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user20683
2:00 AM
my netbook is better than that
 
they optimized for a better customer experience, but that ment that they had to make a trade off in price
 
My computer only has about 300 MB that programs can use because Windows 7 takes up the other 700.
 
that trade off means a monthly/yearly subscription or take a big loss
sony took the loss and hasn't been profitable in years
 
that still doesn't cost $350 million/year ($50/year x 7 million subscribers)
 
MS made money on the 360 starting in 09 (when they recuoped initial investment)
 
2:01 AM
@alexanderpas Yes, because you should've bought it long before it was ever on Steam
 
user20683
remember you've got taxes and things too
 
@tzenes sony is incompetent.
 
@alex you'd be surprised when servers cost
 
user20683
that too
 
user20683
servers = not cheap
 
2:02 AM
I run a couple 100+ server fleets and that number sounds in the ballpark
 
user20683
go browse Dell or some other OEM's site and you'll get a good idea of the massive initial cost alone
 
user20683
high speed drives and network switches eat power like little else
 
@WorldEngineer servers = 1 time investment + maintaince + static running cost.
 
user20683
they have to replace servers that fail
 
user20683
upgrade them
 
user20683
2:03 AM
expand upon them
 
user20683
etc
 
you can amatorize the cost over a 3 year life span (typical lifespan)
 
@WorldEngineer considering same load, you can replace 2 server with 1 for the same initial cost over 3 years.
 
@alexanderpas a false reality
having had hosts replaced I can definitely tell you that's not the equation
 
@tzenes at a load capability increase of 25%/year for new hardware, you are almost at double the amount of capability in three year.
 
2:08 AM
Hello, @tzenes. Glad to hear you're still kickin' around.
 
again, I can tell you from experience that is not the equation
@Raven ty
 
Yeah, the xbox being so old is why I'm surprised they launched the Kinect with it (instead of waiting until their replacement system)
 
rumor is that the successor isn't scheduled to release till 2014
maybe later
but that's just a rumor
 
user20683
@RavenDreamer because they knew that Kinect is bigger than just the xBox
 
user20683
you can do some radically impressive computer vision stuff with it
 
2:12 AM
@WorldEngineer Yeah, but it's still shackled to the xbox's specs
 
anyone here on a linux box?
 
user20683
I can be in about a minute
 
user20683
or 30 seconds if I want to go mac for a bit
 
I don't know if mac's have netcat but:
nc -v miku.acm.uiuc.edu 23
hours of fun
 
user20683
mac would have nc
 
user20683
2:15 AM
since it's a unix box underneath
 
@WorldEngineer but is in installed ;)
 
user20683
no but it exists and can be installed
 
user20683
apparently old windows can too via a port
 
user20683
for those who live under a rock Humble Bundle 4 now has 12 games in it
 
@LessPopMoreFizz Are you around?
 
2:26 AM
@DaveMcClelland I am
 
@LessPopMoreFizz I've now burned two animals
but can't figure out how to eat them
they aren't in my inventory
 
user20683
well Dave, first you cut a manageable chunk off said animal
 
user20683
then you take that chunk in you hand
 
user20683
raise it to your mouth
 
user20683
wrap you mouth around part of it
 
user20683
2:28 AM
close your mouth
 
user20683
repeatedly open and close you mouth whilst keeping your lips closed
 
@DaveMcClelland Hmm. I'd try to help, but I am currently trying to figure out how to use that save file
 
@WorldEngineer Truly sound advice
 
user20683
when the chunk of animal has become mush, move to the back of the mouth until it enters the throat
 
@LessPopMoreFizz Look at the "instructions.txt" file, it says where to extract those files
 
2:29 AM
@GnomeSlice You around?
 
except you want them in your steam directory instead of program files
 
user20683
using the tongue helps
 
@DaveMcClelland Yeah, they would help if I was running Windows.
 
oh... you crazy linuxians
 
I can't figure out where the fuck the Steam directory is on OSX.
 
user20683
2:30 AM
library/application support/steam
 
user20683
something like that anyway
 
@DaveMcClelland It's Linarion.
 
@John Yeah, I forgot steam for mac existed
 
@DaveMcClelland Not what I was talking about...
:P
 
... goddamnit that's stupid.
 
2:32 AM
@John Oh, now I see
 
I guess you wouldn't get it if you haven't played the game. And there's no reason to think that I non-Linux person has...
 
Apparantly ~/Library is hidden on Lion and that's why it wasn't coming up on searches.
 
@DaveMcClelland What do you see...?
 
user20683
I see a little silhouette of a Mana
 
@John Some link to some crazy Tux-based rpg
 
2:34 AM
@DaveMcClelland Yeah, and in it, the main character, Tux, is part of a race called the Linarions.
Anyone want to play Sleep Is Death? @GnomeSlice @AshleyNunn @Ullallulloo
 
@John Sure
 
user15026
@John If someone can explain how, sure :)
 
I don't know how though.
 
user15026
although I am supposed to be studying, so if @Ullallulloo wants to play thats cool
 
@AshleyNunn @Ullallulloo Alright, SID 101. :) Can you both open it?
 
2:35 AM
@AshleyNunn Nevermind, you can.
 
user15026
@Ullallulloo We are both so gracious
 
@John yes, that much I can do.
 
@LessPopMoreFizz I figured it out, the trick is that you have to eat both of them in the same area without loading a new one
 
@Ullallulloo Good. I know that in my case I had to compile it first. :P
 
@AshleyNunn I'm supposed to be studying too. :x
 
2:36 AM
@AshleyNunn @Ullallulloo To run it in a window, press alt+enter.
 
@John Windows, ftw!
 
@LessPopMoreFizz Also, fair warning, I couldn't find any damn animals in that save and couldn't figure out how to travel back to camp. I ended up just starting a new game. I can give you my save if you'd like?
 
@John Good to know.
 
@Ullallulloo LOL
@AshleyNunn @Ullallulloo You might find it obvious, but I didn't, so to get past the title, press spacebar.
 
@John I did wait there for a minute waiting for it to load or something. :P
 
user15026
2:37 AM
I just bashed keys until something worked XD
 
@AshleyNunn Then I did that.
 
@LessPopMoreFizz Let me know if you'd like my save, I can upload it somewhere
 
@Ullallulloo @AshleyNunn Now, who wants to be the player, and who the controller?
 
user15026
I am actually studying atm
 
I'd be fine with just talking you guys through your first game. :P
 
user15026
2:39 AM
so i should probably do that instead. Big scary exam tomorrow that I am not ready for.
 
@AshleyNunn Ack. Scary exams are.....scary. Good luck!
 
user15026
Thanks :)
 
@AshleyNunn I'm homeschoolled, I can do it whenever.
 
So...... @Ullallulloo , player or controller?
@Ullallulloo Homeschooling FTW! :D
 
user20683
@AshleyNunn what subject?
 
2:40 AM
@John Yep. :)
 
Damn... my question about one of today's steam challenges has already gotten almost 1400 views
 
user15026
English- Arthurian Legend
 
@John Probably player.
 
@AshleyNunn YOU GET TO STUDY ARTHURIAN LEGEND?!?
 
user15026
The Faerie Queen and Once and Future King are kicking my butt atm.
 
2:41 AM
GnomeSlice gave me the Hamachi password
 
user15026
@John Yup. It's one of the second year options.
 
@Ullallulloo Ok, I've never controlled before, so bear with me. :P
 
@DaveMcClelland Yeah, please do! I just got that save working, and yeah, it's stuck past the point of no return.
 
@Ullallulloo Why are you yellow on Hamachi?
I thought there was only red and green...
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz All right, let me go zip up my files
 
2:42 AM
@John I don't know, what's that mean.
Everyone's gray with me.
 
@Ullallulloo idk, just hope it works.
 
Wait, one's green.
 
@Ullallulloo That means you see everyone as offline.
@Ullallulloo That's me.
"Server"?
 
@John Yeah
 
@Ullallulloo Try connecting to that IP.
 
2:43 AM
@John okay
done
I'm Mr. T, it seems.
 
@Ullallulloo I now feel @GnomeSlice's pain.
I can't do anything! :P
 
@LessPopMoreFizz That's completely untested, but you should be able to extract it directly inside of your psychonauts steam folder. I added internal folders to allow it to be merged correctly
 
@DaveMcClelland OS X Psychonauts directory structure is slightly different, so I can't, but thanks for the effort!
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Anything to help a fellow steam-chivement farmer out
@LessPopMoreFizz I slightly modified and accepted your answer by the way. Not transitioning seemed to be an important thing that the achievement description didn't clarify
 
@DaveMcClelland Yeah, that sounds like a bug, but it's an easy one to work around, so putting it in the answer makes sense.
 
user20683
2:54 AM
I'm sure the Binding of Isaac one is gonna make us want to kill ourselves
 
user20683
because Ed McMillan is a hardcore sadist
 
Oh man, 50% off on a game that's currently 75% off.
THANKS STEAM, THAT SURE IS A GREAT PRIZE.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz It stacks with sales if it happens to be on sale in January or February.
 
@Ullallulloo Does it stack with the current sale?
Because if it doesn't, it's worthless. Since the current sale is 75% off.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz You can't use the coupon now.
 
2:57 AM
Hence the prize is worthless
 
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@Ullallulloo Ok, you can press escape to exit. I think we've officially worn out this scene ATM. :P
 
@John okay
 
@Ullallulloo Oh should not? Missed that. Ok then.
In mine and Gnome's playback, I noticed him moving trees that I didn't notice were in the game. :P
 
@John I mean, it's funny still, just not the best example of how to do it.
 
3:09 AM
@Ullallulloo True. I think it would've helped a lot had I had a story ready.
 
Okay, I'm looking at your game
it's an HTML flipbook
 
@Ullallulloo The game we just played?
 
@John no, not yet
the one with @GnomeSlice
 
@Ullallulloo Oh ok. How did you get it?
 
3:13 AM
@Ullallulloo Oh yeah.... :P
 
3:24 AM
@John I'm trying to upload it for easier viewing.
But it's not a very good site.
 
user20683
 
I got 8 uploaded then it quit
 
@agent86 +1 internets from @spugsley and I
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz elmo with people eyes is creeeeepy
 
@agent86 Gonzo is creepiest. He looks dead inside.
 
user20683
Piggy looks by far the most natural
 
@WorldEngineer Rowlf looks pretty good too. (He's on page 2)
 
3:33 AM
@IanPugsley juggernaut with googly eyes? yes.
 
it's so perfect
 
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@John eh, I went ahead and uploaded ours too:
nevermind, I did say should. :P
 
3:51 AM
@Ullallulloo I thought so... :P
@Ullallulloo Great! Thanks!
 
@John Oh my...
 
@Ullallulloo Yeah, would've been funnier had we had our technical discussion at the end somewhere else.
 
I see what you meant about playing with GnomeSlice.
That's hilarious
 
@Ullallulloo You're just now watching it? :P
@Ullallulloo Did you catch the moving tree?
 
@John Yes.
@John Yeah, uploading took a while.
I had to pick every file individually.
 
3:53 AM
@Ullallulloo Oh ack.
 
@John Paid accounts get a better file uploader, so then I might not.
 
@Ullallulloo Oooooh.
 
It's opensource though, so someone could just increase the turns' length!
 
@Ullallulloo I'm already creating a small setting. ;)
@Ullallulloo I'ts just the controller that needs to prepare.
@Ullallulloo 30 seconds is enough when you have a basic story + setting.
@Ullallulloo the most important video ever, for all new controllers:
 
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4:05 AM
@alexanderpas already watching it. ;)
 
@Ullallulloo Thanks!
Oh god, this is hilarious.
 
hmm I don't seem to have any premade scenes
 
@Ullallulloo That's... strange.
@John AHH! ALL THE PEOPLE VANISHED! ALIENS! scene change
> PUT SOME FUCKING PANTS ON DADDY
 
@Ullallulloo once you're done with the first, be sure to also watch the others - playlist: youtube.com/…
 
user15026
@GnomeSlice snorts
 
4:15 AM
I like how there's two black frames at the end, and then this:
 
@GnomeSlice fat lady singing
 
@alexanderpas Oh, hey, that makes sense, actually.
I wasn't thinking about that, I just wanted to go tralalala
 
@GnomeSlice that's the fun about Sleep is Death.
 
God, that story was hilarious.
We should start up weekly blog posts of this.
 
Can I just say I love the things that crop up in gaming.SE questions? :)
"my wife keeps bringing up the murders in my past, particularly during sex (which is quite the mood killer)"
http://gaming.stackexchange.com/q/39411/2496
 
4:19 AM
now the scenes and people are there
 
@MikeyB James comment is kinda disturbing...
 
user15026
@alexanderpas O.O
 
@alexanderpas what's disturbing is the three comment upvotes on it
 
@IanPugsley that too...
 
@MikeyB is missed.
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> Ireland is a small island country in the Atlantic Ocean near England. Just like Iceland is called Iceland because there is a lot of ice there, Ireland is called Ireland because the people there are always angry. They are mostly angry at England, but sometimes they are angry when they are starving, like during a potato famine.
 
4:27 AM
I have in my "favorite tags" list, just in case.
3
 
@RavenDreamer Me too.
I'm going to bring it back.
 
@RavenDreamer Me too. 11-16-11 NEVAR FORGET
6
 
@GnomeSlice One can't simply walk into
 
Austria is the biggest island in the world. Austria is famous for its kangaroos.

The government of Austria is run by Kurt Waldheim, a nazi.

Austria is mostly desert. There are many strange animals in Austria and people who ski across the Alps.

The capital of Austria is Vienna. The people of Austria speak German. Crocodile Dundee speaks English, but that’s because he doesn’t live in Vienna but in the desert.

Vienna is famous for its beautiful white leprechaun stallions. They were almost killed during World War II. I saw a movie about them.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz don't you mean 20111116?
 
4:28 AM
@RavenDreamer I did it before.
 
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@Lazers ...and in the game!
 
@alexanderpas No, I don't. Even if I were to accept your crazy voodoo MOON date standard, the fact that I am parodying a distinctly American catchphrase means that I will maintain that date format.
 
@IanPugsley Not so surprising. Love the bottom answer too: "I think over time most towns people will forgive/forget but it might take alot of bribing for you wife. but when in doubt take her on a long journey through balverine infested woods."
 
We totally need to do weekly blog posts of Sleep is Death Stories.
 
user15026
4:31 AM
snorts That would be ridiculous.
 
How do I write a blog post?
ah, there
Bleh, I need to get it approved by the community first? Well, there goes that idea.
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Is it just me
Or does my new gravatar
have a moustache?
Can't decide if moustache or nostrils.
 
@RavenDreamer moustrils
 
user15026
@RavenDreamer Moustache nostrils.
 
I'm guessing mustache, only because I want it to be true.
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nostauche
a nostril mustache
 
4:43 AM
Maybe I should do some custom edits of Sean's handiwork.
Add in nostrils, maybe a golden monocle and a pipe.
 
100% moustache
 
user15026
Everything is better with a monocle and a pipe.
 
@RavenDreamer Nah, the ambiguity is the best part.
 
5:14 AM
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5:35 AM
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6:20 AM
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6:41 AM
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8:36 AM
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8:57 AM
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9:10 AM
15 coal so far, and way too many coupons
 
9:21 AM
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10:04 AM
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10:28 AM
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user30
10:46 AM
@lunixbochs I have 1 coal, 50% off a Valve title & 50% off Wings of Prey
 
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I have 1 coupon.
 
I just got a 50% off garshasp monster slayer, worthless coupon :)
 
TF2 update... hrm
 
one of my friends got a copy of flatout and portal 2
on his first two gifts
I was like 75% to the bunch of heroes achievement and the server host left :(
 
10:57 AM
also, hats
 
user30
@badp there's some big assumptions there if I remember correctly
 
user30
however I'm confused, because I completed 2 achievements and have 3 gifts
 
you got two gifts for the first goal
 
user30
oh.
 
user30
but I only had one yesterday
 
11:13 AM
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you get a gift for free, and you get the second gift for looking at the first gift
but you need to refresh your inventory to see the second gift
 
user30
oh right, okay.
 
11:34 AM
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@Lazers There's a game where you collect Lums? I wonder if they are mad, too.
 
("RECETTEAR"...)
(Mispronounce it even slightly, and...)
I don't think I get this one
oh she explains it one screenful later.
 
A racket is an illegal business, usually run as part of organized crime. Engaging in a racket is called racketeering. Several forms of racket exist. The best-known is the protection racket, in which criminals demand money from businesses in exchange for the service of "protection" against crimes that the racketeers themselves instigate if unpaid (see extortion). A second well known example is the numbers racket, a form of illegal lottery. Traditionally, the word racket is used to describe a business (or syndicate) that is based on the example of the protection racket and indicates a beli...
 
It's probably because I was pronouncing the 'c' way more softly than that
 

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