The Bridge

user30

21:02

so much blue

user30

have some italic.

LessPop_MoreFizz

Seem I never really heard Alpha Centauri referred to as SMAC until recently.

So now, when I see SMAC, I think of smacnyc.com

Jason Berkan

@LessPop_MoreFizz Showing my age, but SMAC was the common acronym on the comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic newsgroup.

agent86

yay, I handled a flag and I closed a question

user30

@agent86 ABUSE OF POWER!!!!

agent86

21:07

I R gud modd!

LessPop_MoreFizz

@agent86 OH NO, HE'S GONE MAD WITH POWER

3

SOMEBODY STOP HIM.

agent86

@LessPop_MoreFizz TOO LATE! BWAHAHAHAHHHH

user30

ITALICS TO THE RESCUE!

user2334

Chairman Mao Zeagent86 over here

agent86

you have no chance to reopen, make your downvotes. all your flag are belong to me!

user15026

21:08

Here, I was about to reward him with cookies.... :(

OrigamiRobot

@agent86 MOVE EVERY ZIG!

LessPop_MoreFizz

@AshleyNunn Would you have given Stalin a cookie?

I BET YOU WOULD HAVE. YOU COLLABORATOR.

user15026

@LessPop_MoreFizz If he earned it.

OrigamiRobot

@Lazers BACK US UP HERE

user2334

First they came for our cookies...

Wipqozn

21:09

There is only one way to stop @agent86... give me his mod powers!

GnomeSlice

@Wipqozn No.

Wipqozn

@GnomeSlice If I was a mod, I would ban you for insubordination.

agent86

@Wipqozn if I were insubordinate, I'd ban you for being a mod.

Wipqozn

Forever

GnomeSlice

@Wipqozn That's why you're not a mod.

Wipqozn

21:11

@agent86 Well snap. Put me in my place.

LessPop_MoreFizz

@agent86 Let's face it, @GnomeSlice has enough insubordination to go around for everyone. Twice over.

4

GnomeSlice

Pixelry is on special.

@LessPop_MoreFizz Leave me alone.

Ullallulloo

@agent86 Your name still isn't blue.

Wipqozn

@Ullallulloo Yes it is.

LessPop_MoreFizz

@Ullallulloo Refresh.

GnomeSlice

21:13

@Ullallulloo It is for me.

Ullallulloo

@LessPop_MoreFizz I did...

oh

RUN!

user15026

@GnomeSlice Oh, that looks cute and fun. If my money wasn't spoken for for the rest of the month...

user15026

although full price is still pretty cheap

Ullallulloo

@GnomeSlice Would you recommend it?

GnomeSlice

@Ullallulloo Yeah, it's neat.

agent86

21:16

@LessPop_MoreFizz I realize it's become a meme, but can we un-meme picking on gnome?

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice You said you don't use FL Studio, right?

Lazers

0

Q: Why would I put my characters in the back row during combat?

I've just started playing Final Fantasy III, and I am wondering what bonuses your characters get from being in the back row during combat. I have put my mage in the back row, assuming it would prevent her from being attacked, but she was still targeted by enemies. Now that I've shrunk my entire...

final-fantasy-3

0

Q: Sentences in Dear Esther

There were sentences written in Dear Esther in several locations. Some of them were near-illegible. What was written on the side of the boat on the beach? What were the sentences on the rock near the final scene?

story dear-esther

agent86

this isn't directed just at LPMF, just responding to that in general.

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer I have used it. I don't own it though, no.

I may be able to help you if you need something though.

Ullallulloo

@agent86 But...then what would be the point of chat?

StrixVaria

21:17

@agent86 I don't pick on Gnome for the sake of the meme. I just flag things I actually think are worth flagging and explain why when he inevitably objects.

3

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice All my imported .WAV files are being pushed through the same output, so even though they're in separate channels, they cut out each other each time there's a new note.

I'm trying to figure out how to not shoot myself in the foot like that.

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer Take a screenshot of your screen for me

like your FL window

I need to see it.

agent86

@StrixVaria I don't want to pick a big fight here, and I'm not asking on punishment via any particular of my mod abilities. it's just a vicious cycle that I'd like to see slow and/or stop, and we can all play a part :)

GnomeSlice

@agent86 This is the reason I made another sockpuppet.

StrixVaria

@agent86 I just think Gnome himself has to play a part as well.

GnomeSlice

21:20

I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for that meddling @Mana.

agent86

@StrixVaria if someone does something offensive, by all means, flag it. but my suggestion would be let's not poke him when he's doing fine.

GnomeSlice

I'm not a child, and I'm right here.

StrixVaria

Keep up the good work, Gnome!

Raven Dreamer

GnomeSlice

._.

agent86

21:21

@GnomeSlice I understand you're right here. I'm not trying to address you as a child; I just don't think you always get treated fair and I wanted to say something on your behalf. If you'd like, I can stop.

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer ...Those two patterns are playing through the same channel? 0.o

@agent86 I appreciate it.

Pyrodante

tensions are running high today

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer Why does it say your playlist is 'pattern 1'?

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice Pattern 1 gets cut off when pattern 2 plays a note. Since Pattern 2 plays twice the notes in half the time, pattern 1 doesn't play anything but the last note.

GnomeSlice

Are you sure you're not still editing the first pattern?

Ian Pugsley

21:22

@Pyrodante it's probably Rondo's fault

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer They're not the same instrument, are they?

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice They're both imported audio files. So I think they are.

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer It might not be a polyphonic instrument

Open up the piano roll and try playing two notes at once.

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice Lovely sounding chord, it makes.

GnomeSlice

Interesting. Which version of FL is that, and can you send me the project file?

The college has FL on their machines.

@RavenDreamer hang on.

I haven't used FL Studio in quite a while, but those look promising

Raven Dreamer

21:26

FL 10

GnomeSlice

Can you toggle those?

John

@Wipqozn You. Know. What.

Ullallulloo

Okay, for real. What is a Gametronix?

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice dl.dropbox.com/u/41391071/GNOMEGNOMEGNOME.flp

StrixVaria

@John You're using periods wrong.

John

21:27

@StrixVaria Yes. I. Know.

It's for dramatic effect.

GnomeSlice

GNOMEGNOMEGNOME.flp downloaded.

StrixVaria

I was just saying a thing that I knew.

That's all.

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer Bah, we have 10.0.2 yours is 10.0.9

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice That just changes the color.

Wipqozn

@John I really don't.

John

21:28

@StrixVaria nods Carry on.

Raven Dreamer

:(

GnomeSlice

Lemme try anyway.

Raven Dreamer

I blame my university's policy of copious amounts of free software for CSC students.

John

@Wipqozn Thinking I meant you when I was talking about the "modification" type of mod.

Wipqozn

I do terrible things all the time @John, it's really hard to keep track of them all.

GnomeSlice

21:28

@Raven I can send you a copy of the last thing I did in FL if it would help?

John

You aren't a "moderator" type of mod, either.

Wipqozn

@John Oh, right. That. You're welcome.

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer You didn't include the imported sounds....

John

@Wipqozn It's funny switch between rooms and seeing the gravatar it uses for the desktop notification change.

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice D'oh.

user15026

21:29

Oh, @GnomeSlice what was the name of that iOS game you thought I would like? I know you linked a video of it, but I missed the name.

GnomeSlice

@AshleyNunn Sleepy Jack?

user15026

@GnomeSlice Thanks :D

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice dl.dropbox.com/u/41391071/taaaawr.wav and dl.dropbox.com/u/41391071/twaar.wav

(I don't have the most useful file names, I realize)

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer Put them both in a folder?

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice Depends. What would the purpose of that be?

GnomeSlice

21:30

@RavenDreamer So you'd have something to work from?

Raven Dreamer

I already have something to work from. My problem is that Musagi's crashes if I try to play 3 notes at the same time, so I'm switching to FL Studio.

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer Well, either way, here: lts.cr/i/231e40

@RavenDreamer ??????????

It...does?

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice dl.dropbox.com/u/41391071/New%20folder.7z

@GnomeSlice I'm sure it's more complex than that, but I was able to reliably crash the program by playing 3 notes at once.

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer With MIDI instruments?

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice No. Regular instruments. VSMP's

GnomeSlice

21:33

@RavenDreamer That's bizarre......

Grace Note

@John I like that you're glaring at @Wipqozn for this despite him being the third person to do that.

LessPop_MoreFizz

@RonanForman You around?

Wipqozn

oh my zeus. I caught the ededge of my touch pad with my hand... and now the chat screen is too small to read

it's so small...

that's what she said

John

@GraceNote What? He was?

Raven Dreamer

@GraceNote Hello, Green Guy. Giving John a run for his money, I see?

Ronan Forman

21:33

@LessPop No.

John

@GraceNote Besides, we're frenemies. I can glare at @Wipqozn all I want.

user30

So I bought 4 actual CDs today. Moments later, I dropped the bag with them in on the floor. 3 of the jewel cases broke.

user30

>:

user15026

@ThomasMcDonald D:

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer Looking at your FL project now... this is strange.

LessPop_MoreFizz

21:34

7

Q: Capture the wool sign ups

UPDATE: It has again been moved to the 18th (at the same time) due to a low turn out for the Saturday. Following the rousing success failure of our last Minecraft game on! we have decided to have another go! The map will be another of Vechs’ super hostile maps by the name of Capture the wo...

discussion game-on

@RonanForman Accept something to stop the community bump madness please?

John

@LessPop_MoreFizz Better. Just upvote one of them.

I would say "me", but I don't think I answered that one.

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer Nothing in my file gave you any ideas I take it. I'm just currently in 3D class so I'm not really focused on this.

LessPop_MoreFizz

@John Funnily enough, there is an upvoted answer, but it's deleted.

Grace Note

@RavenDreamer I mean, I guess this is an outdoors image. But hopefully you at least recognize this one.

FallenAngelEyes

...ThinkGeek has some hilarious stuff sometimes

►

Grace Note

21:36

@John Aye. 'twere.

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer What's with the sustain on your instruments?

Raven Dreamer

Hm.

Grace Note

@LessPop_MoreFizz I have remedied this!

Wipqozn

►

midterm time

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice Oh, hey. There's the problem.

Pyrodante

21:37

@FallenAngelEyes thats amazing

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer I'm guessing it has something to do with your instrument.

user30

> question has 2,505 views

Ronan Forman

Can I have some more close votes on that question, too localised preferably.

user30

> gaming lists it as 3k

Raven Dreamer

@GraceNote I might guess something from Chantelise, but as I haven't played that game, I wouldn't know.

@ThomasMcDonald Have you heard of "rounding"?

GnomeSlice

21:38

@RavenDreamer Yeah? I don't know exactly what it is yet, but I have an idea or two.

user15026

@FallenAngelEyes I kinda sorta maybe want that.

user30

@RavenDreamer optimistic rounding

Grace Note

@RavenDreamer Something a lot older and a lot more localized.

user30

Since it doesn't actually have 3k views, but it does have 2k views

Raven Dreamer

@ThomasMcDonald Only if the hundreds > 500. If it's 0-499, it rounds down.

Ronan Forman

21:39

@Raven Mod powers! Activate!

user30

@RavenDreamer Floor would be more appropriate.

FallenAngelEyes

@AshleyNunn I can't manage to muster $30 for it, but I think it's funny as hell

user30

imo.

Grace Note

@Raven This other image of the same character, which I originally considered using prior to this one, may possibly be easier to recognize.

Raven Dreamer

@GraceNote Nawp.

Grace Note

21:40

...criminy, and you even got elected alongside him...

user15026

@FallenAngelEyes Yeah. I think it is ridiculous yet something I would totally use to make all my decisions. Because it is schrodingers cat.

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer So you fixed it?

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice Ayup.

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer Problem was...?

Raven Dreamer

They were the same number.

agent86

21:41

@GraceNote secret of mana?

Ronan Forman

@LessPop There you go.

Raven Dreamer

They were both "2", and their sound would cut when someone played "2".

Ergo, when one played, it cut the other. Always.

Grace Note

@agent86 You're doing a lot better than the other helmet'd one.

agent86

@GraceNote Popoi, specifically.

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer By the way, what did you think of the project I sent you?

Raven Dreamer

21:42

@GraceNote You two old geezers can go march up the hills through the snow both ways.

user30

-3

Q: Error rounding up number of views

There is an error in number of views for questions that have number of views between 1500 and 2000 (most likely for number of views in the range xx500-xx999). Next image shows 2 kviews for 1507 views :

bug status-bydesign profile-page views

user30

>:

user30

doesn't help the guy got his terminology wrong.

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice My first thought was "WHOA. That's a tonne of colors."

Jason Berkan

@agent86 Darn it - just figured that out via Google reverse image search. Too late, I guess.

GnomeSlice

21:43

@RavenDreamer Heh.

Raven Dreamer

Apparently I think in British.

GnomeSlice

It's supposed to be a loop.

user30

@RavenDreamer Which is correct English.

Grace Note

@JasonBerkan Heh

GnomeSlice

@ThomasMcDonald Correct British English.

user30

21:43

Nope. English.

agent86

@GraceNote I don't recognize the "concept" art as well as I would the sprites from the game. I'd probably recognize very few FF characters from their "concept art," although I'd know the sprites anywhere :)

Lazers

0

Q: What are the differences between saves in Skyrim?

Whats the difference between "Quicksave", "Autosave" and a standard "save" ? Can i use the keybind to "Quicksave" instead of opening the menu to save the game everytime i think its important ? Will i be able to "Load" the quicksaved game just like any other ? Thanks in advance.

skyrim

0

Q: Is there any non-enchanted Staff in Skyrim?

I´ve been willing to create a mage character, since there are some good looking staves in the game. But, there is there any way to disenchant those staves ? If yes, is there any non enchanted staff in the game so i can enchant with my own enchantings ?

skyrim

GnomeSlice

For anyone without FL Studio, here's the track I linked @RavenDreamer:

newgrounds.com/audio/listen/376847

Grace Note

@agent86 This isn't technically concept art, and I'm aware you put it in quotes.

GnomeSlice

The mastering is horrendous.

agent86

21:44

@JasonBerkan I can never keep track of the URL for that search. I always end up at the "image search"

GnomeSlice

It sounds great through my headphones.

And like utter shit anywhere else.

agent86

@GraceNote yeah, I know that there's probably a better term for it, but the term escapes me.

GnomeSlice

@agent86 wireframe? mockup? prototype?

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice I don't like the clap.

Jason Berkan

@agent86 There's a little camera in the image search textbox. Click it.

Grace Note

21:45

@agent86 "Artwork", "drawings", or if you really want to be specific, "fanart". But really, "artwork" already is distinguished from the sprite graphics.

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer Yeah, it's too harsh. How's your bass?

user30

@RavenDreamer Not many people do.

GnomeSlice

@ThomasMcDonald Ahahahahaha

Grace Note

Hm. Raven's winning on views for the Amalur contest by about a thousand. But spugsley's now got 2 entries at 5k, I don't even know how her zoom question got as high as it did so fast.

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice What do you mean?

agent86

21:46

@JasonBerkan duh. I should've tried clicking that :|

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer How good is the bass on whatever you're listening with?

agent86

@GraceNote I'll try to remember this for next time...

Ian Pugsley

@GraceNote she has some sort of magic powers about the questions she asks

Sterno

@GraceNote A lot of people hate how zoomed in the game is. Probably a popular google topic.

GnomeSlice

There's an extremely deep and subtle drawn bass hit that occurs throughout the song.

I wouldn't be surprised if you can't hear it. =[

user30

21:46

@GnomeSlice I have overpowering bass. I'll have a listen.

agent86

@GraceNote what's the top answer so far, if you've got that data available?

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice Middling.

Sterno

I think I've got the lead on highest voted answer but I couldn't find a good way to do a search on that.

GnomeSlice

@ThomasMcDonald It sounds bad on my subwoofer at home.

Raven Dreamer

With the FL studio file though, I can actually see the bass bit.

GnomeSlice

21:47

The mastering in that track is really, really bad.

Grace Note

@agent86 Everyone's got the data available

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer Try headphones maybe

Grace Note

@agent86 There's also a lot of contextual humor to this statement in respect to the very character I'm using, haha.

Raven Dreamer

@agent86 Can't you just write a SQL query?

Sterno

I tried yesterday. The data is too old

agent86

21:48

@RavenDreamer I could write something in JS, but Grace's magic tends to be quicker and less intrusive.

I can't query the API on views, I'd have to read them all out and sort them

Sterno

@GraceNote How'd you make that happen?

@GraceNote i.e., sort by highest answer

user30

@agent86 Search box takes views:x

GnomeSlice

I'm actually really pleased with how this track turned out, but only if I listen to it through Sennheiser px-100 headphones.

Raven Dreamer

@Sterno I think it's the default for :isAnswer

Grace Note

@Sterno I just did a search for is:answer and sorted it by votes (the search parameter I gave you includes moving the tab to votes).

agent86

21:49

@ThomasMcDonald yeah, search box > * at this point

Sterno

Oh, hey, "see our search tips". Maybe I should have clicked that.

user30

The API used to take views as a sort parameter.

GnomeSlice

@Raven have you looked into "reaper" yet?

It's basically free.

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice Not yet.

GnomeSlice

You can continue to use it after the trial runs up.

Grace Note

21:50

This handles the views for now. As there's only 3, no sorting is necessary. Don't forget to hover.

FallenAngelEyes

@badp I just noticed that the Gaming Twitter tweeted your event

Raven Dreamer

I am surprised that my question overtook Spugsley's.

Arda Xi

Well that isn't good. One of my hard drives just disappeared.

Raven Dreamer

It was lagging 200-400 for 3 solid days.

Grace Note

@ArdaXi Does it respond to ping?

Raven Dreamer

21:51

And then suddenly, BLAM.

badp

@FallenAngelEyes by design

IT's just I put in the wrong day

Raven Dreamer

Though that does remind me to go and answer it.

Arda Xi

@GraceNote I'm kinda freaking out about this.

GnomeSlice

I lost a stick with all my work on it in my first semester.

OrigamiRobot

@ArdaXi I got hungry.

murgatroid99

21:52

@ArdaXi Do you mean disappeared as in you physically can't find it?

Grace Note

@ArdaXi Let me rephrase - physically or digitally disappeared?

Arda Xi

Digitally.

Grace Note

(The ping jab was a bash.org reference)

murgatroid99

@ArdaXi What OS?

Arda Xi

Windows 7.

It's still there, but while Windows was running all of a sudden it's like it disconnected.

GnomeSlice

21:53

@RavenDreamer What ended up being the problem with your file?

Arda Xi

I tried rebooting, still gone.

Device manager doesn't see it.

Grace Note

Have you tried disconnecting and reconnecting it?

Arda Xi

I will.

FallenAngelEyes

@GraceNote Ahaha I remember that

OrigamiRobot

@ArdaXi Is it spinning up?

Arda Xi

21:54

Glad it's not my system disk.

I'll boot up my laptop then check whether BIOS recognises it.

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice I set the instruments to the same cut class. I meant to set each to a seperate cut class.

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer Yeah, that would do it.

Raven Dreamer

@GnomeSlice Crap. I had a question for you. ANd now I forgot it.

OrigamiRobot

@GnomeSlice I read "problem with your life"

FallenAngelEyes

Aaaaaaaagh, this would almost make me want to own an iPhone, just so I could have this case.

@OrigamiRobot read that as well

Raven Dreamer

21:55

Oh. Right. Do you know how I can futz with the resonance? I want to cut after every other note, not on every note. Is that possible?

LessPop_MoreFizz

Having a 24 hour waiting period on bounties placed to reward an existing answer is so frustrating.

2

badp

@LessPop_MoreFizz It'd probably be better to have 24 hours between successive bounty awardings I imagine

remind me to suggest that on meta

Raven Dreamer

@LessPop_MoreFizz Agreed.

Hey, @badp.

GnomeSlice

@RavenDreamer Er..... I'm not really sure, to be honest.

Raven Dreamer

You should suggest that on meta.

badp

21:57

I know! People keep reminding me when I'm busy doing other stuff

Jason Berkan

@RavenDreamer Heh. That's what I do whenever my wife asks me to remind her to do something. If I immediately remind her, my job is done.

Raven Dreamer

@JasonBerkan Asking someone to remind you makes you more likely to remember it, even if they don't ever remind you.

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