The Bridge

11:00 PM

We don't get problematic amounts, so to speak. Really, our biggest enemy is questions and comments being posted as answers.

Mana ಠдಠ

Indeed. If I had a penny for every time I see one of those..

I would have about 75 pennies.

Wipqozn

@GraceNote oh, that is what you meant

John

@Mana You would get a lot of flag weight! :P

Wipqozn

Wait, maybe not

Tom Wijsman

@CruelCow There is nothing to lose; I'm not expecting to win either given the limited positions and other great candidates, but I think it's worth proposing. There's always next year; and if not, there's probably a reason to that (or just bad luck, but I don't care).

Wipqozn

11:01 PM

By spam I mean advertisements.

Grace Note

@Wipqozn Yes, which is what I literally said: There is spam, we just don't get problematic amounts.

Mana ಠдಠ

@John :) I already have a lot of flag weight. But I guess I could put on a few more pounds.

Wipqozn

Yeah, I noticed that after I said oh, that is what you meant

Mana ಠдಠ

Like Fabian. Man, that guy's awesome. 675? How'd he do it?

Grace Note

@Manaಠдಠ Honestly, part of me wants you to win just so that I don't have to re-comment every time I delete those.

Wipqozn

11:02 PM

I misread what you said the first time

@GraceNote yeah that is a problem I have noticed a lot as well.

Mana ಠдಠ

@Grace Oh, shoot. You do?

Part of the reason I was leaving those to begin with was so that the mods wouldn't have to bother. :x

Grace Note

@Manaಠдಠ Moderator comments on deleted answers within an hour before deletion will cause an inbox ping.

Your comments will still be visible, so mine are often "Listen to Mana, he be the maaaaaan"

CruelCow

@GraceNote I would love to see what happened if as an experiment comments only required 1 rep

Mana ಠдಠ

Ahh, okay, I see.

Grace Note

Every time I see a reply to Mana, I imagine the person talking to be having that expression while talking.

@CruelCow Shot down at least three times within the life time and scope of this site alone.

Mana ಠдಠ

11:04 PM

@CruelCow It wouldn't be pretty.

Especially not on a site where rants involving game companies 'n stuff seem to be popular among the more angry new users.

Grace Note

@CruelCow Alternatively, I'll rephrase my earlier point - Our biggest enemy is questions, comments, and absolute junk being posted as answers.

John

@Manaಠдಠ Run a SEDE query for the term "hank".

Grace Note

The lattermost is actually the most common.

Tom Wijsman

@John: I did something similar on SU, searching for comments that contained the word "spam" in order to find answers that were spam but had not been flagged as such. I bet it opens a gold mine on a site like SO.

Wipqozn

@Manaಠдಠ I've seen more then one of those, so annoying. If you want to rant, make a blog.

John

11:06 PM

I did that to get flag weight up in a hurry, and I got about 100 edits suggested within a few days of that feature being rolled out.

@TomWijsman It did.

Mana ಠдಠ

> Body LIKE '%hank%' OR...

John

That's it.

Mana ಠдಠ

So apparently that's why the search brings that up. But...what's %hank%?

Tom Wijsman

Longest answer on our site that isn't copy/pasted looks nice, must have gone quite some work into that one...

Grace Note

And yet it's already outdated

Wipqozn

11:09 PM

@TomWijsman ooh wow, I'm surprised. I actually expected it to be a a Tzenes SC2 answer.

John

@Manaಠдಠ "hank" will match every instance of "Thanks!". Answers with thanks in them have a high probability of being non-answers just thanking the OP or an answerer.

Mana ಠдಠ

ohhhh

hah

John

Hey it works! :D

Mana ಠдಠ

@Grace Maybe a community wiki answer would be better? It seems like the sort of thing that would require extensive updating.

I'd hate to nullify all of Raven's hard work there though.

Powerlord

@FallenAngelEyes: Hey, did you ever add me on MyAnimeList?

Grace Note

11:11 PM

@Manaಠдಠ That's kinda why it's got a Meta post there

Powerlord

It didn't send me a message about it or anything. :/

Mana ಠдಠ

@Grace Oh. looks closer

Grace Note

...oh good heavens...

Tom Wijsman

@Wipqozn Actually, Tzenes has a longer non-SC2 answer for Metal Gear 4:

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A: Metal gear 4 plot catch up

So, I'm going to write these in order of Metal Gear games (which is not chronological order) because I think that's the way he wanted the story told. I'm also going to start at Metal Gear, not Metal Gear Solid, because if you didn't play Metal Gear there is something wrong with you... I'll also...

Mana ಠдಠ

@Grace PRASHANT?

Grace Note

11:12 PM

@Manaಠдಠ Eh?

Mana ಠдಠ

oh, no, nothing. I just thought of all the things that could possibly make you react with oh good heavens and came up with that one user

PRASHANT P or whatever their username is

Tom Wijsman

Pun thing, he added "I'll also try to keep this brief" in the top... xD

Wipqozn

@TomWijsman +1 to tzenes

Grace Note

Oh, no, I was saying that because of the boss I just engaged. That's all.

Stack Exchange

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Q: Slot Machine Games for Ubuntu?

My sister is looking for any linux slot machine games. She has pretty much tapped out all of the Chrome Apps slot games. Any other suggestions that are maybe installable with a DEB perhaps? Thanks!

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Grace Note

11:13 PM

Call it something to look forward to. ♪

Wipqozn

I +1 so many old answers/questions. I make a point of searching through unanswered questions and answers every so often, so I upvote a lot that way.

Mana ಠдಠ

@Grace :(

Grace Note

I'm amazed I got out alive.

Brant

@Lazers Errrrgh.

Mana ಠдಠ

@Brant Surprise! It's not Lazers.

Grace Note

11:15 PM

@Manaಠдಠ Check where Brant is replying

Mana ಠдಠ

sobs WHY DO I SUCK SO MUCH AT EVERYTHING

But thanks.

Brant

That would be a good question... if I totally rewrote it, made a whole bunch of assumptions about what the asker really means, corrected his misguided assumptions, etc etc etc.

FallenAngelEyes

@Powerlord I did

Brant

I hate those kind of questions the most.

They're not bad, but they're... bad.

Lazers

0

Q: Can I change nature?

In part 3 of my adventures, I would like to find out if there is a way to change biomes. In part 2, fredley said that it is possible to move terrain from one world to another, but the biomes wouldn't match. Is there any way I can change the biome of a specific area to, say, Savanna?

minecraft world minecraft-biome

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Q: Is the World 4 version of Hunt impossible without doing something else first?

I'm stuck on the World 4 version of Hunt. I don't want a walkthrough; I don't even want a hint. (Please don't offer a hint.) I just want to know whether it's impossible without doing something else first to alter the puzzle, because it sure looks impossible to me: as far as I can tell, the rightm...

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Powerlord

11:17 PM

@FallenAngelEyes Oh, well you're on my list of friends now.

Strangely, it's not showing me our anime compatibility.

Grace Note

@Powerlord Maybe you have no compatibility

Mana ಠдಠ

BOOM!

Powerlord

@GraceNote It just says Unknown.

Mana ಠдಠ

Oh, wait, that wasn't a diss. Carry on.

Powerlord

If it were no compatibility, it'd just say Low or something.

FallenAngelEyes

11:20 PM

It says Unknown for me for both Anime and Manga

CruelCow

Maybe it's of the charts?

FallenAngelEyes

Your entire anime list is empty o_O

Mana ಠдಠ

Maybe Powerlord was Dead All Along?

Powerlord

@FallenAngelEyes For whatever reason, mine won't show unless I click on the subheadings.

FallenAngelEyes

I see stats in your profile but your actual list has nothing on it

Powerlord

11:21 PM

@FallenAngelEyes So, if I click "Currently Watching" it shows Ranma ½ and Shakugan no Shana.

If I knew how to get it to stop doing that, I would. >:/

FallenAngelEyes

Well damn

Powerlord

OK, I changed which page it shows by default in my list to All Anime. Lets see if that fixes it.

Ah yes, that fixed it. Much better.

FallenAngelEyes

Ah ha

Though compatibilities are still Unknown

Brant

Mmmmmm, wine.

FallenAngelEyes

Wow, you really didn't like Serial Experiments Lain, huh?

John

11:27 PM

@Brant The drinking kind, or the thing that isn't an emulator?

Powerlord

@FallenAngelEyes No, not really. :/

Brant

The kind you drink after a day of work that leaves you feeling burnt out and miserable.

Mana ಠдಠ

@Brant :( Sorry to hear that man.

Powerlord

@FallenAngelEyes Also, you're watching the Ah My Goddess OVAs rather than the newer TV series?

FallenAngelEyes

I liked it a lot, though I'm also very into like cyberpunk/digital world type stuff.

The only thing I had was the OVAs but I stopped watching those because my burned copies were messed up.

So I haven't continued it.

Mana ಠдಠ

11:29 PM

@John maaaaaaaaaaaaaan.

John

Wait that worked.

FallenAngelEyes

I actually haven't watched much anime at all in the past couple years aside from the new Hellsing OVAs.

John

It's only responses apparently.

@Manaಠдಠ Is that like your catchphrase?

Powerlord

@John Yes, much like mine is bacon or "that sounds suspiciously like work."

John

@Powerlord I got 2 notifications for that...

FallenAngelEyes

11:31 PM

I wonder if there's any bacon related anime...

Powerlord

@John That's because I edited it.

Mana ಠдಠ

@John Yeah. I tend to think that people use it because of my abusage of it, but that might also be because I'm an egomaniac.

John

@Powerlord Oh ok.

@Mana Or it could be the close association between it and your name.

Mana ಠдಠ

@John if badp's any indication, I think you may be on to something there.

Powerlord

Yeesh, they still haven't done the second season of Umineko no Naku Koro ni?

If there's one thing I hate it's ending on a cliffhanger.

and then not continuing the series.

Mana ಠдಠ

11:34 PM

@Powerlord nods I just went straight to the visual novels after the anime ended.

Also, apparently DVD sales were pretty low.

Lazers

0

Q: Can I safely sell all items marked as treasure in Recettear?

In Recettear, I've recently found a Very Odd Vase. It sells for around 22 000 gold. This is a great and highly welcomed surprise to me at this early point in the game. However, I find myself being cautious even now as an old man asks me to sell him a treasure item because I don't want to give awa...

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John

Speaking of @badp, what's up with his new name on MSO? bad π? bad PI?

Powerlord

@Manaಠдಠ I was under the impression that the anime was based on the visual novels, not the other way around.

Wipqozn

de Blob Developer Blue Tongue Shuts Up Shop

user30

@Wipqozn awwwwww

Grace Note

11:40 PM

Awwk, I hate it when things go on sale and that thing happens to be 50% of my current display stock.

Powerlord

Oh, that's weird. Valve just sent out an email telling us that they'll have an optional TF update tomorrow.

Oh, and that should be "optional" as it fixes several server-side issues, so you could read it as "highly suggested"

But by marking it as optional, my server won't auto-install it. >:/

Anna Lear

Any Recettear players here right now? I downloaded the demo, but I can't seem to be able to actually start a new game. Clicking doesn't work and neither does pressing Enter or Space.

FallenAngelEyes

@AnnaLear Press Z

Anna Lear

But I can view the menu at 60 fps :D

FallenAngelEyes

haha

Anna Lear

11:45 PM

@FallenAngelEyes Aha, thanks!

John

Hanging out here makes me feel like such a non-gamer.

FallenAngelEyes

No problem. The controls are a little weird that way. You can probably check the Config utility for all the defaults and change them to your preferred flavor.

@John That's ok, spend enough time here and you'll be one in no time :D

Grace Note

ZXCV + Arrows is a common control scheme for these kind of games

Arda Xi

@John I feel the same way, despite having over a hundred games on my Steam account.

Grace Note

So in general, if Enter and Space don't work, try Z.

Arda Xi

11:47 PM

@GraceNote insert remark about how gamepad > everything

John

@ArdaXi See that's the thing. I will never have that many games. Right now, I don't even have a steam account.

Arda Xi

@John That could be fixed. Get TF2.

Wipqozn

@John If you had a steam account you would

Grace Note

@John Nor do I

John

@GraceNote That makes me feel better.

Wipqozn

11:48 PM

Steam has crazy sales, I haven't even played half my steam games.

John

@ArdaXi The deciding factor is..."Is it free?"

Grace Note

I still own hundreds of games across a dozen consoles.

@John It is.

@John It is

@John yes

11:48 PM

I have... er... 206 Steam games.

Kevin Y

I've barely played any of the games that I got in the Humble Bundles. :/

I should probably get around to that.

Anna Lear

@GraceNote I was --><-- close to the old "press every key on the keyboard" trick, but figured I'd ask here first. :)

Grace Note

Heh

John

@Kevin Same here. That's got me set for quite a while.

Powerlord

Oh, weird thing... if you have Brink, you can get its first DLC for free on Steam now, but that offer ends next week.

Grace Note

11:49 PM

Well, just a tip for the future, then. ♪

Wipqozn

well I'm off. Going to watch some Doctor Who. Try to survive without me.

Although I don't see how that's possible

FallenAngelEyes

@Grace the last 4 hours of play I've put into Chantelise have been fishing only :x

John

@Wipqozn You're leaving?!?!? NOOOOOOOoooooooo...............

FallenAngelEyes

later @Wipqozn you humble bastard you

Grace Note

@FallenAngelEyes Doin' better than my brother here.

Wipqozn

11:50 PM

@FallenAngelEyes all this fishing talk has made me want to play hravest moon

@FallenAngelEyes yeah I'm so modest

Powerlord

I'm trying to decide what to do. I'd be tempted to play TF2, but if they add a new crate series in tomorrow's update, I'll be mad for getting an old one today.

FallenAngelEyes

@Wipqozn Hush! I'm starting to get tempted to hit up Animal Crossing too D:

Wipqozn

@FallenAngelEyes Same, actually lol

but off to doctor who

FallenAngelEyes

Enjoy!

Powerlord

I was in the middle of a Metroid Prime 2 game, but my Wii is nowhere near my computer right now... I have my new computer in a different room for the moment, because we're going to be recarpeting the other room this weekend.

Mana ಠдಠ

11:51 PM

@Powerlord Yeah, the anime is based off the VNs. That's why I went to them after the anime, to find out how it ends.

Grace Note

Well, speak of the devil. I just got another Very Odd Vase sold to me.

Powerlord

@Manaಠдಠ er... what were we talking about again? P.S. This is why the reply button is handy.

Mana ಠдಠ

Argh, but it's such a pain! I have to scroll up, click twice, then start typing.

Powerlord

@Manaಠдಠ twice?

Mana ಠдಠ

@Powerlord Umineko.

John

11:53 PM

Would anyone here happen to know how I could parse an arbitrary set of bytes and keep the ascii characters while discarding the garbage bytes?

Mana ಠдಠ

@Powerlord My mouse hovers on the left, not on the right.

Powerlord

Oh hey, you can now put your friends in "tags" on Steam.

FallenAngelEyes

@Manaಠдಠ You can't just click the arrow on the right?

@Powerlord Yeah, I really like this feature

That way you can place people in your own pseudo-groups without them being in actual groups

Powerlord

@Arda has The Ship?

Arda Xi

Obviously.

Powerlord

11:54 PM

I have that game, but... never really played it.

Mana ಠдಠ

@FallenAngelEyes Again, I keep my mouse to the left of the chat messages when I move up, and since my screen's so wide it's kind of a pain to move all the way over as opposed to clicking twice.

FallenAngelEyes

@Manaಠдಠ k, so you're just weird then

Mana ಠдಠ

cringe

ooh.

John

I see numbers with dollar signs all over steam. That's a sure sign that if a get an account there, it will quickly eat up what little money I have.

FallenAngelEyes

How wide is your screen?

Mana ಠдಠ

11:55 PM

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