The Bridge

fbueckert

8:02 PM

@AshleyNunn I haven't the foggiest.

user15026

@fbueckert Also, that episode was AWESOME

SaintWacko

@fbueckert Oh, good, someone else who uses that phrase!

fbueckert

@AshleyNunn "Casey doesn't really DO calm."

"He's just sort of....angry, all the time."

user15026

@fbueckert "Did you say something? I heard it. I heard you."

SaintWacko

We don't need to watch it, you two can just quote the whole thing!

Aaaand... Go!

fbueckert

8:04 PM

@SaintWacko Oh, you'll want to watch it.

Much gets lost in just quotes.

OrigamiRobot

I don't remember this part. Obviously I need to rewatch the entire series.

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot Indeed.

Chuck is worth re-watching.

Again and again and again.

user15026

@SaintWacko No no no you need to watch it because the show is amazing.

badp

Uh, if you have jwz.org in your feed readers and you're kind of weak of stomach - the fourth current latest post is much worse than average. So bad there's no companion picture.

Just press "Mark all as read"

SaintWacko

@badp What's jwz?

OrigamiRobot

8:06 PM

@fbueckert Wait, is this from Chuck? Gross.

badp

@SaintWacko Jamie Zawinski, one of the men behind the original Netscape browser.

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot We've already established you have no taste.

SaintWacko

@OrigamiRobot Ah, did you think they were talking about Firefly?

fbueckert

Feel free to continue reinforcing the point.

SaintWacko

That would be more "Jayne doesn't really DO calm."

fbueckert

8:08 PM

@SaintWacko Seeing as how they're the same actor...

So yeah, it probably WAS a Firefly reference.

SaintWacko

@fbueckert Ah, well that would certainly explain why so many of those quotes would fit Jayne!

OrigamiRobot

@SaintWacko Yea I was like "Who the fuck is Casey?"

SaintWacko

I've never seen Chuck, so I had no idea

fbueckert

@SaintWacko Watch it. It's awesome.

SaintWacko

They do that sort of thing in Castle, since the titular character is playing by Nathan Fillion

OrigamiRobot

8:10 PM

BOOOOOORING

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot Seriously, dude?

badp

Whoops, I got the post wrong.

SaintWacko

@OrigamiRobot What is that in reference to?

badp

The latest post is very awesome instead of very awful

fbueckert

Don't judge it until you've seen it.

badp

8:11 PM

►

OrigamiRobot

@SaintWacko Chuck. Castle is pretty good.

user15026

@SaintWacko Yeah, I lvoe when they do that. The first Halloween ep wa my favourite.

SaintWacko

@OrigamiRobot Okay.

Just making sure it wasn't referring to Castle or Firefly

Castle is the only show I'll go out of my way to make sure I catch

OrigamiRobot

> The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); the message embeds the only remaining copy of the United States' greatest spy secrets into Chuck's brain

Already bored.

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot You're not even willing to give it a shot.

SaintWacko

8:12 PM

Wait, how does the email do that?

SO UNREALISTIC

OrigamiRobot

@SaintWacko Boringly.

fbueckert

Ok. I know who I should never get TV recommendations from.

agent86

@SaintWacko it's a long a drawn out plot point. he essentially has some form of eidetic memory

SaintWacko

@agent86 Ah, I see

agent86

when shown images that contain encoded information, he remembers it and can recall it at any time

(assuming he's given the proper stimulus)

OrigamiRobot

8:13 PM

@fbueckert Why should I? Maybe you can tell me something that makes it non-boring.

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot It has geek references all over the place, and lampoons every spy cliche ever?

agent86

in later seasons, they program him with various martial arts training, and when threatened he goes from nerd to action hero.

fbueckert

@agent86 Whoa! Spoiler alert!

@AshleyNunn hasn't gotten that far!

OrigamiRobot

That sounds boring.

agent86

@fbueckert it's like 8 years old, c'mon :P

fbueckert

8:14 PM

@OrigamiRobot You've already determined you don't want to watch it.

Fine.

agent86

it's not even that big of a spoiler

fbueckert

Don't.

@agent86 Five. :P

agent86

since they show it in all the previews and such.

OrigamiRobot

@fbueckert This isn't me disliking it because I dislike an actor. I have heard the premise. I think it's boring. I am not into spy stuff.

agent86

all sorts of other wacky hijinks ensue, there's usually a subplot about the other nerds who work at the store, etc

fbueckert

8:17 PM

@OrigamiRobot Dislike which actor? You're going to punt an entire show out the window because you hate one single actor?

agent86

oh, the first season especially there had to be a girl-on-girl partially nude catfight.

OrigamiRobot

@fbueckert isn't

That was an example of a bad reason to dislike something.

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot All I see is you going, "Read the premise. BOOOORING.", and dig in your heels without actually seeing a single episode.

user15026

@agent86 They were fully dressed, if I remember right, just soaked.

SaintWacko

@agent86 Damn, fine, I'll watch it

fbueckert

8:18 PM

If you want to do that, fine.

agent86

@AshleyNunn various levels of nudity, for certain. there are definitely some lingerie catfights in there.

OrigamiRobot

@fbueckert Why should I watch something when I already think the premise is boring? I don't understand why that offends you personally.

agent86

I quit watching the last season, so I don't even know how it ends :P

user15026

shrug I am watching it, I am enjoying it, and I am sorry for quoting it in here. Please do not spoil me - the show may be old but I know nothing beyond what I have seen in the eps I have watched (as I seemingly missed the spoilery bits posted here)

agent86

@AshleyNunn well, my apologies if you feel spoiled :) it was so early and became such a big, key point of the series I honestly hadn't remembered there was a show before it.

user15026

8:20 PM

@agent86 I missed the spoilers posted here, I do believe, and I am happy that way.

agent86

@AshleyNunn woooo

Fluttershy

@fbueckert My advice: Drop the Chuck thing with @OrigamiRobot. He is stubborn, and will make a judgement on his level of interest without taking any recommendations into account. Case in point: The Matrix.

OrigamiRobot

@Fluttershy What else am I supposed to use than my level of interest?

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot Mostly because you're going, "Oh. Chuck. Gross." without actually seeing it.

Fluttershy

@OrigamiRobot I dunno... Actually try watching something before judging?

user15026

8:22 PM

I just feel bad that my excitement over this show made everyone all messed up angry or something

OrigamiRobot

3 mins ago, by OrigamiRobot

@fbueckert Why should I watch something when I already think the premise is boring? I don't understand why that offends you personally.

fbueckert

@AshleyNunn Nah, don't worry about it.

@OrigamiRobot If you don't want to watch it, fine.

user15026

I'll just be over here, watching my show, writing my papers, and not talking about it.

fbueckert

But don't be judging a book by it's cover, alright?

agent86

@AshleyNunn well I will stop talking about it too. Enjoy the lingerie, if that's your thing ;)

user15026

8:23 PM

I might be overreacting, but my pain levels are high enough that really, I can't tell.

agent86

@AshleyNunn more migraines?

OrigamiRobot

@fbueckert I'm not. I'm judging it by what I read on the back cover. My bad is another person saying "It's good." isn't enough for me.

SaintWacko

@AshleyNunn Rargh, rage waves torches and pitchforks

Fluttershy

@OrigamiRobot Basically, if you don't want to watch something, cool. But don't talk crap about. I think that's what @fbueckert is saying.

GnomeSlice

Wow, I'm a Minecraft noob again.

Lazers

8:24 PM

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As far as I can tell, XM seems to be almost randomly placed, except for certain places which have an unusually high concentration: For example, our town recently opened a Five Guys Burgers and Fries (which was a relatively large local event). In a town with approximately four or five "dots" every...

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Q: Can I disable a ship without destroying it and without teleporters in FTL?

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ftl-faster-than-light

SaintWacko

@GnomeSlice So much new stuff!

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot ...That's exactly what you're doing.

user15026

@agent86 nope, back pain. Pretty sure I bulged at least one back disc. Pretty much means i can't walk easily or move or do anything or sit up.

GnomeSlice

@SaintWacko Yeah...

user15026

So I think I might be judging things horribly.

fbueckert

8:24 PM

And @Fluttershy said it succinctly.

OrigamiRobot

@fbueckert I'm judging it by what I read on the back cover.

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot Yeah. And you shouldn't.

OrigamiRobot

I don't like spy stuff. I have zero reason to think this is any different.

Fluttershy

@OrigamiRobot Don't judge a book by its cover.

OrigamiRobot

Other than you saying "It's good"

fbueckert

8:25 PM

1 min ago, by Fluttershy

@OrigamiRobot Basically, if you don't want to watch something, cool. But don't talk crap about. I think that's what @fbueckert is saying.

OrigamiRobot

@Fluttershy That's not what that phrase means.

Fluttershy

@OrigamiRobot Pointing out you have no interest is cool. Saying "Ugh no, it's BOOOORING" when you haven't ever watched it, is not.

agent86

@AshleyNunn argh, holy crap. I feel your pain, sister. I have back pain, mostly aggravated from hauling kids around.

user15026

@OrigamiRobot ....what?

agent86

the only thing that helped me was physical therapy, and it's fixed it more or less for good (although I have to maintain it)

chiropractic did nada for me, and the drugs were horrible

OrigamiRobot

8:26 PM

@AshleyNunn Not wanting to read a book based on it's premise is not judging it by it's cover.

James

Hey All, I gifted @WilliamHilsum a copy of Portal 2 to find out, he already had a copy of it! If anyone is in of need/want of that game just ask and he has offered to just forward it on to whomever :)

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OrigamiRobot

> The English idiom "don't judge a book by its cover" is a metaphorical phrase which means "you shouldn't prejudge the worth or value of something, by its outward appearance alone".

fbueckert

@OrigamiRobot No, it's not.

21 mins ago, by OrigamiRobot

@fbueckert Wait, is this from Chuck? Gross.

Fluttershy

I'm done with this conversation. Moral of the story: if you've never seen/read/heard something recommended by another member of this room, don't talk shit about it. Done.

fbueckert

This, however, is.

user15026

8:28 PM

@agent86 yeah, PT helps me a lot. Chiro makes it worse, drugs dont hit this (tried everything from naproxen to oxy to tylenol to percs). This is apparently a thing that will keep happening over and over, and eventually if it keeps happening, I get back surgery.

OrigamiRobot

@fbueckert I was expressing my disgust in mistaking the topic for Firefly.

It has nothing to do with my opinions on the show.

Invader Skoodge

@OrigamiRobot Did you see the Hobbit yet?

OrigamiRobot

@InvaderSkoodge It's not out till this weekend.

Invader Skoodge

I remember you saying you were camping out for it or something.

SaintWacko

Wow, that Path of Exile looks like it's going to be everything that Diablo 3 should have been

Invader Skoodge

8:29 PM

I thought that already happened.

OrigamiRobot

53 secs ago, by OrigamiRobot

@fbueckert I was expressing my disgust in mistaking the topic for Firefly.

@InvaderSkoodge I think you are thinking of someone else.

GnomeSlice

YEEEESSSSSSSSSS

SaintWacko

@GnomeSlice ?

Invader Skoodge

Dec 5 at 2:07, by OrigamiRobot

@spugsley My boss laughed when I told him I'd be in late next Friday because of The Hobbit :/

OrigamiRobot

@InvaderSkoodge next != this

next/this in regards to future dates is stupid.

agent86

8:31 PM

@AshleyNunn do you have one of those TENS thingies? I found it to be so-so, but any port in a storm...

user15026

@agent86 I don't own one, no

user15026

I should.

agent86

@AshleyNunn my therapist gave me one, I guess my insurance covered it?

it's been kind of handy at times, long car rides and such

these days I don't have issues unless I neglect my daily regimen

Invader Skoodge

@OrigamiRobot Yes.

user15026

@agent86 Hm, this is something I should investigate.

Brian

8:38 PM

not that i care that much but looks like i got downvote'd for most of my answers across multiple games today

wonder who i pissed off haha

user15026

@Brian If it's serial, the thing wil catch it

OrigamiRobot

@Brian Always blame @Wipqozn

James

Could someone star that there is a copy of Portal 2 up for grabs? :)

Brian

haha well its 8 downvotes across 4 games all 2 hours ago

fbueckert

@Brian Somebody doesn't like you.

Brian

8:41 PM

yea ~_~

fbueckert

That number of downvotes should hit the serial voting script and be reversed.

OrigamiRobot

@James From?

fbueckert

Thoughts on this answer, people?

James

@OrigamiRobot The message that just got starred has the info :)

@fbueckert Flagged

user15026

@fbueckert Yeah, thats the thing I meant XD

James

8:45 PM

Whoops, Meant to click, not X the tab :D

Ronan Forman

@James Want to play minecraft with us?

James

@RonanForman Right now?

Ronan Forman

Yeah.

We're testing out a new map.

James

@RonanForman Would love to man, but I am at work :(

Ronan Forman

Stupid time zones.

James

8:49 PM

@RonanForman Indeed

I have been wanting to do a challenge map since we tried doing that first one with @John and such

RedRiderX

9:03 PM

@RonanForman I have around an hour, would I be able to join in?

Ronan Forman

@RedRiderX We're kinda just finishing actually.

RedRiderX

@RonanForman That's okay then.

Ronan Forman

Actually you probably could join for a few games.

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot Always a sound plan.

RedRiderX

@RonanForman So yes for right now then?

Ronan Forman

9:05 PM

@RedRiderX Yeah.

@RedRiderX you joining then?

RedRiderX

@RonanForman It's mine.stackgaming.com right?

Ronan Forman

gameon.*

RedRiderX

@RonanForman Oops

John

@James Hm, yes, did we ever finish that?

James

@John Nah, just barely started it :D

John

9:14 PM

@James Oh huh. Do you still have it?

We should finish it one day.

James

@John That I do not :/

The servers have long since been repurposed for TerraFirmaCraft and Better Than Wolves

ScottN

9:38 PM

Hello everyone, I'm trying to find an older flash based game that I used to play a while ago. It's similar to this game (freeworldgroup.com/games6/gameindex/blockout.htm) but had better graphics, etc. Mainly trying to find the exit by sliding the single block around the maze, etc. Does anyone know what game I'm thinking of? I remember finding plenty of youtube videos walking users through levels that were tough. Thanks

FAE

@ScottN That may be tough, seeing as that's pretty much an entire genre of games. :/

ScottN

Very true, but the game I linked to was just like this other game, same concept but better graphics, the block was smaller. Worth a shot to ask.

FAE

@ScottN Doesn't ring a bell for me personally, but good luck, maybe someone else in here will know. :)

OrigamiRobot

@ScottN Were you playing as the block or pushing it by some other means?

ScottN

You were playing as the block, using the keyboard arrows to slide the block on the board until it hit a wall, if you slid the block in the area of no wall or stop point, it would fly off the board and you would have to start over again.

OrigamiRobot

9:45 PM

@ScottN Oh, so it was like sliding a block on ice type thing (I can't see the game you linked)

ScottN

The game I'm thinking had the feeling of you're in outer space, but in a 2D board, the background was black but then had a maze type setup that if you moved the block to the right, it wouldn't stop until it hit a wall, then you would have to go in another direction, if you went in the direction of off into space, you would have to start that level over again.

Here is link without webpage, straight to the flash game: freeworldgroup.com/games6/blockout/blockout.swf

LessPop_MoreFizz

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Wipqozn

@LessPop_MoreFizz You seem excited.

LessPop_MoreFizz

@Wipqozn I AM

the inclusion of iOS as a platform means we are probably getting the board game with pretty animations and asynchronous multiplayer.

Which is a pretty awesome thing to get

Goddamnit Steam, why won't you let me stay signed in from multiple locations.

spugsley

HALLO

OrigamiRobot

10:00 PM

@InvaderSkoodge @Wipqozn Up for some GW2 tonight?

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot Not tonight, sorry.

Invader Skoodge

@OrigamiRobot There are too many games in this world.

Wipqozn

@spugsley pls

Invader Skoodge

Plus I need to prep for my vacation next week.

OrigamiRobot

FINE I HATE YOU TOO

SOBS

GnomeSlice

10:08 PM

@LessPop_MoreFizz I was half expecting that to the be content of the wikipedia page

agent86

10:20 PM

@AshleyNunn, your daily grumpy cat

user15026

@agent86 Aww, grumpy cat!

John

@James Oh, okay.

:(

fredley

@RonanForman Ping

Ronan Forman

@fredley 2 minutes.

Wipqozn

@John That felt goooooood

I missed starring @John's sorrow.

James

10:50 PM

@John Sorry man

OrigamiRobot

@Wipqozn I know. It almost eases the pain of MarkTrapp...

Wipqozn

@OrigamiRobot DAMN IT MARK COME BACK TO US YOU BEAUTIFUL STALLION

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user15026

Whee, starting my last paper (have a play re-write and a paper re-write as well, but those wont take long)

user15026

I feel like the end is in sight!

Wipqozn

@AshleyNunn tortoise high-five

user15026

10:55 PM

@Wipqozn I amazed at how productive I am while stuck in bed. :) I guess because there isnt much to distract me XD

Wipqozn

@AshleyNunn Yes.

Brian

@Wipqozn to tortosses have 5?

Wipqozn

@Brian Yes.

John

11:11 PM

@James (I'm not actually all that disappointed because I have a zillion other things I can/should be doing [including finishing another Minecraft map :P ], but with me not hanging out here as much, and @MarkTrapp's recent, unfortunate departure, I thought the Bridge needed some sorrow to star.)

@Wipqozn @OrigamiRobot :(

Ullallulloo

@John Good job taking one for the team.

John

@Ullallulloo Thank you

It was hard

:(

James

@John So Uh, Why did Mark leave?

John

@James Disagreements with SE, Inc.

Wipqozn

He didn't go into details on all his issues, but I know he had a problem with how moderation was handled.

Ullallulloo

11:13 PM

@James At first cuz Gnome I guess then totally because there was a bug deleting some of his accounts.

James

@John Do I even want to know?

Wipqozn

@Ullallulloo Blaming it on Gnomeslice was just a joke.

Ullallulloo

@Wipqozn oh

well, I feel dumb

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John

@James I'm not sure anyone really knows

James

I am not sure I could get to a level of frustration with a system meant for just a simple QA format.

John

11:14 PM

I know that SE disclosed his votes when he left

So that made him super mad.

Wipqozn

@John I think that's why he deleted all his accounts.

John

But only the downvotes.

The upvotes were still secret.

James

@John But he was already gone sooo why?

John

@Wipqozn Yeah

Wipqozn

He was originally planning on deleting most of them, but was going to keep a few of them. After that happened he got really pissed and deleted all of them.

SaintWacko

11:14 PM

@John How did they doo that?

James

I mean like they sent to the public where he had +1 or -1?

John

@James Basically, yea

@SaintWacko In people's rep charts

His retracted 1000's of votes appeared.

Wipqozn

@James Not from everywhere. He just thought such a thing cvould be anonymouse. He wrote a blog post about it on google+.

Ullallulloo

The original reasons were that he thought the mods were too concerned with things he thought were too minor, I guess.

James

@John Oh, thats just how the system goes when an account is deleted.. how could he not know that I wonder?

@Wipqozn Got a link?

SaintWacko

11:16 PM

@James Yeah, I thought that was normal

John

@James For people with that many votes, the community user is supposed to take them

And they're supposed to stay there

Ullallulloo

@John No, I think his complaint was that that didn't happen.

SaintWacko

@John Oh, I see

Ullallulloo

They tried to keep the votes, but a bug happened.

John

@Ullallulloo is supposed

badp

11:17 PM

those who've done this:

Wipqozn

@James plus.google.com/107485877062152067451/posts/jQzpvHwYQVE

badp

James

@John Ah, nice. I still think that is an odd line.. accounts he was deleting then being upset about what happened about deleted accounts.. Guess its a level of pride over them n such...

badp

ought to do the community ads for Facebook/Google+/Steam/whatever

Ullallulloo

@John oh, yeah, but he didn't want it to.

badp

11:18 PM

It's that time of the year again! HATZ! Make new community ads! Watch people leave in sleighs! insert coin!

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John

@James Even if you were gone, would you want everyone knowing what you voted on?

@Ullallulloo Oh? What did he want, then?

Ullallulloo

@John I think he just wanted "user removed".

John

@Ullallulloo Ah

James

Wow, People could actually tell every down vote they ever received were all from Mark.. Niice.. and I am not sure for whom.

SaintWacko

@Wipqozn That's too bad :(

@John And especially when it only showed downvotes, not upvotes

John

11:23 PM

@SaintWacko Yeah

Ullallulloo

@John Yeah, User Removed doesn't say what post it was on.

John

@Ullallulloo Right. Took me a minute to realize that

James

I guess overall I still do not see the big issue. He even points out that he commented every time he downvoted anyways.. I guess all this did was make it more public knowledge to those who would normally not look too closely to follow but [shrug] I am not Mark so I guess I just see things a bit differently.

Cause I can not figure out why you would, if you wanted to walk away, just simply do that.. walk away. Not sure I would even bother to remove an account like this, it is not like it costs me anything

Wipqozn

@James If you read his meta post his main concern seemed to be with the privacy issues, and not so much that his votes were revealed.

Lazers

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James

11:38 PM

@Wipqozn I only read the Google+ article. I assumed he is just no longer around anywhere. But citing privacy concerns against an entire company because one deletion script for one special circumstances meta site seems.. a bit over... something... to me... over the top.. over ratted.. I dunno I can not think of the right word.

badp

hey guys

I need one more example of a popular company that does two-factor authentication

like, not Google, not Microsoft, not Steam, not Blizzard, not Arenanet, not Dropbox

(e.g. when you try to log in they text you or email you a code which you also need to login)

does the PSN or Nintendo have anything like this?

OrigamiRobot

@badp tcgplayer.com

badp

oh, Facebook and Paypal. Good enough for me

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