The Bridge

FAE

18:00

I did not realize "sneakers" was so localized.

badp

"Tennis shoes" is also what we use.

or just "gym shoes"

Ben Brocka

@badp Is there a reason the Rift shows the two "screens" on the main monitor like that? I guess it's a dev tool thing? It always looks weird in screenshots

FAE

@badp Also I grew up in the red area but my parents are from a blue area, which is probably why I call it a "sunshower".

badp

@BenBrocka I think that's literally what the heads-on display is showing

Private Pansy

I've... never heard of the word crawfish or crawdad

badp

18:02

It's not two separate displays but one continuous strip over both eyes

Ben Brocka

I had no idea that was a thing

FAE

...There are drive-through liquor stores?!

@PrivatePansy I grew up in "crayfish" land.

Ben Brocka

@badp I'm sure it is, but why show it on the monitor at all, unless the displays are mirrored or something

FAE

I don't even know how you pronounce "Mary, merry, and marry" differently.

Private Pansy

@FAE Seems like a really bad idea

badp

18:03

@BenBrocka because as the article explains sometimes the graphical errors just make you straight out vomit so it's good to identify the bigger ones without having to put it on?

@FAE Well, doubling the 'r' should be easy

and then you can use a open/closed vowel between the two

FAE

@badp We don't tend to do that much in English.

Aw, the full site is down.

The guy apparently did 120+ maps of this.

I really want to look at them all.

StrixVaria

@Fluttershy How is Mount & Blade: Warband?

Ullallulloo

@PrivatePansy 23 now

StrixVaria

@FAE Apparently every person I know from New Jersey says some things in the minority way for this location.

FAE

@StrixVaria hehe

StrixVaria

18:17

I didn't even know the red pronunciation existed.

FAE

@StrixVaria Whoa, really?

StrixVaria

Being in the very center of blue-land.

FAE

I didn't realize sneakers was such a NE thing.

StrixVaria

South Jersey is a little yellow here because they call it a "grinder".

FAE

Ah, yeah, think I've heard of that

Coronus

18:19

@StrixVaria I guess I just don't hear it. I use the green pronunciation out here in California.

I'm just weird, though.

OrigamiRobot

How do you guys say "lure"

Coronus

"loo-er"

StrixVaria

@OrigamiRobot loo-er

> Let's ignore the East Coast/West Coast split and notice that Wisconsin and Rhode Island call a water fountain a "bubbler."

FAE

What they said

OrigamiRobot

nope, one syllable

lur

StrixVaria

18:20

@OrigamiRobot You also have a noticeable southern accent.

lur rhymes with purr, not pure

Coronus

@OrigamiRobot My mouth can't form your alien robot accent.

FAE

@StrixVaria I grew up in the blueish area of upstate NY that calls it drinking fountain.

OrigamiRobot

WHATEVER

@StrixVaria Not saying they rhyme, just that the u is pronounced the same

StrixVaria

@OrigamiRobot If you are saying the u in lure the same as the u in pure then you are the only one.

"pyuhr"

FAE

@StrixVaria pure has a Y sound in it though, like cure

StrixVaria

18:23

Are you saying "pure" differently than me?

OrigamiRobot

sigh

Ben Brocka

Dat waeters purrty purr mmhm

FAE

and dinnertime for me

OrigamiRobot

pyuhr

luhr

StrixVaria

WHAT

THESE ARE DIFFERENT SOUNDS WHAT IS WRONG WITH EVERYONE

Coronus

18:24

@StrixVaria Same.

StrixVaria

Mary/merry are the same

marry is different

OrigamiRobot

@StrixVaria I can see "merry" being different, but no.

Coronus

@StrixVaria I've heard the short 'a', but mostly people merry each other.

OrigamiRobot

I cannot fathom people thinking Mary and merry are the same but marry is not

StrixVaria

@Coronus marry has the a from "back"

Tim Stone

18:25

@OrigamiRobot That part of PA is crazy.

badp

22 mins ago, by FAE

I don't even know how you pronounce "Mary, merry, and marry" differently.

StrixVaria

I don't understand how Mary and merry are different.

fbueckert

@StrixVaria There needs to be one for, "roof", between USA and Canada.

Ullallulloo

@StrixVaria Even if I'm listening to the pronunciations of them, I can barely notice a difference.

Coronus

@StrixVaria Some people may do the long 'a' as in hay.

StrixVaria

18:26

@FAE Mary and merry both use the "e" from "bed". "Marry" uses the "a" from "back".

OrigamiRobot

@StrixVaria I could understand a more breathy sound in merry

badp

@StrixVaria and I don't understand how you can mistake Mary for anything else

Coronus

@OrigamiRobot Eat drink and be mherry?

OrigamiRobot

@StrixVaria I have no idea how you even do that.

FEichinger

@StrixVaria Mary* vs me*rry?

OrigamiRobot

18:27

@Coronus wrong breath placement

Ullallulloo

@StrixVaria Everything has an a sound like "air" or "mare" to me.

OrigamiRobot

I say them all the same.

Think Mare, but with a Y on the end

Ben Brocka

This is worse than "coo whhhhip"

StrixVaria

@Ullallulloo I can kind of see this.

That's half-way between the two sounds I use.

OrigamiRobot

I could see someone pronouncing merry more like "meh"

StrixVaria

18:29

@OrigamiRobot Merry and Mary are both pronounced this way here.

OrigamiRobot

No, Mary is the same as marry

Also:

►

If they sounded different, this song wouldn't be as fun

Lazers

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Q: Cannot play Battlefield 2 Booster Packs

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battlefield-2

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Q: Thors in battle versus Protoss

As Terran facing a Protoss. The Protoss goes for a standard army, Gateway units with Templars and Colossi. The Terran has a standard bio ball with a few Ghosts and some Thors. Does the Thor High Impact Payload work against Colossi? IF YES: Is the Thors High Impact Payload worth using versus th...

starcraft-2

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Q: Determining an NPC's level

Basically, I want to try to do a survivalist, perma-death playthrough of Skyrim on master difficulty. I tried it a few months ago and it was really, really fun. You think about things a lot more before rushing into battles, and it actually feels like you're actually there, especially when you re...

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fbueckert

@Lazers Whew, got that edit in under Lazer's display.

@Wipqozn Yeah, I missed a couple, too.

Wipqozn

@fbueckert The lack of @ threw me off.

StrixVaria

@Wipqozn You should color code it too so it's clear who's talking.

Wipqozn

18:39

I could, but I think the main take away is just that "people get angry and hostile"

OrigamiRobot

@StrixVaria Do you say oil like oy-ill?

Wipqozn

Plus I'm lazy. I might do it once I take a break from this project.

StrixVaria

@OrigamiRobot "oy-uhl"

It's not really "ill".

fbueckert

Oh, right. I forgot about our Skyrim guide user. He hasn't been back since the beginning of the month.

OrigamiRobot

@StrixVaria Mine is more like "o-uhl"

no y sound

StrixVaria

18:41

@OrigamiRobot I don't even know how I'd say that.

OrigamiRobot

That's the best way I know to phonetically write it.

badp

so do you seriously say "Mary" the same as "marry"?

OrigamiRobot

It's barely even 2 syllables

@badp Yes, all three are the same

badp

wha

this must be an elaborate troll

2

fbueckert

@badp And "merry"!

badp

18:43

I mean, isn't there the same difference between "Mary" and "Marry" that there is between "lapse" and "collapse"?

where the "ll" in "collapse" is stronger/longer/double than the "l" in "lapse"

StrixVaria

@badp The "lapse" part of those two words are the same.

OrigamiRobot

@badp What is the difference there?

Wipqozn

If you're going to try and make sense of the English language, you're gonna have a bad time.

StrixVaria

No, the "ll" in "collapse" isn't any longer than the "l" in "lapse".

badp

ragequits

StrixVaria

18:44

cuh-lapse

badp

Basta! Da oggi in poi si parla tutti una lingua che abbia senso

OrigamiRobot

Also, even though I say "you guys" when typing, I say "ya'll" IRL

badp

in assenza di altre proposte, impongo l'italiano

fbueckert

Oh, boy.

We broke @badp.

badp

e mò so cazzi vostri :P

fbueckert

18:45

I hope you're all happy!

OrigamiRobot

"Ya'll" looks so stupid typed out.

StrixVaria

WAT

fbueckert

@StrixVaria Technically, I think we could flag that.

OrigamiRobot

FLAGS

badp

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fatto!

fbueckert

18:47

Ok, this is now appropriate:

OrigamiRobot

NO YOU'RE FATTO!

fbueckert

MOD ABUSE!

OrigamiRobot

cries

StrixVaria

@fbueckert I could change the room description too.

I'm not a mod.

RedRiderX

@fbueckert MOD ABUSO!

badp

18:48

Quel che è fatto è fatto!

fbueckert

@StrixVaria Details should not get in the way of alleging mod abuse.

Ronan Forman

My printer is being overly protective of it's ink cartridges.

They're supposed to slide out when I press a button. But they peer out then hide back again.

fbueckert

Ok, joke's over. Can we have our non-Italian Starship Control Center back?

Thomas Owens

No.

Ronan Forman

@fbueckert RACIST

Thomas Owens

18:52

I like this. This is amusing.

OrigamiRobot

@StrixVaria Do you say "pop"

StrixVaria

@OrigamiRobot No. It's "soda".

fbueckert

@RonanForman There we go!

No argument is complete without slurs against gender or race!

Wipqozn

Yeah, I like the new Italian room.

OrigamiRobot

@StrixVaria We don't really call them anything as a group.

Gaming Topics From Outside

18:53

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Q: Ubuntu Server - Games?

I have a small Ubuntu Server at home and i wanted to try to play a graphical game on it. Are there any games that can be started in command line and are played normal with keyboard (and maybe mouse)? I dont mean text-only games. I mean games like shooters.

server games

OrigamiRobot

I mean, I'd say "soda" if anything, but I've never heard anyone say, "Hey, do you want a soda?"

StrixVaria

@OrigamiRobot "What would you like to drink? Beer, iced tea, soda, water?"

That's a good context for it.

OrigamiRobot

@StrixVaria We would list the sodas individually.

At least everyone I know would.

Wipqozn

You know what would be even better than an Italian room description?

OrigamiRobot

We'd also just say "tea", but that's another story.

fbueckert

18:55

We use Coke/Pepsi interchangably to denote their various brands.

badp

@Wipqozn Google Translate?

Wipqozn

A klingon one.

> arqade.com Sa' jaw, ghojmoHwI'pu'na' vo' 'elbogh vaS jav Mothership askquestion, nuqDaq lotlhwI' 'ej abstruse spelling.

StrixVaria

@OrigamiRobot We generally list like this, then if you pick a category with sub-options we'd list the options at that time.

Wipqozn

Which bing apparently has

It was the first result for "English to Klingon" translator.

OrigamiRobot

@StrixVaria The only situation I can imagine is someone saying something like "I don't drink soda."

badp

18:57

@Wipqozn I'm sure we can find somebody around who can do a translation by hand

OrigamiRobot

And I honestly don't know whether "soda" or "soft drinks" would be more common in that case.

Wipqozn

@badp Probably.

badp

oh, wait. fuck. I've already forgotten about the boycott.

bah

Wipqozn

@badp Which boycott?

badp

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Wipqozn

18:58

I know my city is currently boycotting some Chris Brown event since he beats women.

Mad Scientist

@badp English is boring, we should change the Bridge language regularly

OrigamiRobot

What do people call that?

fbueckert

@Wipqozn Our city is trying to raise money for an anti-Brown protest, too.

Sconibulus

I nominate Swedish Chef

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot Scary mosquito?

Wipqozn

18:58

@fbueckert Go Canada!

Ronan Forman

Screw you @badp I was going to add the mod-abuse tag!

user20683

@OrigamiRobot Damsel Fly

user20683

or a Mosquito Hawk

OrigamiRobot

Gallynipper

user20683

I think it's the former

StrixVaria

18:59

@OrigamiRobot I generally just scream like a little girl and run away.

Although if I had to use a word for it, it'd be "mosquito".

Sconibulus

I'd probably call it a bug

OrigamiRobot

Or if you're really country, "skeeter eater"

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