00:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Discussion: If You Had Full Control Over the Pony Brand Over the Last Decade, What Would You Do Differently? [ http://tinyurl.com/v9e2lfz ]
00:09 * DashedRainbows climbs onto Ali and looks at her with big innocent eyes. Go horsey go?
00:27 * Schism yawns, and provides DashedRainbows with a garlic sausage, saurkraut optional.
00:35 <Finwe> o3o
00:38 * Cepheid yawns. Tired and hungry.
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00:39 <PonyWish> Hi
00:39 <Finwe> Greetings, PonyWish.
00:39 <PonyWish> How are you?
00:40 <Finwe> I'm rather fine, thank you for asking.
00:42 <PonyWish> yay yvy
00:43 * Schism considers deploying Spitfire, but he's not as advanced as ADragonDreaming's Inigo.
00:56 <PonyWish> o.o
01:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Pony Plushie Compilation #378 [ http://tinyurl.com/tfm77ak ]
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01:08 <Schism> Oh neat, new ingredient. Goldblooms.
01:08 <ADragonDreaming> ...really?
01:08 <Schism> I should start harvesting the other ingredients. And hm?
01:08 <ADragonDreaming> I'm surprised, Cepheid's been playing a lot longer than I have.
01:09 <ADragonDreaming> You'd think spitfire would be higher
01:09 <Schism> Dunno why, but his group had 9 paws for one rank, while yours were all 10 paws.
01:09 <ADragonDreaming> huh
01:11 <Schism> Hm. I'm gonna have to hunt some HR Jyaradotus. This should be interesting.
01:15 <Schism> Well. I got a Dragonbone Relic, and a Novacrystal. There are worse options than upgrading the Attack+ Charm.
01:18 <Schism> Everyone's telling me to talk to the Canteen guy. Oh, fine.
01:19 <Schism> Cepheid and Adra: Wanna help me hunt the Pink Anjanath?
01:20 <Cepheid> The strength is randomized to a degree.
01:20 <Cepheid> Also, I am not at home.
01:20 <Schism> Ah, alas.
01:20 <Cepheid> I will be in about 5 minutes though.
01:21 <Schism> Ah, I can wait then. I'll poke one of the event quests momentarily.
01:28 <Cepheid> Right, home now. Meds in me, so I got about mm... an hour before I get loopy and I start doing stupid(er) stuff?
01:29 <Cepheid> Session ID?
01:31 <Schism> Er. Started a longer quest than anticipated.
01:31 <Cepheid> Ah, heh.
01:31 <ADragonDreaming> sure.
01:31 <ADragonDreaming> I'll get game started up.
01:33 <Cepheid> It'd be nice to see if the recent patch fixes some of your stuttery problems.
01:33 <ADragonDreaming> Didn't have any issues last two days
01:33 <Cepheid> Nice.
01:35 <Cepheid> t78v?pvYxtJv Is the session ID for where me and ADra are, Schism.
01:35 <Schism> Thanks. Shall join shortly.
01:35 <Schism> Now, where is this other jerkface Anjanath situated...
01:36 <Schism> Ohai Spitfire. Wanna come along?
01:42 <Schism> Go away, Jagras. The quest's over, you can't stun me.
01:43 <Schism> Incoming, Cephy and Adra.
01:57 * Cepheid prods ADragonDreaming.
02:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Nightly Discussion #2055 [ http://tinyurl.com/smrql3f ]
02:16 <PinkieShy> ....
02:16 <PinkieShy> Lion king live action remake isn't as good as the OG imho.
02:17 <PinkieShy> Maybe I should restart my old wordpress blog of reviews and product reviews and review it..
02:17 <PinkieShy> That blog has been dead since 2018.. Hasn't been touched by me since.
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02:47 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Fanfiction Updates: January 29th [ http://tinyurl.com/rfzdbce ]
03:13 <PinkieShy> dang my TV gets fragmented fast.. Gaming will do that though
03:14 <PinkieShy> .... err.. PC** not tv..
03:15 <PinkieShy> fragmented file count was 18,000
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03:22 <Schism> You know, I go to all that trouble hunting the Pink Rathian, and then it just kind of shows up in that quest.
03:22 <Schism> When it's meant to be caught in the Coral Highlands, no less.
03:26 <ADragonDreaming> the quest was to hunt rathian and pink rathian, tho
03:26 <ADragonDreaming> event quest
03:27 <ADragonDreaming> you just thought it was rathalos
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03:27 <Cepheid> On top of that, Monster Hunter hasn't exactly been known for being consistent with it's timeline. You can play an earlier MH game online, do all the quests, but then when you go to do all the offline quests, the game is all big and dramatic about it.
03:28 <Schism> Adra: Oh. Why, so it was.
03:28 <Schism> Also, once that quest cleared, all the rest of the experience bar for Pink Rathian just filled right up. Like, "(#$* it, you know what it is."
03:28 <ADragonDreaming> even quests are kinda, outside everything else
03:29 <Schism> This I know.
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03:33 <Cepheid> Bed. Comfy.
03:35 * Schism looks at a quest. "Slay Kirin in 15 minutes. 2 players."
03:35 <Schism> I, um.
03:36 <ADragonDreaming> Event or investigation?
03:36 <Schism> Investigation. I think I'll keep it around, because the reward is nice -- lots of money, bsgg drops.
03:36 <ADragonDreaming> aye.
03:36 <ADragonDreaming> that's doable
03:36 <ADragonDreaming> you just want your thunderproof mantle, glider mantle, and a good dragon weapon.
03:37 <Schism> Well, got all three of those. Also, want lots of practice moidorin' Kirin on lesser investigations.
03:38 <Schism> You know, I said I'd want to stop playing, but...
03:39 <Schism> Annoyance aside, let's do another Wiggler roundup.
03:39 <Schism> If nothing else, I do want that in both regular and layered.
03:53 <Schism> Okay. "Quest Failure: Kill all the Wigglers" is probably not my intended end goal.
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04:01 <Schism> The wiggler quest gives... lots of aquacore ore. *sigh*
04:05 <Schism> Well, there's another 80 honey.
04:08 <Schism> ...
04:08 <Schism> Cepheid. There is a Felyne Layered Head.
04:17 <Schism> Hum. Time to hunt Pukei-Pukei a dozen or more times.
04:27 <Schism> Hm. Possibly the wrong Pukei.
04:44 <Schism> Huh.
04:44 <Schism> That's the first time I've ever been carted.
04:48 <Schism> ...
04:50 * Ali carts Schism around
04:50 <Schism> That was... interesting.
04:51 <Schism> First a Rathalos decided to join the party, and then Bazelgeuse just blew it up.
04:52 <Schism> Ali: It's as if a random Pikachu just decided to ruin your perfectly reasonable criminal enterprise.
04:52 <Ali> Heh
04:53 <PinkieShy> It sure takes a while for a quick defrag to get 18,000 fragmented files down..
04:53 * PinkieShy licks Ali
04:54 * Ali squeaks at PinkieShy
04:55 <Schism> augh. No rewards that'd let me make more armour...
04:56 <Schism> I need Pukei armour before I fight Jyaradotus.
04:56 <Schism> Jyuratodus.
04:58 <PinkieShy> It seems like most of the files are Mozilla Firefox cookies..
04:58 <Schism> Okay, want, not need.
04:58 <PinkieShy> Never knew cookies could be fragmented
04:58 <Schism> PinkieShy, you'll want to use CCleaner.
04:58 <Schism> You'll also want to use it often.
04:59 <PinkieShy> I got it on my PC. :)
05:01 <Schism> Pukei-Pukei and Great Jagras. Okay, I can deal with this investigation.
05:01 * DashedRainbows sits on Ali again and dangles a carrot in her face. Go horsey go!
05:01 * Ali magics the carrot into mouf and noms it, but gives DashedRainbows a ride anyway.
05:02 * DashedRainbows claps her hooves and pets the Ali horse
05:02 * Ali leans into pets
05:03 <PinkieShy> I know avast recently got caught supposedly
05:03 <PinkieShy> They were selling users data 'every click'
05:03 <PinkieShy> Its to the point they are doing damage control making forum post, and I believe an official avast blog post about it.
05:21 <Schism> Pukei set. Water resistance, and poison resistance. Omg. The latter.
05:36 <Schism> Hmm. Was hoping for more carapaces. Oh well.
05:39 * DashedRainbows is tired horse. Takes her blankie and pacifier then flops onto Ali. Nini
05:39 * Ali brushies DashedRainbows to sleep
05:42 *** DashedRainbows is now known as PrincessRainbows
05:43 * PrincessRainbows shivers. Cold here
05:48 * PrincessRainbows uses the horsey as a blanket instead
06:40 <Schism> Hmm. I'm starting to mature. For one thing, I'm thinking for at least a few minutes before I make a forum post.
06:41 <Schism> "What does this post add to the conversation, if anything?"
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07:28 <Golden> Eating thin crust pizza is like eating paper. Change my mind.
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07:35 <ConfusionRift> Hello everypony.
07:36 <ConfusionRift> Golden: I disagree! It's like throwing the contents of a pizza on a cracker! ...which is still pretty bleh. :P
07:36 <ConfusionRift> ...and they retain little to nothing. So... okay, it's about the same.
07:37 <Golden> Little Ceasers thin crust.
07:37 <Jackie> Thick crust is my favorite
07:37 <ConfusionRift> I think thin crust in general. I also like using the border as a breadstick, which is impossible with the thin crust.
07:39 <ConfusionRift> Thick crust... depends on where. I would like some content aside from bread, so it gets lost if it's too think. :P
07:39 <ConfusionRift> *thick
07:41 <ConfusionRift> Just in case, I also dislike thin crust.
07:41 <Jackie> Isn't thin crust dry
07:41 <ConfusionRift> Depends, but it is mostly.
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07:57 <Jackie> tbh
07:57 <Jackie> I'd find an IT job that involves travelling
08:10 <Golden> Stuffed crust or deep dish are my faves.
08:15 <ConfusionRift> Saaame. :P
08:17 <ConfusionRift> Well, depends. Some places make some kinda bland breading, and deep dish doesn't work.
08:17 <Golden> Oddly enough none of my irl friends eat their crusy
08:17 <Golden> Crust*
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10:05 <Finwe> Good afternoon, my tiny pastel-coloured equines.
10:07 <Finwe> Lt Cdr ConfusionRift, Capt Koopz.
10:07 <Finwe> o7
10:07 <ConfusionRift> RAdm. Finwe. (salutes)
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10:27 <Finwe> A myriad of big bad wolves seems to be afoot near US-Mexican border: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/30/trump-border-wall-between-us-and-mexico-blows-over-in-high-winds
10:29 <Koopz> RAdm. Finwe o7
10:32 <Koopz> took me a while
10:37 * Finwe noms on Koopz's shell.
10:44 <Finwe> This actually reminds me of medieval and renaissance warfare: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/29/drug-tunnel-discovered-us-mexico-border
10:44 <Finwe> One party hides behind walls, the other burrows under the walls.
10:45 <Finwe> The goal back then was to place explosive charges under the wall in order to make it collapse, though, not to get to the other side that way.
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11:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Morning Discussion #1828 [ http://tinyurl.com/rx8ut88 ]
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12:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Poll Results: What Upcoming Pony Thing Are You Most Excited About? [ http://tinyurl.com/qw354v9 ]
12:19 <Cepheid> .... There is no coffee left in the house.
12:21 <Cepheid> I suppose tea will have to do.
12:24 <Cepheid> https://twitter.com/ChrisHallbeck/status/1219288882438688768?s=19
12:28 <ConfusionRift> Hehehe.
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12:32 <ConfusionRift> 0_0
12:32 <ConfusionRift> https://twitter.com/Cortoony/status/1222717708195725313
12:36 <Cepheid> Nice.
12:37 <Cepheid> Morning Cat. How art thou?
12:41 <ConfusionRift> You know, I think it would be funny if there were like "behind the scenes" in some anime series. And by that, I mean behind the scenes within the anime itself.
12:41 <Cepheid> Heh.
12:44 <ConfusionRift> Oh... so Doom and Animal Crossing are releasing the same day. Hmmm.
12:46 <Cepheid> There better be references to one another in each game just for giggles.
12:46 <ConfusionRift> Someone had to. :P https://twitter.com/PickledChild/status/1222262738866638855/photo/2
12:47 <Cepheid> Heh.
12:47 <Cepheid> I can see the DOOM Slayer showing up in Animal Crossing, given they have those smalp figurines they could just rig and use for the model.
12:48 <Cepheid> Meanwhile, an Animal Crossing figurine appears in DOOM Eternal somewhere.
12:49 <ConfusionRift> You get an Isabelle follower. :P Man, that would be crazy.
12:49 <ConfusionRift> I bet if anything, in Animal Crossing, they would either do that, or have a villager that somewhat references Doom.
12:50 <ConfusionRift> Like, I dunno, a bull with the marine armor called Mr. Doom.
12:51 <ConfusionRift> It would be sweet if they actually just made a chibi Doom marine just for the game. :P
12:51 <Cepheid> *Spitfire is sitting there looking around.* *I look at him. He looks at me.* <me> "What?" <Spitfire> *purring "mmmmMMMMM!"* *Walks over and jumps onto lap.*
12:57 <Cepheid> https://twitter.com/StrangeCoisas/status/1222711134219841537?s=19 what is going on here?
12:58 * Lumindia brushes Cepheid
12:58 <Cepheid> https://twitter.com/awr_hey/status/1220932449301078018?s=19
12:58 <ConfusionRift> No way! Really?! That anime just went full on Shaolin Soccer! Haaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!
12:59 <ConfusionRift> And it. Is. Canon. https://twitter.com/takargm79n/status/1222783114369323009/photo/1
13:00 <Cepheid> https://twitter.com/SamNChiet/status/1222647282237169671?s=19
13:02 <ConfusionRift> That is amazing. :P
13:03 <ConfusionRift> Wuuuuuuuuuhaaaaaaat?!
13:05 <Cepheid> Hmm?
13:06 <ConfusionRift> Okay, two things I just saw. The first one, which I know no one's gonna care much for yet I found a bit odd. In the new Sonic movie coming up, the director thought would be cool to have the VA of Sonic chanting the old SEGA startup from the Genesis days. They recorded it, but decided to scrap it. Sad.
13:07 <ConfusionRift> Second, THIS was from a Mac Linus just ordered. This is a thumbnail for his video, but let's see the obvious issue here. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPeNfg8UEAAwpHp?format=jpg&name=small
13:07 <Cepheid> Wut?
13:08 <Cepheid> Fan intakes are blocked.
13:08 <ConfusionRift> Yep!
13:09 <Cepheid> Madness.
13:09 <ConfusionRift> The casing of the GPU acts as a heat sink as well, which would get even hotter with that metal box that its resting on.
13:09 <Cepheid> Geezus.
13:10 <Cepheid> That slot above it looks to be another PCIe 16x slot. Why doesn't he just use that?
13:10 <ConfusionRift> It came like this.
13:11 <ConfusionRift> Apple put this PC together.
13:12 <ConfusionRift> Oh... never mind. That was all him. :P
13:13 <Cepheid> Was gonna say. Apple would have asked for a custom design to match the case.
13:13 <ConfusionRift> Eeeeerh.
13:14 <Cepheid> RTX "Black Macintosh"
13:15 <ConfusionRift> Waaait... this thinh has the RAM slots in the back, to make space at the front.
13:16 <Cepheid> And it is NV RAM too, if I recall.
13:16 <Cepheid> Not as fast as DDR, but it is non-volatile, and has greater density.
13:17 <ConfusionRift> Unsure, didn't see the specs.
13:17 <Cepheid> System is not really designed for gaming. It is designed for video editing and multimedia
13:17 <ConfusionRift> Oh, the CPU is not retained by anything, other than the heat sink.
13:18 <Cepheid> It even has an accelerator card of a type you'll never see anywhere else.
13:18 * Cepheid will BRB. Grabbing laptop.
13:22 <ConfusionRift> Thing runs a Xeon, so... yeah.
13:22 <ConfusionRift> Capacity of up to 2TB of RAM.
13:24 <ConfusionRift> It's weird to me that not long ago I saw this man working with game stations That were 1/4 of the capacity of what's he's been working on now.
13:25 <Cepheid> Such is the natures of advances in technology.
13:25 <Cepheid> Intel's 3D XPoint memory has increased the density of NVM storage solutions considerably for a fraction of the cost of old technologies.
13:25 <Cepheid> So yeah, now it's possible to see 2TB of system memory, provided the motherboard and CPU configuration support NVDIMM.
13:27 <ConfusionRift> Okay, this is a dumb thing. Apparently, that system has SSDs integrated to the board. One can add other hard drives and boot to them, but these particular ones cannot be removed or tampered, since they're stuck to the PCB, and removing them would cause the system to not boot.
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13:30 <ConfusionRift> Eeew, the power to the drives can't be provided by the PSU. It's instead directed from the board, and uses a proprietary connector. Gotta slap someone's hand somehow.
13:34 * Schism awakens.
13:34 <ConfusionRift> Oh. The fans are actually not blocked at all. i thought they were.
13:35 * Schism also boops the ConfusionRift. "Can I haz guild card?"
13:35 <ConfusionRift> Heh? Oh... don't know how.
13:35 <Schism> Eh. Just joining a friend's session, then swapping the two.
13:35 * Cepheid is cold. Puts on sweater, bed sheet.
13:36 <Cepheid> And yeah, join a friend session, open menu, Info tab, Guild Card, Send Guild Card, select users to send it to, send.
13:37 <ConfusionRift> Gimme a sec.
13:38 <Schism> Sure thing. I'm checking what I need for the other pieces of Pukei+ armour.
13:38 * Finwe hoofs a sec to ConfusionRift.
13:38 <Finwe> Here you are.
13:38 <ConfusionRift> Thank youuuuu! :P
13:39 <Cepheid> Give me a laymans term explanation of Lorentz Contraction that makes sense, Finwe.
13:39 <Schism> Oh, session ID is... y8AirkewGF$X
13:41 <Finwe> Cepheid: Why the contraction is observed, you mean?
13:42 <Cepheid> Well, actually, let me pick a better question.
13:42 <Schism> Cepheid: An object in motion relative to another object may appear shorter than if it were 'standing still', per se. As an object approaches the speed of light, time dilation (the 'redshift') also means that by the time you finish processing the head, the tail will have caught up.
13:43 <Cepheid> How in the hell does approaching the speed of light change how time affects individuals?
13:44 <Schism> Oh, that's easy. The simulation can't keep up, so it lowers the granularity for folks traveling at a sizeable fraction of c.
13:47 * Cepheid stares at Schism. "... Right."
13:49 <Finwe> It's mostly a question of how we observe things, and the fact that spatial coordinates and time are related to each other in Einstein's model.
13:51 <Finwe> Two observers, one at rest and one in uniform motion, will both move in each other's rest frames and will therefore observe each other's clocks ticking at slower pace than their own. o3o
13:52 <Schism> They can't all be great jokes.
13:52 <Schism> When it comes to time travel jokes, sometimes I'm a bit slow.
13:56 <Finwe> As gravity affects space-time, it also affects your measurement of time.
13:57 <Schism> Alright, Adra, what'd your palico bring back for me?
13:58 <Finwe> In Newton's model there is no time dilation. You can freely approach ligth speed and even exceed it without any effects of this kind whatsoever.
13:58 <Schism> A lot of Nourishing Extracts and Odo hides are always welcome...
13:58 <Finwe> Didn't Rene Auberjonois pass away?
13:59 <Finwe> That would make Odo hides extremely rare.
13:59 <Schism> Aye, early last month.
13:59 * ConfusionRift pokes at Schism. "Can't play much at the moment."
13:59 <Schism> ... no, Odo's hiding. <<
14:00 <Schism> Odogaron, anyway, is a big puppy.
14:01 <Schism> Hum, Spitfire's back up to 10* on the lot. Which, of course, means that it's 1200 points to send him out, but... might be worthwhile.
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14:04 <Schism> I have 50 minutes to do this thing. I should probably stop by the Grimalkynes first.
14:05 <ConfusionRift> Yeah... can't do this one. Too high rank for me, apparently.
14:05 <Schism> Oh! Sorry. I'll have it down in short order.
14:06 <ConfusionRift> No worries. Won't be up for too long. It is kinda late.
14:06 <Cepheid> Schism: The values are randomized when doing the felyne expeditions.
14:06 <Cepheid> It's basically a base value + some randomized value that determines the strength.
14:06 <Cepheid> That's why Spitfire and Inigo will sometimes have low values.
14:11 <ConfusionRift> And now, you're a pretty little princess. | Palico: "...my greatest hate..."
14:13 <ConfusionRift> In any case, gonna leave the session. Don't have much, and am feeling real tired. Sorry bud.
14:13 <Schism> That's alright. Take care.
14:14 <Cepheid> Meanwhile I'm coding, so..
14:14 <Schism> Oh, do piss off, Anjanath. I've completed this quest.
14:14 <Schism> Huh. Got all 4 carapaces, and research level is maxed out on Pukei. ... welp, I guess I'm done with it.
14:15 <ConfusionRift> We really should at some point though. Wish it was yesterday or so, since it was in the middle of the days off.
14:15 <Schism> Aye.
14:15 <Schism> Well, my days off are Wednesdays/Thursdays.
14:15 <ConfusionRift> Same... usually.
14:16 <ConfusionRift> I say that, since they have screwed my days as well. -_-
14:16 <Cepheid> !link https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeInAbyss/comments/evpjgo/ozen_straightens_out_her_back/
14:16 <DerpyBot> Twilight says the library only has pictures from e621 and derpibooru, videos from youtube and books from google docs.
14:16 * Schism drops the pig off near the Handler.
14:16 <Schism> Yay, voucher.
14:17 <ConfusionRift> 0_0;
14:17 <ConfusionRift> Yeah... should sleep. See ya laters guys!
14:17 <Schism> Not a LUCKY voucher, but a meal voucher which can be used to get all the felyne skills.
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14:19 <Schism> There we go. Pukei set, 15 water resistance. Not the greatest, but enough to go off and fight Jyuratodus.
14:20 <Schism> I just wish it had more stamina boosts. *grumbl* I have been pampered.
14:21 <Cepheid> Wondering if, maybe, just maybe, I should get changed, and head downtown to get out of the house for a bit. Last time I did so was for a doctor's appointment three weeks ago.
14:22 <Schism> Might not be a bad idea. Get some ramen?
14:23 <Cepheid> Thinking that, yeah.
14:24 <Cepheid> And check out the LEGO store that opened at the Rideau Centre.
14:24 <Schism> Oh, nice. ... try to come back with some money, though.
14:26 <Cepheid> I'm mostly just looking to see if they have any small motors for my LEGO robotics kit, and some good tires resistant to punctures and chewing.
14:26 <Cepheid> Fortunately, I don't really need a shower at this time(Took one last night) to head out, so I can get changed and head out ASAP.
14:27 <Cepheid> https://naijatell.com/odd/chinese-authorities-seize-12-tons-of-beaver-penises-smuggled-from-canada/ ...
14:31 <Schism> Chinese Traditional Medicine is weird.
14:32 <Schism> Heh. Great Girros just saunters by, going, "Oh, you killin' my little bros? Cool, cool." and wanders right back off.
14:34 <Schism> It always amuses me when the large monsters are simply so... chill.
14:36 <Cepheid> Aye. Though it happens because they don't stop along their walk, and end up walking out of aggro range. :P
14:37 <Cepheid> Though in Iceborne, there appears to be legitimate monsters that WILL NOT ATTACK YOU FIRST.
14:37 <Cepheid> Banbaro, for example, will not become aggressive around you unless you are already fighting a nearby monster. Presumably it becomes aggressive since said nearby monster is possibly a predator.
14:38 <Schism> Cepheid, I had Mr. Flashbang chirp at me while I was fishing, give a perfunctory roar, then go back to drinking in the same pond I was fishing at, all without bothering to attack me.
14:38 <Schism> It's not just Iceborne. Some monsters just ain't that invested in murdering you.
14:39 <Cepheid> Ah, fair enough.
14:39 <Cepheid> Hum, now before I head out..
14:39 * Cepheid checks to make sure his Presto card has money on it. o3o
14:39 <Cepheid> Ah, good. Plenty of money.
14:44 <Cepheid> Put some decent pants on, sneeze five times in a row clearing out my lungs, apply cortisone creme to my hands that now look like they have burns on them..
14:44 <Schism> Cepheid.
14:44 <Schism> I have a question.
14:44 <Schism> Why does the Pukei armour have a TIE?!
14:44 <Cepheid> I don't know.
14:44 <Cepheid> Meanwhile, have you seen the Kirin female armor?
14:45 <Cepheid> https://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=587946 Artist rendition of it.
14:45 <Cepheid> I am debating using my edit voucher just so I can change my character's gender for that armor alone.
14:45 <Cepheid> Ruin the sex appeal by wearing the wiggler hat.
14:46 <Finwe> !plot
14:46 <DerpyBot> *wigglewiggle*
14:46 <Finwe> *wigglewiggle*
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14:46 <Cepheid> Plus, if I'm being honest, the female armors for some reason are more badass looking.
14:46 * Finwe noms on Nedemai's tail.
14:46 * Nedemai notices something on her tail
14:47 <Cepheid> Careful, mathematicians spook easily and are quite dangerous.
14:48 <Schism> So do physicists. Some of them claim to notice spooky action at a distance.
14:48 <Finwe> o3o
14:48 * Finwe hats on Schism.
14:52 <Cepheid> Right, let's see..
14:52 <Cepheid> Keys, yep. Drugs, yep. Money, yep. Headphones, yep. Phone, yep. Presto card, yep.
14:52 <Cepheid> Heading out now. I'll be back when I get to the bus stop.
14:53 <Schism> Okay.
14:53 <Schism> This guy is MUCH more dangerous.
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15:05 <Cepheid> Who?
15:08 <Finwe> This guy.
15:13 <Cepheid> Probably... Hmm. Lavasioth?
15:13 <Schism> Nah. Loaded up on water protection gear, and Jyarotodus+ still almost carted me a few times.
15:15 <Schism> I remain very thankful for my vast amount of honey.
15:15 <Cepheid> Ah. Yeah it helps to add in that Aquatic/Polar walker skill too. Get a Mirewalker Charm.
15:16 <Cepheid> And yes. That becomes a thing. Carrying potions, megapotions and honey to make more.
15:16 <Schism> I play DB, I don't typically have to worry about mobility.
15:16 <Cepheid> Some even go so far as to carry blue mushrooms and herbs to make regular potions. And items for max potions.
15:17 <Schism> Got about 35 Max/Mega potions in stock. Need to get more kelbi horns. One can never have enough kelbi horns.
15:17 <Cepheid> Perhaps Schism, but deep snow and deep water really cut down on ability to dodge.
15:17 <Schism> I know, I know.
15:17 <Cepheid> Heh. I need to get me some Kelbi investigations, if that is possible.
15:17 <Cepheid> For harvesting horns.
15:18 <Schism> I don't think you even -can- get Kelbi investigations.
15:18 <Schism> They're just... yanno. There.
15:19 <Cepheid> Ah. And there seems to be some easy ways to get the horns.
15:19 <Schism> Having a larger monster start eating them seems to be the canonical choice. DB is nice, because you get to land more hits on them in a shorter timeframe.
15:19 <Cepheid> Capture net them twice. Or blunt-force trauma and carving. Or both. Carving Master helps.
15:20 <Schism> Wait, you can carve Kelbi Horns? I thought they were specifically a dropped item from a head break.
15:20 <Cepheid> Yeah you can.
15:20 <Cepheid> It is much lower chance than busting the horn though.
15:21 <Schism> I might do the capture net method, tho.
15:21 <Cepheid> That said, my hunting horn would make me an ideal farmer.
15:22 <Schism> Yeesh. Capture: Tobi-Kadachi. 15 minutes, no faints, reward is a smattering of zenny and BBGG quest drops.
15:22 <Cepheid> I'll try it later. For now, relaxation.
15:23 <Cepheid> Too bad max potions don't work with Wide-range though.
15:23 <Schism> Wonder if Sushifish Scales do.
15:25 <Cepheid> They do according to the wiki.
15:25 <Schism> Interesting. Though FExtralife is... not all that reliable.
15:26 <Cepheid> Great Sushifish Scale, though, no.
15:26 <Schism> Well, yeah, that'd be 10 kinds of broken.
15:26 <Cepheid> Brb. Transfer time.
15:28 * Schism eyebrows at the Mudpuppy Charm.
15:29 <Cepheid> Ah. If thats the one I think it is, it is mostly useless.
15:30 <Schism> Muck Resistance, and Leap of Faith.
15:30 <Schism> The latter seems useful in some circumstances.
15:32 <Cepheid> I have this weird knee-jerk, instinctive reaction at this point. If anything hits my head unexpectedly, no matter how much it actually hurts, I always say "Ow" in a flat voice. I can't stop myself from doing it.
15:32 <Cepheid> And yeah. Hum. I wonder if Muck Resistance has changes in any way with Iceborne.
15:33 <Schism> Good question.
15:33 <Cepheid> *puts on intercepting the great gong* Man, I miss that thing.
15:33 <Cepheid> Nothing like causing a monster to reel with a huge f-off gong.
15:34 <Schism> Speaking of things to do, I should find some Shamos to slaughter. Need that wiggler helm.
15:35 <Schism> This will do. Investigation: Slay Shamos.
15:40 <Schism> Okay. Can confirm: capture netx2 does not work on Kelbi.
15:40 <Cepheid> Huh.
15:40 <Cepheid> Let me reread what it said.
15:41 <Cepheid> Says you have to net the horns. And it only works on the ones with the large horns.
15:43 <Cepheid> If you have an impact weapon, or impact attack, target the head.
15:44 <Schism> Well, yeah, gotta target male Kelbi.
15:44 * Cepheid revises OC with a new idea.
15:44 * Schism obliterates enough Kelbi for the wiggler hat. And then some.
15:45 <Cepheid> Heh.
15:45 <Schism> Er. Shamos.
15:45 <Cepheid> Wide-range is amazing. And it got even better for me recently.
15:45 <Schism> Argosy's in port. Well, there go all the points I've been accumulating.
15:45 <Cepheid> I found three jewels that add to wide-range.
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15:46 <Schism> Noice.
15:46 <Jackie> Why do most people don't even use internet etiquette if it's a good thing?
15:46 <Cepheid> So now I just need either Wiggler hat or Friendship Charm and a few jewels.
15:46 <Schism> Jackie: Internet or not, most people don't use etiquette in the first place.
15:47 <Jackie> It's helpful tho
15:47 <Cepheid> Jackie, you realize you are trying to apply common sense and logic to a species that has extensive freedom of behaviour in comparison to say, some animals.
15:48 <Jackie> Like I am taught in school on how to use the internet properly and the "think before you post"
15:48 <Schism> Wiggler helm get.
15:48 <Schism> Now, I wonder if I should look into these shades? Not sure what I'd need to do for Black Crystal Tickets.
15:49 <Schism> Ahhhh. Flash-In-The-Pan: Gotta hunt 3 more Tzitzi-Ya-Kus each time.
15:49 <Jackie> It just sucks that Twitter often has it
15:51 <Jackie> Like it'd be rude if my name was mentioned without permission
15:52 <Jackie> My real name, that is
15:55 <Cepheid> Jackie, the problem is that people have a sense if anonymity on the Internet. And they abuse this fact.
15:55 <Jackie> Yes? And some are illegal to do
15:56 <Cepheid> It'd be much nicer if say, every tweet was associated with some identifying trait. Problem is, people would use that like a weapon.
15:56 <Jackie> Like intrusion to privacy
15:56 <Cepheid> The funny thing?
15:56 <Jackie> Leaking someone's info is a felony
15:56 <Jackie> And I'm never okay with that
15:56 <Cepheid> People worry about what the big companies do with our data. You know what I am more worried about?
15:57 <Schism> Whoop. Zorah's appeared.
15:57 <Cepheid> I'm worried more about what the averge person would do with my data.
15:57 <Cepheid> Because while big companies are evil and sell our information and influence us..
15:58 <Schism> Your average person does tend to be more venal.
15:58 <Cepheid> Pyour average citizen with the same information would ruin your gods damned life if given the chance.
15:58 <Jackie> I kinda refuse to make irl friends
15:58 <Cepheid> Big companies may not have the morals we want. But the average person is far worse by longshot.
15:59 <Jackie> Companies just care about ads but the latter is a gray area
15:59 <Cepheid> Imagine what could happen if people could carry out their casual death threats to gamedevs, software devs and the like for minor infractions.
15:59 * Schism would much rather like to see a world in which those are punished.
15:59 <Jackie> This is why I rarely use Twitter
16:00 <Cepheid> Meanwhile, businesses are out to make money. That is pretty much why they do what they do. Avoid taxation through loopholes, price gouge, and so on. It is, simply, business.
16:00 <Jackie> SJWs...
16:00 <Cepheid> I don't think capitalism or a free market is the primary reason we are where we are.
16:00 * Schism carefully massages the bridge of his nose.
16:00 <Jackie> You have to blame your own actions
16:01 <Cepheid> It is the simple truth. Businesses, small, big, and in between? They are out to make money. That wages are abhorishly out of parity with inflation has nothing to do with the current systems.
16:01 <Cepheid> Loopholes exist everywhere. And people will use them.
16:01 <Cepheid> Anyhow..
16:01 <Cepheid> I am supposed to be relaxing.
16:02 <Schism> Hm. Well, Zorah's popped. Wanna join in a relaxing takedown of Big, Tall and Spiny?
16:02 <Cepheid> Though I am taking a short break because I feel like a nuclear reactor giving off excessive amounts of heat energy. I can *FEEL* the energy in the air around me.
16:02 <Cepheid> Schism. I'm at the mall.
16:03 <Schism> Oh, right. Sorry. :S
16:03 <Cepheid> Sometimes I wonder if there is any way, mentally or physically, for one to manipulate the heat wnergy they give off or feel around them.
16:04 <Cepheid> Because gods. I feel like I am a small sun.
16:04 <Cepheid> Anyhow. Off to the store.
16:06 <Schism> Huh. Defender weapons use the Pink Rathian Scale. Attack++, I guess.
16:08 * Schism invites Sniff the Raven then.
16:14 <Schism> Kirin level 0... Bazelgeuse, also level 0. The latter, though, is kind of understandable.
16:15 <Cepheid> https://twitter.com/LuminousOcean/status/1222916062934638594?s=19
16:15 <Cepheid> Schism, i want to make Bezels armor. So later I don't mind helping kill him a few times.
16:16 <Schism> I am nowhere -near- strong enough, nor have enough Blast Resistance, to take down Bazel.
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16:17 <Schism> Ah well. I guess I'll take down Zorah on my lonesome.
16:19 <Cepheid> Gotta ask. Why don't you SOS?
16:27 <Cepheid> Hum. Not much in this mall these days. Clothing mostly. And I don't see much in the surroundings of interest to me. There's n electronics store near St. Laurent, but it is a bit of a walk from the station from the looks of things.
16:27 <Schism> I probably should...
16:27 <Cepheid> The chances of getting someone malicious in MHWorld PC is pretty close to nil
16:28 <Cepheid> People just don't like to cheat in the game. Or if they do, capcom/valve is in fact soing something about them.
16:28 <Cepheid> I have yet to see a single cheater.
16:30 <Cepheid> As far as I am aware, if there is rampant cheating, it is in the form of mods that allow a character to use any armor as layered armor, or stats on monsters during a hunt.
16:31 <Cepheid> And even then I think those are dying down because Capcom is planning to release more and more armors as layered armors.
16:32 <Cepheid> Anyway, gonna be quiet. Gonna head over to get some ramen before it gets too busy.
16:37 <Cepheid> Oh man that was awesome. Go to station, tap. I had 2 minutes left from my transfer time.
16:38 <Schism> Whee. Barrier at 10%, Zorah driven off.
16:39 <Cepheid> ... 10%? Seriously?
16:39 <Cepheid> I have never seen it go below 75%.
16:39 <Schism> Well, I soloed it.
16:39 <Cepheid> You are using everything available right? Stalactites and such?
16:40 <Cepheid> Even solo. With entry-level HR gear.
16:40 <Schism> I keep forgetting to hit those stalactites. I do use the dragonator and go from cannon to cannon, and use the one-shot binders.
16:40 <Cepheid> You are also getting all the cores?
16:40 <Schism> All three, but I missed the one on his nose.
16:41 <Cepheid> But the stalactites are pretty key.
16:41 <Schism> I'll have to get up top and knock those down.
16:42 <Cepheid> Usual path I take is core in front when I land, picking up stones along the way. Then climb volcano and hit two stalactites on side with stones. I go for the volcano core next. After that, I get the stalagmite to the left of Zorah.
16:42 <Cepheid> Then I go for the rear core. After that, I get the two overhead stalactites on the way to Nergi
16:43 <Schism> Hmm, shall have to try that path. I keep getting mixed up with the way that Zorah shifts around.
16:44 <Cepheid> Only after nergi do I break the giant rocks on zorah, or go mining
16:44 <Schism> Amusingly, Nergi was... obliterated by Zorah on that run.
16:51 <Cepheid> Bah. Lineup for ramen.
16:52 <Cepheid> But yeah. In normal zorah runs, nergi will usually be obliterated by the magma bombs. You don't notice it, but Zorah actually looks at his back to aim.
16:52 <Cepheid> I noticed it the other day for the first time.
16:54 <Schism> I... see no stones.
16:55 <Cepheid> There should be a pile before the ramp down to the central core.
16:55 <Finwe> Schism: Not even rolling ones?
16:56 <Schism> I found ONE pile. One. Singular.
16:56 <Schism> And the stalactites didn't drop. :<
16:57 <Cepheid> Get closer
16:57 <Schism> I was ON TOP OF HIM... oh, fine.
16:58 <Schism> The Barnos might have gotten in the way.
16:58 <Schism> I'll give it a miss for now.
16:59 <Cepheid> Possibly. Usually I fire from the ledge just below the peak of the volcano.
16:59 <Cepheid> From the left-hand side. Ideally from nearly beneath it.
16:59 <Schism> Most frustratingly, the Magmacores deactivate at various intervals, rendering them impossible to destroy.
16:59 <Cepheid> They uh... when they deactivate they're done.
17:00 <Cepheid> When it stops glowing and become black, the core is done.
17:00 <Cepheid> It'll always be visible on the map regardless.
17:00 <Schism> Nope. They go dull when, for example, Nergigante drops in, and then reactivate after. I failed to destroy the central one on that try.
17:00 <Cepheid> And he'll always "charge up" all the cores. Even if they re destroyed.
17:01 <Schism> They also go dull when Zorah reaches the barrier.
17:01 <Schism> I know that.
17:01 <Cepheid> Really? I was under the impression the cores remain weak even when Nergi is around. Did they change it..?
17:01 <Schism> This was literally a case of 'the core wasn't destroyed, just went dull'.
17:01 <Cepheid> Ah.
17:01 <Schism> Which led to all hits against it doing 1 damage.
17:03 <Schism> Cepheid: We should run Flash in the Pan a few times later so that we can get those snazzy glasses.
17:03 <Cepheid> Interesting. Maybe my weapon is too strong at this point. Plus I always SOS
17:03 <Cepheid> Yep.
17:04 <Schism> Yes, yes, okay, I should SOS.
17:06 <Cepheid> Ramen time.
17:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Fanfiction: scribble [ http://tinyurl.com/tc5qe6z ]
17:09 <Cepheid> ... A politician says that the Coronavirus should result in jobs coming back to the US. Like that is a good thing.
17:09 <Cepheid> Do these people even think about what they are going to say before they say it?
17:15 <Cepheid> Gonna head home after this.
17:24 <Schism> Cepheid, they're politicians. Most of the time, they don't even think about what they say /after/ they say it, unless it comes back to bite them.
17:24 <Finwe> Politicians gonna politice.
17:25 <Cepheid> I can't tell if that person is protesting Doug Ford, abortion, or both.
17:26 <Cepheid> And I am afraid to ask for obvious reasons.
17:33 <Cepheid> I'm not sure if it is just luck on my part, but for the most part the LRT has always been reliable for me.
17:35 <Schism> Same here. It's just circumstance, and I am incredibly fortunate that the GRT shutdown didn't impact me in any meaningful way, because the LRT relies upon a third party contractor for their services.
17:36 <Cepheid> Technically so does ours.
17:36 <Cepheid> OCTranspo is owned and run by the city, but the LRT is maintained by other companies.
17:36 <Cepheid> By the way, the latest problems with the Ottawa LRT? Wheels.
17:37 <Cepheid> For some inexplicable reason, they are reforming. Flattening. They require more machining and maintenance than usual as a result.
17:37 <Cepheid> Er deforming*
17:41 <Cepheid> Man what kind of phone do you need to even open Kotakus website these days? Even on this phone it is slow as molasses and hard to navigate due to the way it is implemented.
17:42 <Schism> I don't know, but whatever phone it is, I am never buying one.
17:43 <Cepheid> Hehe.
17:43 <Cepheid> I only got this new one because I finished the previous contract. Ironically..
17:43 <Cepheid> I am getting more for less now.
17:43 <Schism> Cepheid: Danganronpa is a very peculiar series. https://twitter.com/itsbonedaddy/status/1222681916941324288
17:43 <Cepheid> They gave me 8GiBbdata along with what I already had, and reduced the monthly fee by 10 dollars.
17:43 <Schism> Oh, nice.
17:44 <Cepheid> Heh.
17:45 <Cepheid> Plus the S9 isn't a bad phone by any stretch.
17:45 <Cepheid> But yeah. I'll never use these things for gaming and the like.
17:45 <Schism> I imagine not. Admittedly, I'm still using a really old cheap burner phone, but I don't really -use- it for much. MP3s, eBooks, alarm clock.
17:45 <Schism> Occasional Scrabble.
17:45 <Cepheid> That's what my old A5 will be.
17:46 <Cepheid> Glorified music player.
17:46 <Cepheid> Just need to root it. May do that when I get home since I'm getting a headache.
17:47 <Schism> Mmm.
17:47 <Schism> Best to root it when you have the rest of your kit around.
17:47 <Schism> Oh yay. A software company which provided medical record systems to thousands of doctors and hospitals, it turns out, had a deal with Purdue to push opioids through a 'treatment suggestion' prompt.
17:48 <Schism> For their part in the biggest drug epidemic in the US, they agreed to pay $145 million. The alert went off an estimated 230 million times.
17:50 *** Quits: Cyan_Spark (Cyan_Spark@sparks.only.last.so.long) (Quit: sparks only last so long)
17:50 * Schism sighs, and just... continues his plans to put several tungsten rods into orbit.
17:51 <Cepheid> Geezus cripes.
17:52 <Cepheid> And only 145 million? Basically a slap on the wrist with a stern "don't do it again"
17:52 <Schism> Yup. That's my point. $.63 a case. Medical malpractice of this nature should require at least a thousand dollars per case.
17:53 <Cepheid> Can't hurt the US government's bottom line too much by bankrupting companies who hurt their people.
17:54 <Schism> Here's the kicker. While Purdue was not specifically mentioned in the court case, probably so they couldn't be added as a defendant, financial documentation does show a rather substantial... payment, because I can't legally say 'kickback', from said manufacturer of OxyContin.
17:55 <Schism> I want these people rounded up and stripped of everything they own.
17:56 <Cepheid> It will never happen.
17:56 <Schism> I can still want it.
17:56 <Cepheid> True.
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17:57 *** ChanServ sets mode: +qo Ali Ali
17:59 <Cepheid> I like how the bus drivers keep having to remind us not to tap our cards once we are in the stations. All the major stations use entry gates before you can get on anything there.
17:59 <Cepheid> But because of force of habit, we still tap on the buses.
17:59 <Schism> Meanwhile, for our LRT, the stations are all open (to the winds, too), and we just occasionally get fare inspectors making sure that everyone's card is legit.
18:01 <Cepheid> Oh yeah that still happens anyway. And our stations are open to the elements as well. I asked about that.
18:01 <Schism> Something something 'keeping homeless people out'.
18:01 <Cepheid> Turns out the stations are open to the elements to keep the homeless away.
18:02 <Cepheid> I love how companies talk the talk about dealing with climate change, homelessness and so on, but actually do f-all about it.
18:03 <Schism> There are wire heaters in our stops. They raise the temperature by half a degree and work for 5 minutes every 20.
18:03 <Schism> Yyyyup.
18:03 <Cepheid> It's one of the reasons that, while I participate in the Bell Let's Talk program, but don't believe a word of their actual goodwill or results from the campaign.
18:04 <Cepheid> It is not goodwill. They are just trying to distract us from all the bad stuff they do.
18:06 * Ali yawns and flops over Schism and Cepheid
18:06 <Schism> Heh. Goodwill, on the books, is actually an accounting term.
18:07 <Cepheid> Wouldn't shock me if they had an entire plan set aside to fudge numbers, and just donate a set amount of money, an amount small enough that it doesn't impact their bottom line. I mean hell, speaking purely from a business and logical frame of mind, it's what I would do.
18:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Pop Star Giants - PMV [ http://tinyurl.com/rs64xsh ]
18:07 <Schism> Corporate accountancy does tend to bring out one's inner sociopath.
18:08 * Schism snugs the Ali, and offers a peanut butter, banana, and potato chip sandwich.
18:08 <Cepheid> The only reason I wouldn't is because even in a business setting, I'd have morals.
18:08 <Cepheid> Thus, I'd never last in any management position.
18:08 <Ali> Do I look like Elvis Schism? That just sounds nasty
18:08 <Schism> Oh, fine.
18:08 * Schism grumbles, and swaps it with a peanut butter, grape jelly, and bacon sandwich.
18:08 <Cepheid> Because I'd continually be fighting to improve working conditions despite the business logic that the bottom line matters more.
18:09 <Cepheid> I'd lose my job in a week.
18:09 <Schism> Yeah, but you also grok that happy, fulfilled workers are actually profitable workers.
18:09 <Schism> On the other hand, I can see you as a bald Hank Scorpio.
18:09 <Cepheid> Indeed. I guess I could potentially survive by backing up all of my requests with evidence.
18:10 * PrincessRainbows licks Ali a lot and flops on
18:10 <Schism> Yah, but investors only see dollar signs.
18:10 <Cepheid> You know. Theses written in child terms that even the greedy can understand.
18:10 <Cepheid> But yes. The problem isn't just with the businesses. It's with investors.
18:11 <Schism> "Happy workers make you more money" shouldn't need to be nailed into every CFO's door. Probably should be, though.
18:12 <Cepheid> The basic core of the problem is that people, like group or pack animals, want to be the alpha. There will always be a disparity because instinct tells us there must be.
18:12 <Schism> That's always why whenever I see Dragon's Den on the TV, I flip the channel to something less mind-rotting, like Parliament. Or Barney the Dinosaur.
18:12 * Ali shakes Schism for bringing back nightmares
18:13 <Cepheid> Canada and US could become socialist countries where everyone has the same rights, access to stuff and the like, where life is easy.
18:13 <Cepheid> But at what cost?
18:13 <Cepheid> We would likely abuse the hell out of some "lesser" country for it all.
18:13 <Schism> Well, I still wouldn't call that easy, but easier, sure.
18:13 <Schism> Too late.
18:13 <Cepheid> I know.
18:13 <Cepheid> Back in 15.
18:14 <Schism> Ali: Okay, okay. Dora the Explorer instead?
18:14 <Schism> Heh. You folks in the US get C-SPAN. We in Canada get the parliamentary channels.
18:14 * Ali flails at Schism
18:23 <Cepheid> Back.
18:23 <Cepheid> Anyhow..
18:24 <Schism> Ali: It could be worse.
18:24 <Schism> Could be... the Best of Marty Ingles.
18:24 <Cepheid> Anyhow, to be honest. The above conversation expresses two critical skills that I have, and, I hope I never learn to properly control or focus.
18:27 <Cepheid> I have an extremely well-trained skill in multi-level analysis, and the skill to examine and comprehend why a given individual would do something, via quite literally putting aside all of my morals, emotions and conventional thoughts.
18:27 <Cepheid> These two critical skills, if they were ever properly focused and used, would result in a nightmare.
18:29 <Cepheid> As it is, I already kind of see myself as a monster.
18:29 <Schism> On the other hand, they could be used for the pursuit of good. Being able to understand what's in someone else's head is one of the hallmarks of a good manager.
18:31 <Cepheid> Oh, true.
18:31 <Schism> Admittedly, neither of us would be a good manager anyway, because we both hate people.
18:31 <Cepheid> But the problem is whether or not I would go that way. When one can put aside common morality, goodness and all that, it can lead to... unusual behaviour.
18:31 <Schism> As disassociation often does.
18:31 <Cepheid> I don't hate people. It's that other side of me that hates people.
18:32 <Cepheid> I like to see my angry, hate-filled side as another facet of myself. Not the real me.
18:32 <Cepheid> It expresses all the negativity that one can have, while at the same time, not actually reflecting the real me.
18:32 <Cepheid> I can handle people no problem. And in fact, I regularly do, when I attend university. I haven't got a choice in the matter, anyways. People find me.
18:33 <Schism> I should perhaps be more clear. I don't hate persons. Persons are great. I get that everyone else I meet has their own motivations, and I'm pretty good at grokking what they are. On the other hand, I hate people.
18:33 <Cepheid> The problem is more that I am easily fatigued by people because of behaviours about them that, while *I* am aware of, they are unaware of. Because it has never come up before, for them.
18:33 <Cepheid> For them, it is normal. For me, it is not.
18:33 <Schism> Mmm.
18:34 <Schism> If we ever meet iRL, one of us is going to throw the other off a bridge, aren't we?
18:34 <Cepheid> The behaviour about other people that fatigues me the most is talking.
18:34 <Cepheid> Because of a few simple reasons.
18:34 <Cepheid> First, and foremost, the biggest one, is that people have no control over the volume of their voice.
18:34 <Cepheid> Or aren't aware of it.
18:34 <Cepheid> I'm not entirely sure which it is.
18:35 <Schism> Really? I'm constantly aware of it. Mostly because I'm terminally soft-spoken, but also know how to project.
18:35 <Cepheid> And the more voices that get involved, the faster the fatigue sets in.
18:35 <Cepheid> Because as more people get involved in conversations, their voices start to get higher and higher.
18:35 <Schism> Hm, yeah, I can see that.
18:35 <Cepheid> Because everyone tries to talk to another person by adjusting their voices to make themselves more clear.
18:36 <Cepheid> You have no idea how fatiguing it is.
18:36 <Cepheid> Over time, it begins to feel like someone is pushing a small probe up against my ear drums every time someone talks.
18:36 <Cepheid> It gets painful.
18:36 <Schism> Eggggh. That's why it's important to learn how to speak properly in class...
18:36 <Cepheid> And the longer it goes on, the worse the symptoms get.
18:36 <Schism> Like I said, there's a difference between 'raising one's voice' and 'projecting'.
18:37 <Cepheid> It can get to a point where my right ear either stops functioning sporadically(As in, I hear no noise other than static), and I start feeling pressure in, of all places, my neck.
18:37 <Schism> And a conversation which... yeah. Ugh.
18:37 <Cepheid> That's actually the core reason I don't like being around other people. It has nothing to do with being an introvert.
18:37 <Cepheid> I just can't cope with the noise over long periods of time. It physically affects me.
18:38 <Cepheid> Next in the list is more a personal failing than anything else.
18:38 <Cepheid> Because of my childhood, what with the hearing loss and all that, rather than develop the ability to tune out noise, I developed a different skill.
18:39 <Cepheid> I had to develop the skill to tell when someone might be talking to me.
18:39 <Cepheid> And how do I do this?
18:39 <Cepheid> Any time a voice speaks, I have to look at the source. Any time I see someone in my peripheral vision rotate their head, or make a movement, I have to see what it is they are doing, to see if perhaps maybe they are moving to say or do something in my direction.
18:40 <Cepheid> About mmm, 11 years of doing this.
18:40 <Cepheid> It's ingrained into me. I cannot stop doing it, even if I am aware I am doing it, and want to stop doing it.
18:40 <Cepheid> So how does this bother me?
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18:41 <Schism> If you're in the middle of something...
18:41 <Cepheid> Imagine you are sitting in the living room with your family, and you are focused on your work. You can tune out the TV just fine, because it's a constant source of noise from a set location.
18:41 <Cepheid> But then, one of your siblings says something to another sibling. It wasn't directed at you.
18:41 <Cepheid> But because of how you trained yourself, your first, instinctual reaction is to stop what you are doing, and look up at the source, to see if they are speaking to you.
18:42 <Cepheid> Once or twice is fine.
18:42 <Cepheid> But when it happens frequently, it can get tiring after a while.
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18:42 <Cepheid> And frustrating.
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18:42 * Schism nodnods.
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18:43 <Cepheid> This is why I was expressing frustration with my mother yesterday. Unlike me and my dad, my mother, and my sister as well, both like to talk a lot.
18:43 <Cepheid> It doesn't matter about what.
18:43 <Cepheid> It can be literally random tidbits. Something related to what we're watching, something about the game I'm playing, something in the news, something about a recent event.
18:43 <Cepheid> And in many cases, they aren't even related to immediate things going on around me.
18:44 <Cepheid> She just up and asks a question, or makes a statement about something.
18:44 <Cepheid> And then after all is said and done, quiet for anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes, and another statement or question.
18:44 <Cepheid> Repeat this ad-infinitum.
18:45 <Cepheid> And to add to this particular problem is that my parents are completely unaware of how much noise they can make.
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18:45 <Cepheid> So, for example, I am trying to be quiet and work, and then all of a sudden, I hear bumping and stomping, and slamming doors, through several walls, through the floors, through the ceilings.
18:46 <Cepheid> And each and every time, I have to stop and look at the source and/or ask a question about the noise.
18:46 <Cepheid> Because I personally trained myself to DO THIS.
18:46 <Cepheid> And I can't stop doing it.
18:46 <Cepheid> Much as I want to blame my parents for constantly disrupting my work and much of my frustration regarding said work, the reality is, I am at fault for it all.
18:47 <Cepheid> Hum. We get Safi'Jiiva on March 12...
18:47 <Cepheid> Also, I swear there's something going on with the 'Jiiva monster names.
18:47 <Cepheid> I keep seeing it spelled as either 'Jiva or 'Jiiva.
18:48 <Cepheid> But yeah, back on topic. If I am ever to properly function with my work, I either need an actual office environment, where, for reasons unknown, my trained "skill" is never invoked for some reason, that is, I can focus on my work without being distracted by every little sound or conversation. Or, I need an office that's soundproofed in some manner.
18:49 <Cepheid> I think the reason it doesn't affect me as much outside of my house is that because the only other people my parents would talk to is either one another, or me. Whereas at work, or on the university campus, I know that for the most part, people are not talking to me.
18:54 <Cepheid> In any case, it's because of these two core little problems, that I prefer to stay away from people. Otherwise, in every other situation, wherein I'm not working, or just standing in line, riding a bus or train and so on, I have no problems with other people.
18:58 <Cepheid> https://twitter.com/EverydayBewear/status/1222879311293603846
19:02 * Cepheid goes off to take some tylenol.
19:05 <Cepheid> New topic.
19:06 <Cepheid> Ever since I started taking the new medicine for my diabetes, I've been feeling much, much better, outside of my usual well-known problem.
19:06 <Cepheid> Prior to the new medication, my feet were consistently cold. They still are now and then these days, but it's usually on particularly cold days, because we have none of that insulating plastic up on the windows, so..
19:07 <Cepheid> If it gets really cold outside, it gets really cold inside.
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19:08 <Cepheid> Then there's my heart. Prior to the new medication, I used to have this problem wherein I could regularly feel my heartbeat, even though I wasn't doing anything straining. Like, I could feel it thumping in my chest. Haven't felt it in over a week now, even in the situations which exacerbate the problem.
19:08 <Cepheid> Also, I stopped taking the aleve, and my body doesn't freakin' ache like it did in the past when I stopped taking aleve, or ran out of aleve.
19:08 <Cepheid> That said, like I stated earlier, still get the headaches. That's never gonna go away.
19:08 <Cepheid> I can only reduce them, or deal with them as they come.
19:09 <Cepheid> Which right now means hey Schism, want to go beat up some monsters?
19:09 <ADragonDreaming> I would love to join as well, but alas. I am at work.
19:10 <ADragonDreaming> in the interim, have a crossover: http://www.threepanelsoul.com/comics/2012-07-04-239.png
19:11 <Cepheid> Heh.
19:12 * Cepheid takes a moment to check something.
19:17 <Cepheid> ... Okay, I guess that's one way to do it. Alright then.
19:22 * Cepheid is trying to figure out how best to implement animated tiles. Seems Tiled, a common tile-based map editor, has you pick a specific tile slot, then specify an animation, and that tile slot and associated ID then references the animation, even if the animation doesn't use any art from that tile slot.
19:22 <Cepheid> Which now that I think about it is kind of weird, because the animation itself can reference that tile slot as a frame.
19:23 <Schism> Blerg. Just returned from a walk.
19:23 <Cepheid> Which I can understand how that works, yeah..
19:24 <Schism> Gimme a sec to sit down, and then I can join ya.
19:24 <Cepheid> Sure. I need to pack up and head upstairs anyways.
19:24 <Cepheid> So back in a moment.
19:29 <Schism> Alas, Sniff did not join want to tag along.
19:29 <ADragonDreaming> who is sniff
19:29 <Schism> Old friend of Cephy and myself.
19:30 <ADragonDreaming> ah
19:30 <ADragonDreaming> back to work!
19:30 <Schism> And let's see what Adra's cat has brought back.
19:31 <Schism> Paolulu pelts and kelbi horns. I am satisfied.
19:31 <Cepheid> I have a fever. Closest guess as to what my temperature is wins a prize of NOTHING NOTHING AT ALL!
19:31 <Schism> Clearly, you need more cowbell.
19:31 <Cepheid> If I'm being dead honest..
19:31 <Cepheid> Sniff the Raven...
19:32 <Cepheid> He reminds me most of ADragonDreaming for some reason. To the point I'd swear the two were the same.
19:32 <Schism> He's still as crazy as ever. As is Firehawke.
19:32 <Cepheid> That said, it doesn't surprise me that Sniff plays Monster Hunter.
19:33 <Schism> Aye.
19:33 <Schism> Anyway, session's open to friends.
19:33 <Cepheid> In fact, I'm pretty sure he tried to get the lot of us into it in the first place, back when it originally appeared on the PS2.
19:33 <Schism> Alternately, 6#AFpNwc2pwd .
19:33 <Cepheid> The problem there Schism is that you need to be logged into your friends list, and not invisible.
19:34 <Schism> Mm, right.
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19:34 <Cepheid> So session ID is just the best way to handle it.
19:53 <Cepheid> Two Zorah Magdaros Gems.
19:53 <Schism> Nice. I vouchered it, but didn't get any. That's okay, tho.
19:53 <Schism> Lots of other shinies.
19:53 <Cepheid> Vouchers only affect money.
19:53 <Schism> No, they also cause all the quest rewards that can drop, to drop.
19:54 <Cepheid> ... Huh, so they do.
19:54 <Cepheid> They must have changed that from back when I started World.
19:55 <Cepheid> Because back then, it was just Zenny.
19:55 <Schism> Those are still ranked, though, and it's a pool, so it's always a toss-up.
19:55 <Schism> So, that's why I save my vouchers for stuff like Zorah or MSQ.
19:55 <Cepheid> Fair enough.
19:56 * Cepheid quickly checks what his gem is for.
19:56 <Schism> There we go. Zorah A-rank.
19:56 <Schism> Er, Zorah alpha.
19:56 <Schism> Hm.
19:56 <Cepheid> Looks like..
19:56 <Schism> Zorah stuff comes pre-upgraded. Okay.
19:56 <Cepheid> Some weapons, some parts of Zorah armor, and two charms that are actually useful.
19:56 <Schism> Nice. o3o
19:57 <Cepheid> Handicraft Charm, increases weapon sharpness.
19:57 <Cepheid> Aaaand...
19:57 <Cepheid> Awakening Charm. You know how some elemental weapons have their elemental damage in parentheses?
19:57 <Schism> You know, I always hate skills like Heroics. What's the point of a skill that relies upon you being hurt if it only gives you a small bonus?
19:57 <Schism> Yea.
19:57 <Schism> I know that one.
19:58 <Cepheid> Also seems to increase ammo capacity for weapons. Huh.
19:58 <Schism> I'm short one Dragonvein Crystal for that particular charm.
19:58 <Cepheid> I'm not sure what I need. Let's take a look see. I want the handicraft one, myself.
19:58 <Schism> I also really, really want that Marathon Charm.
19:58 <Schism> I know it's nothing that grand, but being able to increase run time by 100%? Yes please.
19:58 <Cepheid> Seriously capcom, let me sort the charms list in crafting by alphabetical or skill.
19:59 <Schism> I'm just glad they put a checkmark on the ones we've crafted already.
19:59 <Cepheid> Oh. I already have both charms.
20:00 <Schism> Swear to Eris, if I ever make a multiplatform game, the first thing I'm going to do is make sure that the UI matches the main method of input.
20:00 <Cepheid> Awakening Charm is at level 2... No idea what I need for level 3, it won't even tell me yet.
20:00 <Schism> Oh, nice, I don't think I even have that unlocked yet.
20:01 <Cepheid> Handicraft...
20:01 <Schism> Hahahaha.
20:01 <Cepheid> I need to go murder a Kushala Daora.
20:01 <Schism> I know that sharpness is important, but really?
20:01 <Cepheid> What?
20:02 <Schism> Nah, it's not a bad choice, I'm just thinking.
20:02 <Cepheid> Handicraft is useful because for some weapons, it can extend the sharpness rating to the next color.
20:02 <Schism> I don't get to beat you up over that, either, as I misclicked and bought the Procurer's Charm. Now I kind of want to transport some eggs.
20:02 <Schism> Oooh.
20:03 <Cepheid> You occasionally see weapons that have those sharpness bars, but then there's a section that's shown, but not filled in?
20:03 <Schism> Okay, that does sound very useful.
20:03 <Schism> Yup.
20:03 <Cepheid> If you use Handicraft with those weapons, that section fills in.
20:03 <Schism> Noice. I might have to pick that one up too, sometime.
20:03 <Cepheid> Usually, Handicraft is required to get to the highest tier of sharpness.
20:03 <Cepheid> And sharpness, as you know, affects whether you bounce, as well as damage.
20:03 <Schism> This I do know...
20:04 <Schism> Hmm. I can pick up either the Dragon Charm, or the Wyrmsbane Charm. Both are staggeringly useful.
20:04 <Cepheid> Anyways, next target?
20:04 <Schism> That, my friend, will be Mr. Flashbang.
20:04 * Cepheid goes to prepare for that then.
20:05 <Cepheid> Dragon charm, meanwhile, is useful for deviljho, yes.
20:05 <Schism> Does that thing even have an element?
20:05 <Schism> Not pickle, but flashbang.
20:05 <Cepheid> Not sure. But it's flash is the stun effect.
20:05 <Schism> Tzatziki... okay.
20:05 <Schism> That, I think I have an option for.
20:06 <Cepheid> So if you got Steadfast Jewels or something with Stun Resistance, it'll help.
20:06 <Cepheid> Meanwhile, I have 9 friggen steadfast jewels.
20:06 <Schism> Boo. I'm short one Photophore+ for the Stun Resist there. Well, then.
20:06 <Schism> Well, we are going for those stylish shades.
20:07 <Schism> Guess we'll just have to keep breaking heads.
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20:30 <Schism> Honestly, that fight. X3 I'm glad we just didn't have to fight all three at once.
20:33 <Cepheid> So what next?
20:34 <Schism> Next I figure out how many things I need to murder in order to get two more Dragonvein Crystals...
20:34 <Cepheid> Those are mined.
20:35 <Schism> I know, I know.
20:35 <Schism> I was halfway hoping they could be melded. Oh well, something for later.
20:35 <Cepheid> Geologist skill. Gives you one extra tap for mining when maxed out.
20:36 <Schism> I'm up to my ears in 6* quests, but how do you feel about Pink Rathian?
20:36 <Cepheid> Works for me.
20:36 <Schism> Righto. That unlocks 7* for me.
20:36 <Schism> Out of vouchers, tho, boo.
20:36 <Cepheid> Earplugs or defense up?
20:37 <Cepheid> Well, defense/attack up.
20:37 <Schism> Good question. Rathian is... Rathian, so I'm probably going to bother with some poison resist and fire resist.
20:37 <Cepheid> Earplugs. Roars can be a pain.
20:37 <Schism> But on the flip side, I really do like being able to sprint like an Olympian.
20:38 <Schism> Wait, do I have an Earplugs charm?
20:39 <Schism> Aw. That's... all Iceborne stuff.
20:39 <Schism> Except the Dreamcore.
20:40 <Cepheid> Iceborne is rarity 9+.
20:40 <Schism> Zorah boots have Earplugs. For some reason, this annoys me.
20:40 <Cepheid> Ah.
20:40 <Cepheid> Okay, there's a problem.
20:41 <Schism> Za?
20:41 <Cepheid> So, this quest has a cutscene. Unfortunately, this prevents me from joining the quest immediately. You've two solutions.
20:41 <Cepheid> See the cutscene, then leave the quest immediately, and re-take it.
20:41 <Cepheid> Or you set a password on the quest, and do an SOS after the cutscene.
20:41 <Schism> That works. I'm not throwing down a scrip on it.
20:41 <Schism> I can cancel and come back.
20:41 <Cepheid> Actually.
20:42 <Cepheid> I think I can join after the cutscene shows.
20:42 <Cepheid> It's suggesting I can.
20:42 <Cepheid> Must have changed it around.
20:42 <Cepheid> So go start the quest, do the cutscene, then poke me when it's done.
20:42 <Schism> Righto.
20:43 <Schism> One tick, tho. Mouse is fuzzing out.
20:44 <Schism> Hmm.
20:44 <Cepheid> In town, the mouse tends to fuzz out a bit.
20:44 <Schism> Should I wear -15 Dragon gear against Rathian?
20:44 <Cepheid> It's been that way since the expansion, I find.
20:45 <Cepheid> Rathian's purely fire elemental.
20:45 <Cepheid> So you should be good.
20:45 <Schism> Ah, so it's not just me.
20:45 <Schism> And alright. Plus, poison resistance 2.
20:46 <Schism> Just in case we don't get her tail off quick enough.
20:46 <Cepheid> I'm bringing horn. I'll tenderize the tail ASAP.
20:48 <Schism> HALP
21:00 <Schism> Sweet merciful crap.
21:00 <Schism> That was... possibly the first case this game has to an actual boss.
21:00 <Cepheid> Heh.
21:00 <Cepheid> Subspecies do give that impression, yes.
21:01 <Schism> Thanks for your praise, Goku.
21:01 <Cepheid> Bah. The biggest problem I have with my headaches and their associated fevers is that I get really, *REALLY* hungry.
21:01 <Cepheid> I sometimes wonder if my random cravings are a result of that.
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21:48 * Cepheid flops to bed.
21:49 <Schism> That was at least somewhat fun. Gathering event items, et al.
21:52 <Cepheid> Yep. We'll need to do the USJ quests at some point. I want the Azure Starlord stuff for both the cat and my character.
21:54 <Schism> Oh yes! I did one of the USJ quests -- and got the little decoration for my dual blades.
21:55 <Schism> Anyway. 7* is... really the point at which the game says, "Great! You've finished the tutorial. Let's slam you into the wall with a dragon tail."
21:58 <Cepheid> Yeah, it's where you need to start doing bounties to get armor spheres and such.
21:58 <Cepheid> You also have to start thinking about resistances and the like.
21:58 <Schism> Fun fact. I had fully upgraded armour there. It still ate half my HP with a tail swipe.
21:58 <Cepheid> I've only been getting away with using the Bone Armor Beta+ because it's got nearly 600 defense. And is either neutral or resistant to everything slightly.
21:59 <Cepheid> Start doing them requests.
21:59 <Cepheid> I think some of them upgrade your armor upgrade limits.
21:59 <Schism> I'mma be doing them, take it from me.
21:59 <Cepheid> Either that, or it's locked to story progression. Not sure.
21:59 <Schism> Probably both.
21:59 <Cepheid> But either way, the rewards for most of them are worthwhile.
21:59 <Cepheid> Also, just a heads up Schism.
21:59 <Schism> The Zorah stuff comes pre-upgraded.
22:00 <Cepheid> If I somehow contract Coronavirus, I am going to hunt you down and cough on you.
22:00 <Cepheid> Because I'm almost certain you jinxed me by mentioning it. :P
22:00 <Schism> That's okay. I have plenty of Clorox to drink.
22:00 <Schism> (More seriously, actual hand sanitizer.)
22:01 <Schism> Cepheid, you've survived three and a half decades with probably the worst survivable lung infection known to humanity. I would be amazed if the coronavirus actually hit you.
22:01 <Cepheid> The thing that worries me the most is that I'm technically at greater risk of contracting it, because A) Lung infections left, right and centre. B) Immune system is, arguably, compromised by constantly working on my sinuses and lungs.
22:02 <Cepheid> But yeah, I'm probably also more likely to survive it.
22:02 <Cepheid> Gone through like, four rounds of pneumonia in the last year.
22:02 <Schism> How, exactly, you're not already in medical records continues to escape me.
22:04 <Cepheid> No idea. Arguably I probably should have died back in 86 or 87. Given I'd just up and stop breathing with no explanation or cause ever found, and oddities like the fever coming *after* I stopped breathing, unlike most illnesses where a fever is usually an indicator something is coming.
22:05 <Cepheid> Docs were baffled by that.
22:05 <Cepheid> Never seen anything like it before. Fever usually comes prior to the worst symptoms. Not after they go away.
22:07 <Schism> And yet you're going strongish. I'm half tempted to suggest that you're a new breed of superhuman.
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22:07 <Schism> And that's a terrifying thought, now isn't it?
22:09 <Cepheid> I'm more of the belief at this point that when one dies, their consciousness just jumps to another dimension wherein the body is still alive.
22:10 <Cepheid> Especially since I regularly get an overwhelmingly strong feeling that I just died, but I'm still alive and well.
22:11 <Schism> You'd think that would come with an idea of how.
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22:13 <Cepheid> Memories are part of the brain. If I died and my consciousness/awareness changed host, the only memories I would have are those of the new host..
22:13 <Schism> Hmm. Okay. Bathroom has black mold, but that can be obviated with some bleach and proper cleaning. That's sensible. Then, paint over the affected areas...
22:14 <Cepheid> Therefore, I would not remember the way in which I died.
22:14 <Cepheid> Soap and water. Not bleach. Or so I'm told by a number of people.
22:14 <Schism> Careful, Cepheid. We might get into Last Thursdayism.
22:15 <Schism> Cepheid: Vinegar might work.
22:15 <Schism> I guess it's also 'Last Tuesdayism'.
22:17 <Schism> Is it weird... no, let me rephrase. Is it out of the ordinary that all of the women on my follow list are big fans of the WWE and, to a larger extent, professional wrestling?
22:18 <Cepheid> No idea.
22:18 <Cepheid> And... Last tuesdayism?
22:19 <Schism> It's a mental trap.
22:19 <Schism> Are you sure you want to know about it?
22:20 <Cepheid> Nah.
22:21 <Schism> Kay then.
22:21 <Schism> Points go to Cepheid for knowing that pushing the big red 'end-of-the-world' button would be a bad idea.
22:24 <Schism> As a secondary point, Cepheid, if anyone ever asks if you want to learn about Roko's Basilisk, don't.
22:31 <Cepheid> Okay then. I assume these are weird horrifying vacuum theories about consciousness, existence, or something akin to Groundhog Day.
22:31 <Schism> Well, the first two at least.
22:36 <Cepheid> Likely wouldn't phase me then. I've thought about it a lot here and there.
22:36 <PinkieShy> yay :3
22:36 <PinkieShy> My brother and his wife are moving.. Apparently they got a bigger house like they wanted
22:44 * Nedemai lurks, lurks hard (is actually mostly afk)
23:00 <Cepheid> Fever's going down.
23:03 * Cepheid bursts into flames.
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