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12:00 AM
Daily floof <insert some date> provided courtesy of Anubis the cat, dedicated to @Gallifreyan for the loving support of my pets' floofs. I'd like to thank my family, ....
 
posted on July 15, 2017 by Jack B Nimble

Stats Top Question: The top two voted questions, with a tie of 130 votes each, was Given a magical world, why is the Quibbler ridiculous? and Does Hobbes ever do anything that Calvin himself could not do?, asked by The Walrus469 and Machavity respectively. Top Answer: The highest voted answer, with 334 votes (and not ... Read more

 
Can confirm, @Randal'Thor's link is superior to the feed.
 
I was going to edit the feed post to a blank link and pin that, but then I thought people might like to see the onebox view too.
Also, that feed avatar ...
 
And we have too many things pinned again
 
@Edlothiad Doesn't it naturally scroll off as new things are starred?
 
No pinned are pinned so they stay on top
I haven't seen a star since the chat that shall not be named
 
12:38 AM
pin == star, yeah?
 
pin == SUPER star
 
oooooh
 
They're the stars that aren't white when you haven't starred them but are black with a white outline
 
12:51 AM
Well, the movie night pin will disappear tomorrow.
And I'll take down Dizzle's review in a couple of days.
I would've done it today in favour of the SFF blog's Spiderman review, but then that got removed in favour of the newest SFF blog post.
 
1:20 AM
I’ll give a 300-point bounty to anyone who can answer this question either by tracking down the original removed audio, talking to the Foglios at the upcoming Comic-Con, or something similarly definitive.
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@Adamant You'd get far more people looking at it by actually setting that bounty than by just posting an announcement (even a starred one) in chat.
 
@Randal'Thor I’m not going to set it until Comic-Con starts (July 20th). I don’t want it to be wasted a week before the best chance for one of our dedicated fans to talk to the Foglios in person.
I thought I’d give some forewarning, as it were.
 
Ah, that makes sense.
Do we know anyone on the site who's likely to be at this Comic-Con? Whereabouts is it?
 
@Randal'Thor San Diego.
 
Hmm. IIRC, @Politank-Z is somewhere in that area.
In fact, isn't Thaddeus around there too?
 
1:29 AM
@Randal'Thor Thaddeus is in San Francisco, I thought? He could easily be going to Comic-Con, though.
 
1:39 AM
@Adamant You could try to cross-post to other forums. Girl Genius has lots of obsessive fans who are geeks and might be able to track down difficult stuff.
Other forums with Girl Genius fans that is.
 
@b_jonas Perhaps.
 
 
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3:35 AM
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Q: When Iriden 3 get blown up in the Dark Matter timeline

user2153235I'm halfway through season 2 of Dark Matter. There is constant reference to the main characters blowing up Iriden 3. I've been trying to find where season 1 it was revealed that this happened. Can anyone recall?

 
 
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4:53 AM
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Q: "The Mission" and "The Nightmares" in Star Wars: The Clone Wars

5donutsIn Season 6 Episode 2 "Conspiracy" of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, as he states that "the mission" and "the nightmares" are gone. Similarly, in Season 6 Episode 3 "Fugitive" as he states that the "mission" and "nightmares" are gone. What are they talking about? The only unique circumstan...

 
5:15 AM
Guys!
@Randal'Thor the joint film screening is in 15 minutes or so?
Ah no PM
Looks like I'll be able to join in!
 
 
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7:28 AM
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Q: Request to have a question re-opened

Magikarp MasterYesterday I posted a question on the sci-fi page regarding the consensuality of Hagrid's parents' coupling. Not the nicest of topics I will grant you but I believe I approached it appropriately (with fantastic help from the people here on the meta board). My question has been marked as a duplic...

 
7:59 AM
@Randal'Thor I swear to god, I just watched a video on YouTube where they both discussed just that. Sadly, my YouTube history is now overrun by quokkas.
 
 
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11:50 AM
Needs reopening: scifi.stackexchange.com/q/163789/31394 Not a dupe.
 
Dupe.
Or POB.
And misses the moral of Hagrid's mother leaving him.
 
How is it a dupe?
I've explained very clearly on meta how it isn't. The old question was asking something completely different, and its answer has a one-line throwaway remark which is specifically shown not to be conclusive in the new question.
 
"Shown" not to be conclusive by dodge logic. Either way, given the absolute absence of evidence past the said quote, it's opinion-based.
Until JKR either tweets back or blocks me.
 
@Gallifreyan "Absolute absence of evidence"? Huh? The whole question is paragraphs and paragraphs of evidence.
And the answer being "we don't know" doesn't make a question opinion-based.
 
12:27 PM
On the other hand, we have a canon statement from JKR that Voldemort wasn't capable of love because he wasn't a product of love (Merope used a Love Potion). Hagrid was clearly capable of love (I can't explain his blindness towards the dangers of the animals he befriended otherwise), and therefore he must have been a product of love - between Fridwulfa and Mr. Hagrid. There, problem solved, still a duplicate. (cc @Randal'Thor) — Gallifreyan 32 secs ago
 
@Gallifreyan Wtf? None of that is written in the answers to the older question - how could it possibly make the new question a duplicate?
 
1:04 PM
Fine, reopen and post this, if you can find the JKR quote. The relationship is still consensual.
 
1:25 PM
Phew, finally finished my question. 3 hours must be a record for me.
 
2:12 PM
OP edits to the Hagrid question scifi.stackexchange.com/q/163789/4918 : "Having a child out of wedlock in the late 20's was a serious social taboo, so the marriage could very well have been for the sake of keeping up appearances." SERIOUSLY? People will bother the mother because she's not wed, so she had to avoid that by marrying a GIANT? That's not how it works.
 
@b_jonas It's the father that married the giantess, but your argument holds.
 
2:29 PM
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A: Increase tag length limit to 32 or 35

Shog9This is now at 35 - as a trial run. Please make the changes noted in the other answers here & let me know if anything - anything - seems to be working poorly: layouts broken, errors generated, monsters clipping through walls... Hopefully, nothing major goes wrong, but this is the longest we've ...

 
2:51 PM
@Gallifreyan Is that on Animé SE only, or here too?
 
@b_jonas Only Arqade for now.
 
@Gallifreyan They increased it on Arqade, but not on Animé? Wow.
 
3:51 PM
Hi! :) When is the movie?
 
SQB
I'm here to watch films and chew bubblegum.
And the film's not on yet.
(pop)
 
4:32 PM
We've got one and a half hour until the movie starts (@Bellatrix @SQB)
 
4:45 PM
Hello!
 
Yo.
 
5:03 PM
@b_jonas Don't worry. Apparently it's a test on Arqade and once it runs successfully (which stands to be expected), it will likely be rolled out to other sites, too. It makes sense, since Arqade is probably the biggest site among the ones seriously plagued by tag length.
 
5:23 PM
How does this movie thing work? BTW, clearly my apprehension in asking that Hagrid question was not unfounded. I hope I have offended anyone too seriously
 
No one was particularly offended, from what I can tell :)
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Q: What is a Movie Night, really?

Hagen von EitzenFrom quick browsing across announcements of and discussions about Movie Night Events, I was unable to determine what a movie night really is. Are all participants supposed to find access (rent a DVD, dig out an old VHS, search on Youtube) to the same movie and all press play on the same instant? ...

We come to this chat on set time, open the website, and watch the film.
And comment on it.
 
Fantastic. My new job does not start until next month and this website is a serious source of joy for me
 
5:40 PM
 
@Gallifreyan uhh
> content rejected
 
@Gallifreyan Woo!
Yeah, I get this:
 
rip
will the link change, or the video get updated
?
 
As a backup we can do a Youtube rental, like we did for Pan's Labyrinth.
 
@doppelgreener Uh. Not sure how this works
but PopcornTime has it for streaming, so maybe we can all start at the same time, if nothing else works out?
 
5:55 PM
Weirdly, it is working for me
 
that is weird D:
 
It's working for me
 
might be a regional thing
 
@doppelgreener Oh, so we'll have to pay?
 
5:59 PM
@Rahul2001 like £3-4
 
@doppelgreener Individually? I'm 16, no way of paying right now :/
 
@doppelgreener Wait, I'm trying Netflix.
 
@Rahul2001 nah, just the person who streams it
 
@doppelgreener ah, cool
 
Which could also be me (I just don't want to make a habit as The Person Who Rents It in the long term :D)
 
6:01 PM
So are we moving locations?
 
I believe I can stream it from Netflix, if I can sign up
 
Yep, it's on there
 
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Q: What does Gandalf mean by "Secret Fire", "Flame of Anor" and "Flame of Udûn"?

bazzIn Moria, when Gandalf confronts the Balrog on the bridge of Khazad-dûm, Gandalf says the following: I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass! The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn. Go back to the Shadow! You cannot pass! I cannot find any r...

 
I may have to skip this one then as I do not have netflix.
 
You don't need Netflix
 
6:03 PM
oh cool, glad to know.
 
Okay, I volunteer to stream it from next time
If everything goes correctly, my home server should be set up by tomorrow
And I have tons of extra bandwidth
 
So, will we be needing a new link? Sorry, I know not how to computer
 
@MagikarpMaster yeah, if @Gallifreyan gets it working, they'll give us a link
 
@MagikarpMaster i hear that to computer you need at least a small mouse and a monitor lizard and you put them together on a tower (but make sure to keep the monitor well fed so that it does not eat the mouse)
 
F u netflix for all those questions
Why can't I just log in and start watching
Wait, the Iron Giant is not on Netflix
 
6:12 PM
@Gallifreyan Ok thanks! :)
 
Can I just say, as a South African, I am super glad that no-one nominated CHAPPIE for this movie night? That movie did not help our struggling film industry
That was not meant to be a question
 
Ok, trying Amazon now
Well, we're doomed.
It's neither on Netflix nor on YouTube Movies.
 
Could an alternate robot movie suffice?
 
Trying Hulu
 
Uh, guys
I would just point you at the popcorn time site
(which is free)
but it stupidly just had to choose today to go down
I have the setup file though
 
6:19 PM
Maybe Vin Diesel is on to us
 
Huh
How many people here are not on Windows?
 
@Gallifreyan dammit.
@Gallifreyan Mac?
 
Ubuntu
Ok, I've given up on Iron Giant.
How about another film from that list?
 
@Gallifreyan ah. I think I might have the installer for popcorn time
 
6:23 PM
can i post a link
to an illegal stream website?
will work for everyone
regardless of linux/windows etc
you just might need to change your DNS settings to google's 8.8.8.8, instead of your default ISP's
 
Is it safe? I'm assuming it is secret
 
@BlueMoon93 honestly, the legality of popcorn time is questionable too
Ok guys!
 
ik, but its one thing to talk about it, another to just up and post the lik
 
Download PopcornTime from here ^
3 min install
then you should be able to view the film
Windows installer mirror: rahul.tech/x/Popcorn-Time-0.3.10-Setup.exe (currently uploading, wait a couple of minutes before downloading)
@doppelgreener So what do we do?
 
if anyone needs stream link
 
6:26 PM
@Rahul2001 @BlueMoon93 @Gallifreyan I am happy to rent Iron Giant from Youtube and broadcast it on Rabb.it
 
the 2nd box works
 
@doppelgreener I already got it on PopcornTime
Wait so
Who all are still in?
 
@BlueMoon93 Ok, we can use that and sync up I guess. :)
 
I'm out for this one. Have fun storming the castle
 
@doppelgreener Is it on YouTube? Link?
 
6:27 PM
needs to be rented though
 
@doppelgreener it's not worth it if there's only a couple of people left
Is it possible to reschedule? I'll host it on my server then
 
ill have to leave midway, its near dinner time over here, so don't waste money on my behalf
 
@Gallifreyan Do you want to postpone this 'til tomorrow?
Or we can use that link @BlueMoon93 provided :)
 
It says YouTube hasn't made that film available in my country.
 
6:31 PM
Nothing is working for me either.
 
I'll rent it now and air it via rabb.it, and since I'll have about 48 hours to watch it (I think) I'll also air it tomorrow afternoon.
 
@Bellatrix not even putlocker?
 
@doppelgreener I will owe you two beverages of your choosing.
 
@doppelgreener Sounds good to me... Except that it's 12AM and I have class at 8 ;P
 
@Rahul2001 That's what the make-up Sunday sessions are for! :D
 
6:33 PM
@Rahul2001 @MagikarpMaster @BlueMoon93 ^^^
 
@doppelgreener But that's less fun because there will be less people...?
Meh, nevermind that, I'll get sleep some other time
Or, if you guys are willing to wait for 12 hours... I'll have it up on my server for free for anyone
@dopp so what's the plan, finally?
 
@BlueMoon93 Nope. :(
 
@Bellatrix how come? website blocked?
 
Putlocker doesn't work for me either
 
rabb.it/pandemicsmiles @Gallifreyan @Bellatrix @Rahul2001 @BlueMoon93
 
6:36 PM
@BlueMoon93 Yeah. I don't know why.
 
its your ISP
 
@doppelgreener :D
 
change your DNS settings to 8.8.8.8 (google dns), and it should work
but anyway, rabbit is up
so you can go become a pirate some other day
:P
 
What is rabbit
 
I don't know I'm confused.
 
6:37 PM
@MagikarpMaster Film streaming room: rabb.it/pandemicsmiles
 
@MagikarpMaster streaming service
 
Every chat room benefits from a starred "What is rabbit" message
 
@deltab oh no!!
 
@deltab Are you sure you clicked the right link? rabb.it/pandemicsmiles
 
6:50 PM
Yes, my browser is old. Anyway, I have the movie, so it's not a problem; I just liked the image.
 
After anime, this animation style is pretty weird
 
it is a bit!
 
The ears are huge
 
that's not polite to say!!
:D
ttfn @Bellatrix!
 
Hello!
 
6:58 PM
Hi!
 
He's the luckiest kid in America, folks.
 
I wish I had a pet Vin Diesel
 
lol
rock! tree! rock! tree! proceeds to eat both
 
Is the Iron Giant the Railtracer?
 
ohh damn
it broke
 
7:03 PM
Niiiice
So that's what they based mark 42 on!
Awww
 
Warranty is still voided though
 
dang! autohealing
 
Who voiced the special agent? He sounds familiar
 
He was voiced by Christopher McDonald
 
Well he's dangerously close to stealing this whole movie
 
7:07 PM
@doppelgreener I went to look for a way to watch the movie. :)
 
@Bellatrix Just go to the link: rabb.it/pandemicsmiles
Lol, what? A Hand?
 
Iron Giant's hand!
 
Privacy!
I WANT PRIVACY
You guys reached there yet?
 
Nope. Just hit action comics
 
@MagikarpMaster ah, so did I
Privacy was before that
 
7:11 PM
Suuperman
 
@Rahul2001 my bad, got distracted. In a heated argument about my worst question ever
 
Awww
 
@MagikarpMaster 0_0 ok
 
(That's about the film)
 
"People just aren't ready for you"
 
7:13 PM
Nice advert there
 
@Gallifreyan lol
This is it! All you can eat!
Squirrel Boy!
Zen dude!
 
This isn't going to end well
 
espresso is a gateway drug. Soon the kid will be listening to bad poetry and clicking his fingers to show approval
 
Espresso! Coffe-zilla!
stupid homework!
They don't decide you you are, you do! You are who you choose to be!
Dang wise words
 
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Q: Lightsabre or lightsaber?

ValorumI edited this question; Should we rewrite the lightsabre colour question? to reflect what I felt was the accepted spelling of the word "lightsaber" (with an er), only to have my edits rolled back with the comment; Using American spelling? I'm disappointed in you :-) I appreciate that it'...

 
7:17 PM
We like D. Lol
 
Damn that coffee spill
 
@Marvin On-topic :D
 
I need an adult
 
@MagikarpMaster I totally know that feeling
 
Me and modern art.
 
7:21 PM
@Gallifreyan lmao
oh crap
 
@MagikarpMaster nope, you can't find any here ;)
 
My money is on Canadians
 
I left my ice cream out!
 
That body of water must be freaking deep
 
whoaaaaaa
piggggggs
 
7:27 PM
How is it sneaking?
 
Aw :(
whoa
 
...what?
 
@Mithrandir You're watching the film along?
 
No. What film?
I just got online like 5 minutes ago :P
 
It's bad to kill. But it's not bad to die.
And souls... don't die!
I love this film
 
7:31 PM
What if the robot was a ginger?
 
@Mithrandir uh The Iron Giant
We're having a live screening
23 mins ago, by Gallifreyan
@Bellatrix Just go to the link: https://www.rabb.it/pandemicsmiles
 
Ah. OK. *slinks off*
 
@Mithrandir feel free to join in
 
Metal food for the metal food god!
 
@MagikarpMaster This is only a bad dream!
 
7:33 PM
@Rahul2001 thanks, but I'll decline
 
@Gallifreyan I can't figure out how to work rabbit. Would watching it on my desktop work better?
 
@MagikarpMaster This is only a bad dream!
 
@Bellatrix Yes.
 
@Bellatrix loads both on mobile an chrome for me
 
@Bellatrix Catch-up: a kid's found a big iron giant from outer space, and a guy from the government found out about it. said G-man threatened to take the kid away from his mother unless he tells the G-man where the giant is.
 
7:35 PM
When you put it like that it sounds kind of silly @doppelgreener
 
wellll.... :D
 
He whipped out his...checquebook
 
That poor fed.
 
cheap inspector of subway toilets!
 
7:39 PM
Vin Diesel would make an awesome superman
 
@MagikarpMaster who is he in the film?
 
@Rahul2001 the iron giant
 
@MagikarpMaster ahh
 
Is saying "the robot got triggered" too easy a joke?
 
Yes, that would save them from the fall.
 
7:42 PM
i am not a groot
 
clodor
 
@doppelgreener lol
AAAARGH!
wtf
 
Just want to point out that the kid's mother should have been burnt by the rocket boots
 
Also, those bombers can't do those maneuvers.
 
YOU CAN FLY!?!?!?!?!!?!?
 
7:45 PM
@Gallifreyan excellent point
 
I like this giant!
 
Imagine if the robot was like Lenny from "of mice and men". Hogarth would not last long
 
Pew pew! Pew!
 
@MagikarpMaster That reference is lost on me
 
@Rahul2001 Lenny was obsessed with touching things (tactile fascination) and would often crush small animals whilst holding them
 
7:48 PM
@MagikarpMaster ah
 
I choose gun
 
@NapoleonWilson Ok. Though sometimes the SE staff wants to test features on smaller sites first.
 
kills kid whilst donning sunglasses
 
boom!
I WANT A PET ROBOT
 
For our country!
 
7:50 PM
@b_jonas yep, that's why the first test was Lit
 
oh bloody helly
 
@MagikarpMaster ×_×
 
That missile must have hit 10 times by now.
 
ARE YOU KIDDING ME MY INTERNET JUST FAILED
I missed it
What happened?
 
Vin Diesel ate the missel
 
7:54 PM
ah
Oh, they're dating now?
ok wow
YAY!
That was nice
 
that was definitely nice.
 
It's 1:30 AM, and I have class in 7 hours, need sleep...
Goodnight folks :)
 
@Rahul2001 Night :)
 
See ya!
@doppelgreener thanks for the stream!
 
We thanks @doppelgreener for providing this copy and enabling us all to see this film ^_^
 
7:58 PM
I'll stream next time :)
Oh, and can we not have this more often?
 
Thank you all for a most enjoyable filmic experience
 
@doppelgreener Sorry for making you acquire the film again :(
 
@Gallifreyan Thanks! :) I'm trying that but it's taking forever to load.
@Rahul2001 Oh ok!
 
@Bellatrix ow
 
@doppelgreener Thanks! :) For whatever reason this movie is eluding me.
@Rahul2001 Ow?
 
8:13 PM
@Bellatrix bad loading times == not good/enjoyable
 
@Bellatrix I think there's going to be a second screening tomorrow.
 
@Rahul2001 Yeah, it's seriously annoying. :( I thought you were in pain. I'm glad you're okay! :)
 
@Bellatrix haha, well, enjoy the film!
Try PopcornTime if nothing else works
 
@Gallifreyan Thanks so much! :D Hopefully I'll have better luck then. :)
 
Goodnight folks, really should go to bed now
 
8:15 PM
@Rahul2001 Ok, thanks for all the help! :)
@Rahul2001 Good night! :)
 
Erm, @doppelgreener? You here?
Spawn vs Hellboy by Mike Mignola @artofmmignola https://t.co/L3dzEnAami
 
9:17 PM
damn I missed the group movie huh
 
9:35 PM
1 hour ago, by Gallifreyan
@Bellatrix I think there's going to be a second screening tomorrow.
Gotta sleep now. Good night everyone! Thanks again for the film, @doppelgreener!
 
@Gallifreyan Ok good night! :)
 
@Gallifreyan I actually went AFK! I had someone do a surprise visit.
It didn't shut off during the movie did it!?!?!?!?? O_O
DID IT?
timestamps suggest it maybe didn't..............
 
10:34 PM
@Gallifreyan d'awww. :D
 
30 hours!
 

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