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00:06 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Season 6 My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic DVD Finally Heading to Europe [ http://tinyurl.com/y9nbxrvs ]
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01:06 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Makenshi: Show Song Instrumental Cover: Lightning Collector - Let's Have a Battle (Of the Bands) (Covering Daniel Ingram) [Garage Rock] [ http://tinyurl.com/y8c7488z ]
01:07 <Schism> Hm, yes. Of course Samus Aran's cutie mark is an exploding planet.
01:07 <PinkieShy> Coffee :3
01:07 <PinkieShy> Best thing to have when its in th3 30s
01:08 <PinkieShy> Even if it has 2 possible effects on me..
01:08 <PinkieShy> Either to me make more sleepy or awake.
01:08 <DerbyFloat> hence I drink decaf
01:24 <Thelema5> 5F here. Brrrr.
01:24 * DerbyFloat also chews on Thelema5
01:24 <Thelema5> I also drink decaf, regular coffee worstens my anxiety
01:25 * Thelema5 giggles
01:25 * DerbyFloat licks Thelema5
01:26 <PinkieShy> A relative of mine..Been through the worse of the worse :(
01:26 <PinkieShy> She told me today that she lost her mom, her uncle and another person all in the matter of a week.
01:26 <DerbyFloat> man....
01:27 <DerbyFloat> Thelema5, 5F is shorts weather... :P
01:27 <PinkieShy> I want it to be 5F here :'(
01:28 <Thelema5> It will be -10 tonight
01:28 <Thelema5> That may be the coldest I've ever experienced.
01:28 <DerbyFloat> pfft, so northern much cold
01:29 <PinkieShy> I googled the coldest temp on record for sc..
01:29 <PinkieShy> I believe it said -19
01:29 <PinkieShy> In like the 80s
01:29 <Thelema5> Brrrrrrrrr
01:30 <PinkieShy> Thelema5 it also said the coldest ever was in like Montana at -70
01:30 <DerbyFloat> brrr
01:31 <Thelema5> I just checked New York- coldest day was -52 degrees
01:32 <DerbyFloat> -8 here in 1899...
01:33 <PinkieShy> but the coldest for Florida being -2 that's a shocker..
01:35 <DerbyFloat> yeah
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01:43 <DerbyFloat> how's the Thelema5?
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01:51 * PinkieShy topples over and drools on DerbyFloat
01:53 <Thelema5> I'm okay. Annoyed that the show I've been binging all week is over
01:53 <Thelema5> Well, until next season
01:54 <Thelema5> How's DerbyFloat?
01:56 * DerbyFloat also drools on PinkieShy
01:57 <DerbyFloat> A bit down
01:59 <Thelema5> :(
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02:02 <PinkieShy> Welp
02:02 <PinkieShy> The coffee had the opposite effect.. i am sleepy :D
02:02 <PinkieShy> I guess i'll sleep good tonight :3
02:03 <Thelema5> Yay
02:03 <Thelema5> Oh, there's a football thingie this weekend?
02:03 <Thelema5> I'll be sure to avoid any pubs or taverns
02:06 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Nightly Discussion #1697 [ http://tinyurl.com/yc29fz54 ]
02:09 <CocoPommel> Superbowl
02:09 <CocoPommel> Los Angeles vs NE Patriots
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02:15 * Surreal_Nightmares eees loudly
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02:36 <Schism> Aww in watch.
02:40 * DerbyFloat sighs
02:45 <CocoPommel> !flip
02:45 * DerpyBot flies up in the air and does a backflip
02:45 * DerpyBot lands safely on her hooves
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03:06 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Last Call for Rainbow Dash Stuff! Her Day is TOMORROW! [ http://tinyurl.com/yb8zvr5t ]
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04:49 <soro> hi
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05:07 <Cepheid> I despise discrete mathematics.
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05:10 <Cepheid> https://i.redd.it/5pxj28o2vud21.png that subject line.
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07:06 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Ready for Awesome? - RD Day Begins [ http://tinyurl.com/ybodtpj8 ]
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08:02 <Finwe> Good morning, my perissodactyls of minute stature!
08:03 <Finwe> Capt Koopz, Messrs Cepheid and Schism, Miss Ali.
08:03 <Finwe> o7
08:03 * Ali squeaks
08:05 * Finwe oils Ali's hinges.
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08:11 * Finwe boops an Ali.
08:11 <Koopz> RAdm. Finwe o7
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08:56 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Equestria Girls Season 2 Episode 4 - ??? - Stream / Discussion [ http://tinyurl.com/y92fugl4 ]
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09:20 <Finwe> !flip
09:20 * DerpyBot flips a muffin
09:20 * DerpyBot catches the muffin with her hoof, correct side up
09:20 <Finwe> o3o
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12:09 * Schism yawns, and boops Lumindia with a slice of Croque-Mitaine.
12:10 <Lumindia> wau
12:10 * Lumindia returns the boop
12:10 <Schism> With any fortune, today I'll finally mark Okina off my list, giving me the full set of FFXIV hunt targets.
12:10 * Schism also provides Lumindia with a Tonberry Knife.
12:10 <Finwe> Messrs Lumindia and Schism.
12:11 * Finwe doffs his hat.
12:11 * Finwe also offers some hazelnuts to Lumindia and Schism.
12:11 * Schism also hugs the Filly_Nightmares, and puts a bandaid on her HDD.
12:11 * Filly_Nightmares meows at Schism!
12:12 * Filly_Nightmares has an SSD!
12:12 <Filly_Nightmares> o5o
12:12 <Finwe> Is it a NVMe-SSD?
12:12 <Finwe> *an
12:13 * Finwe XORs Filly_Nightmares's NAND-SSD.
12:13 * Filly_Nightmares chews on Finwe
12:13 <Filly_Nightmares> Is just regular 2.5 inch SSD!
12:13 <Filly_Nightmares> o8o
12:13 * Finwe is hard and sinewy.
12:13 <Schism> Well... HDD or SSD, it needs a bandaid. >>;
12:15 * Filly_Nightmares chews on Schism
12:15 * Schism patpats, and instead offers orange cookies wif lotsa frosting?
12:16 * Filly_Nightmares nomfs food!
12:16 * Lumindia boops Surry's snootle
12:16 <Lumindia> Snoot boop!
12:16 * Filly_Nightmares squeakies and floofsplodes!
12:16 * Finwe ruffles Lumindia.
12:16 <Lumindia> <3
12:20 <Schism> Lumiiiiin. Getting the primal BLU skills is haaaaard. ;-;
12:24 * Schism knows well all of Shiva's skills.
12:24 <Schism> (Except arrows. ;-;)
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13:26 <Cyan_Spark> help
13:26 <DerpyBot> Anything I can do to heeeelp?
13:26 <Cyan_Spark> e^(kx) keeps spitting out a k every time is differentiate it
13:26 <Cyan_Spark> is this normal?
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13:46 <Finwe> Mr Thelema5.
13:46 * Finwe doffs his hat.
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14:13 * Schism - for an experiment - returns home with a 100-count of off-brand teabags. If they're at all potable, wonderful, grand, great. If they're not... he's out $3.
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14:35 <ADragonHoarding> I exist.
14:36 <Cepheid> As do I
14:38 <ADragonHoarding> A most excellent state of affairs.
14:41 <Cepheid> One class today and then I can rest for a day or two.
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15:19 <ADragonHoarding> Jihan learns from the Necronomicon.
15:27 <Schism> Surely this won't have any negative consequences at all.
15:33 <Cepheid> https://www.reddit.com/r/blackcats/comments/alvbxq/him_in_a_nutshell/
15:39 <Cepheid> https://www.reddit.com/r/Unexpected/comments/alyvxf/its_been_an_honor/ That's one way to show up to graduation.
15:46 <Cepheid> Right, I gotta run to school now.
15:47 <Schism> Take care!
15:56 <Cepheid> On my phone now.
15:56 <Cepheid> This weekend I should set up that wiki on my server, as well as a basic webpage.
15:57 * Cepheid puys MC Hammer - Can't touch this onto the sound system.
15:59 <Cepheid> Seriously. I have to resist to go all Techno Viking in public when listening to some of my music choices.
16:03 <Cepheid> Also fun note. I dislike silence now. Or at least, long periods of it while working. Seems to make it progressively harder to solve problems over time.
16:06 <Cepheid> Also, I finally damaged my phone screen. Gouge on the right-hand side. Surprised, as it seems like my S3 was far more resistant to damage. Outside of me throwing it to the ground, that S3 never had any damage on it's screen.
16:27 <ADragonHoarding> sound helps to occupy parts of the mind
16:28 <ADragonHoarding> allows thinky bits to focus.
16:28 <Cepheid> Indeed. Probably helps with the feeling of emptiness when I have exhausted all my options. For some reason, music allows me to analyze and re-analyze almost indefinitely. Stop the music, and I start to notice a type of fatigue.
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16:48 <Cepheid> So apparentoy I got myself mixed up in examining a bug. Due to curiousity.
16:48 <Cepheid> Apparently, mobile Discord does not like a gif that has a single frame set to an excessively large size. Say, 9000x9000 pixels. Breaks the program.
16:49 <Cepheid> So I started analyzing *WHY*.
16:49 <Cepheid> I concluded with two hypotheses. Hardware limitations, and programmer error.
16:52 <Cepheid> I seem to have an affinity for analysis, so long as there isn't some critical purpose behind it. Math, hardware, programs, games..
16:53 <Cepheid> When I analyze in a free environment, I go into a sort of frenzy over it. I feel alive, and as though my life has meaning.
16:55 <Cepheid> Hum. So thats how a GIF can have a wide array of colours while being paletted-based.
16:55 <Cepheid> You can assign a colour table to each subimage of the GIF. You can swap in new palettes.
16:56 <Cepheid> And each colour table can have up to 256 colours.
16:58 <Cepheid> So if all the subimages use <= 256 colours, the GIF can represent them all in 'full' colour. Ditchering could be used to achieve a higher number of apparent colours to boot.
16:58 <Cepheid> Dithering
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17:11 <ADragonHoarding> intriguing
17:13 <Cepheid> Funny thing. As displays get higher and higher in DPI, dithering becomes a more viable way to reduce bandwith of passing buffers around, because you can reduce the bit depth a bit while retaining a level of colour quality that people expect.
17:14 <Cepheid> Because the resultant pixels are so close to one another you won't see the typical dithering effects.
17:15 <Cepheid> Especially as you sit further back.
17:16 <Cepheid> I could probably use a dithering-based algorithn to reduce a 32-bit colour image to 16-bit colour, and it would likely still look good on my phone because of the inaane DPI.
17:16 <Cepheid> 1920x1080 on a 7" screen? Madness.
17:18 <Cepheid> No. Wait. Make that 5"
17:18 <Cepheid> That's a DPI of over 400.
17:21 <Cepheid> Even my TV at home only has a DPI of 110. 40 inch 4k.
17:24 <Cepheid> Coulda got a free drink from a vending machine.
17:24 <Cepheid> Walked up to a machine. Couldn't see anyone who used it prior. It was sitting on "make another selection".
17:24 <Cepheid> But moral compass stopped me.
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17:35 <Cepheid> I'm too much of a goodie-two-shoes.
17:36 <Cepheid> Probably why I can't lead among other things. I prefer to be "good" in the sense of politeness, etc. I can't bring myself to deliberately deal with troublesome folks in a team, etc.
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17:43 <Cepheid> Hmm? Metric is a Canadian band? Interesting.
17:44 <Cepheid> ... And another singer/musician I like, Suzie McNeil is also Canadian.
17:51 * Schism sings a uniquely Canadian song about a phone which is also a banana.
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17:53 <Cepheid> https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/am37sr/bobcat_falls_asleep_on_porch_wakes_up_to_housecat/?utm_source=reddit-android terrifying but cute at the same time. Bobcats will eat housecats.
17:53 <LibrarianofHope> hoi
17:53 <Cepheid> Morning.
17:54 <Schism> Just s'long as there's a window there...
17:55 <Cepheid> Yep. And that the cat is not an outdoor cat. But if you live in an area with predators, you're an idiot to let your pets roam freely.
17:56 <Schism> Quite.
17:57 <LibrarianofHope> my akita would probably tear a bobcat apart, but i rather not try
17:57 <LibrarianofHope> worse animal here is kangaroo rats
17:58 <Cepheid> Around where I live, mice and groundhogs.
17:58 <Cepheid> They are the most destructive critters you will find.
17:59 <Cepheid> Mice chew through wires, walls, wood and so on. Groundhogs leave holes everywhere and occasionally cause accidents in high-traffic areas.
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18:02 * LibrarianofHope salutes Ali
18:02 <LibrarianofHope> cute big mod on deck!
18:02 * Ali ish not cute
18:02 <LibrarianofHope> and we dont have a deck
18:03 <LibrarianofHope> i finally kicked out my snack habit
18:03 <LibrarianofHope> and got into exercising, removed anxiety
18:04 <LibrarianofHope> imma get thin by default owo
18:05 * Ali sits on LibrarianofHope
18:05 <LibrarianofHope> height question.
18:06 <LibrarianofHope> for women , what would be below average height
18:06 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: 50 Awesome Rainbow Dash Fanfics to Read Today! [ http://tinyurl.com/yan7g3as ]
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18:11 <ADragonHoarding> depends on location, I think.
18:11 <ADragonHoarding> Average heights differ between ethnic groups, after al.
18:14 <LibrarianofHope> imma research, i wanna use the height trope
18:14 <LibrarianofHope> different question, what is canternet exactly?
18:14 <LibrarianofHope> like a server ?
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18:22 <Cepheid> A collection of interconnected servers in different locations.
18:22 <Cepheid> Called a network.
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18:55 <DerbyFloat> yo LibrarianofHope
19:06 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Comic: Off-Field 28 / Offense / Welcome Home / Instinct / ANL 1:18 [ http://tinyurl.com/yck7f6ar ]
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19:28 <Cepheid> Analysis of sinus infection progression: Nose starts off dry. Few minutes after waking up, nostrils promptly close up a bit, but not so much that I can't breath through my nose. Enough to restrict airflow, though. Nose remains this way for a few hours, progressively getting warmer feeling on the inside...
19:29 <Cepheid> Then there is a sudden increase in the production of material. As if trying to protect the lining of my nasal cavity. Temperature spikes. Then i start feeling a slight pressure between my eye and nose, around the tear duct area.
19:30 <Cepheid> Finally, it ends with the pain spreading up and around the eye. Then appears to move inward, toward the eye.
19:32 <Cepheid> The basic symptoms imply inflammation by some sort of antagonistic element getting inside my nose. Which itself implies allergies. Antihistamines should be a sufficient solution, but they do nothing to help unless they have an anti-inflammatory property. Only anti-inflammatories seem to do anything.
19:32 <Cepheid> So it can't be an allergy. It is as if something foreign, that is not an allergen, is getting into my nose or sinuses, and my body overreacts to it.
19:33 <LibrarianofHope> im buying wargroove
19:33 <LibrarianofHope> need a hobby, im making myself mad
19:35 <Cepheid> The pain around the eye I am told might be due to pressure on either the optic nerve, or nerves near the sinuses.
19:37 <Cepheid> The only thing I can think of that might induce such a reaction is something within my body. Unfortunately it is hard to confirm this. I would have to go a whole day with filtration to keep foreign particles in the air out of my nose.
19:38 <Cepheid> Basically, wearing a gas mask with high-quality filters, or a SCUBA system for long enough for the symptoms to usually emerge.
19:38 <Cepheid> Or sit in a room that is cycled continuously with filtered air.
19:39 <Cepheid> All impossible, expensive or just weird.
19:42 <Cepheid> Basic experiment. Isolate me from all possible allergens and contaminants. If I still develop a headache, the cause is internal. Otherwise, if I go a full day with no headache in such a situation, it is external.
19:44 <Cepheid> Let's just throw me into a hazmat clean-room containment system. Label me as SCP-9861
19:45 <LibrarianofHope> could help with the alligator
19:46 <LibrarianofHope> give statue boi a hug in my behalf owo
19:46 <ADragonHoarding> Places alligator and statue boi in stasis
19:46 <Cepheid> Depends on whether I woils be sent to the same site. Plus it seems weird to waste a few D-class on having me hug 173.
19:47 <LibrarianofHope> try becoming staff
19:47 <LibrarianofHope> scp running amok, punch it
19:47 <Cepheid> I probably could, with my background.
19:48 <Cepheid> And knowing me, I would punch an SCP running amok, yes.
19:48 <LibrarianofHope> they will make you overseer for fixing the outbreaks
19:49 <Cepheid> If I can get home before the pain worsens, I might be able to stop this pain train in its tracks.
19:49 <LibrarianofHope> i fixed anxiety with exercise
19:49 <LibrarianofHope> 5 minutes on the treadmill, im a new man
19:50 <LibrarianofHope> just the acid reflux fix and im cured
19:50 <Cepheid> I wish I coukd take all this energy I have, physically manipulate elements around me such that I could control or slow the infection.
19:51 <LibrarianofHope> thats a dune thing
19:51 <LibrarianofHope> benne gesserit
19:51 <Cepheid> Or at least regulate the flow of my venting of said energy instead of having only a bi-state valve for it.
19:52 <LibrarianofHope> become a streamer
19:52 <LibrarianofHope> scream at internet stuff
19:52 <Cepheid> Either little to no venting, or straight up max capacity of the pipeworks.
19:52 <LibrarianofHope> you need a punch clown toy
19:53 <Cepheid> I tried a punching bag once.
19:53 <Cepheid> I nearly broke my hand on it.
19:53 <LibrarianofHope> ohh
19:53 <LibrarianofHope> how?
19:53 <Cepheid> The problem is that when I vent, I do so through self-injury, usually non-lethal.
19:54 <Cepheid> I struck the bag with so much strength that my hand became bruised and sore after it.
19:54 <Cepheid> I put all of my weight into it. I'm 100kg. Think about that.
19:54 <LibrarianofHope> ever seen a neurophyquiatis
19:54 <LibrarianofHope> hard word
19:54 <Cepheid> Even with weak muscles, the impact is gonna be hard.
19:55 <Cepheid> Neurophysician?
19:55 <LibrarianofHope> i mean, are your issues trauma or chemical?
19:55 <Cepheid> Chemical.
19:55 <LibrarianofHope> there are neurologist with phyquiatry degrees
19:55 <Cepheid> Mix of genetics and chemical issues. Everyone on my mother's side of the family is the same way.
19:55 <LibrarianofHope> they godd at that
19:56 <LibrarianofHope> haver you gotten a clear diagnosis
19:56 <Cepheid> One interesting bit. It is a religious thing, but I do believe in a concept of an aura.
19:56 <Cepheid> Because I have seen and felt it.
19:56 <LibrarianofHope> if i remember correctly, its a soul thing no?
19:56 <Cepheid> Whenever anyone in my mothers side, including myself, reaches that 100% venting state..
19:57 <Cepheid> You can just feel something coming off of them. It isn't visible, as we often hide our emotions behind a sort of straight face.
19:57 <Cepheid> But when we are boiling, riled up, you can just feel the seething rage from a good meter away.
19:58 <Cepheid> It has nothing to do with how we appear. It is this pervading sense that we should back off.
19:58 <Cepheid> My family is dangerous when pissed off.
19:58 <LibrarianofHope> would have to feel it to understand
19:58 <Cepheid> Without restraints, we would take fights way too far.
19:59 <LibrarianofHope> thtas not aura
19:59 <Cepheid> Hmm.
19:59 <LibrarianofHope> might be hormone emiision
20:00 <Cepheid> I just know that there are certain places in Canada I cannot visit in safety, because the family name has a reputation.
20:00 <LibrarianofHope> now thats interesting
20:00 <Cepheid> My moms brother, who I resembpe the most in terms of appearance and even personality...
20:00 <Cepheid> He would end bar brawls.
20:00 <Cepheid> And start them for insults towards my mother or his siblings.
20:00 <LibrarianofHope> as in kill?
20:00 <Cepheid> No. Send them running.
20:01 <Cepheid> The local schools were known to... Cause trouble because of it.
20:01 <LibrarianofHope> doesnt strike me as a reason to not go places?
20:01 <Cepheid> His teacher introduced him to class, and made a snide remark about the family name.
20:01 <Cepheid> Few minutes later, said teacher is seen running past my mothers classroom with a broken nose.
20:02 <LibrarianofHope> your uncle had anger issues up the wazzo
20:02 <Cepheid> Librarian, it is more just... I don't want people being wary of me because of my name and family history.
20:02 <Cepheid> We all do.
20:02 <LibrarianofHope> makes sense
20:03 <Cepheid> My mother assaulted my dad's step-aunt.
20:03 <LibrarianofHope> took me a sec to process that
20:03 <Cepheid> Punched her for a derogatory remark about her brother, who by that time passed on due to an aneurysm.
20:04 <LibrarianofHope> my dad has lots of that sort of stories
20:04 <Cepheid> She got away with it. Charges weren't pressed, because I quote: "she had it coming."
20:04 <LibrarianofHope> of the top of my head
20:04 <Cepheid> My mother's sister has gotten into a number of bar brawls as well. The entire family was basically encouraged to solve problems with violence by my mother's father.
20:05 <LibrarianofHope> a taxi driver was annoying my mom
20:05 <LibrarianofHope> my dad blocked him with the car and destroyed the front window with a bat
20:05 <Cepheid> For whatever reason, that nature caries along in genetics. My parents taught me never to fight back.
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20:06 <LibrarianofHope> im hard to anger
20:06 <Cepheid> And I also developed a personal restraint in that no matter how pissed off I get, I will never lay a hand on another person or living creature.
20:06 <Cepheid> I will only ever take it out on myself.
20:06 <LibrarianofHope> im a cold anger type, if i ever get in a brawl i will at least maim the opponent
20:07 <Cepheid> It has to be taken out on something. The alternative is to lock me in a room to vent and rage freely. Eventually I'll calm down.
20:07 <LibrarianofHope> ever tried boxing?
20:07 <LibrarianofHope> might as well make money out of it
20:08 <Cepheid> Ideally, a soundproof, solid room. With a solid door.
20:08 <LibrarianofHope> i cant even begin to think how to help you
20:09 <Cepheid> Since if I am pushed to the limit, I tend to say things people don't want to hear, or are chosen to antagonize someone into giving me a reason to enact self-defense.
20:09 <LibrarianofHope> is this a rare thing?
20:09 <Cepheid> Simppe solution? Find something for me to burn the energy on. Something I can go OCD about.
20:09 <Cepheid> Eh... Every few weeks it happens.
20:10 <Cepheid> It's gotten better with meds. But it is still inevitable. I will blow my top so to speak.
20:10 <LibrarianofHope> i would hazard a guess that whatever causes rage in humans on the brain is accumulating in your brain and not being disposed properly
20:10 <Cepheid> Medicine just delays the inevitable. I assume the only way to stop it would be to push me to expend energy to the point that I collapse from exhaustion.
20:10 <LibrarianofHope> ergo the eventual blowout
20:13 <Cepheid> In any case, it is mostly moot. At best, knowing all of this gives people two things. How to handle me, and the knowledge that you can't really prevent it. Negatives, yeah, I know. But that's how life kicks you at times.
20:13 <Cepheid> On the other hand...
20:14 <LibrarianofHope> how about painting?
20:14 <LibrarianofHope> when on bersek mode try painting
20:14 <Cepheid> I want to find a way to incorporate this into a character. Right off the bat, it invokes the hot-headed trope. So the final character will be a hot-headed fighter. Particularly one that pushes themselves to the limit, and has no real control over their power, simply because they don't want to control it.
20:15 <LibrarianofHope> i did that
20:15 <LibrarianofHope> well not quite
20:15 <LibrarianofHope> sounds like a berserker to me
20:16 <Cepheid> Basically, aiming for taking out an opponent in as few strikes as possible. Also, they like to spar with others on a regular basis. Either for comparison of strength, or for the hell of it. Because it is fun.
20:16 <LibrarianofHope> i like the premise
20:17 <Cepheid> I wouldn't say a berserker fits me. If I could let loose once in a while, I wouldn't have so much trouble with it.
20:17 <LibrarianofHope> your character if made a a sweet guy who lets go in a fight would be fun
20:17 <Cepheid> That is, just find someone I can go at it with now and then. Problem is, I'm worried I might hurt someone seriously. Plus laws and all.
20:18 <LibrarianofHope> specially the bit thta they dont want to control it, thtas very cool
20:18 <Cepheid> Given I am seen as a kind of "nice guy" it could work. Someone who is polite, respectful, but likes to fight.
20:19 <LibrarianofHope> i could try to teach you character making methods, if nothing else you get a hobby and material for projects
20:21 <Cepheid> I've also always envisioned someone who basically goes out to deal with certain types of characters by utilizing overwhelming power to put them in their place. Like goijg after those who apply might-makes-right kr those who try to become immortal.
20:22 <Cepheid> Or simply apply their power to subdue or control others.
20:22 <LibrarianofHope> that could go various ways
20:22 <LibrarianofHope> also, you would need a companion, sidekick
20:22 <Cepheid> Indeef.
20:23 <Cepheid> Nah. No sidekick.
20:23 <LibrarianofHope> i would help the flow
20:23 <LibrarianofHope> a shrewd rogue to fix the messesof the brawler
20:23 <LibrarianofHope> like bribing guards and stuff
20:24 <Cepheid> Other ideas have often invooves utilizing some type of equipment that siphons the constantly building energy to power other equipment. Leaving them combat capable, but no more stronger than an average human.
20:25 <LibrarianofHope> its good, might work on a steampunky sort of worlds
20:25 <CocoPommel> I hate having a cold...
20:25 * LibrarianofHope pats coco
20:26 <LibrarianofHope> you have very fun ideas cepheid
20:27 <LibrarianofHope> lunch time brb
20:28 <Cepheid> I mean the idea isn't exactly broken either. I could see a scientist type working on schematics and designs for such a device, occasionally going off to a quiet room to just vent as the energy continually builds up.
20:30 <Cepheid> That said I am simply more interested in a more plain OC that represents the true me that hides within and is restrained for good reason in our societies.
20:31 <Cepheid> So a hot-headed, relatively clear-headed individual who likes to spar/fight, and regularly suffers crippling headaches.
20:32 <Cepheid> With a plainish outfit. Solid-color t-shirt, denim jeans, rectangular glasses, black running shoes, bald, beard.
20:33 <Cepheid> Comes across as analytical, hot headed, energetic, generally friendly, helpful. Talks too damned much.
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20:36 <Cepheid> Few years ago, I dismissed the idea that I talked too much. People kept telling me that I wouldn't shut up. Now I understand what they mean.
20:37 <CocoPommel> Hi
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20:38 <Cepheid> Hoi
20:38 <Cepheid> Sick with a cold are we, Coco? Hopefully not the kind with nausea.
20:41 <CocoPommel> Just a weak bug, it's not bad. Just annoying.
20:42 <CocoPommel> Going to carry cans to the recycling center, then see if they have a supplement I'm looking for at my local Walgreens
20:52 <Cepheid> Drinking fluids and relaxing is usually the best cure.
21:05 <CocoPommel> I know, ty. It's just very weak and I don't feel like laying in bed
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21:10 <LibrarianofHope> dont do supplemets
21:11 <LibrarianofHope> i had a wrong vitamin yesterday and had pain all day
21:11 <Cepheid> You know what I hate?
21:12 <Cepheid> I put in "Budget desktop speakers" into Google.
21:12 <Cepheid> The results I get? $500+ USD speaker systems.
21:13 <LibrarianofHope> it is within someones budget
21:18 <LibrarianofHope> first time in months i use ninttendo eshop and its on maintenace
21:21 <Cepheid> For a cheap pair, it seems the Creative Pebble 2.0 is sufficient.
21:21 <LibrarianofHope> got logitech in canada?
21:22 <LibrarianofHope> those are cheapo
21:23 <Cepheid> Yep.
21:23 <Cepheid> But these ones are like, $30.
21:25 <LibrarianofHope> good price
21:26 <Cepheid> "Just need to think inside the box, outside the box, within and around the box the next universe over, and inside that hypercube floating in DX3AD211." - My advice for La-Mulana for someone who was going insane over the game.
21:31 <Cepheid> That is... mildly suspicious. I open steam, and apparently a bunch of installed apps are queued for updates. And I mean a *LOT*.
21:49 <ADragonHoarding> I had that too
21:51 <Cepheid> https://kotaku.com/someone-got-super-smash-bros-ultimate-working-on-a-son-1832269093 Some people really shouldn't have access to technology, new and old.
21:52 <LibrarianofHope> i disagree, thtas the sort of thinking that makes great inventions
21:53 <Cepheid> Either way, ADragonHoarding, it does remind me that I should get a more reliable solution for virus detection than Windows Defender.
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21:58 <ADragonHoarding> I wonder if there's not a common thread between all those games
21:58 <ADragonHoarding> also Windows Defender has been doing fairly well for me, but I've also locked down the various attack vectors very hard.
21:59 <Cepheid> Same, but as a developer, I should be utilizing better tools.
21:59 <ADragonHoarding> probably
21:59 <ADragonHoarding> When do you think you might pick up and play PC World?
22:01 <Cepheid> I think I'll start that over the weekend, actually.
22:02 <Cepheid> It shouldn't take me too long to catch up.
22:02 <Cepheid> I only played the game for a few hours at a time a while back, so..
22:03 <Cepheid> If I do a burst gameplay session, I can probably get up to spec really fast.
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22:08 <Cepheid> Hum.
22:08 <ADragonHoarding> If you plan on playing Saturday, let me know
22:08 <Cepheid> Should switch the tile spec for my engine to a 32-bit integer, split into two. First half indicates the ID of the tileset to use, second half indicates the tile ID.
22:08 <Cepheid> Actually I was thinking Saturday would be the best day to play.
22:13 <ADragonHoarding> I'll be happy to drop in to help
22:13 <ADragonHoarding> Hit those SOS flares and such
22:14 * Cepheid pokes his GPU for specs.
22:16 <Cepheid> I'm gonna go on a limb and say that the GL spec is incorrect.
22:16 <Cepheid> It says the minimum number of Texture Units available must be 80 for OpenGL 3.2
22:16 <Cepheid> My GPU supports 32.
22:17 <Cepheid> Hum, wait, that's different from an actual texture unit in the spec. It says maximum combined texture units, which must be at least 80.
22:17 <Cepheid> Meanwhile, the maximum number of non-combined texture units must be 16.
22:18 <Cepheid> The total combined units on my GPU is 96. Which meets the requirement for the first one.
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22:23 <LibrarianofHope> nintendo eshop still down
22:23 <Cepheid> Hum, I wonder if perhaps I'm overcomplicating this a bit. Basically I'm considering the ability to be able to draw tiles from any given region of the game, on any screen, regardless of the overall arching theme of the current region the player is in.
22:23 <LibrarianofHope> i wanna buy wargroove
22:23 <Cepheid> But would such functionality be *NEEDED*?
22:24 <Cepheid> I mean, it'd be nice. But it makes managing rendering a bit troublesome.
22:26 * Cepheid hmms and humms.
22:26 <Cepheid> ADragonHoarding, what video card/GPU do you use? Same with you, LibrarianofHope. And Schism. I'd just like to look up the specs of a few types of cards.
22:27 <ADragonHoarding> I am not on my desktop and so can't check at the moment.
22:27 <ADragonHoarding> AMD radeon something I think?
22:27 <Schism> Mine is a decidedly outdated GTX 760.
22:27 <ADragonHoarding> an older but reliable model
22:27 <LibrarianofHope> according to the sticker radeon
22:28 <LibrarianofHope> im not used to specs, cant really help sowwy
22:28 <ADragonHoarding> I think dxdiag will tell you specifically?
22:28 <Cepheid> Usually there should be a tool installed with the drivers that lets you configure driver settings and such.
22:29 <Cepheid> And it'll always list what the device is, number and all.
22:29 <LibrarianofHope> its lousy anyway, my bro has a 1000 bucks one
22:30 <LibrarianofHope> he is an animator, his set up is great
22:30 <Cepheid> I'm particularly looking for outdated or weak.
22:31 <Cepheid> Perhaps, for the moment, I should just work around the minimums specified by Khronos.
22:32 <Cepheid> Thus, assume 16 units max, 1024x1024 textures, etc.
22:32 <LibrarianofHope> AMD Radeon HD 6700M Series
22:32 <LibrarianofHope> says the pc menu
22:32 <Cepheid> 1024x1024 is actually pretty big, given the tile size. 10 by 10 pixels.
22:32 <Cepheid> Ah, HD 6700M.
22:33 <Cepheid> At 1024x1024 pixel images, I get access to 10,404 tiles. Per tileset.
22:34 <Cepheid> And due to my intricate rendering method, they don't have to be pre-double-sized.
22:34 * Schism decides to take a short walk. It's cold outside, but not that cold.
22:35 <Schism> (Well. -18, but that's workable.)
22:35 <Schism> I need to at least get up and walk to some degree.
22:35 <Cepheid> I should run out and pick up some speakers before it gets too late, myself.
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23:06 * Schism returns with a pack of new vape filters. "The old ones were..."
23:07 * Schism cough. "Not very good at this point."
23:07 <Schism> The old one, I should say.
23:11 <Cepheid> I only hope you are better than some of the people around here with them.
23:11 <Cepheid> University had to send out an e-mail about students hiding in stairwells to vape, to escape the cold, etc.
23:12 <Schism> I only vape indoors when I'm in my apartment; when in public, I go outside.
23:16 <LibrarianofHope> those go boom no?
23:16 <Cepheid> 's all I ask, especially since the mist, like cigarette smoke, impacts me a bit.
23:16 <LibrarianofHope> vapers
23:17 <Cepheid> Mmm, these speakers work nice.
23:17 <Schism> I would liken it to wearing a strong perfume or deodorant. No matter how nice it might smell to you, different people have different preferences.
23:17 <Schism> And it affects people differently.
23:18 <Cepheid> Yep.
23:18 <Schism> Meanwhile, the stairwells in this apartment regularly reek of cannibis.
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23:19 * Schism waits for the vape to soak properly. "This should be better. Previous filter was black -- mostly burnt out, which did not impact me positively."
23:19 <Cepheid> So schism.
23:20 <Schism> Aye.
23:20 <Cepheid> The final DLC for Rabi-Ribi has been revealed.
23:20 <Schism> I think I saw that...
23:20 <Cepheid> "Before Next Adventure"
23:20 <Schism> Heh.
23:20 <Schism> Sequel to Rabi-Ribi? Yes please.
23:20 <Cepheid> Clearly, the game I've been watching Gema make on Twitter is Rabi-Ribi 2.
23:21 <Cepheid> Meanwhile, for my game, humm, hmmm..
23:22 <Cepheid> Working with multiple tilesets would honestly be a nice feature. Especially given the potential themes I have in mind for some areas, which may call for a base tileset theme with a tile theme that is laid over atop the base tileset.
23:22 <Cepheid> Rather than create two, nearly-identical tilesets with some small changes, it'd be better to have two different tilesets that complement one another.
23:23 <Schism> That does sound better - and would also allow for tilesets which compliment multiple different others, to allow smoother transitions between various areas.
23:24 <Cepheid> The issue with the setup though is that the tilesets need to be loaded, resident in memory, and I can only have a limited number of them active at a time.
23:24 <Cepheid> The minimum "maximum" number of textures that can be active is 16.
23:26 <Cepheid> Basically this means in a bare minimum case, I can have a maximum of 16 textures active at one moment.
23:26 <Cepheid> If I want to use more, I have to split rendering into separate stages.
23:27 <Cepheid> This can, of course, be remedied by using stuff like texture atlasses to pack multiple textures into one larger texture.
23:27 <Cepheid> An 8192x8192 texture for example, can hold 64 1024x1024 images.
23:28 <Cepheid> Some hardware even allows for up to 16,384x16384, which allows a staggering 256 such images.
23:28 <Cepheid> Of course, the key point here is "some hardware"
23:29 <Cepheid> Not all hardware supports these. I'd have to poke the hardware and inquire, and that's a shot in the dark to do.
23:29 <Cepheid> It's possible for the hardware to say it supports X, but when you go to use it, it may actually be Y, because of memory constraints.
23:30 <Cepheid> A 16,384 by 16,384 texture, at 1 byte per pixel, is 256MB(!!), at 4 bytes per pixel(That is, 32-bit), it's 1 GB.
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23:33 <Cepheid> I'm not expecting to use 20+ 1024x1024 tilesets. So assuming 20 is the maximum, I'd need... 8192x4096 to accommodate 20. Leaving open 12 more slots. If I reduce the maximum to 16, I can get away with 8192x2048 or 4096x4096.
23:34 <Schism> Hmmm. Folks have done more with less.
23:34 <Schism> The trick is getting it to work, of course.
23:34 <ADragonDreaming> Cepheid: AMD Radeon HD 6900 series
23:34 <Cepheid> Or I could just use 2048x2048, and use multiple textures of that size.
23:34 <Cepheid> For each such texture, which would take up one unit, it'd provide 4 tilesets.
23:35 <Cepheid> 16 tilesets could be handled by 4 units, which out of 16 isn't much.
23:35 <Cepheid> And it'd save memory.
23:35 <Cepheid> And this is all assuming that the tilesets even need to be 1024x1024. 10404 tiles is a *LOT*
23:35 <Schism> No kidding.
23:35 <Cepheid> I'm almost certain that's more than what La-Mulana uses.
23:35 <Cepheid> Even with all it's custom graphics for backgrounds and such.
23:35 <Schism> Though, are you going to add multiple types of parallax?
23:36 <Schism> Frames, that is.
23:36 <Cepheid> I plan to try and support that, yes.
23:36 <ADragonDreaming> Let's see... I believe I was working on Tzitzi armor
23:38 <Cepheid> Schism: That said, parallax on a screen-based game is tricky to do.
23:38 <Cepheid> It's only noticeable when doing a transition in one direction.
23:40 <Schism> Hmm. Depends on the situation. Background objects which move along with the player could be used to set up a puzzle or two.
23:40 <Cepheid> I think I need to look up the definition of parallax.
23:41 <Cepheid> Okay I have the right idea.
23:41 <Schism> Your understanding is alright. My example was a bit different.
23:41 <Cepheid> Right.
23:41 <Schism> Though there are similarities.
23:41 <Cepheid> In any case, I am setting up layering, yes.
23:41 <Cepheid> So that kind of stuff will be possible.
23:41 <LibrarianofHope> isnt that the green lantern fear god?
23:42 <Schism> LibrarianofHope, you know how when you play a side-scrolling game, the background moves more slowly than the foreground, providing an illusion of distance?
23:42 <LibrarianofHope> thats paralax too?
23:42 <Schism> That's parallax, yes, at least in this regard.
23:43 <Cepheid> In any case... If I pack multiple tilesets into a single texture, I'll need a translation system. Of course..
23:43 * Schism frowns, and hmms. "This isn't too shabby, this drink."
23:44 * Cepheid thinks. There are other problems he has not considered that have revealed themselves.
23:46 <Cepheid> Primarily, animated tiles.
23:48 * Cepheid wonders if he can get away with point sprites.
23:51 <Cepheid> Nah. Not gonna toy with that.
23:51 * ADragonDreaming waits for MH World to stop being locked up
23:51 <Cepheid> Turns out point sprites have a granularity.
23:54 <Cepheid> I wonder if I can send a single bit of info per primitive, instead of having to replicate some data for every vertex.
23:56 <Cepheid> Polygon instancing, combined with a divisor, hmm..
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