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13:00
It's a shame you rarely visit anymore due to hating me specifically.
ALSO XCOM 2 GET HYYYYYPPPEEEED cc @Sterno
How could I hate you? You like my new avatar.
@GraceNote nice avatar!
Thank you
@GraceNote That's true!
In fact I like all your avatars
Man, I wonder what class I should make @GraceNote in XCOM 2
Something shooty and/or explodey would be most fitting.
But the best choice would be something that works with the rest of your crew I imagine.
13:11
@GraceNote There's a Grenadier
there's also a sniper, and someone who can have a robot friend.
I believe the robot flies, too.
Cannon fodder.
I might do a run of Pokemon, with pokemons having name of bridge people.
*boots up snes*
You what
I didn't think anyone used the Super Gameboy in this day and age.
@ardaozkal I think it's only fun if those people can meet gruesome deaths. So, Dwarf Fortress, XCom hardcore mode, ...
@Wipqozn I'm probably a bit more snipey even if it's usually explodey sniping, so if the role's not overfilled yet, that probably works.
13:17
@MartinSojka It's no fun if you can't murder them horribly?
@MartinSojka Hmm, I might do bridge people as inmates in the escapists.
Or...
*puts snes down* *opens unity*
@Wipqozn Can I get an XCOM person? I don't think I got any people in Darkest Dungeon.
@Arperum Not "murder". Well, technically not murder, at least. I'm not the one pulling the lever which somehow leads to an accidental drowning in lava.
@ardaozkal I'm playing Pokémon Mystery Dungeon with Bridge people at the moment.
@MartinSojka Yea, but why did that dwarf pull that lever?
13:20
I'd love if I could rename my pets and followers in diablo.
Remember when everyone playing X/Y named their Charizards @kalina?
So far I have Wipqozn, Frank, Fredley, Ben Brocka, James, Unionhawk.
Where by everyone I mean everyone, or at least me?
@Arperum To get to the other side? Some of my entrance security devices aren't the most well thought-out, I admit.
I really should buy a 3ds.
13:24
@MartinSojka So you have a ritual lava dousing as a greeting?
@GraceNote You are literally the first person I asked. Game comes out in 2 days.
@Ronan Yes. Any class preference?
@Wipqozn What classes are there?
Also snipers are my favourite class in XCOM 1, and Isuspect XCOM 2 will be the same
@Ronan bam
@Arperum that's how dwarves greet each other
It's science
13:29
@Wipqozn Ranger or Sharpshooter.
A lava bath is good for the joints too
@Wipqozn Ahha
@Ronan Keep note every class is really two classes
@Wipqozn Hmm?
Oh I see.
Wait, Grenadier does cannons
13:32
Two things. First, because it didn't get enough attention last night:
Looking at the skills I think I like the Ranger ones better.
I should do this in GTA V.
@GraceNote And also giant machine guns
Or KSP.
NVM, google has it.
13:35
@Wipqozn I'm at maximum hype
@Sterno I'm at maximum hype +1
@Wipqozn HYPE OVERFLOW -MAXIMUM HYPE
hypeoverflow.com
13:37
This is like when I argue with my wife that any child being ABOVE the 100 percentile for height and weight is pure idiocy and that doctors are terrible for having a system that goes over 100%
@Sterno uwot
@Sterno MAth is hard man. They're doctors, not rocket scientists.
@Sterno I'm assuming they used to be percentiles but now they're just degrees in a standard scale.
@Wipqozn It's not brain surgery
@Ronan Shotgun or Sword?
13:39
She could not justify it
She just laughs at me and says I'm crazy
Ah, the Trump response
Well, there are two percentiles afaik.
One that you compare within
One that you compare with
%105 can be used to say "over average" imho
No.
@Wipqozn Whatever you want in your team.
@Wipqozn Gotta be the explodey side
13:42
Excellent.
@fredley cc @SaintWacko
@Sterno I saw a load of people on my facebook recently boasting their IQ was over 100
/me facepalmed
'I got 101!!!!'
@djsmiley2k I mean, being about average is something to be proud of.
XCOM2 already has 780 threads in the Steam forums. That seems excessive for a game that isn't actually out yet
@djsmiley2k That's very much different. that's not a percentage.
13:45
Oh I know
but people are dumb.
@Sterno "EXPLAIN THE ENDING OF XCOM2"
@Unionhawk URFACE IS ENDING.
2
PROBABLY, I'M PRETTY TIRED RN
@Unionhawk I HAD ~6 HOURS OF SLEEP IN THE LAST 48.
That seems like a bad ratio
13:47
I blame @Yuuki and @MadMAxJr for talking about MH4U.
@Arperum Busy playing Realm Grinder? :P
@nukeforum I'm at R1 now!
@Arperum WELL THEN WHY ARE YOU CONCERNING YOURSELF WITH MY FACE
@Unionhawk BECAUSE IT'S ENDING
@nukeforum ... it's an incremental... with microtransactions?
13:54
> I don't understand why there is so much hate. I am 11 and I support pewdiepie
best comment
@KevinvanderVelden Also a ridiculous amount of content for an incremental, and it is still being updated.
@KevinvanderVelden it's not the first one with microtransactions
@Arperum Congrats! I'm about to hit R5 or 6. It's a lot of fun!
@nukeforum I'm only 30somethin trophies behind you :p
Great, now I want to make an incremental
14:05
@KevinvanderVelden just because it has microtransactions, doesn't mean people actually buy them
and games with MT usually have a lot of content as well
@Chippies In this case people actually do buy them. but it has an insane amount of content.
@nukeforum linky?
I presume it's webbased..
right
time to walk into town to give blooods
14:20
Heh, autoclicker too OP, next clicker upgrade costs 5 billion, I gain .9 million per second
@KevinvanderVelden I have an autoclicker running, at some point it kinda falls back a bit. I have one that will keep clicking while I play other games!
Which one is that?
Also: play elves when starting out. elves are a good starting thing.
@Arperum :P It's a long haul though
@Arperum I've got undead
14:22
you can't use your browser for anything else though, and I don't know how it interacts with chrome.
@KevinvanderVelden Probably not the best to start with
clicking bonuses are garbage w/ undead
@KevinvanderVelden autoclicker is OP when starting out, but later you get offline bonuses and autoclicker is only good when you're starting out after an adbication and/or using magic skills
otherwise, offline bonuses are pretty OP
14:29
Unless you're elf
@nukeforum well, you still get clicks from the assistants in offline mode, afaik
@Chippies the passive that increases your income by the number of clicks only counts actual clicks iirc
When is a good first abdication thing?
10-100 diamonds
I didn't abdicate until 1000+ diamonds, iirc
depends on your race and how long you're willing to wait
Maximum overwat
> He did not list Trump as one of the candidates who actually has a chance of winning.
he -> Kristian Berg Harpviken, a Noble watcher and head of the Peace Research Institute
There are over 200 nominees and apparently you don't have to have any special qualifications to nominate since: "a letter submitted by an unidentified US nominator who proposed Trump"
@fredley is this a joke
@KevinvanderVelden I just went out of my way to get all upgrades for the race I was playing, so you unlock the heritage (an upgrade purchaseble in all future runs that costs faction coins)
14:36
@GnomeSlice no
@GnomeSlice actually, yes, basically
he definitely won't win it
some crackpot nominated him
Trump wins everything though
Blood frenzy (all evil buildings +1000% production for 20 seconds) + tax collection OP
He could probably shoot someone and still win
including the iowa caucus
14:37
@nukeforum ikr
@KevinvanderVelden Angels are a spellspammy race. Elfs are a faction coins all over the place race.
@KevinvanderVelden also, don't forget to get your balance trophy asap
Also: at some point: play elf before noon and cast their spell, or play undead after 11pm (and before 3AM)
@nukeforum my what?
@nukeforum That takes three days though.
@KevinvanderVelden play equal times good, evil and neutral factions.
At least a day in each, less than a minute playtime difference.
This includes offline time.
You're going to be >3 days before you can reincarnate anyway, so better get it done now, so you get the bonus.
14:41
It takes time, but it's better to do it in three days than to realize down the line you're a month of time difference..
I wish that Lifehacks book wasn't $15. If it were cheaper, I'd totally buy copies and ship them to people.
You should be able to unlock neutral factions somewhere today.
@nukeforum I think it now disregards time in previous reincarnations though.
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Q: What actions count towards Fallout 4's Pip-Boy Combat statistics?

James DonnellyI'm interested in playing through the Zero Kills challenge which The Wierdist proved to be possible (YouTube playlist) back in December last year. Before I begin though, I'd like to know what actions count towards the Combat statistics displayed in the Pip-Boy's Data tab:

@KevinvanderVelden if you don't mind using the wiki I can give you a link?
14:43
@Arperum True
I don't care
15:01
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Q: Are there benefits to resetting your progression such as prestige?

zero298Do you receive any added perks or benefits by resetting facets of your progression in Helldivers? I see there are a few ways to do it. Reduce rank by 1 Reset research points Reset unlocks Reset all progression Do any of these provide any direct benefit such as how some modern shooters like C...

Get on my level
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Q: Are steam-tradingcards nothing but a big ponzi scheme?

ZaibisWhat I know so far about it: You can never get more then 50% of the cards without any kind of extra purchases You need to have had at least one fullset before eligble to obtain boosters Means for one beeing able to recieve additional cards randomly 2 have to be allready bought the game A Boo...

15:21
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Q: How do I change the commentary language on Fifa 16 for PC?

AstravagrantThere is only one greyed-out option in the game settings, which is my default installed version (English). How do I change this?

Is there any point in listing pre-tertiary education on a resume? Even if it was in a rather prestigious institution?
Technically speaking it is the highest education level I've attained so far, since I've not completed my undergraduate degree
@PrivatePansy I put my A and As levels and then the number of GCSEs at each grade I got.
Well 2As isn't much of an achievement...
@PrivatePansy I probably shouldn't have put my GCSEs there anyway.
I can ask the guy who hired me for you if you like.
Eh... I don't know
Internship position?
I mean, why not. I'm never really sure what they look out for any way
15:31
@AshleyNunn pls :-P
I'm filling out a SO Careers CV, and it feels really weird
The only real work experience I can fill in is my conscription, and a few freelance projects
@PrivatePansy So put that in
And importing my GH profile only yielded a bunch of toy projects
And put as much detail in as you can about what you did
@PrivatePansy Doesn't matter
@PrivatePansy Yeah that's what I'm on now.
15:35
@fredley @Dragonrage Really went all-out for that question. :P
@AshleyNunn is just jealous of my insane Lifehacks rep
Yes, but it suggests the more entertaining question "How do I scratch lottery tickets if I'm naked when I buy them?" — christutty 9 hours ago
Bahaha
@PrivatePansy No finger nails, no toenails, no teeth
@nukeforum Mostly because I had a jab at him for half assing it.
@PrivatePansy If you've got partial grades from previous years I suggest you put them in.
15:43
Well, a single semester.
Which gives a very high GPA, since the school has a grade-free first semester policy
@PrivatePansy Any indication of what kind of grades your getting.
Which also makes it a useless number to include, if the person looking at the CV knows this
Anyone use a Logitech Trackman trackball?
asking for a friend work
Jin
Jin
15:45
@PrivatePansy I've never looked/asked for GPA when I screen candidates..
@PrivatePansy @AshleyNunn is lifehacking? gasp!
When interviewing a potential new hire for a web development position, I find it very important to know how they did in their English Literature and Military History classes
@Sterno I think I got a B in my Military History class, does that qualify me for the job?
@Sterno I'll have you know that I'm incredibly proud of the A I got for Science Fiction and Philosophy
(That was actually a really good class, I enjoyed it a lot.)
15:48
@MBraedley Trick question! You took Military History! Automatic hire!
Which reminds me - have I thanked all the people in this room which suffered my essays during last semester?
@Sterno WOO-HOO!
@Sterno I didn't even have anything called "military history", we only had "history"
If not, thanks @AshleyNunn, @spugsley, @GodEmperorDune and anyone else who looked at my writing.
@Arperum If that was anything like history in the UK it was quite a bit of military history.
15:50
@Ronan It included a lot of that yes, but also other things.
-3
Q: Why Can't glass be picked up using shears in mincraft

Marshall WildmannWhen Placing glass wrong in Minecraft, it cannot be picked up and has to be broken and it does not go back into my inventory

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Q: Reputation points required to level up faction rank

mazeemReputation points require prestige points, but how many faction reputation points do I need for each level?

@Arperum REJECTED
@Sterno SUCKS TO BE YOU. NOW YOU MISSED THE CHANCE FOR HIRING ME.
16:17
@PrivatePansy it was fun and you write well
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Q: What characters do I need to unlock to earn the Alter Ego trophy in Lego Marvel Super Heroes?

XGamerD16For the most part, playing Lego Marvel Super Heroes has been a fun, joyful experience. However, there is one trophy I am having issues with: Alter Ego. It says to perform all big Lego figure transformations, but so far I have only found Hulk, Venom, & Stan-Hulk. Who am I missing?

@Yuuki Double Gypceros was challenging.
@MadMAxJr Want to do some online play?
@Yuuki It's 10:26AM. I'm at work. No can do.
16:30
@Yuuki that dude is coco-nuts
@ardaozkal Broke?
also @Yuuki @AshleyNunn the LT&T office (this month's iotm) is fun and wild, but on the more difficult side
@ardaozkal looks like you are just bad at answering
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A: Hitting the Vote Limit

Ktash"Voting too much" is a weird concept. Your votes are yours to use however you see fit. For me, personally, I have never hit the vote limit (or even come close). I don't vote very much, and have high standards when I do usually. Arqade, on the whole, is a very vote happy community as opposed to m...

> It's probably why no one has ever earned the Unsung Hero or even the Tenacious badges on this site.
And well, I just got the tenacious badge. First in Arqade, too.
1 min ago, by GodEmperorDune
@ardaozkal looks like you are just bad at answering
16:33
> accepted
@ardaozkal I think I've said this before, but the real achievement is whether you have the Analytical badge.
@Yuuki boo, grandfather clause
user15026
@GodEmperorDune I grabbed the iotm but i haven't played with it yet. I suspect I am probably too low level right now.
@Yuuki *opens up console*
All the badges do is remind me I spend too much time in the review queues.
16:38
I've seen that before. Jesus didn't throw a lot of fireballs or animate dead, so I'm not sure about lichdom.
@AshleyNunn most likely
sup dogsa
blood given
At least, when compared to the AD&D Tower of Doom lich
Q: Why are ghosts considered scary?
16:39
i think the bad guys in the easy version of it scale to your stats, but start at 100 (or 150) mainstat
Zombies eat your brain, vampires drink your blood. Ghosts? Nothing.
and most bosses have difficult mechanics for someone starting out
They might annoy you, but I can't see any real damage of them.
like no spells, or no attacks, or only particular element of damage, or just combat items
@ardaozkal they eat the grass of your lawn... no wait, that's GOATS
Depends on the kind of ghost. Some create a cold presence. They linger. They make noises. They possess objects and cause harm.
Ghosts in older stories don't cause direct harm. They drive someone mad through constant reminders of previous action or frustrate them until they go insane.
16:43
hmm, maybe we should ask on paranormal.se
@MadMAxJr I dunno, I'm sure he's capable of it.
And also animate dead? Pretty sure he did that.
good morning bridge
@GodEmperorDune why am I following it on A51 ?!
@Yuuki Does he have a phylactery?
@MadMAxJr The Holy Spirit?
16:53
@nukeforum well, at first i made just one answer with a list of things, but apparently thats not how lifehacks works
@MadMAxJr he most definitely raised the dead
17:18
@MadMAxJr stop quoting macbeth
you'll doom us all
@MadMAxJr Maybe he lost his spellbook.
XCOM2 has a release time now! HYPE HYPE HYPE cc @Wipqozn
Yeah, it's 1pm EST, just like you'd expect
Wait a minute
1 day 12 hours
MIDNIGHT
EXTRA BONUS HYPE
So much hype there are hype-snakes.
I'm pretty excited for it, but I'm also refusing to let myself buy it on account of the backlog of games bought at full retail price I have now |:
17:22
@Sterno MAXIMUM OVERHYPE
I'm already hyped for what I assume will be X-Com 2 Long War mod.
@Wipqozn I read Warpcon as Wipqozn. I really need a sleep.
@MadMAxJr Long war devs have already been working with the XCOM 2 devs to make mods
There will be three mods by long war devs available at launch
Nice.
I really enjoyed Long War until it sent me into the totally-not-lovecraft map and I still only had bullet weapons.
I'm not taking on a map full of chrysalids with pea shooters.
The increased diversity of skill trees in long war was pretty slick though.
user15026
I like how more than one person has told me not to gamble on my LH question
17:36
@AshleyNunn just gamble responsibly :P
btw, your question made it onto HNQ and now has like 2k views
@AshleyNunn asked a question on Lifehacks?
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Q: How did Cloud learn how to fight?

user138013This always struck me as a major plot hole in the original game. The facts were established: Cloud has Jenova cells in him and mako conditioning. This gives him strength and regenerative abilities Cloud stole Zack's identity Cloud was a grunt, not even a low level SOLDIER Cloud was incapacitate...

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Q: How can I scratch lottery tickets?

Ashley NunnSo here's the thing. I tend to keep my nails trimmed pretty short, and I don't often have coins in my wallet. Those were always the top two ways to scratch off lottery tickets that I've been told. Problem is, I find myself in possession of a scratch ticket, and I want to know if I've won the big...

@Wipqozn she has actually asked two
Oh whoa
17:38
her question got more views than mine though.
apparently people like gambling more than eating utensils
She doesn't have as much lifehacks rep as me thoguh
Get on my level
I'd be skeptical of that key answer. I tried that once and it actually took off the ink too
@Wipqozn i got more rep from her question than she did. probably because i posted 3 answers though
@TimStone leave a comment/downvote and let people know. you may protect someone from losing more money from gambling
That would require me registering there which I refuse to do
REFUSE
@TimStone then i can post a comment for you? saying a friend said this might not work for reasons
user15026
17:42
I also like the "use your pants" suggestion. Like...really?
If you want. I forget what I was actually scratching off, it might not have been technically a lottery ticket
@Dragonrage oh that's why you were complaining about that
user15026
(also I suspect a zipper pull would be too blunt)
It was lottery-ticket-eseque, but maybe the actual lottery uses better printing
also i find it hard to believe that adam couldnt find a picture of a key
17:42
@AshleyNunn didn't even notice, downvotes away!
@AshleyNunn it seems like a very inconvenient way of doing that. also people would most likely look at you very strangely if you did it
user15026
Also, I suspect it wouldn't actually work. You need something with a pretty decent edge.
so LH actually encourages answer bombing?
i also left off putting butter knife as an actual answer, as it was more a poke at @Wipqozn
@Ohnana as many answers as you can think of for a possible substitute tool, you can post as asnwers
actually its not that you can, you must
thats intense
@Dragonrage yeah i'm referencing the mod comment
also, i guess that's one way to inflate your answers per question stat
17:51
@Ohnana and an easy way for people to get rep. post a bunch of possible answers and get a bunch of rep
@Dragonrage knives are my answers damnit
i mean if i really wanted to i could come up with at least another 5 things that people commonly have with them that could work to scratch things off
@djsmiley2k dont steal my answer, without attribution
it was part of my original answer
i just figured if @Wipqozn has such trouble trying to eat a bagel, then a knife probably isnt that common for people to carry
How to scratch a lotto ticket. Find a friend with a prop plane. Start the prop engine. Hold the ticket close enough so the prop blade scrapes the ticket but not so close you lose your hands.
The ticket is now scratched.
@MadMAxJr i feel like this is actually less practical than trying to scratch it with your pants
i like when i go to add another answer the site gets upset at me. its like stop doing this this is wrong.
lifehacks, breaking SE since whenever it was thought of

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