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14:00
Tracer is a great character when you have a good team and you know how to play
Not sure why you cc'd me there
@ardaozkal I feel like Tracer is one of the highest skill-cap characters.
@twobugs You know what you did.
Her ulti is really powerful, however Dva has a better one
Spoiler alert: hanzo scatter arrow
I guess it's not exactly rng, but it's basically rng
14:00
> nere this
You're like the "It's aliens" hair guy now
> nerf this
I need more coffee
Damn. I miss overwatch and I won't be able to play it :(
Which is to say I need to buy a travel mug for coffee
14:01
(didn't buy it)
Since the walk from my desk to the coffee station and back is a bit too long for a standard mug I think
(USD and EUR rates are too high)
0
Q: Book from which Silent Hill 2 is based.

Calculus KnightI heard in a reliable forum that Silent Hill 2's plot is based off a book. Or maybe it isn't, but it seems that way due to similarities. Obviously, I wrote the title down, but I can't find it now. What's the name of the book?

@Lazers2.0 I'd request
14:02
It's only $40 USD, it's way better than your average AAA game
Furkan key owed
Furkana keyboard
I don't know if ardaphone is more or less funny than Chromephone
@Unionhawk There are good AAA games!
@Unionhawk my aim is shot, so is my fps
@twobugs As in the $40 price point is better
By $20 on average
14:05
If you didn't buy Origins edition you are subhuman
Meh
It's too late now since you can't actually upgrade
@twobugs I bought the $40 version and have zero regrets.
And I'm one of the most hype here for the game.
@StrixVaria Greetings, Hitler
@StrixVaria It took me a moment to realize that wasn't some weird nickname for @Unionhawk
@StrixVaria Heck, he doesn't even need 25 more health. Just replace his 50 white health with armor.
14:05
I need at least 540$ for overwatch
You get like 5 skins for overwatch in origins
@Yuuki True.
He is a robot, robots having armor makes sense
@twobugs Origins edition seems like a waste of $20
@ardaozkal Uh?
14:06
He also dies to one Tracer clip/magazine, which is also annoying.
New pc plus overwatch
@Yuuki Armor would help a ton with that too.
afaik it's not actually too intensive
But I'm not sure
Plus it makes sense since he's literally made of metal.
@Yuuki or one shot from widowmaker
14:07
Yeah, Zenyatta not having any armor is weird.
Plus I'd need new lcd and a proper mouse as Mt game one is broken
@Wipqozn That is where this conversation started.
@StrixVaria SORRY JEEZ FINE STRIX I'LL JUST GO JOIN THE CIRCUS WILL THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY?!?!!?! WILL IT?!!?!?
@Wipqozn it will make.me happy
14:08
Oh man, Zeldathon is next month
> and your head is too much a circle at the back end and a point at the front part, like a drawing of an ice cream cone in a clown’s hand.
@Wipqozn What would you even do in a circus?
@StrixVaria be a clown
@StrixVaria I'll just show them my socks.
@Wipqozn It's not a waste of $20 to get skins that let everyone know I'm better than they are
14:08
@StrixVaria turtleclown ofc
@ChromeSlice hue
@twobugs Crzy kids
user15026
@Unionhawk I realized that yesterday and I got so hype. Because it's probably one of my favourite things that happens throughout the year...which likely makes me a giant dork but whatever.
Who's doing spurious pins?
14:10
@Ronan Evidence points to @StrixVaria
At least I didn't post something unrelated to anything happening and self-pin.
@StrixVaria rekt
@StrixVaria That's true.
@StrixVaria I wasn't for or against you I was just presenting the evidence
14:11
@StrixVaria oh did you see the rocket league gify I posted yesterday
@ChromeSlice Nope.
@ardaozkal lmao
hahahahahahaha commonwhitegirl of course tweeting
> Are you sure this will pull my grade up?
@ChromeSlice Was this you?
@StrixVaria No, somebody I know though
I feel like it feels a lot like an accident
14:12
Sick.
but still badass
@ardaozkal Did you edit this?
ಠ_ಠ
proof shows mod powers being used appropriately
@ChromeSlice I have been conditioned to hate this person. F--k swangas.
14:15
@Yuuki Hahahaha
> pull the lever kronk #modabusedouthashtag
ahahhahahahahhaha
> The memory grew brighter. “Professor Slughorn,” Hermione asked brightly, “What if someone wanted to split his wealth into multiple offshore accounts? Say…seven?
“Good heavens, seven?”
“Well, isn’t seven considered a magically significant number?”
“Merline’s beard, girl! Isn’t it bad enough to consider doing it once? To dodge their tax bill seven times…This is all hypothetical, isn’t it, Hermione? All academic?”
“Of course, sir,” Hermione said, smiling. “It’ll be our little secret.”
Hm. Nintendo is apparently starting to get serious about video game movies.
@ardaozkal I saw that one, loooooooooool
14:17
I mean... it worked out so well for them in the past, right?
@Ronan Mallory Ortberg is amazing
@twobugs metroid pls
@PrivatePansy Hahahahahaha
I wonder how said it first
Panama papers the gift that keeps giving
14:20
@ThinkingNothin, Toronto, Ontario
You're Lucky you arent blocked. Siktir git Çirkinsin.
51.5k tweets, 30.4k followers, following 20.9k users
this turkish guy in canada
One of my coworkers leaves his Skype sounds on and it's horrible
@twobugs you need to use Skype for Business for business stuff
and you can mute people on that
Think he means he can hear every time his co-worker gets a message
Because the dude didn't mute his sounds
user15026
@twobugs my personal hope (because I read they want to do like anime style or something) is like miyazaki quality stuff about Nintendo properties but I am expecting more like the SMB3 cartoon or the LoZ cartoon
ohh
my message still applies
14:24
Does it?
@AshleyNunn That would be great
user15026
@ardaozkal I don't think it does
ohhhhhhh
I'm just worried it'll be like the weird Hong Kong LoZ Crime Drama (...yes, I'm not joking)
it hit me now
14:25
I want Undertale to get the Miyazaki treatment.
user15026
@twobugs I know, right? I'd watch the heck out of those
user15026
@twobugs I have heard about that and the whole thing makes me facepalm
But the crime drama thing was like "Wait... did... someone actually want this? Anyone???"
It's funny because Detective Pikachu
I mean... maybe it's good... but the premise is basically stripping out everything that makes LoZ what it is
14:26
Though that may have spawned from the melee hat
user15026
@Unionhawk I still can't believe that is a thing.
A voice acted thing no less
See Detective Pikachu is hilarious
(The idea, at least)
Detective Link... I don't think it works.
The Internet wanted Danny Devito to do the English voice but he's not doing it
Something about "what's pokemon" or something afaik
Things that I have done since I decided to realign my personal site's code this afternoon:

- Touched 37 files
- Added two packages to my composer.json
- Drank one cup of coffee
- Ate 1/2 a mango
- Read an article about possums
- Hugged Fluttershy six times
- Wondered if this is a totally lost cause twice
- Caused an infinite loop
- Caused an infinite loop
- Caused an infinite loop
- Caused an infinite loop
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14:33
Mangos are good
Real talk
@Unionhawk I forgot that was a thing
@AshleyNunn I can. Pikachu is crazy popular. Folks will buy anything with him in it. It's nuts.
@PrivatePansy can you link that article about possums?
@Unionhawk They are, but unless you live within a few miles of a farm they're almost impossible to find and really expensive when you do
Because they bruise so easily and don't keep well
@ardaozkal It's in the starred list
dammit, I was joking but it just got real
14:35
uh, okay
nice meme I guess?
I'm confused
user15026
I want to like mangoes but the texture is weird to me.
I'm not quite sure what's going on, but I think we should all hold hands and sing
I was going to ask about to mangos but @uni, you did it.
@Wipqozn and hug Fluttershy
@ardaozkal no
14:38
@AshleyNunn This is me and like... every fruit
user15026
@Wipqozn yeah that's true. It's kinda like how the Pokemon art academy thing apparently sold decently well, which also surprised me. And now there is also a Disney one which I suspect will also do well.
I had a lot easier time with veggies
you made it sad
@AshleyNunn It's kind of like pudding, which is... well, I'm not sure which fruit has the same consistency
I suppose you don't take to gelatin too well either
14:39
I like it's funny Pikachu has become the mascot. He's not the first Pokemon designed nor the creator's favorite
Although the creator is a goof and his favorite is Poliwhirl because he has a swirly on his stomach (he admitted this in an interview iirc and he sounded super embarrassed)
user15026
@PrivatePansy no not really. Pudding is okay, sometimes,but Jello and it's ilk are not my favourite by a long shot. I don't like foods that feel like they should wobble
@PrivatePansy is all eps of MLP worth watching? I want to check it out but not sure I should start from s1e1.
"Jello and it's ilk" - HAH, that's good
I like that
I've never liked Jello either
Why does excel change "5/16" to "16-May" on default and who do I need to slap to resolve this
I get that it's unambiguous this way but it looks dumb
> YOU SCRUBBLEMENT UP YOUR WITCH HANDS AND I DON’T TRUST IT, THAT IS A HUMAN ATTRIBUTE AND I WANT YOU TO LEAVE THAT TO US, STOP BEFORE-WASHING AND RUBBLE-SCRITCHING YOUR FUR-FINGERS, YOU MASHED-DOWN SMALLBEAR
user15026
I want to like Jello but I just can't get there. My mom used to have a bajillion Jello molds and made fancy Jello shapes for like every occasion ever for a long time when I was a kid and I would dread it. Especially because in a mold there are often parts that set more and get harder and ickier than the rest.
14:45
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Q: Clash of Clans war tiebrreaker

Stephen AbeytaDuring a Clash of Clans war, which team is determined to win when the star total is even and the total destruction is also even?

@Lazers2.0 dupe
@AshleyNunn protip: alcohoic jelly
Gin & Tonic jelly best jelly
user15026
@fredley I love the Toast.
user15026
@fredley you know, I have never had alcoholic jello
@AshleyNunn Can recommend
14:47
Alcoholic... jello?
noted
So apparently one of the key sources behind that "Trump has a long history of being a total asshole to women" article from the NYT has said her statements were taken completely out of context
user15026
Another good resource for Jello and alcohol is Jelly Shot Test Kitchen
14:49
(If you haven't watched Psychoville, you should watch Psychoville)
@twobugs sounds about right
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Q: What is the difference between online and "normal" material procurement?

DanmakuGrazerWhile playing Metal Gear Solid V and having a Base Dev Team, occasionally you'll get a little popup box in the bottom right of the screen mentioning how much of each resource type was extracted or refined, resulting in a bit of passive resource gain over time. More rarely, you'll see a "Online Ma...

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Q: Stuck with a growing pop of a species that is no longer present on the planet

kotekzotSome of my continental humans living on a ocean planet have modified themselves to be better suited to the climate and then some, and became radical xenophobes and militarists due to supposed clashes with vanilla humans (strangely enough, since my vanilla humans are materialists, xenophiles and i...

Earhardt asked, "Why do you think the left, the mainstream media, is so obsessed with just creating this negative headline about how Donald Trump treats women?"
"I can't answer that. I don't -- I don't know. I think that they are just reaching for straws," Brewer Lane responded.
15:05
Well, you don't need to do that for Trump, though.
Just look at his pathetic feud with Megyn Kelly
(I don't like Fox News at all but I respect that they stood by her)
And given that he is calling the most qualified candidate and a major presidential contender as someone "just playing the woman card" - that's very damning to him.
I'm not sure what you mean. I posted an article because it's from a reliable source and an interesting new turn in the story
Yes, Yuuki, we need Unkarted.
I'm against Trump, but I'm Pro-Fact.
15:10
Good.
@AshleyNunn Do you still use Sunrise?
As some of you might already know, we were acquired by Microsoft last year and have now moved on to work on Outlook for iOS and Android. Different products, same goal: making your day-to-day life easier and more enjoyable to manage.

The entire Sunrise team is now working side-by-side with the Outlook team and it’s a thrilling moment for us to work on an app of this scale. Unfortunately, as all good stories go, there’s a sad bit to it: we’re not able to support and update Sunrise anymore. No new features. No bug fixes. For us, that’s the definition of a lousy app and it’s not a user experie
=[
user15026
Oh, boo :(
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Q: How much does Assist Research actually help?

DCShannonThere are periods during my galactic empire's inevitable ascendancy in which there are no systems for my science ships to survey, as we are already omniscient concerning our vast and glorious holdings. During these periods, I can order each of my science ships to "Assist Research" at a colony un...

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Q: Kanai's Cube powers and other legendary items

MatteoI've been recently using the cube to extract legendary powers but I can't find information about the interaction with the power selected for a specific slot (weapon, armor or jewelry) and the presence of other legendary powers in the given slot. E.g.: I use Deathwish as weapon (+30/35% all damag...

I... think I fixed this error, but the results are somewhat horrifying
15:32
@twobugs The results of what the error was?
I don't really know how to describe it without giving away too much information about what I do. But it was kinda gross.
@twobugs TIL @twobugs works in a sausage making plant
Witcher 3 50% off on GOG right now
@GodEmperorDune It's like Area 51, but for food
@twobugs so it lets sites of questionable quality go to public beta?
#toosoon
user15026
@GodEmperorDune well, if it is A51 for food...it lets food of questionable quality go to public beta, and I'm not sure that's any better ;)
15:46
@AshleyNunn good point
Soo I got a mail.
@ardaozkal grats
thanks
user15026
I always forget site leaderboards are a thing
user15026
Because I don't see any reason to like...compete for rep :P
15:48
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Dota

Proposed Q&A site for people who are interested in discuss about the game Dota.

Currently in definition.

user15026
I just use SE as an external brain for hte most part
Competing for rep just seems... bad
user15026
I get the idea of the leaderboards and stuff but it's been so long since it's been a thing for me
i mean all of SE was founded on gamification
user15026
Most sites that aren't here I use just when I need something specific :P
15:50
I like the concept of leaderboards
tbh I don't give a thing for retrocomputing but after that mail I feel like asking and answering more, hoping for a tshirt.
yeah, SE has good swag
by that, I don't mean low quality stuff
user15026
@GodEmperorDune yeah, I understand why they're there, it's just like...sometimes I have seen it cause issues where people do things to inflate rep just to be higher on a leaderboard that literally only really gets used when they get to graduating sites and swag
low q stuff doesn't get good rep
user15026
Although if you're only in a beta to get swag...well, I guess motivation is motivation
15:51
@AshleyNunn YOU DON'T KNOW THE POWER OF THE SWAG
@GodEmperorDune IMO Gamification only works in a sustainable way when it incentivizes people to contribute. Once people start contributing just to get rewards, things go to hell in a handbasket
I got decent rep out of a serious question, not for swag. However now my motivation is swag.
Looking at some of the really high rep users on sites like SFF make that pretty clear
user15026
@ardaozkal You do know that a) graduation is likely a while off and b) it might never get there, right?
15:52
@twobugs true, but the peer reviews, mods, and meta temper that
@AshleyNunn yes, yes.
@Wipqozn Is Stellaris an MMO or a single player game?
user15026
@GodEmperorDune We try, at least :) Sometimes it goes off the rails a bit but then hammers get swung and things even out
@GodEmperorDune To an extent. But if the mindset becomes too pervasive then you're in serious trouble
@twobugs yes, all of the peer tools are only as good as the peers using them
15:53
@fredley Single player strategy. Kind of a mix between Civ and mapgames
@twobugs neat
if everyone is like "upvote junk, whoo!" then yes, it kind of falls flat
@fredley single player, but has multiplayer. It's essentially a paradox grand strategy game crossed with a 4X
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Retrocomputingretrocomputing.stackexchange.com

Beta Q&A site for vintage-computer hobbyists interested in restoring, preserving, and using the classic computer and gaming systems of yesteryear.

Currently in public beta.

user15026
The tools are only as good as the people using them :)
15:54
Sort of like how your a Porkchop crossed with a diamond
likely to not graduate
user15026
@ardaozkal It's been literally less than a month, man.
@GodEmperorDune Yeah, and I think in some ways we're having to deal with that now (but it's not doom and gloom by any means).
user15026
I'd not go all doomy gloomy yet
@twobugs arqade or other sites?
15:55
30 days is way too early to call it
Well, lets say "not %100".
Network as a whole, but Arqade as well
There are definitely people who try to farm rep through less than good means
some stacks get way too much interest in first 30 days, and you know that they'll graduate for sure
@twobugs true, but rep cap also helps with that
ih hey, Lifehacks is down to 1.9 questions per day now
15:56
@GodEmperorDune It just means they spread bad behavior across multiple days :)
user15026
@ardaozkal See, I've seen enough sites come and go that nothing is guaranteed to me anymore
@twobugs it means they have to make more questions
SE is very careful about incentives. For example they wouldn't give away TVs to high rep users, that would just incentivise bad behaviour.
user15026
Also, what's "way too much" interest?
Wow. Lifehacks hasd7 questions in April, and only 1 so far in May.
15:56
But there are plenty of examples of people going out of their way to get badges, etc.
user15026
@fredley >.> Well, notice they don't anymore? ;)
@Wipqozn We have hacked every possible life
March had 3 questions
and even HNQ-bait draws potential new users to the site so is not universally bad
@AshleyNunn Yeah, I think they learned their lesson
15:57
@fredley welllll they did before.
user15026
(sorry, my fingers and my brain aren't in cooperation anymore)
user15026
@ardaozkal Yes, but notice that they don't now?
user15026
Which I think says a lot, tbh
I'm not doing this for rep
8 in feb. I guess Lifehacks is finally dying.
15:57
at least arqade
@GodEmperorDune Eh, it's complicated and I have a few examples in mind. I don't really want to start mudslinging though
However, I never farmed for rep. I ask stuff, and sometimes, I try to ask interesting stuff.
user15026
@GodEmperorDune No, it's not. It's not a perfect system, and sometimes I get tired of moderating stuff once it hits HNQ because of all the OT comments and things they get, but I'm a mod, it's my job :P
Ah, good old Dwarf Fortress
15:58
@twobugs in case i was not clear, not universally bad != good
user15026
Okay time to head out so I can teach a friend the joys of public transit
@AshleyNunn I can only imagine community mods.
user15026
Be good to each other!
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Q: How long is Lifehack going to continue to be a beta?

SwimjzIt seems like Lifehacks has been in the Beta stage for a long time. When is lifehacks going to come out as a full site? Or is Beta just part of the title?

alright @AshleyNunn left, time to start ALL THE DRAMA
user15026
15:59
@ardaozkal I am not sure what you mean. Mind clarifying that for me?

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