavidStarkey Dude. This is where site policy gets decided, and enforced by the community. So, yes, it can be said that Meta is site policy. — fbueckert 1 min ago

Liar.

fbueckert

@Fluttershy Tilting at windmills means engaging in an ultimately futile action.

Fluttershy

@fbueckert Tell that to Wikipedia!

fbueckert

@Fluttershy Posted before linking that.

@Fluttershy Because Wikipedia is always right!

Lazers

22:19

-1

Q: Do purchases in the Dota 2 and TF2 shops count towards the Steam Summer Getaway trading card drops?

We currently know that purchases of $9.00 in the Dota 2 and Team Fortress 2 shops unlock card drops for those respective games. We also know that purchases of $10.00 in the Steam store will unlock a Steam Summer Getaway trading card for the duration of the 2013 summer sale. My question is, do t...

steam team-fortress-2 dota-2 steam-trading-cards

0

Q: cant get the new summer theme

So I see that there is an island coming up and hopefully will open soon. But I was prompted to select a summer theme from the menu. It says its only available for a limited time but I still am unable to click on it to get it. Am I misunderstanding it?

happy-street

0

Q: Team Fortress 2 item/hat drops

If anyone plays TF2 please answer this question, what is the amount of item drops per week and what is the percentage of getting a hat or weapon Thanks!

team-fortress-2

fbueckert

@Lazers Dupe!

RedRiderX

22:40

0

A: Can you dodge the "version mismatch" bug in Civilization V?

Just press Left Right Left Up Down Down Right WWWWWWWW for a 87.563% chance of success.

Anyone mentioned this one?

Wipqozn

Holy Crap. I go away for a couple hours and comeback to 13 new comments.

Best prepare myself for massive drama.

@Fluttershy Oh, and there it is!

I should get some frozen yogourt to go along with this drama.

fbueckert

@Wipqozn Nope. Just me dismantling the opposition.

Nothing to see.

user15026

@Wipqozn mmmm froyo

Wipqozn

@AshleyNunn Mixed Berry flavour,.

fbueckert

@Wipqozn I love yogurt. Not frozen.

Cold stuff hurts my teeth.

Wipqozn

22:52

@fbueckert Oh lord, that was painful to read.

fbueckert

@Wipqozn I trust I did a good job of explanation to dense bricks?

user15026

@Wipqozn oooh yummy

Wipqozn

@fbueckert You're patience is admirable.

user43095

@RedRiderX A stupid answer requires an even stupider comment :P

user15026

@Wipqozn .....*twitch*

RedRiderX

22:54

@jeffreylin_ Heh

Wipqozn

1 min ago, by Wipqozn

@fbueckert You're patience is admirable.

user15026

@Wipqozn throws a bucket of rocks at you

fbueckert

ducks for cover

Hey! I did nothing!

Wipqozn

I deserved that.

Sepia Lazers

-1

Q: When does meta become site policy?

I have asked a few times where the Arqade site policy states different things. Many of these times, the response is a link to a Meta discussion. I realize that the Meta is the place where the site's policy gets made and is intended to exists so we can smooth out the rules of the site as well as...

discussion site-policies meta

Krazer

22:55

@Wipqozn Use Protect!

FEichinger

What is it with these meta Qs recently? ...

OrigamiRobot

@fbueckert I will bite right into a popsicle.

FEichinger

Half of them make me want to slam my head into a wall.

Repeatedly.

user43095

Apple is being stupid

user43095

22:58

And the App Store:

user43095

apple.com/support/systemstatus

FEichinger

This is beautiful.

OrigamiRobot

@jeffreylin_ SOP

user43095

@OrigamiRobot wha?

user15026

23:03

@OrigamiRobot shudders no.

fbueckert

@jeffreylin_ Standard Operating Procedure.

He's saying Apple is always stupid.

user43095

Oh

user43095

but sometimes it isnt

FEichinger

@jeffreylin_ I beg to differ.

user43095

Like sometimes stuff actually works.

fbueckert

23:09

Anyways, shower time!

Gotta get ready for dance class!

badp

@TimStone three holes in a line, it's just so beautifully simple

(except not)

@fbueckert not sure

Sterno

23:28

I love Steam sales. All my old answers get rep!

OrigamiRobot

@BenBrocka @TimStone BL2 tonight?

StrixVaria

Waiting for the 8 hour rotations is worse than waiting for the sale to start was.

3

Lazers

0

Q: Can I direct the audio in Fallout: New Vegas to another device?

I'm playing New Vegas on my PC. I want to redirect the audio to my monitor's speakers while my default audio device is set to my TV. I couldn't find anything in the options, is there somewhere else I can specify which audio device New Vegas uses?

pc fallout-new-vegas windows-7

FEichinger

area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/55580/…

I can kinda see why people would say that to the "asker".

OrigamiRobot

23:44

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot "How classy is @OrigamiRobot?"

OrigamiRobot

"very"

Wipqozn

I'm really tempted to ask a question on that proposal about you.

OrigamiRobot

^accept

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot -1

He's super classy.

very isn't strong enough

The classiest Origami folding robot I know.

OrigamiRobot

23:46

@Wipqozn I prefer a bit of humilty

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot Which is super classy.

OrigamiRobot

13

Computational Origami

Proposed Q&A site for computer scientists, mathematicians, and Origami artists with an interest in the science of how paper folds.

Currently in definition.

I had a comment on there suggesting the entire proposal be closed as a duplicate of me.

But it got deleted.

StrixVaria

Having not even started a proper game of Dungeons of Dredmore, it looks like I could sink a lot of time into this.

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot Heretics!

user15026

@StrixVaria It can be a timesink

Private Pansy

23:58

@StrixVaria 60 hrs, and I've only killed Lord Dredmor once :P

Sterno

@StrixVaria it's fun for a while but after a while the lack of depth hurts it.

StrixVaria

@Sterno It seems like it has a lot of breadth.

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