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12:02
It was 34 degrees last week.
Now, we're hovering above zero.
Morning.
Seriously? An update to Acrobat Reader required a restart to my work machine? I hate this system, and not just because I leave documents open overnight.
@fredley I have found a new improved link to the Bridge room
Actually, the worst part is that I had an automated build running when my machine was restarted.
You should totally use this for daily browsing.
12:06
@Derpy It's not working for me, which I'm quite happy with
@fredley With how long you spent to get deep dream working, surely you can spare some time for this
> Refused to display 'https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/35/the-bridge' in a frame because it set 'X-Frame-Options' to 'SAMEORIGIN'.
@MBraedley Get a pirated copy of windows, they don't update
@ChromeSlice Yeah, that would totally be fine with the IT department
12:09
@fredley You can get around this with some older browsers! I did a report on this in school
I don't remember which versions but older Firefox had plenty of exploits
why would you want to though
@twobugs "Compromise your security for ponies!"
@ChromeSlice Why would I want the evilest villain in all of history to suffer? Beats me!
It bothers me when I'm asked to clarify a question, so I do, then people just say "this isn't helpful" despite me offering a precise definition.
It's not unconstructive, its just being a jerk. Of course, that is the comment that is upvoted
12:14
"what have you tried I know you have 101 rep but this site works better when you've tried something"
"because I don't think you've tried at all"
I don't like those comments either
If the asker doesn't mention what they've tried I usually try to prompt them for more information by saying something like "What have you tried? I'm asking so we can avoid repeat suggestions"
I think that gives them at least a little benefit of the doubt
The most best is if you know what they might be talking about and at least point at the right direction
@MBraedley I can't believe someone made a video for such an old meme
It's only alive in the bridge
@Unionhawk See I don't know anything about Minecraft so I try to either leave helpful comments when I can or just back off
Time to read a 40 page policy document! Yay!
Yey
Time to finally be able to take my drug test
(I didn't study so they sent me back out to study)
12:19
You didn't study for your drug test? You baka
Yeah I was not hydrated enough
Ah I made that mistake once
@twobugs The word "baka" should only be used in multiples of three repetitions.
It's really annoying since you're not allowed to leave
@Derpy [citation needed]
Urine tests are very annoying but I drink all the water all the time so it's not a problem for me now
12:21
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Q: In Minecraft PE, how do I use multiplayer over Bluetooth on iOS?

Sith SiriI have seen videos that say that you can user her apps that have a Bluetooth connection to play, but I guess it doesn't work on iOS 9. Is there any way to use local multiplayer over Bluetooth?

I forgot how nice Ublock Origin is
Now that chiptune is stuck in my head
@twobugs What on earth else were you using?
Websites I would ignore because they have thousands of shitty flash ads which invariably crash (like the entire wikia network) are fine
@fredley For my brief stint using Edge on my surface? Nothing. Literally nothing.
@twobugs That sounds awful
12:25
Edge does have a pretty powerful reader view, but that seems optimized for certain types of content
@twobugs Readability, yo
Ugh Goddammit I don't have time for this shit
@fredley It has some pros, like really nice surface integration to the point where you can add freehand markup to websites which is saved
But ultimately I found that to be of limited use when the browser itself regularly crashed and/or deleted my settings
12:27
@fredley The fact that it's returning a 502 error?
@MBraedley yes
That cat looks so uncomfortable
its working for me....
Has anyone played Doom?
> Read Comfortably—
Anytime, Anywhere
12:28
(the new one)
@Sterno I played the multiplayer beta
It was neat
I'm not in a hurry to pick it up though
@twobugs Anything else is not possible, apparently there were no review copies that would be delivered before launch.
...Yikes
I mean, I love DOOM so I'm sure I'll derive some enjoyment from it. I'm just not chomping at the bit
I'm completely uninterested in it yet will almost certainly pick it up today and maybe even go home a bit early to play it
WTF Brain
@Sterno Why would you do that?
12:32
I'm still confused about how stating that my question uses the TF2 definition of hitscan is "not helpful" and I need to explain what I "actually mean".
@twobugs Because people have to go look up TF2's definition of "hitscan" to understand your question
@Sterno Or they can read the word itself and figure out what it means using context
Or they can click the damn link
The link that didn't exist until after he made that comment
Yes, I added that because to some extent there was a fair criticism
Then I'm not sure what you're complaining about. You seem to have just said it was a somewhat fair criticism!
12:36
Sorry, I was confused about the order of events because I'm doing something else right now
I added a link initially when you asked what definition I was using
I can tell you why I left my comment about it... I have an understanding of what "hitscan" is but then I saw the answer that said "Using TF2's definition" and it made me wonder how TF2s definition might differ from the common definition
He is saying "well the definition you listed doesn't help" when it literally does.
and I googled a bit and didn't have an answer to that
Well, I added the link later, but I added the clarification when you asked because that's the fair criticism
Saying "Okay you explained what the definition you're using is but I don't care" is not a fair criticism
@twobugs You are confusing me. You said the link tells you. I agree it does. But the link didn't exist until after his comment, and you said that it was a somewhat fair criticism. Are you upset his comment still exists after you posted the link?
Oh, I see
12:38
Sorry, I'm trying to do several things at once right now so I am a little scatterbrained
Well, in his defense, I did not find that link when I googled last night... I kept finding forum posts that were a lot less explicit. Maybe he did too
Your comment is totally fair. I think this other guy is being silly and people are continuing to upvote him after I added the link
I edited the link directly into the question now but whatever
I don't know what I googled for last night though, since your link seems to be the first one for "hitscan tf2"
Some of this stuff just bothers me. I know comments are not Serious Business
I probably did something like "What's the definition of hitscan?"
12:39
But this is like, what is the point of that comment? I listed what game I'm explicitly using.
The way he said his comment wasn't great, but I do think it's valid to say "instead of making us go look up the definition somewhere, just give it to us in the question".
I'm just taking out my frustration on being at work
Anyway, whatevs!
DOWNLOAD DOOM
Then I'm gonna hitscan @Wipqozn's mom
I can't wait for you to download and then not play this game and then regret it
Doom has a $40 season pass
WTF
@twobugs I almost never regret it
12:41
They probably have multiple expansions planned
Doom 3 had an expansion and a full on revamp
Speaking of, I need to play BFG edition
Although I doubt that would be included in a season pass
It's not showing up in my game list to remote install. This is the worst.
I might need to unaccept that answer though since more information is making it look inaccurate
@Sterno Let me know how that is.
The review copies not being sent out until launch always makes me suspicious a game is crap
I need to beat Uncharted 4 before DOOM anyway
@Wipqozn RPS has a first impressions that was "kind of bland, but fun" which was good enough for me
12:45
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Q: How to block Clash royale port?

user147327Does anyone now the port and the Ip to block Clash royale? Or how to look for it? I would like to block the access to this game for different devices Ipad and Android...

Okay, so I just noticed that I bought it via Steam with my old cc which is disabled. Yet it shows it as purchased, got a confirmation email. When I go to the store page it says I already own it. But when I go to my game list ot remotely install, it's not there.
I guess I just find it hard to believe that DOOM would be totally crap because Wolfenstein was great and the beta was fun and fast
C'MON, STEAM
But no review copies is Not A Good Sign
I will be impressed if they managed to charge my disabled credit card for the game though
12:46
@Sterno Maybe they'll just give you the game for free
and be like "Seniors Discount"
and then you'll be like "Back in MY day"
and then @Unionhawk will be like "I'm young"
and then @fredley will be like "Trolltastic"
In all seriousness though I'm curious to see how doom is recieved
This is making me nostalgic for Doom 1 and 2 now
I hope it'll be old school secret keys and all that doom
I should put those on my surface
I need more games for my surface
The screen on this thing is soooo beautiful
@fredley Hahahaha yesssss
12:48
Stellaris should be holding my interest but I'm having trouble playing it for more than an hour at a time. And have to keep fighting the urge to restart
@Sterno That's my 4X struggle
Steam somehow charged my new credit card by using my old credit card's number. This is terrifying
I either get really into them like Civ4 but quickly realize how little I understand and that I can only beat the computer on "Stupid Idiot" difficulty
Or I beat down the brutally stupid computer easily and get bored like in Civ5
@Sterno wat
@fredley Only B&W? Where's the Pebble Time love?
12:51
@MBraedley It's a watchface. Doom is ~4MB, and app binaries are limited to 256k for the PT afaik
I could never be good at Civ4 because that requires using slavery and I feel bad about killing imaginary video game people
@twobugs How did Undertale leave you feeling?
@Sterno uh, yes, yes it is
@fredley I didn't kill anyone, so pretty good overall
@fredley I'm saying that it should be offered in colour
12:53
@twobugs Genocide run?
I'm not doing a genocide run because I'm not a monster.
@MBraedley I'll offer you in colour
@fredley I'd like to see you try
@MBraedley I had the same complaint about this really cool Persona 4 Golden watchface
Okay, so this is a credit card I lost and then got a replacement (with a new number, obviously). Steam tried to charge the old card. It's showing up in my statement for the new card as Pending. It might just be that Chase.com shows pending transactions on the old card on the new statement, they haven't gotten around to rejecting the steam purchase yet, and that's why I can't remotely download the game either
Or something
12:54
It's black and white only
It is weird that Steam seems to show the game as purchased while the transaction is still pending though
This also probably means I can't play it until the cc gets around to rejecting the transaction
FRIDAY THE 13TH GOT ME
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@Sterno FUN FUN FUN FUN
@Sterno That'll learn ya
I hope @Sterno never gets to play Doom
My inability to play it is making me want to play it now.
It amazes me how easily @Sterno buys games that he won't play. :P
13:00
I do it too. I should meet my future wife over WoW so I can become @SternoII
@Fluttershy In this case it's not that easy
@twobugs Nah, man, nah. I met my now ex-wife more or less through WoW, so it can be a mixed bag.
@twobugs Only weirdos still play WOW
World of Weirdos
@Sterno is just jealous my guild is one of the top 500 in the world
More like world of your moms
13:05
There are still 500 guilds?
If you cathc my drift
wink wink nudge nudge
I don't catch your drift. I don't understand what you're saying.
@Sterno Neither do I
I think you're saying that my mom is a classy lady.
I don't catch your drift, if you catch my drift.
13:17
Yes
Looks like Wheel of Time is become a TV show
How does one even catch a drift? I'M GOING DOWN A RABBIT HOLE OF CONFUSION
I should probably give that series a try before it becomes a popular TV show nd it's all spoiled
becuaset that's how Game of Thrones was
So, like, a 37 season TV show?
@Sterno probably
@Sterno There are lots of guilds!
Ranking in this case is when you killed the final boss of the expansion. I don't know our exact ranking but it's in the top 500
13:18
@Wipqozn Yeah, they mentioned that.
Isn't Wheel of Time one of those books everyone gets mad about? I can't wait for people to get mad about the TV show
I hope it has really bad CGI like Game of Thrones
@twobugs People either love it or hate it.
And from what I gather, the writing even irritates people who love it at times.
@twobugs Stop triggering me. You're giving me flashbacks to when my wife kept talking about being in a top 10 US Guild, as if I or anyone else anywhere cared
@StrixVaria Yes. I haven't read it and I already know he talks a lot about how characters pull their braids.
I for one look forward to the fandom wars between GoT and WoT
13:22
@Wipqozn and hands on their hips
@Sterno Your wife is way cooler than you are IMO.
GoT will be over before WoT ever gets going
That's hard to disagree with
I suspect I won't like WoT, since it seems like the characters are terrivly written
I don't think GoT is ever doing to end
I'm told they're still moving the overall plot very slowly
I at least want to try it, though
13:24
@twobugs Novels, maybe. From what I've read the show is planned to end at 7 seasons. So let's just call it 9
@Wipqozn This is not true. The characters are generally solid. I just found them and the plot and the setting all uninteresting.
@Wipqozn You should at least read the first book just to find out.
I wonder if the author will die before GoT ends
And they'll have to bring in someone else to finish it
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Q: Isn't the Alola region too small?

user6245072For what we have seen in the trailer, the Alola region is only composed of one island. But this island looks too small as there is only one city on the map, and you can also easily recognize the locations seen in the trailer (E.g. the platform where the starters are seen). What do you think? Als...

That always causes good drama
13:25
@Sterno The first book bothered me so much. The first 1/2 to 2/3 of the book are from Rand's perspective. Then it shifts to Mat or Perrin (one of them) for about 10 pages, and then back to Rand for the rest of the book.
@Lazers2.0 too much water IGN
@StrixVaria I'm guessing you don't like Rand, then?
Also OT for like 3 reasons
@Sterno Well, yes. But what bothered me the most was the inconsistent use of perspective.
If you establish a single point character for 90% of the book, the other 10% is jarring and shit.
In later books, that wasn't a problem because he jumped all over the place all the time.
But in the first book it was atrocious.
That's pretty spectacular how not belonging to the site that question is
13:27
It's basically a forum post
It is a forum post
It's also not a good forum post because other areas have been just an island
I don't remember the names but Gen 4
hi
err.
Sinnoh?
All I know is gen 6 has too much water
13:29
Half the map in Gen 3 was water.
I'm referring to the IGN review
Wait that was oras
Which...
Yeah
Gen 3 has a lot of water
All the gens seem to have problems, though. There are a lot of zubat caves in like... 4 and 5 I want to say
4 had I think... 12 HMs? What a mess
@Sterno yeha, I will. Heard later books get crap.
@twobugs I think 20-25% of all wild encounters in gen 1 are Zubat, on an average playthrough.
Honestly the series is well regraded, but seems to get hated on as much as it's praised
13:31
At least they brought that back to only 5 in later gens
@Wipqozn Some are great. Some aren't
There's no definite downward trend.
@Wipqozn WoT is one of the best examples of books so boring that it made me think I didn't like reading in general.
Along with American Gods by Neil Gaiman.
I never read American Gods but I really really good things
WEll, the moral of the story is I'lll probably try it once I finish up with Hobb
Gaiman is kind of hit and miss in my experience
13:34
I've only read Neverwhere and half of American Gods.
And my conclusion is that Gaiman is really good at writing interesting sentences, and really really bad at writing interesting plots.
He's done a lot of stuff over the years, I've never read either of those so I can't comment
I liked some of the TV episodes he has worked on and Sandman was pretty good for a while (I had it spoiled for me though so I dropped it)
I am still considering giving him one last chance with Stardust.
I really liked that movie. But I think it may have gained a lot by being a movie over a book, and I can definitely see where it's along the same lines of the other things he wrote that I didn't like.
He really likes the "there's a secret world of magic that normal people don't know about" trope.
My only exposure to Gaimen is him saying GRRM isn't your bitch, and some Doctor Who episode that was made once Doctor Who got terrible but most people think is great so made me think I won't like Gaimen
I saw him read a poem of his live once, which was actually pretty good. He should stick to poetry tbh.
I think he's just one of those authors who became super popular so people just kind of eat up his stuff even if it isn't great
He's a cool guy, at least
13:43
@twobugs That is true.
Whoever decided that cell phone cameras should default to 4600x3500 ultrablurry nonsense is a real jerk
curse you openswan for not updating properly!
(and for causing the entire yum update to fail)
@twobugs ORAS is the gen 3 remake (iirc?)
@Unionhawk Yes.
13:53
<comment about @Unionhawk being youngionhawk>
@Wipqozn The Doctor's Wife was a strange episode. I'm not sure I like it, but I don't think I hate it either.
I'm pretty sure I like Inside the Dalek a bit more.
Petition to rename @Unionhawk to @Onionhawk
Gaimen has written a few Doctor Who episodes
@twobugs I'm old enough to know ruby sapphire, I just can't quite keep the numbers straight
Okay, IMDB says 2, plus one uncredited.
14:07
Trying to troubleshoot something at work and it's a clear example of link rot, the evilest thing ever
"Hey, we have help on our website" -> It now redirects to a products page
Great. Thanks.
@Fluttershy Giant uncloseable popup blocking article. No thanks.
Posted before but somehow not starred so I'll allow it
@StrixVaria D:
@StrixVaria Cannot reproduce issue. ublock origin to the rescue.
14:12
@MBraedley I actually have that installed.
Who knows, but that site can diaf.
Maybe it's the corporate firewall to blame the rescue
Damn. DOOM is 50gb
@Sterno The only way I can parse this is that it costs 50 gold coins.
Oh.
50 gold bricks? Damn that's expensive
GOLD BULLION
Oh, wait, I'm spreading misinformation. It's only 43.8gb
6 hour download :(
14:16
I should look at some gameplay for that.
What? The new office printer/copier/scanner can staple documents? What an amazing world we live in.
I do like FPS games. Although Overwatch will be out soon enough...
@StrixVaria week and a half
I won't have enough free time to finish Doom in a week and a half, unless the game isn't worth the money.
14:28
Finishing games is overrated
Actually, the gameplay in Doom looks pretty great.
I played up to the E1M1 achievement before work.
@Sterno Probably megatextures
It's some new iD thing I'm told helps with loading times or whatever
They used it in Rage
And in Wolfenstein
@StrixVaria Yeah the multiplayer was very fast and cool
Satisfying shotgun, which is a must for video games
If shotguns suck in your game I hate it
14:32
I got the triple burst thing to bolt onto it.
I'm amused it opens with 'Rip and tear' in the first few lines.
Ugh $60 though...
That's more than I spent on Overwatch.
Oh but there's MORE. There's a $40 season pass too.
For...what?
Wait, new multiplayer content requires extra money?
Well, at least now I can confidently not buy it.
@Sterno Yeah, that's by the Super Meat Boy music guy. Like him.
Man, and it's published by Bethesda? I thought they were cool.
Don't use EA as a role model :(
14:37
@Sterno jokes on you, this is pretty good
Just upgraded my internet. NOW I CAN PLAY DOOM TODAY
(and stream at a non-shitty resolution)
6.5 hours to 1.5 hours.
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Q: What are the chances of getting loot when giving meds to a sick man?

sensiwooSometimes a sick man hobbles to you and asks for medicine. I used to give it to them, and get loot as reward. But recently nothing happens and just "expresses his thanks" and he go's away. What are the chances of getting loot?

I should have Google Fiber soon. A few weeks.
fingers crossed
nice!
Google, suburban New Jersey, pls.
14:45
Google, my house, wherever that is, please
(ends up being, anyway)
Google, Turkey, pls
I'm pretty sure suburban NJ is about as densely populated as parts of some of the cities they've done.
google, Los Angeles pls
Google, hire me when I graduate
It's funny, Google Fiber is included on housing listings in Kansas City now.
14:54
@StrixVaria They amped the Fallout 4 season pass to $50 a few months after release
Welcome to the new Bethesda
I assume DOOM's season pass refers to a few single player expansions and probably some dlc maps for multiplayer
Because I can't imagine it being $40 otherwise. They probably have a list of expected content somewhere

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