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20:05
@Frank Did you pay into the Factorio alpha?
@Coronus Yep
@Frank I played up until the demo ended and really enjoyed it. How do you like what you've seen?
@Coronus Demo gives you only the tip of the iceberg.
Freeplay is what I'm trying right now; did you see my pic of a basic research base?
@Frank I... must... buy...
@Coronus If it makes you feel better, I bought the scenario pack version.
Which is something like twice the regular price.
20:09
No, I haven't seen the research base pic. Is there a link?
What's the scenario pack? I don't see that on the site.
May 5 at 4:23, by Frank
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@Coronus Should be an option when you go to buy.
@Braiam We talked about this some yesterday, but as time passes I'm more and more of the opinion that what she did is unsafe
especially the magnet part
@Frank Ah ha, there it is. I didn't scroll down.
@PanicBomb if it's not in the star wall, it didn't happened
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20:13
The star wall is always just butts and @Wipqozn abuse
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@PanicBomb If it's sterilized, how is it unsafe? Also, she's not the first one to do any of that
@SaintWacko The fact that she apparently just did it to herself back-alley style, and, well, a magnet buried slightly under your skin opens you up to a whole lot of issues if you come into contact with a very strong magnet
@PanicBomb Ah, I hadn't realized it wasn't done in any sort of medical facility
@PanicBomb One thing being if she somehow gets knocked unconscious and needs to get an MRI while not awake. Doing back-alley style means there's no documentation on it.
There's also the part where parts of the human body are iron compounds ...
20:16
> I jammed a frickin huge needle in my hand in order to shoot a microchip into it.
The other thing is that she keeps talking about how it "lets her feel magnetic fields" which I'm sort of rolleyes at
@GnomeSlice That sounds unsafe as f--king hell.
@PanicBomb Oh, no, that's quite true
I've heard of that before
my hand is itching now
@GnomeSlice It's probably the microchip.
20:17
stap
Yes, I know you didn't get one yourself.
I would hope that you have at least that bit of common sense.
Microchip implantation has been done properly before, though
@SaintWacko Jamming a frickin huge needle into your hand hardly sounds like a proper procedure.
@SaintWacko Reading those particular quotes, she's mostly just talking about running her finger over her laptop and stuff, which I could see
But there was another article that was worded in such a way (maybe not her fault) that it went further than that
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@PanicBomb No, that is common with magnetic microdermals and implants
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20:20
It's usually nothing huge, because the magnets are tiny, but still, its rather neat
Zoe Quinn was pretty weird already.
user15026
@Yuki Eh, you have to be a self-advocate, then. Like get some sort of medic alert thing that lists it, or something.
user15026
Or like, let your doctor know it is a thing.
@Yuki I didn't say this one was done properly
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@Yuki She says she got training from professionals, though
20:22
@AshleyNunn Yeah, that was the main thing. That magnet is tiny, so it's only going to work on fields of some level of significance. That article says "it lets her feel wires" which, I guess, could be true in certain circumstances
I just got the impression here and there that it was being played up a little bit by confirmation bias, which is easy to do unintentionally
Look, I'm all for transhumanism and being a cyborg. I would just prefer that it be done safely and not sketchy as all get out.
@PanicBomb I think it mainly means power lines, and high voltage applications.
@Yuki My girlfriend won't let me become a cyborg :(
user15026
@PanicBomb I suspect she said one thing and people took it another way :P
@AshleyNunn Yeah, almost certainly.
user15026
@Yuki In this case, she seems to have taken precautions and learned - it looks like she did her homework.
user15026
20:23
Unlike my sister, who gave herself a tattoo with sewing needles and india ink....
Kotaku even made sure to put Deus Ex in the article title for clicks
user15026
(I am still waiting for her foot to rot off or something)
@AshleyNunn I would prefer that the actual professionals do it though, not learning from them and doing it yourself.
@AshleyNunn WTF
@AshleyNunn the human body is durable ;)
user15026
20:24
@Yuki I dunno, I see it no different than, say, an apprentice piercer doing something on themselves
@Braiam Yep. It can survive even after the foot is gone.
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@Braiam What @FEichinger said.
@Coronus Hope you enjoy it!
@AshleyNunn I feel that, barring drastic circumstances, one should never operate on themselves. No matter what the skill level.
to everyone saying they want to get chips/magnets now please please please go to a professional and don't take stupid risks I did
user15026
20:25
Like I am super pro bodymod, but there are limits.
also I can't imagine trying to do a magnet implant yourself that shit hurt worse than I can even describe
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@GnomeSlice And thus, she is smart.
@PanicBomb I love when the star wall is filled with me.
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Welp, time to pack up and head to campus because AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASTATISTICSFINALAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
oh my god I'm literally feeling the hard drive on this old loaner laptop dying with my magnetic implant. like an irregular heartbeat
it didn't always used to feel this way - it's field was strong and consistent but now it's jerky and fluctuating
...huh
20:27
all right, that's a little bit uh
@Yuki AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
@Yuki BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
Also gl!
@SaintWacko How would she know?
@Coronus I have yet to play with trains, and see how efficient they are at resource transportation.
@OrigamiRobot Jumping over buildings, interfacing with computers, that sort of thing might give it away
20:28
I talked to Zoe Quinn (@TheQuinnspiracy) about her new cyborg life. Ignore her calls for mankind's destruction. http://www.giantbomb.com/podcasts/zoe-quinn-has-embraced-our-cybernetic-future/1600-862/
I am getting a couple NFC rings
I suspect funnelling them as the only entries into a base does very not nice things to biters.
@PanicBomb I'd be rather skeptical of that, the magnetic fields for most wires would be tiny. You need quite a strong magnetic field to move macroscopic objects, and the strength of a magnetic field decays rapidly with distance
I think magnetic/RFID implants are neat, but I can get the same effect with a ring or something and not run the risk of my body rejecting it.
@GnomeSlice I am now extremely curious whether this is actually something that happens as drives deteriorate, or if she's just feeling fluctuations and ascribing it to something as romantic as machine death
20:29
@Frank I just saw the new trailer and THEY HAVE TRAINS OMG!
Also, I personally don't have any useful practical applications.
@OrigamiRobot Don't you already have magnetic/RFID implants? Being a robot and all?
And how would your body reject them if you don't? Being a robot and all.
@Yuki I am built to simulate a human.
7 secs ago, by Origami Robot
@Yuki I am built to simulate a human.
@Yuki I'd wish you luck,but you don't need luck. In fact, I should probably wish you bad luck so that the the people on the exam actually have a chance of passing since I assume you'll do so well you'll ruin the curve for everyone else.
Is it ironic to wish someone luck on their statistics final?
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20:31
@OrigamiRobot haha, nice. Very nice.
Have a star!
NO! RESTAR MY MESSAGE! I DON'T CARE IT WAS STARRED BY MISTAKE!
@Wipqozn dammit, don't post when I am starring!
@Wipqozn NO.
@Arperum You're a monster.
such stars
many wow
much misclick
20:33
@Wipqozn Thank you for noticing, sir Turtle!
well, at least we are not talking about @spugsley butt, for a change of pace
Blame @PanicBomb.
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@Braiam Nice try, Starbaiter
@Braiam BUTT.
20:33
lol
@FEichinger NO
@Braiam we are now! :D
@StackExchange I didn't even realize I was a room owner. Didn't I get removed yesterday?
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Q: Why am I still question banned?

averrokenCan you explain why I'm still banned? Is this definitive or could the ban be lifted in future? I've read the Help Center articles and this FAQ entry. It says I need to improve my questions, but unfortunately all my questions were very simple typographical errors. I understand that Stack Overflo...

Poor guy.
I can't even keep track anymore.
20:34
@spugsley hi5
@Braiam You... What have you done
@GraceNote Zeus damn it @PanicBomb.
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@GnomeSlice Eh, from the sounds of it, it's not like he is without fault.
I am never talking about @spugsley's butt
@AshleyNunn Yeah, hitting the question ban isn't an easy thing to do from what I understand.
20:35
@OrigamiRobot Until now :D
@spugsley Nope, now I'm talking about the topic of @spugsley's butt.
user15026
@Wipqozn Yeah, especially with the new notification set up to warn you ahead of time....
user15026
In general, if you get yourself Q or A banned, you likely earned it.
@Wipqozn It's not that hard as far as I can tell. But the details are secret
@Coronus Yeah, they'll be fun.
20:37
Actually a quick look at his account page doesn't make it seem like he's that bad of a contributor. Could have a lot of deleted questions though.
They also have oil-based resources.
@Wipqozn most of his questions were typo's, you ought to check your code before trying to get help, no?
@Braiam I'm talking vote count wise.
Huh, Chroma Squad was made by Behold Studios?
I didn't know that.
@averroken How would that be helpful? You've been banned because you've demonstrated an inability to post quality content over an extended period of time. You were given opportunities to improve, despite feedback that your questions were problematic, and you chose not to improve. The whole point of post banning you is because you have demonstrated that you're not capable of posting questions that we would want here. Why would we want you to just delete your account and start over? The whole point of the ban is to stop you from asking questions that we'll just need to remove. — Servy 2 hours ago
My sentiment exactly.
20:39
Harsh but true
Looking at vote counts around half are >0, a few are negative, and the rest are 0. Just seems odd. OH WELL
True is always harsh
@Wipqozn It sounds like there's quite the number of deleted posts.
@PanicBomb Well, he's had his chances. He blew it by ignoring the consequences.
@Braiam No it's not.
"I like kittens" is true and not harsh.
20:40
While I do think the question ban tends to hit users that deserve it, I'm not entirely comfortable with how quickly it can be triggered.
@Unionhawk I know. That was meant to be part of my other message addressing the content and issues with it.
@MadScientist A big problem with it is also that it's damn hard to get out of.
In other news, I should go back to a realm reborn.
Yeah, there's definitely such a thing as an unsalvagable question.
@Wipqozn I've been thinking about it but I don't like the time sink of MMOs and from what I hear all of the new relic upgrading stuff is all SUPER timesink-y
I could drop in and do the new story quests but I might just wait until personal housing is released then do it all at once
user15026
20:42
....I need to watch LoL to find out first blood/first turret for matches.
user15026
My job is interesting.
"fix your existing posts" - Half the time they're deleted, or inherently unsalvageable because they're low-effort and SO reacts to low-effort like @Frank does, with ten times the manpower.
user15026
Also, awww, Sunless Sea got delayed :(
"post good answers" - User had trivial problems that weren't well-received. We now expect user to post top-quality answers so we allow them to get help on our site again. Great logic.
@FEichinger you can help fixing someone else's or providing good answers
20:44
And then there's the double-feature: Question ban and Answer ban. Congratulations, you're now stuck.
@FEichinger I think asking users to fix their old bad posts is not a good way to judge if a user should be allowed to ask more questions. Especially on SO where you're unlikely to ever get any upvotes after you edited.
I got upvotes after I asked a duplicated... and didn't got downvotes for it either
My method as a mod is to warn users that they're posting crap, and if they don't stop posting crap they're getting suspended. The automatic ban should work in a similar way
Users are now warned before they approach an answer block. (Reminder: question block not enabled on Arqade)
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Yeah, I'm not convinced "indefinite ban until you fix your posts" is the best way to handle users posting crap
20:45
@MadScientist ^
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But at the same time, letting people just post crap forever is not a good thing either
@Braiam awesome
@Unionhawk It's better now, but I kinda agree with it.
@AshleyNunn That's a case that should be handled by a human, not by the system, though.
Everyone starts from the same point.
Some people squander it with low quality crap.
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20:46
@FEichinger Eh, with the size of things, I can see where having a system to handle it isn't a bad thing entirely
Why should they be allowed to create more moderation overhead, after a demonstrated capability to have low value contributions?
@AshleyNunn The size of things is also what causes the problems with the system in the first place.
I imagine that SO would be even more overburdened with garbage if it didn't have its automatic blocking tools in place
@FEichinger On SO that simply does not work, it's too big for that. On smaller sites this does work, and that is why the question ban isn't enabled there
user15026
@FEichinger Yes, but that is kinda...the way of things, no?
20:47
@MadScientist it's enabled on AU/SU
Chroma Squad is fuckin sick
and MathSO
@Braiam Both are not exactly small sites
@MadScientist yeah, but I have to push one of them ;)
@Braiam I think they only have the question limit, not the question ban
user15026
20:48
Bridge, is there a decent go-to for finding LoL match vids?
@AshleyNunn specific ones, or just anything?
I guess at the end of the day, we can only really judge SO by SO standards. That said, I'm still not convinced the "indefinite, mods-can't-touch-it" part is really a good way to do things, but, it's the system.
@MadScientist The system as it is doesn't work either, though. It's based on how well-received the post is, which really is a terrible metric on such an arbitrarily vigilant site as SO.
@MadScientist all sites has question rate limit
@Unionhawk I agree with that. The auto-ban makes sense for a lot of posters, who just don't care, but this person really seems to
20:49
@Braiam Nope
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@PanicBomb Specifically right now i need Cloud 9 vs Fnatic, and Cloud 9 vs SK Telecom T1 for the LoL All Star (both played today)
@Unionhawk For the longest time we didn't even know if you were being blocked or not
Now we do! And from what I've seen people who do get blocked fully deserve their block
@FEichinger It depends a lot on the threshold, which is secret. But if a user gets most of their questions closed or heavily downvoted that is a rather good indication that blocking them might be a good idea
20:51
@AshleyNunn C9 vs FNC looks like it's up here
@Braiam Only the very short-term limits, you can still post hundreds of questions per month on most sites
@MadScientist "good indication" != "clear identification"
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@PanicBomb Now I watch for first blood/turret
@badp both bans has warnings
20:53
@AshleyNunn I'm glad I don't have to do that. I have no idea what that means :P
I'm really sort of surprised that LoL doesn't have the same replay/API capabilities that Dota 2 does
@Braiam yes, but answer bans aren't a thing here
You'd think that with being so much bigger, they'd be all over that
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@SaintWacko I only do because someone at work explained it
@badp oh, we have questions bans?
20:54
and only question bans
Other way around
@badp Answer bans are enabled on all sites as far as I know, but they're really difficult to actually hit
Answer bans are network wide, question bans are site specific and rare. Answer bans are designed to catch spammers moreso than anything.
derp
Anyway from what I remember being told - Grace might be able to confirm or deny - you can get out of a question ban with good answers and vice versa
@GraceNote I can't remember a single complaint about answer bans, so I assume that they are incredibly hard to trigger
20:56
and in the rare instance you got both blocks - that's because you have a history of being terrifically bad at both, so you'll have to work on fixing your history
Spiderman 2 is the worst movie I've ever seen
just fyi
although it's much more realistic to assume that you just don't give a fuck if you reach that point
If an answer ban is designed to catch spammers, then odds are you deserve everything you get if you end up with both.
@MadScientist I've seen at least a couple here
@badp I've seen them, but only on users I had already suspended a few times
20:58
@spugsley Yeah, I have not heard good things.
it's horrible. I mean, like gag worthy at some points
@spugsley Which Spiderman 2?
@spugsley Raimi's Spider-Man 2, or Amazing Spider-Man 2? Don't worry, they were both crap. ducks
the one currently in theaters
The game isn't any better, so don't worry
@MadScientist Unlike question bans, the majority of answer bans I see are, indeed, spammers.
@TrentHawkins wow
I mean, it's totally understandable though
@GraceNote Though with spam ram I'd guess that they don't play a role in spam prevention anymore
the writing, the make up, the story. Butt. Total butt.
21:01
@GnomeSlice Oh, I don't have any particular affinity for that style of game, I've just seen videos of the new one and it looks bad
user15026
Oh my god I am watching this LoL match and I have no idea what the announcers are saying
user15026
Like the words don't make sense to me
@AshleyNunn @Strix has a long standing offer to translate LoLese to English
dota-likes do have a pretty funny vernacular
@spugsley and a further 45 minute response to people complaining about his 2.5 hour after-movie v-log.
21:02
@AshleyNunn I think @StrixVaria can translate. Or was that someone else?
Jul 15 '12 at 19:16, by OrigamiRobot
@Wipqozn You just need to ult the AD carry when the baron is jungling.
user15026
Like I don't think I need to understand it, because everything I am looking for has on-screen notification, but yeah, this is unfamiliar as all heck
so that when you push top, you won't get ganked by support for the disable
Wow, people will buy anything on Humble. 4k sold already?
I'm not buying it
21:07
rofl harvester
what a pile of garbage
I'm only vaguely interested in I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream because I read the short story.
My ' is too close to return
I guess System Shock 2 is a classic.
@GnomeSlice It's sold separately for a third of that on the Humble Store itself
7G/11H are OK if you have nostalgia for dumb FMV games like I do
But seriously, Harvester is near-Postal tier
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21:13
Okay, one match down. Time to find the next.....
@GnomeSlice Wizardry is awesome
I was summoned and told to type:
insert coin
insert coin
... why am I being told to join the bridge?
woah
21:17
insert coin
insert coin
insert coin:
insert coin
insert coin
user15026
21:17
Didn't we have an "insert coin" room at some point?
user15026
For...reasons like this? :P
might have
@hichris123 needs the colon
insert coin
@Undo nop
21:18
insert coin:
user15026
Nooooooooo
woah
how did you guys do this?
insert coin
user15026
I can't find the Cloud 99/SK Telecom T1 match :(
...Ok, who brought on the mods?
user15026
21:19
@Frank Eh, someone told them about the insewrt coin thing
A generic tavern
Wasn't me
user15026
no biggie
... not saying which
21:19
The fact that we're mods is a coincidence. :P
that is cool
I'm not a mod anywhere. /me cries in a corner
So what happens when you do it?
Oh I see now.
I will soon recieve a diamond. :P
the world thinks about ending, @Seth
21:19
@Seth: MAGIC! TRY IT!
Then we can make @AmalMurali feel bad together! :P
@Doorknob NO. You won't!
....wait....what is going on?
Chaos!
21:20

 Coinage

insert coin
@spugsley Generic events are occuring
... So much blue.
INVASION
21:20
It's frozen, but there's the place to have fun with this.
Wait, this is @3ventic's fault?
@FEichinger ... there's rooms with way more blue. :P
hides
SHAME ON YOU, @3ventic! SHAME. ON. YOU.
@hichris123 ... should I tell them? We don't want them to invade, do we? :P
21:21
@Doorknob heh
I agree.
oops, wrong tab.
user20683
I'm not invading, I halfway live here
@ashley 1) I will translate/explain any term you don't know. 2) every all star match will be on riot's twitch channel. 3) MOBILE CHAT UGH
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@StrixVaria You are a lifesaver!
user15026
I don't really need to know what any of it means, but AD carry is said A LOT and I would like to know what it means please :)
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21:23
@WorldEngineer Which half?
@AshleyNunn person that has a ranged weapon and shoots things until dead
user15026
@WorldEngineer >.>
"using", heh.
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@PanicBomb Excellent.
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@FEichinger shush you
21:25
@AshleyNunn :P
user15026
Also, how do you -win- a LoL match?
@AshleyNunn be the most LoL
jk, idk
user20683
@AshleyNunn Same way you'd win a Dota match I think, Base Destruction
Attack damage carry. They are the characters who primarily damage enemies using ranged basic attacks. Each team generally has one of them, who lanes with the support. They are a team's primary damage output in the late game. They are very valuable to kill and very important to keep your allied adc alive
user15026
@WorldEngineer Yeah, but I don;t know how you win that either
21:25
@AshleyNunn Kill harder!
user15026
@StrixVaria OMG I love you right now
@StrixVaria I think she now also needs an explanation for half the words you used in there.
@AshleyNunn Destroy a particular structure (the Nexus) in the other team's base, usually preceded by destroying all or most of the other team's towers to make it easier to push into their base
user15026
@FEichinger Nope, I get the rest from watching it for the past hour
user15026
Hmmm, the match I want to watch is over, and Riot's Twitch says "offline"....where can I find past matches?
21:28
You win by destroying the enemy Nexus. Each building in a lane is invincible until previous buildings are destroyed. Each lane has 3 towers and one inhibitor in that order. Once all four of those are dead in a single lane, the Nexus towers become vulnerable. Kill both of those, and then the Nexus is vulnerable.
@AshleyNunn: Hmm, were you a mod on another site? :O
Reddit.com/r/loleventvods
user15026
@AmalMurali I used to be a Libraries mod, and I also was a Pets mod
user15026
@StrixVaria Thanks :)
21:29
@AshleyNunn Ah, right. Pets
@AshleyNunn Why'd you resign? :(
user15026
Too busy, really
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and I felt like I couldn't give it all the time and attention it deserved
With all the sites?
I see. Yeah, I can imagine how hard it would be to keep up with 2+ sites
user15026
Plus all my actual life stuff.
21:31
@PanicBomb The dog in the water must die!
@AshleyNunn :o
user15026
@StrixVaria My supervisor told me to tell you you are amazing too :P
@StrixVaria should now request a consulting fee.
Payment shall be carried out in internets
user15026
21:39
...that was actually more entertaining to watch than I expected, for a game I know little about
OH COME ON
what the fuck is this
South, five circles and one triangle
West, four triangles and one circle
user15026
@badp That's just rude
East, three circles and one triangle
This map is officially the worst
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In other big news
@spugsly best autocorrect just now: adrenaline fish
@badp So that means that SevenSidedDie can now singlehandedly duplicateclose minecraft questions, no other changes on Arqade.
21:50
Well then, let's ping our soon-to-be lucky winner, @sevensideddie, about it
It also probably means that doesn't deserve a bold
user20683
@badp it's a Bitcoin thing. Of course he'd be paid in internets.
Ugh @spug I spelled your thing wrong because mobile chat
@StrixVaria use ChatSEy instead
Hm. I forgot about that

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