00:02 * DashedRainbows whinnies
00:02 <Schism> AMD stock was up 10%.
00:06 <Schism> Some useful data. https://meltdownattack.com/
00:07 <Night_Blitz> not looking forward to tomorrow at work, at all
00:07 <Schism> Techsupport?
00:08 <Night_Blitz> sysadmin
00:09 <Night_Blitz> get to plan maintenance on production to run in new kernel
00:11 <Schism> Loverly.
00:12 <Schism> Heh, Intel's CEO sold all but the bare minimum of stock options last November.
00:15 <WurstPoni> yup
00:15 <WurstPoni> almost 900,000 shares
00:15 <WurstPoni> claims it was for an unrelated matter
00:15 <WurstPoni> >.>
00:15 <Schism> Sure it was.
00:16 <WurstPoni> plot twist
00:16 <WurstPoni> it was for another matter, there is an even bigger exploit that we dont know about yet
00:16 <WurstPoni> :P
00:16 <Schism> M Night, you ain't.
00:16 <WurstPoni> lol
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00:48 <Schism> Popcorn, I think.
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01:02 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Doki Doki Literature Club - In PMV Form [ http://tinyurl.com/yaoc6jt3 ]
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01:24 * ADragonDreaming gets to a point in game where the game explicitly states "this is a grinding area"
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01:56 * Schism finishes up some popcorn. Offers some to Adra, too. Tis spicy caramel garlic popcorn.
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02:09 <Vulpor> Hey all
02:09 <The_Nostalgia_Mare> Hoi.
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03:01 <Sombra> What would Dr. Suess call a computer?
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03:13 <Schism> A difficult question, or so it would seem; a name for a thing is a weightiest scheme! Allow me, therefore, to consult with my dream, the fabulous pontification machine.
03:15 <Sombra> How much time did you take to think of that
03:15 <Schism> It's a thing from the future, the analysts say, when they're not busy using it simply to play; you ask it a question, a choice it might weigh, it thinks for a bit, then its choice it'll say!
03:18 <Schism> The pontification machine's at its best, when it's acting on reason, a simple request; you shouldn't be asking too much for a test, or the box will just sputter, intently distressed.
03:18 * Schism coughs, "Anyhoo."
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03:22 <Schism> Anapestric tetrameter is fun!
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03:24 <Thelema5> Hello everypony
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03:26 * Schism waves, and offers Thelema5 some sweet and spicy garlic popcorn.
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03:28 <Schism> I've found that melting some brown sugar, bit of sriracha, garlic, salt, and butter down into a thin caramel sauce, then tossing popcorn in it and letting it dry, returns a nice - if somewhat sticky - snack.
03:30 <Thelema5> Thanksie!
03:30 <PinkieShy> Note to self and everybody here
03:31 <PinkieShy> Never go outside in the snow in flip flops
03:31 <PinkieShy> Your foot will go numb fast.. i learned the hard way just now xD
03:31 <Schism> Especially during this cold month.
03:31 <PinkieShy> Its warming back up though :3
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03:32 <flutterdash> hellooo! ^.^
03:33 <Thelema5> Good advice, PinkieShy
03:33 <Thelema5> Hi there, flutterdash
03:34 <flutterdash> hii! how is everypony? ^^
03:35 <Thelema5> I've had better days
03:35 * PinkieShy sneaks up to flutterdash and hugs her
03:35 <Thelema5> How are you?
03:35 * PinkieShy sneaks up to Thelema5 and hugs him
03:36 <flutterdash> YAY A HUG <3 and yeah, I can totally relate
03:36 * DashedRainbows waves her wingies
03:37 * Thelema5 counterhugs
03:38 <DashedRainbows> What's wrong Thelema5?
03:39 <Thelema5> My daughter left for Thailand today, she won't be back for 2 years. On top of that we tragically lost a family member to addiction today
03:40 <Thelema5> brb
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04:15 <ADragonDreaming> Grandia II, Anniversary edition. I have some complaints.
04:16 <ADragonDreaming> A) The English voices are pretty hackneyed. I assume bad voice direction, given Jennifer Hale is one of the VAs.
04:17 <Schism> I, ah... think that might have been an issue on the original Dreamcast version? Maybe?
04:17 <ADragonDreaming> This is mollified by including the Japanese audio, which as I don't speak Japanese, I can't really tell if it's bad acting the same way. However, complaint B), the pre-rendered cutscenes do not have subtitles!
04:18 <ADragonDreaming> Thus leading to you missing important things if you don't understand what is being said.
04:19 <ADragonDreaming> Some of them I didn't care since it was just cinematics, others, like just now, in the scene with Elmo, I had to stop, switch back to English.
04:19 <ADragonDreaming> And then it rolls into party discussion and oh god I can't handle it
04:20 <ADragonDreaming> Just subtitle the cutscenes, for the love of all that is good
04:20 * Schism nods, and cringes slightly.
04:22 <ADragonDreaming> Oh well. I like the game still.
04:24 <Schism> Hum, the mystery of the Church of Masks deepens...
04:34 <DashedRainbows> !mail Thelema5 Oh, the former isn't all bad. You must be proud too. I'm sorry for the latter
04:34 <DerpyBot> Thank you for using the Derpy Mail Service 6_9
04:35 <DashedRainbows> Nini poni
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04:39 <Thelema5> !mbox list
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05:10 <Thelema5> I miss waffle house
05:10 <Thelema5> I think the nearest one to me is about a 7 hour drive from home
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05:11 <Starwatcher> mrrarrrr
05:11 <Starwatcher> hi everypony
05:11 <Thelema5> Heya
05:12 <Starwatcher> how's it goin
05:12 <Thelema5> Okay. Lost a family member to addiction today
05:14 <Thelema5> A cousin. He's been struggling with heroin for years... they found him dead in an alley today. They think he probably overdosed on Friday. That's four days freezing in the cold
05:15 <Starwatcher> oh my god
05:15 <Thelema5> Don't do drugs, Mmmkay?
05:15 <Starwatcher> I am so sory.
05:15 <Starwatcher> *sorry
05:15 <Starwatcher> um... right
05:15 <Thelema5> It's alright, we weren't very close. He's been in and out of jail and rehab for years
05:15 <Starwatcher> my brother has the same kind of problem
05:15 <Thelema5> I am close with his sister though, I hope she'll be okay
05:16 * Starwatcher hugs Thelema5
05:16 <Thelema5> I hope your brother finds some help.
05:16 <Starwatcher> best wishes to your family.
05:16 <Starwatcher> I hope so too.
05:16 <Thelema5> Thanks!
05:17 * Starwatcher tries to be upbeat but things like this
05:17 <Starwatcher> bring you back to earth
05:17 <Starwatcher> don't they
05:18 <Thelema5> Puts my own problems in perspective at least
05:18 <Starwatcher> i guess so
05:21 <Thelema5> Anyway, what's new?
05:21 <Starwatcher> well
05:21 <Starwatcher> just working on more balloon launches and stuff
05:21 <Starwatcher> got a candidacy exam to do
05:21 <Starwatcher> so.. keeping busy
05:21 * Starwatcher rolls over
05:21 <Starwatcher> how about you?
05:21 <Thelema5> Candidacy?
05:21 <Starwatcher> phd program requirement
05:22 <Thelema5> Ooh, cool. Good luck!
05:22 <Starwatcher> thanksies~~
05:22 <Thelema5> Not much new with me, lost my job a month and a half ago, been working for a new company from home for the past 2 weeks or so
05:23 <Starwatcher> how is it going fo you?
05:24 <Thelema5> Meh, working from home is strange. I don't really get out anymore. The job is fine, managing the web store and social media for a local independant pharmacy. Easy enough work, but the owner has some unrealistic expectations.
05:25 <Thelema5> I pretty much live in my home office now, working, socializing, playing... it's strange
05:26 <Thelema5> What sort of launches have you been doing?
05:28 <Starwatcher> high altitude balloons
05:28 <Starwatcher> we make measurements of the nothern lights from them
05:28 <Starwatcher> you gotta get close to see the details so we send them up with sensors on them
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05:28 <Starwatcher> it's a lot of fun
05:28 <Thelema5> That's super cool!
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05:29 <Thelema5> Is that for predictive data?
05:29 <Starwatcher> well, maybe someday. even telling what's happening *now* is kinda hard with this
05:29 <Thelema5> I'll bet.
05:29 <Starwatcher> anyeway
05:29 <Starwatcher> the view is nice from up there
05:30 <PinkieShy> So BBC America might be changing channels for me xD
05:30 <PinkieShy> from 122 to 83
05:30 <PinkieShy> Its on both right now..
05:30 <Thelema5> That's so great Starwatcher
05:31 <Thelema5> PinkieShy, don't lose track of Doctor Who!
05:32 <PinkieShy> Thelema5 I also learned that my cable provider had a distupe with AMC Networks around the 28th of december 2017. >.>
05:32 <PinkieShy> But since its still on air their channels looks like i guess they agreed to a new contract lol
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05:33 <Thelema5> gah!
05:33 * Saerydoth uses less than legal means to watch it until the DVD's come out
05:35 <Thelema5> That's not so unusual.
05:36 <Thelema5> I think you'll be okay
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05:41 <Starwatcher> hi Reia
05:43 * Thelema5 warms up some leftover homemade baked macaroni and cheese. Offers some to everypony
05:44 <Reia> Heya
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06:01 <Starwatcher> yay
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06:03 <DataByte> The annoying thing about being a fan of Dr Who vs MLP is the vast discrepancy in sharing.
06:04 <Thelema5> How do you mean?
06:04 <DataByte> MLP on expensive cable channel? At least 10 different fan-run live streams you can watch, and episodes uploaded to sharing sites within an hour
06:05 <DataByte> Dr Who? It's been nearly two weeks and I finally found a low-res version of the last episode
06:05 <Tempest-Shadow> whereas all who episodes are very tricky to run by
06:05 <Thelema5> Right. Doctor Who is pretty conservative about content sharing
06:05 <Thelema5> It's a bigger property
06:06 <DataByte> I was able to live stream the special 4 years back.. I have no idea what changed
06:08 <Thelema5> Copyright enforcement, I guess
06:08 <DataByte> Possibly
06:09 <DataByte> But it's not even shared on pirating sites (yes, I got that desperate to look there)
06:09 <Thelema5> Heh
06:10 <Thelema5> Maybe the fandom (or interenet users in general) is just getting more mainstream
06:10 <Thelema5> *internet
06:10 <DataByte> Whatever the reason, the result is that the fandom is less sharing in general.
06:11 <DataByte> I'm not sure if that's good or bad, though
06:11 <DataByte> It's annoying that I kept getting spoilers for the episode even though I couldn't see the ep
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06:12 * Thelema5 shares a recent walk he took up a mountain and into a cloud forest!
06:12 <Thelema5> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxVLjzr-46o
06:12 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about Exploring Kanape Brook & Ashokan High Point | Catskills Hiking | West Shokan, Ulster County, NY
06:13 <DataByte> GoPro fun!!
06:13 <DataByte> I was about to ask about the lack of snow, then noticed the upload date
06:14 <Thelema5> Yeah, it was a couple of months ago
06:14 <DataByte> That glorious beard, though :)
06:14 <Thelema5> It's shorter now. New job and all.
06:17 <Thelema5> This video is most recent and reflects how my short my hair and beard are now
06:17 <Thelema5> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKorwKliay8&t=32s
06:17 <DerpyBot> I need to ask Twilight about that one.
06:17 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about YouTube
06:17 <DataByte> Well, as much as long beards are hyped, once they get long enough they start to get in the way
06:18 <DataByte> Looks much more managed in that one - less wisps on the edges
06:18 <Thelema5> Yes, they really do. They start getting into food, zipped up in jackets, etc. More trouble than they're worth
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06:21 <Thelema5> I should probably go to bed soon. Have to work in the morning
06:22 <DataByte> It's late here, and you're an hour ahead of me
06:22 <Thelema5> G'night!
06:22 <DataByte> Night
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08:07 <ConfusionRift> Hello everypony.
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11:00 <Finwe> Lt Cdr ConfusionRift.
11:00 <Finwe> o7
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11:03 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Morning Discussion #1088 [ http://tinyurl.com/yaulrqd8 ]
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11:05 * Finwe is squashed under Ali's weight.
11:05 <Finwe> Miss Ali.
11:05 * Finwe struggles to doff his hat.
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11:08 <Sleeping_Nightmares> Nini
11:08 * Ali sleepies on Sleeping_Nightmares
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11:15 <ConfusionRift> RAdm. Finwe. (salutes)
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12:07 <Cepheid> Well *yay*. Those exploits affect AMD and ARM.
12:07 <Schism> Spectre does, yeah.
12:07 <Finwe> LR Cepheid.
12:07 <Finwe> o7
12:08 * Schism wakes up, flops.
12:08 <Finwe> Cepheid: Compiling new kernel already?
12:08 <Cepheid> Not yet. I'll be doing that in a bit.
12:08 <Cepheid> After my appointment this morning.
12:09 <Cepheid> Allergy testing to see what my immune system spazzes about.
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12:49 <Cepheid> Bleh. Arrived way too early. Least it isn't -35 outside.
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12:50 * ConfusionRift nods.
12:54 <Cepheid> Hey rifty. Those Spectre and Meltdown bugs affect your brain at all?
12:55 <ConfusionRift> I don't think they should be much of a prob- (head explodes)
12:55 * ConfusionRift respawns.
12:55 <ConfusionRift> Spectre and Meltdown bugs?
12:56 <Cepheid> Set of security flaws affecting some or all of the CPUs out there.
12:57 <Cepheid> They are hardware flaws. So a firmware update and such won't fix them. Patches for OSes exist but they will slow down workloads by 5 to 30 percent.
12:59 <roflin> the performance hits are mostly for Disk I/O related workloads.
12:59 <roflin> afaik
13:00 <ConfusionRift> This is a big fluke. And seems it has been an issue for some time.
13:00 <Cepheid> Mostly yeah. But in theory it'll affect anything that makes a lot of kernel system calls.
13:01 <ConfusionRift> Basically a CPU DDOS. Huh.
13:03 <Cepheid> So disk I/O, memory allocation, page locking and such. These would be the most common.
13:03 <ConfusionRift> Pah. Intel has been going downhill for some time. This is basically cementing their issues.
13:03 <Cepheid> Except it also affects AMD and ARM.
13:04 <Cepheid> There are a set of three bugs. Some of them affect AMD and ARM. Not all though.
13:04 <Cepheid> But yeah it does raise questions now. The one I am interested in is "are they going to backport the hardware fix to existing product lines?"
13:06 <ConfusionRift> And what of the millions who are using the "unfixed" products?
13:07 <Cepheid> It's gonna be a "live with it" response. I don't see a recall happening. Class-action lawsuit, sure but no recall or replacement.
13:08 <Cepheid> OS patches can work around the flaws, but at a cost. The full scope of the cost is yet to be determined though.
13:09 <roflin> and I don't think you can "hotfix" the cpu designs that easily
13:10 <roflin> they might have to atleast redesign part of the icps
13:10 <roflin> chips*
13:10 <Cepheid> Indeed.
13:10 <Cepheid> Later designs will be fine.
13:10 <roflin> the problem is, I should wait until those chips hit to finally upgrade my PC :+
13:11 <Cepheid> But that's gonna be a costly replacement for a lot of folks if it turns out to affect more typical workloads a lot.
13:11 <ConfusionRift> You could probably circumvent some of the issues by software, but that bug will still be present. Someone will just find a way to circumvent that as well.
13:11 <Cepheid> I plan to wait until the fixes myself. But by the time I can afford new parts I should be fine anyways.
13:12 <Cepheid> Probably rifty, but it will be a lot harder. Isolation of kernel space from application space and all that.
13:12 <roflin> yeah i love Cern's response, their mitigation strategy is "replace cpu"
13:12 <roflin> and i totally understand it, because they might get hit by the 30% slowdown the hardest.
13:12 <Cepheid> More or less.
13:13 <Cepheid> The scientific and database communities will suffer the worst.
13:13 <ConfusionRift> I shot my leg already replacing the CPU during the blackout incident that fried the motherboard.
13:14 <Cepheid> Myself I am concerned about games that utilize streaming for loading content. There will likely be a small impact in them.
13:14 * ConfusionRift raises a brow.
13:14 <ConfusionRift> Most devices nowadays use their processors...
13:15 <ConfusionRift> Sooo basically MMOs and the such.
13:15 <Cepheid> Like roflin said. It affects certain workloads. Security issues aside anyways.
13:16 <Cepheid> But yes every single phone out there is likely vulnerable to stolen info now.
13:16 <Cepheid> Best solution there is to buy a new phone.
13:16 <roflin> ow dear... the arm Ax chips...
13:16 <roflin> now your flashlight app can really steal all your things :)
13:17 <Cepheid> I feel sorry for the Mac community. Wait no I don't.
13:17 <Cepheid> They paid through the roof for their cheaply-made phones and laptops. They deserve it.
13:18 <Cepheid> May he gods have mercy on the people who paid for the $13000 iMac Pro.
13:18 <Schism> By the way. Intel's CEO did a major stock dump at the end of November last year.
13:19 <Schism> I can't imagine why.
13:19 <roflin> needed money for christman presents :+
13:19 <ConfusionRift> Meltdown seems to work somewhat on a software level. Considering that most devices are by default storing personal info, this is a big issue. Especially since applications require such personal info to function. These are also liked to social media.
13:19 <roflin> christmas*
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13:20 <Cepheid> It's funny though. Just a month ago we were discussing how the address space looks.
13:20 <Cepheid> Now that has changed.
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13:21 <ConfusionRift> You know what? This is kinda funny. At the beginning, it was about rugged security. And now, with such open sources of information and just disregard of information security, blam.
13:22 <ConfusionRift> And apparently, these bugs have been on their fix list since 2010.
13:22 <Cepheid> It's weird how the bug works. Why the hell would you put off the security check before you execute the code?
13:22 <roflin> well not execute, precache the data
13:22 <ConfusionRift> Hmm.
13:23 <Cepheid> Right right.
13:23 <Cepheid> Still.
13:24 <roflin> that is a good question, it might be because previously (talking 90s here) that kind of securtiy wasn't important but caching became important with pipelines and such.
13:24 <roflin> and then they just didn't pay attention to the information they would leak.
13:25 <Cepheid> The only conclusion I can come to is "performance gain at the cost of security". This however implies that it was designed that way. That implies Intel and the others knew about it from the start.
13:25 <ConfusionRift> Makes sense.
13:25 <Cepheid> Which sounds more like a conspiracy theory.
13:26 <Cepheid> If I go quiet it is because I was called in for my appointment.
13:27 <ConfusionRift> I would think it would be a lighter workload if the system caches the information first and then does the security checks, unlike having a security check per value or data I/O.
13:27 <ConfusionRift> Roger roger!
13:30 <ConfusionRift> Wait... isn't that how keyloggers work?
13:30 <ConfusionRift> Oh wait, no. Different context.
13:35 * Finwe hats on roflin.
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13:55 <Cepheid> Doing a security check and determining which bytes should be loaded into a cache line would certainly be a bit slower than reading in the line and then doing a security check. But it would be faster than doing multiple checks and reads.
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13:56 <Cepheid> Oh gods. The control positive spot itches so danged much.
13:57 <ConfusionRift> 0_0
13:58 <Cepheid> On the other hand none of the other spots are reacting.
13:59 <Cepheid> I am going to assume the positive control is the same liquid that mosquitoes deposit when they try to suck our blood.
14:02 <ConfusionRift> Probably.
14:03 <Finwe> In other news, I had my mane cut. o3o
14:03 <Cepheid> To what style?
14:03 * Finwe tries to swish his mane but fails because it is short now.
14:03 <Finwe> It was about time, the last time was about a year ago.
14:04 <Cepheid> Geezus. By three months my hair tends to drive me nuts.
14:04 <ConfusionRift> Sounds about right for me as well.
14:04 <Finwe> You know that you need to get a manecut when you occasionally nom on your own mane.
14:05 <Finwe> Unintentionally, that is.
14:05 <ConfusionRift> Maybe 2 months or less. I tend to grow hair fast, especially the beard.
14:05 <Cepheid> That's usually the limit for me for my moustache. Then buzz cut my beard moustache and hair and then use a razor to cut what remains.
14:06 <Finwe> Hmm, the billiard ball style.
14:06 <Finwe> I didn't go for that short hair even in the army.
14:07 <Finwe> Some people certainly did, but I wasn't one of them.
14:10 <Cepheid> I have no choice. I'm just too lazy to keep it up.
14:11 <Cepheid> But my parents bought me a trimmer for Christmas. So after the next time I shave I'll see what I can manage.
14:12 <Cepheid> Oh rifty.
14:13 <Cepheid> MHWorld PC is being release in autumn.
14:13 <ConfusionRift> Hmmm? Ooooh.
14:14 <Cepheid> Late release. Given ps4 and xbox are later this month.
14:16 <Cepheid> I'm fine with it if their 'optimization' is akin to the result of Dragons Dogma on the PC. Well-executed port, that. Even my PC can run it at 4k.
14:19 * ConfusionRift nods.
14:19 <Schism> Gah. Job interview this morning, and I've completely forgotten how to tie a businessman's noose.
14:19 <ConfusionRift> I still plan on getting it on PS4, but it would be pretty cool if they did a good port for PC.
14:20 <ConfusionRift> That's simple. You grab the rope, and then- oh, you meant a tie. Hold on...
14:20 * ConfusionRift searches through his database. Such value is not there, so he errors, crashes, and then explodes violently.
14:21 * ConfusionRift respawns.
14:26 <Finwe> Mr Schism.
14:26 * Finwe doffs his hat.
14:27 <Cepheid> I may or may not get it for the PS4. I don't want to have to restart though when the PC release comes out.
14:27 <Cepheid> But then again I can use that period to try a new weapon.
14:28 <ConfusionRift> One for "serious gaming" and the other for testing?
14:32 <Cepheid> Nah. Just mean that when I restart for PC, I can simply try out a new weapon. Especially as I have a tendency to focus on one weapon class exclusively.
14:33 <Cepheid> If I do get the PS4 version, I will be using the light bow gun. The mobility of it is amazing in World.
14:33 <Cepheid> You can move and shoot at the same time. Same goes for reloading.
14:33 <ConfusionRift> Still haven't checked. Still trying to reduce my queue list. Then again... it seems someone pre-ordered it for me.
14:34 <Schism> Gah. Wearing a suit and tie will always feel like an alien process.
14:34 <ConfusionRift> I suspect reloading is probably gonna be a tad slower. Then again, it depended on parts and the type of bowgun.
14:35 <Cepheid> Reloading seemed pretty quick.
14:35 <Cepheid> No the balancing is in terms of damage. It is a weak weapon.
14:35 <ConfusionRift> It wasn't really that strong.
14:35 <Cepheid> They made it weaker.
14:36 <Cepheid> Also the range is a bit shorter.
14:36 <ConfusionRift> Guuuuh.
14:36 <Schism> This looks like such a simple process. https://www.ties.com/assets/img/how-to-tie-a-tie/instructions/how-to-tie-the-windsor-knot-tying-instructions-01.png
14:36 <Cepheid> Basically you want to be up reasonably close. Not melee range, but closer than say MH4U range.
14:37 <Cepheid> Especially for the shotgun type bullets.
14:37 <Cepheid> The normal bullets are still pretty far. Same with crag and cluster shots.
14:37 <Cepheid> The timer on those is a bit longer though.
14:37 <ConfusionRift> They were very weak before, then they buffed them, then they slowed them down hard, then they messed with the affinity, then they made them stupidly complicated, and then they simplified the and sped them up a bit.
14:40 <ConfusionRift> Scatter shots were pretty close range. The major factor that changed with each level was the spread and hit rate. And, of course, it was the bane of close range hunters in multiplayer. :P
14:41 <ConfusionRift> 'Drome shotgun for the win.
14:41 <ConfusionRift> Now, I'm curious if some of the oldies are back, or have variants.
14:42 <ConfusionRift> Also, like the heavy bowguns, if they can change at later levels.
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14:54 <Cepheid> Hard to say. Only two bow guns were shown off in the demo.
14:54 <Cepheid> One was an Rathalos type. The light bow gun. Heavy I can't recall.
14:55 <ConfusionRift> Hmm, probably the SAW like...
14:55 <Cepheid> Just that heavy had all the same benefits as light. Just slow as molasses. More useful as a distant chaingunner type. Keep strafing while firing.
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14:56 <Cepheid> Subdermal testing now. Cats, dogs and dust mites. Some reactions there.
14:57 <Cepheid> One is the control. That much I know.
14:57 <Cepheid> I see three reactions. Two large one small. One of the large ones is likely the control.
14:58 <ConfusionRift> Will have to check... after the sleeeeep. See ya laters, and hope the tests go well.
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15:11 <Cepheid> Hum... the Loghorrean has a monster infrequent for Arcanists.
15:13 <Cepheid> ... I find it interesting that it drops a level 35 item. What the heck? Are players really rushing out to that thing at level 35?
15:15 <Cepheid> Then again... I am playing on veteran mode. Higher level monsters and all that.
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15:46 <Cepheid> Gods. Outta there at last.
15:52 <Cepheid> Now to head home. Gonna grab some food along the way at St. Laurent.
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15:58 <Finwe> From work to sleep to work.
15:58 <Finwe> Tough lige.
15:58 <Finwe> *life
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16:04 <Finwe> Mr Mike_Coltfield.
16:04 * Finwe hugs a Mike_Coltfield.
16:04 <Night_Blitz> zugug
16:04 <Night_Blitz> *zugzug
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16:29 <Cepheid> Why do I have the Magical Trevor song stuck in my head?
16:32 <FruitNibbler> Conspiracy of your brain neurons probably
16:34 <Cepheid> I guess my neurons will have to wear microscopic tinfoil hats now.
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16:58 <Cepheid> Aaand now to home.
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17:03 <Cepheid> Oh gods. One of my courses has a group project. I have to work... with the plebs.
17:03 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Another New Card Mat Set Posted by Enterplay [ http://tinyurl.com/y9lqnmyy ]
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17:15 <Schism> Cepheid: Want me to get Magical Trevor out of your head?
17:17 <FruitNibbler> Replace it with the Tragical Mevor
17:23 <Schism> I was thinking more of something rather... bananular.
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17:43 <Cepheid> Please, please don't.
17:43 <Cepheid> Whatever you have in mind would be infinitely worse.
17:44 <Cepheid> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au3-hk-pXsM
17:44 <DerpyBot> I need to ask Twilight about that one.
17:44 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about YouTube
17:45 <Cepheid> ... o.o
17:46 <FruitNibbler> !link poni
17:46 <DerpyBot> https://derpibooru.org/1035872
17:47 <Cepheid> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX3iLfcMDCw Schism.
17:47 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about Welcome to Kitty City
17:47 <Cepheid> Sweet dreams when you go to bed. :P
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17:49 <Schism> Well, that's an acid trip and a half.
17:49 <Cepheid> I am almost 100% certain that Cyriak uses drugs in the creation of those videos.
17:50 <Cepheid> There's no other explanation.
17:50 <Cepheid> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FavUpD_IjVY This is one people are more familiar with.
17:50 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about cows & cows & cows
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17:55 <Cepheid> I think the most distressing thing I've learned today is that I understand the basic idea of how the Spectre and Meltdown flaws work. I have enough computer science experience to UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON. And this distresses me.
17:57 <Schism> I read about speculative execution, and I think, "Wait. How was that not considered to be a potential gaping security hole from the start?"
17:59 <FruitNibbler> How do you spot a foreigner learning english? You joke about practicing archery over the canal after church, because god wills it
17:59 <Cepheid> Admittedly, that's how I feel about it.
17:59 <FruitNibbler> I spent like an equivalent of 5 A4 pages to explain why it is a joke and how it came to be
17:59 <FruitNibbler> Joke was3deep
18:00 <Cepheid> I'll be honest, I'm not one for conspiracy theories, but the way speculative execution works, and the flaw that was exposed, gives me the strong impression that Intel knew about it, but was hoping no one would ever spot it.
18:02 <Schism> Yeeeah.
18:02 <Schism> Also, that stock sale last year.
18:02 * Schism also boops Cepheid. "You wanna see lions?"
18:02 <Cepheid> Lions?
18:03 <Cepheid> I like all cats.
18:03 <Schism> Well, come to Kenya!
18:03 <Schism> Come to Kenya, we've got lions...
18:04 <Cepheid> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbYtASAakAI
18:04 <DerpyBot> I need to ask Twilight about that one.
18:04 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about YouTube
18:04 <Cepheid> Didn't take long to find it.
18:04 <Cepheid> ... Derpy, it's not that old.
18:04 <Schism> Youtube links are broken, eh?
18:05 <Cepheid> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRBOgtp0Hac I am so, so, so, SO sorry.
18:05 <DerpyBot> I need to ask Twilight about that one.
18:05 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about YouTube
18:05 <Schism> No... you're not.
18:06 <Cepheid> Yeah, you're right, I'm not.
18:06 <Cepheid> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEt8xJ_m4QM
18:06 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about Hot Limit - John Desire
18:06 <Cepheid> Awe, you had to spoil it, Derpoy?
18:06 <Cepheid> Er, Derpy*
18:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Geometry Wars Style "Pink Marmalade" Pony Game Releases [ http://tinyurl.com/y77de7ym ]
18:09 * Schism hears the song 'Bananaphone'. It's playing, coming from nowhere.
18:10 <Cepheid> I was unaware that "Geometry Wars" was a style of graphics.
18:10 <Cepheid> It's called X-Y Display Vector Graphics.
18:10 <Schism> Or just 'vector graphics', yes.
18:10 <Cepheid> More or less, yeah.
18:11 <Cepheid> It's a style I like a lot, simply because you know, it's simple.
18:11 * Schism nods, and plays a round or two of Battlezone.
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18:29 <Cepheid> BLeh, I don't feel too hot. Sinuses are going nuts.
18:31 <Cepheid> Hum, where's my nasal spray? I just remembered I haven't used it in two days because of requirement for allergy test.
18:35 <Cepheid> I think I'm going to put this new project of mine on the backburner. I'm struggling how to solve certain issues, and I think I should try for something smaller and simpler. I'm thinking a simple shmup, but I am still waiting for inspiration on a story for such a game, heh.
18:37 <Cepheid> And I know I can do a shmup. Made engines before.
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18:41 <Cepheid> Oh, I heard a silly, but bad story on the morning radio.
18:42 <Schism> Oh?
18:42 <Cepheid> I don't remember which direction the passenger was going, but his flight was delayed, and he called his airline to inquire further. Either the starting point or the destination was Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. Sounds like an innocuous call.
18:42 <Cepheid> Except, for two things. First, there was interference that eventually caused the call to hang up. Secondly, the IATA code for that airport is BOM.
18:43 <Schism> ... Um.
18:43 <Cepheid> He asked the airline about the flight relating to the BOM airport flight.
18:43 <Cepheid> And then the call cut out.
18:43 <Schism> And it was breaking up, and... ah.
18:44 <Cepheid> Long story short, the guy was arrested and is being investigated for a bomb threat.
18:44 <Schism> Naturally... *sigH*
18:44 <Schism> Oh. This is an unfortunate piece of news. https://i.cbc.ca/1.4470470.1515043350!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_620/letter-cutting-paid-breaks.jpg
18:44 <Cepheid> Yeah, Tim Hortons is gonna get hit hard for that.
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18:45 <Cepheid> That is not gonna fly with the Ontario government one bit.
18:45 <Schism> It's not violating any MoL regulations as far as can be told.
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18:46 <Cepheid> Perhaps not, but it strikes me as going a little too far.
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18:47 <Schism> Oh, agreed. I'm just saying it's legally sound, not that it's morally sound.
18:48 <Cepheid> It's gonna result in a government response anyway.
18:49 <Schism> Yeah, most likely. At the very least, it'll result in some changes to Ministry of Labor policy.
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18:50 * Cepheid sighs. The sinuses are in a violent mood today because of lack of medicine. Applied medicine earlier, but it's not working fast enough.
18:50 * Schism hugs the Cepheid. Offers a mug of strong tea.
18:50 <Cepheid> Amazingly, I can smell the infection for the first time. And taste it.
18:51 <Cepheid> Which means that it actually has been gone for some time, because my body is no longer acclimated to it.
18:51 <Cepheid> Definitely akin to rotten eggs.
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18:53 <Schism> Oh. The Tim Hortons thing - that's not a corporate decision, that's a franchise decision.
18:53 <Cepheid> Ah.
18:53 <Cepheid> So specific to one particular store.
18:53 <Schism> Yeah. Which is good news!
18:53 <Cepheid> Okay then, that makes it slightly better.
18:54 <Schism> Still crappy, but at least the corporation is more sensible than that.
18:54 <Schism> By the way, the White House is trying to censor a book.
18:54 <Cepheid> I'm aware, yes.
18:55 <Cepheid> And I am honestly not shocked at anything the Whitehouse/US Government does anymore.
18:55 <Schism> One might think, maybe, that Trump would have heard of the Streisand Effect.
18:55 <Cepheid> The primary reason I'm no longer shocked is not because it keeps happening, but more because it's happening in a manner that I expected.
18:56 <Cepheid> Over the last year, I began building a sort of profile as to the types of things Trump and the US Government would try to do, and it's pretty much matching up now.
18:56 * Schism nods, "It's not really surprising to me, either. Just... watching that book rocket to the very top of the sales charts, because suddenly everyone wants a copy, is a thing of beauty."
18:58 <Cepheid> You know, the TSA on the east coast must be having a field day running around everywhere right now.
18:59 <Schism> Oh?
18:59 <Cepheid> People in airports discussing that massive storm and all, and the name that's been going around for it.
18:59 <Cepheid> Bomb Cyclone.
18:59 <Cepheid> I mean seriously? You're going to call it that?
18:59 <Schism> Bombogenesis
18:59 <Schism> Er, sorry, that's the name of the drop in barometric pressure. "Bombogenesis".
18:59 <Cepheid> Why not just call it the High Jack Storm?
19:00 <Cepheid> I know, I know.
19:00 <Cepheid> But you get what I mean, right?
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19:00 <Schism> Oh yeah, absolutely.
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19:03 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Platonic: My Relatable pony: Twilight Sparkle [ http://tinyurl.com/yb5wxkmd ]
19:03 <Cepheid> Rule #1 of naming stuff: Don't name it something that could potentially get someone into trouble for saying it.
19:04 <Schism> Asimov's 0th Law of Robotics: An AI will not commit to any action that would get their creator sued.
19:07 <Cepheid> Cepheid's Addendum to Asimov's Laws of Robotics #-1: Asking a robot what the square root of a negative number is, or to divide by zero, is punishable by a punch to the face.
19:10 <Cepheid> Huzzah, my right ear is spazzing out.
19:11 <Cepheid> It's kinda weird, because it's not so much the music or noise I'm listening to that's causing it. It's the crunching of the food I am eating.
19:11 <Cepheid> For whatever reason, the crunching is causing my ear to stop functioning properly.
19:11 <Schism> Bone induction, whee.
19:11 * Schism Conduction, ahem.
19:11 * Schism ahems, anyway, and blehs. "Gah. Trying to stay awake."
19:11 <Cepheid> Same.
19:12 <Cepheid> I want to lay down and sleep, but I can't.
19:12 <Cepheid> ... Actually, I can. Why do I even have to stay up? I have a few more days until school starts, so..
19:13 <Schism> Because for whatever reason you do want to actually stay awake long enough to get on schedule?
19:14 <Cepheid> But that's BORING! </whine>
19:14 <Cepheid> I wonder how weird it'd be to ask a parent to sit in my room until I manage to get my cat "spooning" with me, so they can take a picture for me. >.>
19:16 <Cepheid> ... Regarding SMBC, has that giant red button to the left of the navigation pane always been there?
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19:16 <Schism> The one at the bottom you click on?
19:17 <Cepheid> Yes.
19:17 <Schism> It's been there as long as I can recall, yes.
19:17 <Cepheid> ...
19:18 * Cepheid pokes the visual processing center of his brain. "How in the hells do you keep missing these things? I mean seriously, a building can go up near me and I wouldn't notice it."
19:18 <Cepheid> It's... starting to become a problem, really.
19:19 <Cepheid> I just seem to utterly miss details. Buildings going up. Construction sites. Things that have always been "there".
19:19 <Schism> Little shops selling magical items, which you're pretty sure weren't there yesterday...
19:19 <Cepheid> And yet I can see an ant walking across the highway as I travel down it at 110 km/hr.
19:20 <Cepheid> No, seriously. One day we were driving down the 417, and I noticed a small insect walking across the highway. It was lined up with our tire, so I commented "And that critter just got crushed." My dad asked what I meant, and I mentioned I saw something crawling on the ground.
19:20 <Cepheid> He didn't see it.
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19:20 <Cepheid> ... I wonder if this has anything to do with why I am afraid of bees, wasps and the like.
19:21 <Cepheid> My eyes and brain are, for whatever reason, adapted to looking for small, moving things. OH GODS I'M BECOMING A CAT!
19:22 <foxy> yay
19:23 <Schism> Cepheid: hah. https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/chesterton
19:23 <Cepheid> Heh.
19:31 <Cepheid> Funny thing. When my right ear stops working, I notice a few other side effects. 1) I can feel "something" moving from the base of the ear, just behind the earlobe, down to the right side of my throat. 2) I taste something weird in the back of my throat.
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19:42 <Cepheid> https://i.imgur.com/JfqPOWR.jpg The worst part is, if I were the boss, this is exactly how I'd react.
19:54 <Cepheid> https://imgur.com/t/cats/WKBuZ
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19:58 * Schism checks back up on SkyFactory 3 to see where he is in progression, again. "I seem to recall I was building downwards..."
20:00 <Cepheid> Heh.
20:00 <DashedRainbows> Afternoon, my horses
20:03 * Cepheid makes a note to self: Pick up The Saga of Tanya the Evil Volume 1.
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20:12 <Cepheid> https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2006-03-09 Schism, press the red button after reading this one. :P
20:22 <Schism> Pfff.
20:23 <Schism> Cepheid: Oh, remember that many of the SMBC Comics also have alt-text.
20:24 <Cepheid> Ah, yes.
20:25 <Cepheid> In other news, my mother's downstair regaling my dad with the horror stories of her workplace. Apparently while she was gone for two months, a lot of stuff hit the fan, a lot of stuff wasn't done, and people seem to think they have jobs they don't.
20:26 <Cepheid> Apparently the most recent incident being that someone is going around claiming to be Chief Warrant Officer and ordering others to do stuff.
20:26 <Cepheid> When they aren't the Chief Warrant Officer.
20:28 <Cepheid> https://www.grimtools.com/db/items/11314 Seriously, why is there even a level 35 version of this? Every time I've fought the Loghorrean, I've always been level 50 or so.
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20:55 * Cepheid toys with C++ lambdas again. Moments later, he causes a resonance cascade.
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21:03 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by ExplodingPonyToast: Acoustic Music: Indie Notes - The Show / Osoch - Freedom [ http://tinyurl.com/y98jyskz ]
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22:03 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff (Pony Art Gallery) #2493 [ http://tinyurl.com/y79rentq ]
22:10 <Finwe> o3o
22:12 <DizzyBlitz> Mr Finwe
22:12 <Finwe> Miss DizzyBlitz.
22:12 * Finwe doffs his hat.
22:12 <Finwe> Or was it Mr?
22:12 <Finwe> I'm quite sure that it was Miss.
22:12 <DizzyBlitz> DizzyBlitz is a filly
22:14 * Filly_Nightmares nomfs Finwe
22:16 <Finwe> Miss Filly_Nightmares.
22:16 * Finwe noms on Filly_Nightmares's tail.
22:18 * Filly_Nightmares PUR
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22:50 <DizzyBlitz> Either works really, either you mean my oc or me
22:51 <Starlight_Glimmer> Genders are overrated
22:54 <Finwe> Mr Starlight_Glimmer.
22:54 * Finwe doffs his hat.
22:54 <Finwe> !twilight time
22:54 <DerpyBot> It's not Twilight time right now, silly!
22:54 <Finwe> :(
22:54 <Finwe> !starlight time
22:54 <Finwe> Starlight time! Starlight time!
22:54 <Starlight_Glimmer> Twilight is overrated :3
22:55 * Finwe bounces around in front of Starlight_Glimmer.
22:55 * Starlight_Glimmer licks Finwe
22:55 * Finwe tastes of orange juice.
22:56 <DizzyBlitz> Huh
22:56 * DizzyBlitz hugs Starlight_Glimmer
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22:58 <DizzyBlitz> Yay
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23:01 <Finwe> Miss Ali
23:01 * Finwe doffs his hat.
23:02 * Ali doffs over Finwe
23:02 * Finwe also pre-emptively flops on Ali.
23:06 <DizzyBlitz> Boss!
23:07 * Ali squeaks
23:07 <Lumindia> https://i.imgur.com/8AcbE1s.jpg Nice
23:07 <Lumindia> also *boops glimglam*
23:17 <Schism> Yaaaay, lossless cobblestone generators.
23:18 <Lumindia> what?
23:18 <Lumindia> Schism, that's a FFXIV screenshot
23:24 <Schism> Lumindia: Oh, I know. Heh. I meant what I just made.
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23:24 <Schism> Shiny skillbook. Susano, WHM.
23:25 * PinkieShy walks into the room shivering a little
23:25 * DizzyBlitz glomps PinkieShy
23:25 <Schism> Oh wait, no, SCH. Heh.
23:25 <PinkieShy> Just went out there for 15 minutes and nearly froze o.o
23:25 * Schism provides PinkieShy with a cup of hot tea.
23:25 <PinkieShy> my dog kicked snow on my legs and they feel numb a little
23:26 <PinkieShy> Schism that reminds me.
23:26 <PinkieShy> I was gonna fix me hot cup of tea :3
23:26 <PinkieShy> well a few cups.. maybe 3 xd
23:27 <PinkieShy> The tea is brewing :)
23:27 * PinkieShy uses a coffee maker as a tea maker
23:31 <Schism> Nothing like a good hot cup of tons of tea.
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23:46 * Finwe offers a cup of green tea to Schism.
23:49 <Finwe> Hmm, it might be about bedtiem.
23:49 * Finwe brushies his teeth and calls upon DerpyBot.
23:49 <Finwe> !lullaby
23:49 * DerpyBot carries Finwe off to bed
23:49 * DerpyBot tucks Finwe in and hums a lullaby
23:49 <Finwe> !sunshine
23:49 <DerpyBot> I'm walking on sunshine!
23:49 <DerpyBot> I'm walking on sunshine!
23:49 <DerpyBot> and don't it feel good!
23:49 * DataByte dances
23:52 <Finwe> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPUmE-tne5U
23:52 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine
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