The Bridge

fredley

15:00

@jeffreylin_ If you take the time to learn the mods, you can get to the high-end stuff quite quickly

user43095

@fredley @Unionhawk But what's wrong with normal?

SaintWacko

Hmm, I wonder if the standalone download of DoD on Desura includes expansion packs...

user43095

@fredley I read the beginners guide to IndustrialCraft and BuildCraft, and am starting with RedPower

fredley

@jeffreylin_ Nothing, but if normal was what I wanted to play, I wouldn't play FTB

Unionhawk

@jeffreylin_ Nothing's wrong with vanilla, or doing things in FTB not as fancy as I do them. But I don't have as much fun making non-complicated things.

user43095

15:01

@Unionhawk Complicated things hurt my brain

user43095

I'm lazy like that.

Unionhawk

If you need to learn the mods, look for a man on Youtube called Direwolf20. That's where I learned pretty much everything I know about the modpack.

And almost everything there is to know, honestly... I can't do FORTH still, but, that's about the only thing...

Someone needs to make an API for the sortron to work with Computercraft..... honestly...

Ronan Forman

@Unionhawk There's a sorter in miscperipheals.

user43095

The people that aren't hardcore FTBers (like me) are like huh?

Unionhawk

@jeffreylin_ FORTH is the language used by the Redpower2 computers, it's a stack based language, so it's a bitch to learn if you come from object oriented programming.

Like most normal people.

user43095

15:06

@fredley This is why I said that I feel stupid yesterday.

Martin Sojka

.. wouldn't ComputerCraft be easier then? I think it uses simply Lua.

fredley

@jeffreylin_ Eh, we all started out stupid

Unionhawk

@MartinSojka The RP2 computers are needed if you want to try to use the Sortron, a tech3 sorting machine with special properties.

fbueckert

@Unionhawk I started with BASIC! I bet I can figure it out.

Unionhawk

But yes, if the sortron could be used as a peripheral in CC, then I would try to figure it out

But FORTH scares me, so I'll be using my still-powerful Tech 2 sorting machine for, basically ever. Until Krapht finishes Logistics Pipes, maybe.

Martin Sojka

15:09

I see Eloraam still refuses to fix the brass recipe.

Powerlord

As an Amazon user, this worries me.

Of course, I don't have a Kindle, but it's scary how easily Amazon's service reps got duped.

Unionhawk

@MartinSojka Haha, well, it's easier than adding another oregen...

I swear if I have to sort 1 more ore...

At least TE made it reasonable now... instead of 17 forms of copper there's only one.

Ben Brocka

@FAE @AshleyNunn @fluttershy @wipqozn

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fredley

@Unionhawk I Reverse Polish Notation Love

7

Martin Sojka

@fredley ++

Wipqozn

15:12

@BenBrocka Holy crap Rarity looks messed up.

Powerlord

@BenBrocka What... am I looking at here?

Also, speaking of MLP... the season end was a bit on the weird side.

Ben Brocka

@Wipqozn Yeah I think she's supposed to be like ice...dragon or something

@Powerlord Eeveelutions

Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

@Powerlord Eevee-fied characters

Powerlord

@BenBrocka I just knew it had to do with Pokemon. :/

Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

There's a few more of those. These ones are a little on the... furry side

Ben Brocka

15:13

@Powerlord Haven't watched in a year

Since one of the ronbow dosh episodes

SaintWacko

@fredley Took me a minute to remember what reverse polish notation was

fredley

@SaintWacko 3,1,2,+,* == (1 + 2) * 3

SaintWacko

@fredley Right

Wipqozn

@Powerlord I didn't like the finale much at all. It felt rushed, forced, and cheesy.

Ben Brocka

@YiJiang'sEvilClone They seem like normal-ish *eon things to me

Powerlord

15:15

@Wipqozn I'd love to discuss it in more detail, but SOME people here (coughFluttershycough) haven't watched this season yet.

Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

@BenBrocka Mystery Mare Do Well?

Ben Brocka

@YiJiang'sEvilClone the pet one

Powerlord

On the bright side, next season is supposedly going to be 26 episodes again.

Wipqozn

@Powerlord He Still hasn't seen it? My word.

Lazers

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I've noticed with the starter submachine gun (or whatever it is) I have a very tricky time severing limbs, as opposed to the old fashioned Plasma Cutter. I recall the the bullet based gun taking down human opponents well enough in the first chapter, so I suspect bullets are good against humans (a...

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Q: How can I gift a game?

I would like to buy a friend of mine a copy of SimCity before it is released next month on Origin, however I cannot find a way to purchase a game for a friend on Origin like you can on Steam. Is it possible to gift a game on Origin and if so how can I achieve this? If it isn't possible to gift ...

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user15026

15:17

@wipqozn I would have expected a bit more from it. It felt... Odd. Also too much singing.

Wipqozn

@Powerlord Apparently the whole reason it was 13 episodes was some rule by Hasbro. Apparently after so many episodes they need to decide whether to renew a show, and MLP hit that number during season 3.

fredley

@Lazers @kalina you have friends?

Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

@Wipqozn Syndication, I think

kalina

@fredley likely more friends than most

Wipqozn

@fredley She won't have them for long if she forces them to use Origin.

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Powerlord

15:18

@Lazers Select Gift during chec.... oh, Origin not Steam.

Martin Sojka

@fredley ... and I actually very much like it for simple calculations (for complex calculations I can use R, after all). Drop to my Linux shell, type "dc" and type away, without having to remember about order of operations or use stuff like brackets.

fredley

@MartinSojka Did not know about dc

kalina

@Wipqozn Origin is not that bad.

fredley

@kalina HERESY

kalina

I certainly started liking Origin more when they gave me access to both SimCity betas though

Unionhawk

15:19

Downlad... Work quicker I've got places to be.

Ben Brocka

@AshleyNunn Bleh singing

kalina

@fredley seriously, I like Origin

Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

@BenBrocka The episode has more lines sung than read

Wipqozn

@kalina Sorry, but your opinion goes against the hive mind and is therefore incorrect.

fredley

@kalina Burn the witch, burn her!

Ben Brocka

15:20

@YiJiang'sEvilClone Bleh

Leave that garbage to Disney

Martin Sojka

@kalina Well, it's about as bad as Steam, which means "not for me" at the moment.

kalina

@Wipqozn Free thinkers are often considered incorrect and crazy many years before they turn out to be have been correct all along

badp

I don't have any opinion of Origin because everything is too expensive there

fredley

@kalina I used origin once, ages ago, therefore my opinion is more valid than yours.

Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

There are 7 songs in the one episode. I can't say all of them worked.

kalina

15:21

@fredley I have Origin running all the time, therefore my opinion is likely more valid than everybody here based on hours used alone

fredley

@kalina You've been indoctrinated by the system.

You no longer have the power of free thought

kalina

@fredley I... am the system

user15026

@LessPop re:the Kindle article - makes me glad I have a Kobo - they email me every time I order something, talk to them, or change something. I get chat logs automatically.

user15026

@yijiang it felt like they forced the songs. I have no idea why - a lot of it could have been delivered better as not a song.

Powerlord

@AshleyNunn Pretty sure I linked to the Kindle article, not LessPop. :P

user15026

15:24

Sorry, my phone auto completed. And I missed it.

Powerlord

The songs worked better in last year's season finale. And season one's season finale.

user15026

Stupid phone.

Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

@AshleyNunn Because time. It's easier to rush through a plot using songs to carry it than by acting

user15026

@yijiang I honestly think it could have been two episodes. It would have worked better.

Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

Think montage sequences

@AshleyNunn Almost everybody is saying that

user15026

15:25

Yeah, I get why it happened that way. I just think it felt really really broken and disjointed. Especially the end bit.

badp

@kalina Don't worry about it, we still ~~love~~ tolerate you

kalina

hmmm... duplicate question

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Q: tf2 problem on Ubuntu 12.10

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kalina

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Q: How can I gift a game via Origin?

I would like to buy a friend of mine a copy of SimCity before it is released next month on Origin, however I cannot find a way to purchase a game for a friend on Origin like you can on Steam. Is it possible to gift a game on Origin and if so how can I achieve this? If it isn't possible to gift ...

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Q: Is there a way to gift Battlefield 3?

Is there a way to purchase Battlefield 3 and/or Battlefield 3 Premium online and be able to give that copy to a friend? (buy it online without binding it to your own account) For instance, just get ahold of the game's product key and give that to them so that they can activate the game on their ...

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Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

@kalina Your question is more generic

kalina

15:26

I'm of the feeling that mine is more generic

user15026

I found myself really confused, all of a sudden this BIG THING was happening and it just felt like an afterthought which was weird.

kalina

@YiJiang'sEvilClone GET OUT OF MY HEAD!

I mean... yes I agree

Wipqozn

@fredley I've never used it, so that makes my opinion even more valid.

Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

@AshleyNunn Well, I wasn't surprised by the change. The, uh, thing leaked out almost a month ago.

user15026

@yijiang I know, it wasn't a surprise, but it was just sorta rushed and popped into there.

user15026

15:28

I honestly thought for a bit that they were going to make it a two parter and have that bit attached to the beginning of next season

Wipqozn

@kalina They are not duplicates. Your question is answered by his question, not the answers.

fbueckert

@Powerlord I think he's got the right idea; require much more authentication to get stuff done.

Especially for package redirection.

user15026

@fbueckert most definitely.

fbueckert

UPS made the right call, and wouldn't allow redirection without shipper authorization.

Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

The thing that bothers me watching the ending is, we see all the characters cheering and everyone's happy, yet I don't feel any sort of emotional connection at all. I don't really understand why I should feel happy for her

fbueckert

15:29

That's where it fell apart.

Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

The whole thing feels hollow

Wipqozn

@AshleyNunn Exactly.

user15026

@yijiang that was me too. I was like...okay, so now this is a thing. Should I care? I don't. I mostly am like whatever, okay..

Wipqozn

It should have been a 2-parter, not squeezed into one episode.

Actually, never mind. They are duplicates. (cc @kalina)

user15026

@wipqozn it would have worked better that way. I likely would have cared about the ending. Inn this case I really didn't care. I was mostly like "Oh. Well. They are all omg happy, but this changes everything, and I should care but.... Eh." two eps would have been a good way to make me care.

kalina

15:32

@Wipqozn mk

fbueckert

@kalina Did you accept that just so we could dupe it?

kalina

@fbueckert no

I accepted it so I could spend the rest of my day googling for a website that doesn't look like it's going to scam me, in order to buy an Origin cd key for SimCity

user15026

@fbueckert I am mostly just horrified at how easily Amazon did all of it. There were few checks in place, and that makes me worried about the safety of the information I have with them.

kalina

while in the back on my mind, I'm considering phoning up said friend, getting their account details, logging in to their account, and just buying it that way

fbueckert

@kalina Yeah, the answer seems kinda...less than legit.

kalina

15:34

Well the answer is "no you can't gift stuff in Origin"

Wipqozn

@AshleyNunn I'm just curious what they're going to do now. She's a princess? That's going to completely change the dynamic of the show. This would have made much more sense as the series finale, or the opener of the final season.

kalina

and I know that not all CD keys will work in Origin, otherwise I'd be able to import my Mass Effect cd key

djsmiley2k

not all keys work in origin?

kalina

@badp what stops you from deleting a question?

@djsmiley2k nope, at least not all of the EA games I own

djsmiley2k

@kalina wtf ea :/

Ben Brocka

15:36

@kalina Only that brief moment of savoring another's suffering

kalina

@BenBrocka I was being serious, since seemingly my question already exists and isn't going to get a nice long meaningful and comprehensive answers

can I request it be deleted, since somebody has now answered it and I'm unable to do it myself?

Wipqozn

No, that's silly.

You don't delete a question just because you didn't get the answer you wanted.

kalina

@Wipqozn You're silly.

user15026

@wipqozn exactly! And that makes me wonder where the hell they are going to go from here. It almost separates her from the others and that ruins the flow of the whole omg we are equal yay friendship - I don't want a million boring omg princess eps.

Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

So I heard Hasbro is reducing its budget for Season 4 youtube.com/watch?v=IDvE1sKBkSo

kalina

15:38

@Wipqozn the question already exists though, sure mine is more generic but what does that matter?

user15026

@kalina closing as dupe makes more sense than deleting. There is not a real reason to delete.

kalina

sure there is a real reason to delete, I asked for it to be deleted

Wipqozn

@AshleyNunn My hope is that Twilight becomes a background pony, and we only see her during openers and finales (spoilers: I dislike Twilight)

user15026

@yijiang poor applejack

Powerlord

@YiJiang'sEvilClone I lolled at the taped-on things.

(Edited that to remove spoilers)

user15026

15:40

@kalina yeah but it isn't a really good reason for deleting - because your question is more likely to be found by outsiders, etx

user15026

@wipqozn I would be okay with that.

badp

@kalina Its not being flagged, for example

FAE

@Powerlord He's seen it now, he watched it the other night.

kalina

@badp I can flag it

badp

although it's not so much a show-stopper as much as a non-starter :P

user15026

15:41

@FAE good to know.

Powerlord

@FAE Last I'd heard, Fluttershy hadn't even started season 3. :O

FAE

@BenBrocka That is bizarrely amusing.

Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

@Powerlord Duct Tape is Magic

@Powerlord He has, definitely. He's already got up to S3E12

kalina

@Powerlord you spoiled it for me, your edit was too late. Down with Powerlord!

badp

I'm at S1E1 minute 3

Fluttershy

15:44

@Powerlord Yeah. I downloaded all of them from @FAE and finished the season. =D

djsmiley2k

Thanks @BenBrocka for your comment on my answer even tho its now "invalid".

badp

I'm perfectly okay with remaining there, too.

kalina

@badp secretly you've watched them all, like it a lot, and then decided not to admit it

Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

@badp Let me guess... The theme song did it

Wipqozn

@badp But minute 4 is when it gets really good!

Powerlord

15:44

@Fluttershy I would have said "just watch them on Youtube", but Hasbro has been issueing takedown requests on anything MLP related lately.

badp

@YiJiang'sEvilClone I don't even remember the theme song. There was the pony queen stuff thing talking and talking and talking and another one taking notes or something.

That's all I recall.

Fluttershy

@Powerlord Yeah... They've been a bit overzealous in their crusade, too.

kalina

@badp so you do remember

badp

those three minutes? vaguely.

...well, two of them

Jason Berkan

I've watched 1.5 seasons. The first two episodes of each season are awesome, the rest are meh. However, I will say this. Infinity times better than the crap Hasbro put out when I was a kid.

kalina

15:46

a minute ago it was three

Powerlord

@Fluttershy Both Friendship is Witchcraft and the other parody whose name I can't remember have both had problems with their videos being removed.

Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

@badp Princess. They decided to go with the Disney "evil queen, good princess" connotation

Which is stupid, of course

Wipqozn

@Powerlord pony.mov?

badp

@kalina A minute ago, I also said that I didn't remember the theme song

So I've got to deduct that.

@YiJiang'sEvilClone Goshdarned evil mothers! It's like mothers are either useless or they're downright the evilest thing on the planet.

Fluttershy

@Powerlord Fighting is Magic also got a C&D order, which annoys the hell out of me.

kalina

15:47

@badp well that's easy

user15026

@fluttershy yeah, that annoys me to no end

OrigamiRobot

No matter how many redeeming qualities you come up with, Applejack's voice will ensure I never want to watch the show.

badp

@kalina Good news is, for some reason sound on the computer isn't working and I'd have to restart to get any audio.

When I do restart I have a few albums of Bit Trip soundtrack to listen to.

Many beeps and boops will be had.

kalina

it goes "(my little pony) I used to wonder what friendship could be (my little pony) until you all shared its magic with me... big adventure, tons of fun, a beautiful heart, faithful and strong, sharing kindness - it's an easy feat and magic makes it all complete you have my little pony... do you know you are my very best friends?"

I hope you get it stuck in your head

Ullallulloo

@kalina It's "complete" not "completed".

badp

15:49

@kalina I could make up a melody to go with it, but it wouldn't be the right one

Powerlord

@kalina more like "very best frieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeends"

kalina

@Powerlord this is true

@Ullallulloo I type "completed" more than "complete", the d was a reflex :p

badp

Besides, I already have this stuck in my head:

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Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

@OrigamiRobot I was surprised by how "American" all of the voices were. I guess I listen to the BBC too much

Ben Brocka

@YiJiang'sEvilClone The theme song is a pretty great way to turn people off

Fluttershy

15:51

@BenBrocka Most of them have had the intro removed to avoid the YouTube filtering! So there's that..

Ullallulloo

@BenBrocka Unless you're part of the target demographic, in which case it probably does the opposite.

Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

@BenBrocka Verily. I still fast forward through it every time

FAE

@OrigamiRobot How come?

user43095

I leave for ten minutes and now we're talking about MLP.

Ben Brocka

@Powerlord I refuse to believe there's an "ds" on the end of that

I just hear FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

badp

15:51

@jeffreylin_ It's been MLP for a while now actually

Fluttershy

@OrigamiRobot Applejack's voice isn't even the worst one.

OrigamiRobot

Apr 2 '12 at 14:08, by OrigamiRobot

@FAE Even if you enjoy the show, Applejack's voice will make your ears bleed.

StrixVaria

@BenBrocka That is quite the URL.

OrigamiRobot

@Fluttershy Ugh, I can't even imagine.

Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

@Fluttershy Twist. Or is it Twisht.

user43095

15:52

@badp I thought this was a place to discuss the site.

Fluttershy

@YiJiang'sEvilClone Applebloom and Babs Seed.

Ben Brocka

@StrixVaria Twitpic (I think that's who makes those) has pretty horrific urls

FAE

@OrigamiRobot I think that having not grown up in the south, the relative fakeness of her accent doesn't bother me as much.

badp

@jeffreylin_ This is a place for users to discuss of whatever they like. Meta is dedicated to discuss the site; this isn't Meta.

Ben Brocka

@Fluttershy Ahplbluhm

user15026

15:53

Oh Lord their voices. And Babs' name. Yuck.

OrigamiRobot

@FAE It's not the accent, it's the whole voice.

badp

Often times we discuss the site, sure, but it's not the point of this place

user43095

@badp General Chat Room for Arqade.com. The main quarters of Arqade's SEI AskQuestion Mothership, wherein we aim our LAZERS at arqade cabinets, fancy new spaceship logos and the eyes of people who would like to deny others the joys of waffles. I don't think that's what we're doing.

OrigamiRobot

@jeffreylin_ NO WAFFLES FOR YOU

Ben Brocka

I did have fun making fun of applebloom's voice during one of those stupid pony "horror" games though

Ullallulloo

15:54

@jeffreylin_ We argue a lot if we talk about the site.

FAE

@AshleyNunn I hated Babs Seeds' accents.

Ben Brocka

Ah shore dun love me some accent makin'...fun..of

sheeeeoot

kalina

@Ullallulloo this

Fluttershy

Eeyup.

Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

@Fluttershy I think they're fine, though I've never heard of a "genuine" voice from either of those location.

Ben Brocka

15:54

@jeffreylin_ aims lazers at

Ullallulloo

I don't care for MLP, but if people want to talk about it, they can. =/

Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

Also, Apple Bloom's VA does Sweetie Belle's singing

Mana

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user43095

@mana ?

badp

@Mana yes.

FAE

15:55

@Mana Good afternoon to you too.

Ben Brocka

@Ullallulloo No we don't

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kalina

all these people complaining about the current topic of conversation should be grateful we're not posting pictures

Fluttershy

@Mana Hello, Lemongrab.

Yi Jiang's Evil Clone

@Mana B?

badp

@Mana ...where are your pants?

Mana

15:56

@badp "WE HAVE A HYPER GRAVITY CHAMBER???" "no"

@badp also Karkat and Dave's latest dialogue might be the most chill dialogue in the entire series.

user15026

@fae I hated her name and her voice. She irritates me!

Fluttershy

THEY'RE ABOUT TO DISCUSS HOMESTUCK! QUICK! POST PONY PICTURES TO DERAIL!

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Mana

the part where Dave is like "John will still be your friend because he's a doofus and also really easy to be friends with" was really sweet to me.

FAE

@AshleyNunn Yeah, her voice is not any proper accent at all.

Powerlord

@Fluttershy Buy some apples!

user15026

15:58

@FAE it is just annoying. Most of the "country" ponies voices make me want to throw rocks.

badp

@Mana It was, but I don't know how much truth there is to that. Friendship is... human

Ben Brocka

@AshleyNunn ronbow dosh gives me the same feeling for other reasons

FAE

@AshleyNunn I just try to zen it out most of the time.

Fluttershy

@BenBrocka I just hate Dashie because of her attitude. It is pretty annoying.

Ben Brocka

@Fluttershy Yeah, she's just kind of a prick

Fluttershy

15:59

@AshleyNunn Granny Smith has an awesome voice!

user15026

@fluttershy she has a terrible attitude. (RD, I mean)

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