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12:03 AM
@Memor-X why would they include IX but not VIII?
 
@GodEmperorDune i've heard VIII described as the black sheep of the series
but also maybe the function system was shit
 
ehhhh i liked the story
much better than IX, for sure
 
@GodEmperorDune i did too. just didn't much like the stats system in it
 
yeah the levelling and magic mechanics were annoying
 
@Wipqozn that game used game boy connector for coop right?
 
12:13 AM
@GodEmperorDune yeh, Grinding exp was pointless because enemies and bosses scaled with you. magic either came from points on that map that had to refill or from enemies who scaled with you. really no indication for your limit break and even with Aura still was random to get, lack of fulfilling sidequests
things i did like mechanics wise was the GFs and the Double/Triple Status
 
@Unionhawk Yes sir, but I think all it really did was let you manage your inventory and give you a special quest. There was no real reason for it.
It's just that if the only option for coach coop is "Everyone needs a switch", then it'll really limit my playing options with local buddies.
In fact there's probably only one local buddy that I'd be able to manage to do a full coop playthrough with if that's the case. A few other buddies might buy it, but making regular switch get togethers with them would be more tricky.
Basically the folks I played the original one with don't have switches, and wouldn't buy them just for this.
but fi there's coach coop, all 3 of them are in for reliving that fantastic experience
 
12:36 AM
The Hat in Time DLC is Windows only...
well Steam claims I registered it so hopefully I'll be able to get it free if the OS X version comes
 
user15026
I am channeling @Yuuki for a moment because I made a badass sandwich.
 
user15026
 
user15026
Everything bagel, mayo, fresh dill, fancy salad greens, more bacon than is proper, fresh local tomatoes, salt, pepper, and fancy onion powder my sister made from the pile of green onions in her yard.
 
Could use some mushrooms.
 
user15026
Nooo
 
12:49 AM
Then again, adding more ingredients would probably make a too-high sandwich stack.
And I like a sandwich that can comfortably fit in my mouth.
 
user15026
Yeah this is already a little tricky
 
ooh I've never thought of making your own onion powder
thats cool
 
user15026
@quartata All she did was dehydrate the onions and then used a grinder to bust them into powdery awesome
 
got tricked via pop-up into going to a site that sells instagram followers and had this convo with the customer support
 
1:09 AM
@GodEmperorDune Hmmm, that looks like Zendesk Chat.
If they file a complaint Zendesk will probably shut them down (at least the chat)
 
so why can't zendesk search for who is a good boi?
cc @ash @Yuuki @Wipqozn
 
user15026
@GodEmperorDune I am in loooove
 
1:32 AM
0
Q: How can I see my uncategorized friends in the new Steam friends UI?

GigazelleI get a lot of friend requests, and I use a combination of categories and nicknames to help gauge who stays and who goes. In short, if they belong in a category, they stay on my friends list. Everyone in the default "Friends" section gets removed after several weeks if I don't interact with them....

 
2:20 AM
0
Q: How to enable text chat/text box in CSGO?

David WangA while ago, I learned a console command which hides the portion of your HUD which displays what you, your team mates, and your opponents type, as well as the text announcements for "flashbang" or "grenade out." This was very nice for a time since my opponents kept trying to BM me, but now I'm no...

 
3:02 AM
lol, osrs has a poll today, so town crier has "have you voted today?" in his text rotation (it was also new york's primary)
 
Hey everyone, we're hiring a Localization Associate! This is a full-time position based out of Torrance, CA. Want to join a dedicated team of professionals working in games? See details here: https://goo.gl/gRoPQp.
 
3:37 AM
when i saw this in a Square Enix email, i thought it was a Konami thing since that really looks like the style Metal Gear Solid went for
oh wait
that would explain it
 
4:08 AM
@Memor-X if anyone lands this job let me know and we can hang out sometime
 
Dude I'm actually hype for crystal chronicles switch let's go that game was so good
I... Forgot how good this game's soundtrack was
 
 
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5:32 AM
a work in progress at work during small breaks or when my PC locks up because it's processing stuff
 
Ave
6:02 AM
ooo, new misery horse in an hour or so
 
@Ave Bojak Horseman?
 
Ave
yes
at least I'm assuming that scires is saying the truth
 
i'm scared to watch that because people say it's depressing as fuck
 
@Ave yasss glorious PST midnight
west coast best coast
 
6:21 AM
0
Q: Similar games to The Prisoner Azkaban GBA

CassI used to play Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban GBA and i loved it. I was wondering which Harry Potter game would be most similar to that but for DS/DSi?

 
Morning chat
This is new, I am the first one at the office :o
 
@KevinvanderVelden morning
 
Ave
@KevinvanderVelden morning kev
I'm not the first in office but the only in office
 
@KevinvanderVelden quick, do something you normally wouldn't in the office. like openly farting or something
 
Ave
that sounds rude
 
6:27 AM
@Ave i couldn't think of anything else and in my mind popped in a clip from i think Family Guy of the exact situation
 
@Memor-X confirmed rude
Besides, by the time I had woken up enough to get to chat someone had arrived
 
@Memor-X Openly farting? @Ave @KevinvanderVelden isn't working at Riot Games.
 
@Yuuki @KevinvanderVelden's workplace
 
Ave
I don't know what that is referencing
 
Article from a few weeks ago about terrible workplace behavior at Riot Games, including but not limited to people going up to other people and farting in their faces.
 
6:43 AM
What the hell
 
Ave
what the fuck
 
@Yuuki yeh certainly was not suggesting that kind of thing. just more standing in and open space and not having to be self conscience of the noise
also someone at Riot was watching too much Family Guy
 
And again a call from Blake & Partners...
 
 
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8:29 AM
0
Q: Are all swarming missions in xcom long war terror missions?

Salil SurendranWhen I see a mission marked as swarming in xcom long war, I usually think I have to save civilians and chrysallids are there. But once in a while I find that is not the case and there are no civilians to save and so the grenade laden engineer and rocketeer I bought is overkill for this mission. H...

 
9:02 AM
0
Q: Issues with xbox one console or with xbox account?

user76521Just bought an Xbox One for my friend with xbox live 12 month membership, however, xbox is saying that it's having issues on their side? What's wrong? Has it since been resolved? Any suggestions are welcome!

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Q: How to kill a super specific mob in mcpe

Chubby DonutIm making a possible map with turrets that shoots arrows above your head if you're spotted but this messes up the ground filling it with arrows and when people go through the mess they will pick up the arrows so I made an easy /kill command that when the arrow touches the ground it dies but the m...

 
@Nzall Don't doooo it
 
@fredley Don't do what? Pick up the phone? It's always a different number, so I can't predict it's them
 
@Nzall As in don't pursue an offer they give you.
 
@fredley As soon as she said she's from Blake & Partners, I immediately interrupted her and said the usual: I've already send numerous unsubscribe emails, without effects, I ask not to be called every time you call, I sent a GDPR notice and you guys are still calling me.
She said something about using older folders and then apologised
 
9:50 AM
0
Q: How to remove only certain mobs? Minecraft

tristanI want to remove some of the mobs from my game and keep others. Is this possible? For eg i want to get rid of witches and zombies but keep everything else. Im playing on windows 10 version of minecraft

 
10:01 AM
@Nzall Just be like, "If you do call again I will pursue the matter as a GDPR violation and you will hear from my lawyer".
Then actually do do that if they try again
 
10:54 AM
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Q: Can you miss something or take damage and still get S-Rank?

JNatI was under the impression that to get an S-Rank on any given "section" you'd have to make sure nothing was missed, and that you never got hit. However, in this video (around 9:55, a bit after the time the link should drop you in), the player hits the wall and takes damage — at the end, though, t...

 
@fredley It's a little weird that people have to be shown what "6ft of water" looks like to understand what, uh, 6ft of water looks like
 
11:10 AM
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Q: Skyrim follower - Ria

Chantelle GroenensteinSo I fell asleep during some quest, and had Ria as my follower. When I switched on today, she's nowhere to be found. Not my house, not in Jorrvaskr, and my load files date back too far and I'll lose my progress. I have fast travelled several times, and "waited in game" for over a week game time. ...

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Q: Argument Armament tips and tricks

gl_proutI am a late class trial and I'm having a very hard time during the Argument Armament. During previous trials, I always barely survive it (Action and Logic set on Mean). So I assume I'm not really doing it well. Can anyone explain the principle of when I really should press the button? I'm playi...

 
11:24 AM
@PrivatePansy I think most people are probably not that good at visualising stuff like that, or not really comprehend what 6ft of water + a hurricane will actually feel like. Visualisation does a good job of making it feel as scary as it is, and hopefully will convince some people to gtfo.
 
Method just killed Fetid Devourer, 3rd guild in the world to do so
 
Ave
I wonder how blizz tests stuff like this
godmode? OP weapons?
 
@Ave Well, they test every boss on the beta and PTR in heroic, most of the bosses in LFR and mythic, and then they test internally
They used to have some OP items that made them unkillable, but after a GM accidentally gave one of them to a player who then used it, they turned all those items into trash
 
Ave
heroic? LFR? mythic?
 
those are difficulty tiers. LFR is essentially a tourist mode which misses some abilities. Normal is for pugs and groups of friends who are less about the challenge and more about playing together, Heroic is something for organized groups and Mythic is the hardest content in the game balanced for a fixed raid size
As in, for Mythic, you need 20 players and Blizzard expects that guilds can and will swap out different classes and specs to gain an edge
It released in US on Tuesday, on EU on Wednesday, and Fetid Devourer is the 5th boss in the raid (or rather, the last of the 3 "to choose" bosses after the first 2).
It's essentially a throughput challenge. The boss spawns 2 small adds and 1 big add every 1:20 and you have roughly 15-20 seconds to kill both of the small adds and 40 seconds to kill the big add
if you don't kill any of the adds before the boss eats them, the boss regains 30% HP
Once the boss reaches half health, he takes 50% more damage, so essentially, you want to get him there between the second and 3rd add stage, then kill the 3rd stage and rush down the boss
They had some problems where they just barely missed the DPS check on the adds, and they decided to use a consumable item on some of their players which gives extra DPS, healing and damage reduction on a certain boss
Once they did that, they killed the boss the next attempt
 
Ave
11:45 AM
ah
nice
living it up
 
12:12 PM
@Ave now, about testing: there are still a few bugs in the game. One of the guilds had one of their healers fell through the floor at 10% HP, leading to a 3% wipe
And you also need to have luck on where the adds spawn. There are 6 different places for adds to spawn, and if they are spread out, it's a lot harder to kill them in time. Method had 3 spawns near each other on their kill attempt
There are also a couple extra mechanics that complicate stuff: a debuff that you need to spread out with, a knockback that messes up positioning and a random target cone breath attack that oneshots you if you stand in it
 
1:02 PM
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Q: Do I need to use a weapon in order to level it, or simply equip it?

DaftI've noticed several times that weapons I have equipped, but not using at that moment, will level up when I get a kill or complete an objective. (My secondary will level up when I get a kill with my primary and vice versa). So do all of my weapons level up at the same rate once I have them equip...

 
1:18 PM
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Q: Is there "practice" mode in Battlefield 1?

user218319Battlefield 4 has "Test Range" mode, most notably for practicing the usage of vehicles in an offline environment. I haven't found equivalent in Battlefield 1 and creating private servers appears to be cost money (the servers must be rented).

 
Ave
oh dear god
sanic moved to that
 
@Ave I’m making a note here
 
1:34 PM
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Q: Does Steam allow hard paywalls for games on Steam?

Gimme the 411If a developer publishes a game on Steam, can they add a micro-transaction system where players must pay money to access certain important items? I know it's common for cosmetic items, but why is it not common to add hard paywalls like are common for mobile games? Does Steam's publisher TOS pre...

 
@Lazers2.0 This has a close vote for game dev but I don't think that's appropriate.
This is a legitimate concern as a gamer, to know whether it's possible to get into this terrible situation in games you're playing.
 
@Lazers2.0 I'm pretty sure the halting problem is incomputable
 
1:51 PM
@Staravia The only 'iffy' part for me is the "why is it not common to add hard paywalls like are common for mobile games?"
everything else is ok
 
@Robotnik Yeah, true.
 
@Lazers2.0 LOTR Online has quests and classes behind paywalls, I'm sure there's more games with some sort of paywalls. I think they need to define what they mean by a "hard paywall" better
 
Maybe it's vague as defined there, but my understanding is something that prevents you from completing the core game unless you spend money on microtransactions.
Having "bonus" content gated behind paywalls is pretty ubiquitous nowadays.
 
I mean, there's plenty of F2P games that have a pay to win model as well
War Thunder jumps to mind
 
Eve Online is "free" on steam
pretty sure it locks you out of a large part of the "core" gameplay though
 
2:01 PM
@Chippies Eh, it's still a completely playable and enjoyable game
You just can't use some of the larger/more advanced ships and gear
 
Eve is pay-to-skip-the-grind right?
 
@SaintWacko I mean, I haven't played it myself so I don't know, I'm just judging by the store description of the free model
 
galaxy brain: dlc is a hard paywall
 
@Chippies Ah, yeah. Not having Omega status prevents you from using T2 equipment or anything Battleship-sized or larger
@Robotnik Kind of? If you have Omega status it doubles the speed at which you train skills
 
@SaintWacko that seems pretty important, doesn't it?
 
2:04 PM
@SaintWacko pay-to-severely-reduce-the-grind then ;)
 
I guess with MMOs you also have to define what is considered part of core gameplay
 
@Chippies /shrug depends what you want to do. You can still use faction modules, which are actually better than T2, but they're much more expensive
And you can use up to Battlecruisers, which are a hell of a lot of fun
 
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Q: Does the singleplayer campaign unlock anything for multiplayer?

user218319Battlefield 4 unlocked multiplayer weapons for completing the campaign mode — does Battlefield 1 offer any rewards?

 
It keeps you out of L4 missions for the most part, but that's about it
Oh, high-level and wormhole complexes are probably too tough for smaller ships
 
Ave
well I'm done with first week of work
 
2:11 PM
🤔
 
@Yuuki There's no orientation where it makes sense.
 
@Staravia Maybe you were placing the letters from inside the store and have no idea what you're doing.
 
The one backwards E in massive, though.
 
Alternately, they did this on purpose because they figured people would take pictures and post them online for free marketing.
 
2:14 PM
Actually that's genius. people will go inside the store to figure out the orientation
Or yeah, that
 
@Ave How'd it go?
 
Almost certainly deliberate
 
It was either deliberate or the picture was taken by an employee who couldn't believe his coworker's incompetence before immediately fixing it.
 
Ave
I was told that my performance was very positive and that my technical knowledge was flawless.
 
:D
 
Ave
2:15 PM
I did lose 3 days to a debian bug tho
 
@Ave What kind of job?
 
Ave
linux sysadmin
 
Oh neat, sounds like something you like doing anyway which is a huge win.
 
Ave
yep
I mean
 
and you're already used to getting up in the middle of the night to fix things
 
Ave
2:17 PM
I was late by 30 mins on avg, had REALLY messy hair and spent quite some time chatting online
 
Getting a job doing something you like is a risk because on the one hand you like doing it, so work should be enjoyable, but on the other hand, work generally sucks the fun out of the thing, and you may grow to dislike it.
 
Ave
I'm super surprised to hear that my perf was very positive bc like lmao no
@Staravia this is true
I moved from liking debian to hating it
 
@Staravia I get glares from parents at get-togethers when they tell their kids to ask me for college advice and I tell them to go a semester or two as undecided, take intro courses to find a field that you don't hate, and leave doing things you love as hobbies.
 
@Yuuki Also major in something that will make you money, not in your passion.
 
Ave
lol
 
2:25 PM
@Staravia Really, you can make good money with most majors. You just have to widen/lower your expectations. The most important thing is to pick something you won't hate doing for 20-odd years.
 
@Staravia That is what I did. I like software development, but only as a job, not as a hobby. I think it's stupid to expect a programmer to write code outside of work as a hobby.
 
@Nzall Yeah, I see jobs that ask for your "portfolio" of code and I'm just like, "do people have these?"
 
Like majoring in art is often maligned for being a passion choice with no financial expectations. But artists can get plenty of good work if they don't focus so much on creative freedom. IIRC, art restoration is a field in real need of workers.
 
@Staravia It's like, if you want to hire an accountant, do you expect them to be doing accountancy stuff in their spare time? If you hire a salesman, do you expect them to be selling stuff in their spare time? If you hire a mason, do you expect them to lay bricks in their spare time?
 
I'm totally with you on that.
 
2:31 PM
@Nzall For all of those jobs, there are definitely people who expect that. Namely so they don't have to pay you.
 
@Yuuki No, I'm not talking about doing it for your employer. I'm talking about doing it as a hobby just because you feel like it
 
employers encourage it because it means they don't have to pay you to do skills development
:)
 
Blame Joel from SO. He was the first person I remember seeing who advocated hiring programmers based on their amount of programming done outside of work hours.
 
shakes fist at Joel from SO
 
here is my github profile future employer, as you can see, all that is there is a college project from 2015, and some basic webdev stuff, and that's it. because most of my work has been closed corporate code
you fool
 
2:36 PM
To be fair, if the purpose of the hiring process is to determine (among other things) "can this person program good", and you give them your GitHub page of your previous code, then this makes everyone's life easier
It just shouldn't be the only way to provide you can program good
 
@Lazers2.0 I have given an answer to this
 
Ave
@Yuuki In my case I went with something I love, as I learn stuff I don't know really slowly in an unreasonable amount of detail, as causing a bug and breaking things makes me feel a ton of guilt, sometimes leading to small breakdowns. Doing stuff I already know makes stuff easier for me and my employer, at least for now. Also hey I get to use linux at work.
 
I don't think people should avoid doing things they love for a living. But I do think people need to seriously think about whether they can tolerate doing that thing for the rest of their life.
 
And, if you are thinking long term, tolerate the promotion path.
 
I love playing video games, but I wouldn't cut it as a streamer or pro gamer because I'll inevitably get burned out.
I think the most admirable thing about those guys that do bleeding-edge progression raiding in WoW is the amount of tolerance they have for playing day-in, day-out.
 
2:52 PM
I might put on a good occasional show as a streamer because I get frustrated easily and ragequit.
Watching someone throw a tantrum at a video game has a certain appeal to some audience.
 
@Staravia Sure, but then they have to get back on and do it again in five minutes.
 
@Yuuki Right, I meant I would be a terrible streamer with maybe occasional highlights.
Also a lot of my existential crises come while playing video games, as I think, "Why is this what I am doing with my time?"
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 
It's so weird that he has a facecam now.
 
> @Slowpoke
> <Image of a Slowbro>
🤔
 
Someone caught that way quicker than I expected.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 
I only just refreshed the page since I realized you changed your name.
Again.
 
IIRC it's @Yuuki's fault, you can direct complaints to him.
 
3:20 PM
user image
3
 
I was playing the Spiderman PS4 game and he keeps cracking shitty jokes and my wife was like "Is this a ripoff of Deadpool or something?"
 
@Slowpoke ...
 
@Slowpoke Oh man, you should find that one comic where Spider-Man fights Deadpool.
(Or don't, I didn't think it was that funny)
 
@SaintWacko None of the Spiderman media that's hit the mass market has had this personality until the recent Avengers take.
They've all been super serious origin story somber-fests.
So she actually thought they stole Deadpool's personality and that this wasn't actually his default in the first place.
 
Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man joked a bunch in the first Amazing Spider-Man movie, IIRC.
 
3:24 PM
It's a commentary on how Spiderman was ruined.
 
Dunno about the second one.
 
The key difference is that Spiderman's jokes are actually horrible and Deadpool is funny.
 
Spider-Man has this weird tension, imo. On the one hand, it's recognized that Peter is way more powerful than anyone in his rogues gallery, to the point where it was a big part of Superior Spider-Man when Doc Ock realized just how much Peter's been holding back. On the other hand, it's canon that Peter's habit of constantly throwing out terrible jokes during combat is to help to cover for the fact that he's basically scared out of his mind the whole time.
 
@Unionhawk hahahaha admin he doing it sideways
good times
 
4:17 PM
And Method just killed Zul Reborn as the first guild in the world and are now at 6/8
 
Ave
yay for good banks
I got my card, had to give mom's original last name etc to get password
couldn't get it because they typo'd it or smth
and my card got locked :ok_hand:
now i have to go to a branch of this bank and that's just
ugh. I hate human interactions.
I swear
once i actually get in the internet site will have like 2 character password max limit
because to have security we gotta use on screen keyboard and lock cards after 2 attempts of getting a pin
but who cares about passwords
 
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Q: Record screen (gameplay) video capture alongside controller inputs in PS4

Edwin LeeI would like to record some of my own gameplay for training purposes. This includes video capture of the screen as well as controller actions during the gameplay (what buttons are pressed and the directions of the thumb pads). Then I can replay what was recorded (gameplay alongside controller in...

 
@Ave Human interactions worst interactions
No, wait, drug interactions
 
4:33 PM
 
@fredley lol
 
@Ave This is why I try to put everything credential-related into my password manager, in the form I handed it to the responsible service
 
@Nzall first guild in the world=fgitw (coincidence?)
 
Ave
4:48 PM
@Nzall same
this was my attempt to get the initial password
 
5:09 PM
Free concert tickets but I’m not interested in the performer
Ugh, moderately heavy rain and it’s lunch time.
 
@Yuuki Who is it?
 
Ave
I'm a professional girl (that's my work lappy)
 
5:24 PM
@Slowpoke Gabriel Iglesias. I don’t know any of his recent songs.
 
@Yuuki He's a comedian, not a singer.
Unless he completely changed careers in the past 5 years since I've heard anything out of him.
 
Wait, Enrique? Now I have to clarify...
 
the select on android pulled up the "listen on spotify" smart context menu thingy, but apparently his comedy stuff is just on spotify because sure why not
@Ave that example text mug is powerful
 
Ave
it is
did you see shaun's tweets
 
yeah
 
Ave
5:31 PM
living it up
and the image reply to that
 
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Q: Minecraft: How to make an arrow that when it lands it summons a lightning? 1.13

BlevisHow to make an arrow that when it lands it summons a lightning? I want it for a minigame please help its in 1.13

 
I saw a fountain today.
 
5:46 PM
This is... Italy?
I think I recall this particular fountain is a famous Italian one?
 
yeah
 
The Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana di Trevi) is a fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini. Standing 26.3 metres (86 ft) high and 49.15 metres (161.3 ft) wide, it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world. The fountain has appeared in several notable films, including Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita, the eponymous Three Coins in the Fountain, and Roman Holiday. == History before 1629 == The fountain at the junction of three roads (tre vie) marks the terminal point...
 
6:07 PM
UHHHHHHHH
VISUAL STUDIO?
ctrl+s Exception of type 'System.OutOfMemoryException' was thrown.
oh my god how the fuck am I using 17 gigs of memory right now
closes chrome
hmm
there we go
 
 
It was apparently running into within-process limits
but I was fortunately able to close enough designer and editor tabs to free up memory
Oh my gOD yeah visual studio does NOT like the number of elements on this screen I think
tbh same
 
6:49 PM
Okay, time to start working on the Waist of Time, because it might suit my transmog better than any other belt
 
THIS IS IMPORTANT https://t.co/7rrKbqnfJ8
 
7:05 PM
uneducated millennial: 420 brooo stupid teenager: 69 lmao nice me, educated: 4'33... A true Masterpiece . millennial & teenager: what me:
 
user15026
@Unionhawk hahahaha
 
7:31 PM
@Yuuki That's the one.
 
 
user15026
7:44 PM
@Yuuki it is! So she's totally right.
 
9:58 PM
> When my son was small we had a game where I would hold him out at arms length and say "shake the baby" and he would thrash around like he was being shaken. I'm surprised I wasn't reported to child services.
> I had this gag when my son was born where I would walk up the stairs into the living room when people would first visit with a bundled up stuffed animal and trip on the top step and land on top of it. Good times.
 
 
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11:21 PM
Has anyone noticed that the spine of the dril book is stylized exactly like the old O'Reilly books?
It can't be a coincidence.
@Yuuki omg
ohhh I feel so bad for the last dog
 

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