00:03 * Cepheid flops.
00:04 <Cepheid> Headache is finally, slowly subsiding.
00:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend - Equestria Girls / Anthro MLP Art Gallery #191 [ http://tinyurl.com/ycnmhzbp ]
00:08 <RichardMist> How I read it the heafache depene on pressure
00:09 <RichardMist> When your pressure increases it puts pressure on your nerves in your head
00:09 <Cepheid> Headaches have varying causes, depending on the type.
00:10 <Cepheid> There are, in fact headaches caused by pressure, yes. Tension headaches are among those, I believe.
00:10 <RichardMist> That's awful
00:10 <Cepheid> This meanwhile, is something else. The exact cause is unknown, but the source of the pain IS known.
00:10 <RichardMist> have you tried lemon tea?
00:10 <Cepheid> Plus, the general term "cluster headache" refers to a variety of subclasses of headaches with differing causes, if they are known.
00:11 <RichardMist> i mean tea with real lemon
00:11 <Cepheid> No, but based on what I've read, cluster headaches actually require prescription medication to reduce the frequency, and, alongside that, the pain.
00:11 <RichardMist> And yep that thing may be genetic
00:12 <Cepheid> Given I have a family history of it on BOTH SIDES OF THE FAMILY, it's possible that's what it is, yeah.
00:12 <Cepheid> And given it can be confused with chronic rhinitus/sinusitis..
00:12 <RichardMist> I think someone knows the traditional prescription that may help better than that medication
00:13 * Cepheid finally gets his SDF implementation correct. Now just has to make an optimized build, and thread the thing so that his PC can do the work.
00:13 <RichardMist> that prescription medication wil temporary help you
00:13 <Cepheid> I disagree.
00:13 <RichardMist> Try spiritual practice maybe will help
00:14 <Cepheid> Yeah, depending on your religious views, that may actually be the worst possible suggestion for me.
00:14 <RichardMist> Because no doctor will tell you about that
00:15 <Cepheid> And it's also a topic I don't want to get involved in here, because it will get very heated, very quickly, and technically we're also not supposed to discuss religion here anyways.
00:15 <RichardMist> that's not religious, I started it by self, But how do you know that it will not help?
00:16 <RichardMist> why worst possible suggestion?
00:17 <RichardMist> And we may continue with private chatting
00:18 <RichardMist> It's ok if no
00:19 <Cepheid> Spirituality generally tends to be intertwined with religion. Maybe not a particular, defined religion, but it still has the association. And no offense meant, I really, really do not want to discuss my own spirituality. Last time I did, it didn't end well for me.
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00:21 <RichardMist> okay, I wish you to get well
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00:25 <RichardMist> It's terrible, from presentation I'm getting a headache myself
00:42 <RichardMist> Good luck everypony! *waves*
00:43 <Cepheid> Hum. Randstad forwarded an interesting job offer to me.
00:44 <Cepheid> They have a C# position available. 12 month contract.
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00:59 <PinkieShy> Haven't truly coughed in a few days.. Today that streak ended with a cough here and there today
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01:22 * Cepheid takes some seroquel to try and take a nap until this headache goes away.
01:44 <PinkieShy> I think cough medicine might be a good idea at this point
01:44 <PinkieShy> At least i got cough drops :)
01:53 <Cepheid> As always though, keep an eye on it and the rest of your health. Prolonged coughing could be indicative of an illness like a cold. Unless you have asthma.
01:53 <PinkieShy> I don't have Asthma as far as i know.
01:54 <PinkieShy> I mean I did at one time in my life have a oxygen machine one of those portable small ones but that was like didn't use it anymore by 2nd grade
01:56 <PinkieShy> But I am keeping an eye on it.. If the coughing were to get more sudden or worse.. I know to go to the doctors
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02:36 <Velveeta> hi
02:36 <PinkieShy> Hmm..
02:37 <Velveeta> hmmmm
02:37 <PinkieShy> Does a sampling program from a mattress company on their facebook page that states all i would need to do if selected is review.. Sound like a scam thingy to you or companies really do that stuff?
02:39 <Velveeta> There are survey companies but idk about bed testers
02:42 <PinkieShy> I entered..
02:42 <PinkieShy> Its beautyrestbeds facebook.. Hopefully that is BeautyRest brand page.
02:42 <PinkieShy> But they didn't ask for my address just email and my name along with zip
02:47 <PinkieShy> Hope i get selected.. I need a new bed.. My current is hard as a brick and foam pads don't help lol
02:47 <PinkieShy> I mean it does.. But not by much
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02:50 <Velveeta> ya those only help so much
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03:37 <Cepheid> The problem with painkillers. They mask the pain, but the rest of the symptoms remain.
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04:11 <Schism> "You know, you said you looted that castle. It sounded like you stole the treasure, but did you really go room-to-room pocketing the furniture?" "Of course not, silly! That would take too long. I just looted the castle." "...*shuts up*"
04:28 <Cepheid> https://i.redd.it/8uux328lmuv41.jpg
04:34 <Ali> So true
04:38 <PinkieShy> Tally-ho :D
04:51 * PrincessRainbows pounces on Ali and licks so much because happy filly
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04:52 * Ali huggles on PrincessRainbows so much.
04:53 * PrincessRainbows makes more happy filly noises and squees
04:56 * PrincessRainbows also rapid-fire boops PinkieShy's horn
04:57 * Ali is glad that's not her horn
04:58 <PrincessRainbows> Magic!
05:00 * PinkieShy releases fireworks
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05:00 * PrincessRainbows claps her hooves
05:02 * PrincessRainbows just boops Ali's horn once and curls up with her as a plushie
05:05 <PinkieShy> Dang :(
05:06 <PinkieShy> of the youtubers i follow on YT got the covid19
05:06 <PinkieShy> "Let Me Explain Studios" Is the channel
05:06 <PinkieShy> But she told us her doctor said its very mild case
05:07 <Cepheid> There is a monster in my kitchen.
05:10 <Cepheid> It's small, furry, looks black, has two pointed ears, walks on four legs, and has two small beady green eyes.
05:10 <Cepheid> And a tail.
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05:12 <Ali> Spitfire or Tizzy?
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05:16 <Finwe> Good morning, my perissodactyls of minute stature.
05:16 <Cepheid> Spitfire. Just being all blobbish.
05:16 <Finwe> Mlles Ali, Filly_Nightmares and PrincessRainbows; Messrs Cepheid, Lumindia_, PinkieShy and Schism.
05:16 * Finwe doffs his hat.
05:16 * Ali doffs over Finwe
05:17 <Finwe> We could have had these sub-zero temperatures in the winter. :/
05:17 * Cepheid doffs a signed distance field.
05:19 <Finwe> Signed? Relative to some subspace or manifold?
05:19 * PrincessRainbows boops Finwe with her Ali, whom she's using as a plushie
05:19 * Finwe nosie-wiggles.
05:19 <Finwe> !plot
05:19 <DerpyBot> *wigglewiggle*
05:19 <Finwe> *wigglewiggle*
05:21 <PrincessRainbows> wigglewiggle
05:21 * PrincessRainbows giggles and borrows Finwe as another plushie
05:21 <Finwe> YMM "wiggles"
05:21 <Finwe> o3o
05:22 <Finwe> Although…
05:22 <Finwe> *gigglegiggle*
05:23 <Cepheid> Finwe: 2D. Used in graphics programming for a number of things.
05:24 <PinkieShy> Last saturday when i saw my Nephew, He didn't let me leave their house without washing my hands first lol
05:24 <Finwe> Cepheid: Your manifold could be a circle, then.
05:25 <Finwe> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signed_distance_function
05:25 <Finwe> Relative to the boundary of a set is how it is defined.
05:26 <Cepheid> Mmhmm.
05:26 <Finwe> And indeed, no need to require a manifold or subspace.
05:27 * PrincessRainbows instead grabs her pacifier and favorite plushie and curls up for sleepies like a good little filly. Nini
05:29 <Finwe> Hmm, the boundary of rationals is the reals, and therefore the distance of any point on the real line from the set of rationals is zero.
05:31 <Finwe> But if you happen to choose an irrational point, say x = √2, there is no rational number y such that the distance d(x,y) = 0.
05:32 <Finwe> So although the distance to the set of all rational numbers is zero, the distance to any single rational number is greater than zero.
05:33 <Cepheid> In this case, a 2D input grid of boolean values, and a 2D output grid of real numbers. For each cell of the grid, determine if the cell is inside or outside. In this case, true or false respectively. Calculate the distance to the nearest cell of the opposite state. If the input cell is true, store the negation of the distance. Otherwise, store the positive distance.
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05:35 <Finwe> One question less to ask, but the distance now has sign.
05:40 <Cepheid> It's used in graphics rendering along with bilinear filtering and a fragment shader to achieve fast, but slightly inaccurate vector-like scaling of binary images. Useful for text rendering.
05:43 <Cepheid> https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/apps/valve/2007/SIGGRAPH2007_AlphaTestedMagnification.pdf if you want to read up on it.
05:47 <Finwe> "While this representation is limited in terms ofthe topology of features which can be represented compared toother approaches, we felt that its high performance, simplicity, andease of integration with our existing rendering system made it theright choice for Valve’s Source engine."
05:47 <Finwe> Ah, the "it felt like a good idea" argument.
05:50 <Cepheid> Does work well though.
05:52 <Cepheid> And as they pointed out there is a variant of it. It has actually been implemented and shown to work, and is called a multi-signe ddistance field. A lot harder to generate though.
05:53 <Cepheid> Like, a lot harder. To the point that implementing it is generally not worthwhile.
06:02 * Finwe hats on Ali.
06:02 * Ali squeaks at Finwe for the free steam game of the day :P
06:02 <Finwe> :3
06:02 * Finwe hugs the Ali.
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07:05 <Cepheid> Tizzy, if you were any more of a royal pain in the arse, you'd be purple and have blue blood.
07:06 <Ali> Spike the Prince Blueblood?
07:07 <Cepheid> It took my gears 5 seconds to start spinning for that.
07:20 <PinkieShy> My cheap $20 amazon bought computer no zoom glasses frame just cracked.. >_>
07:21 <PinkieShy> Looks like warranty claim is needed since 'lifetime warranty' I believe it said when i got them
07:21 <PinkieShy> Or just buy a higher end one with metal frame if they have that
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07:24 * Ali flops over ConfusionRift
07:24 <ConfusionRift> Hello everypony.
07:30 * ConfusionRift patpats Ali.
07:33 <PinkieShy> O_O
07:33 <PinkieShy> Higher end ones that aren't $20 things are ummm expensive
07:33 <PinkieShy> $109 this one website wants..
07:34 <PinkieShy> It said Bronze and glass w
07:34 <PinkieShy> I don't need glasses myself, But its good to have bluelight filtering things when your heavy PC user like me
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08:47 * PrincessRainbows tears up and reaches out to ConfusionRift. Uppy?
08:48 * ConfusionRift grabbies and patpats PrincessRainbows.
08:49 * PrincessRainbows hugs him really tight and keeps whimpering
08:49 * Finwe noms on Ali's tail while waiting for his onion soup to boil.
08:50 * Ali squeaks
08:51 <PinkieShy> Dad got me some campbells chicken noodle soup...
08:51 * PrincessRainbows curls up under Ali to go sleepy again
08:51 <PinkieShy> I'm going to save it for tomorrow :D
08:51 <PinkieShy> 10 3/4 oz of total goodness
08:52 * PrincessRainbows boops Ali with her RD plushie before sleep
09:10 <Finwe> PinkieShy: Sounds like canned soup. o3o
09:11 <Finwe> This onion soup took one hour to make from scratch.
09:14 <Finwe> First you peel and slice the onions, then you fry them until they get caramelised, about 30 minutes. Then you add garlic, white wine and beef stock and simmer for additional 20 minutes.
09:15 <Finwe> And if you go by the book, you then portion the soup in oven-safe bowls, put rustic bread and cheese on the top and roast in hot oven for 5 minutes.
09:17 * ConfusionRift finds that he doesn't have most of the ingredients and shrugs.
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09:21 <Finwe> Oh, and to help the caramelisation to begin, you usually add some sugar about 10 minutes into the frying.
09:22 <Finwe> And some wheat flour at the end of frying, to make the soup thicker.
09:24 <Finwe> Ah, and:
09:24 <Finwe> Lt Cdr ConfusionRift.
09:24 <Finwe> o7
09:25 <ConfusionRift> RAdm. Finwe. (salutes)
09:26 <Finwe> Hmm, Donald Trump praises the Swedish COVID strategy.
09:27 <Finwe> Two weeks ago he proclaimed it idiotic.
09:28 <Finwe> A random number generator could prove a better head of state, as well as cheaper.
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10:58 <RichardMist> hoii! *waves to everypony*
11:01 <Finwe> Greetings, RichardMist.
11:01 * Finwe doffs his hat.
11:03 <RichardMist> hoi Finwe nice to meet ya again!
11:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Morning Discussion #1918 [ http://tinyurl.com/yaw5s2e5 ]
11:09 <RichardMist> very beautiful *puffs cheeks*
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12:20 * Schism wakes up, preps for work and has breakfast. "Good morning."
12:26 <RichardMist> good morning dear Schism!
12:26 <RichardMist> how ya slept?
12:27 * Angeline lurks in the blankets.
12:27 <Schism> Finwe: Replace him with a white noise machine and an ELIZA.
12:27 <Schism> RichardMist, eh, sleep was insufficient. Oh well, breakfast and coffee will wake me up. Hopefully your day's going well.
12:37 * PrincessRainbows stretches and boops everypony
12:38 <RichardMist> yep
12:38 <RichardMist> as usual Schism
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13:11 * ConfusionRift here thumping. "Great... they're working on the AC."
13:11 <ConfusionRift> *hears
13:15 <Velvet> Hello
13:15 * ConfusionRift wavies.
13:16 <Velvet> *waves back*
13:20 * RichardMist *waves to Velvet* "Hoii! Velvet nece to meet you!"
13:21 * RichardMist *waves to ConfusionRift* "Hoi! Nice to meet you ConfusionRift"
13:21 <Velvet> Hi, nice to meet you. I'm just about to make breakfast. How's it going
13:21 <RichardMist> very well
13:21 <RichardMist> what about you?
13:22 <Velvet> I'm ok thank you, just still waking up
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13:47 <Finwe> Hmm, would be about time to buy some champagne for the May Day.
13:47 <Finwe> See you later, everypony!
13:47 * Finwe goes shopping.
13:49 <ConfusionRift> Laters!
13:52 <RichardMist> okie Finwe
14:20 <ConfusionRift> Crash tiiime. (flops)
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15:54 <RichardMist> hoi RyuImperator *waves*
15:54 <RyuImperator> hi
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18:32 <Cepheid> For the love of- people, if you are sick with anything, stay home, contact your hospital, and confirm if you should get tested. Meanwhile, don't bloody friggen go anywhere.
18:33 <Cepheid> The community near where my sister lives in has it's first confirmed case of COVID-19. She and many of her colleagues had to go there for a meeting. My mother is now having a depressive/panic episode.
18:34 <Ali> Humans are dumb idiots
18:34 <Ali> I'm sick in the middle of a pandemic
18:35 <Ali> LETS GO SHOPPING
18:38 <RichardMist> :-/
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18:55 * Schism finishes making a bank run. No contact with people, and he's not sick anyway. Just used the ATM at the locale.
18:55 * Ali flops over the Schism
18:55 * Schism boops the Ali's nose. Is on lunch break.
18:56 * Ali squeaks and whines
18:57 <Schism> More amusingly, The leader of the astroturf organization "Reopen NC", in Raleigh, North Carolina, has tested positive for COVID-19. Because yes, when you go out and protest in force during a crisis like this without being careful about it, that's going to happen.
18:57 * RichardMist *throws a pillow to Schism*
18:57 <RichardMist> Yah! got it on your face
18:57 <Ali> Someone had to have it first to spread it
18:57 <Ali> I mean my state locked down for another fifteen days
18:57 <RichardMist> ow
18:58 <Ali> Soon two months of doing sweet FA
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19:02 * Ali eees at Schism as she caught a void salmon
19:02 <Cepheid> You could turn that from "doing sweet FA" to "learning something new."
19:04 * Cepheid looks at his code. "Hum, all I need to do now is get bin packing working, and outputting information."
19:05 <Cepheid> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bin_packing_problem For those wondering what I'm speaking of.
19:06 <Cepheid> Basically, I have to take a few hundred images of set dimensions, and pack them into a single image of a set size in such a way as to minimize wasted space.
19:06 <Cepheid> Or multiple images, it doesn't matter in the long run. But the key point is that the images have a set size, and I have to pack them as much as possible.
19:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff (Pony Art Gallery) #3326 [ http://tinyurl.com/ycs6o6lv ]
19:19 * Cepheid decides on a simple heuristic for finding the smallest bin. Pick the bin with the smallest area that can hold the item. His choice of splitting axis is the shortest of the bin dimensions. Alas, heuristics are required because bin packing is NP-hard.
19:20 <Cepheid> I could also choose to go for the most optimal packing possible with current advances, but the complexity of the problem increases the more optimal I try to be, and ultimately? The savings may be like, 1%.
19:40 <Cepheid> Hum, need to update my resume.
19:44 * Cepheid is a programmer, if it wasn't made apparent yesterday. For Richard to note.
19:50 <Starlight_Glimmer> Ali: We have to wear masks when shopping now
19:51 <Starlight_Glimmer> As I refuse to pay the ransom the sellers want for actual masks I just use a scarf. Turns out breathing through a scarf isn't actually all that easy.
19:52 <Starlight_Glimmer> I generally like going grocery shopping, but at the moment there's no fun to be had :-/
19:53 <Starlight_Glimmer> I actually put it off until my fridge was basically empty and today I "found out" tomorrow is a public holiday, so I had to go.
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20:03 * Ali huggles the Starlight_Glimmer
20:04 <Cepheid> Here where I am, price gouging for masks is a risky proposition. My parents got a set of re-usable cloth masks that have similar properties in structure and design to the disposable face masks you find in clinics and such. My parents use them mostly just as a precautionary thing, and they costed very little money for us to buy them.
20:04 <Cepheid> That said, some stores my parents still won't go to.
20:04 <Cepheid> Sobeys, for example, doesn't require the use of hand sanitizer, face masks, or anything from it's employees or people walking through the stores.
20:05 <Ali> Tia what attention do you want?
20:06 <Ali> She's walking all over me crying her head off
20:06 <Ali> I'm petting her and all that
20:06 <Ali> But she's still whining
20:06 <Starlight_Glimmer> I suggest throwing her out
20:07 * Ali throws Starlight_Glimmer out for that comment
20:07 <Starlight_Glimmer> Don't give in to sun creatures
20:07 <Ali> But cats are nocturnal
20:07 * Starlight_Glimmer doesn't let go of Ali
20:07 <Ali> Though its hard to tell sometimes with them sleeping all the time.
20:11 * PinkieShy boops Ali's horn
20:12 * Ali squeaks at PinkieShy
20:14 <Cepheid> Ali, try scratching her head, between the ears.
20:14 <Ali> I did, she just kept walking around and crying
20:15 <Cepheid> Housecats are crepuscular, not nocturnal, by the way. And hmm. Check the cat litter, check the water, check the food?
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20:31 * Ali boops SunsetShimmer butt
20:31 * SunsetShimmer boops Alinose
20:31 * PrincessRainbows pounces on Ali and licks her excitedly
20:31 * Ali squeaks and giggles at PrincessRainbows
20:32 * PrincessRainbows offers the Ali horse a sugar cube
20:33 * Ali noms
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20:36 * PrincessRainbows yays and flops
20:40 * Lumindia_ gives Ali a gentle boop of the snoot
20:40 * Ali squeaks at Lumindia_
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20:49 * PrincessRainbows boops Ali too but in her horn
20:50 * Ali squeaks at PrincessRainbows
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20:51 * PrincessRainbows giggles
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20:58 *** SunsetShimmer_ is now known as SunsetShimmer
21:04 * Ali sits on SunsetShimmer and puffycheeks
21:05 * SunsetShimmer villagernoises at Ali
21:05 * Ali baps a tree and a nest falls out! She poofs away
21:05 <SunsetShimmer> x3
21:06 <RichardMist> Hoi Ali and other ponies *waves*
21:06 <Starlight_Glimmer> So ... we've ruled out throwing SunsetShimmer into an incinerator then I guess?
21:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Them's Fightin Herds Launches Tonight! [ http://tinyurl.com/ya58le6w ]
21:07 <RichardMist> Nice to meet you all again!
21:08 <SunsetShimmer> xD
21:09 <Ali> Launches? Didn't that game come out like years ago?
21:09 <Starlight_Glimmer> Wasn't it like early access?
21:09 <SunsetShimmer> Its been 'beta' forever basically
21:09 <Starlight_Glimmer> I don't really care for fighting games, so I didn't follow it
21:09 <Ali> yeah I don't like button mashing combo fight games
21:10 <RichardMist> Hey SunsetShimmer do you want some hugs?
21:10 <RichardMist> hey Starlight_Glimmer I haven't sen you before
21:10 <Starlight_Glimmer> I've been around for some time
21:11 <Starlight_Glimmer> Under different names possibly
21:11 <RichardMist> ok
21:11 <Starlight_Glimmer> Account is still the same though
21:11 <RichardMist> then hello nice to meet you too Starlight_Glimmer!
21:14 <Starlight_Glimmer> Nice to meet you to RichardMist
21:14 <Starlight_Glimmer> Apparently my registration is from March 2015. Probably been around a bit before.
21:14 <Starlight_Glimmer> Man I'm getting old.
21:15 * Ali has been here since Canternet was formed
21:16 * Ali old farts on Starlight_Glimmer
21:16 <Starlight_Glimmer> Yeah I checked as well
21:16 <Ali> 2011 baby
21:17 <Starlight_Glimmer> Also Colgate has terrible episode taste, just saying.
21:17 <Colgate> :P
21:18 <Ali> Hi toothpaste pony
21:18 * Ali brushie blrushie Colgate
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21:20 <Lunanightwind> hi
21:20 * Ali boops Lunanightwind
21:20 * Lunanightwind is boped
21:20 <Lunanightwind> whats up
21:21 <RichardMist> hoi Colgate how are ya? *waves*
21:21 <RichardMist> hoiii Lunanightwind!
21:21 <Lunanightwind> hi RichardMist
21:21 <RichardMist> So many ponies *puffs cheeks*
21:21 <Lunanightwind> and hi ali thanks for the boop
21:22 * Ali boops Lunanightwind again
21:22 * Lunanightwind faints
21:22 * Ali puffycheeks
21:22 <Lunanightwind> lol
21:22 <Lunanightwind> im just playing Ali, how you doing
21:23 <Ali> Locked down for another fifteen days...
21:23 <Ali> Stupid mayor..
21:23 <Lunanightwind> awww
21:23 <Ali> Or governor
21:23 <Ali> WHATEVERS I CAN'T SPELL
21:23 * Ali sulks
21:24 <Lunanightwind> Ive been saving up cuz of this stuff thinking of getting myself a new tv but also thinking about waiting till christmas and just buying an even better TV on black friday and just use what ive saved on some games
21:29 <RichardMist> Who want some hugs?
21:29 * Ali has money but nothing to spend it on
21:30 * Cepheid runs algorithm. Finds it... results in weird binning.
21:32 <Lunanightwind> streets of rage 4 came out today ali
21:32 <Lunanightwind> :-p
21:32 <Ali> Like I said
21:33 <Lunanightwind> i have a weak spot for the streets of rage games
21:33 <RichardMist> Lunanightwind really?
21:33 <Lunanightwind> yeah i loved them when i was young
21:34 <Lunanightwind> and 4 coming out today was a sure shot at 25 bucks foor me
21:34 <RichardMist> yes, that happens for almost everyone
21:36 <Lunanightwind> it has to go on the back burner though unless i find someone to play it with on PC
21:36 <Lunanightwind> cuz i just got control recently as well and i need to get going on tha
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21:40 <Ali> I have only one game I'm looking at and its stupidly EGS only and refuses to announce a steam date
21:44 <Starlight_Glimmer> They had an exclusive or two I was interested in but I don't feel like investing in the platform.
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21:46 <Ali> Yeah and I don't like how EGS forced them off steam for it as well
21:47 <SunsetShimmer> thaaaaaaaats EGS for ya
21:51 <Colgate> man, I read EGS as Elder Game Scrolls
21:51 <Lunanightwind> what game Ali
21:51 <Ali> Satisfactory
21:51 <Ali> Its like Factorio but 3d
21:52 <Lunanightwind> also epic isnt bad
21:52 <Lunanightwind> but i also have like 6 launchers running at one
21:52 <Lunanightwind> i buy it on epic and launch it through steams non steam game launch
21:54 <Ali> Too many unneccesary launchers
21:54 <Lunanightwind> i say its not bad but right now OPEN i have steam, rockstar, epic, battle.net, and Uplay
21:54 <Lunanightwind> and i have origin installed but not open atm
21:55 <Lunanightwind> ill buy the game on whatever launcher is cheapest
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21:55 <Lunanightwind> like i have Uplay cuz rainbow 6 siege was 9 bucks for the game and 2 years of the DLC
21:55 <Cepheid> I just have the launchers not set to autolaunch, and just load up the one that's relevant.
21:56 <Lunanightwind> eh i have the launchers open cuz too many games installed to have shortcuts on desktop
21:56 <Lunanightwind> ive got something like 250 games installed
21:57 <Lunanightwind> red dead 2 i have on epic cuz it was 35 bucks, GTA5 i have on rockstar cuz it was 12 dollars
21:57 <Lunanightwind> also epics free gaames are nice, Just Cause 4 is great for free
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22:04 <Lunanightwind> then origin i only have cuz you need it to launch jedi fallen order on steam
22:06 <Ali> EA killed Sim City, they can go rot for all I care.
22:07 <Starlight_Glimmer> Sim City? What about Command and Conquer?!
22:07 * Starlight_Glimmer breaks down in tears
22:07 <Ali> Yeah they murdered that series as well
22:08 <Lunanightwind> EA kills alot of games, but im not gonna turn away from a game that looks interesting just cuz the publisher is trash
22:09 <SunsetShimmer> Yeah, lots of devs are pretty bleh but the games are top notch...partly because the devs ARE bleh to the folks making them
22:09 <Lunanightwind> hell i hate that EA killed the developers of mercenaries but im not gonna hate on a game just cuz EA published it
22:12 <Lunanightwind> i mean im not about to sit here and say EA tiburon is like the best studio ever but like the studios that ea has bought you cant just push down immediately just cuz they were bought
22:14 <Stormspark> EA is like a spider
22:14 <Stormspark> they capture developers, cocoon them
22:14 <Stormspark> suck all the juices out
22:14 <Stormspark> then toss out the dessicated corpse
22:14 <Stormspark> that said...there is a company out there worse than EA...Activision Blizzard. Also Epic
22:16 <SunsetShimmer> You aren't wrong there, Stormy
22:16 <SunsetShimmer> Although Blizzard hardly compares to EA
22:16 <SunsetShimmer> EA has a track record of vampirism, Blizzards is just incompetence
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22:17 <SunsetShimmer> also Gearbox, wooooah boy.
22:17 <RichardMist> Stormspark hoi! *waves*
22:17 <Ali> You all have phones right?!
22:17 <PinkieShy> neat..
22:17 <SunsetShimmer> xD
22:17 <PinkieShy> TracFone gave me 500mb extra data
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22:51 <PinkieShy> So.. Space Jam 2 logo was revealed by Lebron James.
22:52 <SunsetShimmer> Haha
22:54 * Ali makes grabbyhooves for SunsetShimmer
22:56 * SunsetShimmer boopses upon Ali
22:56 <PinkieShy> Soup is cooking :3
22:57 <Ali> Playing the same two games has me in a rut.
22:57 <SunsetShimmer> xDD poor alimare, her horizons are so narrow it seems!
23:00 * Schism flops.
23:00 <Schism> Why yes, there are warehouse delays. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT.
23:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Open My Little Pony Art Compilation (All Skill Levels Welcome) #53 [ http://tinyurl.com/ydgamhc6 ]
23:08 <Schism> "The chief said she's going to call broadside over at PACT to send a team to retrieve your cutie mark. She made no mention of the rest of you."
23:11 <PinkieShy> That was good.. :)
23:11 <PinkieShy> I just got done with the chicken noodle soup and omg
23:12 <Schism> A good bowl of chicken noodle soup is always worthwhile. o3o
23:12 <PinkieShy> That was good ^_^
23:12 <PinkieShy> I feel all warm and such right now from it and it feels nice lol
23:19 <Schism> Hum, might make a biiiig bowl or two of vegetable soup.
23:22 <SunsetShimmer> Make it a stew
23:23 <Schism> If I'm going to make a chicken, noodle and vegetable stew, I'm going to make it the right way.
23:23 <RichardMist> nice
23:23 <Schism> No breast meat. All leg meat.
23:23 <Schism> And wing meat.
23:23 <RichardMist> Schism that will be tasty
23:26 <Schism> Alternately, I could go down to the store and pick up a bunch of chicken hearts to saute up.
23:27 <Schism> Adding onions and mushrooms, toss in a bit of chicken broth, and serve over rice.
23:29 <Stormspark> I'm gonna be making griffon scones
23:29 <Stormspark> http://www.geekychef.com/2016/03/submission-griffon-scones.html
23:29 <Schism> Don't forget the baking powder!
23:30 * RichardMist *stuck out his tongue* "will bee tasty"
23:32 <Stormspark> lol, I definitely have baking powder
23:36 * Schism chuckles, "Hopefully Starlight over Detrot updates again soon."
23:39 * PinkieShy licks Schism
23:41 * Schism doesn't know if PinkieShy likes comedic noir. Well, comedic noir which slowly slides right down into 'things keep getting worse' territory.
23:44 * Lumindia_ hecks quietly at the world, then pets Ali
23:44 * Lumindia_ also pets SunsetShimmer
23:45 * RichardMist *hugs everypony*
23:45 * Schism hecks back at Lumindia, then hecks at all his customers. "Did you know that people are unable to understand 'not all websites are alike, and suddenly getting 500% of our average trade in transactions is a bit different from Amazon having a bump?'
23:45 <Lumindia_> ooo, it's raining
23:45 * Lumindia_ opens a window
23:45 * Schism watches a cold breeze blow in.
23:46 <Lumindia_> i'm fine with that, it's too warm in this apartment anyway
23:46 * Ali hecks at Lumindia_ cause Terraria
23:46 <Lumindia_> plus I find the sound of rain soothing
23:47 <Lumindia_> why are you hecking at me?
23:47 * RichardMist wiw raining?
23:47 <Schism> It is indeed soothing. o3o
23:47 * Lumindia_ hecks back at Ali at an acceptable volume
23:47 <Ali> Cause Terraria Lumindia_
23:47 <RichardMist> better stay inside
23:47 * Cepheid lets this tool run. It's probably gonna take some time.
23:47 <Cepheid> Brute-forcing distance fields. Still takes forever. I need to thread the sucker for it to be any faster.
23:48 <Schism> Good time to have a shower.
23:48 * RichardMist hey Schism you want to be soaked?
23:49 <Schism> Nope.
23:49 * Schism flaunts off to Eorzea.
23:49 <Cepheid> Oops.
23:49 <Schism> Er, flounces, heh.
23:49 <Cepheid> 505 Games, publisher of Indivisible on the Switch, did a booboo.
23:50 <Schism> Whurp. Are we talking a 'brick the system' booboo, or a 'PR disaster' booboo?
23:50 <Cepheid> The game was originally intended to be released on April 28th, but was pushed back to May 1st to give the devs time to add in the new features added since the PC release.
23:50 <Schism> Oh, that's not so bad.
23:50 <Cepheid> 505 Games forgot to update the release date on the eShop.
23:50 <Cepheid> But there's more.
23:51 <Cepheid> See, it IS kinda a PR disaster, because people who backed the Switch release were supposed to get keys. And they are. But the system was set to give those keys out on May 1st.
23:51 <Schism> Oh. Ah... yeah.
23:51 <Cepheid> So, there are people buying and playing the game before the people who backed it are able to play.
23:51 <Cepheid> Which is kinda... yeah.
23:52 <Cepheid> So the devs are rushing to get the keys out NOW.
23:52 <Schism> Thaaaat will do it, yeah. Maybe pose it as "They're playing an incomplete version" or something?
23:52 <Cepheid> That's basically what it is, actually.
23:52 <Cepheid> It's an old build of the Switch version.
23:52 <RichardMist> What I am missing?
23:52 <Cepheid> Without the extra content intended to be added.
23:52 <Cepheid> RichardMist: Publishers for a game messed up. Devs are taking the flak for it.
23:53 <Schism> Should be possible to spin, but people aren't likely to listen.
23:53 <Cepheid> At least, based on the news report.
23:53 <Cepheid> The devs announced their shock at the sudden release, at this point.
23:53 <Schism> I should think so.
23:53 <Cepheid> They've commented on it, and pointed out 505 Games was responsible, but uh..
23:53 <Cepheid> Yeah, players.
23:53 <RichardMist> Cepheid yes, sometimes they are idiots
23:53 <Schism> Customers.
23:53 <Cepheid> Probably aren't reading past "Hey, they got the game before me!"
23:54 <SunsetShimmer> unfortunate, but t'is a thing they should have kept in mind
23:55 <Cepheid> Approximately 11 minutes to generate a font with a point size of 35 and a spread factor of 10. Ouch.
23:55 <Cepheid> SunsetShimmer: Except not.
23:55 <Cepheid> It's not up to the devs to handle the eShop release stuff. It's up to the publisher.
23:55 <Cepheid> The publisher is at fault in this case.
23:55 <Cepheid> They failed to update the eShop release date.
23:55 <Cepheid> They admitted to it, too.
23:57 <Cepheid> Took me approximately 18 hours, but I got my fonts being generated. o3o
23:58 * RichardMist *just listening*
23:58 <Cepheid> ...
23:59 <Cepheid> What is wrong with people? On GTAV, people are dressing up in glowing green, purple or white alien suits, and basically enacting a colour war.
23:59 <RichardMist> Cepheid maybe sometimes they'ye bored even with coolest things
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