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Newly Opened Proposals for Entertainment
Newly Opened Proposals for Entertainment
5:14 AM
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Pollution

Proposed Q&A site for those who wants to know precautions against different kinds of pollution and methods to prevent pollution, also to support different organizations and people who are working against pollution

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Automated Business Systems (ATS)

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Firefox OS

Proposed Q&A site for users of Firefox OS smartphones.

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SaintWacko
SaintWacko
Morning, Bridge
I have been asleep for the past 6 hours
 
SaintWacko
SaintWacko
5:35 AM
It's now your job to keep me awake for the next 6
 
Oliver Schöning
Oliver Schöning
What type of games can we talk about here anyways
 
user15026
@SaintWacko O.o
 
SaintWacko
SaintWacko
@AshleyNunn Yep
Did you hear what was happening?
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
@OliverSchöning We do not talk about games. Small, candy colored cartoon equines, on the other hand...
 
SaintWacko
SaintWacko
@PrivatePansy ...We also don't talk about
 
Oliver Schöning
Oliver Schöning
5:44 AM
Hm the room description confuses me
 
SaintWacko
SaintWacko
@OliverSchöning They removed -games
Why did they do that
 
Oliver Schöning
Oliver Schöning
hm
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
@SaintWacko Because there were too many tags
 
Oliver Schöning
Oliver Schöning
Well I am here to stay until I have discovered the meaning of this room
 
SaintWacko
SaintWacko
@PrivatePansy Boooo
@OliverSchöning I've been here a while and still haven't discovered that
 
user15026
5:48 AM
@SaintWacko No, I jut got back from camping so I am behind on things
 
SaintWacko
SaintWacko
@AshleyNunn Well, I was scheduled to monitor a mainframe software upgrade from 6pm to midnight, so I was going to go in to work late yesterday
Got a text partway through the day that it had been pushed back
Now it's midnight to 6AM
 
user15026
oh yuck
 
SaintWacko
SaintWacko
So I went to be at 6pm, slept til 11, then got up and went to work
It is so weird
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
@SaintWacko Well, we seem to talk about them as little as games, it seems
 
Oliver Schöning
Oliver Schöning
I am gonna start making Models for "Card Wars" riiiight now! Go!
 
user15026
5:50 AM
@SaintWacko That is super weird
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
@PrivatePansy Yeah. Some people aren't comfortable with that topic so to be considerate, it doesn't get brought up too often.
 
SaintWacko
SaintWacko
@AshleyNunn I am sleepy
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
@SaintWacko I am a banana!
 
SaintWacko
SaintWacko
@skovacs1 Hooray!
 
user15026
@skovacs1 MY SPOON IS TOO BIG
 
user15026
5:51 AM
@SaintWacko sends caffeine
 
SaintWacko
SaintWacko
@AshleyNunn I'm on a horse.
 
user15026
@skovacs1 I am not sure if we are referencing a thing that is the same thing but that is what popped in my head
 
SaintWacko
SaintWacko
@AshleyNunn I have a 24oz thermos bottle of water with caffeine flavour stuff in it
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
@AshleyNunn Of course. What else is there? You response was indeed the correct one. You pass.
 
user15026
@skovacs1 HECK YES GO ME
 
user15026
5:54 AM
I totally heard it in the right voice and everything
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
@SaintWacko Merely the flavor?
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
For those who missed the reference
@PrivatePansy According to this study (sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666306006507) there should be no flavour difference.
 
Gaming Topics From Outside
Gaming Topics From Outside
0
Q: Box2d javascript add images to bodies and manage art assets

user2713004 OK so I have a few levels of a simple platform built out, so I just need some insight on how to assign images to bodies, and handle images, etc. The game is a simple platform game, with a ball as the palyer chacter and you have to try to reach the other side. I have some obstacles like join...

javascript canvas box2d gaming box2dweb
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
@skovacs1 Well yeah, but the psychoactive ingredient in coffee is the caffeine, not the flavor
 
SaintWacko
SaintWacko
@PrivatePansy No, it's a flavour thingy that also adds caffeine
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
6:00 AM
@PrivatePansy The point is that caffeine flavour stuff would have no flavour by definition.
 
SaintWacko
SaintWacko
@skovacs1 Isn't caffeine bitter?
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
@SaintWacko Some say it is, but other studies indicate no difference. Sure, why not?
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
Burnout Paradise needs some sort of capture and share for awesome wreaks
 
SaintWacko
SaintWacko
@PrivatePansy That would be amazing
Such a fun game
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
The world will never know how I crashed a van into the top of the four story gas station sign
2
 
SaintWacko
SaintWacko
6:03 AM
@PrivatePansy Very impressive
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
I was trying to get a billboard, but the vehicle veered off course and crashed into the sign instead
 
SaintWacko
SaintWacko
@PrivatePansy Heh
I am tired
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
@SaintWacko Sleep is for the weak and the dead.
@SaintWacko Also, tires are heavy so that must hurt.
 
SaintWacko
SaintWacko
6:19 AM
@skovacs1 Har-de-har har
 
Blem
Blem
6:29 AM
@PrivatePansy and you still get to drive a truck for the military?
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
@Blem Yup
And pledge every morning before moving off to 'drive safely and defensively'
Jul 16 at 14:20, by Wipqozn
Ever since @PrivatePansy joined the army was forced into the army I like to pretend all the gaming things he says are stuff he's encountered in RL.
 
Blem
Blem
I must agree with @Wipqozn
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
 
Blem
Blem
Ever since @PrivatePansy joined the army was forced into the army I have stayed out of Asia.
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
6:53 AM
Gah! I'm caught up on all my shows. There's nothing new to watch. I'm going to eat something and drown my sorrows in work and maybe a game or something. Enjoy keeping @SaintWacko awake.
 
Lazers
Lazers
7:08 AM
0
Q: Do inquisitors affect city states?

CrubleighAn allied CS has a quest open to get my religion (Atheism). The CS is mostly Christian (the enemy civ) so when I try missionaries, it does not affect it very much. So I got an inquisitor to try and get Christianity out of the CS. My unit is right next to it, and there is no option to heresey or a...

civilization-5 civ-5-gods-and-kings
 
Blem
Blem
7:49 AM
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
@Blem Cool. Not sure Disney would allow any sort of official Disney princess fighting game so maybe a fan group could pull one out - it's been done for ponies youtube.com/watch?v=7EWRcu9b8hM.
 
Gaming Topics From Outside
Gaming Topics From Outside
8:08 AM
0
Q: Which tablet to buy

BishalI am going to buy a tablet and my budget is Rs.10000 (price in India, equivalent to 160 usd). I am confused between two models. Please help me out which one to buy among these two. 1. Iball i9018 Specs: Model ID Slide i9018 Processor: 1 GHz Cortex-A7 Dual Core Graphics: Mali...

android tablet gaming education
 
Blem
Blem
8:52 AM
this one is for @LessPop_MoreFizz
 
badp
badp
9:43 AM
I HAVE WORKED ONE WEEK IN MY LIFE
and it was reasonably good
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
10:14 AM
Internship?
 
alexanderpas
alexanderpas
probably the first week.
 
badp
badp
10:41 AM
@PrivatePansy aye
In less good news
I HAVE MAIL
IN GERMAN
and Google Translate is choking on "Sie werden daher gebeten, dieses Schreiben aufzubewahren, auch wenn Sie derzeit steuerlicht nicht gefuehrt werden sollten."
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
@badp Keep the letter, even if you don't actually need it.
 
badp
badp
"You are therefore requested to keep this letter, even if you are currently controlling light should not are being conducted."
 
Martin Sojka
Martin Sojka
@badp Probably because "steuerlicht" is not an adjective ("steuerlich" is, it means "in relation to taxes")
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
@badp It's "steuerlich", not "steuerlicht", that is just a typo on your end.
 
badp
badp
oh, okay
 
Lazers
Lazers
10:44 AM
0
Q: Events happen the same in identical saves?

CrubleighRecently my graphics card crashed and I was unable to save my game before I restarted. If I started back from a previous save, would events be the same, or different? Would CS's give the same quests? Would the same technologies be stolen? Same cities settled? Thank you.

civilization-5 civ-5-gods-and-kings
 
badp
badp
I thought it was me trying to be smart by avoiding all umlauts by using e's instead
 
Martin Sojka
Martin Sojka
Using "e"s is fine as long as you're aware that "ae", "oe" and "ue" combinations sometimes don't mean the same as "ä", "ö" and "ü", especially in word combinations and proper names.
 
badp
badp
That's what I was fearing. I extrapolated this rule by looking at an elevator screen announcing having reached the "STUFFSTUFFSTUFFAESTUFF" when the button was labeled "STUFFSTUFFSTUFFÄSTUFF"
(not sure why it couldn't just say 0 or -1, but that's just me)
 
Martin Sojka
Martin Sojka
"Duisburg-Baerl" is pretty much the worst case for anyone not coming from the area. The "ui" is not a diphong, but an alternative form of "ü". The "ae" is not "ä", but a long "a". In modern German, the name would be written "Düsburg-Bahrl".
... but it's a proper name, so it stays that way.
 
badp
badp
11:10 AM
@MartinSojka I just pronounce German as if it was Italian and hope for the best
maybe add german-sounding embellishments here and there
 
Lazers
Lazers
11:26 AM
0
Q: How do I power park?

Private PansyI've seen achievements, statistics and even the in game radio host mention "Power Parking", but nowhere have I actually found instructions on how do it. I have found carparks, and have launched myself off some of the roofs, but this doesn't seem to have anything to do with Power Parking. So how...

burnout-paradise
0
Q: How do I quit and copy seeds?

Dark StevieMy sister and I made a really cool house. She wanted to download the seed so she could have it too. Problem is, in 7.3 it just say "quit to menu" or whatever. How do you quit and copy seeds?

minecraft
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
@Lazers Either the game save stores a seed from which all determined aspects are derived or the values are randomly generated each roll. If yes, then people could always play a given scenario predictably, and if no, players could repeatedly load their game until they get the rolls they want. A stored seed is an uncommon practice in games so I would be inclined to believe the events will not be identical.
@Lazers Couldn't this guy just load their game and find out?
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
@skovacs1 I believe Civ V doesn't actually save the world, since that would take up too much space, but rather regenerate it from the seed every time you reload
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
@PrivatePansy ...isn't that what I just said? The whole bit about the save storing a shared seed value.
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
I thought you said a stored seed is an uncommon practice?
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
There's a difference between the worldgen seed and the AI seed.
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
11:35 AM
@PrivatePansy Whether storing a seed or using a new seed each time has nothing to do with "(saving) the world." In my description, both cases has the game roll to determine events, whereas you reply implies that one of my described cases involves storing the state of the world to come.
@PrivatePansy The point is that I said absolutely nothing about saving the world.
@PrivatePansy Also, as @FEichinger correctly identified, I was referring entirely to the AI seed, not the world seed.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
Regenerating the world events from the AI seed would be ridiculous.
Regenerating the tiles from the worldgen seed? No problem, but you need to store the contents of the tile already anyway (units, buildings, etc.), so that may also be futile.
 
alexanderpas
alexanderpas
@FEichinger no, it isn't that difficult when you store the seed, the current state, and the number of times random has been called.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
@alexanderpas There's also a player, who doesn't play along with the AI.
 
alexanderpas
alexanderpas
@FEichinger that's why you store the current state too.
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
@FEichinger Using a simplistic RNG, as say FFXII did, means that AI events can be predictably reproduced. Most games don't do it though because it's silly.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
11:45 AM
Oh, I guess we just have a misunderstanding here: I'm not talking about predictability of the AI.
I'm talking about loading a save.
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
@FEichinger But that is fundamental to the question.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
@skovacs1 Yes, but I'm responding to the stored seed in the save argument.
 
alexanderpas
alexanderpas
@FEichinger you need the seed stored in the save to even have any chance of reproducability.
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
@FEichinger And if the AI is predictably deterministic based upon the stored seed in the save, then world events should unfold the same across different loads of the same save game, given the same user actions, meaning the answer to the user's question would be yes. And in pretty much any other instance, the answer would be no.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
@alexanderpas Yes, but the save doesn't just store the seed and regenerate the world based on that.
@PrivatePansy <-- I'm basically responding to this.
 
alexanderpas
alexanderpas
11:48 AM
@FEichinger that depends on the type of game. if the world is non-user changable, yes it does.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
@alexanderpas Any user-game interaction blocks out that part. Which means it usually doesn't apply no matter what. There's some things that do work, but usually, it doesn't.
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
@FEichinger Which is why I said it was uncommon.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
@skovacs1 Which I never disagreed with.
 
alexanderpas
alexanderpas
@FEichinger not necessarily. the user interaction can be done on top of the static map.
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
@FEichinger I know, I was just tying our points together for clarity to @alexanderpas and @PrivatePansy
 
alexanderpas
alexanderpas
11:50 AM
think of catan. all the world tiles are easily reproduced with the seed.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
@alexanderpas I never denied that.
I'm saying that you cannot reproduce Civ V AI from a stored seed.
 
badp
badp
Okay, kable de is a really shitty ISP
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
You might get limited predictability, but you cannot reproduce the entire AI behaviour.
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
@FEichinger That depends upon how deterministic the AI is.
 
alexanderpas
alexanderpas
@FEichinger if you store the current state and the seed, you can have the AI respond the same each and every time.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
11:54 AM
@alexanderpas You're still storing the current state. I'm talking reproducing from 0 to current.
If you store every player action, sure you can do that, too. But the loading times would get excessive.
 
alexanderpas
alexanderpas
@FEichinger no need to store actions at all. all you need to sore is the state of the map and the relations between factions, the seed, and the number of times the PRNG is called.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
@alexanderpas The player cannot be predicted.
 
alexanderpas
alexanderpas
@FEichinger the player doesn't need to be predicted.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
If you don't store player actions, you cannot reproduce the current state from 0 just with the AI seed.
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
In any case, my point is that the question's answer could be a "yes" in a machine derived entirely from save game + the same user input, but in any other case where other values such as the system time or something else is used, the machine will give different output and the answer will be "no"
 
alexanderpas
alexanderpas
11:58 AM
@FEichinger you can restore AI behaviour with just the AI seed. World state, not so much.
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
I was talking entirely agnostic to how the world state is being managed and simply AI behaviour as that is all the OP is asking about.
User was playing. Lost progress. Reloads previous save. If they give the game the exact same input, will the game end up in the same state where they were when they lost their progress? Assuming the game reloads the state of the game as it was when last is was saved, and given the same user input, will the AI behave the same as it did before progress was lost?
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
@alexanderpas Given that AI behaviour has to be influenced by world state, that's a no.
 
alexanderpas
alexanderpas
@FEichinger AI behavior basically takes the world state as input, and outputs changes to the world.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
@alexanderpas Now you're just splitting hairs about what constitutes AI behaviour. My point is still that you cannot reproduce the AI actions.
 
Lazers
Lazers
0
Q: Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition (Steam)

Edward83Does Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition on steam give the opportunity to play for Freddy Krueger?

mortal-kombat-9 fighting-games
 
alexanderpas
alexanderpas
12:09 PM
@FEichinger take a simple tic-tac-toe AI. all you need is the seed and the current state of the game to have the AI respond the same every single time. Every single turn, the AI looks at the current state of the world, and behaves accordingly.
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
And so, again, it all comes down to how deterministic the AI is.
 
alexanderpas
alexanderpas
@skovacs1 yup.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
@alexanderpas Can you load a game from scratch, purely with the AI seed? That's all I'm talking about.
Whether or not you can predict the AI, I couldn't give a rat's about. My point was always just a response to this line by @PrivatePansy:
39 mins ago, by Private Pansy
@skovacs1 I believe Civ V doesn't actually save the world, since that would take up too much space, but rather regenerate it from the seed every time you reload
The AI cannot be saved like that, and even saving the map like that is of questionable benefit.
 
alexanderpas
alexanderpas
@FEichinger all you need to store is the changes made to a tile (like the location of cities and improvements, and where nukes were used), not the tiles itself (they can be regenerated from the world seed), diplomacy etc. status, and AI seed
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
@alexanderpas If you already save structures (which are in some cases even tile-dependant), there may not be much difference in saving another value for the tile. In the long run, loading times may be faster by directly reading, rather than running an RNG all the time.
Which is why I said questionable benefit. It really boils down to the speed of the RNG compared to the speed of a direct load, and the amount of expected operations.
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
12:18 PM
Based upon the game's complexity and implementation, either memento approach could be just as valid as long as it restores the game to the state it was in.
 
alexanderpas
alexanderpas
not to mention that PRNG's used by games are ridiculously fast usually.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
Ugh ...
-1
A: When does a question "support piracy and pirated games"?

TimtechMy opinion on this matter is not to support piracy, but not to act on it unless we are sure the game the question is asking about is pirated. Unfortunately, many games do not have anti-piracy measures and so act exactly like the legitimate version, including receiving updates. Before I came to St...

 
skovacs1
skovacs1
@FEichinger Um. How is this an answer?
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
@skovacs1 Meta.
But I'd generally just prefer if the guy would just shut up about piracy.
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
@FEichinger It's clearly meta. My point is that the "answer" just asks some questions without really stating any position. It's not constructive.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
12:25 PM
@skovacs1 He's going on about piracy, because he shockingly found out that we do, indeed, not support piracy.
Which probably doesn't fall in line with his world view, given that his site is still up and unchanged.
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
@FEichinger The meta question is " when does a question support piracy etc?" and the "answer" they give is: "I don't support piracy. We should make sure it's pirated. Ramble. I still don't support piracy. Shouldn't we just clean up or close?" Nowhere in the body of that answer does it identify when a question is considered "supporting piracy"
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
@skovacs1 Yeah, it really is "Not an answer". It should be asked as another question (though it seems to be a duplicate of the question already, so, erhm...)
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
@skovacs1 As I said, he's just going on about it because of this comments section
 
alexanderpas
alexanderpas
@FEichinger I know, I was there, i sighed and I loled
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
Out of curiosity, what sort of mobile data plans do you guys have in your country?
Because I can't look at the ones being sold here and not think that I'm getting ripped off
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
12:39 PM
@PrivatePansy Doesn't that depend upon the situation as much as the country. There are so many here, it's hard to answer without going at length. Could you maybe provide more detail? What kind of device(s)? How many? How much data are you looking for? Personal or business?
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
Singapore dollars, by the way
The thing is, it's really not possible to get a plan with more data but less SMS or talk time
 
alexanderpas
alexanderpas
I love that artstyle
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
@PrivatePansy €35, for unlimited/(2GB at top speed) data, and complete flatrate on SMS and calls.
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
@alexanderpas You've played their previous game, World of Goo?
 
alexanderpas
alexanderpas
@PrivatePansy I own it 4 times.
 
badp
badp
12:45 PM
@PrivatePansy 22eur for 2GB is... kind of on par for DE pricing
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
@FEichinger That sounds pretty good. I'm on prepaid right now, so flat rate on SMS and phone calls, but there's nothing good for data
 
badp
badp
I pay 15 for 1.0 GB afaik
(I have no idea what my data cap is actually.)
in Italy of course I paid 5 eur for 1 GB
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
Because I know @fredley loves to start over: orteil.dashnet.org/cookieclicker
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
Hang on, I found something.
Aha, S$20 for 6GB of data on 3G, no voice plan required. This might be what I'm looking for
Oh no wait, it's for laptops
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
@PrivatePansy Hrm. The low-end plans are way cheaper than most equivalent plans here, but the price for yours ramps up really fast so your high-end pricing quickly outpaces ours.
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
12:50 PM
@skovacs1 Because they bundle in a ridiculous number of SMS and talk minutes with the data
All three ISP have the same plans and prices. Obvious tacit collusion, blah
You pay $5.35 every month just so they itemize your bill?
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
One of the better data plans here is with Telus because they typically put the data plan separate from the phone plan stuff, but they tailor it based on what devices and how many you intend to put on the plan. They charge more to add phones to the shared data plans and less for other devices and if you already own the device.
@PrivatePansy That is messed
Rogers is another of the providers here, but they ridiculously gouge on data, even if it usually comes with unlimited talk minutes.
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
The thing that annoys me the most is the transparent lack of competition here
All three telcos have the exact same plans with the exact same specifications and numbers. They differ only in their names and some of the very minor bonus crap which nobody cares about.
 
badp
badp
1:05 PM
@PrivatePansy some dude runs your own customized report on Excel and makes a deck of slides in Powerpoint about it. JUST FOR YOU
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
We have many. Koodo, Fido, Rogers, Telus, and Bell with sizable coverage, and then a whole bunch of small guys with much less coverage, but better prices.
All the big guys, except Telus are pretty terrible for data plans because they both charge too much and cap too low. The small guys are great if you stick to certain metropolitan areas because they have excellent data plans and much lower pricing - great if you don't move around much.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
For your lower-end plans like 2GB and 4GB, you're probably beating the big guys here for cost. Your 6GB is a little pricey and your 12 GB is getting pretty up there.
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
I think I got it. The best way to enjoy data is to simply signup for the lowest plan, then use as much data as you want
 
badp
badp
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
1:15 PM
> 3G excess local data usage is charged at up to 1GB at $5.35 (incl. GST) and capped at $94/month (incl. GST) for unlimited usage.
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
@FEichinger MMORPG = Don't care. Subscription fee or f2p, I just can't bother. Too big a time investment. Too grindy. Lacking a narrative I care about. I'm anti-social and do everything SP if I can so the whole MM thing is lost on me.
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
@badp Oy
 
badp
badp
@PrivatePansy indeed. I found no good pictures of bunnies and hot dogs
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
@skovacs1 Pretty much everything they said turned me away a little more. At first, I was really excited for it, sounded like a pretty neat concept. But now? It fell in the same trap as every other MMO.
 
badp
badp
aww I hoped my link would go straight into present mode
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
1:19 PM
@PrivatePansy Up to you. The overage fees for that approach are downright criminal though.
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
4 mins ago, by Private Pansy
> 3G excess local data usage is charged at up to 1GB at $5.35 (incl. GST) and capped at $94/month (incl. GST) for unlimited usage.
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
@PrivatePansy Yeah. Just saw that. Was editing what I said.
@PrivatePansy That's actually not terrible. As far as overage fees, that's leaps and bounds less than we get drained for.
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
@skovacs1 I think its because they offer miniscule amounts of data with their plans, so they expect people who want data to just use this because they can't be bothered to rustle up a plan for them
Also, 4G data is double that price, which makes it rather more expensive
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
@FEichinger All MMOs seem good on paper and in pitches. Even fun for a bit, but ultimately they fail me the same. I'll never play them enough to justify sub fees and ridiculous amounts of grinding or pay-to-win just to get anywhere is not fun. Story falls flat as a series side quests while the main campaigns either run short or are barred by the above grind gate. I just like to play my own game and ignore everyone else, but pvp and raid imperatives force multi-player on me.
 
Wipqozn
Wipqozn
I'm thirsty. I want a glass of water.
@Mana, be a dear and get me some water. Thanks.
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
1:33 PM
I'm going to play The Sims 3. If I don't come back in 6 hours time please inform my family.
 
alexanderpas
alexanderpas
I love you arqade!
7
Q: What does the border color mean in Little Inferno item catalog?

Denilson SáWhen I open any item catalog in Little Inferno, some items have a different border color. I can see a black border, a silver border and a gold border. What do they mean?

little-inferno
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
Huh, microtransactions
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
@skovacs1 That really depends on the game, imo. Usually, you have this linear, padded-out crap, obviously. But some games are real gems in terms of player freedom and horizontal progression. Problem is: Those tend to be run by stupid idiots (rather than greedy idiots).
 
Private Pansy
Private Pansy
Wow, the game is dead slow. Just getting in takes, what, 5 minutes? And after tweaking some graphics options the game told me it needs to restart, otherwise continuing may result in graphics glitches
 
GnomeSlice
GnomeSlice
The new IndieGameStand feature is Questrun Alpha
 
skovacs1
skovacs1
1:48 PM
@FEichinger That's fair. I'm sure some are exceptions to the experiences I've had. Either way, I only have so little time and resources and so I have to decide what's worth my time and, like Sports games, I have decided MMO is a classification that I avoid. The whole MP element turns me off of many things because simply arranging MP play sessions is a pain, even if I sometimes have enjoyable MP experiences.
 
Arperum
Arperum
-1
Q: How do I change Jag Guardian questions?

Young GuiloThere really isn't anything I can say but, How do I change my JAG account guardian questions?

runescape
Bad question is bad.
 
StrixVaria
StrixVaria
They upgraded it.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
@Arperum Meh. It's horribly worded, but it makes sense.
 
StrixVaria
StrixVaria
It's time to play through the whole cookie game again.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
1 hour ago, by FEichinger
Because I know @fredley loves to start over: http://orteil.dashnet.org/cookieclicker/
 
Arperum
Arperum
1:49 PM
@StrixVaria Is evil your midlle name?
 
StrixVaria
StrixVaria
@FEichinger YOU
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
@StrixVaria YES, ME!
I'm awesome, I know.
 
Wipqozn
Wipqozn
oh god, why is this game so addicting @StrixVaria
And I'm too slow and my family is cold and hungry
 
StrixVaria
StrixVaria
@Wipqozn It's so good.
 
Wipqozn
Wipqozn
@StrixVaria How do I highlight information from the passport when someone says something wrong
that is..
they say they are coming to work, but the entry permit says it is for a visit
 
StrixVaria
StrixVaria
2:03 PM
@Wipqozn At the bottom middle of the window, where you click to interrogate, there's a paper there you can drag out that has the conversation history.
You can highlight "Work" in the conversation history vs. "Visit" on the entry permit.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
13
A: How do I highlight speech discrepancies?

FEichingerYou have to click precisely onto the text. (In your case the IMMIGRATE on the entry permit) Like this: Sometimes the click registers just outside the text, and therefore registers on the entire document. Which, obviously, isn't specific enough.

 
GnomeSlice
GnomeSlice
I have another yearling badge
 
Wipqozn
Wipqozn
@FEichinger I'd upvote that if I was logged in via steam.
 
GnomeSlice
GnomeSlice
@Wipqozn ...You can log in with Steam?
 
Wipqozn
Wipqozn
@GnomeSlice Yes, but I meant via the steam browser.
 
GnomeSlice
GnomeSlice
2:08 PM
Isn't the steam browser terrible?
 
Wipqozn
Wipqozn
hahaha I'm such an ashole
I let the husband in, but the wife didn't have a permit
told me she'd died if I didn't let her in
totally denied her
 
StrixVaria
StrixVaria
@Wipqozn high five
 
Wipqozn
Wipqozn
@StrixVaria high five
 
GnomeSlice
GnomeSlice
CC @Wipqozn
 
Wipqozn
Wipqozn
I'd totally make a great border agent
 
MBraedley
MBraedley
2:15 PM
Whew, editing for the first episode of my new series is 90% done. Just need to record some post commentary, add some overlays, and make an end-slate.
 
Lazers
Lazers
0
Q: Can I get multiple booster packs from one game?

Oskar PerssonIs it possible to get multiple booster packs from the same game? I've just got one that I sold on the market and now I can't even find the game listed in the badges page on my profile.

steam steam-trading-cards
-2
Q: How do I change Jag Guardian questions?

Young GuiloThere really isn't anything I can say but, How do I change my JAG account guardian questions?

runescape
 
Wipqozn
Wipqozn
I'm a monster:
0
Q: Is it possible to only feed certain members of my family?

WipqoznIt occurs to me my food expenses would be lower if I didn't need to feed my Mother-in-Law and Uncle. Is there anyway I can feed my wife, son and myself, without feeding them?

papers-please
 
GnomeSlice
GnomeSlice
@Wipqozn They will die.
 
Wipqozn
Wipqozn
@GnomeSlice Thus saving me money.
 
GnomeSlice
GnomeSlice
That's terrible.
 
Wipqozn
Wipqozn
2:22 PM
1 min ago, by Wipqozn
I'm a monster:
oh zeus, it's this guy again
I" wonder what he forgot or forged this time
 
GnomeSlice
GnomeSlice
CC @Fluttershy
First person The Swapper?
 
Wipqozn
Wipqozn
2:42 PM
well
looks like my money problems will be over soon
son and uncle are very sick
 
Wipqozn
Wipqozn
2:57 PM
@GnomeSlice I could remove the pin if you like.
 
GnomeSlice
GnomeSlice
@Wipqozn What pin?
That message isn't pinned any more.
 
Wipqozn
Wipqozn
@GnomeSlice Yes it is.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
@GnomeSlice It is.
 
Ronan Forman
Ronan Forman
@GnomeSlice Looks like it is to me.
 
GnomeSlice
GnomeSlice
Oh.
Hah.
What's dumb about liking boobs.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
2:58 PM
user image
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GnomeSlice
GnomeSlice
@FEichinger Yes I see it.
 
FEichinger
FEichinger
Now it is forever pinned.
 
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