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@FEichinger Correct.
@James No, @fbueckert and I started our own space company.
@Wipqozn That's a beautifully frustrating experience, the first couple of flights.
NASA went all Hollywood, so we wanted to get back to basics.
@Wipqozn You're junior partner.
Under the Dome isn't a bad show.
@James Part of me likes that for being funny
the other part hates it since it's just wrong
NASA has accomplished a lot.
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00:04
@Wipqozn They've not accomplished "much" in the last 40 years because their funding was gutted by Nixon.
Also, New Horizons is going to be arriving at Pluto in 1 more year!
squeee
We'll finally have picture of Pluto
and know what it looks like
@Wipqozn like any other asteroid
ducks
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@Wipqozn like this
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I hate you all
00:08
@OrigamiRobot I didn't even think you were around
I just got home.
best timing is best
@WorldEngineer That's beautiful.
@OrigamiRobot Hey, I had nothing to do with that!
Still hate
00:10
It's going to suck when someone finally flips @OrigamiRobot Kill Switch to on.
All of us Sloth lovers will be the first to die.
@badp I'm playing Civ V, so I can't watch it. tl;dw?
@Wipqozn Isn't Civ5 a turn-based game?
@badp It is, but I'd need to alt tab and everything.
@Wipqozn YOU ARE ALREADY ALT-TABBED
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00:17
I'm assuming the steam browser is too shitty to play the video.
@badp steam browser
@Wipqozn it's not
@Wipqozn Goodness I hope not.
You can't cast close votes on bountied questions right?
@OrigamiRobot afaik
@badp Do existing close votes expire during that time?
00:21
@OrigamiRobot probably?
what's the question?
I don't particularly care on this question, it's just a huge flaw in the system.
I guess I'm not credible, I'm only the person who's been talking about the fucking cards nonstop since day 2
shrug
Pay 50 rep: Remove up to 4 close votes
00:24
@OrigamiRobot Your question has to survive for 2 days
@badp That's better at least, but we close questions older than that all the time.
To MSO!
We also close questions much faster than that often
expect the two days argument to be used to decline your request
@badp It's not a request until I find out how it works.
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Q: Tanky Lee Sin vs. Assassin Lee Sin

KubtopsI understand there are perks for both. Tanky Lee Sin does moderate damage and can survive. Assassin Lee Sin does immensely high damage but becomes incredibly squishy. However I feel Tanky Lee Sin isn't tanky enough and isn't as effective for say Cho'gath (who can jungle as well). And assassin Lee...

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Q: Portal 2 crashes on Startup

WizdoEver since I got windows 8.1 preview, Portal 2 seems to crash after 5 seconds when I launch it. I could launch it fine when I had windows 8! Has anyone got it to work on windows 8.1? if so how? otherwise, How do I down-date my windows back to windows 8?

@Lazers POB!
00:27
@badp We close obvious questions fast, yes, but the borderline ones are usually a slow close. They're also more likely to be over than two days old.
@OrigamiRobot even with the close votes review queue?
@badp Yes.
@Lazers Hmmm, should I tag this or ?
(as a mod I prefer not to pay too much attention to closing and reopening)
@badp Even if it's over the course of an hour, that's time enough.
00:30
@PrivatePansy Hmmm ... Normally I'd say the latter, but since we have the tag removal disabled, that might be pointless for a single question. :/
I expect more of a "we can deal with this if it ever comes up" sort of thing.
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A: How can we close questions with bounties?

Jeff AtwoodThe moderators have a menu to remove / refund the bounty, so this is no longer an issue. Flag such things for moderator attention as the moderators have all the tools necessary to deal with this now.

The problem is Windows 8.1 is beta software, so it could become useless after it's released
@OrigamiRobot I have dealt with it in the past
but, like, twice or thrice in $YEARS
If a question had multiple close votes when a bounty was started, I'd just flag it.
@OrigamiRobot The system should really go both ways.
00:33
@Wipqozn I agree.
You can't start a bounty if you have close votes, and you can'st cast a vote if you have a bounty.
Why can we even add a bounty to a question with close votes on it?
@Wipqozn Everything should!
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Q: Close votes shouldn't expire on bountied questions

Jeremy Banks It is impossible to vote to close a question once a bounty has been added to it. If the question has existing close votes when the bounty is added, they are usually doomed to expire while the bounty is active. The close voters cannot re-vote when the bounty expires. This can easily kill th...

@PrivatePansy "However, it may be possible to restore your entire system to its factory condition" lolwut? "Hey, if you already sold your soul to us and bought a UEFI system, you might be able to downgrade!"
00:36
The bounty thing is a flaw in the system as far as I'm concerned. I just don't think they bother fixing it since it's such a rare situation.
Which is fair.
6 mins ago, by OrigamiRobot
I expect more of a "we can deal with this if it ever comes up" sort of thing.
@OrigamiRobot They would solve the problem too.
@OrigamiRobot That suggestion is overly complicated, imo. Particularly now that close votes can be undone - if someone made a mistake, they can retract their vote and free it up for a bounty.
I do agree that it would be better to disallow bounties on questions with close votes so that mods don't need to be involved.
New , mentioning the recent change to close votes and asking to block bounties for a Q with close votes.
00:38
@FEichinger I'm already writing it.
Also, FYI, retracting your close vote does not allow you to recast.
In other news, DX:HR goes on Community's Choice sale at -85%.
Worth $3.
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Q: Don't allow bounty on a recently reopened question

ScottI was accused of being a total jerkface because I put on a bounty a question that was recently reopened via a discussion on meta. I did not realize that putting a bounty on a question makes it ineligible for closing and upsets people during a semi-active discussion on a vote-to-reopen/vote-to-clo...

Similar.
00:43
Definitely related.
That ruin was a complete waste. It just showed me water.
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@AshleyNunn I can't say for sure.
I am back.
Holy cow, undoing close votes?
01:02
If Euro Truck Simulator wins this vote I'm afraid I'm going to buy it.
Since [close votes expires during the bounty's duration][1], the current solution is to f[lag the post and get a mod involved][2]. Why should mods need to be involved? We don't allow questions with bounties to receive close votes. It should go both ways.

For similar reasons, [someone suggested that bounties not be allowed on recently reopened questions.][3] The answer was that:

> The questions that, usually, go through multiple, swift, close/reopen cycles are those that are currently being discussed on meta or new ones, i.e. those that are not yet eligible for a bounty.
I voted for it too.
Wait, wasn't the DX3 deal supposed to be 85% off?
01:05
@OrigamiRobot Looks good.
OK, it is. The price in the spotlight is just wrong.
@OrigamiRobot Yep. That's what it read half an hour ago.
And that's the actual price.
The front page is just slow.
Silly Valve.
@OrigamiRobot Click it.
@FEichinger I already said it is.
01:06
The front page is always slow and buggy.
Silly @FEichinger.
Anyone know if Knife of Dunwall is any good?
@BenBrocka Yes.
I already told @FAE earlier, it is. Buy it. :P
@OrigamiRobot Oh, ... you did. Silly chat.
Damnnit steam forgot my cart again. Don't even remember what I was looking at
Why are we voting for Euro Truck Sim?
01:08
@OrigamiRob because trucks are awesome.
I don't like trucks.
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Q: How do I get music for my home?

Animal-CrosserI recently received a music player from one of my villagers, but when I tried to turn it on, it said that I "didn't have any music on me". How can I "get music on me"?

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Q: Crawl: Is there a way to disable quotes on items?

ChrisIs there a way to disable the flavour description texts? I find these highly annoying, quotes from people and books... a waste of space on the screen. I'm trying to read what an item does, not read a novel!

@LessPop_MoreFizz Farming is more awesome!
there's no way the current top sellers are a bunch of not on sale games I've never heard of
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Q: Don't allow questions with close votes to be bountied

OrigamiRobotSince close votes expires during the bounty's duration, the current solution is to flag the post and get a mod involved. Why should mods need to be involved? We don't allow questions with bounties to receive close votes. It should go both ways. For similar reasons, someone suggested that bount...

01:09
Great.
Now I have an extra Chivalry, and KSP card.
@BenBrocka Mine looks correct
@fbueckert I'll take em.
page 2 looks legit but page one looks more like new releases or something
@OrigamiRobot Only if you got cards I want.
01:10
@fbueckert I got non-sale cards.
Why are there no games on sale that I want? :(
@FEichinger Does that mean you own too many games?
I have an extra KSP and Prison Architect card.
@PrivatePansy Likely.
I can recommend SoaSE to anyone who wants a good RTS game
01:11
valve complete pack for only 34 dollars
I also only have a single Chivalry card for the Getaway badge right now ...
Oughta spend more.
not that I'm missing anything worth buying
@BenBrocka Same here.
aw I missed the extra discount on Kreig
Now, should I complain about rescinding a close vote preventing you from revoting on the main question, or start a new on?
01:15
dead money is the New Vegas DLC with the ghost people right?
I have more steam friends who own BL2 than Half Life 2? I love BL2 to death and all but that just doesn't seem right
@BenBrocka Speaking of BL2...
@OrigamiRobot Bah I was going to record tonight...I could probably play for a bit though
@benbrocka Some of your friends were probably 12 when HL2 came out
01:20
Record us being terrible at BL2!
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I was 19
@Sterno Well I was 14 when it came out...
@OrigamiRobot I could, probably wouldn't be much worth uploading though
@BenBrocka Are you saying me dying over and over isn't worth watching?
@OrigamiRobot Not without some witty remarks, explosions and gratuitous partial nudity
@BenBrocka I already have my pants off!
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01:23
So just to be clear, we're all voting for Euro Truck Simulator 2, right?
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...I came back in at a weird time.
I can't believe it's come to this, but Flash's update installed in one click with no forced ads or toolbar install requests so I rated it's download experience as 5 stars
@Wipqozn I gave in to peer pressure
give me a couple minutes and I'kll load up bl2
I voted for rollercoaster tycoon because trucks are boring but not quite boring enough to be so boring it's good
@OrigamiRobot Yes.
@AshleyNunn More like you came back at the best time!
01:26
@BenBrocka I'll be in mumble
Someone give me a 30 minute KSP challenge. Also, upvote this answer because it's awesome and actually correct.
@MBraedley I own this game now but haven't played it.
What do you mean when you say "30 minute challenge"?
@StrixVaria I mean a challenge I can complete (rocket building and all) in 30 minutes.
I have no idea the scope of what can be accomplished in 30 minutes.
Build something with a stable orbit?
Is that too easy?
@StrixVaria Yeah, I can do that in about 5 minutes.
01:30
Oh oh a stable elliptical orbit!
@StrixVaria That's 5 + 3 for the rocket.
@FEichinger 8?
8 minutes?
Anyway, I'll play it soon.
@StrixVaria Yes. 5 for the flight, 3 for the assembly.
Make a giant thing with smaller things that orbit it while it is in orbit
Build something that has a stable orbit around the sun rather than your planet.
01:31
@MBraedley Could always do a Minmus landing, no return.
@FEichinger Sure
Sweet, now when people tell me to "GTFO and delete windows" I have a valid retort.
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@Brant You've got a great many valid retorts
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DirectX being foremost among them
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01:36
there is a nicely massive answer on Programmers as to why OpenGL is...not so good.
Also, the Quick-Fix got overheal. What is the world coming to?
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@Ullallulloo Paladins, that's what the world is coming to.
Also, Force-A-Nature + Winger + Atomizer.
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In FTL, I opened all the doors, like the retard I am.
user43095
2/3 of my crew is dead.
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01:41
So am I screwed with only one guy left?
@Wipqozn All 11 votes in here are sure to sway the tide!
@jeffreylin_ Yes.
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@FEichinger What now?
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Also, the warning sign on the map is getting bigger
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@jeffreylin_ keep going, you might get lucky
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01:43
there's a button that will close all the doors immediately
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@WorldEngineer What am I supposed to do!
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@jeffreylin_ stick him at the helm
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and hope
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@WorldEngineer Like the idiot I am I kept hitting Z
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I play FTL with the mouse, spacebar and number keys
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01:45
Most of my ship just went black.
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@jeffreylin_ sensors went out
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should probably fix that
@jeffreylin_ Keep going until you die.
user20683
you might be in a nebula
I'd also recommend reading.
Everything.
The game tells you a lot about what's going on. You just have to pay attention to it - that's what the pause function is for.
01:47
The real antagonist in FTL (like all roguelikes) is actually the game mechanics, which you bash and bash against and eventually attain dominance over.
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@WorldEngineer I only have one guy. It's kinda hard to man the weapons and the FTL and fix all the things..
Although FTL is a little more luck-driven than a lot of other roguelikes, which kinda bugs me.
@Brant No, it's this little fellow: ´\î/`
@jeffreylin_ You only have to man the helm.
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Crap, weapons are out.
And fix the engines.
Everything else is, theoretically, optional.
01:48
Once the jump drives are charged you can bravely run away.
Obviously you'll die a lot more easily without it, but you don't necessarily need it at all times.
Well, oxygen is always nice to have, but you can fix that when you have the time.
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I died. My score was 151. Did I do good?
Better than my first run, if I recall correctly.
But then again, I was slaughtered by mantis.
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I feel somewhat better now.
My average nowadays is somewhere around the 1.2k ...
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01:51
._.
@jeffreylin_ Which sector did you make it to?
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@PrivatePansy sector?
Woo! Going to see Pacific Rim tomorrow!
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If I need more power, what is the most unnecessary thing to route from?
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@jeffreylin_ medical
01:52
Sickbay, followed by oxygen in a pinch
Powering the medbay is pointless if there's nobody in there.
user43095
Medical? Oh, I see
Don't turn off oxygen for too long, of course
Unless you're using that one particular ship where the entire ship is the medbay.
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engines if your enemy only has light beams
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01:53
@Brant Why would you drive a ship like that?
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@jeffreylin_ Engi special
@jeffreylin_ The engi ship starts off with an augmentation that allows small amounts of healing anywhere in the ship
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it's a module that offers ship wide healing
@jeffreylin_ When hostiles board your ship, you point and laugh while you beat them senseless
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It still has a medbay though
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01:54
aye
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So, what do you target in a battle? The weapons, right? Followed by FTL drive...
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@jeffreylin_ depends on your weapons
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and their weapons
@jeffreylin_ Shields, usually, followed by weapons
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@WorldEngineer Artemis, Burst Laser
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01:55
@jeffreylin_ missile on shield gun on weapons
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then missile on weapons when that's gone
@WorldEngineer this
@WorldEngineer Thirded.
user20683
if they have drones, kill those fast
If their drones are defensive do not fire missiles.
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01:56
"Please don't kill us, we'll give you everything we have!"
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4 Missiles, 1 Drone Part, 13 Scrap
@jeffreylin_ Your choice. Whether or not it's the correct choice is entirely random.
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@FEichinger Correct choice?
@jeffreylin_ Oh, wait, wrong surrender event. What Pansy said.
@jeffreylin_ The one which gives you more stuff. You also get scrape and stuff if you chose to destroy their ship
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01:58
ideally you want a teleporter and some mantis, target the oxygen, or set everything on fire
user20683
killing the crew nets more than killing the ship
Blowing them up gives you lots of scrap and occasionally a couple fuel/missiles/drones. Letting them surrender gives you less scrap but more stuff.
user43095
I got a Steam card
@jeffreylin_ Yep, FTL has had trading cards for a while now.
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@FEichinger I'm gonna sell it.
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01:59
@jeffreylin_ which one is it?
I don't think the FTL ones actually sell all that well. I mean, even the crafted stuff is ridiculously cheap for FTL.
@FEichinger The crafted stuff is always way cheaper than the cards.
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@WorldEngineer Slug Cruiser
depending on the enemy ship's load-out, I usually fire one missile at the weapons to start, take out the shields with the burst laser, then move onto keeping weapons down with lasers.
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02:00
When you go to a toll, do you pay it or kill them?
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@jeffreylin_ trade ya rock or fed cruiser for it
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@WorldEngineer What are those?
user20683
@jeffreylin_ other cards
user20683
Fed cruiser is basically the bigger version of the thing you've got now
@Ullallulloo I know, but the crafted stuff is at least individually worth more than the average .10 a card yields.
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02:02
Rock Cruiser is a tough, missile armed ship
user43095
@WorldEngineer So I can use this in game?
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@jeffreylin_ no, it's a trading card
user43095
Ah
user20683
the ships can be used once you unlock them playing the game
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some are annoyingly hard
02:03
@MBraedley Neat.
@FEichinger Overbuilt, as per usual.
Even wasted a tonne of fuel in the transfer.
Meh, efficiency != the Kerbal way.
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@MBraedley does knowing classical mechanics help with this game?
@TrentHawkins That's also a nice tactic. It really depends on whether or not you got shields of your own - and whether they got missile launchers.
02:06
@WorldEngineer Well, it's not rocket science
@WorldEngineer Yes, to some degree
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Classical Mechanics is, quite literally, Rocket Science.
user43095
Sector 1 complete!
@FEichinger it's largely leveraging taking out weapons (incoming damage) a few ticks earlier, with the trade off being their shields absorbing a shot or two of your laser.
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02:08
Is the Hull laser better than artemis?
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depends
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some ships don't have empty hull slots
user43095
I have artemis, burst laser, and hull laser. Which two to power?
TIME FOR SKYRIMMMMM
ALSO HIIHIHIHIHIIIII
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@spugsley HI
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02:13
what can engis' do?
user43095
Oh, it's like an extra person
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@jeffreylin_ they repair faster
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but they aren't as good at combat
user15026
@spugsley hEY YOU
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02:14
I am on the last ep of OitNB
@AshleyNunn oh noes! We are on 10
user43095
Dang it, ran out of oxygen.
A little lithobraking and Jeb is home safe.
cc @FEichinger
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Why are your weapons unpowered when you go FTL?
user20683
02:21
because they are
user20683
there's a module that will let them keep charge
@jeffreylin_ In hard sci-fi, all the available power is needed for the engines.
Everything but the air.
user15026
Okay, no spoilers but there better be more OitNB.
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Q: Linux Games Like Trouble in Terrorist Town?

VrealityAre there any Linux games similar to Trouble in Terrorist Town? Or perhaps any free Windows games that run in Wine? Or is there a mod for an existing game (like quake) that provides similar functionality? Basically, I'm looking for a free, stealthy, and sneaky game that can run on Linux. TTT soun...

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Q: Does tag progress carry across playthroughs?

TeryxIn addition to the PlayStation trophies you can earn in The Last of Us, you can also earn tags, which reward you with "money" you can spend on bonus unlocks. Some of the tags have requirements like killing 50 enemies with nail bombs. Does progress toward tag completion carry across playthroughs,...

@AshleyNunn OitNB?
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02:31
@Fluttershy Orange is the New Black
user15026
a really awesome show
Ah. Gotcha.
user15026
I just finished the season and it just....it needs to give me more. (There are also a lot of prisoners whose stories I wanna know!)
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@AshleyNunn I was wondering if that was good.
user15026
@WorldEngineer It is SO GOOD
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02:34
But now I need something new to watch
@Lazers Game rec
user43095
Somehow I always end up with 1 crew member left..
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@AshleyNunn Star Trek
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you know you wanna
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:)
02:37
@jeffreylin_ Do try to keep them alive. You'll want around 3-4 to crew all the systems, and any extras can be used for boarding if you can buy a teleporter (which I have never used yet because its so darn expensive)
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@PrivatePansy if you've got 2 mantises it becomes quite worth it
user43095
@PrivatePansy I keep losing them through battles and vomiting and whatnot.
user15026
@WorldEngineer That show is SO MASSIVE
user20683
@AshleyNunn it's not that bad, you can skip large chunks of it
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TNG is good because episodic
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02:38
DS9 is more of an investment
user43095
@WorldEngineer Skipping chunks of Star Trek? No. Just no.
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@jeffreylin_ Have you ever seen "Code of Honor"?
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@WorldEngineer No..
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I can see Ashley now...tearing a hole in space-time from the "NOPE".
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@jeffreylin_ It's the singularly most sexist and racist piece of Scifi I've ever seen.
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02:39
@WorldEngineer All I know about DS9 comes from B5 fans XD
IT'S OK TO NOT LIKE THINGS! IT'S OK! BUT DON'T BE A DICK ABOUT IT
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@WorldEngineer How is this relevant?
user15026
@spugsley Amen
I'm not allowed to sing out loud because Ian is working right beside me :3 So I'll just sing in here
user20683
@spugsley I'm not being a dick about it. It's an utterly terrible episode.
user15026
02:40
@spugsley I am watching series 5 of skins
@WorldEngineer lol. My song had nothing to do with you. I was singing it to my cat before Ian told me to stop :3
user20683
@spugsley I was wondering...
@AshleyNunn yesyesyesyes Rich is my favorite
user15026
@spugsley you are a terrible enabler
02:42
@AshleyNunn :D
user43095
Night peoples!
user15026
Also I may not have found my birth certificate but I found another charge cord for my laptop so that is awesome
Failing the final wave of the Hyperion Slaughterhouse 4 times in a row on the final 2 guys was very demoralizing
02:59
The best parts of Tomb Raider are when the screen is so motion blurred that you can't see what's coming so you have to just not get impaled by repeated trial and error.
Or maybe it's when it's "Press F to not die."
One of the two.

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