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15:02
oh no, Lifehacks has appeared on the hot network questions list
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Q: How to untie a plastic bag knot with your fingers

michaelpriI have a plastic grocery bag, but the top is tied very tight in a knot like the image below. I would prefer to not rip open the side of the bag because I would like to reuse it. I would use a fork if I had one at hand, but I don't usually car a fork (or anything that could be used as a fork)...

Do we really need , @ElfSlice?
No, we don't.
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Q: I'm going to kill the trivia tag. Any objections?

StrixVariaThe trivia tag is stupid. It adds no value to the questions it is on. It is a meta tag, describing the question moreso than the information in the question, which is frowned upon. Questions that are about trivia are generally not about gaming and are thus of questionable nature on this site anyw...

@Wipqozn I forgot I did that.
@StrixVaria Well it was 2 years ago
15:09
@MBraedley That's no excuse. A moderators memory should be perfect.
PERFECT I SAY
@Wipqozn Note to self: test @Wipqozn's memory next time he runs for mod.
Also, I have to post this again because it's super cool.
I have revised my campaign points from yesterdays not-real run for Moderator Pro Tempore of lifehack.se. I will not ban all users. I will remove the 'Ask Question' button, solving 99% of all moderation problems without affecting users.
@Wipqozn Did you get Elite yet?
Okay, I should eat something. Maybe grilled cheese again.
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Q: What factors influence pokemon breeding time?

CodeMooseAfter some time playing Omega Ruby and attempting to complete my Dex, I've noticed some substantial variability in the time it takes to produce an egg. It got me thinking - what actually determines the breeding time? I've done some casual looking, but can't find too much on the subject - just so...

15:23
@Fluttershy No sir. If I pick it up it probably wouldn't be until sometime next year. Other games and things I want to do at the moment.
Soooo... I bought a pack of rechargable AAA batteries, list of example uses included: CD player,PDA, game boy
@badp Literally, you're done.
@KevinvanderVelden gameboys used AA though irrc\
@Rapitor I know, that makes it even worse
Four AAs. Ran for a good long time on them too.
Then I got that awesome eight hour hip battery.
15:34
@Wipqozn you should change your name to Worstqozn. Because that's what you are. The. Worst.
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@Fluttershy Would we then call @Uni @Wronghawk or @Unionwrong?
Ugh, I'm bored and we're in that limbo area where it's too late to post breakfast food and too early to post lunch food.
KARMA IS REAL.
Got rebooked onto a new flight. Leaves 90 mins later, gets home 3 hours earlier, no connection.
TOTAL VICTORY
@Fluttershy I'll take your suggestion under consideration.
@Yuuki Poor @Yuuki.
@Yuuki Where are you? It's still breakfast time here, and you're in my time zone aren't you?
@Fluttershy CST.
15:46
Totally still breakfast time.
@Fluttershy I had breakfast 2 hours ago, so...
It's almost noon where I am.
@Wipqozn Doesn't matter, you're not @Uni or @Tim.
15:52
@Unionhawk I've had enough mountain for a lifetime today, don't worry.
@LessPop_MoreFizz i'm sorry but that dog is a panda
Spelunky HD seems nice
FYI, my breakfast is the best breakfast:
@Yuuki I am really craving Sushi though.
@Rapitor that coloration isn't natural.
15:53
@Wipqozn But you're not @Uni or @Tim. The biggest reason why I post food pictures is probably because they react to them in such hilarious manners.
@Yuuki Interesting.
@Yuuki I am legally obligated to
@Unionhawk And thus I am morally obligated to post food pictures to you.
By the way...
@Yuuki I reiterate; my breakfast is best breakfast.
15:59
TIL that Austria shuts down completely at 5pm, i.e. now, on a Christmas eve
Like, even grocery stores closed down at 2pm
I blame @5pike
He's clearly too lazy.
WOO WHOLE MOUNTAIN OPEN JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS
@badp That's not too uncommon. I mean businesses aren't obligated to close that early here, but most do.
So much room for activities
@badp now now, is a valid activity
@MBraedley In Italy businesses probably do longer days than normal today, so many desperate customers for last minute "oh shit" shopping :P
16:05
@badp I have things to tell you to do, but if I feel like saying them, I'll say them on Twitter, since you can't ban me there neener neener
@MBraedley even grocery stores? Ours closes an hour earlier or something but meh
@Unionhawk :D
I didn't know you were such an hardcore mountain evangelist extraordinaire
@KevinvanderVelden It depends. Some close at 5, some stay open until 8.
of grandes maîtrés du alpinisme radicale
head sergeant of skiheads of utmost importance
chaptain of master chaptain of head chaptain to the max
@badp has gone crazy, and is spewing gibberish!
16:09
ultimate mountainbloke climber of Mt. Dewd pluridecorated
@MBraedley tell me something new
@Yuuki It's never the wrong time for breakfast food.
@MBraedley it sure took us unprepared. We bought some salty stuff from some place in a pinch and we'll call it a dinner
16:21
Robert Cartaino on December 24, 2014

There are few things that make me more proud to be part of the Stack Exchange community than the outpouring of good will that comes during our “Giving Back” program. Each year we set this time aside to remember the organizations and people who need our help by offering to make a $100 donation to charity on behalf of each community moderator. It’s just a small gesture of thanks to our moderators on behalf of each community whose hard work makes this all possible.

In our sixth year of Giving Back, I started to wonder if asking Moderators to select their charities year after year might become somewhat routine and unremarkable. …

@TheStackExchangeBlog Wow, we have a lot of community mods.
@Yuuki there are also a lot of sites =p 132 sites, 433 mods, about 3 moderators per site. Seems legit
@KevinvanderVelden Wow, we have a lot of sites.
Yep
It's why the association bonus doesn't count to network rep
Since you could previously 10k on association bonuses
@badp excuse me?
16:31
@badp WHAT'D YOU CALL ME
16:42
In other news, the mgs alert sound is the best notification ringtone I've ever used
@Unionhawk *bong*
@5pike YOUR FAULT
@Unionhawk Unionhawk
@badp what exactly is my fault?
Everything closed down at 5pm today
I'm in Austria
You're clearly responsible
@badp Well, It's freaking Christmas eve. Go to a gas station or something
16:51
@badp Christmas is for Chinese food for exactly this reason.
@badp I'm not responsible for your incompetence.
@5pike pfffft
Speaking of that, it's 6pm over here, I'm gonna get some groceries
@KevinvanderVelden good luck
@badp Or for your lack of foresight and planing.
16:52
@badp I need like 2 things =p
@LessPop_MoreFizz I'm afraid those places are closed too
Hell, a McDonalds closed at 4pm
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Q: Minecraft GameOutput (Won't Launch)

Afsana AhmedSo, I've been playing minecraft on my macbook pro for a while, but all of a sudden, the game has stopped launching. I mean, I can go to the launch screen, but when I click "play", it takes me to a new screen which is called game output. So, I was wondering if this happened to anyone else. I've ...

a McDonald's
at 4pm
in italics
It's Christmas eve
In italics
@Unionhawk if I have to work, so does everyone else!
in italics
16:54
@Unionhawk It's not quite noon yet so I'm not sure if that counts.
@Unionhawk aka Panic Shopping Day
Do you even Christmas?
@badp BTW, where are you exactly?
Aka the day before everything is closed
@5pike Innsbruck
@Unionhawk Day before.
16:55
Hmm, a package is being held at the leasing office but it's raining and my son is asleep and my fiance took my car because she let her sister borrow hers...And the package is my fiance's Christmas presents. Dilemmas.
@badp Oh nice, my sister lives near there.
@TimStone you can borrow my car, except it's over here, so that doesn't help
I appreciate your generosity nevertheless.
@TimStone sounds like the basis for a lifehack question
@Unionhawk yes. Hence it's especially important that businesses close late today!
16:56
@badp Anyways, to make up for your incompetence, I bought you something on steam.
wat
@badp It's true, do they want last-minute shoppers to die of starvation?
Marry christmas
You monster! :o
Thanks ~
@5pike Is that legal?
16:58
@Yuuki Maybe.
@TheStackExchangeBlog Who made the images with white backgrounds?!
@badp This is why you're the worst. You would have people working in retail and apparently food service working until midnight on christmas eve, I bet
You monster
YOU JERK
@badp is a mod. Everyone knows that mods have no souls.
This is true
@Unionhawk Hey, that's holiday pay! Some people could benefit from that.
17:01
No, what ends up happening is you get people like @Yuuki who miss all of thanksgiving because someone had to work
@Unionhawk The worst part of that is that I had actually requested Thanksgiving off, but was rejected but everyone else had requested it off too.
EXACTLY
Nobody wants to work christmas eve
Nobody.
@Unionhawk Some people can't afford to have Thanksgiving but are made not to work because wealthier people can. >_>
If I hadn't gotten a new job, I would've been working Christmas as well since I had traded Thanksgiving for Christmas.
@Yuuki Everyone else in your case is just a jerk.
They should have at least gone halfsies.
17:05
This is what I'm saying, literally nobody wants to work thanksgiving. But the theater wants to make money on thanksgiving, for example (stores... etc). So someone has to work on thanksgiving. And by someone I mean a "it's a holiday there's going to be tons of people" level crew
@Unionhawk it helps when you're in Europe and you have more days off a year to begin with
Trust me, I worked midnight all days on the fourth of July before, missing any and all celebration related things.
They did have something for us on that day, but it's not the same
Also since this is somewhat Saturday I expect those who do work to get paid extra.
cc @LessPop_MoreFizz
@badp I wouldn't work on thanksgiving or christmas eve if they paid me 3 times
17:07
And those who work tomorrow to be paid extra-extra
@Unionhawk so tomorrow is fair game?
No
I wouldn't work on Christmas, full stop
If they paid me infinity dollars, still no
@Unionhawk you could buy a lot of games with infinity dollars
idgaf
Holidays in theatres is the worst. Everybody goes to watch movies. We also don't get tips because everyone gave stuff to their friends and family already.
I dunno I've daydreamed about running a shop that is open iff all other shops in town are closed
17:09
@Unionhawk But then you'd never have to work any subsequent holidays. Or ever. Because you had infinity dollars.
So a ton more work than normal with less pay.
...Although that would probably cause extreme inflation and then everyone else would descend into chaos, so I'd recommend against that.
@Yuuki who tips at a movie theatre?
First of all infinity dollars is a figure of speech for "they could not pay me enough to do this"
And second of all, you guys are idiots
@MattGiltaji One that also functions as a restaurant.
17:10
@Yuuki People tip in theatres?
12 secs ago, by Yuuki
@MattGiltaji One that also functions as a restaurant.
Of course the markups are adequate for the lack of competition
@Yuuki ah, one of the fancy ones that brings food... tips make sense in that case
@Yuuki Ohhhhh. This explains a lot.
But yeah, tips are the worst on holidays.
17:10
@Yuuki People are dicks on holidays
Trust me
I know
Because it's always people on vacation and whatnot
I know one guy who served a $100 bill and got no tips.
@Yuuki it sucks that employers get away to pay you less than minimum wage because of tips
@Unionhawk Yesterday a customer threw a booklet at a little girl at my fiance's job because he was pissed off that "people who knew what they wanted" had to wait in line even if the people before them didn't.
Me, I'll usually up my tip percentage on holidays or shitty days of driving in the case of pizza
You shouldn't HAVE to rely on tips
17:11
If you would not work Christmas for infinity dollars, you are terrible at cost-benefit analysis.
@badp agreed
The father of the girl chased after him, I hope he kicked his ass >_>
2 mins ago, by Unionhawk
First of all infinity dollars is a figure of speech for "they could not pay me enough to do this"
2 mins ago, by Unionhawk
And second of all, you guys are idiots
@Sterno when are you accepting the lifehacks mod nomination?
Probably never.
17:13
One time I gave the pizza guy 100% tip because it was snowing and the roads were shitty and I forgot that they were so until I went outside for my pizza
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@Sterno What if we bribe you? Starting off your modship with a good bribe is essential to further mod abuse.
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@Sterno How can you reach your full potential fi you don't become the mod on the best site ever to exist?
@Unionhawk so you do agree snow is murder
CHECKMATE ATHEISTS
I'll render you toothless
@Unionhawk I used to order sushi when I lived in Philly and one time I ordered when it was like a torrential downpour...and forgot that most of them delivered on bikes. I felt like a jerk. :(
17:14
Your MATES are CHECKED IN at the HOTEL OF LOST CAUSES
@TimStone 100% tip is the best way to clear your conscience
2 mins ago, by Unionhawk
2 mins ago, by Unionhawk
And second of all, you guys are idiots
@Unionhawk I dunno if even that really covers it. Rain is the worst.
Especially cold rain.
@badp i don't get it
@MattGiltaji ? I don't see chat reply arrows
so I don't get what you don't get
@MattGiltaji Don't mind him, he lost his mind many years ago
It's fine
17:17
the hotel of lost causes has a 5 star ranking. what is the problem if my mates are checked in there?
We still let him moderate anyway
@MattGiltaji the ATHEISTS missed the check in window and they're stuck outside
They wasted too much time arguing on FACEBOOK
@badp why are you CAPITALIZING random WORDS?
They'll have to spend the night in a BARN
@MattGiltaji Trying to divine reason from @badp when he's in one OF his moments is a pointless exercise.
17:19
@MattGiltaji I like to COLOR words that are IMPORTANT. UPPERCASE is the best color.
@badp i prefer to think of it as you talking at a reasonable volume then shouting a specific word and going back to normal volume
@badp Well it does change the typographic colour.
Our mission is to make the world’s information accessible—yes, even Seth Rogen movies. http://goo.gl/yCdEPO
@MattGiltaji that's because those words are IMPORTANT
@TimStone Smooth move Google Play
17:21
Oh good, now I can not see that movie by choice.
oh, the deal went through, nice
Someone post some eagles and flags or something so we can celebrate my freedom.
🎌🐉
#closeenough
Oh jeez, thanks @badp
17:22
Now I feel like gifting someone something
Thank you
@5pike so are you going to play it or will you still wait for release? #choiceschoices
Oh, huh. The keyboard-shaped waffle iron reached its funding goal.
17:24
@badp I guess I'll play it.
@TimStone 🐙🎉🌈🍫
I even have a dancepad somewhere, I wonder if it's compatible with pc
@5pike yes but the dancepad mode is easier and just the first zone
I recommend your first few playthroughs are done on a good old keyboard (or gamepad?)
How upsetting .I tried to buy Five Nights at Freddys but the steam store seems to be acting up.
something was crashing my computer hard
17:28
@OrigamiRobot Minecraft?
@Wipqozn it's a security measure to prevent you from buying YouTube bait
like, all input devices stopped working 1-3s after displaying the login screen
@badp Oh
Steam knows wHAT's best for you
You should appreciate tHAT
I suppose that's true.
I shall just trust in Steam.
17:30
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONT DO IT IT'S A TRAP
So, who wants a game?
@5pike I do, but it won't let me buy it.
@Wipqozn Five nights at freddies 1 or 2?
@5pike 1
@Wipqozn Thanks man, I appreciate it.
17:30
@Steam Consider it done
@Steam GTFO
@5pike You rock
Oh gah, a friend just linked me this
BRIDGE, WHICH ONE OF YOU STOLE MY WALLET
WTF
@Unionhawk it's clearly @Steam
17:32
Of all the cool guys that ever cooled, that @5pike guy cooled the hardest.
Pretty sure I found the culprit
@badp There is a sale going on, after all.
What tipped me off is the fact that trying to uninstall it locks my computer up
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Q: My steam multiplayer wont connect?

GilaTacoNo firewalls are blocking it, nothing is causing it to stop outside of steam. When I try to connect, it says the server is not responding, and this happens for every server on every game. Please help!

17:42
@OrigamiRobot You've been "hacked".
that's probably @Unionhawk's wallet right now
buys games on Steam using UnionHawk's credit card
Also @5pike mad grats for true platinum god
I think I'll play this game when my room mate isn't asleep, haha
I'm about to Dungeonmans so hard
17:48
I just got killed by a puppet and woke my room mate up
I'm still missing ???'s boss rush
He came out all concerned worried I got shocked or hurt or something
@Sterno is that underground pokemans?
Sure, let's go with that.
@badp Thanks, though I still need to get some items before it unlocks.
17:49
@5pike d6 base ment spam o' clock
@badp Yeah, something like that.
(If that even counts; ask @benbrocka)
I'm sure I don't miss that much. Got pretty many during my lost runs.
@Wipqozn 5NAF2?
Oh yeah, speaking of Steam sale, 5 minutes until next sales changeover
@Powerlord No, 1
17:59
@Wipqozn I thought the puppet was in 2... all the ones from 1 are animatronics.
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Q: Terraria: Broken Golden Pickaxe

Collin EatonWhen I crafted a golden pickaxe to mine some Crimtane ore down in a dungeon right under my house and so I went on a mining trip to get gold. (BTW I havent found the merchant..Ive searched a lot..If you may somehow help me with this or anything else contact my skype collin.eaton1) But so I craft m...

@Powerlord They are
I just called it a puppet
I'm just that much of a bad ass
user image
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That scroll must be for @Wipqozn
@Sterno What game is this? I need to play it
Dungeonmans
18:06
@badp @5pike base ment does not work for item unlocks/finds, no deed does.
@Powerlord Nothing interesting. Or at least interesting enough to buy.
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Q: King's Bounty: Dark Side, how do you beat the three guardians of light?

Michael GoldshteynWhen you find the spirit of Darkness in his castle near the beginning of the game, you get attacked by the three guardians of light that keep him in there. But, you are vastly outmatched by them even after purchasing troops from the castle and even if you take them on one at a time. I am playing...

Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate a decent Metroidvania game, is only $4.99 on Green Man Gaming (for Steam)
I also like that I tried to enter a dungeon that it considered trivial for me. It popped up a window that said something to the effect of "You're over-leveled for this dungeon and it would be boring and grindy. How about you just let us throw some loot at you and you pretend you went in instead?" If you select yes, the dungeon just explodes into gear.
@Sterno What game is this?
18:09
Dungeonmans
I can't tell whether 50% off is the good deal for Gauntlet or whether it hasn't updated yet.
@Sterno That actually sounds much better than anything I expected out of a game called "Dungeonmans".
@StrixVaria I was surprised as well.
@Sterno That's pretty great.
18:10
It's kind of a roguelike mixed with the Rogue Legacy thing of building up what your next character can have access to
Plus it has the best options in any PC game to date
@ElfSlice Car Mechanic Simulator is on sale. Now is your chance to get this game off your wishlist.
Though honestly this text was when I knew I'd like it:
@Sterno What happens when you toggle that option?
20 hours ago, by Sterno
@Yuuki The other option is "Does Nothing"
I just inb4'd @Sterno.
Take that @Sterno!
oh snap
18:15
@StrixVaria Gauntlet has only been out for a few months.
greenmangaming.com/12-days-festive-deals-encore <-- is it just me or are these the same as or better than the prices Steam has on these games, even in their one day deals?
@Powerlord The one time I ordered a thing from here I had to spend 20 minutes on the phone with my credit card company.
@StrixVaria Really? :O
I bought Alien: Isolation from them.
I'm sure it doesn't happen every time, but for some reason it was flagged as suspicious.
That was a while ago and I never had problems with it.
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Q: Is there a way to target my bow without using the mouse?

SternoI'm playing a Rangermans, which means I'm using my bow often. I like using the numeric keypad to run around, and if I want to melee, I can just walk into an enemy to attack them. However, whenever I want to use the bow, I have to move my hand over to the mouse and target an enemy. Is there any w...

18:20
@Lazers Is it like roguelikes in that you can press keys to do things?
Generally "f" is for "fire weapon", then you can target with a reticle and the numpad to aim.
@StrixVaria You win. Apparently it is 'f'
Yay for conventions!
In that case you may be able to get a list of commands with ?
YOU WIN AGAIN
Though now I see there was a "Help" under Options that did the same as ?
I was foolishly looking for "Controls"
@Sterno OK, I need this game
Hi, any suggestions on (recent) RTS games similar to C&C Generals?
18:37
How similar are we talking?
Which aspect of C&C Generals are we talking about here?
and how recent is recent?
Thank you for choosing the bridge would you like to try a combo meal
My recommendation is the chicken sandwich and fries.
er... wait, that's my lunch recommendation, not RTS recommendation.
18:42
RIP IN PEACE @STERNO, Defeated by Tziariiztzii old age
@PrivatePansy most importantly, not the "everything must be super balanced for esports" crap e.g. SC2 has.. imho that destroys the fun a bit
Eh, try RA3?
@PrivatePansy Red Alert 3?
18:45
Rise of Nations is a lot of fun.. It's not new, but it recently came out with an extended edition on steam. I'm not quite sure waht that means, but the game si fantastic.
heh, two games that were on sale just a few days ago >.< anyway, thanks - i'll have a look
@ThiefMaster They might go on sale agaion
Also, Rise of nations is on sale for cheaper on not steam
> Current Lowest Price: $7.49 at GreenMan Gaming after coupon code 25HAPP-YXMASF-ROMGMG
Enhanced STeam is best plug-in
Sterno II didn't make it
@Sterno Poor guy
He was a Warriormans. The first boss he came across was a ranged guy who kited him to death. Poor, stupid warriormans
18:51
Not the best outlining work, but it's serviceable.
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Q: Club Nintendo and Nintendo Network ID link

qayersToday I made a NNID and a Club Nintendo Account and tried to link them together, but my Wii U tells me that either the password and/or the email is wrong which is not possible because I can login in either account. I contacted Nintendo but due to holidays I probably have to wait. Anything else...

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Q: Minecraft start problem

Kiko305I got new computer and I wanted to install Minecraft (Original version). When I opened the launcher, it shows small message box, writing 'Downloading runtime'. When this download finished, It shows up one more box, and there wa wroten 'Unable to start launcher, please try again.' I tried it almos...

@Lazers change Arqade.com's domain name to ShittyMinecraftSupport.com

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