The Bridge

SaintWacko

17:00

@GnomeSlice What do they sound like?

GodEmperorDune

@GnomeSlice its an old timey comics thing

badp

please tell me this is not a thing that actually happened

Unionhawk

@GnomeSlice Ehh, I didn't invent the popular stylizing of zzz as snoring

badp

two bugs

Hm, Pebble planning big announcement tomorrow

badp

17:00

two bugs

@badp This kind of thing happens regularly yes

SaintWacko

@badp What an idiot

@twobugs Ooh!

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There was a point where multiple news outlets posted unaltered pictures of the TSA master luggage keys

badp

this took 20× the time it should've

Grace Note

@badp I see you actually went so far as to actually find a different image of Kurumi.

GnomeSlice

17:01

er

badp

darn necks

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And just never took them down

GnomeSlice

oops

badp

@GraceNote for once google image search was able to identify the picture, yes.

GnomeSlice

no it was Ben whatsisname

Unionhawk

17:01

@badp genius

Grace Note

@badp I approve

badp

it's a pity because your picture had actually the character wearing the right color shirt

but it just wouldn't work with the rest of the picture

Grace Note

That it wouldn't

badp

so I found a picture that turned out to work EVEN LESS

Grace Note

But hey. Still works.

badp

17:02

but oh well

GnomeSlice

@badp interestingly identifies your picture too

Grace Note

I mean, the alternative is to go the "WHY CAN'T I HOLD ALL THESE CROISSANTS" route.

GnomeSlice

"ray ban clubmaster men"

Unionhawk

@GraceNote I'm scared to even find out

GodEmperorDune

@GraceNote croissant holding limitations should be a more prominent issue in the presidential election

badp

17:03

naturally I don't know anything about her except the fact that she doesn't know what she's doing.png and also she occasionally wears blue

@GraceNote are the croissants shaped like bracelets?

Grace Note

@badp She's actually part of the Chemistry club.

@Unionhawk Start from here

badp

I kinda remembered that discussion, but I totally forgot about the punchline

Unionhawk

Leave it to @badp to provide a punchline to any average conversation

About croissants

Or something

badp

why can't I hold all these punchlines.png

GnomeSlice

I wrote something for no reason and it felt fucking great. “How to Win in L.A. (Just give up.)” https://medium.com/@BridgetPhetasy/how-to-win-in-l-a-just-give-up-62a85dfd9294#.swxd57i48

Tweeted by BridgetPhetasy on May 22, 2016 at 9:27 PM

Unionhawk

17:09

@badp 'why' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program, or batch file.

djsmiley2k

@Dragonrage that basically is my boss.

ardaozkal

hey @GraceNote is here! hi

badp

@Unionhawk I'm happy to know that you don't use Matlab as your shell

your choice of shell is still disconcerting

Unionhawk

I'm under the assumption that The Bridge just picks a shell at random.

ardaozkal

@badp yeah. windows, what a noob

Unionhawk

17:11

Because that makes sense

Grace Note

Hi

ardaozkal

WAIT THERE IS A SALE?

badp

@Unionhawk this is the moment where, if you were Italian, I'd get to make an armpit joke

Unionhawk

Or at least, as much sense as The Bridge can make

Grace Note

@ardaozkal I bought these, like, 5 weeks ago?

ardaozkal

17:12

oh :(

Unionhawk

@ardaozkal probably

ardaozkal

I already had my CC and stuff out

Unionhawk

Is there not always something on sale?

badp

("a shell" sounds like "a scell" sounds like "ascella" means "armpit")

two bugs

There is always something on sale, somewhere

That's a Fact.

ardaozkal

17:13

@Unionhawk yes. Steam sales are different though.

badp

@ardaozkal yesthereisadeal.com

ardaozkal

something on sale vs 10k games on sale

two bugs

Steam does weekly and daily sales every day, though

ardaozkal

oh

Pebble nnouncementtomorrow

Unionhawk

You got so excited your 'a' key stopped working. That's impressive

Sterno

17:14

@Wipqozn Overwhelmingly popular meta answers that are ignored are the BEST meta answers.

two bugs

@Unionhawk Don't be mean to @rdozkl

ardaozkal

@Unionhawk my a key is broken, so is W. I blame csgo

djsmiley2k

yesah my key is broken

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It's kind of silly that I'm using my work wifi to get around the landline firewall so I can... do work

djsmiley2k

it sounds like ur at my place of work :/

Lazers 2.0

17:20

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Q: In Magic Duels, are choice Mythics more likely to come in last few packs of Magic Duels sets?

Are the rares/mythics randomly distributed in magic duels packs, or are a few planeswalkers or choice rares left for the last few packs? I noticed while unlocking packs that the last few packs of origins had 3 or 4 of the flip planeswalkers and the last two packs of Innistrad had Avacyn and then ...

magic-duels

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I asked for read access to a few of our network drives so I could get the company standard Powerpoint template and it got escalated to one of the VPs... that was a little scary

ardaozkal

hmmi any speculations about the pebble announcement, pebblers?

MadMAxJr

VP of Approvals

badp

now now

djsmiley2k

haha @twobugs

badp

17:23

first you need to talk with the VP of Vice Presidents to select the correct VP for their VP Approval

MadMAxJr

Now this is turning into a Citizens of Earth plot.

badp

you then need to confirm with the VP of Scheduling that your VP Approver has time for you

djsmiley2k

One of my first tasks on the job was 'go to the head director, and fix his projector

was crapping it

went up, he isn't in \o/

badp

the VP Approver then needs to consult with the VP of Compliance to ensure he is allowed to make the call

Sepia Lazers

0

Q: Are questions asiking if there is ANY mod for a game off-topic?

I'm on this site for a some time, and I have flagged tons of off-topic questions as Questions that ask for recommendations of games, servers, software, or hardware are off topic. For more information on why these sorts of questions don't work here, see "So, what actually is a Game-Rec?" and "Q&

discussion minecraft

ardaozkal

17:25

@badp how did VP Approver get the position without anyone to approve?

djsmiley2k

but has the VP of Finance authorized their pay?

badp

@ardaozkal he's whomever the VP of Vice Presidents chose

ardaozkal

*insert space head blown gif*

badp

@djsmiley2k well if there are expenses the VP of Finance needs to have a meeting with the VP of Budget, the VP of Treasury and the VP of False Dichotomies

ardaozkal

@Dragonrage can my sister join the clan? I'll pretty much use her google play account and tablet but play myself though.

Dragonrage

17:27

@ardaozkal sure.

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One VP to rule them, One VP to find them, One VP to bring them all and in the darkness bind them... In the land of Surburbia, where shadows lie...

badp

at that point the VP of Coordination needs to have the VP of Information have the VP of Technology have the transaction inserted in the VP of Concur's system

all the while the VP of Process makes sure that all the forms have been filled and all the t's crossed

which is just a way of saying since actually crossing the Ts makes the form null and void

speaking of, is it just me who has trouble with writing rs and vs apart?

Wipqozn

@Sterno Yes

That's why I linked it, since I could have sworn we had this discussion already

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@badp Probably

But people typically have trouble with rn/m

badp

Lazers 2.0

17:31

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Q: D3DERR_NOTAVAILABLE error. How do I fix it?

I'm trying to play "Batman: Arkham Asylum". I bought it on Steam and haven't played it yet. I downloaded it and, apparently, it was successfully installed. However, every time I try to start the game I get D3DERR_NOTAVAILABLE. I'm running Windows 8.1 (when I installed the game, I had Win8, but...

pc windows windows-8.1 batman-arkham-asylum

badp

I guess you could argue that the middle thing is sort of a gamma rather than an r or a v.

though I'm pretty sure the gamma has a descendant?

MadMAxJr

@badp Vote to close as duplicate of the game VVVVVV.

two bugs

Oh you meant handwritten

badp

@twobugs yes

two bugs

Yeah they can be unclear

badp

17:32

indeed, rγv

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Also I'm supposed to coordinate with a client over Skype, who is on the other side of the world. This means I have to put my work skype on my personal devices somehow :(

I wanted to keep work/personal as separate as possible

I... guess I could take my work laptop home but that's like 5 things to be carrying

Grace Note

I'd just take the laptop home

StrixVaria

@twobugs I bring my work laptop back and forth home literally every day.

badp

of course if we were still writing in cursive this wouldn't be a thing

Sterno

@Wipqozn I just voted to reopen and moved on.

badp

17:34

Wipqozn

@Sterno I voted to reopen too!

badp

I don't think you need that loop on the r, but oh well

Wipqozn

REOPEN PARTY

two bugs

@StrixVaria Well I bring my lunchbox somedays, backpack with gym stuff somedays, and Surface every day

badp

what's the point of cursive if you don't have loops here and there

two bugs

17:35

So this would be 5 things on somedays :(

badp

but ain't no one got the time for uppercase cursive

Sterno

It's a retrosaur question so if it stays closed I guess I won't lose sleep.

I'm not supposed to say that out loud, right?

ardaozkal

@twobugs still have me on ignore? If not, here is a tip, if it is Skype for business app, you can just use it online.

StrixVaria

@twobugs We got a gym at work but I haven't used it yet because I'm not sure what I would do with my sweaty clothes for the rest of the workday/commute home.

badp

StrixVaria

17:36

@badp I got lost once you started skipping around to letters in a different order.

two bugs

@StrixVaria I just bring a separate backpack I spray with de-smell-o-gen every few weeks

badp

@StrixVaria Italian alphabet gets away without J K W X Y

though I don't know where the H is

the H should be there

they were lazy and skipped it

StrixVaria

@badp What is that thing before the L if not a J?

badp

an I.

ain't no one got time for capital cursive Hs.

StrixVaria

That is a gross I.

GnomeSlice

17:37

My cursive H used to piss off my teachers a lot

Grace Note

...where's T?

GnomeSlice

Grace Note

Alternatively where's R

badp

@GraceNote between S and U?

StrixVaria

@badp I thought that was an R.

badp

17:38

@GraceNote I guess R is just as uncool as H

Grace Note

@StrixVaria Hence the frame of my inquiry

StrixVaria

It looks like a big lower-case R.

badp

oh I see what happened maybe

ardaozkal

@GnomeSlice that looks like "de" rather than "H"

badp

someone cropped this accidentally

GnomeSlice

17:39

I mean I also did it with a mouse

plus, dysgraphia

badp

look at that H

Grace Note

What is with that

Why

Why is there

badp

LOOK AT IT

GnomeSlice

It's just the I and the L put together

badp

it's not that far off from @GnomeSlice's though

@GnomeSlice yeah, that probably explains the vertical cut between the two halves

Grace Note

17:40

Why the line

badp

otherwise it'd be identical to Il

two bugs

Cool now Skype is not working for me at all! Wonderful

GnomeSlice

I haven't written cursive in probably 6 years

let's see if I can write my name

ardaozkal

@GnomeSlice that looks awesome if you made it with a mouse

Grace Note

The only "cursive" I use is my signature

GnomeSlice

17:40

StrixVaria

Capital letters in cursive are weird anyway. Lots of them can't connect to the next letter even if you draw them right.

GnomeSlice

that's actually pretty legible for me

two bugs

Yep, I can't get messages but I can send them. Thanks Skype!

StrixVaria

I mostly write in cursive but just use regular non-cursive capital letters.

GnomeSlice

@twobugs try the web app?

Chippies

17:41

@StrixVaria all caps wasn't implemented in cursive

two bugs

Whatever, managed to workaround

GnomeSlice

store.steampowered.com/app/400160

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But Skype has been nonstop problems for me

ardaozkal

clash in turkish sucks

3ventic

Skype is just one big problem

badp

17:46

is cursive vs... er... roman type (?) the betamax vs vhs of the 70s?!

two bugs

@3ventic Pretty much

badp

now I need the proper name for not cursive

two bugs

I'm hoping it gets dethroned soon

badp

unless the proper name for not cursive is "not cursive"

(inb4 @GodEmperorDune)

3ventic

I made a very simple Skype bot using their own SDK and it fails to receive 9 out of 10 messages sent to it or in groups it's in

GodEmperorDune

17:48

@badp cursiven...dammit

Sterno

Signatures are stupid.

GnomeSlice

I can't even forge my own signature

It looks totally different every time

Sterno

Mine usually looks like this:

No one ever complains. Ever.

GnomeSlice

lol

"That's an implicit critique of my writing ability as a man!"

badp

protip: add a loop to make it look 200% more legit

Sterno

17:50

badp

look at that, it's probably some busy CEO's signature

Sterno

That's the version I did when buying a house. To make it slightly classier. STILL NO COMPLAINTS

badp

it probably reads "get Out"

GnomeSlice

(this was a reasonably good picture of @GnomeSlice's signature)

M squiggle l D squiggle d

badp

now that's a more proper signature

Sterno

17:51

So glad my signature is preventing credit card fraud.

badp

it'll be useful in forging documents

MadMAxJr

I was not aware you were all doctors.

two bugs

Hm, @badp was able to gather signatures pretty easily

badp

well we have been taking lessons from the PhD in Wrong and the PhD in Worst

MadMAxJr

Doctor of Wrontology.

SaintWacko

17:52

@twobugs Yeah, that was clever

GodEmperorDune

@GnomeSlice brb signing up for credit cards in @GnomeSlice's name

StrixVaria

@3ventic Sounds a little too simple.

Sterno

@MadMAxJr Doctors, through excruciating repetition, just learn sooner than the rest of us that no one cares about your actual signature.

two bugs

@SaintWacko I don't know if "Hey, give me your signature" "Okay sure" is something I would call clever

But it worked

badp

@Sterno too bad they then extrapolate that to everything they ever write

SaintWacko

17:54

@GnomeSlice Hey, me too!

It's one of those things that sounds like BS when you try to tell someone about it

Like at college or something

GnomeSlice

Yeah, I just have clinically messy writing

Sterno

@badp Hey, if you want to actually understand what your doctor is writing or have the pharmacist be able to read the prescription, you have to pay extra for that.

GnomeSlice

what's so hard about that to understand

badp

@Sterno we pay extra and now prescriptions have to be inserted digitally through a keyboard

and by "extra" I mean "probably like 2% of what you guys pay for healthcare"

(and by "we" I mean Italy, I still don't have a GP in the Netherlands)

Wipqozn

@Sterno I stopped caring about my signature when I was responsible for receiving shipments and signing off on them Saturday mornings when I worked at sobeys. When you need to make 10-15 within a few hours you stop caring.

I often forget i did that, but it was probably one of the more enjoyable jobs I did at Sobeys. Really laid back, play around on old ass computers all day, and shoot the breeze with the drivers as they unload the trucks.

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