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00:31 <ADragonDreaming> so the danger with Forest Fracas was not Mizutsune, really.
00:31 <ADragonDreaming> It was accidentally killing bulldrome before taking out Mizutsune.
00:32 * Schism boops Adra with a thunder-element hammer.
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00:33 <Schism> Mizutsune in a Forest Fracas (MHGen) has... 5,000 HP.
00:33 <ADragonDreaming> Yes.
00:34 <Schism> Rather a sizeable quantity, that.
00:39 <Cepheid> I won't be getting to any MonHan until Friday evening, from the looks of things.
00:39 <Cepheid> Maybe tomorrow.
00:40 <Cepheid> Since after tomorrow's lab at 9:30 to 11:30 AM, I'm heading home for a few hours.
00:40 <ADragonDreaming> Now I just have to take out Gammoth
00:40 <ADragonDreaming> Schism: compare Mizu's health to Bulldrome in that mission.
00:41 <Schism> Yup.
00:41 <Schism> Compared to the half-hour slog that is Mizutsune, Bulldrome is a paper bag.
00:42 <Cepheid> Actually, no. I'm gonna skip the C++ lecture tomorrow. So I'll monhan tomorrow afternoon 'til sleep.
00:43 <ADragonDreaming> The other thing with bulldrome, is that he has two attacks.
00:43 <Cepheid> There is legitimately nothing for me to learn from the C++ course. I'm comparable to the professor in knowledge and skill.
00:43 <Cepheid> Forest Fracas... 3-star Four quests?
00:43 <ADragonDreaming> One is 180' tusk sweep
00:43 <ADragonDreaming> Cepheid: yes
00:43 <ADragonDreaming> the other is a charge.
00:43 <ADragonDreaming> both come out very quickly.
00:43 <ADragonDreaming> and are repeated with very little cooldown.
00:44 <ADragonDreaming> They don't hurt very much if you're armored up, but they are annoying as all get out (especially when trying to hit another monster, or carve a tail.
00:45 <Cepheid> Bulldrome becomes a pushover past a certain point though.
00:45 <ADragonDreaming> yes.
00:45 <ADragonDreaming> Such as in Forest Fracas
00:45 <ADragonDreaming> when if you kill him, the quest ends.
00:46 <ADragonDreaming> I only have Gammoth to do.
00:46 <Cepheid> Right, right.
00:46 <ADragonDreaming> But I don't have a fire swaxe.
00:46 <ADragonDreaming> Hm.
00:46 <Cepheid> Yeah, and Gammoth has armouring capability similar to Barroth and the mud.
00:47 <Cepheid> Gammoth applies a snow armour to it's body.
00:49 * Schism continues to apply more snow armor until Gammoth turns into an immobile snowball.
00:49 * Schism then attacks it once, rolling it at the Yeti for 20,000 damage.
00:58 <Cepheid> There's one thing that strangely fascinates me, that I cannot explain.
00:59 <Cepheid> I love playing with gears.
01:00 <Schism> They are quite fun.
01:01 * Schism sets up a ginormous gear attached to a small device. The device is a cube, about 6 inches to a side, attached to a similar one. They rotate very, very slowly -- about an hour for a rotation -- but they never stop turning.
01:02 <Cepheid> We're playing with gears, gear ratios and the like tomorrow in robotics.
01:02 <Cepheid> I can't put this simple thing down because I keep wanting to SPIN THE GEARS.
01:05 <Cepheid> https://i.redd.it/o6wwajnufvl11.jpg
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01:08 <Schism> Fur mats are sometimes tricky to remove.
01:09 <Cepheid> That wasn't a fur mat.
01:09 <Cepheid> The cat had a femoral head ostectomy performed.
01:10 <Cepheid> Basically, the head and neck of the femur was removed.
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01:10 <Cepheid> It's used as an extreme last-ditch effort to alleviate pain.
01:10 <Cepheid> More common in pets, though.
01:10 <Cepheid> One such case it treats is hip dysplasia.
01:13 <Cepheid> Basically it just leaves the leg as a free-floating structure. Requires more effort to use the leg, but it considerably reduces or outright removes whatever pain the animal is suffering.
01:14 <Cepheid> Cats are probably the most likely to recover from it quickly. I mean, cats already have free-floating bones in their body.
01:15 <Cepheid> My dad bought me a new bag to carry my lego kit around more easily, right? So the cats keep going up to it, sniffing and examining it.
01:15 <Cepheid> My dad doesn't like the cats being near the bag
01:17 <Cepheid> https://www.reddit.com/r/cats/comments/9f8kcb/this_is_moose_hes_a_constant_source_of/
01:19 <Schism> https://bizarro.com/daily-comic/?fd=2017-03-17 >.>
01:20 <Cepheid> So what shall the C++ prof cover tomorrow? Let's see.
01:21 <Schism> Florence, from the ISS. https://i.imgur.com/05Llpj0.jpg
01:21 * Schism goes for a walk.
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01:40 <Cepheid> Regarding what is being taught tomorrow, long story short I am not missing a thing skipping the lecture.
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01:59 <Cepheid> Gotta say that pill is working wonders for me. Knocks me out at night, but it works. Feel like I have regained some control of myself and my brain. Things still piss me off, but it isn't a straight 0 to 158.3 in one second anymore.
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02:10 <Cepheid> Sorry if I'm being a bit of a broken record about it. It is just the difference is staggering.
02:10 * Airquotes did not expect that as a response. He makes note of it.
02:11 <Cepheid> Whhy are people so fascinated in touching me, boopimg me, sleeping on me or talking to me? Kinda weird, some of it. :P
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02:11 * Airquotes mostly just wanted to see what would happen.
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02:27 * ThatAnonPony flops on Schism. Revenge of the sofapone!
02:28 * Schism goes squish. Also offers ThatAnonPony some french fries with cheese curds and gravy.
02:29 * ThatAnonPony headtilts.
02:30 * Airquotes could use a bacon.
02:31 * Schism whips up a bacon, lettuce, onion, tomato, cheese and egg sandwich on whole wheat toast.
02:32 <Cepheid> I need to find a strategy-rpg game with character customization to make SofaPome again. Using a shotgun as a sniper rifle.
02:33 * ThatAnonPony hits 1% shots 100% of the time!
02:34 <Airquotes> Ever try Into the Breach? It has virtually none of what you just asked for.
02:34 <Cepheid> Forgot about that game heh.
02:36 <Cepheid> But yeah. SofaPone and his glorious hit rate at range with a shotgun. 1% chance? Nah. More like 100%.
02:45 <Schism> That'd be X-COM?
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02:54 * ThatAnonPony nosebumps Filly_Nightmares.
02:54 <Cepheid> Yeah, Schism.
02:55 * Filly_Nightmares nomfs ThatAnonPony's nosie
02:56 * Schism places a plate of pancakes before Filly_Nightmares! Pancakes wif lots of butter and strawberry jam.
02:57 * Filly_Nightmares gnaws on the pancakes and the plate!
03:00 <Schism> Cepheid: You could always play through Shadowrun Returns with such a character.
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03:35 * Schism also boops the Ali with a Seablock.
03:35 * Ali squeaks
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03:37 <Schism> Ali: If regular Factorio isn't complex enough for you, Seablock (or just the Angel's and Bob's modsets!) is the perfect solution.
03:37 <Schism> Because who doesn't like juggling 50 different types of fluid?
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03:38 * Schism quotes, "NI!"
03:40 * Ali boops Schism, she's struggles due to slowplaying and not sure how to set up stuff
03:41 * Schism nods, "Learning to set everything up is a complex process, to be sure..."
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03:46 <Thelema5> Hello everypony
03:50 <Thelema5> My partner of 25 years just left me.
03:51 <Thelema5> Literally, just walked out the door with her bags, financial papers, passport, and legal documents
03:51 * Schism hugs Thelema5. Tight. x.x
03:52 <Thelema5> Thanks. I'm not even really upset. Maybe it's shock, or maybe I'm secretly releived
03:52 <Schism> It might very well be shock -- that sort of tingling numbness?
03:53 <Schism> Though you had mentioned increasing frustrations.
03:55 <Thelema5> I just don't know what to do now, I can't really take care of myself
03:56 <Schism> Hmmm. Find others to take care of, spurring you into responsibility for your own behavior?
03:57 * Schism also offers Thelema5 a rum and orange juice.
03:57 <Thelema5> No, I mean I have a crippling anxiety disorder which pretty much prevents me to leaving the house
03:58 <Thelema5> *from
03:58 <Schism> Mm... and the hardest part of getting over that is getting out in the first place.
03:58 <Schism> Look around, maybe, see if you can find a shrink who can help you there?
03:58 <Thelema5> I should got ot the bank first thing in the morning and close out our joint bank account
04:00 <Thelema5> I'm already working with a psychologist, my partner was taking me to my appointments and was the sole reason for me going
04:00 <Schism> I suggest letting her know that you're doing so, so that it can be closed on comparatively amicable terms and it doesn't feel like one party's screwing the other over.
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04:00 <Thelema5> Well that's what I'm afraid of her doing
04:00 <Schism> Ah, yes.
04:00 <Thelema5> I'm afraid she take every cent I have
04:00 <Thelema5> She'll
04:01 <Schism> Our minds do tend to jump to worst-case conclusions. You stuck with her for 25 years, though - in consideration, do you think she's likely to engage in such an act?
04:02 <Thelema5> A year ago I would have said that she'd be unlikely to walk out on me, I can't really predict anything
04:03 <Schism> Things do change, and people are very hard to predict. I'm not asking if it's possible, just if it's likely to happen.
04:03 <Thelema5> Screw it, I'm not going to start over. I'll just be resigned to becoming that creepy old hermit that lives in the trailer in the woods
04:03 <Thelema5> Schism, I honestly couldn't say.
04:04 <Thelema5> Maybe I'll move to Vermont
04:04 <Thelema5> Slowly drink myself to death
04:04 <Schism> Heh, wouldn't say you're creepy, Jaye. And right now, I know it's not a good time to say 'meh, start over with everything'. Everything's just gone tits-up, so to speak, and is a-tumble.
04:05 <Schism> It's beyond sucky... won't say 'I know', because there's no basis for comparison in my life, but we are here.
04:06 <Thelema5> Thanks. I'm just trying to envision my life in the next few months, can't do it
04:06 * DashedRainbows licks Thelema5 and hugs him
04:06 <Schism> Recursion maybe? Envision taking steps to make it easier to envision where to go from there...
04:07 <Thelema5> The ironic part is we'd just gone shopping for new curtain rods because she wanted to upgrade, and I surprized her by installing them today
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04:07 <Thelema5> So now I'm alone in a house with her brand new curtains
04:08 <Schism> There's probably a country song in there somewhere.
04:08 <Thelema5> I guess I shouldn't have bothered
04:08 <Thelema5> Yes, there probably is.
04:08 <Schism> Sorry, don't mean to make light. :<
04:08 <Thelema5> No, it's fine. I'm honestly not sad ATM
04:08 <Thelema5> Just trying to make sense of things
04:08 * Schism nods.
04:09 <Thelema5> At least my job is somewhat flexible since I work remotely
04:09 <Thelema5> So I've got that going for me
04:10 <DashedRainbows> Do you mind if I ask why she left?
04:10 <Thelema5> But I'm thinking about the pragmatic stuff, how the heck do you split up 25 years of intertwined lives? Our house is in both of our names, the cars are both in her name, our accounts are all joint
04:10 <Schism> That does help, yeah. Mm. Maybe check around, see if there are hiking/nature groups around your area? I know you always want a spotter when you go out, and it might help you with that social aspect.
04:11 <Thelema5> DashedRainbows, because I'm an idiot and I acted out on Monday before my appointment with my psychologist- said I didn;t want to go and told her that I resent that she's making me
04:11 <Schism> And mm. Really hard to say there. I mean, if this really is final, there's going to be a very happy lawyer involved.
04:12 <DashedRainbows> hmm
04:13 <Thelema5> I only For the record, I only started going because last time we had an argument I conceded that I need help with my anxieties and would talk with a professional... that was 3 months ago
04:13 <Schism> Biweekly visits?
04:13 <Thelema5> Weekly
04:14 * Ali rolls around
04:14 <Schism> I'm of the same conclusion, as it goes, that I feel comparatively uncomfortable talking to a psychologist - well, with anyone, really.
04:14 <Schism> And that makes the sessions less than entirely fruitful.
04:14 <Thelema5> Truth be told, DashedRainbows- I can be a bit of an asshole when having panic episodes
04:14 <Thelema5> She took the brunt of it for a while and she says she's done.
04:15 <DashedRainbows> meh I can be an asshole all the time
04:15 <Thelema5> Schism, exactly
04:16 <Schism> Thelema5: One trick I've found. This is a bit weird, but... socially speaking, 'just talking' has always been painful for me. Like, two people talking to one another, that's incredibly boring. So I'll usually have a deck of cards, or a game, or /something/ to actually /do/ with the other person.
04:17 <Schism> This is for some reason frowned upon in social situations. I've never quite grokked why, but it sometimes helped me when talking to a psychologist... though I guess that's kind of advice too late in coming.
04:17 <Thelema5> Yeah, there's no point going if there's no relationship to save
04:17 * Ali is antisocial and has gotten worse as the fandom has fallen apart
04:18 <Thelema5> I'll seriously just be that creepy old guy living in a trailer in the woods... I mean, our house is paid off, so if we sell it I'll get half of that. I can buy a nice double-wide with that
04:18 * Thelema5 loves having Ali around!
04:19 * Ali barely talks and is boring though
04:19 <Thelema5> How are your kitties?
04:20 <DashedRainbows> if anything I'm the true loser here sigh
04:20 <DashedRainbows> my bubble burst
04:20 <Ali> They're big girls now and are quite independant now. Luna comes back for cuddles every so often though
04:20 <Ali> Mine is bursting
04:21 <Ali> Cause my financial situation is getting worse and worse.
04:21 <Thelema5> Yikes
04:21 * Ali is down to about $18/w to work with...
04:22 <Thelema5> Don't spend it on scratchoffs
04:22 * Ali can't/won't do lottery, cause autism
04:22 <DashedRainbows> the bright side to mine is there's a slim chance I won't die of obesity-related disease or malnutrition
04:25 <Thelema5> Well there's that
04:27 <Thelema5> This looks like a perfect hermit cabin for me https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/Tbd-White-Birch-Rd-Kerhonkson-NY-12446/2088567345_zpid/?fullpage=true
04:27 <DashedRainbows> it's unfortunate man but I recall you've had problemo for a while now
04:27 <Thelema5> Right down the road, in my price range
04:28 <Thelema5> DashedRainbows, yeah. I was really working hard to do the right things, though
04:28 <DashedRainbows> I wish I could type
04:28 <DashedRainbows> Thelema5: sadly thngs can still fail no matter the effort
04:30 <DashedRainbows> but anyway
04:30 <DashedRainbows> that's a problem for future Thelema5
04:35 <Thelema5> Honestly I'm tempted to just quit my job, pack some things in my can, and just drive off into the distance
04:35 <Thelema5> *car
04:36 <Thelema5> See where I wind up
04:39 <DashedRainbows> Maybe it's wrong to say but that's a bad idea
04:39 * Thelema5 shrugs
04:40 <Thelema5> I don't know, I've just lost everything I've worked for over the past 25 years. Even my retirement fund and health insurance
04:41 <Thelema5> So, not a lot to lose at this point
04:42 <Thelema5> I don't even have any sort of local support network, no one knows I'm alive around here
04:43 <Thelema5> The reality of this is starting to hit me and I'm beginning to panic
04:43 * Thelema5 gets a drink
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04:45 <DashedRainbows> No
04:45 <DashedRainbows> No drinking
04:46 * DashedRainbows glomps Thelema5
04:46 <Thelema5> No, that's definately going to be a thing now. I've held off on drinking to try and save my relationship. No reason not to now
04:46 * Ali sits on Thelema5, no drinking
04:49 <Thelema5> Hmm, my "partner" just texted me. :/
04:49 <Thelema5> Why would she give me a status update if she was "done"?
04:49 * Ali shrugs
04:50 <Schism> Because 'done' also includes a lot of other things after the fact, I guess.
04:51 <Thelema5> Should I reply?
04:51 <Ali> Couldn't hurt? I don't know as I don't know the context of said text.
04:51 <Schism> Depends; with what did she message you? And, well.
04:52 <Schism> Just keep your responses as neutral as you possibly can.
04:52 <Thelema5> Just said "I'm at my mom's. Going to stay here for a couple of days to figure things out"
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04:52 <Thelema5> Schism, anything said can be used against you in a court of law? :p
04:53 <Schism> Pff, nah, because it's easy for emotions to go off the rails based solely on the limited information conveyed in a text.
04:53 <Thelema5> Right
04:53 <Schism> I'd acknowledge it, and hold off on anything permanent. It doesn't sound like she's planning to go unilateral on you.
04:54 <Thelema5> Gosh, sorry to dominate the channel tonight with my personal stuff
04:54 <Schism> Like we haven't all done it from time to time?
04:54 * Thelema5 shrug
04:54 <DashedRainbows> https://twitter.com/rhg135/status/1040019880437792768?s=19
04:55 <Schism> I would /inform/ the bank that your relationship status is currently unclear, as I'm quite certain that they have explicit options for just such an eventuality.
04:55 <DashedRainbows> To lighten the air
04:55 <Thelema5> Thanks, DashedRainbows. Nice one!
04:55 <Thelema5> Schism, sounds like a good idea
04:56 <Schism> Definitely superior to closing the accounts.
04:56 <Schism> At least, ATM.
04:56 <DashedRainbows> Tomorrow Thelema5 and me
04:56 <Thelema5> I replied "Do what you need to do"
04:56 <Thelema5> Neutral enough?
04:57 <Schism> Mm, still a bit upset there - or maybe I'm just reading into the tone of things. But neutral enough.
04:57 <DashedRainbows> I'd say so
04:57 <Thelema5> Well I'm not exactly thrilled with the circumstances :p
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04:58 * DashedRainbows is just a creepy dork though so what do I know
04:58 <Schism> Well, no. But trying to stay neutral will be very helpful. I'm quite certain that's not what you wanted to text her with.
04:59 <Thelema5> I think I'll call out from work tomorrow, for a mental health day, my boss is usually pretty good about that. Awesome even
04:59 <Thelema5> Maybe I'll sleep late and go for a walk to think about things
05:00 <Schism> Right, it's leafer season, isn't it?
05:00 <Schism> I mean, ah. Fall.
05:01 <Thelema5> Soon, maybe another 3 weeks
05:01 * DashedRainbows gets ready for the running of the leaves
05:01 <Thelema5> But I think any reasonable manager would accept "my wife left me" as grounds for taking a day, right?
05:02 <DashedRainbows> Especially if he's high :p
05:02 <Thelema5> He usually is, from what I can tell.
05:03 <Schism> I think he'll definitely understand that, yes.
05:03 <Schism> He seems the reasonable, laid-back sort.
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05:03 <DashedRainbows> Hell, now I miss getting high
05:04 <Thelema5> Today he was complaining about a particular customer who went over to a competitor, saying "He used to sell me pot tintures, we smoked together, that implies a /bond/"
05:04 <DashedRainbows> Heh
05:05 <Thelema5> Of course, he's also a gamer... so his response was "that guy is dead to us now. Purge everything we have about him. Delete his testimonials!"
05:05 <Schism> Bahahaha.
05:06 * Thelema5 rolls eyes
05:06 <Schism> Pretty sure he was quoting the Big Lebowski in that first bit.
05:06 <DashedRainbows> Lmao
05:06 <Thelema5> ", man"
05:07 <Schism> Wait, honest truth here, Thelema5. Do you work for Jeff Bridges?
05:07 <Thelema5> Nope.
05:07 * Schism snaps his fingers. "Darn. Because working for the Dude, I'm not sure I'd ever get depressed."
05:07 <DashedRainbows> Either high or just a fellow need
05:08 <Thelema5> I wish. I work for this nerd https://www.villagevitality.com/blogs/learn/vitaminute-cbd-oil-transparency-quality-cost-and-dosing
05:08 <Schism> Hm, neat.
05:09 <Thelema5> I think I got the job based on a conversation about Star Wars
05:10 <DashedRainbows> Nice
05:11 * DashedRainbows brushes Thelema5"s tail
05:12 * Thelema5 cries a little
05:12 <DashedRainbows> Dude, that's like so groovy
05:12 <Thelema5> My new situation is starting to set it
05:12 <Thelema5> *in
05:13 <DashedRainbows> This man needs pony hugs now!
05:14 * DashedRainbows hugs Thelema5
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05:15 <Thelema5> thanksie
05:15 <Thelema5> Vulpor, is that you?
05:15 <Professor_Vulpsworth> Good news everypony!
05:16 <Thelema5> I'm super worries about you with this storm
05:16 * Schism also hugs the Thelema5 again.
05:16 <Thelema5> Thanksie, Schism
05:16 <Professor_Vulpsworth> The hurricane that was going to kick our butts has wussed out
05:16 <Professor_Vulpsworth> Cat 4 is now a Cat 2
05:16 <Thelema5> I heard it stalled offshore
05:17 <Professor_Vulpsworth> and weakening
05:17 <Schism> That's good to know, at least. Still means you're getting a pineapple express dumped on you, but better.
05:17 <Thelema5> Yay! Let hope that continues
05:17 <Professor_Vulpsworth> Oh we are getting rain and winds sure
05:17 <Professor_Vulpsworth> but we are prepped
05:18 <Schism> As they say, hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
05:18 * DashedRainbows licks Thelema5 again, because pony tongues
05:18 <Professor_Vulpsworth> Whats going on with Thelema5
05:18 <Thelema5> I don't know the short answer for that
05:19 <Thelema5> My wife just left me, 2 hours ago
05:19 <Thelema5> So yeah. Carry on.
05:20 * DashedRainbows gives Thelema5 a pony ride today
05:20 <Professor_Vulpsworth> Oh my god bro I am sorrry
05:21 <Thelema5> Thanks, but life moves on
05:22 * Thelema5 hugs Professor_Vulpsworth
05:23 <Professor_Vulpsworth> Yes it does man and if you need someone to talk to please pm me
05:23 <Thelema5> I don't know what I'm going to do
05:23 <Professor_Vulpsworth> hugs back
05:23 * Thelema5 laughs hysterically
05:23 <Thelema5> Thanks, I appreciate that
05:23 <DashedRainbows> Don't go pinkie on us
05:23 * Thelema5 is close
05:24 <DashedRainbows> Anyway
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05:24 <Thelema5> Professor_Vulpsworth, I've been pretty worried about you and other friends down there
05:24 <Thelema5> How are things looking?
05:24 * DashedRainbows licks Thelema5 again and runs off
05:24 <DashedRainbows> Night
05:25 <Thelema5> G'night
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05:28 <Professor_Vulpsworth> So the hurricane was a Catagory 4 (real bad the scale goes to 5 for max force) it was going to be a 4 heading to North Carolina so we thought it was ok
05:28 <Schism> And then it started pointing southwards.
05:28 <Professor_Vulpsworth> Then yesterday it was projected to go down towards us in SC
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05:29 <Professor_Vulpsworth> tonight (11PM) it dropped to a Cat 2
05:29 <Professor_Vulpsworth> and it may drop more if it hits lanfall
05:30 <RazorSharpFang> There's quite a few storms, apparently,
05:30 <Professor_Vulpsworth> where I live we are looking at 12 inches of rain
05:30 <Professor_Vulpsworth> and a 6 ft storm surge
05:30 <Thelema5> Professor_Vulpsworth, that's a LOT of rain, holy cow
05:31 <Professor_Vulpsworth> but where my exact house is it is near a ton of drains
05:31 <RazorSharpFang> Will it be enough?
05:31 <Professor_Vulpsworth> and more safe
05:31 <Schism> That helps, but hurricanes inevitably mean that there's going to be drain blockage.
05:31 <Thelema5> I can't even imagine how my local drainage would deal with that
05:31 <Professor_Vulpsworth> yes we been through a cat 2 last year
05:31 <RazorSharpFang> Maybe it wouldn't
05:32 <Professor_Vulpsworth> Mathew
05:32 <Thelema5> Professor_Vulpsworth, yea, I remember
05:32 * Schism also offers Thelema5 a bit of French toast with caramelized onions and mushrooms atop.
05:32 <Thelema5> thanksie, Schism... but I've no appetite at the moment
05:32 <Professor_Vulpsworth> We also have slope hills on both sides of my house
05:32 <Schism> I know, but you do need to eat now and then. An empty stomach does not help one bit when it comes to fighting off depression.
05:33 <Professor_Vulpsworth> like water flows away
05:34 <RazorSharpFang> Schism, I like to keep them on their toes sometimes.
05:34 <Thelema5> True, Schism... but I'm dedicated to drinking myself into a stupor tonight and calling out from work in the morning
05:34 <Professor_Vulpsworth> Now, I may lose power for a few days
05:34 <Thelema5> I'm never that irresponsible, so now's my chance
05:34 <Professor_Vulpsworth> but I have been without power before
05:35 <Schism> Thelema5: Food is almost certainly not a bad idea, then, as it'll help to keep you from /actually/ wanting to die in the morning.
05:35 <Thelema5> Schism, to be fair I already want to die
05:35 <Thelema5> But it's not on the table
05:35 <Schism> As a friend, please. Eat something, even if it's junk.
05:35 <Professor_Vulpsworth> Thelema5 please do not do anything rash
05:36 <Thelema5> I won't. I promise.
05:36 <Professor_Vulpsworth> Pinkie promise?
05:36 <Thelema5> Yus
05:36 <Schism> Thelema5: You have mushrooms, right?
05:37 <Thelema5> I do, but aside from that I've suddenly become very sad and emotional
05:37 <Schism> It's that grief cycle.
05:38 * Thelema5 starts weeping, screw this
05:38 <Schism> You're going to be circling around a lot over the next few hours, that's normal.
05:38 <Thelema5> I don't need this
05:39 <Schism> Nobody needs it, Thelema5. It's just the way we, as human beings, tend to fall into.
05:39 <Thelema5> Schism, thanks- you're a good friend
05:40 <Thelema5> holy crap, this hurts so much
05:40 * Schism offers another hug. "We're here for each other, ne? The world is a pile of crap, so we've gotta help one another."
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05:41 * Thelema5 tries to regain his breathing
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05:42 <Schism> Do you have any music you can listen to? Would perhaps be better than sitting in silence.
05:42 <Thelema5> Holy shit dude, this is hard, sorry PG13 filters and all
05:42 <Schism> It's fine, I was about to discard the filter anyway myself.
05:42 <Schism> I don't think many people are going to complain about that.
05:43 <Thelema5> Schism, sorry, I just had a full on weeping moment
05:43 <Thelema5> Thanks for being there
05:44 <Thelema5> I honestly don't know what to do with my life moving
05:44 <Thelema5> forward
05:44 <Schism> I'm glad to help. And that's going to happen, honestly. You're currently spinning on all three axes.
05:45 <Thelema5> Oh man, I feel so alone, so lost... holy shit, my life is over
05:45 <Schism> And right now that's how you're going to feel, and that feeling of helplessness is the main driving force.
05:45 <Schism> You're not alone, though.
05:46 <Thelema5> Schism, thank you, you're awesome
05:46 <Thelema5> But crap, I feel so lost
05:46 <Schism> Hey, so are you, you know? Even if you feel like a pile of dung right now, you really are.
05:48 <Thelema5> Schism, thanks, i feel okay right now... lost but okay
05:49 <Thelema5> To be honest I was conisdering suicide a few minutes ago, I feel really lost and alone. but YOU made a difference
05:49 <Schism> Glad to hear that... Know that you're going to keep cycling for a while, though, so... take a few more breaths.
05:49 * Schism smiles sadly. "It's a really screwed up world when I'm someone's rock, yanno?"
05:50 <Schism> But that's who we are. People, that is. We come together to help.
05:50 <Thelema5> I guess? Just thanks for being me friend
05:50 <Schism> And thank you for being mine.
05:50 <Thelema5> *my
05:50 <Schism> The world'd be a darker place without you in it, after all.
05:51 * Thelema5 just bangs his head against the wall, why can't everything just be okay?
05:52 <Schism> I know. Because the world's beyond screwed up, and all we can do is, well, be good to one another, as best as we can.
05:53 <Schism> Maybe someday we'll have a few more answers.
05:53 <Schism> You know, something to look forward to there.
05:55 <Schism> As the Beatles put it, well, we get by with a little help from our friends.
05:55 <Thelema5> Schism and Cepheid, also DashedRainbows, Ali, and pinkieshy.... thank you for being my friends over the past few years. I haven't contributed much to the conversations, but I tried. Please know that I treasured all of your posts. It was an honor knowing you all.
05:56 * Ali headtilts, mare is getting confused.
05:56 <Schism> Jaye, why are you talking in the past tense?
05:57 <Thelema5> I don't see any future
05:57 <Schism> No matter what, we are your friends. And no, sometimes you DON'T see any future, but that's usually because things are obscured.
05:58 <Schism> Obscured by circumstance or by chaos or by intent or by something we have no clue about. Obscured by an empty stomach turning us upset, or the invisible words at the bottom of a glass. Obscured by our own insecurities, sure. We get blinded by ourselves.
05:59 <Schism> Don't let a moment's inability to see a way forward keep you from pursuing it. Stumbling around in the fog is frightening, but it's better than never finding a way out.
05:59 <Thelema5> Schism, you're like a surgeon with this stuff, kudos to you
06:00 <Schism> Thanks... and it does help that I know depression pretty damn well.
06:02 <Thelema5> I don't think I've ever been lower....
06:02 <Thelema5> Totoally not your problem though
06:02 <Schism> Want me to give you the obvious platitude?
06:02 <Thelema5> Nah
06:03 <Thelema5> I've lost everything and am 100% alone
06:03 <Schism> Could you do something for me right now?
06:03 <Thelema5> ?
06:04 <Schism> Hold your right palm flat out about a meter away from your head, and then sharply pull it towards the side of your skull. You are NOT 100% alone.
06:04 <Thelema5> Huh?
06:05 <Schism> Slap yourself upside the head for me.
06:05 <Thelema5> Okay
06:05 <Thelema5> I get it. I have friends online
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06:06 <Thelema5> But I'm still weeping in person, this sucks and I have no recourse
06:06 <Schism> Do you think less of yourself for weeping? One of the pillars of your life has gone away, it's true.
06:06 <Thelema5> Schism, you're a superhero online and you
06:07 <Thelema5> You're a good friend... but in person, I'm very much alone
06:07 <Schism> I know. It's not the same thing. Words on a screen, even voices over a phone, don't translate the same way, no matter how much we want to approximate them.
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06:09 <Thelema5> I'll take what I can get, Schism... thank you so much for your support
06:09 <Schism> One thing I've found... well. You're not currently in a mood or state to do so, plus it's 2 in the morning. But Thelema5, I think you should find a way to get out there and find something to engage yourself, with others.
06:10 <Schism> And I'm glad to be here, and glad to help... none of us want you to be alone on a night like this.
06:11 <Thelema5> I really am so sad
06:11 <Schism> And I know, going out there will be dealing with People -- People who you're probably already thinking you'll have nothing in common with.
06:11 <Schism> It hits like a truck...
06:11 <Thelema5> Yes.
06:12 <Thelema5> Like a truck, just hit me.
06:12 <Thelema5> Schism, you're a prophet
06:12 <Schism> Please don't step out in traffic.
06:13 <Schism> You can't be sure if the truck driver would deserve that.
06:14 <Thelema5> Dude, Schism, thank you so much for being here and talking me through all this. I really do appreciate it- I know you have better things to be doing
06:15 <Thelema5> This is the worst thing that's ever happened to me. Thanks for being there mate.
06:15 <Schism> It's 2 in the morning, I'm on a nocturnal sleep schedule and half my tabs are filled with web fiction and manga. Trust me, you're about a thousand times more important.
06:16 <Thelema5> I get that, but still thanks.
06:16 <Schism> I know that's not the same thing as saying 'always', but I'm sure that if I were, I dunno, saving baby foxes from a forest fire I might need to assess priorities. :S
06:16 <Thelema5> I'm all alone otherwise
06:18 <Jon_the_Bronynerd> !hug
06:18 <DerpyBot> Hugtiem? :3
06:18 * DerpyBot wraps her front hooves around Jon_the_Bronynerd in a tight embrace
06:18 * Schism shakes his head. "Not as alone as you might think."
06:18 <Jon_the_Bronynerd> Good ol' DerpyBot. Wish she was self-aware tho...
06:20 <Schism> Here's a stupid idea. A really stupid idea. You've got someone who lives close to you who has a vested interest in you getting out of a depression spiral, and by nature of his life meets a lot of people. Let him know you have a hard time making connections, see what he has to say about it?
06:20 <Schism> If nothing else, it'd be something very, very different.
06:21 * Filly_Nightmares sits on Jon_the_Bronynerd
06:21 * Jon_the_Bronynerd is sat on, hugs Filly_Nightmares
06:21 * Filly_Nightmares pur
06:21 * Jon_the_Bronynerd smiles happily, snugs to her
06:21 * Filly_Nightmares floofsplodes!
06:21 * Jon_the_Bronynerd eees! So much floof!
06:23 <Schism> Thelema5, also, is your stomach roiling a bit less now?
06:24 <Schism> Also, I have a hard time saying this - but you're welcome. (I usually say 'it's no problem', and honestly, it is -- but that downplays one's thanks, I understand.)
06:24 <Thelema5> Schism, no
06:25 <Schism> I know I'm doing the hammer-and-nail thing, but may you please at least make yourself something simple, like a bowl of oatmeal?
06:26 * Filly_Nightmares knead
06:27 <Schism> It doesn't feel like it'll help right now, but I've been in something like that mental state, and... well, even a slice or two of toast will help.
06:33 <Schism> Here's a point, though. Something simple. It can be easy to lose it and subconsciously cause yourself to fail to perform simple actions when you're depressed, worsening the spiral. Also, it can be easy to look at a complicated recipe and say that it's just too much effort.
06:34 <RazorSharpFang> When I'm feeling ultra lazy, I'll just eat a slice of bread.
06:34 <RazorSharpFang> Just bread, in mouth.
06:34 <Schism> Likewise. Or depressed. But usually I'll put peanut butter and honey atop.
06:34 <RazorSharpFang> Too much effort sometimes.
06:34 <Schism> Either way, it's at least a little nutrition.
06:35 <RazorSharpFang> Bonus points if it's multigrain
06:35 <Schism> The added time needed to chew doesn't make it any less lazy.
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06:41 <Koopz> hmm... have yet to reach that level of lazyness to be satisfied with just bread... still putting stuff on it, even spreading butter before doing that
06:41 * Schism hopes Thelema5 is at least getting either something to eat... or getting a bit of rest.
06:41 <Schism> Koopz: I've occasionally just nommed down on banana bread, of course.
06:42 <Koopz> been living on my own for 7 months now... not having a dishwasher is a major pain in the butt
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06:43 <Schism> It's not that bad. Just add dishwashing to your list of mental steps you do when you make yourself something to eat. It's much easier done in situ, so to speak.
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06:44 <Koopz> i tend to decide on what to eat based on how much time it takes to prepare and how much stuff i have to wash afterwards instead of how it tastes :P
06:44 <Schism> Or, at least, rinsing off the dishes so stuff doesn't get caked onto them.
06:44 <ConfusionRift> Hello everypony.
06:44 <Koopz> though i've always been the type that prefers efficiency over anything else
06:44 <Schism> Good evening...
06:45 <Schism> Consider, then, that cleaning the dishes by hand consumes so much less water than an automatic dishwasher.
06:45 <Koopz> but it takes so much precious time i could invest in videogames or anime instead
06:46 <Koopz> hmm... maybe i should hang up a TV right behind the sink...
06:46 <Schism> Oh please. Let 'em presoak, play a round of PUBG or whatever while they do, then go back and wipe 'em off, rinse and set in the drying rack.
06:46 * Filly_Nightmares kneads Koopz
06:47 * Schism frowns. "I hope Jaye has just fallen asleep, or is eating..."
06:48 <RazorSharpFang> I find that oven baked dishes take a tad more effort even if you presoak them in hot detergent water, but that will definitely make it easier.
06:49 <Schism> True, cleaning out a casserole dish is a bit more difficult.
06:51 <RazorSharpFang> I've found that a soak in detergent hot water, and then another soak in hot vinegar water really works wonders.
06:51 <Schism> It does depend on the type of dish you're using.
06:53 * Koopz feels the relief from Filly_Nightmares' kneading. His stress level has been reduced by 10%.
06:54 <Koopz> maybe i should stop accumulating a pile of dishes until there's no place left to put them and then have to wash 'em all
06:55 <RazorSharpFang> That's a recipe to encourage laziness.
06:55 <Schism> It is a lot easier to wash dishes that you use for preparation while you prepare the meal.
06:55 <Schism> Ounce of prevention, yadda yadda.
06:56 <Koopz> back when i only had 2 bowls i basically had to wash dished every 2 days to be able to enjoy my daily bowl of cereals
06:56 <Koopz> now i've got 4
06:57 <RazorSharpFang> With great power comes great responsibility
06:57 <Koopz> yosh...
06:57 <Koopz> i shall try washing dishes every day after dinner...
07:00 <Schism> Honest truth, it takes at least twice as long to clean a dish after it's dried with crap all over it. So efficiency means that you should do so right from the get-go.
07:01 <ConfusionRift> Oh yeah, and if it's really a pain. You can also add soap, some water, and heat it up to make the soap bubble and remove the sticky stuff on the spot. Only works on pots and pans though. :P
07:01 <Koopz> oh i soak them all with water after usage
07:01 <Schism> Point, though. Never soak a cast-iron pan.
07:01 <Schism> Wipe it off, with just water, and let it air-dry.
07:01 <ConfusionRift> ^ Neveeeer.
07:01 <ConfusionRift> I meant to let soak.
07:02 <Schism> Yeah.
07:02 <Schism> I've done that before. Not good.
07:02 <ConfusionRift> Unless you want a pile of rust.
07:02 <Koopz> i don't have one of those :D
07:02 <Schism> Then you're fine.
07:02 <ConfusionRift> Seen it happen. Bleck.
07:04 <Schism> http://www.leftoversoup.com/archive.php?num=985
07:07 <Koopz> ya got a database with comic strips and respective keywords?
07:07 <Schism> Not as such.
07:08 <Schism> Well, "Not as such, no."
07:11 <ConfusionRift> Oh, it was a chat entry. Hehehe.
07:12 <ConfusionRift> Okay, I found a rusty gunblade. Should I take this to a blacksmith... or a gunsmith?
07:13 <Koopz> try finding an african-american gunsmith and tell him how you've been wondering about that and chose to go to him
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07:14 <ConfusionRift> "...uuurgh, I hate these. What the heck do I know about silverware?"
07:14 <Schism> ConfusionRift, a bayonetsmith should work just fine.
07:14 <ConfusionRift> :P
07:14 <Koopz> why does this comic not have a single hint on how old it is? no rss feed (well it's comleted, so no need for that) but no timestamps to be seen anywhere...
07:15 <Schism> Koopz: What, Leftover Soup?
07:15 <Koopz> ya
07:15 <Schism> 2010-2017.
07:15 <ConfusionRift> Thaaaaaat doesn't work for citations. :P
07:16 <Koopz> 7 years and that little improvement in terms of artstyle?
07:16 <Schism> Mm, some people stick to a style.
07:16 <ConfusionRift> ^
07:17 <Schism> It works well enough, so minor improvements are what you'll get over time, a refinement of the technique rather than a switch from A to B.
07:17 <Schism> Contrast, of course, his wife's art.
07:17 <Koopz> hmm.. that guy certainly switched the style with the new comic
07:18 <Schism> Forward is also a once-a-week comic, which gives him the ability to experiment further.
07:18 <Schism> And certain aspects are still very distinctly Tailsteak.
07:19 <ConfusionRift> More distinguished shading and sharpness, that's for sure.
07:20 <Schism> You can also take a look at 1/0, another comic of his.
07:21 <ConfusionRift> But yeah. Suddenly switching a style within a series can be jarring. Alas, if one prefers a specific style and use it to represent them, that also takes part on ones present and future works.
07:23 <Schism> Tailsteak also has this thing where he writes out plotlines for 1000-strip lengths. Whether Forward will still be going on in 18 years, I couldn't honestly say, but that seems to be the plan.
07:23 <Schism> Seems to be working out alright for Mab, though.
07:24 <Koopz> there's too many comic platforms out there
07:24 <Koopz> as if i'd install 6 different android apps to read my webcomics
07:25 <Koopz> his current comic doesn't have an RSS feed either
07:25 <Koopz> uugggghhh
07:26 <Koopz> i know that everyone thinks that those feeds basically died when Google Reader stopped it's services but they're so important and reliable for automated mechanisms...
07:28 <Koopz> instead they (automatically) tweet/post to facebook about new updates
07:29 <Koopz> but who uses Twitter or Facebook nowadays, right?
07:29 * ConfusionRift coughs.
07:30 <Koopz> it's all about Instagram now, a social platform even less suitable for anything than what they've used before
07:30 <ConfusionRift> Ergh, dry cough sucks. (drinks water)
07:30 <ConfusionRift> I just stopped using everything altogether.
07:31 <Koopz> i know that artists think differently from... normal human beings
07:31 <Koopz> but why can't they use something proper like deviantArt? Or Tumblr?
07:32 <Koopz> even though Tumblr died for me after the GDPR update because they screwed up their RSS feeds
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07:33 <Koopz> every automated process that requests their RSS feeds just get's the "please accept this crap" page as result
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07:38 <Koopz> as a web developer it makes me sad to see how the internet is falling apart because people stop respecting standards... instead of evolving into something better, it is rather mutating... in a bad way
07:39 <Koopz> </rant> ...i should probably work now
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07:42 * ConfusionRift shrugs. "It's all good. It's true though."
07:43 <ConfusionRift> It's funny, because twitter was stupidly old, and yet suddenly because some more famous were still using it, everyone jumped wagon.
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08:18 <RazorSharpFang> Did you hear? Article 11 and 13 passed in the EU
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08:21 * Ali flops dramatically over RazorSharpFang
08:22 <Koopz> idk about other countries but from the 2 biggest german partys all voted for them... which is a huge disappointment
08:24 <RazorSharpFang> Guess I'll just deny access to all EU countries.
08:24 <Koopz> i hate politicians... either they're being influenced by lobbies or just don't know anything about the consequences of what they vote for...
08:24 <Koopz> "what is this internet thing you speak of?"
08:24 <Koopz> "i don't do much computers"
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08:25 <RazorSharpFang> "Laura, people are emailing me about memes. What is memes?"
08:26 <Koopz> if i were YouTube, i'd disable all vevo accounts right now
08:27 <Koopz> and every other official artist channel
08:29 <Koopz> i'd flip the bird at all the ridiculous record labels who forced this crap unto us
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08:36 <Koopz> and let the news outlets just die by the hole they dug themselves
08:36 <Koopz> you want a link tax? fine, no more links to you
08:37 <Koopz> remove 'em from the index, blame the unalterable AI algorithm behind the search engine
08:38 <Koopz> see how long they pay for their servers until they go bankrupt from the lack of visitors
08:39 <ConfusionRift> ...okay?
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08:40 <Koopz> i wonder when they're going to retry introducing the 2-class internet regulations
08:42 <Koopz> "Here you go! Fiber To The Home with Gigabit speeds! You'll be throttled after 50 GB data volume though! HA!"
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08:43 <Koopz> "Btw that's like maybe enough for 2 movies in 8k resolution lol"
08:45 <ConfusionRift> Because, you know, everyone has an 8k screen. (snob snob snob) :P
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08:48 <Koopz> i'm being optimistic there, hoping it will take a few more years until they retry it
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08:52 <Koopz> still need a 4k TV...
08:53 <Koopz> already got a 4k monitor for my computer, would never go back to 1080p
08:54 <Koopz> my Raspberry Pi might be choking though if i tried to make it send a 4k signal to the tv
08:55 <Koopz> not that the Pi's HDMI port would be HDMI 2.0a compatible
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09:00 <Koopz> hold on... HDMI 1.4 is enough for 4k 30Hz
09:00 <Unixkitty> I really wish tech giants would simply blanket block the EU if the directive receives final approval by European Parliament in January.
09:01 <Koopz> i... do not
09:02 <Unixkitty> It's primarily because lately it just doesn't seem like there's enough backlash from these ridiculous things politicians keep doing.
09:03 <Unixkitty> You trying to melt your Pi, Koopz?
09:04 <Unixkitty> I can only imagine China laughing and thinking "The great copyright firewall of EU!"
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09:09 <RazorSharpFang> Ahaha.
09:09 <RazorSharpFang> It demands that content is filtered BEFORE it gets put up there.
09:12 <Unixkitty> Of course it does.
09:13 <Unixkitty> I cannot understand how they manage to miss such collosal holes in proposals they vote for.
09:14 <RazorSharpFang> Not to mention how vague the bill is. It'll mean anything the judges want it to mean.
09:16 <Unixkitty> There exist no complete, global copyright database on any type of content
09:16 <Unixkitty> ANY type
09:16 <Unixkitty> And that is very true as well
09:17 <Schism> That is, in part, because there exists no global database of any type of content.
09:17 <Schism> Which is a pity; I'd very much like to see (and steal) one.
09:18 <Unixkitty> Who wouldn't :P It would help the copyright industry immensely
09:18 <Unixkitty> So many works get registered even by the same creators with different holders
09:18 <Unixkitty> And then there ensue conflicts
09:29 <RazorSharpFang> They also rejected the ammendment to have the member state law take priority
09:29 <RazorSharpFang> Can't have the countries thinking for themselves.
09:36 <Koopz> hm? pretty sure Universal Music has some kind of Bot crawling YouTube videos and checking the audio stream for matches of their songs
09:37 <RazorSharpFang> They do, but they want more power.
09:37 <Koopz> all the record labels will probably come together and create an API for that matching which YouTube then needs to implement
09:37 <Koopz> or... well
09:38 <Koopz> Youtube might also end up having to implement one content checker API per label
09:39 <Koopz> goodbye "fair use"
09:39 <Koopz> goodbye reaction videos
09:39 <Koopz> goodbye let's plays
09:39 <Koopz> goodbye reviews
09:40 <RazorSharpFang> I'd rather "Goodbye EU"
09:40 <Koopz> i forgot you're seeing all this from a different perspective than mine
09:41 <RazorSharpFang> There's an infinite number of ways to look at a finite set of objects; how many more for looking at a scenario like the EU legislating this?
09:41 <Koopz> hmmm... maybe i should force myself to continue learning japanese and get out of here
09:42 <RazorSharpFang> Might be easier to come to Australia or the US or something. Japan's no picnic either.
09:43 <RazorSharpFang> Every place has their own problems
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10:40 <Koopz> i've been in Australia for 2 months... too hot
10:40 <Koopz> I'd rather go to New Zealand then
10:43 * Surreal_Nightmares curls up on Koopz and uses Schism as a blanket and goes sleepies
10:43 <Surreal_Nightmares> Nini
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10:46 <Koopz> 1 month in NZ has been a bigger blast than the 2 months in AU
10:49 <Koopz> aside from the beautiful landscapes though my view might be biased because i've spent a lot more money on activities there... like skydiving from 15k ft height
10:56 <RazorSharpFang> Yeah, the Australian summer is quite something
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11:04 * Schism then boops Lumindia again, this time with a Fiend Sap. "Aren't retainers wonderful?"
11:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Morning Discussion #1334 [ http://tinyurl.com/y8ddhmx2 ]
11:13 <Schism> Thelema5: Remember, as per the discussion lsat night. Don't close any accounts, this morning - just let the folks know that you're in a trial separation period, and that irregular activity should be closely observed.
11:13 <Schism> last night.*
11:16 <Schism> Me, I'm afraid... I need to get a little rest, so I'll catch you folks in a few hours.
11:21 * ConfusionRift needs to crash as well. Laters.
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11:24 <Schism> "What do you see here?" "A parabola." "And here?" "Three dots arranged in a triangle." "And now?" "A face. Wait, that's just those two images overlaid." "Our brains tend to seek out familiar patterns. Pareidolia, it's called, and it's a very useful survival mechanism. Also very dangerous."
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12:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Comics: Material Components / Lesser But / Sparkles Wonderhorse / Hollowshades #94 / Applefection #65-66 / What Have? #35 / Bugged / Mr Hyde #7 [ http://tinyurl.com/yae47mhy ]
12:10 <Cepheid> Morning.
12:15 <Unixkitty> Hello Cepheid
12:31 <Cepheid> How goes it?
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12:45 <Unixkitty> A tad slowly... been sick for a couple of days last weekend, even after four days I still feel loopy at work
12:50 <Cepheid> Bah.
12:51 <Cepheid> Meanwhile I don't know what's going on with my lungs, so I've been referred to a specialist.
12:51 <Lumindia> ...
12:51 <Lumindia> your rtetainer brought you a fiend sap?
12:51 <Lumindia> :<
12:51 * Cepheid notices time, wanders off to lecture.
12:54 <Koopz> https://bugs.python.org/issue34605
12:55 * Koopz laughs in nerd
12:58 <Cepheid> ...
12:58 <Cepheid> Seriously?
12:58 <Unixkitty> Bahahaha
12:59 <Unixkitty> Looks to be
13:00 <Cepheid> I give up
13:01 <Unixkitty> https://i.unixkitty.com/3976tos2sf.jpg
13:01 * Unixkitty laughs in Linux
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13:07 <Cepheid> I'd say something about that, but anything I say would need to be backed by an argument I'm not willing to take part in arguing.
13:10 <RazorSharpFang> I heard about that. Kinda silly
13:18 <Koopz> i should donate all of my money to Elon Musk and ask him to be part of his Mars colonialization program so i don't have to deal with this world anymore
13:25 <Koopz> Unixkitty wait until someone PRs the renaming of "kill"
13:25 <Koopz> or "man"
13:26 <Unixkitty> Now that's just silly :P
13:28 <Koopz> sure... laugh about it... as long as you can
13:29 <Cepheid> See, this is why I ordered a wifi dongle for my device here.
13:30 <Cepheid> My laptop's bluetooth insist it's been connected to the device for the last five minutes.
13:30 <Cepheid> Despite the device being powered down and unplugged.
13:30 <Cepheid> Can't even RFKill it.
13:36 <Cepheid> Finally RFkilled it, and now it won't power up. o3o
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13:40 <Karen1984> Ehi
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13:41 <Lumindia> waiting for it
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13:43 <Unixkitty> They send private messages too
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14:54 <Night_Blitz> Never open unexpected links sent via PM
14:56 <Unixkitty> s/sent\ via\ PM$/, unless you know exactly where they lead/
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15:18 <RazorSharpFang> You use a tool to resolve where the shortened link goes, and it goes to another link shortener.
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15:35 <Colgate> they change the url every once in a while
15:36 <Colgate> but yeah, common sense applies, don't click on random links from random people
15:36 <Colgate> (they usually advertise "private pics" of course)
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16:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Equestria Girls Minis - 'Fun at the Theme Park!' Digital Short [ http://tinyurl.com/yc4bat45 ]
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16:18 * Schism splorfs.
16:18 <Schism> Koopz, "As a counter-example: A quick grep finds 555 occurrences of the word "kill" in CPython master. Everybody knows killing is bad and using the term might upset certain people. Yet I would not support expunging the word "kill" from Python."
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16:41 <Cepheid> Ah, nice. Diablo 3 Switch is being released on November 2nd. I'm gonna grab it. Liked the game on PC. Not big on sitting in front of a computer to play it though.
16:41 * Schism flops at Cepheid, then notes to Lumin, "No, my retainer did not bring back a Fiend Sap, though not for lack of trying. A Hive Forewing, though, yes."
16:42 <Schism> I've seen Diablo on console before, waaaay back when, and never found it worked as well as on PC. Still, as aRPGs go, Diablo 3 is simplified to no end.
16:42 * Unixkitty becomes a colorful pancake
16:42 * Schism places butter on Unixkitty.
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16:43 <Cepheid> The guy on the piano here is trying to play the theme from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
16:43 <Cepheid> Schism: ARPGs are managing on consoles, now.
16:43 <Schism> Cepheid: I know, I know.
16:44 <Cepheid> Unlike back in Diablo for the PSX, games have found approaches that work.
16:44 <Cepheid> I mean, Grim Dawn is coming to consoles.
16:44 <ADragonDreaming> I guess the operative word is "trying"?
16:44 <Schism> Heck, FFXIV is popular on PS4.
16:44 <Schism> Also, hah. Is it bad that when you said 'The Pirates of the Caribbean movies', my mind parsed that wrongly and started playing the Morrowind theme?
16:44 <ADragonDreaming> They have some similar design elements.
16:45 <Cepheid> ADragonDreaming: Pretty much.
16:45 <Cepheid> It's recognizable, but just barely.
16:45 <Cepheid> He's unable to keep proper pace.
16:45 <ADragonDreaming> Though the morrowind theme, to me, is "DOVAHKIIN! DOVAHKIIN! Naah lok ziin los variin!"
16:45 <Cepheid> That's Skyrim.
16:45 <ADragonDreaming> Yes.
16:45 <ADragonDreaming> Same music.
16:45 <Cepheid> Mmm.
16:46 <Schism> Compare and Contrast. Morrowind Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhaq4JP_t6o PotC theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27mB8verLK8
16:47 <ADragonDreaming> or at least the dovhakiin song has chord and note progressions from the morrowind theme
16:48 <ADragonDreaming> Basically, you could call it a remix with added lyrics.
16:49 <Schism> Yup.
16:49 * Schism plays the theme of Ala Mhigo, and is promptly hanged from the sidearm.
16:49 <Schism> Yardarm*
16:51 * Cepheid debates wandering to a Mastermind Toys- Wait, he's got a hefty 60lbs bag on hand, better pick another day to wander.
16:51 * ADragonDreaming plays main theme of Chrono Trigger, and is promptly almost not born.
16:51 <Cepheid> Anyways, back in a bit.
16:51 <ADragonDreaming> Did you know that The Wind Waker, aka the official theme of the game of the same name, is the combination of the Earth Temple and Wind Temple songs?
16:52 <Schism> Leitmotifs are fun.
16:52 <ADragonDreaming> For your listening pleasure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEoU70DXr90
16:53 <Schism> ADragonDreaming, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3SU5dDBwCI - it makes me sad that this will never happen.
16:54 * Cepheid flops back.
16:55 <Cepheid> Apparently next week we have a "competition" for robotics instead of a lab.
16:55 <ADragonDreaming> hee, the extended version of the main theme throws zelda's lullaby in there.
16:56 <ADragonDreaming> and something else I recognize. hm.
16:57 <ADragonDreaming> I think it might be "theme of town"
16:58 <ADragonDreaming> chrono break, eh? Fan project, get shut down?
16:58 <ADragonDreaming> or just someone made a trailer?
16:58 <Schism> Just a mock trailer.
16:59 <ADragonDreaming> Ah.
16:59 <Schism> Though Chrono Break was, for some time, the working title of an actual Squeenix project.
16:59 <ADragonDreaming> Yeah, things like that are why all copyright needs a super-hard limit.
16:59 <ADragonDreaming> 20 or so years.
16:59 <ADragonDreaming> From date first published.
16:59 <Schism> But no, it's not like Masato Kato is ever going to be allowed to make another Chrono game.
17:00 <Schism> And by extension, neither is anyone else.
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17:00 <Schism> However... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_Eden
17:00 <ADragonDreaming> Cepheid: what kind of competition?
17:01 <ADragonDreaming> oo, switch
17:01 <Schism> Sadly no English release yet. Because it's not like there's a ginormous market for fans of Chrono Trigger over in .EU, .US and .CA.
17:02 <ADragonDreaming> it's coming, though.
17:02 <Schism> Yas.
17:02 <ADragonDreaming> things take time, man.
17:02 <ADragonDreaming> translation is not easy.
17:02 <ADragonDreaming> a large part of why I love the Trails series so much is because of the translation work
17:03 <Schism> I know, I know.
17:06 <Cepheid> ADragonDreaming: Robotics competition. Build a robot to achieve a goal.
17:06 <ADragonDreaming> Are the robots going to be building other robots?
17:07 <Cepheid> No.
17:07 <Cepheid> I don't know what the goal is.
17:07 <ADragonDreaming> sad day
17:07 <Cepheid> Prof won't reveal until Tuesday.
17:07 <Cepheid> Anyways, I'm gonna listen to the lecture. Back in a bit.
17:07 * Schism peers at someone trying to melt obsidian, of all things, for casting purposes.
17:07 <Cepheid> Actually I'll be back when I get home at around mmm... 3:30?
17:09 <ADragonDreaming> Schism: they saw it in Minecraft!
17:09 <ADragonDreaming> see ya round, ceph
17:10 <Schism> Adra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA3lIuN_zVE
17:11 <ADragonDreaming> more than likely someone asked because of minecraft.
17:11 <ADragonDreaming> tinker's construct.
17:12 <Schism> Tons of folks asking, and Minecraft likely does have something to do with it. But considering he cast a glass sword first... obsidian is a logical next step.
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17:23 <Schism> Getting an actual glassblower to do a knife afterwards is also cool.
17:23 * Ali hugs the Thelema5
17:23 <ADragonDreaming> yeh
17:25 * Thelema5 counterhugs
17:26 * Thelema5 just woke up, called out of work and slept for 11 hours
17:27 * Schism hugs the Thelema5 too. "Glad that you did actually get a lot of sleep."
17:27 <Thelema5> Well tbh most of it was past-out drunk
17:28 <Thelema5> *passed
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17:32 <Schism> Mm.
17:33 <SunsetShimmer> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF6iBVGKREo - Something just as nifty!
17:33 <DerpyBot> I need to ask Twilight about that one.
17:33 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about Genji's Sword - Overwatch - MAN AT ARMS: REFORGED
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17:43 * DashedRainbows licks Thelema5
17:43 <DashedRainbows> is the Thelema5 feeling better
17:44 <Thelema5> No, I'm feeling worse.
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17:45 <DashedRainbows> aww
17:45 <Thelema5> I'm looking for a new home, my options are depressing
17:46 <DashedRainbows> right...
17:46 * DashedRainbows hugs Thelema5
17:48 * Thelema5 counterhugs
17:57 * DashedRainbows squees Thelema5 and runs off
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18:06 <Thelema5> There is literally no housing that I can afford on my own within 80 miles of here
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18:07 <Starlight_Glimmer> I suggest stable. Very affordable.
18:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Fanfiction: You and Her [ http://tinyurl.com/y7257kx2 ]
18:07 <Starlight_Glimmer> Yeah renting sucks :(
18:08 <Thelema5> Starlight_Glimmer, I've lived in a barn, no joke. Been homeless in the past
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18:10 <Starlight_Glimmer> I pay 457,69 € for 55m^2 plus gas (heating) and electricity (including electricity for hot water)
18:11 <Starlight_Glimmer> Keep in mind: Income in Germany is generally a bit lower than in the U.S. and our taxes suck :P
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18:13 <Thelema5> I just paid off my home last year- was paying $1,000 a month prior to that, and had for 15 years... but looking at the market now? $1,000 won't get me much more than a run-down crack den
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18:22 <Thelema5> What the heck kind of requirement is this: "NO PETS: allergies, phobias and the like"... no phobias?
18:22 <Thelema5> Really?
18:27 * Thelema5 is super stressed right now, doesn't know where to turn
18:28 <Starlight_Glimmer> Those are odd terms
18:28 <Starlight_Glimmer> No pets has become someone common
18:28 <Starlight_Glimmer> somewhat*
18:28 <Thelema5> I can deal with no pets... but no phobias?
18:28 <Starlight_Glimmer> I also sorta get it: A lot of people can't handle their dogs etc.
18:29 <Starlight_Glimmer> Yeah they're being silly
18:29 <Starlight_Glimmer> Pretty sure that wouldn't be enforable over here
18:29 <Starlight_Glimmer> enforceable*
18:29 <Starlight_Glimmer> I should just go to bed alreay :/
18:30 <Starlight_Glimmer> I can't even type that today lol
18:30 <Starlight_Glimmer> Work has been quite stressful. I'm glad the weekend is close
18:31 <Thelema5> Hope you get a good night's sleep
18:32 <Starlight_Glimmer> It's way too early realistically
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18:32 <Starlight_Glimmer> Not going to sleep for at least 4 hours
18:32 <Starlight_Glimmer> Otherwise I'm going to wake up in the middle of the night
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18:35 <Thelema5> Gotcha
18:36 <Thelema5> I should probably eat something at some point
18:37 <Starlight_Glimmer> I have chicken in the oven
18:37 <Starlight_Glimmer> Looking forward to that
18:37 <Thelema5> Schism suggested oatmeal or toast, but I'm thinking something more substantial
18:37 <Starlight_Glimmer> In either case: I wish you good luck Thelema5.
18:37 <Thelema5> Chicken sounds good, but i don't eat it anymore
18:37 <Thelema5> Thanks, Starlight_Glimmer
18:40 <Thelema5> It's a really existential question, what should one do when starting over in the middle of their life? I'm 43 years old, have raised a family and now find myself homeless and helpless. So what's next?
18:40 <Thelema5> I honestly don't know
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18:43 <Starlight_Glimmer> What to do? Not give up!
18:44 <Starlight_Glimmer> You owe that to yourself
18:44 <Thelema5> I dno't know, I kinda feel like I'm done, did the run, and ready to let it go
18:44 <Starlight_Glimmer> You've come far. You'd regret it if you give in now
18:45 <Thelema5> Thanks for the pep talk, but i'm really kinda over it.
18:46 <Starlight_Glimmer> :(
18:46 <Thelema5> I have some things to think about
18:46 <Starlight_Glimmer> I take from that the conversation with the misses didn't turn out that great.
18:47 <Thelema5> No, she left me and took everything
18:47 <Starlight_Glimmer> Do that, but let it settle down for some time too. Don't do someting silly
18:47 <Starlight_Glimmer> I'm still looking forward to meet you - some day.
18:47 <Thelema5> Yeah, that'll be cool- sorry there won't be a BBQ though
18:48 <Starlight_Glimmer> Hehe
18:50 <Thelema5> Ironically, I stopped eating meat based on my partner's preferences, which convinced me over time
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18:57 <Thelema5> Jeebus, I'm so sad and empty right now
18:58 * Thelema5 goes away
19:01 <Thelema5> I've looked up all sorts of tips, but they all refer to people with emotions... I don't really have that as a resource... so what else?
19:06 <Thelema5> Also, wow... I'm glad I called out of work today
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19:30 * Cepheid flops in.
19:35 * Schism offers Cepheid a 100-year-old fruitcake. And offers Thelema5 another hug.
19:36 <Schism> (Preservation of foods is really weird. http://time.com/4896847/antarctic-trust-fruit-cake/ )
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19:53 * Schism plays Hanezeve Caradhina for Cepheid.
19:56 <Cepheid> Heh.
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20:02 <Schism> "Everything that goes wrong in this world has your touch of madness!" "Flattery will get you nowhere."
20:05 <Cepheid> Wifi dongle showed up, tested it with brick. Works great. Better distance for remote controlling. If I can figure out the remote controlling, anyways.
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20:13 <Cepheid> I'm gonna take my pill early tonight. I need to catch up on sleep
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20:19 <Cepheid> There's a tool for poking the brick remotely, all I need to do is examine the source code and then make an app to poke the brick.
20:39 <Cepheid> Looks like it's pretty straightforward.
20:47 <Cepheid> There we go.
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20:52 * Thelema5 is pretty seriously considering just ending everything right now, and i know ya'all will say to call for support but I've done that in the past doing it has only drawn things out and they just talk nonsense and make false promises... I honestly feel like my life is over and there is no more point continuing it.
20:52 <Thelema5> I don't feel lie there's any other solutions for me at this point, and i've really been thinking about it
20:53 <Thelema5> My partner has left me and now I'm alone and have lost everything
20:53 <Schism> Thelema5: Things are seriously screwed up right now. You are seriously screwed up right now, no argument. But right now, that's the sticking point. RIGHT NOW.
20:54 <Thelema5> I don't know, i just don't see an end game
20:54 <Schism> Jaye, people don't get better instantaneously, you know that. Options do appear, given time. They might be tiny little cracks in the wall that you've got in front of you, but they're there.
20:55 <Schism> And yeah, using a bunch of ridiculous metaphor and sunshine-up-the-tailpipe makes me feel like cleaning my tongue (so to speak) with a belt sander, but it's true.
20:56 <Cepheid> Hell, look at me.
20:56 <Cepheid> Three years.
20:56 <Thelema5> thanks, Schism, I just don't know what to do, I feel completely lost
20:56 <Cepheid> Maybe longer, because that's only because I started asking a doctor 3 years back. Prior to that I tried to rely on myself and friends.
20:56 <Schism> Fumble around for a path, then. I mean it.
20:57 <Schism> If you've been cast adrift, know that somewhere there's a current leading you somewhere. (ugh, that's entirely too chipper, though.)
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20:57 <Cepheid> It's not fun, it's agonizing, it hurts like hell.
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20:57 <Thelema5> Thanks, Cepheid
20:58 <Cepheid> That said, it does calm down.
20:58 <Schism> Incremental steps...
20:58 <Thelema5> I just don't know, I've invested half a century into building something that just fell apart
20:59 <Thelema5> I should probably just stay offline
20:59 <Thelema5> *quarter
20:59 <Cepheid> Honestly, I'd try calling your psych to see if you can get a new appointment sooner. You need to talk to them, tell them whatever meds they have you on aren't working, and you also need to tell them about what is happening *RIGHT NOW* along with what lead up to it.
20:59 <Schism> It's one pillar. You have others, even if they seem weak and shaky in comparison. And no, please don't just go dark. That's deliberately tearing down another pillar, yanno?
20:59 <Cepheid> Tell then what you're saying. If you're concerned with not remembering?
21:00 <Cepheid> Save the logs, print up the relevant sections.
21:00 <Cepheid> Show them to the psych to demonstrate your mental state right now.
21:00 <Schism> Thelema5: Your psychiatrist, you spoke to as a means to get your relationship back on point. There's no reason you can't use them for recovery.
21:00 <Thelema5> Cepheid, that's probably good advice
21:00 <Cepheid> You just need to tell them *EVERYTHING*.
21:01 <Cepheid> I know it seems invasive, but it works better when they know as much as possible.
21:01 <Schism> Any doctor -- every doctor worth their salt -- wants their job to be unnecessary.
21:01 <Cepheid> Family history of mental health issues. Any problems you have or had with relatives.
21:01 <Cepheid> Any periods your mind keeps going back to on a regular basis for whatever reason.
21:02 <Thelema5> He already has my history, mother was bipolar etc,,,
21:02 <Cepheid> For example, I told the psych about my fight from when I was 13, and the teacher in grade 8, and also how I had a confrontation with a professor back at Algonquin College that almost lead to assault charges.
21:02 <Schism> I know that if you head to your psychiatrist, you're going to be going in there with the impression that it was all about your relationship.
21:02 <Cepheid> I also told my psych about how I would, and could, kill my mother's father if I ever ran into the man again.
21:02 <Thelema5> I just don't see the goal of any of it
21:03 <Thelema5> I don't want to have to do this anymore
21:03 <Schism> We are all, every one of us, a weird collection of choices and paths and things we can do, a group of possibilities.
21:04 <Cepheid> My advice then? Find another psych, as maybe the current one isn't working for you.
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21:04 <Cepheid> It happens.
21:04 <Cepheid> The first psych I stopped seeing after much similar reasons. I felt it wasn't doing anything good for me, and I didn't want to do it anymore.
21:04 <Cepheid> That actually hurt me more in the long run, probably.
21:04 <Schism> Distrusting psychologists can be a self-enforcing habit.
21:05 <Thelema5> Thanks but I mean I don't want to have to do this day-to-day anymore
21:05 <Schism> And ... Thelema5, I meant it last night, too. Bring something to do with your hands, or to do with the psychologist. A deck of cards - play a game of Gin Rummy while you talk with them. It sounds stupid.
21:06 <Schism> Jaye, you said you were going to eat something. Have you yet?
21:06 <Thelema5> honestly if there was a system-reset I'd hit it, but there's not... so I just keep having to deal with it
21:06 <Thelema5> Schism, no, I haven't.
21:07 <Schism> You've gone a day without anything but a bottle in your stomach. Eat some-damn-thing. If nothing else, that's a step you can take to better yourself.
21:07 <Thelema5> I woke up at 2:00 and had some booze
21:07 <Thelema5> I just want to disappear
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21:07 <Schism> I get that. And you think right now that you've already disappeared halfway.
21:08 <Schism> You haven't. You're still here, and your imprint on the world, on the sea of possibilities, remains. So eat something and make it a more positive imprint.
21:09 <Thelema5> That's all though, really, thanks for your help but I just want to disappear
21:09 <Schism> Even if you disappear from here, your imprint will still remain, and it'll still matter. Because that's what we are.
21:09 <Cepheid> Indeed.
21:10 <Cepheid> I'll miss your presence if you do anything drastic and disappear on me.
21:10 <Schism> As will I.
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21:12 <Thelema5> You guys a re great and I really appreciate your support, but I honestly don't think there's anything to be done
21:12 <Thelema5> *are
21:13 <Schism> Okay... I'm going to be obviously manipulative here and slash with a broken knife, just saying out of honesty. You still love her, otherwise you wouldn't be hurting so much. Why would you do that to her?
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21:14 <Thelema5> It's not just her, we had a life and a future together, we were looking for a new home and building a life... talking about retirement...
21:15 <Thelema5> All of that is gone now
21:15 <Schism> Not entirely. Do you know, my parents are going through divorce proceedings right now?
21:15 <Thelema5> I recall you mentioning it, yes
21:17 <Schism> Yeah. They were a rock. But just because they're no longer together, that doesn't mean that what they've built has completely shattered.
21:17 <Schism> The world sucks. And dreams break apart, and sometimes what we get is something hurriedly pasted together from the broken pieces of a shattered plan.
21:17 <Thelema5> Guys, don't worry about me.. I may feel like dying but I'm honestly too lazy to kill myself; I'll just continue suffering day by day and eventually drink myself to death
21:17 <DashedRainbows> Thelema5: for you https://twitter.com/rhg135/status/1040348660863827970?s=19
21:18 <Schism> But taking yourself out of the equation only has one result, and it's a world that's worse off for everyone in it.
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21:19 <Thelema5> Nah, I really do think I'll just disappear in some delapitated cabin in the woods and live as a hermit
21:19 <Cepheid> Can agree. You're currently focused on the presence and existence of affecting one specific person.
21:19 <Cepheid> But what about the rest? Your friends? Your siblings, if any? Kids? Parents?
21:19 <Thelema5> They'll manage I guess
21:20 <Cepheid> Really?
21:20 <Schism> Certainly, they will.
21:20 <Schism> Their lives will go on. But they'll be lessened.
21:20 <Thelema5> Yes, I'm estranged from my father and sister, my daughter chose to live half a world away
21:20 <Thelema5> Literally on the other side of the planet
21:21 <Cepheid> That happens. I'm considering doing the same with my parents.
21:21 <Thelema5> No real relationships left at this point
21:21 <Cepheid> My sister's currently up in the arctic circle, as well.
21:22 <Thelema5> Maybe I'll start a life of crime and see what that's like
21:22 <Starlight_Glimmer> Meh I don't recommend that
21:22 <Starlight_Glimmer> Looking at my mother ...
21:22 <Starlight_Glimmer> No human more broke than her
21:22 <Schism> Opportunities beckon, and life is strange today. Hell... you could probably go live in a boathouse, or a houseboat. Hah. Actually, becoming an internationally-known pirate sounds like a possibility.
21:23 <Thelema5> Schism, right? But I don't have the energy to even get out of bed atm
21:24 <Schism> I said it before, I'll say it again. EAT SOME-DAMNED-THING.
21:24 <Starlight_Glimmer> Not right now. That'll change though
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21:24 <Schism> That's all. Put something in your stomach that's not liquor. Toast. Bread. Eggs. I don't care, something.
21:25 <Schism> A bowl of plain white rice would at least be better than that churning mass of bile you've got down there.
21:25 * DashedRainbows wishes he could help, but is here for you
21:25 <Thelema5> Schism, I will. I promise. Sichuan noodles and strips are on the menu, gonna make it soon, maybe in an hour
21:25 <Thelema5> With broccoli, onions, and carrots
21:25 <Cepheid> Gods, go eat a bowl of cereal, a grilled-cheese sandwich, something, anything.
21:25 <Starlight_Glimmer> Being probably the most pessimistic creature on earth I can tell you what you're feeling right now will get better eventually. Drinking doesn't help at all. Ice cream does ;)
21:26 <Schism> Thelema5: And your appetite will be all the better if you eat a slice of bread or two right now.
21:26 <Starlight_Glimmer> Also you have a job. That's a start!
21:26 <Thelema5> Starlight_Glimmer, drinking does help, I passed out last night and will again today- which is better than weeping and rocking back and forth
21:26 <Thelema5> Also, I called out of work today
21:27 <Schism> On second thought, no. What you're going to do, right now, is order out. Order a pizza, or vegetarian Chinese. You're going to call someone up and have them come to your place, and you will pay them, and you will then sit down and eat straight from the delivery boxen.
21:27 <Starlight_Glimmer> No it isn't. Drinking delays you problem sometimes increasing them in the process
21:27 <Starlight_Glimmer> Letting your feeling out on the other hand does help
21:28 <Starlight_Glimmer> Sometimes people need to cry. Accepting that makes you a better man, not worse.
21:28 <Cepheid> Drinking is a depressant, it actually makes symptoms of depression, sadness and the like worse.
21:28 <Schism> Thelema5: I am serious. Order delivery food. Because if you keep saying 'oh, I'll make it in an hour' you'll do nothing of the sort.
21:28 <Thelema5> There aren't any delivery places around me, but yeah- I will actually mak something
21:28 <Thelema5> When i have to give my cat his meds
21:28 <Thelema5> In an hour
21:29 <Thelema5> Otherwise, yes, I would just keep putting it off
21:29 <Schism> Fine. When you make food in an hour, I want a photograph of it displayed next to this chat window.
21:30 <Thelema5> Heh, might be more like an hour and a half
21:30 <Schism> Excuse me?
21:30 <Thelema5> But yeah, I'll upload something
21:30 <Cepheid> Food in an hour.
21:30 <Cepheid> Not an hour and a half. An hour, as you stated earlier.
21:32 * Ali flops over Cepheid
21:32 <Cepheid> Yeeees?
21:36 * Ali cuddles the Cepheid so much, also lonely
21:37 <Thelema5> I just got a text from my "partner" saying that she wants to come over on friday to discuss the terms of our seperation. I'd love for her to come and find my bloated corpse and weep over it but I know that's unrealistic. I just can't imagine any other senerio. I think I'm losing my mind
21:38 <Thelema5> Ali, where are you, florida? Maybe I'll take a road trip
21:38 * Ali nopes, she's in flyover country
21:38 <Schism> No, you don't want her to go through that pain. You want someone to care about you so much that they'd weep. Also... hm. A road trip might be something to consider.
21:38 <Cepheid> Thelema5, I'm only going to say this once.
21:39 <Schism> Thelema5, I mean this honestly - right now you're in an emotional abyss. It is going to be hard to get out of, but please, don't start lashing out at everyone in a desire to feel something, anything.
21:39 <Cepheid> If you say something like that again, I am going to put aside my studies, take whatever OSAP and TA money I get(More likely get an advance from the parents), fly down there, and shake you until you listen.
21:39 <Cepheid> Don't test me. I'll do it.
21:39 <Thelema5> You're right, I'm sorry. I honestly shouldn't even be online right now
21:39 <Schism> You should be.
21:40 <Cepheid> It's good that you're online.
21:40 <Cepheid> But expressing those kinds of thoughts only makes things worse, for those around you and particularly for yourself.
21:40 <Schism> You'll feel a lot more over the next few days, and that's what we're here for, in part. This is a screwed-up community filled with screwed-up people. Kinda the definition of a fandom, right?
21:40 <Cepheid> You've seen myself in the same state, of this I am certain.
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21:40 <Cepheid> And you know how people get when I start... expressing certain thoughts.
21:40 * Thelema5 nods
21:41 <Cepheid> And how I get worse.
21:41 * Schism points at Adra, "Heck, this jerk probably battles depression too."
21:41 <Schism> Joking aside, we at least bolster each other.
21:42 * Thelema5 deflates
21:42 <DashedRainbows> You know I've also had my struggles
21:42 <Cepheid> Mmhmm.
21:42 <Schism> You know, one of my favourite series of books involves a bar filled with tremendously screwed-up people, who help each other to cope, with booze and singing and entirely too many puns?
21:42 <Cepheid> Pretty sure you, and the others, have saved my mind more than a few times.
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21:43 <Thelema5> Thank you all for being here for me at my lowest
21:43 <Cepheid> I may get really bad, but there's always a breaking point brought on by people either trying to calm me down, or at least hold me here.
21:43 <Cepheid> It happens, Thelema5.
21:43 <Cepheid> Everyone has their low points in life. Some of us just experience it more frequently than we'd like.
21:44 <Cepheid> We aren't weak for it either, because it's a quirk of that insanely complicated "computer" stuck in our skulls, driving a meat vehicle around.
21:44 <Thelema5> I have been drinking all day, though, it makes everything easier
21:44 <Thelema5> I know I have a problem with that
21:44 <ADragonDreaming> recommend not making that too much a habit.
21:44 <Thelema5> I was working on fixing it but time ran out
21:45 <Thelema5> I guess
21:45 <Schism> How do you figure? Fixing it isn't based solely on your spouse. If it'll make you better, keep at it, even if you fall off the wagon now and then.
21:46 <Schism> Like quitting smoking.
21:46 * Thelema5 sighs
21:46 <Thelema5> Because I don't really have any motivation for anything outside of my relationship
21:47 * Schism smiles wryly. "A sigh like that is a fair sight better than where you were about half an hour ago."
21:47 <Thelema5> I've not lived for myself in 25 year
21:47 <Schism> That means that you need to try new things, I'd say.
21:47 <Cepheid> More cats. o3o
21:47 <DashedRainbows> Well I have to go, but remember that things don't always stay bad
21:47 <Thelema5> Maybe your right
21:47 <Cepheid> Fill the house up with cats until you no longer feel alone. o3o
21:47 <Schism> Which are scary. But I mean, what are you going to do, fail? Not doing something is an automatic failure.
21:48 <Thelema5> DashedRainbows, good luck!
21:48 <Cepheid> ((Don't actually do this. I've heard of hoarding pets, and seen examples of such. I wouldn't advise it. Maybe 3 or 4 maximum.))
21:48 <ADragonDreaming> Or a dog, if you're a dog person.
21:49 <Schism> ( Unless you're hoarding fish. )
21:49 <ADragonDreaming> Fish are food, not friends.
21:49 <Schism> I've heard chelonians are pretty low-maintenance.
21:50 <Schism> Hm. In pony terms, you've just lost your cutie mark. What to do? Try and find a new one.
21:50 <Cepheid> ^
21:50 <Cepheid> This is why I took robotics, by the by.
21:51 <Cepheid> I regularly lose interest in programming projects and the like.
21:51 <Cepheid> I suspect it has something to do with just "the wrong field of programming" or something of the like.
21:51 <Schism> (Personally, I think Cepheid just wants to build a waldo capable of moving the moon.)
21:51 <Cepheid> I liked aeronautics, but there's not a lot of work to be had there, surprisingly.
21:51 <ADragonDreaming> program a robot that programs robot.
21:51 <Cepheid> ADragonDreaming, that's AI.
21:51 <ADragonDreaming> Yes.
21:51 <Cepheid> AI is not robotics.
21:51 <Cepheid> Though it does have connections.
21:51 <ADragonDreaming> It is when it programs by typing on keys
21:52 <Cepheid> Robots can run AI to learn, and such.
21:52 <Thelema5> ... the worst of all of this is that my partner was worth $1,000,000... after a couple of inheritances, it was our retirement fund. She stated several times that we'd retire together. Now I have nothing.
21:52 <Schism> Robot... an interesting term, used by Isaac Asimov to describe a mechanical servant which operates based on certain principles.
21:52 <Schism> Derived, as I understand, from the Slavic word for 'servitude'.
21:53 <Schism> Thelema5: You have yourself. Never accept that you are valueless.
21:53 <Cepheid> Yeah, kidneys are wor- *Gets shot*
21:54 <Cepheid> ... I'm sorry, I was just trying to make a terrible joke to make you laugh. >.>
21:54 <Thelema5> Thanks, but I have no money of my own, everythighing is joint- and my job barely pays a living wage
21:54 <Schism> Hah. Joking aside, you yourself made certain that you could provide your share of the plan. You did NOT just sit back and do nothing, riding on her strings.
21:54 <ADragonDreaming> If it's an actual joint account, then it's under both names
21:55 <ADragonDreaming> meaning equal claim
21:55 <Schism> And from what I understand, there's a game of Reverse Diplomacy going on with the account, where neither Thelema5 nor his former SO wants to be a hugantic jerkface.
21:56 <Cepheid> Yeah, I was gonna say, don't divorces/separations entitle both sides to 50% of the total value worth of both parties or something like that? Not entirely sure, not the marrying type, so I'll never encounter the situation. My sister might be a better source of information regarding that.
21:56 <Cepheid> She and her husband separated a few weeks ago.
21:56 <Schism> This is, of course, just my interpretation.
21:56 <ADragonDreaming> depends on how the divorce proceedings go.
21:56 <Schism> Prenuptual agreements are enforced for exactly that reason.
21:56 <Cepheid> Ah.
21:56 <Schism> Thelema5: If this is hard right now, we'll stop.
21:57 <Schism> And... it can't be anything but hard, so let's call it quits.
21:57 <Cepheid> ADragonDreaming: Off topic, but no monhan tonight. I'm taking my pill early 'cause I've been stupid every night for the last four days, and as a result I'm extremely tired and need to catch up a bit, or at least get a nice, long sleep.
21:57 <ADragonDreaming> okay.
21:57 <Finwe> Good evening, everypony.
21:57 <Finwe> Messr ADragonDreaming, Cepheid and Schism.
21:57 * Finwe doffs his hat.
21:57 <ADragonDreaming> hi.
21:57 *** Sleeping_Nightmares is now known as Surreal_Nightmares
21:57 <Finwe> Oh, and Mr Thelema5.
21:57 <Starlight_Glimmer> rude
21:58 <Schism> Thelema5: The thing is that no, she can take the lot, but... I don't think that, from what you've said, she considers you to be a villain.
21:58 <Finwe> And Miss Surreal_Nightmares.
21:58 <Finwe> And Mr Starlight_Glimmer.
21:58 * Finwe doffs his hat.
21:58 <Starlight_Glimmer> ;D
21:58 * Finwe patpats Starlight_Glimmer.
21:58 * Starlight_Glimmer lick their Finwe
21:58 <Schism> Just... life.
21:58 <Thelema5> Nah, her inheritance was actually made in a "trust" account naming our daughter as the beneficery... so I have no claim over it
21:58 <Schism> Ah, that simplifies matters. Complicates them in other ways, but ... yeah.
21:58 <Finwe> It's difficult to notice the ones who are just lurking around stalking.
21:59 * Finwe noms on Surreal_Nightmares's tail.
21:59 <Starlight_Glimmer> Stalking? I'm not stealing no alien artifacts!
21:59 * Surreal_Nightmares squishes and skree!
21:59 <Schism> Finwe: You might want to read the log. Lot going on right now.
21:59 <Thelema5> A milllion dollars, jeebus kristus, and no recourse for me
22:00 * Starlight_Glimmer is currently listening to Roadside Picnic
22:00 <Thelema5> Her late father did not approve of our relatioship, I guess
22:00 <Starlight_Glimmer> Thelema5: Money doesn't exaclty make one happy either
22:00 <Schism> Thelema5: Okay, so here's where prioritization comes into play. Do you care more about the money and the lifestyle than the relationship?
22:01 <Schism> It sucks to view everything through a harsh light, but... plans change, they fail, they shift.
22:01 <Starlight_Glimmer> Doesn't hurt sure, but it's not worth mourning over what one doesn't have
22:01 <Schism> And if you feel offended by me asking that question...
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22:01 <Schism> What's the cause?
22:01 <Schism> You're currently still cycling, of course.
22:02 <Thelema5> It kinda does, though. I've been dirt-poor, homeless and helpless... also been pretty well off. Money really does help, dispite that phrase.
22:02 <Starlight_Glimmer> Not on an emotional level
22:02 <Cepheid> Speaking of my pill by the by, Thelema5. When you get yourself back together, and if you opt to seek someone for medical help to help deal, bring up respiridone. It's what I was prescribed. Seems to handle the anxiety, sudden outbursts and sudden moodswings. Can't say it'll work for you, but it can't hurt to check it out. Also works great for sleeping at night.
22:02 <Schism> It doesn't buy happiness, but it helps with a foundation.
22:03 <Starlight_Glimmer> If next months paycheck doesn't come it'd be sitting on the street too
22:03 <Starlight_Glimmer> But I make most of what I have
22:03 <Starlight_Glimmer> I pretty much lost all my saving in the last couple of years and a lot more
22:03 *** Changeling_Nightmares is now known as Filly_Nightmares
22:03 <Schism> And I get it. Also, Thelema5: None of these questions are going to matter to you fifteen minutes from now. You're about to be very angry.
22:03 <Thelema5> Thanks, Cepheid- I'll be sure to look into it
22:04 <Starlight_Glimmer> savings*
22:06 <Starlight_Glimmer> Either way: Take your time. Things will look a lot clearer in the next couple of days
22:07 <Starlight_Glimmer> Don't stress. Take it positively: If you think you lost everything it can really only surprise you in a good way
22:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff (Pony Art Gallery) #2738 [ http://tinyurl.com/y9ynozwx ]
22:07 <Schism> And as the old saw rattles, 'when you're at the bottom of a pit, the only way to look is up'.
22:07 <Starlight_Glimmer> I'm heading towards bed now. Sweet dreams
22:08 <Cepheid> Schism: I want to add onto that. "The only way to look is up, and then start screaming in eldritch rage and start climbing the well, as if something at the top of the well just murdered your best-friend-forever pet."
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22:09 <Schism> Well. If you want to be barbaric about it, certainly. But there are certainly worse options than mania.
22:12 <Cepheid> Though I have not harmed anyone intentionally since I was 13, the way my temper works makes me feel like I'm a barbarian. A chaotic neutral barbarian.
22:12 <Cepheid> When my temper flaring, I absolutely have to punch something or someone, or throw stuff at them.
22:13 <Schism> Paint the town red? Heavens no. This axe will paint the town bright pink with blue polka-dots.
22:13 <Schism> Buuut yeah.
22:13 <Finwe> o3o
22:13 * Finwe patpathugs Thelema5, too.
22:13 <Cepheid> Schism: Bright pink with blue polka-dots? What, did I end up in a Danganronpa game?
22:14 <Schism> Have you seen the world in which we live?
22:14 <Cepheid> I don't know what the answer to that question is supposed to be.
22:15 <Schism> Frankly, in today's day and age, federal court proceedings should be held in a cell with padded walls.
22:15 <Schism> The colour of the walls is subject to interpretation.
22:16 <Cepheid> You know, I think DeVos might be on about something about bear attacks in school. Another bear sighting in Ottawa.
22:17 <Cepheid> Last week, one managed to get into Downtown Ottawa.
22:17 <Schism> I'm starting to wonder if someone's releasing them from, say, an unadorned white truck.
22:18 <Cepheid> I dunno.
22:18 <Cepheid> But this is like, the third one this month.
22:18 <Cepheid> Bears. Bears everywhere.
22:18 * Ali kinda wants to play Factorio but the mare struggles with the early game
22:18 <Schism> Surely, someone in the Ottawa PD must have the capacity to take down such a criminal.
22:18 <Schism> A lone, grizzled detective.
22:19 * Ali baps Schism
22:19 <Finwe> Flying Fox of the Yard?
22:19 <Finwe> Miss Ali.
22:19 * Finwe noms on Ali's tail.
22:19 * Ali squeaks
22:19 <Cepheid> ...
22:20 <Cepheid> My dad's getting harassed by a call center tech who keeps calling trying to get his attention, asking for him to do calls that are EIGHT FRIGGEN HOURS AWAY.
22:20 <Schism> I have no apologies to make.
22:20 <Schism> What...?
22:20 <Cepheid> On top of that, this is happening outside of his working hours.
22:20 <Cepheid> I keep telling my dad to do something, like tell his boss what's going on, but he's being a stubborn idiot about it.
22:20 <Schism> That can't possibly be right.
22:21 <Schism> Yeah, escalate that nonsense.
22:21 <Schism> THELEMA5. Are you prepared to eat something?
22:22 <Cepheid> He is still being stupid, he won't listen.
22:22 <Cepheid> He also doesn't want to answer the calls because she's apparently hard to verbally understand.
22:22 <Cepheid> And apparently calling the wrong tech.
22:22 <Cepheid> As she finally stopped, leaving a voicemail for "Ingram". My dad's name is Richard.
22:22 <Schism> See, this is what avoidance behaviour leads to. A gigantic fail on all sides.
22:23 * Finwe hats on Thelema5.
22:23 * Schism pokes Jaye repeatedly.
22:23 <Cepheid> Oh, I misunderstood. The name wasn't the customer's name.
22:24 <Cepheid> Apparently the person should be calling someone else, though. The call belongs to another tech.
22:27 * Ali noses Cepheid, is Factorio possible?
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22:35 * Finwe noms on Ali's factory.
22:35 <Cepheid> Not tonight, unfortunately.
22:36 <Cepheid> Like I told ADragonDreaming, I took my pill early so I could get to sleep sooner.
22:37 <Cepheid> Schism: Katamari Damacy is apparently coming to Switch.
22:38 <Schism> Ooh. Nice.
22:38 <Schism> The Switch - heck, the Wii - is like the best platform for that series.
22:38 * Finwe rolls Cepheid into a ball with a random collection of sundry supplies and other things.
22:38 * Schism rolls up a tiny ornamental cow. Curses repeatedly, and then tries again.
22:38 * Cepheid is rolled up. o3o
22:39 <Schism> (Roll up a cow! Any cow. The bigger the cow you roll up, the better!)
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22:39 <Schism> Fuuueurgxb.kh...
22:39 <Cepheid> Ah, the Internet is aflame with complaints of no Animal Crossing.
22:39 <Schism> Thelema5, eat something...
22:39 <Cepheid> I honestly don't understand why. Animal Crossing is a terrible series, by my standards.
22:39 <Finwe> He left already.
22:39 <Schism> I know. But he needs to eat food.
22:40 <Finwe> We all need.
22:40 <Schism> Yes, but his stomach has had nothing but a bottle in it for the past day, and he's in a really depressed state.
22:41 <Finwe> Almost anypony would, in his situation.
22:42 <Schism> Not eating won't help, though.
22:43 <Finwe> Indeed.
22:44 * Cepheid wobbles around.
22:44 <Finwe> I'm not quite sure whether we should be worried or not.
22:45 <Cepheid> About who? If Thelema5, yes, concern is warranted. If me, I'm fine.
22:45 <Cepheid> I'm just loopy from pill.
22:46 <Finwe> Thelema5, yes.
22:47 <Schism> I'll be taking a nap, but... hopefully Thelema5 will return soon.
22:48 <Finwe> I'll be taking a 6 hour nap, after which I should return to the university.
22:49 <Finwe> In the weekend I will possibly go camping by a lake in the national park nearby.
22:50 <Cepheid> 6 hours is sleeping, not a nap.
22:52 <Finwe> o3o
22:52 <Finwe> It's 2 a.m., which justifies sleeping.
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22:54 <Finwe> Mr Thelema5.
22:54 * Finwe doffs his hat.
22:57 <ADragonDreaming> Thelema5, you've been instructed to eat something.
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23:07 * Cepheid pets kitty.
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23:11 <Finwe> Good night, everypony!
23:11 * Finwe curls up on Filly_Nightmares and sleepies.
23:11 <Cepheid> Meanwhile I should go get changed and lay down.
23:11 <Ali> So Cepheid should I reroll a rail start that only starts with 124k coal and 394k iron?
23:12 * Filly_Nightmares beds for Finwe!
23:12 <Cepheid> That... Doesn't sound like a viable situation.
23:13 <Ali> Cepheid, does that mean reroll?
23:13 * Ali might not have even been talked to
23:13 * Princess-Luna snug
23:14 <Cepheid> Yes.
23:17 <Ali> So Cepheid everything got better
23:17 <Ali> But....copper
23:17 <Cepheid> Heh.
23:17 <Cepheid> You want my advice?
23:17 <Ali> 1.5M Iron, 4.3M coal
23:17 <Ali> 115k copper
23:17 <Cepheid> Wait, wha-
23:17 <Cepheid> Actually that's viable.
23:17 <Cepheid> Very viable.
23:18 <Ali> I'm a bit worried about the copper Cepheid
23:18 <Cepheid> The copper's problematic, but you don't need as much of it as the iron or coal.
23:18 <Ali> Also 1.4M stone
23:18 <Cepheid> And you can find more. Copper and Iron are more common than some of the other materials.
23:18 <Ali> No Oil though
23:19 <Cepheid> Not necessarily a deal breaker. Might be nearby.
23:19 <Cepheid> Anyways, I'll be back in a moment. I'm gonna go get changed and crash into my bed.
23:19 * Ali nods
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23:29 <Cepheid> Basically, until I explore the variables of this drug, gaming on weekday evenings is gonna be minimal.
23:32 <Cepheid> I took it at 6 tonight to see when it knocks me out compared to other nights. I should be out by 9:30 or so.
23:46 * Ali bonks Princess-Luna
23:48 *** Quits: CocoPommel (coco@Pony-ap8dnm.res.rr.com) (Quit: https://tinyurl.com/ycampat7)
23:50 * Princess-Luna bonks ali in return
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23:51 * Ali bonks Princess-Luna and drags her away
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