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02:02
can you not just search?
Pledge $150,000 or more:
Tim Schafer (that’s me) will give up ONE of his last four remaining Triangle-Boxed Day of the Tentacles, in original shrink-wrap.” (Limit of 1) (Holy crap, what am I thinking? I only have four of those!)
Tim Schafer is my hero. =3 lol
@Tristan what's up?
@Tristan at one point, I think I had one of those triangle boxes...
to think I could raise 150,000 if I was tim schafer...
@RavenDreamer I thought so too, but the group search appears to only search members.
23 mins ago, by Tristan
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/66710809/double-fine-adventure
@Tristan oh, yep, I plunked down my $15
02:06
@agent86 I didn't even know about it until today. But now I'm super excited. lol
I'm never going to find it, this is running so slow I can't even use it any more.
Giving up.
@Tristan him and Sid Meier are just no-brainers. if either of them said "Give me $15 for the good of all gamers" I'd be like YES SIR! with a tear in my eye.
@agent86 Same here.
user2334
If Sid Meier hit me up for money, it had better be for SMAC2
@agent86 With the success of this project, just think of the possibilities. Double Fine's always had trouble finding funding for their projects...
02:16
@Tristan yeah, I just hope they don't blow it.
@agent86 The other name on that list for me is Chris Avellone who... inspired by the Double Fine success, has been making noises about going the same route and doing a bunch of polling and forum posting soliciting ideas for a kickstarter project of his own.
Because... holy fuck a new Isometric game from Obsidian with Avellone writing it in the spirit of Planescape... I think I'd just about be willing to throw as much money as I could afford at a project like that.
@MarkTrapp if sid meier took pictures of cow turds and burned them to a cd titled "sid meier's Cow Dung" I'd probably buy it. I'm a fanboy, sigh.
@agent86 I don't think they will. I haven't played a DF game I haven't enjoyed (including Brutal Legend).
@Tristan yeah, I should get brutal legend at some point. I have yet to play it
@agent86 It's not for everyone. But it's still a lot of fun. The RTS bits can be somewhat tedious, but they don't absolutely ruin the game like a lot of people claim.
And, I'm pretty sure you can find it for like $5 at GameStop. lol
02:23
I wish Will Wright's Spore had been better, and, relatedly, I wish EA hadn't gobbled up Maxis.
Really not a fan with what they're doing re the sims 3 expansions
@RavenDreamer yeah, agreed. the simcity series has kind of died, and god I hate sims
@agent86 Why do you hate?
Oooh, my Amalur question broke 5k views.
@RavenDreamer I can only have virtual sex so many times before it just becomes depressing
@DaveMcClelland What about making other people have gay sex with each other?
@RavenDreamer just no interest in the premise or the gameplay. I don't think it's really targetted at me
02:28
@agent86 Random question... Did you ever play Alice: Madness Returns?
@Tristan I think I have one of the alice games. the one from a long time ago. never played it, bought it for the wife but she's not much into PC games
@agent86 Gotcha. I was just curious. Madness Returns came out last year, and it has a Psychonauts Easter Egg in it. =P
@RavenDreamer Let me rephrase.
@RavenDreamer I can only watch sex on my computer for so long before it just becomes depressing
@DaveMcClelland So lay off the pornos?
@RavenDreamer Starring in or watching?
02:32
@DaveMcClelland I was going to say "you've starred in pornos? pics or it didn't happen" but then I decided, if there are pics, I don't want to know.
@RavenDreamer I wish EA hadn't gobbled up [insert awesome developer here]
@agent86 I don't think you're ready for this jelly
@DaveMcClelland I just realized I have important... things to do. very important, can't be put off, ttyl, bye!
@FallenAngelEyes This...
@RavenDreamer Blasphemy.
02:35
@agent86 Your google-fu won't help you -- all my "videos" are stored locally
@DaveMcClelland I think I can resist searching for these, thanks
@agent86 You hurt my feelings :(
in fact, if there are certain search terms I should avoid completely so that I don't accidentally stumble upon them, that would be great
@DaveMcClelland I should... want... to see you naked? I'm confused.
@agent86 Everyone should want that. My legs go on for miles and I've got curves like whoa
@DaveMcClelland Is your name Jenni Lee?
Heads up: Don't Google her at work.
02:41
@GnomeSlice No, but that would be a good thing for @agent86 to avoid searching for if he doesn't want to see me naked
g'night all
Are you sure that's not you.
@FallenAngelEyes I think you picked a good time to go. Goodnight!
@RavenDreamer Yeah, noticed. Night!
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Q: Can you obtain every single skill point?

MarceloIs it possible to obtain every single skill point? I used a respec and went and purchased 4 skill points from basic trainers before "Leveling up" my skills, I had also obtained a skill up from a book. My question is, using a respec and trainers and skill points from my leveling up and maybe s...

02:43
@GnomeSlice Oh... my.
@FallenAngelEyes Hey, what's wrong with talking about my naked body? :(
@DaveMcClelland Problem?
Just to clear up any concerns, yes, she's a pornstar, so don't Google her with people around.
@GnomeSlice Her legs do go on forever, and she does have some curves
@GnomeSlice That's no problem - porn's always viable in my apartment
Oh sweet! The trailer for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter finally released!
02:45
In that case... highly recommended. runs
03:34
0
Q: Is it possible to lower the strength of a Tier 3 base without destroying it?

Mr SmoothI'm currently attempting to siege a Tier 3 Mining Base that has 6 different blueprints that I want, and I don't want to pay for them. As I'm on veteran, it's proving to be very hard work at my current level and with the ships I have available. Two side missions (specifically Poke an Eye Out and...

03:56
apparently using the <kbd> tag inside a bulleted list does not increase the line-height to that of the <kbd> image (so that you can some line overlap)...(see the incoming question)
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Q: How to I talk in trade chat?

John the GreenEvery time I try to say /trade <message> It tells me You're not in that channel. I also tried /2 <message> and /trade 1 <message>. /help trade was no help. How do I talk in trade chat?

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Q: How do I drop a beacon?

John the GreenWhile playing a game of 4v4 with a mix of humans and bots, I was under heavy attack when my bot allies said "Drop a beacon, John" (Or similar, I forget their exact words). What on earth does that mean? How do I drop a beacon? What will that do?

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Q: No sound in TES:Arena under DOSBox

IsziSince this is my first venture involving a manual install of DOSBox, I'm not quite sure if the issue is with the DOSBox install itself, or with the game. Either way, I currently seem to have no sound or music while playing The Elder Scrolls: Arena under DOSBox on my laptop. The entire introduct...

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Q: How often does Basil change his selection?

John the GreenI am in quest of a certain 5-star recipe for which Basil is the only vendor (yes, I know I could just get it at the Auction House, but Basil is a lot cheaper). Since he's only found in the Clockworks, and only sells 5-star recipes in Tier 3, it is not easy to get to him when he might have my rec...

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Q: What interface-specific keyboard shortcuts are there?

Ian PugsleyI've noticed when in the menu, there are a few undocumented keyboard shortcuts. I've found the following so far: 1 appears to work the same as Enter 2 will compare items in the menu 3 will automatically junk something for you I've noticed inconsistent behavior in dialogues - when speaking to ...

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Q: <kbd> (yes, still <kbd>) doesn't play nice with lists

badpSince kbd is disabled here, the pathological sample that triggered this is hosted on meta.gaming for your inspector/firebug/etc. pleasure. View the pathological example Perfectly innocent source Current answer after some <br/><br/> love (it still doesn't look great)

hmmmmm something is giving me +1 in all my skills and I have no idea what it is. I don't have anything special equipped...I don't have any blessings...it's super weird...
@spugsley Just be happy about it and move on. :P
@JohntheGreen but I wanna knowwwww
@JohntheGreen I would ask but I feel like it would get answers like, "Well, I have this and it gives me +1" over and over again
@spugsley Carefully explain (maybe in bold) that you have nothing (special) equipped. If they still post saying "Equipping Foo does that." then downvote.
Okay, I think that might work :)
On a different note, my new avatar is whacking the yellow notification circle.
@JohntheGreen :P
@JohntheGreen Plus, it's still blue.
04:10
@Ullallulloo Responding makes me feel like I killed it.
@Ullallulloo Yeah, but on questions and stuff, it's green enough.
@JohntheGreen
And when I talk a lot.
It's sufficiently green then too.
It just doesn't look that green when it's small.
See?
@JohntheGreen moar green
for the record, @IanPugsley crafted a weapon in KoA and named it Shockey Slashey
@Ullallulloo That's...kinda a sickly green. :/
04:23
@spugsley I still want to see your metaphorical hammer.
@agent86 oh you will. You all will. When the time is right
@JohntheGreen LOTS of green
@Ullallulloo I meant... it looks like the viewer is sick.
I just ran the full length of the map looking for something "difficult" to kill and I've found nothing so far
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Q: What's giving me +1 to all skills?

spugsleySomehow, something I did/have has given me +1 to all skills: I've searched through my entire inventory and checked my active effects and nothing says anything about buffing any skills, let alone all skills. And though I'm not complaining, I'm super curious. What could I have possibly done to g...

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Q: I'm having problems with the storage girl in act 2 in Dead Island

SarahI can give her my weapons easily but when I try to take them back and click on them they disappear and are gone for good. Is this a glitch, has anyone had the same problem? Thanks for your answers in advance!

04:26
@Lazers have you checked your twists of fate?
@spugsley, have you been to the eastern continent? can I get there from the start of the game, or do I have to wait until some story event?
@agent86 I've been there and went ahead and did the Valor stuff. I'm assuming you can go whenever because I only did a couple of things there and then moved north
how'd you get there?
@spugsley Did you ahve to do anything to unlock the valor stuff? I thought that was day 0 DLC
@spugsley I'm one level from the destiny that gives me +2 to all skills!
@RavenDreamer you can do the arena.
@RavenDreamer there's a questline you can't do
04:30
@RavenDreamer I had to put my 1-time-use code in
@spugsley is there a boat or something that takes you there?
@RavenDreamer That's it! I had no idea!!!!!
@agent86 nope. You walk it. Hold on, I'll pull the map and tell you where
@spugsley k
@agent86 oh, you mean past the water. Sorry, I thought you meant the desert
yeah, the water.
@agent86 there's a port in Rathir
@agent86 I actually have a quest for getting on a boat but I suspected it would take me over there so I've held off
04:32
what area is rathir in? north/south?
@agent86 put it in where?
I ran to Rathir earlier than I think I was supposed to be there, and bought some 160 damage chakrams for 300k while I was there. It's kind of hilarious how fast things die now
@agent86 North. It's that large city sticking out into the water
@agent86 in the plains
k, thx
@spugsley Did you do the quest to return the books to that bookshelf in the first town?
04:37
all this sidequest creep is starting to get to me. I'm considering bailing and just doing the faction and main quests for a while.
@agent86 I can definitely see that. Every time I turn on the game I feel super overwhelmed.
anyhow, sleep time is now
@JohntheGreen meh, how about this?:
@Tristan no but I don't think it's specific to the first region.
@agent86 G'night!
@spugsley Oh. Gotcha.
04:38
@agent86 bye!
@Tristan I'm in the plains now and I found one up there somewhere
I wish you could drop quests from the log
@Sterno YES
@spugsley If you track the quest, it's scattered everywhere!
@Tristan oh okay. I haven't tried tracking it or anything. I just figured it'd happen as I went along since I loot everything
04:42
@spugsley You should definitely try tracking it once just for fun. It's ridiculous. =P
@Tristan ohmygod
@Tristan I think I have 4 of those books so far.
just taking up inventory space
honestly, this game is a bitch for completionists. There's so much shit to do
@Sterno get rid of that shit! Inventory space is precious
@spugsley Agreed.
@spugsley Quest items don't take inventory space, I don't think.
@Tristan oh. Well. Outburst retracted
04:45
I'm finding with 90 inventory I tend to be okay. But I'm also aggressive about moving things to my junk bag as I pick them up, so they don't linger long
particularly the 957 varieties of potions
@Sterno I still need to find another backpack slot
@Sterno I've only found one inventory increase.
I think my 2nd one was in Ysa
Ysa is awesome for skills too. There are like 8 trainers there
I I must have missed that one. I'm in Rathir now and I know there's one somewhere
Oddly, I can't fast travel to Ysa on my map
04:46
I'll go back to Ysa tomorrow
@spugsley Let me know if you find the one in Rathir. I checked all the shops but didn't see one
@Sterno did you make sure to check the 'Upper City'? There's two parts in Rathir. I found it by accident
@spugsley That sounds like something I missed! I don't remember an upper city
I also don't remember the port you mentioned
I probably half-explored it, left, and forgot :P
Yeah, Rathir is...interesting. But the Upper City is probably where the backpack is. Supposedly it's in a shop called Scholia Arcana
or person
don't know if that's a person or a shop honestly
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Q: Late 80's/early 90's game can't remember the name...

DeniseI'm having a hard time remembering the name of a game that I once played about 2 decades ago. I can barely remember it and would like to see if anyone is familiar or could help me out! It was played on a gaming console and it wasnt NES, it was a one player game, 2-D, with the player in levels mo...

04:50
@IanPugsley latest name for his crafted shield: Lifey Blockey
alright. Time for bed. Goodnight everyone
@spugsley G'night.
following her lead, night all
@IanPugsley g'night.
@RavenDreamer @Tristan I don't suppose either of you is sitting on a bunch of Dromund Kaas commendations on a toon on Veela?
@LessPop_MoreFizz I'm not sure. I can check though. I've been so side-tracked with KoA and helping with the Minecraft Game On that I haven't logged on in a while.
04:59
@Tristan No rush, but when you get around to it, if you have 10 or a multiple of 10, let me know.
@LessPopMoreFizz I'll have to let you know tomorrow, though... I need to download the updates.
yah, like I said, no rush.
and I'd expect another update tomorrow at the rate they're going anyway
True.
@LessPop_MoreFizz No Rush? Who doesn't like Rush?
@OrigamiRobot I don't like Rush.
Don't get me started on fucking rush.
05:02
Maybe you just can't handle the epic-ness
@OrigamiRobot Oh, I handle epic-ness just fine. I'm a fucking Fiery Furnaces fan.
Just don't get me started on Rush.
@LessPop_MoreFizz We can't be friends anymore...
@LessPop_MoreFizz Why is the comparable?
@OrigamiRobot Because Blueberry Boat is the definition of epic.
@LessPop_MoreFizz We'll see.
05:41
0
Q: Command TCL doesn't always work

JimmtI know, I should use the TCL command. But sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. When it works, the console responds Collision -> Off (or On), when it doesn't work, the command returns nothing.

06:20
@LessPopMoreFizz I have exactly 10 Dromund Kaas commendations.
@Tristan Want to do me a huge favor?
@LessPop_MoreFizz What's up?
@Tristan go to the DK Equipment commendation vendor (there's one on DK and one on the fleet)
there are two different blue boxes for sale
if you mouse over one, the tooltip should say roll level 14, the other should say roll level 16
k
@LessPopMoreFizz I'm loading now. I'll be using the one on the Fleet.
I see the boxes. Now what? <.<
@Tristan See the one that's level 16? Buy one.
06:26
Hm?
And let me know what you got.
With a little bit of luck it'll be an orange belt or bracer.
@LessPop_MoreFizz Prototype Echani Pilot's Warbands. 116 Armor, 14 Strength, 14 Endurance, Requires level 15. It's blue.
@Tristan Nope. :( Roulette lost.
@Tristan It's a roughly 1 in 10 chance you'd've made 100k credits there.
06:28
@LessPop_MoreFizz Aww... =(
Orange belts and bracers hard to come by?
Read up. D'oh
@Tristan extremely.
@Tristan More to the point, orange belts and bracers are actually BIS.
@LessPop_MoreFizz Assuming you can fit them with the appropriate gems?
@Tristan yeah.
Well.. Now I'm gonna try again on my Imperial Agent! <.<
Or not, since the game still likes to crash when I try loading a character half the time.
06:32
0
Q: How can I create my own XBOX 360 theme?

Marty WallaceNot 100% sure if this belongs well enough on gaming, but how can I create my own theme for XBOX 360? Is it relatively straightforward with the use of software (either on the XBOX itself, my PC or a combination of both). Or is there a huge process like when submitting games to the arcade involving...

@LessPopMoreFizz is this a bug, an oversight, or something that folks just started stumbling upon?
@RavenDreamer None of the above.
the bracers are a level 16 blue item, so they go in level 16 blue boxes
@LessPop_MoreFizz Are they the only pair of orange bracers?
@RavenDreamer Yeah.
Fun fact: Moving my PC out of a cramped space with no airflow makes it not overheat!
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07:23
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Q: What does %elemental damage get me?

Raven DreamerI just made a pair of daggers with +8% poison damage. I didn't have any decent Rivets available, so it was a choice between that and +8% bleed bleed damage. The dagger now has a listed bonus of "+8% poison damage". Does this mean: Whenever the dagger deals damage, it deals an additional 8% of...

07:47
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Q: Titan Attacks! - Is the EARTH achievement broken?

StreunerThe Indigame Titan Attacks! comes with various steamachievements. One is called EARTH and you'll get it for completing the EARTH-Levels. I did this several times now, but still haven't unlocked the achievement. Is it broken, do you return to earth later on or are there any hidden levels in this g...

08:00
Note to self: transcribing audio takes significantly longer than the audio itself does.
It is now time for bed.
09:30
0
Q: How do I access Rainbow Falls: Base in Terra's story?

ilmajosiahI have all but 2 treasures in Neverland and everything I've read suggests they are in the "Rainbow Falls: Base" area but I can't get there. Every time I try it says something about "There's nothing interesting over here." This is a file I've cleared the game with and these are the only 2 chests l...

09:54
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Q: Trying to remember an old arcade F1 racing game with a top-view and heart-shaped headlight projections

aalaapBack in the 80's or early 90's, I used to go to this local arcade which had a racing game that was something like this: It had a fully covered cockpit with a driver's seat, gears and a steering wheel. It didn't have doors, so you could enter/exit from either side. The screen was a vertical one ...

 
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11:12
Maximum build height has been increased to 256 (was 128)
Empty sections of the world are not loaded into memory
Block ids have been increased to 4096 (was 256) by adding a 4 bit data layer (similar to how meta data is stored)
Block ordering have been changed from x/z/y to y/z/x in order to improve compression
Packets for sending chunks have been updated (a full 128-high chunk is smaller than the old format, and a chunk with lots of empty space is much smaller)
Biomes are saved per x/z column, which means they can be altered by tools
@badp Higher max build height? Woo!
@badp That's pretty exciting...
@badp Have they announced an official date for the 1.2 patch?
nope, although Jeb said the next snapshot is tomorrow
Hope it's soon...
Anyway... I'm gonna call it a night. See you all tomorrow/later today! =)
11:39
Heading out for the afternoon, later all
12:04
0
Q: Skyrim (PC) with ps3 controller

Khajit115I can play Skyrim on my PC with ps3 controller BUT the right analog stick does not allow me to pan... What do i do to allow it to pan? (I'm using MotioninJoy to connect my controller via the USB port)

12:19
@badp height limit raised? Awesome.
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Q: Can an ultrabook with an integrated gpu run minecraft?

Josip Gòdly ZirdumCan an ultrabook with an integrated gpu run minecraft? Hi I am thinking of getting an ultrabook for travelling and what not. The only thing "heavy" i'd like to do is play some MC how well can an ultrabook handle it? What kind of frame rate? This is the ultrabook I'm thinking of buying.... http...

12:37
Anyone still need a valentine's card?
12:56
I think Ronan collapsed under the romantic charge of the above.
He's probably now ordering prints for the next 10 years' worth of all his Valentine cards needs.
@badp How did you know!
@RonanForman I believe in the force of the freehanded circle.
I'm terrible at free hand circles.
It's just disgraceful.
@RonanForman That's actually nice. Although one could argue that you're using the wrong tool for the job.
Only the more sophisticated programs like Microsoft Paint can really enthrall people with the soulful spontaneity of a freehanded circle.
I suggest the pencil tool to underline the pixel art craft behind your circle.
@badp I like to use a red magic marker and scan it in.
13:10
Do you think it's worth me doing a video explaining how meekSTV works?
Oh cool, new DF version released.
@ArdaXi plays star trek?
Yes?
@RonanForman It's kinda late for that now
@badp Why?
13:14
@RonanForman I think it's something that always is nice to explain, but I don't particularly know that it's worth it to do. Least, not so late into the election
@RonanForman Everyone who would vote probably already has.
I was toying with the idea of making a voter's guide to STV, but ended up summing it up in all of three lines of text in chat.
Knowing how it works wouldn't effect your votes would it?
If we have something relevant on meta or somewhere else I'll happily add a line to the election blurb linking to that.
We could even add it to the Election page, as it were
13:16
I was thinking of doing it after the election, using real life examples to explain what the paragraph of text the program kicks out means.
@RonanForman You can use our previous election output for that.
@badp I could but it's not as relevant.
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A: 2011 Community Moderator Election #2

badpOpenSTV version 1.6.1 (http://www.OpenSTV.org/) Ballot file contains 9 candidates and 157 ballots. No candidates have withdrawn. Ballot file contains 157 non-empty ballots. Counting votes for Gaming Moderator Election 2011 using Meek STV. 9 candidates running for 2 seats. R|Raven Dream|Mana ...

Anyway, I don't think I'd be able to finish it by 8 anyway. So I may as well use this years.
I think a toy example might be more useful.
I had constructed one while I was toying with the idea.
13:19
I hate Valentine's Day.
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Q: Does destiny affects loot you get in Kingdoms of Amalur?

ChrisHateZSo i was wondering does anyone know can changing destiny change the loot you get.Like if you take sorcery destiny will that make it so most items you get in the game world are weapons/armors mages use,or finesse destiny would make it so you mostly get finesse weapons/armors. I am playing as pure...

So the election ends at 9pm right?
@ArdaXi In your time yes.
Good, good. I'll be at school, so I'll just quickly check in on chat.
@RonanForman I read this as "In your time eyes."
13:24
@badp Are the real examples too confusing?
@OrigamiRobot Time eyes?
@RonanForman I think this would be clearer as it shows one elimination step, one election step and then ends immediately thereafter, avoiding six-digit decimals as much as possible and hiding important details such as quota recalculation
@badp Don't forget it's generally much more easy to grasp in video form.
TBH not even I understand quota recalculation and wikipedia kind of skims over that too
it's the part that makes Meek STV require a computer to tally the results though
so it's both important and mostly negligible for the voter's perspective
Where can I get the last election's results?
Is that the actual output? Or have you done anything to it?
13:29
Yes, that's the actual output
I. Hate. Valentine's Day.
and this one set of results is actually a very special corner case where a random tie was needed to determine the winner
so you might want to use the ones from the very first round of elections instead
just gotta dig them up
I suppose I could simplify the results from today, as it would both be easy to explain, and relevant.
@GnomeSlice Really? This is the first time you've mentioned it.
@RonanForman I dunno how an election with 10 candidates and 2 seats can be simpler but it looks like you have a plan in mind
so I'm done trying to changing your mind :P
13:34
Wait, it eliminates the last 3 people in the first step?
Whoa this actually looks sweet:
@AshleyNunn I know you have an iThingy, and it seems like something you might enjoy, based on Kotaku's review
> "It's the sort of happiness-inducing experience that you want to share with everyone."
@badp I'm not saying it is simpler, I'm saying I could make a toy example out of it, so not only do people understand how it works, but also how the moderators got elected.
Stupid tendon sheath.
What, SURGERY?
HELL NO
> "Here in Principia Mathematica corp we work every day for the benefit of the world progress. We need you to test our new device which can control the Newton Laws of physics so we can start with the founding. Thankyou so much for trusting in P.M.!"

Dive into a huge lab, with a lot of scientist guiding your progress to make a new physic phenomenon true and meanwhile have a fun experience!
13:51
@GnomeSlice I thought you were talking about something real there for a second
@GnomeSlice "health promoting far infrared light rays" "avoid CTS surgery!" Woo alert.
Everyone knows heating people up is a tried and tested medical procedure.
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Q: Is there any evidence Infrared Therapy can relieve the symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

fredleyI happened upon Prolotex™ OPEN FINGERTIP Far Infrared Therapy Gloves 3/4 or Open Fingertip Far Infrared bio-ceramic gloves are helping reduce hand pain in all kinds of people: people, like you and me, who suffer from finger joint pain that sometimes keeps us awake at night. If you suffer...


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