The Bridge

badp

1:00 PM

of course the local map doesn't list useful stuff like "WHERE THE HELL IS THE RELOADING STATION", just a bunch of doors

FAE

@StrixVaria Yeah, I really could go without knowing that :P

LessPop_MoreFizz

@badp behind the general store, assuming you're in Goodsprings.

badp

that's an energy station isn't it?

yep, it's the workbench

LessPop_MoreFizz

@badp they should be clustered around the building.

StrixVaria

I also plan on buying Dishonored whenever it goes for ~$10.

badp

1:03 PM

oh right. It's the right right next to it, but it seemed like a random assembly of junk from afar

StrixVaria

Plus who knows what else I'll impulse buy.

FAE

@StrixVaria waiting on this too

badp

...and I still can't repair my rifle

off to the wiki I go

LessPop_MoreFizz

@badp You need either another rifle or a repair kit.

Weapon repairs are like with like for the most part.

doesn't need to be exactly the same gun, but it needs to be a similar gun.

badp

oh, I need an item

Trent Hawkins

1:10 PM

@fbueckert - The rover, and the two surviving wheels on mars.

user30

hmm, I really should have put a docking port on this.

LessPop_MoreFizz

!!!!!!

That's huge.

RedRiderX

@LessPop_MoreFizz Wow, impressive.

LessPop_MoreFizz

@RedRiderX Soon Ira Glass will see blood seeping under his front door.

RedRiderX

@LessPop_MoreFizz Now that would be an interesting episode.

Also: Who knew that Cthulhu's world domination would take the form of a comedy podcast?

OrigamiRobot

1:17 PM

> You have spent approximately $34.65 USD in the store since the sale began.

FAE

> You have spent approximately $47.15 USD in the store since the sale began.

LessPop_MoreFizz

@OrigamiRobot NEXT GUEST STAR ANNOUNCED

FAE

Apparently only counts in $, not €

John

Where is this magic number?

Fluttershy

@John Go to the page for the Summer sale badge and click "How do I earn cards" I think.

MBraedley

1:20 PM

@TrentHawkins Why do you have so many ASAS? You only need one, and you have that on your sky crane.

John

Found it.

> You have not purchased anything on the store since the sale began.

There's a lot of zeroes on that page.

OrigamiRobot

@LessPop_MoreFizz I only got halfway through on the drive here.

fbueckert

Good morning, Bridge

FAE

@fbueckert Hellos!

fbueckert

@FAE You're in a good mood, it seems!

FAE

1:23 PM

@fbueckert I had a nice weekend. :)

fbueckert

@FAE Always a good thing.

Private Pansy

Hmmm, I still can't find that page, but I think I've spent... $25? There about

FAE

@fbueckert Indeed!

LessPop_MoreFizz

@OrigamiRobot wasn't announced in the episode.

FAE

@PrivatePansy In the dropdown from your name, click "Badges".

LessPop_MoreFizz

1:24 PM

30 mins ago, by LessPop_MoreFizz

> Oh, and I guess the word is out now, so I can say here that the guest star from later this summer will be Jasika Nicole, aka Astrid from Fringe.

Trent Hawkins

@MBraedley I dunno, partly for the symmetry, partly because the damn thing shakes apart without them ontop of the large fuel tanks. shrug

FAE

Then on the Steam Summer Getaway badge, you'll see on the right "How can I earn more cards?" Click that and you'll get a popup.

Private Pansy

There

> You have spent approximately $23.50 USD in the store since the sale began.

MBraedley

@TrentHawkins You really don't need the fins on the second outer stage. They'll actually make the rocket less stable since you're pushing the centre of lift higher, closer to the centre of gravity.

OrigamiRobot

I'm just gonna sell my cards after the sale ends.

LessPop_MoreFizz

1:29 PM

@OrigamiRobot prices have crashed atm, so yeah.

Tim Stone

@PrivatePansy I...have spent more than that, apparently. >_> <_<

fredley

MOST PEOPLE GET THE FORMATTING OF DATA ACCEPTED MESSAGES WRONG: DATA ACCEPTED

OrigamiRobot

@LessPop_MoreFizz I was always going to wait till they were otherwise unobtainable anyway.

@fredley I'm so popular.

fredley

@OrigamiRobot Pity you're not famous

RedRiderX

@fredley Well to be fair, the original data entries had various formats.

OrigamiRobot

1:32 PM

@fredley Oh, but I am

@RedRiderX You guys might just be running on older versions.

Lazers

0

Q: What is the best way to defend White Forst in Half-Life 2: Episode Two?

I always have a hard time defending the White Forest base against the oncoming Striders and Hunters. My problem is that I cannot kill the Striders as long as the Hunters are alive as they always shoot the Magnusson Devices before I can attach them to the Strider or before I can shoot them to blow...

half-life-2

fredley

@OrigamiRobot Just asserting you are famous does not make you famous.

By that metric I am supreme ruler of the universe

LessPop_MoreFizz

Mar 15 '12 at 17:36, by Yi Jiang

@OrigamiRobot No you're not. Now sit down and stop shouting.

OrigamiRobot

@fredley Yes it does. I am famous for claiming to be famous.

fredley

@OrigamiRobot Notable != Famous

LessPop_MoreFizz

1:36 PM

Mar 8 at 16:37, by OrigamiRobot

@fredley Apparently "I'm famous" is not allowed on MSO.

OrigamiRobot

@LessPop_MoreFizz Too famous.

fredley

Oh wow, you can RSSify any search

That is a very handy feature

*Heads off to IFTTT*

IF @OrigamiRobot says famous THEN send email to [redacted] contents: YOU'RE NOT FAMOUS SHUT UP

LessPop_MoreFizz

Inc. @OrigamiRobot changing his catchphrase to "I'm Renowned!"

OrigamiRobot

Sure is a lot of talk about such a non-famous robot...

fredley

Now would be a great time to talk about how famous @OrigamiRobot is

4

fbueckert

1:47 PM

@fredley Only if there's a script that auto-emails him whenever "@OrigamiRobot" and "famous" are in the same sentence.

fredley

@fbueckert I could quite easily make one and run it as a cron

Wipqozn

I think ~~@OrigamiRobot~~ @Lazers is the most famous robot on The Bridge.

3

LessPop_MoreFizz

@Wipqozn I think @lazers is more famous tbqh.

Wipqozn

@LessPop_MoreFizz Oh, right.

OrigamiRobot

I HAVE 3 NEW EMAILS

badp

1:55 PM

This will become a famous clbuttic incident.

Mana

-4

A: How can I find my steam ID?

Here's an alternative Steam ID Finder. It can do more things than just finding a Steam ID. It can also estimate the age of private accounts and keeps track of how many people have searched for each Steam profile.

Does anyone know why this is marked as spam?

fredley

@badp How is @OrigamiRobot ever part of a longer word?

Wipqozn

@Mana My guess is that is a shifty looking link.

OrigamiRobot

5 NEW EMAILS

Mana

@Wipqozn How am I supposed to tell how shifty this is without entering in my Steam ID?

Arperum

1:57 PM

@OrigamiRobot Pics or it didn't happen.

Mad Scientist

@Mana Ask someone else here for their Steam ID and use that one ;-)

Wipqozn

@Mana No idea. The link just looks shifty. I'm not even going to visit it.

Mana

looking at the site page, I mean...it seems fine.

kinda.

fredley

@OrigamiRobot Look at all these people emailing you. You must be famous.

StrixVaria

@OrigamiRobot

fredley

1:58 PM

@StrixVaria Post must include the word famous, and mention @OrigamiRobot

Tim Stone

@Mana Some people in here last night were talking about it showing information about private accounts and them not wanting to endorse that, but I don't think that makes it spam.

StrixVaria

@fredley I realized that shortly after.

@OrigamiRobot is not famous.

3

OrigamiRobot

Mana

@TimStone why would they downvote over an obscure reason like that and not at least leave a comment?

Tim Stone

Iunno, wasn't me. :P

Mana

1:59 PM

PEEEEOPPPLLLLEEEE. AAAAAAAAA

Wipqozn

@Mana Because that would just lead to drama?

OrigamiRobot

@fredley inorite

Wipqozn

I can just imagine that going down terribly.

"I disagree with your ethics"

Tim Stone

@Mana This is why I'm a mod on Stack Apps, where there are no people. Only scripts.

7

Arperum

@OrigamiRobot I don't know what I expected.

Mana

2:00 PM

@Wipqozn ...:( somehow I think that giving an answer that seems perfectly fine four downvotes and marking it as spam without a comment is prone to causing more drama

Wipqozn

@Mana It's also a user without a username. That just makes it more suspect.

fbueckert

@Mana chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/10342281#10342281

badp

ooooh you combine things together to repair them. makes sense

@Arperum the ITTT recipe probably emails that famous bloke that's @fredley

if he even created one

John

@Mana I checked out the link, and it seems fine to me.

I don't get why it's downvoted.

Arperum

@badp For that reason I was suspecting @OrigamiRobot to just be playing it. The count was slightly wrong too. So I asked for proof, expecting to get some very extremely forged proof.

OrigamiRobot

2:08 PM

@JOHN IS A HERO

fredley

@TimStone How does that even work?

John

@OrigamiRobot Those could be the wisest words you've ever spoken.

OrigamiRobot

fanfare

Tim Stone

@fredley Hmm?

fredley

@TimStone Do scripts vote for modraters?

@OrigamiRobot @John get a room you two

Tim Stone

2:11 PM

@fredley I wasn't exactly elected. :P

OrigamiRobot

@fredley I have a room

fredley

@TimStone You just abuse your way into power?

OrigamiRobot

Multiple rooms.

Tim Stone

Something like that.

Lazers

1

Q: Does trading Pokemon that evolves on trade give both Pokedex entries?

I'm in the process of filling in my Pokedex in Black 2/White 2 so this question is mostly concerned with the fifth generation. I was wondering if I could trade over a Pokemon (say Haunter) and get an entry in my Pokedex for Haunter and Gengar?

pokemon-fifth-gen pokemon

John

2:13 PM

@fredley We've got one. We call it "The Bridge." But there's always these creepy people around watching us, though >.>

@John ಠ‿ಠ

howdy bridge!

@ShotgunNinja Hiya!

@fredley Someone said "Why the hell is Tim Stone not yet a mod on Stack Apps", and SE seemed to agree

OrigamiRobot

I say, "WHY THE HELL ISN'T TIM STONE MOD EVERYWHERE?"

LessPop_MoreFizz

2:21 PM

Joe Fink is quitting his job to do Night Vale full time. THERE WILL PROBABLY BE A TOUR IN THE FALL.

4

Shotgun Ninja

@LessPop_MoreFizz How will the guy eat or buy gas?

Also, is it that popular?

OrigamiRobot

1 hour ago, by LessPop_MoreFizz

Shotgun Ninja

@OrigamiRobot I can't see imgur links...

Stupid work firewall T~T

OrigamiRobot

@ShotgunNinja rdp

FAE

@ShotgunNinja It's #2 on iTunes for Top Audio Podcasts

Shotgun Ninja

2:24 PM

@OrigamiRobot I only have a laptop at home, and I'm not leaving it running or it'd kill itself.

OrigamiRobot

@ShotgunNinja Then you deserve it. Laptops are the worst.

Shotgun Ninja

@OrigamiRobot Dude, I have to pay ridiculous rent, gas, parking, and so on. I don't have the money put away to buy a desktop PC.

LessPop_MoreFizz

@FAE behind only This American Life!

Shotgun Ninja

My rent is $1550/month split three ways.

FAE

@LessPop_MoreFizz I don't know what that is, but uh, yay!

Shotgun Ninja

2:27 PM

@LessPop_MoreFizz So a fake conspiracy channel behind a real one?

OrigamiRobot

@ShotgunNinja Laptops are more expensive than desktops.

@ShotgunNinja That is not ridiculous rent.

Shotgun Ninja

@OrigamiRobot It is for my pay grade.

Also, my laptop is provided by my school.

OrigamiRobot

Unless you're also splitting one bedroom three ways.

Shotgun Ninja

@OrigamiRobot Actually, why am I making excuses? I don't have a desktop because I don't fucking want one right now.

Not lack of money or anything.

I rarely use my computer at home anyway.

OrigamiRobot

@ShotgunNinja Like I said, you deserve it.

Shotgun Ninja

2:30 PM

@OrigamiRobot Well piss off then. I'm in a grumpy mood today, and I don't need you criticizing my life choices.

FAE

@ShotgunNinja He's not being serious, just silly.

Shotgun Ninja

@FAE But still. I'm quite irritable at the moment. Lots of things are happening all at once in my life, and I'm on the edge of snapping.

John

@ShotgunNinja If you're irritable, I suggest not being in here :3

This room is to be taken with a light heart.

fbueckert

@John And rather thick skin.

OrigamiRobot

@John Or no heart at all!

John

2:32 PM

This is true.

OrigamiRobot

The best solution is to be a robot.

Shotgun Ninja

lol, all right

OrigamiRobot

Blanket statement.

Shotgun Ninja

that being said, I'm content with my 3DS and my laptop.

FAE

@ShotgunNinja Honestly, John's advice isn't bad. Take a break from here and do something for yourself and try to de-stress a little.

fredley

2:33 PM

Boredom causes Photoshop

I apologise for the following

10

Shotgun Ninja

lololololol

fbueckert

@FAE Drinking works. So does dancing. Put them together, and they're even more effective!

badp

wtf? a flame thrower?

OrigamiRobot

@fredley Make @fbueckert the raven.

LessPop_MoreFizz

@FAE basically, This American Life is the most popular show on American public radio by an order if magnitude.

Shotgun Ninja

2:34 PM

@fbueckert I have some alcohol at home, I'll get to it after work.

badp

and now I must start the Whole place from scratch

fredley

@OrigamiRobot Didn't even see the Raven

Private Pansy

Ahahaha, I woke up Cthulhu in Scribblenauts and the first thing he does is murder me so fast I didn't even have time to react

fredley

Surely @RavenDreamer should be the Raven?

badp

@PrivatePansy adjectives are your friend

OrigamiRobot

2:35 PM

@fredley No, he is a shark.

FAE

@fbueckert Possibly depends on how well you can dance!

@LessPop_MoreFizz Oooh, okay

Private Pansy

Huh, the gender of the characters in each level is randomized

Shotgun Ninja

@PrivatePansy lol

Private Pansy

The genders changed when I reset the level

Shotgun Ninja

@PrivatePansy You cannot comprehend its true gender.

OrigamiRobot

2:38 PM

@PrivatePansy Ram him with a boat. That might give you time to escape.

Shotgun Ninja

hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx

OrigamiRobot

@ShotgunNinja hppodcraft.com/podcasts/TheCallofCthulhu-hppodcraft.mp3

Shotgun Ninja

@OrigamiRobot oooh shiny

OrigamiRobot

> There was a bursting as of an exploding bladder, a slushy nastiness as of a cloven sunfish, a stench as of a thousand opened graves, and a sound that the chronicler would not put on paper.

Journeyman Geek

o0

fredley

2:53 PM

Oh,who did you upload the photo so i can so you what i mean — Mr.Crazy1234 41 secs ago

Sigh

Unionhawk

@fredley Huh?

Lazers

0

Q: Can't login with the 1.6 Minecraft launcher

When I open my 1.6 Minecraft launcher, below my username it has only got the Log Out option. Can someone tell my why that is?

minecraft

fredley

@Unionhawk so i can so you what i mean

fbueckert

@Lazers @Unionhawk This question

Private Pansy

The mermaid asked for a gizmo from above the surface. I gave her a cellphone, which she immediately used to electrocute me and herself

Unionhawk

2:55 PM

@fbueckert I understand the question, but I don't understand what the hell he's even trying to say.

Er, I think he means to say "so I can show you what I mean"

But, either way

fbueckert

@Unionhawk I think it's supposed to be, "How did you upload the photo? I want to upload one so I can show you what I mean."

Ronan Forman

@Unionhawk I still can't work out what he means though.

OrigamiRobot

@fbueckert That's what I got.

fredley

Oh, wh- at site did you upload the photo to, so i can do the same, so you know what i mean.

What do you mean a link ? — Mr.Crazy1234 16 secs ago

Head through keyboard. Give up.

fbueckert

@fredley Yup. User can't internet.

Unionhawk

2:59 PM

Goddammit, why is my internet slow this morning?

fredley

@Unionhawk NSA spies

Every time the internet is slow it's because they're watching you that much more closely

Unionhawk

254 ms ping, 0.19 Down/0.56 Up. That is absolutely atrocious.

I'M TRYING TO INSTALL GAMES THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE PURCHASED GOD DAMMIT

badp

am I supposed to write a very small Python script to do the hacking sections in FO:NV? :D

fredley

@Mr.Crazy1234 The syntax and semantics of web links are fully explained in RFC 5988 - Web Linking. — fredley 5 secs ago

fbueckert

@fredley That's evil.

I wholeheartedly approve.

fredley

3:04 PM

Proposed Meta Post: "What do we do with people who are just too dumb to use the site?"

fbueckert

@fredley Proposed Answer: We take them out back and put them out of their misery.

badp

something like

def distance(a,b):
  distance = 0
  if a == b: return -1
  return sum(1 for al,bl in zip(a,b) if al == bl)

def refine(candidates, wrong_pw, correct_letters):
  return list(filter(lambda x: distance(wrong_pw, x) == correct_letters, candidates))

OrigamiRobot

Only two packs of sour skittles left. :(

murgatroid99

Look im 10 years old and im from Greece so i cant unterstand whatever you are saying — Mr.Crazy1234 1 min ago

badp

now I should also make it give me a good first guess for the passwords

fbueckert

3:06 PM

Look im 10 years old and im from Greece so i cant unterstand whatever you are saying — Mr.Crazy1234 1 min ago

And gone!

fredley

@fbueckert Too young to SE?

FAE

@fbueckert oh dear

badp

sigh

fredley

> No one under the age of 13 may provide any personal information to or on Stack Exchange (including, for example, a name, address, telephone number or email address).

FAE

@fredley COPPA requires 13+

fredley

3:07 PM

Time to fire up the user Burnination Lazer

@badp ^^

badp

We need special lazers I don't have

I'm asking the certified crew to aim them

Mad Scientist

@badp You mean the laywer-approved nukes

fbueckert

Out of curiosity, isn't there something you have to agree to that says you're 13 or older when you ask your first question/register?

fredley

@MadScientist Nukes with a lawyer-fortified warhead.

badp

@fbueckert No. You just can't set your age to that in the profile

Unionhawk

3:10 PM

@fbueckert Either way, kids don't care...

fredley

@badp Surely you have to agree to the TOS somewhere?

badp

nah

Unionhawk

That's like saying that kids care about mature ratings on games, and nope.

fbueckert

@Unionhawk They don't, but the people selling them the game do.

Dan Rasmussen

Out of curiosity, would OAuth comply with COPPA by abstracting any personal identification behind the OAuth login?

OrigamiRobot

3:12 PM

@fbueckert He isn't saying we shouldn't care.

Unionhawk

@fbueckert True, but that's like saying the site cares if you're under 13, but the kid under 13 doesn't care and ~~(should)~~ (shouldn't but they do) lie about their age

fbueckert

@Unionhawk There's only so much a site can do. If they lie, there's nothing we can do about it.

It's an American law, that children under 13's personal information can't be recorded. Rather than work some convoluted scheme to cater to that, most websites just go, "Can't be under 13 to use this site."

Unionhawk

@fbueckert True.

fredley

It's the law. You'll understand when you grow up. — The Annoying Pyro 40 secs ago

Lol

Wipqozn

@fredley That was great.

fbueckert

3:14 PM

Are you freaking kiding me? Now i will never get an awnser! — Mr.Crazy1234 2 mins ago

And burninated.

...Huh. That linked.

Unionhawk

Strictly speaking, there is no technical reason for @fredley's answer to be wrong (damn enter key)

fredley

@Unionhawk eh?

@Unionhawk I agree. Let's all downvote it.

fbueckert

Bets on a new user called Mr.Crazy12345 asking the exact same question?

fredley

@fbueckert We were quite harsh. I doubt it.

Unionhawk

@fredley promptly downvotes

fbueckert

3:17 PM

@fredley I tried to be as friendly as I could.

But, hey, welcome to the internet!

Leave your sensitivity at the door!

fredley

@fbueckert I couldn't be bothered

BoltClock

> put on hold as unclear what you're asking by jmfsg♦ 10 secs ago

Well

fredley

Wasn't that fun

Wipqozn

@BoltClock Call my crazy, but I think you could have just deleted the question @jmfsg.

BoltClock

It sure was

fbueckert

3:23 PM

Dems the breaks.

fredley

@Wipqozn Yeah.

jmfsg

@Wipqozn meh, ok

Wipqozn

@jmfsg The account wasn't deleted after all.

OrigamiRobot

@Wipqozn That crazy @jmfsg. Always wrecking things.

Wipqozn

But please don't ban me for questioning your judgement, Lord @jmfsg.

jmfsg

3:25 PM

I don't ban, I outright delete

Wipqozn

I feel like watching Wreck it Ralph now.

tombull89

Aww. Did I miss the user burnation?

Wipqozn

That was actually a pretty solid movie.

tombull89

Damn right.

fredley

@jmfsg In Game of Mods, you are Joffrey.

Ronan Forman

3:26 PM

@Wipqozn It's always a good time to watch Wreck it Ralph.

Wipqozn

@fredley Low blow man, low blow.

Fluttershy

@LessPop_MoreFizz I AM SO JEALOUS OF CECIL RIGHT NOW

tombull89

I saw Pacific Rim last night. The lady that voiced the Robot AI is the voice actress that did the voice of GLADOS in Portal.

jmfsg

hehe

Private Pansy

Oh my, a Dune reference in Scribblenauts

fredley

3:27 PM

New task: assign all Bridge regulars to GoM roles

Private Pansy

A sandworm that coughs up spice

OrigamiRobot

@tombull89 I kept waiting for her to betray everyone.

jmfsg

@tombull89 It's a Cameo by GLaDOS itself

not just the actress :)

Martin Sojka

Yep, they specifically asked Valve for the filters used for the GLaDOS voice.

They got them, then tweaked them a bit.

Dan Rasmussen

@MartinSojka Source?

(Just out of curiosity, not doubting it.)

Martin Sojka

3:36 PM

@DanRasmussen gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/01/05/…

... among a thousand other hits you get for "valve glados pacific rim"

Dan Rasmussen

@MartinSojka Touche.

BoltClock

It still kind of bothers me that the Ratchet & Clank tags are rnc-*, but it's a shame that ratchet-and-clank take up so many characters

And that you can't have ampersands in tag names so r&c-* doesn't work

Private Pansy

2

Fluttershy

@BoltClock Jax and Daxter > Ratchet ad Clank. =P

Sterno

Unicorns should never, ever be starred.

BoltClock

3:41 PM

@Fluttershy I take umbrage

Fluttershy

Jak and Daxter > Sly Cooper > Ratchet and Clank. :D

Martin Sojka

@BoltClock Also, it looks kinda like mc-* ...

BoltClock

@Fluttershy It's the other way around for me

Interestingly

@MartinSojka McUpYourArsenal

Fluttershy

@BoltClock Sly Cooper still in the middle though?

Private Pansy

@MartinSojka Such poor keming?

BoltClock

3:43 PM

@Fluttershy I guess

Fluttershy

I've actually never played Ratchet and Clank outside of a demo, so that could be the source of my bias.

BoltClock

PS3?

I know Tools of Destruction (the first PS3 game) had a demo but I don't know about the rest

Fluttershy

@BoltClock PS2, and it was one of those demo discs that came with like... Electronic Gaming Monthly, or some other video game magazine.

Also, @Sterno, it's a good thing Celestia's an alicorn then! Stars for Alicorns!

BoltClock

Ah, cool. I didn't know they had demos for the PS2 games either

Then again why should I be surprised? Going Commando has a Sly 2 demo built right into it

Fluttershy

That said, I'd love to get a PS3 and actually play J&D, SC (again), and R&C (for the first time).

Been at work for all of 45 minutes and I'm already bored...

OrigamiRobot

3:48 PM

@PrivatePansy I hate you.

fredley

@OrigamiRobot Kerning, Keming, Kerning, Keming, Kerning, Keming, Keming, Keming

I have never been as self-conscious about my handwriting as when I was inking in the caption for this comic.

Fluttershy

click

OrigamiRobot

@fredley Nah, you're fine.

Fluttershy

Yay for good kerning!

Sterno

@Fluttershy Alicorns aren't real. Unlike unicorns and Bigfoot, which are totally real.

Fluttershy

3:57 PM

Librarians are also real. And they. Are. Terrifying.

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