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Ben Brocka

3:00 PM

@badp TMI

fredley

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Reading you all say 'alot' is leaving me "feeling angry and disillusioned with the world."

GnomeSlice

@BenBrocka Say, is there another time lord afoot now?

I did that by accident within my first week of being here, lol.

Someone made a fuss about it.

Lazers

3

Q: How do I "power slide"?

To get the "Blue Sparks" challenge I need to "power slide" into enemies to kill them. Since I've successfully completed the game without ever killing a single enemy in this way, I apparently don't know how to do it. I have (I think) killed several enemies with the Boost ability in cars and I've...

borderlands-2

fredley

@GnomeSlice It's not the only logical explanation

I did wonder?

Reply to one of my posts so I can make a recursive reply

GnomeSlice

3:13 PM

@fredley It's the only logical explanation.

@fredley But see, editing a message to be a reply to one from the future is cheating.

It's only awesome when you do it without editing.

fredley

:6286659 What, so you just have to guess post numbers or something?

GnomeSlice

@fredley I'm not sure, but as I said, I did it by accident within a week of signing up here.

It was weird.

fredley

@GnomeSlice I actually did guess correctly!!!!

Hahaha

GnomeSlice

@fredley But your message won't change to a reply unless you edit it.

That's the thing.

fredley

@GnomeSlice Aaaw

GnomeSlice

3:16 PM

Nov 8 '10 at 21:10, by Brant

You replied to a message from the future! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh

Actually, I think that's about when it happened to me.

Oh, looks like I did edit that one.

Ah, man, I just ruined my own story.

Oh well.

ASDFSADFADFADFSAWSDC

SaintWacko

@GnomeSlice Finally! I've been waiting for that for so long!

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko :D Are you serious!?

Woo, somebody else interested in Miner Wars!

SaintWacko

@GnomeSlice - Yes, my friend and I discovered and bought it shortly after buying Minecraft, and have been waiting ever since!

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko Did you pre-orer it?

Looks like the private beta is only available to those who pre-ordered it.

And this is just the single-player game, it's not the MMO beta or anything.

fbueckert

That looks neat

Someone want to tell me what it's about?

StrixVaria

3:27 PM

@GnomeSlice What is that game about?

GnomeSlice

I'm given to understand we won't see anything from the MMO until 2013.

SaintWacko

It's Minecraft, in space

Sorta

GnomeSlice

@StrixVaria I have no idea, I preordered it when it was just a tech demo basically.

It's a 6 degrees-of-freedom space flying game

StrixVaria

@GnomeSlice Then why are you so excited?

GnomeSlice

Where you can literally carve your way through things like asteroids

@StrixVaria Because it's FUN

SaintWacko

3:28 PM

@StrixVaria It has so much potential

GnomeSlice

I dunno what it's ABOUT, per se.

SaintWacko

What is Minecraft about?

Same question

GnomeSlice

I almost preordered the MMO too, but I didn't.

It's going to be a 'pay once, play forever' deal, no monthlies.

SaintWacko

I haven't looked at it in a long time, actually

GnomeSlice

oh man oh man oh man

SaintWacko

3:29 PM

Almost forgot about it until I saw your post

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko Me neither, I've been waiting for it to get some more content.

Because so far, every time you want to update it, you have to redownload the entire game, and my internet sucks

SaintWacko

@GnomeSlice Yeah, I've been waiting to actually be able to build stuff

GnomeSlice

Last time I played it, you could fly around and shoot holes in a big asteroid

and that was it

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@StrixVaria @fbueckert THAT'S what it's about.

fbueckert

@GnomeSlice So...it's a modern Descent.

GnomeSlice

@fbueckert I... think... maybe.

Also, voxels.

I really like the way the devs have been handling development too.

SaintWacko

3:31 PM

Voxels!

GnomeSlice

A bunch of the media, like music and even 3D models was done by the community, they had huge contests for people to submit things.

They've been keeping the community really involved

@SaintWacko Have you seen this?

I thought about getting it, but buying a game just because it has the name is a silly idea, ha.

But it does look pretty fun.

SaintWacko

@GnomeSlice Is that the preorder of the MMO?

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko No, it's a completely separate game.

SaintWacko

Steam doesn't load properly on the company network, so I can't really tell

GnomeSlice

I guess they developed it while they were developing the main game.

@SaintWacko Oh, just a sec.

arena.minerwars.com

@SaintWacko Does that one load?

SaintWacko

3:35 PM

Yeah, it's only the major sites that IT manage to break. Can't play the video, though. How is it different from Miner Wars 2081?

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko It's a completely different kind of game.

Does youtube work for you?

SaintWacko

@GnomeSlice - Nope. I'll just have to check out the video when I get home tonight.

GnomeSlice

It looks a lot like 'Steel Storm: Burning Retribution' to me.

If you've played that.

A sort of top-down arcadey shooty game.

SaintWacko

Okay, that's kinda what I thought based on the default still from the video

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko Are you familiar with Steel Storm?

SaintWacko

3:37 PM

Yeah, I got it in a humble bundle a while back

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko Yeah, me too.

SaintWacko

I do enjoy that sort of game

GnomeSlice

Anyway, that's sort of what it looks like, but I haven't been able to watch any videos of it either, my internet's been too slow.

I wonder what the MMO will be like.

SaintWacko

I am, however, going to start downloading the beta

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko I think I'm going to do that tomorrow when I'm in class.

SaintWacko

3:38 PM

The screenshots look so much nicer than the game did last time I played

GnomeSlice

I downloaded the LAST version a few weeks ago, but haven't played it.

@SaintWacko I know! It's like Christmas!

SaintWacko

Yeah, I can't wait to play it!

But I also want to play Borderlands 2!

and Torchlight 2!

fbueckert

@GnomeSlice And you have KSP!

Ben Brocka

BL2 FTW

SaintWacko

I need to get KSP. It sounds like fun, based on the questions I've seen

fbueckert

3:40 PM

@SaintWacko Latest version just added in more planets, with their own moons.

pixel

oh guys

Lazers

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Q: Cross realm zones?

It was announced that along with the release of Mists of Pandaria, many zones throughout the world of Azeroth would become cross realm zones, allowing players from multiple realms to quest in the same zone, cross realm. This means that when players enter a zone, they will be able to see players ...

world-of-warcraft

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Q: Where are the faction quartermasters?

Along with the addition of a new island in Mists of Pandaria, a variety of new factions have also been added; Anglers August Celestials Brewmasters Cloud Serpents Golden Lotus Klaxxi Lorewalkers Shado-Pan Tillers Wrathion Do all of the above factions actually have a quartermaster? If so, whe...

world-of-warcraft

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Q: Where is the Black Market Auction House?

In Mists of Pandaria, Blizzard have added a Black Market Auction House to the game, in order to purchase items that are otherwise hard to get or no longer available by normal methods in game. Where in the game world is the Black Market Auction House located, is it faction specific, and are ther...

world-of-warcraft

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Q: World bosses and rare spawns: static or random?

I noticed while levelling yesterday that in the Kun-Lai Summit region of Pandaria, the Sha of Hatred was wandering around just north of the Eastery Rest. It seemed to walk around in a large circle, very much like a pre-defined path for the several hours I was in the zone completing quests. In ad...

world-of-warcraft

pixel

oops

GnomeSlice

@fbueckert Blah, yeah! I forgot to download it last time I was in class.

SaintWacko

Wee bit late there

GnomeSlice

3:41 PM

I haven't played it in weeks, it's really stressful, lol.

pixel

@SaintWacko just a second yes

it knew it was typing

GnomeSlice

@Lazers I wonder if we should make unique tags for the various WoW expansions.

fbueckert

That reminds me; I still need to be able to land on Minmus.

GnomeSlice

@fbueckert So, there's more planets now, right?

@fbueckert Like, actual planets?

Not moons of Kerbin?

fbueckert

@GnomeSlice Yup

But since you can't even land on Mun, the point is sort of moot for you. :P

SaintWacko

3:43 PM

So do you have to figure where your spaceship is going to go based on gravity?

pixel

@GnomeSlice the amount of iterative changes made in WoW would make it quite pointless, only a handful of questions would go into each tag and the rest would go until the main tag, after numerous arguments with people because they think pet battles should be mists-of-pandaria even though it's part of the base game, introduced in MoP

(as an example)

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko Yes. It's all very complicated.

SaintWacko

@GnomeSlice Sounds like fun! Ever played Warheads SE?

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko Well, you don't HAVE to, but your results will usually be undesirable if you don't.

@SaintWacko Never even heard of it.

fbueckert

@SaintWacko The orbit map will show you where you're currently headed, but it doesn't take current boosting into account.

GnomeSlice

3:44 PM

@SaintWacko I learned mroe about Orbital Mechanics from playing this and @fbueckert than I ever learned in high school science class. Which, admittedly, didn't cover much of orbital mechanics at all.

@fbueckert Yes it does, it changes in real time.

fbueckert

That's one thing they should add; if you boost at your current heading for 15/30/X seconds, this is what your orbit will look like.

GnomeSlice

It couldn't possibly show where you MIGHT end up with boosting, because, how does it know how long you're going to boost for?

SaintWacko

@GnomeSlice It's one of those tank games, where you choose angle, power, and weapon, like Pocket Tanks, but it's set on planets in space, so you have to take orbital mechanics into account when firing at the enemy

badp

@GnomeSlice You played @fbueckert? That's awful!

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko That sounds like Gravitee, Gravitee 2, and Gravitee Wars!

fbueckert

3:46 PM

@GnomeSlice And that's why it should show a configurable orbit out to X seconds.

GnomeSlice

FANTASTIC flash games, if you haven't played them, by the way.

Look them all up.

SaintWacko

@GnomeSlice I think I learned the most about orbital mechanics from Niven's Integral Trees

GnomeSlice

The first two are like mini golf in space, with planets and such. And Gravitee Wars is more like the one that you just described.

@badp typo, meant 'and from fbueckert'. Can you fix it for me?

SaintWacko

@GnomeSlice I've played Gravitee Wars. I used to spend a ton of time on Kongregate. Warheads SE was around before any of those, though.

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko Yeah, I used to spend loads of time there as well.

fbueckert

3:47 PM

Scorch. 'Nuff said.

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko I'll check it out, I love artillery games like that.

SaintWacko

@GnomeSlice How about Pocket Tanks, played that?

GnomeSlice

Speaking of games like this

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@SaintWacko The iOS one?

pixel

is 3.5k views in 2 days a lot?

on average I mean

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko I have a game called Pocket Tanks on my iPod, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's more than one game by that name.

Anyway, what do you guys think of that video?

I've been meaning to try out the demo.

SaintWacko

3:48 PM

@GnomeSlice Oh, yeah, I forgot they ported it to iOS too

It was on PC long before iOS, and there are way more weapons

250, I think, at the latest count

www.Blitwise.com

GnomeSlice

There's a ton of weapons in the free iOS game, but I think there's a paid version with a lot more.

SaintWacko

I wish they'd port it to Android, I miss it

Although, recently, someone ported GLTron to Android!

I spent most of my high school lunches playing that with friends

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko It's not an artillery game, but Arel Wars is a fantastic free(ish) game for android and ios

fbueckert

Scorch

Now with 110% linkage!

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko This says 190 weapons, in the 'collectors edition'

SaintWacko

3:52 PM

@GnomeSlice Right, a few more weapon packs were released after the collector's edition was created

GnomeSlice

Oh man, my dad used to have this DOS game, where you played as two giant gorillas in a city and you threw banana bombs at one another.

I used to love that shit.

What was it called...

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fbueckert

@GnomeSlice Gorilla Wars

GnomeSlice

GORILLAS

I think it was just 'Gorillas'.

fbueckert

There were lots of those.

GnomeSlice

What a weird thing.

SaintWacko

3:53 PM

@GnomeSlice Hm, that looks like fun. I love strategy games.

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko Holy shit, $45?

Wow...

@SaintWacko It's great, and you don't have to spend anything. You CAN, but you can also get the stuff you need to unlock all of the unit slots just by playing.

SaintWacko

@GnomeSlice - Yeah... I bought the Full edition, and then... didn't buy most of the weapon packs

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko ...oi.

This reminds me, I should tweet Megadev and see if I can get them to put Knightfall 3 on Steam Greenlight.

SaintWacko

@GnomeSlice Actually I think they called it Deluxe edition. It included more weapons and allowed you to add weapon packs. $30, I think

Huh. Small/mobile games have been dropping in price, while AAA games have been increasing... Strange

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko Unrelated, are you familiar with 'Raptor Safari'?

The most amazing game that will never really be made. =[

SaintWacko

3:56 PM

I remember one game I bought on Palm, Warfare Incorporated, which was $30 at the time, and now would be at the most a $5 app

@GnomeSlice I think I've seen it mentioned somewhere

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko People get hesitant about spending more than a few dollars on a mobile game.

@SaintWacko Probably here.

SaintWacko

Probably

I hear about a lot of games here.

Which makes sense, considering I spend far too much time here :D

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my reputation value currently has the number '666' in it

GnomeSlice

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Q: How Many Ways Can I Run Over Those Raptors?

So I'm playing the web version of Raptor Safari, and it dawns on me that I've been slaughtering raptors in a large variety of different ways, all of which have been generating different amounts of score. Which brings me to the question: Does anyone have a complete list of all of the different w...

raptor-safari

Guh, I need to ask something else or the tag is going to get pruned again..

Or rather, someone else needs to ask something. ;)

pixel

@GnomeSlice that's why whenever I create a tag, I always ask two questions

GnomeSlice

3:58 PM

Also, should we be getting rid of the user-interface tag?

pixel

It does have many similarities to the tags we have previously nuked

GnomeSlice

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Q: Should we banish the 'User-Interface' tag?

This question is pretty self explanatory. Should we get rid of the user-interface tag? It bears many similarities to previously destroyed tags.

discussion tags

Meta'd

SaintWacko

I really shouldn't have joined the chat. It's even more distracting than the site itself!

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fbueckert

@SaintWacko Welcome to the Bridge!

SaintWacko

@fbueckert Haha, thanks

pixel

4:01 PM

@SaintWacko tell me about it

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko Yes, it is.

Ronan Forman

@GnomeSlice How good are you at sound effects?

GnomeSlice

@RonanForman Depends on what you need. I've only tried recording my own sound effect library (with a microphone and stuff) once a couple of years ago in college and it was meh. I don't have the equipment either. But I can do synth sound effects, I guess.

Ronan Forman

You know that 3D video I showed you a while back, it's that.

GnomeSlice

@RonanForman Try freesound.org, loads of great stuff there.

That's usually my go-to place.

Lazers

4:13 PM

0

Q: Should we banish the 'User-Interface' tag?

This question is pretty self explanatory. Should we get rid of the user-interface tag? It bears many similarities to previously destroyed tags.

discussion tags

0

Q: Use phone keyboard to control PES on Android phone?

I installed Pro Evolution Soccer on my Android phone but I can't find any setting to change the game control method to keyboard instead of the touch screen. Is it possible to phone keyboard to control PES on Android phone?

keyboard android pes-2012

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Q: How does the computer AI decide who to surrender to?

I'm pretty deep into my latest game of Galactic Civilizations 2: Twilight of the Arnor, and major races are starting to drop out of the game. Except, in Gal Civ 2 instead of sticking around until they are totally eliminated, the major races will surrender to a friendly civilization, deeding thei...

galactic-civilizations-2

GnomeSlice

I'm a bit busy right now, unfortunately.

Hey, can I borrow $5 from someone?

SaintWacko

And Miner Wars is done downloading. Now just to wait til I get home so I can hook up my joystick

I've had my joystick for over a decade, and it's still just as good as anything you find now

And still available in stores

GnomeSlice

Anyone? $5 via Paypal? I'll pay it back in about a week.

James

mmorpg.com/giveaways.cfm/offer/376/…

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GnomeSlice

@James Whoa, sick!

James

4:22 PM

@GnomeSlice THought some people might be interested.

GnomeSlice

@James Unfortunately, I'll probably never play it, for various reasons, but still, looks cool!

SaintWacko

@James "This site is blocked by the SonicWALL Content Filter Service." Grumble, mutter, grumble

Someone gave IT a filter, and they went slightly power-mad

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko worldofwarplanes.com

How about that one?

SaintWacko

@GnomeSlice drool

That looks like fun

GnomeSlice

Yeah, it does.

MMOs, by definition, don't work on my internet though.

I can't even download them, usually.

Can I pleeeease borrow $5 from someone?

:P

Man, there's so many MMOs I've TRIED to play, and just couldn't...

SaintWacko

4:31 PM

@GnomeSlice Why is your internet that slow?

OrigamiRobot

@StrixVaria I miss your pig.

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko I live in Bumfuck, Egypt.

SaintWacko

@GnomeSlice Ah, I see

StrixVaria

OrigamiRobot

@StrixVaria MAYBE I WILL T_T

GnomeSlice

4:36 PM

An Awesome Portfolio Website

fbueckert

@GnomeSlice Also known as, "Near Ottawa"

bwarner

Can someone that knows WoW update the accepted answer here with whatever benefits you get from having the MoP expansion? gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/14348/…

Lazers

0

Q: Is Twinking effective?

I'd like to Twink a second character to mid-level so I can play with my lower-level friends. Can I effectively twink (level up without doing anything) by joining a higher-level friends' game and just leaching their XP? Is there any drawback for me/them? Do I have to do anything like stick near ...

borderlands-2

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Q: I got WoW mist of pandaria, how much will it cost to get also cataclims,burning crusade..ect. and do I really need them to play mist of pandaria?

I just got the game World of Warcraft Mists of Pandaria and I wanted to ask you if I had to get all the other WoW games to play. If yes, what difference does it make to buy them or not?

world-of-warcraft

fbueckert

@Lazers The spelling! It hurts!

user15026

@fbueckert Oh man. It's so....terrible. Offends my delicate sensibilities.

fbueckert

4:49 PM

@AshleyNunn I've currently got a fever, and it's hard to think properly. The brain doesn't have the bandwidth required to translate that.

user15026

@fbueckert gives you tea and blankets It's closed now, if that helps.

fbueckert

@AshleyNunn I'm at work. >< Seriously considering going home and crawling back into bed.

I've been guzzling gallons of tea for the last few days.

user15026

@fbueckert I would highly suggest that.

fbueckert

Waiting on our IT guy to get back to me on if I can do some of my stuff from home.

Makes it easier on everybody if I don't have to infect them.

user15026

@fbueckert I am being a sick bean and trying to summon the energy to go to my three hour once a week Creative Writing class.

Ullallulloo

4:53 PM

@fbueckert Cataclysm was the only thing spelled wrong...

fbueckert

@Ullallulloo Punctuation and capitalism.

Ullallulloo

@fbueckert That's grammar, not spelling.

fbueckert

@Ullallulloo I have a fever, lay off! :P

GnomeSlice

When you sign up for steam, do you have to confirm your account or something?

James

@GnomeSlice You generally have to confirm each computer you log into your steam account from

GnomeSlice

5:00 PM

@James I mean, when you make a new account.

BoltClock

I literally just watched DLC being added to Castle Crashers' Steam page before the game itself was released (now is!)

GnomeSlice

@BoltClock What was the DLC?

Oh, the pink knight and Blacksmith?

BoltClock

@GnomeSlice Yeah

GnomeSlice

@BoltClock You know Castle Crashers has been on Xbox Arcade and PSN for a few years now right? Those DLC packs already existed. In fact, there's still some missing from Steam.

badp

The last stage of Wizorb is absolutely obnoxious

BoltClock

5:08 PM

@GnomeSlice Yes, but I couldn't find the game anywhere

GnomeSlice

@badp Is that the castle one? I think that's as far as I've gotten before I lost my data and had to start oevr.

@BoltClock ...Xbox Live Arcade, and PSN...

BoltClock

@GnomeSlice Oh

badp

@GnomeSlice No. That's like 66% of the game

GnomeSlice

I wonder if they're going to include the Alien Hominid character in the Steam version of Castle Crashers.

Also, that game is awesome, you guys should all play it.

BoltClock

Anything made by The Behemoth is awesome

user15026

5:12 PM

@BoltClock This is a very true statement.

James

@GnomeSlice I had just assumed there was an initial upfront registration of the first computer as well man.

Lazers

2

Q: How is critical hit damage calculated?

In Borderlands 1, critical hit damage was based on a weapon's critical hit modifer (which was sometimes hidden) and "how critical" the hit was. Does the same apply to Borderlands 2? How do the different critical hit bonuses interact?

borderlands-2

0

Q: Is there a difference in speed between clicking and holding the mouse button down?

It just seems to me that as an out-lander with dual pistols I get more shots off clicking then I do holding the mouse down for regular shots. Can anyone prove or disprove this statement?

torchlight-2

0

Q: Can I change difficulties after I start?

I started on Normal. I always start on Normal. Now that I have played some of the game and have the mechanics down, can I switch difficulties for my current character?

torchlight-2

0

Q: Can I get a list of helpful hints during the load screen

Is there a file or a website I can look at to read all the helpful hints given during the load screen? Sometimes they go by very fast and I don't get to finish reading them.

torchlight-2

badp

Oh my fucking god level 5-10 completed

That only took me a dozen minutes

user30

ugh cover art.

user30

Turns out it's a massive hassle trying to reliably get cover art.

badp

5:22 PM

@ThomasMcDonald isn't giving Apple your credit card number enough?

user30

They don't have an API.

The Stack Exchange Blog

Blog - Stack Exchange: Apptivate.ms: A Windows 8 App Development Contest

Lauren Gundrum on September 26, 2012

Windows 8 officially launches on October 26th, and it’s already generating quite a few questions on Stack Overflow. So when Microsoft approached us about sponsoring an app development contest, we thought it was a great idea.

Today we’re announcing Apptivate.ms, a Windows 8 App Development Contest sponsored by Microsoft.

The contest has two parts:

A Developer Contest for people interested in writing applications

A Reviewer Contest for people interested in reviewing and voting on apps

You can participate – and win prizes – in both categories, so even if you aren’t interested in developing your own app you can still participate by helping others by reviewing their submissions. …

BoltClock

Oh shizat

user30

^ this is how successful I've got so far.

user30

5:24 PM

Needless to say, I don't think that is actually the album art for Discovery, but that's what the cover art archive says.

GnomeSlice

@ThomasMcDonald It's not.

user30

@GnomeSlice I was kinda being sarcastic.

GnomeSlice

Oh.

Ullallulloo

Discovery (Daft Punk album)

Discovery is the second studio album by the French house duo Daft Punk, released in March 2001. It marks a shift in the sound from Chicago house, which they were previously known for, to disco, post-disco and synthpop-inspired house. The album provided itself as a soundtrack to the anime film Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, which was a collaboration between the creators of the album, Leiji Matsumoto, and Toei Animation. All of the music videos for the tracks on the album are segments of the film. Interstella 5555 follows a story of a kidnapped extraterrestrial ban...

user30

Given I just imported a random sample of songs on my desktop.

user30

5:26 PM

@Ullallulloo That doesn't quite match up, heh.

user30

hmm maybe 7digital will be slightly better

GnomeSlice

A search engine for things you've already seen

user30

7digital definitely looks pretty good, plus you don't have to navigate the whole release/release-group tree that MusicBrainz provides.

GnomeSlice

@ThomasMcDonald What are you talking about?

user30

So I'm writing an app that sits on a RPi and provides a web interface for the music on it.

GnomeSlice

5:33 PM

Okay, whatever.

I don't even know what that means, lol.

user30

If album art is not already embedded in the tracks that get uploaded, I have to hit an external service.

GnomeSlice

Those aren't always reliable.

I had a megadeth single in iTunes a while ago that picked out an album cover that was... not... megadeth.

user30

Yep, but given the user already has that particular cover when they upload it to the device

Lazers

0

Q: Quarrelsome Quilen Quintet?

What is the location of all of the Jade Quilen in the Mogu'Shan instance for the Quarrelsome Quilen Quintet achievement? Quarrelsome Quilen Quintet Collect all the Jade Quilen located throughout Mogu'Shan Palace on Heroic difficulty. Are these always in the same locations or are the ...

world-of-warcraft

Sterno

5:51 PM

0

A: How does the day/night cycle work?

I believe it's a 90 minute day/night cycle, but don't quote me on that.

Isn't the act of leaving an answer effectively quoting yourself?

badp

@StrixVaria RIP GREEN OOGLY PUPPET

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@ThomasMcDonald scraping wikipedia wouldn't work, right? Copyright and whatnot.

StrixVaria

@OrigamiRobot ARE YOU HAPPY NOW LOOK WHAT HAPPENED TO MY GRAVATAR

badp

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Turns out we've been doing fonts on streets wrong all along, pretty much

GnomeSlice

@badp ...What...

badp

I mean, the study focuses on fonts on GPS navigators, but it compares "square grotesque" fonts (like Eurostile) to "humanist" fonts (like Gill Sans) and finds the latter take 10% time less to read than the former

but the fonts on streets are pretty much all more like Eurostile than they are like Gill Sans, amirite?

GnomeSlice

6:05 PM

@badp 10% more or less?

badp

...especially in countries like the US that rely a lot more on text in their signs

GnomeSlice

Well, I figured out what her problem was.

She registered a Steam HelplDesk account... not a Steam account.

Stupid system. Why are they separate anyway?

badp

@GnomeSlice I have no idea how'd you make that mistake anyway

GnomeSlice

@badp Well, she managed to.

Maybe she went to 'support' or something to try to register.

@badp Is the helpdesk account the same as the support account?

badp

@GnomeSlice I guess it's true people don't read

I agree it's odd to have separate accounts, especially now that Steam does OpenID

GnomeSlice

6:09 PM

@badp That's not what mine looks like...

In fact, I can't find that screen at all.

@badp I think she registered through the iOS app, maybe it's buggy?

badp

@GnomeSlice I have no idea

GnomeSlice

Oh, 'sign in to your support account' goes to that page.

Ben Brocka

@badp It probably shouldn't anymore, but that system's from before they had an openID I think

badp

@BenBrocka yeah, that's what I'm thinking

GnomeSlice

@badp 'Create account' doesn't show that page.

It's really, not terribly intuitive, the Steam support service.

Ben Brocka

6:16 PM

I've seldom seen a good support service

Generally they throw a useless "help center" and advice to search (and the search sucks) while hiding any real way to contact them

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badp

6:30 PM

You know you're a legit job application webpage when you have a "spots left" counter in the form of a .gif

clearly it must be using that gifsockets thing

I mean that's how it works right?

StrixVaria

@badp It's getting close; you better finish your application soon!

badp

@StrixVaria I'm really surprised someone went through the trouble of making all 67 frames

StrixVaria

@badp I was going to ask, because I'm not a master gif animator. Can you set the delay between frames separately?

badp

@StrixVaria I think this image is proof

Ben Brocka

@badp I love the attention to detail

StrixVaria

6:36 PM

They could just have for example 30 frames that say "15" and 4 frames that say "14" or whatever to simulate the delay.

Either way, this is the longest gif I've ever witnessed.

badp

um, I guess it stops at 14 after all

(IIRC animated gifs also have a flag to not make them loop)

StrixVaria

I haven't paid too much attention to animated gifs since my old Angelfire website.

badp

aww, I expected the counter to start blinking red in panic as we approached 10

maybe they hit the frame limit, or they calculated that the regular john sixpack they're going for is extremely unlikely to act after you get to that point

Ben Brocka

It is blinking red, you just can't tell since it's red to begin with

badp

@BenBrocka GENIOUS

We are going to be doing a Reddit AMA with the developers in HIB 6 in about 15 minutes. Stay tuned for the link!

Tweeted by humble on September 26, 2012 at 6:43 PM

GnomeSlice

6:44 PM

AMA?

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Ullallulloo

@GnomeSlice reddit.com/r/IAmA

SaintWacko

@GnomeSlice Ask Me Anything

Also, just moved from a cubicle to an office!

GnomeSlice

@Ullallulloo That link is useless to me, it doesn't explain what AMA means.

Ullallulloo

@GnomeSlice From the sidebar:

> AMA = "Ask me anything"

GnomeSlice

@Ullallulloo Wow, that wasn't obvious.

Lazers

6:49 PM

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Wipqozn

@GnomeSlice You weren't obvious. Oh burn!

Ronan Forman

@Wipqozn I think that's actually a complement.

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