The Bridge

Yuuki

17:00

In fact, I started to avoid using Vanille whenever I had other options even though I liked her debuff/CC combat style.

BlueBarren

@Chippies "limit 100 per customer" well that ruins my plans for complete murder of humans... guess I'll have to stick to 100 fatalities :(

badp

the best fan service is clearly the screenfuls of actual python in kobayashi dragon maid

BlueBarren

Obey the Call – Heroes of the Storm

►

Avery

kobayashi dragon maid is bset anime 2017 confirmed

BlueBarren

@Yuuki @Fluttershy what is this video?

Yuuki

17:04

@badp The most unbelievable thing about that anime is the idea that a Japanese company as big as the one she works for would use Python.

badp

@Yuuki we are pretty huge and use Perl

Yuuki

@BlueBarren Looks like some kind of upcoming event for HotS?

badp

CHECKMATE ATHEISTS

Yuuki

> Japanese

badp

@Yuuki what would a more stereotypical language be then

I have no idea tbh

Yuuki

17:05

Big companies are conservative and big Japanese companies are even more conservative. I'd expect something more old-school. Like COBOL.

badp

I thought it was harder to believe that she could just like move from a flat to another that easily

BlueBarren

@Yuuki I was under the impression this video would be a hero reveal but I can't watch it myself

Yuuki

Oh, you want me to actually watch it. Forgot your workplace filters YouTube.

BlueBarren

yee

Yuuki

@BlueBarren Lol, the Dreadlord Janna meme.

BlueBarren

17:08

@Yuuki ?

Yuuki

@BlueBarren It's a WoW meme.

BlueBarren

I don't play WoW

so I wouldn't know

StrixVaria

New Overwatch Short

Yuuki

Basically during... Pandaria, I think, Janna underwent a massive personality change.

To the point where it's a running joke that she's been replaced by a dreadlord.

But basically, a bunch of skins are incoming and Kel'Thuzad is probably the next hero.

BlueBarren

sigh I wish it was Deathwing

Yuuki

17:12

It's likely because Hearthstone is currently doing a Lich King/Scourge expansion right now.

StrixVaria

New Overwatch Map

Yuuki

So HotS will also being doing something similar.

StrixVaria

Will that get more attention?

Yuuki

@StrixVaria Hmm... those are in-engine graphics, aren't they?

StrixVaria

@Yuuki It's not a full-fledged story one like the previous ones.

> The real animated short is coming Wednesday at 6PM which is suspected to be a Junkrat & Roadhog short.

Yuuki

17:15

Okay, that's good.

StrixVaria

I still haven't played on the moon level.

Yuuki

I mean, it was still a well-done cinematic but not quite the Blizzard quality I'm used to.

StrixVaria

I usually only play one quick match and then hop off, though.

@Yuuki I can see this one maybe being something an artist thought up as he was making the map or something and was just given the OK as a side project.

It had a very specific cadence to it that felt really familiar, though.

Sterno

@StrixVaria Still playing POE?

StrixVaria

@Sterno No, I forgot about it.

Wipqozn

17:18

@Sterno I was thiiiiis close to launching that last night. THIIIIIIIIIS CLOSE.

StrixVaria

I think I was somewhere in Act 3?

I didn't even get to end-game.

Sterno

I'm finding it very relaxing to play it while watching ST:TNG on another monitor

StrixVaria

Figuring out whether an item is an upgrade or not is too much work.

Sterno

Except for weapon, I rarely have obvious upgrades.

It's usually a tradeoff decision

Mapping is fun

whereas rifting was not (for me)

And I don't know why

StrixVaria

What is the main difference?

Oh.

Sterno

17:23

I'm not even sure

StrixVaria

Is maybe the core combat more fun?

Sterno

Maybe it's because you're trying to unlock the atlas whereas rifting you're just trying to go fast

Definitely more choices involved in loot/skills

StrixVaria

Diablo 3 tends to turn into "treat every single encounter the same way".

Sterno

But I doubt that's the difference in terms of gameplay fun I'm having

StrixVaria

I don't know if PoE gets to that point.

Sterno

17:24

I mean, both games I pretty much hold down right-click and spin in a cyclone/whirlwind and kill things

It might just feel like I'm making more choices about how to progress with mapping, whereas with rifts it's just "click the button, go to rift"

Tim Stone

HA HA HA I’ve blocked the Sun! Make way for the Moon. #SolarEclipse2017 https://t.co/nZCoqBlSTe

Tweeted by NASAMoon on August 21, 2017 at 5:15 PM

Unionhawk

Hmm... I have 14 days pto remaining

and precisely 0 days planned

wat do

ok, like, 3 days planned

Sterno

have kids, watch pto go to -37

Unionhawk

no

StrixVaria

@Unionhawk If you get 2 days for Thanksgiving automatically, you can spend 3 days to get 9 days off in a row.

It's hard to beat that value.

Unionhawk

17:28

...

Sterno

@Unionhawk THEN WHY EVEN ASK FOR ADVICE?

Unionhawk

@Sterno Because I expected something not stupid, like "take off the monday of thanksgiving week (and maybe the tuesday?) (if they let me even lol)

Sterno

@Unionhawk You need to think outside the box, man

StrixVaria

Take off every Wednesday for the rest of the year.

Kevin van der Velden

I find it interesting that the people in star trek clearly have the capabillity to make AIs that can plan, reason and think. Yet somehow their ship computer, the thing that runs basically the entire ship is no smarter then a basic Q&A system

StrixVaria

17:30

2-day work weeks

Unionhawk

"have kids" isn't even within 30 miles of the box

Kevin van der Velden

@StrixVaria can confirm, that's pretty cool

Sterno

@Unionhawk That's what makes me so good at giving advice.

Unionhawk

also like, that would take 9 months and at that point it's already 2018 and I do already have like half my days planned that year

Sterno

Oh, no problem, I've got you.

Step 0) Build time machine.

Unionhawk

17:32

At this point we've left the planet that the box is on

Yuuki

But we're still on the same plane of existence.

Tim Stone

Are we getting frequent flier points at least?

Unionhawk

No

Tim Stone

Well that's just silly

Unionhawk

Yes

Tim Stone

17:37

They really like to try to get me to go to Macy's

And that's, that's just not gonna happen

Unionhawk

I'm not sure I could locate an open macy's around me off the top of my head

GodEmperorDune

@TimStone macy's has decent work clothes

Tim Stone

Yeah, I don't hate Macy's, I just don't ever feel compelled to go to one

lol

This reminded me of all the Macy's that closed earlier in the year and I looked at a list and

The Bowling Green Macy-cre

Unionhawk

RIP all the people who actually died for real at the macy's in bowling green

Avery

rip

Unionhawk

17:46

uyghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhlksjdfg

We have completed happy path development

Now for all kinds of weird corner cases

Well, ok, I guess the state of Kentucky is slightly more than a corner case

Sterno

@Unionhawk Oh, so you've done the 80% that takes 20% of the time

badp

no no no

the first 80% takes 80% of the time

the last 20% takes the remaining 80% of the time

Unionhawk

Yes

It's just science

badp

the final 80% of the time is taken by realizing that your spec was 80% wrong

and that you need to tear down 80% of your thing

Unionhawk

We're pretty confident in the spec

I think

badp

17:55

and replace it with a new thing that will take an additional 160% of the time

Yuuki

Homemade camera obscura = success.

Sterno

My wife is now higher level than me in Overwatch

GodEmperorDune

@Sterno rekt

BlueBarren

18:19

@Sterno don't worry, your kids will be too soon

fredley

Meanwhile, in butter substitutes

Unionhawk

woo nasa tv is allowed

(apparently several feeds are ustream though which is block)

BlueBarren

> I wish I could be ugly for one day.

wait for the punchline

> Because being ugly everyday sucks

Yuuki

4

cc @GodEmperorDune @Wipqozn

Avery

5

10/10 good meme

SaintWacko

18:32

Ah, that was a good eclipse

Went home and watched it with LadyWacko

Tim Stone

wooo Android O

"Starts at 2:40 ET" 2:40 ET: 5:00 countdown clock

badp

Even from the vantage point of a 6th floor terrace

Typical Dutch weather ensures no part of the eclipse is visible

Thanks @KevinvanderVelden

Avery

Dammit

badp

A theoretical possibility of seeing a tiny corner of the sun go missing

Avery

i upgraded my phone now it removed su binaries

badp

18:42

so cruelly dashed

OH WELL MAYBE IN EIGHT TWELVE-MONTH CYCLES

Unionhawk

Also what the heck are they going to name android o

Tim Stone

mmm oatmeal

"YOUR GRANDFATHER'S OS"

Unionhawk

14TH STREET PARK CONFIRMED

Tim Stone

They have to be outside so they can be in maximal eclipse

OH MY GOD THE MOON JUST FELL FROM THE SKY

Unionhawk

fwoooooooooooooosh

ofc oreo

Tim Stone

18:46

Oh it is an Oreo

Unionhawk

So... is it released for real I guess?

Tim Stone

It seems like using Oreo was a poor choice? >_>

StrixVaria

This animation :|

Unionhawk

@TimStone I mean what other options do you have

oatmeal raisin cookie

no

Tim Stone

@Unionhawk Yeah, but uhhh

StrixVaria

18:49

@Unionhawk Ovaltine

Unionhawk

Case, point

Tim Stone

Like unless Mondelez is sponsoring this release, in which case we've entered a special kind of Brand Hell, I assume they're relying on generic trademark, sooo

Dragonrage

Unionhawk

I mean we already got kitkat

so

Tim Stone

Hmm, true

Also that was pretty pointless?

Unionhawk

18:51

It's not like this would be the first time that we've had a branded android release name

@TimStone ye

I mean like I said

What other O desserts exist

that are good

Oh god and in 2 years we get to figure out what the hell they're going to do with Q

Tim Stone

@Unionhawk In retrospect this should have been a foreshadow of the hell to come

Yuuki

> What idiot named them "jet skis" instead of "boat-ercycles"?

Tim Stone

@Unionhawk Really good time to go out and make a Q-named candy

Unionhawk

@TimStone But like, then you have to come up with a name for that

GodEmperorDune

VERY GOOD TROLL IDEA 1. publish a post-eclipse story called "how to know if you incurred eye damage" 2. lower text opacity to 50%

Tweeted by aedwardslevy on August 21, 2017 at 4:29 PM

Avery

18:54

Apparently upgrade also killed twrp? Wtf

It's back to stock recovery

Yuuki

@TimStone Qtootsie Pop.

Sepia Lazers

0

Q: Tag wiki reviews - editing text

When I'm reviewing a tag wiki addition, it prompts me to Approve, reject, or improve edits suggested by users Most of the reviews I've done are in cases where there is no existing entry and someone decided to add it - great, I will accept if its fine. For short excerpts, there tends to be l...

Yuuki

~~Whipped Qozns~~ waitnonevermind

Avery

I thought that android updates don't care about recovery or touch systemless supersu

StrixVaria

nesQuik

Tim Stone

18:56

@Unionhawk amazon.co.uk/Mcvities-Quirks-Chocolate-Hazelnut-pack/dp/…

Good ol' McVitie's

GodEmperorDune

@Yuuki whipped and struck out, poor qozn

Tim Stone

Incidentally enough those are discontinued

Unionhawk

Yeah that's because it's a stupid name for a candy

badp

Android Oreo

Unionhawk

Yes

badp

18:58

Android

Oreo

Unionhawk

7 mins ago, by Unionhawk

I mean we already got kitkat

badp

OREO

Unionhawk

WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE NAMED IT

OATMEAL COOKIE?

O...FUCK WE'RE OUT OF DESSERTS?

DanmakuGrazer

@SepiaLazers I don't get it

badp

ANDROID OOPS OUR CHANGELOG SHOWS OFF THE PIXEL-EXCLUSIVE UI

Dragonrage

18:59

@Unionhawk IT'S IT

Yuuki

?

Unionhawk

@badp lol

badp

Tim Stone

Can't wait for Android Pixy Stix

Yuuki

@DanmakuGrazer They want to be able to improve a tag wiki edit/addition.

DanmakuGrazer

19:00

Is that not possible?

Kevin van der Velden

@Yuuki kinky

Dragonrage

@DanmakuGrazer only for 20k+ users

DanmakuGrazer

Oooh

Yuuki

Really all this question needs is perhaps a redirect to main Meta.

Dragonrage

because to improve an edit, you have to have enough rep to make an edit without approval

Unionhawk

19:03

Yeah

badp

that said the wifi assistant is pretty good

Unionhawk

@badp I mean this is approximately the UI I have

badp

@Unionhawk norepro

Android will automatically connect to unprotected hotspots and give you a free Google vpn service to provide some amount of security

Tim Stone

I just have a Pixel shrugs

Unionhawk

I have a 6P

badp

19:04

if I had to trust a free vpn service I might as well trust Google's

@Unionhawk did you change the default launcher

Tim Stone

@badp Ah yeah, that's pretty nifty. It seems to work well

Unionhawk

No

Maybe

I don't think so

wait

no

badp

regardless, that shouldn't cause the home/back/apps button to be filled

Tim Stone

(with Google Fi)

Unionhawk

Yeah, I see a difference

And 3

GodEmperorDune

19:07

He made a tiny little friend https://t.co/jHULB8byHs

Tweeted by landpsychology on August 21, 2017 at 7:06 PM

Unionhawk

I should check in to why wifi assistant hasn't been working for me lately

MBraedley

Good news: I got gradle to build my project! Bad news: I had to comment out two critical lines of code, because I don't know to get gradle to import this maven project I'm using.

Lazers 2.0

0

Q: Total War: Warhammer, Difference between story and grand campaign

I was wondering if there is any difference between the grand campaign and story campaign of the wood elves and beastmen. As they have their own seperate tab in the main menu.

warhammer-total-war

Tim Stone

Kind of rude of the eclipse to not be later in the day so my office wouldn't get as much boiling sunlight

MBraedley

@TimStone Kinda rude of my office window to only point due north

BlueBarren

19:13

hmm does anyone know how I can use my computer's audio devices for phone calls?

Yuuki

The Mash Report Northerners

►

BlueBarren

like plug my phone into my computer than use my headset there

MBraedley

@BlueBarren You could get some SIP software, a provider, and a new phone number...

Tim Stone

@MBraedley Yeah, mine is pretty direct to the west so that's fun in the afternoon

GodEmperorDune

@BlueBarren generally you do it with a VOIP system and use a standard computer headset/mic

MBraedley

19:14

Alternatively, use Google or Skype

BlueBarren

@GodEmperorDune what if you already have a phone? Because that isn't voip

@MBraedley but there's nothing with my existing phone?

GodEmperorDune

@BlueBarren if you want your computer to use a regular phone line, your computer needs to have a port for it and some sort of modem software

i don't think those are in most modern computers anymore

Unionhawk

I mean my computer connects directly to my desk phone

via ethernet because it's a voip phone

but it does it

GodEmperorDune

yes a VOIP phone would do it

Unionhawk

Technically I don't need the phone because skype for business is a thing

BlueBarren

19:20

and our office is set up like that

but I'm more referring to at home

I just want to plug my iphone into my computer

and when it rings I can here it through my computer and answer the call through there as well

I have been using my line-in to hear the audio from my phone calls through my pc but I think I can only receive audio that way.

Wipqozn

19:34

I think I might buy starcraft remastered

GodEmperorDune

@Wipqozn did you buy west of loathing yet?

Wipqozn

@GodEmperorDune Oh my no.

I was going to buy it, but then I remembered I'm a jerk.

MBraedley

@BlueBarren No, there are ways to use the headphone jack on your smartphone to make calls from your computer. It's just not a great idea.

Wipqozn

Crap, I'll need to stand up and get my credit card

@MBraedley please save me. Come to my place.

MBraedley

@Wipqozn Why am I saving you, and from what?

From standing up?

Wipqozn

19:40

@MBraedley yeah

I already did it though

MBraedley

Don't you have your credit card number memorized? (Or as a fill form profile in your password manager?)

Wipqozn

since you t ook so long, and failed me, so now I'm depressed

@MBraedley No sir.

MBraedley

@Wipqozn Sorry to hear that.

Wipqozn

@MBraedley @MBraedley only had it for like, a month or two

nad about to change again

badp

@MBraedley wat

Wipqozn

19:41

aka I thought I lost it, but turns out I was just dumb, but now i t's going to expire

MBraedley

@badp What part are you watting?

Yuuki

@MBraedley I guess it's a weird line in the sand to draw, but I refuse to put my credit card number in my password manager.

badp

@MBraedley The former

@Yuuki so the number on the back is fair game?

MBraedley

@badp I've got mine memorized. But oddly, not my social insurance number.

GodEmperorDune

Made a time-lapse gif of today's eclipse, the end has me a little bit worried though #SolarEclipse2017 #Eclipse2017 https://t.co/JxElJJ9DE6

Tweeted by usedpizza on August 21, 2017 at 5:33 PM

badp

19:43

@GodEmperorDune don't worry, SOUL TRADE isn't available

Yuuki

@badp Haven't done that either.

Unionhawk

LIFEHACK: Don't remember your credit card number? Just try 9876 5432 1098 7654 expiring 1/18, it probably works

Yuuki

this.getParent() -> this.getParnet() -> this.getPargnant() ->this.getPregante() -> this.getPregnant().

:|

GodEmperorDune

@Unionhawk thanks @uni you have just purchased my entire steam wishlist

Yuuki

Is... is this how cyborgs are made?

murgatroid99

19:50

how is prangent formed

►

The Mattbat999

@Unionhawk Let me go buy me a brand new Camaro or maybe everthing in GameStop....

BlueBarren

@MBraedley why isn't it a great idea? People on Reddit are suggesting trying Bluetooth

Unionhawk

People on reddit are dumb

statistically speaking

BlueBarren

I probably fall into that category

MBraedley

@BlueBarren Because it takes too much setup and is error prone

Ronan

19:53

@Unionhawk Wait. Do you not have security codes on your credit cards?

BlueBarren

@MBraedley sounds like my love life. HAHAHAHA I'm so alone

Unionhawk

@Ronan we do

so this is literally not enough information even if it is real

GodEmperorDune

@Ronan its a test card number

Unionhawk

Which it likely isn't

Because it's probably one they use in ads

MBraedley

You're better off getting a smart watch for notifications, then taking off your headset and actually answering the phone.

GodEmperorDune

19:55

4111-1111-1111-1111 is another number that passes auth for testing purposes

Yuuki

I've been thinking about getting a biomonitoring watch.

GodEmperorDune

most sites should have it disabled for prod though

Ronan

@BlueBarren Get one of those Splatoon 2 voice dealies. That might work.

Unionhawk

Or don't do that because ugh

BlueBarren

@Ronan better yet I should just make an app on my phone that requires the screen to always be on and that just all around sucks

Wipqozn

19:57

RICK AND JERRY ADVERNTUUUURE

but yeah this should be good

GodEmperorDune

user was banned for this mod abused post

Unionhawk

@Wipqozn It is

Ronan

@BlueBarren I didn't mean for the app, just that the physical hardware allows you to use a headset & microphone with a phone with additional audio from a separate source.

I'm probably misunderstanding what your goal is though.

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