The Bridge

Tristan

21:00

@AshleyNunn Then I'd call that a win.

user15026

I felt kinda lame at Gamestop today - they couldn't find my preorder of Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games because they didn't put it aside for me because I was the only person that preordered it. So they forgot.

user15026

Luckily, I ended up getting the game, so it was okay.

GnomeSlice

@AshleyNunn This surprises you?

user15026

@GnomeSlice Well, no, but....they still could've put it aside! It is a decent game, if you like random minigame stuff.

LessPop_MoreFizz

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this is goddamned inspired.

Ullallulloo

21:01

@AshleyNunn In case it sold out fast? :P

agent86

Feb 8 at 4:32, by agent86

tell you what though, if I win the election, I will put one on him

Ian Pugsley

@AshleyNunn Gamestop has a track record of awful behavior

Ullallulloo

@AshleyNunn I did like the 2008 one. :)

user15026

@Ullallulloo Exactly! You never ever know - whole swarms of young children could have snapped them all up!

LessPop_MoreFizz

Y U NO ONEBOX YOUTUBE

Ian Pugsley

21:03

consumerist.com/company/gamestop/archives

FallenAngelEyes

@IanPugsley Gamestop has a track record of awful a lot of stuff

user15026

@IanPugsley This one is usually awesomesauce (and they were super apologetic), but I was like...oh....really....only one preorder.... * feels like lamesauce*

user15026

But now I have the game, and it is just as awesome as I wanted it to be

agent86

@AshleyNunn I've been the only preorder before :) I think like... La Pucelle Tactics or something

Tristan

@IanPugsley The local GameStop back home wouldn't refund (or let me transfer) the $20 I put on a pre-order of Starcraft: Ghost... So I basically just gave the store $20 for nothing.

LessPop_MoreFizz

21:05

I can't stop watching this niggas/midnight in paris mashup

Ian Pugsley

@Tristan that is the dumbest thing I have ever heard ever

user15026

@agent86 At least that game sounds cool XD

user15026

@Tristan Wow, that is craptacular

user30

@LessPopMoreFizz waits for misinformed flag

Ian Pugsley

@spugsley is actually fantastic at mean-talking - anytime anything like this happens (bad service somewhere, etc.) she'll email/phone the company and usually get something free out of it

Tristan

21:06

@IanPugsley @AshleyNunn Yeah, I stopped going to that GameStop and started going to the one a block over. <.<

Ian Pugsley

she's done it for our friends before too

LessPop_MoreFizz

@ThomasMcDonald Oh that'll be a fun one.

agent86

@IanPugsley I make my wife do this too. She's way better than I am.

Tristan

@IanPugsley My friend Katie's the same way. She's probably gotten more free food than anyone else I know.

Ian Pugsley

@agent86 I honestly don't think it's worth the trouble most of the time, I'm just not willing to mean-talk like she is

user15026

21:07

@IanPugsley I am usually pretty good with that as well. I am not going to do anything in this case, but I would if it were something like me not getting the game or whatever. :)

agent86

@IanPugsley yeah, she hates it when I'm like "it's just a dollar, sweetie. let it go."

user15026

@Tristan Yeah, I really do not blame you

Raven Dreamer

@agent86 Very well. I will take you as my apprentice. But you must address me as... Darth Raven.

agent86

@RavenDreamer yes, your darth-ness

what... is your bidding?

Ian Pugsley

@agent86 you mean "Darth-ness" I assume

Jason Berkan

21:08

...master.

agent86

@IanPugsley eh, I suppose

Raven Dreamer

@agent86 First step. Change your name to agent47. >:D

Darth Raven must have a loyal Assassin droid with that name.

agent86

@RavenDreamer forty-seven? noooooooooooooo

LessPop_MoreFizz

@RavenDreamer I thought you'd never played KOTOR :P

agent86

meatbag.

Raven Dreamer

21:09

@LessPopMoreFizz (This is for your benefit, by the way)

@agent86 That would be step 2. You're learning.

Goooood. Verrrry gooood.

GnomeSlice

Oh, have the winners been announced?

Don't answer that, I see.

LessPop_MoreFizz

@GnomeSlice Stars list.

GnomeSlice

@LessPop_MoreFizz HAH.

user30

@LessPopMoreFizz ahahahahahaha, the spoken bit is genius

LessPop_MoreFizz

@GnomeSlice I know you're not used to looking at it because it's normally just full of out of context things you've said, but you really should take a glance every once in a while.

4

@ThomasMcDonald The entire thing is genius.

Ian Pugsley

21:10

@LessPop_MoreFizz I feel so left out here at work :(

LessPop_MoreFizz

But then, it helps that I am a big nerd that likes Woody Allen a lot I suppose.

user30

Yeah, I don't really know the context/story behind the video, so :(

LessPop_MoreFizz

@ThomasMcDonald It's footage from the film Midnight in Paris

Which is an excellent movie.

user30

Yeah, I guessed as much. I haven't seen it though.

spugsley

@RavenDreamer did you see that update to the Set Items question? Apparently, you can find set items more then once :)

Raven Dreamer

21:16

@spugsley Yeah. I was the whistleblower pushing for a better source!

And then I was the downvoter for posting false information.

spugsley

@RavenDreamer I also downvoted

agent86

cool article about the possibility of psychonauts 2

Ronan Forman

New terraira video in 3 1/2 hours.

Stephen

@spugsley Thanks ... I was also interested in that question

user15026

@agent86 That makes me want to finish the first one. :)

Raven Dreamer

21:19

@AshleyNunn Do it now.

spugsley

@Stephen yup yup. I'm very happy now because I don't want to buy back all the set stuff I sold because I was dumb :)

Ian Pugsley

@AshleyNunn I have this, and have not played it one bit

Raven Dreamer

@AshleyNunn If you haven't gotten to the Milkman Conspiracy, you haven't lived.

agent86

@AshleyNunn oh, you should... if you've never cleared the milkman level, oh man is that the best level in a video game almost ever

Stephen

@spugsley No kidding ... I'm a hoarder for just that reason.

FallenAngelEyes

21:20

@IanPugsley Me too! I blame Steam.

user15026

@RavenDreamer I haven't. Maybe I will work on it over Reading Week now that I have an xbox controller for my computer (making it infinitely easier to play)

user30

oh. >: I'm an idiot.

agent86

everyone, whatever you are doing is less important than playing psychonauts. do it, now.

FallenAngelEyes

@agent86 But... Mass Effect...

Pyrodante

I am @ work...

Oak

21:21

Wee

Grace Note

@agent86 I'm inclined to disagree

Raven Dreamer

@Oak Well, if it ain't Rip van Winkle, back from his nap.

Oak

Thank you for your trust, g.se :)

@RavenDreamer it was actually a pretty important day for me IRL, couldn't really come earlier :)

agent86

@FallenAngelEyes ehhhh, mass effect, yeah.... I mean ME3 is coming out next month

@GraceNote what could possibly be more important? There is nothing. Nothing whatsoever.

FallenAngelEyes

@agent86 I know! I'm trying to hurry. :( I also think I'm going to have to leave chat when it comes out.

Grace Note

21:23

@agent86 I am yet still inclined to disagree.

agent86

@Oak congrats! it will be a pleasure to serve alongside you, sir :)

user15026

@agent86 Oh yeah, it is. :) Means I can watch my wife play (while I cross stitch). XD Because I really like the stories.

badp

@Oak I've only now finished running the numbers, you got the 2nd best relative results in all three elections, only behind Grace.

Stephen

@oak @agent86 'gratz guys ... enjoy the spam :-)

agent86

@GraceNote you're always inclined to disagree. Psychonauts > breathing. There, I said it.

Tristan

21:23

@agent86 Is there a distinct lack of Psychonauts in this room? I just assumed most people had played it by now. lol

user15026

@agent86 @Oak Congrats to you both. :D confetti and cupcakes of celebration

Oak

@agent86 and congratulations to you to! You deserve it so much more than I do :)

FallenAngelEyes

@Tristan I just somehow missed it whenever it came out. What year did it release?

user15026

@Tristan I struggled with the controls + camera, but it is easier now. :)

agent86

@Oak psh, I bet you say that to all the mods elected in the same race as you ;)

@FallenAngelEyes it's PS2 era

Grace Note

21:24

@badp ...that's embarrassing

Ian Pugsley

@agent86 I have work, comics stuff for scifi, ME2 to finish, KoA:R for the grant to finish, SCV questions to ask/answer, and a possible side project having to do with the SE API that I probably won't do anytime soon...

Tristan

@FallenAngelEyes 2005

Jason Berkan

'05, according to Wikipedia.

Ian Pugsley

I know it's good, but it's gonna have to wait

FallenAngelEyes

@agent86 I thought it was an Xbox game?

badp

21:24

@GraceNote is it?

agent86

@FallenAngelEyes holy crap I'm wrong! It's Xbox -> PC -> PS2

Grace Note

@badp To me? Yes. Nothing that you'd have to be ashamed of revealing, but it doesn't change the embarrassment factor for me.

Tristan

@agent86 Xbox -> PS2 -> PC

user15026

I just exited and restarted the game when I accidentally got disqualified in a race...so yay me, I just cheated at the Olympics. XD

agent86

@Tristan wrong, sir, wrong.

Tristan

21:26

@agent86 The game was released on April 19, 2005, for the Xbox, April 26 for Microsoft Windows and June 21 for PlayStation 2.

badp

@GraceNote Dude[tte], you didn't get employed by SE just because Joel wanted to know if you were, in fact, male or female.

agent86

@Tristan which would be Xbox -> PC -> PS2

FallenAngelEyes

@Tristan Thaaaaat's why. 2005 was a rather awful year for me, so I missed out on a lot of games then.

badp

You were because you're awesome, and we all know that

2

Hardly any discovery at all

Tristan

@agent86 True. I was considering PC to = Steam for some reason. <.<

agent86

21:27

@Tristan valve has indoctrinated you. they are ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL

Tristan

@FallenAngelEyes Well... It's on Steam, and I have a 50% off coupon if you want it! =P

FallenAngelEyes

@Tristan Haha, thank you for the offer, but I do own it on Steam already! I just haven't played it yet.

Tristan

@FallenAngelEyes Oh. Alright then. =P I'll just use the coupon when I get my tax return (tomorrow) and buy the Steam copy.

Ian Pugsley

@Tristan oh yeah, that's right, coupons are a thing...

Tristan

@IanPugsley Yep. They expire on the 1st though.

user15026

21:29

Hm. The only problem with playing Sega related games (like Sonic Racing, or this Olympic thing) is that I have no idea who most of the Sega characters are XD

FallenAngelEyes

@Tristan ...............crap, they do, don't they

Raven Dreamer

@Oak I meant the 6 months of not being a mod.

user30

magic.

Raven Dreamer

That's why Oak had to step down. He fell asleep and no one could find him.

2

user30

ruby-1.9.3-p0 :001 > Serel::Answer.find(43953)
making request to /2.0/answers/43953?site=gaming&key=0p65aJUHxHo0G19%2AYF272A%28%28
 => #<Serel::Answer:70146430084540 @answer_id=43953, @creation_date=1324870091, @is_accepted=true, @last_activity_date=1324870091, @question_id=43950, @score=4 @owner=#<Serel::User:70146430083620>>

user30

21:31

\o/

agent86

@FallenAngelEyes yikes, totally forgot about the expiration. What a waste :/

Ian Pugsley

so since said coupons are expiring and I don't want them, somebody take them please:

2

A: Steam item giveaway/trading thread

Free: 33% off any Valve game (Jan. 2 - Mar. 1, 2012) 66% off Two Worlds II (Jan. 2 - Mar. 1, 2012) 25% off Dead Island (Jan. 2 - Mar. 1, 2012) 50% off Fallout Collection (Jan. 2 - Mar. 1, 2012) Terraria Trades: Crazy Machines 1.5 TF2 Backpack

OrigamiRobot

@Tristan Aww man I missed the party. Congratulations!

Oak

@RavenDreamer 6 months?

Raven Dreamer

@Oak /too lazy to look up the actual time

agent86

21:36

I wish I'd thought of this when skyrim was on sale, could've tried to find a skyrim coupon...

Oak

@RavenDreamer precisely a year

At least, according to gaming.stackexchange.com/election

Ullallulloo

@agent86 I saw someone got it for $20.

agent86

@Ullallulloo yeah, that would've been cool

Ian Pugsley

@Oak was gonna say, it had to have been close to a year - I joined just after the first election, and I'm about to hit yearling

Grace Note

This is supposed to be the "roughly annual election", so being a year from Oak stepping down would be accurate

Ronan Forman

21:39

@Agent You look like a ninja, take that hat off.

agent86

@RonanForman I promised raven :P

and I am a ninja!

throwingstar!

user30

\o/ my library works better than expected!

Ronan Forman

catches

Ian Pugsley

@ThomasMcDonald whut library?

agent86

@RonanForman oh, now we have to have a ninja fight! someone call the choreographer.

Raven Dreamer

21:40

@agent86 Nonsense. It doesn't count as a promise if I don't ask you to do it in the first place. You promised yourself in honor of me, perhaps.

user30

@IanPugsley I'm working on a Ruby wrapper for the SE API.

Ronan Forman

throws back. Knocks the helmet off.

Ian Pugsley

@ThomasMcDonald ah neat

user30

but I'm going for Arel-style method chaining.

user30

Which has caused me some trouble

agent86

21:41

@RavenDreamer you can promise someone something without their consent. I promise to promise you something. I promise.

Tristan

@OrigamiRobot Thanks!

agent86

@Tristan also accept my congratulations, I missed this message in the various hubub today. where are you moving to?

Tristan

@agent86 Moving back to Missouri to start an IT internship.

user30

I should probably also add an identity map

Raven Dreamer

@agent86 Take your promises and GTSFO

agent86

21:43

@Tristan good luck - are you excited?

Tristan

@agent86 Very. It'll be nice working a field in which I have experience.

agent86

@RavenDreamer I am your promiser!

user15026

@Tristan That does sound awesome.

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice Have you worked with Musagi before? I have composed a little test riff out of Midi instruments, and when I export it, I get a blank .WAV

Tristan

@AshleyNunn Compared to what I was doing, it'll be a nice change of pace. =P

user15026

21:45

@Tristan I can imagine.

Grace Note

@Tristan ...I totally parsed that as "Identify This Internship"...

Tristan

@GraceNote Too much time on Gaming.SE... lol

Raven Dreamer

@GraceNote IT, clearly. It's recursive.

Grace Note

Haha, nice

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice Nevermind. I found it in the documentation. (Hint: IS NOT POSSIBLE)

Okay

The hoops I'm jumping through to get this working are borderline insane.

Step 1: use program A to export a .MID of a single note of an MIDI instrument

Step 2: Use program B to load the .MID file

Step 3: Use program B to export the .MID file as a .WAV

Step 4: Use program A to import the .WAV and procede normally.

badp

21:54

...

I hope program B at least uses a kickass MIDI synthetizer

Raven Dreamer

@badp FL Studio, so I think the answer is yes.

Tristan

I love when movies advertise on TV saying "The number 1 movie in America.." when a quick look at box office earnings clearly shows it at number 3. <.<

Jason Berkan

They usually throw in an adjective to make it true. The #1 comedy, the #1 action film, etc.

Tristan

@JasonBerkan Nope... This one just said "The number 1 movie in America is Journey 2: The Mysterious Island."

But, the number 1 movie in America is (sadly) The Vow.

Jason Berkan

I've...never even heard of that movie.

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