00:07 <Lumindia> oh does it? the version I had didn't way back in the day
00:07 * Lumindia licks Schism's nose as well
00:07 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Comic:Sketches 75-78 / Romance From Scratch / Stable Short 55-56 / A(pple)ffection 120 / Soft Heart 11 / Future 23 [ http://tinyurl.com/yaxu7x5c ]
00:11 <Schism> Lumindia, it's quite nice! And at least on my current video card, it doesn't slow things down to excess.
00:18 * Lumindia nibbles on Schism's ears
00:18 <Lumindia> nyum nyum nyum
00:18 * Schism giggles at this person getting thoroughly ratio'd. https://twitter.com/LetitiaMontana/status/1279615522284474368
00:18 * Schism also earflicks. "Bleh!"
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00:24 <Schism> Lumindia: Anyhoo, yes, GShade is fantastic.
00:41 <Schism> This is a thing to make one smile. https://twitter.com/dearwangxian/status/1279764595440152577
00:52 * Ali flops over Schism. "Sorry that didn't make me smile.."
00:52 <Schism> Tis an odd day. *snugs the Ali again*
01:03 * Schism presents a plucked chicken to the channel. "Behold, a man."
01:04 * Schism then hammers some nails into it, to satisfy Plato's definition.
01:08 * Lumindia snugs on Ali as well
01:18 <Ali> Well time to destory my ears cause everyone else is.
01:39 * Schism snugs the Ali and puts some cool earmuffs on her. Enchanted to be at a delightful 50F.
01:40 * Ali cries as they're everywhere again.
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02:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Nightly Discussion #2212 [ http://tinyurl.com/ybdyokm5 ]
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02:48 * Lumindia snuggles Ali gently.
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02:49 * Schism hats on Lumin.
02:49 <Schism> Bzzzz and all that fun stuff.
02:55 <Lumindia> o.o
02:55 * Lumindia pulls Schism into bed, snuggles muchly
02:55 <Lumindia> OvO
02:55 * Schism squeaks, almost Ali-like, and flies off.
02:55 <Lumindia> been staying up later recently to try and shift my sleep schedule ahead an hour
02:55 <Schism> Not the worst plan...
02:56 <Lumindia> seems to be working, been waking up about half an hour later than I usually do
03:02 <Schism> ... dear JKR, I would very much like to see the endocrinologists who would prescribe hormones, and blockers of the same, to any patient, especially a teenager, without significant evaluation beforehand.
03:02 <Schism> Let alone surgery.
04:11 * Schism should be roundly castigated for her puns.
04:21 * Ali flops over Schism and punishes her with nuzzles and ear noms.
04:22 * Schism grumblycakes! And earflicks. "Am tired..."
05:02 * Schism looks at her Steam friends. "Well."
05:08 <Ali> What up?
05:08 <Ali> Is it like a ghost town like mine?
05:08 <Schism> Not quite, no.
05:09 <Schism> Just talked with an old friend. She just said, "Um. We were wondering when you'd realize." Excuse me, there's a comfy-looking wall over there, I'm going to drill a hole in it with my horn.
05:13 <Ali> My steam friends list is like a graveyard, let alone anyone wanting to talk with me T.T
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05:20 <ConfusionRift> Hello everypony.
05:20 <Schism> Hiya.
05:21 * Schism keeps providing the Ali with earmuffs. This pair has a nice lining made of shoe inserts.
05:21 * Ali finds these to be stinky, prefers her noise canceling headset
05:22 * ConfusionRift wavies and flops.
05:26 <Schism> This is kind of darkly amusing. All the support from my friends has been amazing, and it puts in an interesting light the response from my family. Everyone I know has been like "Yes, we were hoping you'd realize," and the response from my relatives has been "Wait, WHAT?!"
05:27 <ConfusionRift> That is what usually happens.
05:28 <Schism> I know, but it really puts it into perspective.
05:30 <ConfusionRift> It's two side of the spectrum. From the people you know and are friends, to family and relatives in general. One can say that friends and near circles might know you better than family. :P
05:31 <Schism> Fair enough. We are more open with them!
05:31 <ConfusionRift> And, I don't know if it's the case, but some family tend to have their following and believes, which sometimes contrast with being open to these changes.
05:32 <Schism> The patriarchal side of my family, unfortunately, does have that concern.
05:33 <ConfusionRift> Tends to be the case, yeah.
05:33 <Schism> In particular, my brother, whose beliefs are contrary to my existence.
05:33 <Schism> This is a problem, because he is my roommate.
05:33 <ConfusionRift> Oh... of course... the nearest sibling... the one who lives with you...
05:35 <Schism> Yes. If, however, he decides to become a problem...
05:35 <Schism> It's my name on the lease.
05:36 * ConfusionRift laughs. "Niiice."
05:36 <Schism> And the building has a few 1-bedroom apartments. I can always switch out. Paying the landlord the appropriate fee, but options are available.
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05:37 <ConfusionRift> So you got a Plan B. But still, one can always just, leave things be. I'm gonna guess he's not one to do that.
05:39 <Schism> Who knows, it might work? I'm not going to start wearing makeup and long dresses right away. Nor bright pink, ew.
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05:40 <Schism> I'm still freaking Schism. Gimme black and green and blue.
05:42 <Schism> And all the various greys. Gimme a palette which doesn't stand out, but lets you play with it. There's no need to be ostentatious when you can get the point across with a spoken word.
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05:44 * ConfusionRift writes "I like gray." on his flank. But because it's also gray, it blends in and is basically invisible.
05:44 <ConfusionRift> Maybe I should use another format.
05:44 * Schism hooves ConfusionRift a sharpie. "This might help."
05:51 * ConfusionRift feels out of it.
05:51 <ConfusionRift> So much... going... oooooon...
05:51 <Schism> The world in which we live is not good.
05:54 <ConfusionRift> Mother came to visit... so there's that as well.
05:54 * Ali is grey, like her mood
05:54 <ConfusionRift> I can't get any days off in July, so pfffFFFFTTTT!
05:55 * Schism licks the Ali. Tastes grey. Still taste cute, though.
05:55 <Schism> tastes*
05:55 * Ali ish not cute
05:55 <Ali> Cute ponies aren't single..
05:55 <Schism> Sorry, Ali, you are always going to be cute. Singular or no.
05:55 <ConfusionRift> 0_0
05:57 <Ali> I feel like I should call it an early night
05:57 * ConfusionRift boops Ali, the "not" cute pony. :P
05:58 <ConfusionRift> Aaah, okay.
05:58 <Ali> Two nights of oppressive hearing assualt, along with just lonliness is...bleh
05:58 <Ali> My ears hurt, they're stupid sensitive, and are going to be for awhile now that I've had to assault them with loud music to counteract the fireworks. It was a lose/lose.
05:59 <ConfusionRift> Sounds about right. It's still going over here.
06:00 <ConfusionRift> Despite one of the firework stands catching fire and blowing up, it was like nothing changed... let's see how the news are going to take it.
06:00 * Schism listens to eScape again to avoid the fireworks.
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06:03 <ConfusionRift> And my ears hurt, because I spent the day sneezing.
06:04 <ConfusionRift> Oh... well... laters? (sighs and starts looking for stuff)
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06:07 <Schism> This song too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMv9uiQsXvg
06:09 <ConfusionRift> Of course. :P
06:09 <ConfusionRift> Not a fan of the FF series, but that's one thing I'll give them, the soundtrack.
06:09 * Schism nodnods.
06:10 <Schism> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbS_SILgn00 > Not as good as the actual boss theme, but good.
06:10 <DerpyBot> I need to ask Twilight about that one.
06:10 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about FFXIV OST Shadowbringers Boss Theme #2
06:11 <Schism> This one, however, you won't see coming. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndB8RF0Neq4
06:17 <ConfusionRift> Hmm... jazzy.
06:17 <Schism> Love a soundtrack that has big band jazz.
06:17 <Schism> Also, 'Rifty, did you play Chrono Cross?
06:18 * ConfusionRift shakes his head. "Remember, not a big RPG guy."
06:18 <Schism> Also had a fantastic soundtrack. You should check that one out sometime.
06:18 <Schism> This is very close to the Chrono Cross soundtrack. It's the mount given for reaching level 80 in everything. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuMg1QCVEMQ
06:19 <ConfusionRift> It's been a bit difficult for me to jump to games, especially long ones.
06:19 * ConfusionRift says after ranking some crazy times on Satisfactory.
06:19 <ConfusionRift> ._.;
06:19 <Schism> Hehe.
06:21 <Schism> Still have to play Molek-Syntaz.
06:26 <ConfusionRift> Not sure why, but this track sorta gets stuck in my head from time to time, especially when tired. https://youtu.be/Ocigcac994s
06:27 <Schism> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQdSDt4dMJ4
06:27 <DerpyBot> I need to ask Twilight about that one.
06:27 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about Terranigma OST - Crysta
06:27 <ConfusionRift> Probably because it's the place I got stuck the longest in the game.
06:27 <Schism> I see a problem, and I can't help but make it worse.
06:29 <ConfusionRift> Wow... huh. i wonder
06:30 <Schism> If the Dark Cloud one ripped off the first? :S
06:31 <Schism> I think it's a pretty common bass line.
06:31 <ConfusionRift> Not necessarily. More like if there were some semblances, but no. It seems there was some inspiration.
06:31 * Schism nods, "Hey, the two games have some inspiration in common. Not a big deal."
06:32 <ConfusionRift> The bass line is very common, but there were some melodic similarities, just for a bit.
06:32 * Schism grins, "The two do sound rather close at the beginning, yea."
06:32 <ConfusionRift> The middle start is also somewhat similar, and then deviates.
06:33 <ConfusionRift> The Terranigma song is also longer.
06:33 <Schism> Well, yes. If there's one thing Terranigma, Illusion of Gaia and Soulblazer did well, it's music.
06:33 <Schism> Long, thoughtful tunes.
06:34 * ConfusionRift sighs. "Which are getting scarce."
06:34 <Schism> Yeah.
06:35 * ConfusionRift laughs softly. "It's always back to Queens."
06:35 <ConfusionRift> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6I02SnhLjo
06:35 <DerpyBot> I need to ask Twilight about that one.
06:35 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about Dark Cloud Queens (Extended)
06:36 <ConfusionRift> Maybe... no. The game is really long. And the weapon system was kinda painful.
06:38 <ConfusionRift> Weapons had durability. Meaning that eventually they could break. You could use repair powders to fix them, with higher levels requiring more. The problem was that certain weapons were unique. If they broke, you would lose them for good.
06:40 <ConfusionRift> Okay. Can people stop using formats and fonts from other games?
06:43 <ConfusionRift> I say this because... come on. https://store.steampowered.com/app/815370/Green_Hell/ Tell me what it reminds you. :P
06:47 <ConfusionRift> Oh yeah... (boops at Schism) Seems last I tried KSP I was either tired or frustrated. Couldn't get pass the first few tutorials. Now? Got all the way to the orbiting tutorial... which I then went through the ringer to land the guys back to... Kerburbkhbdfows- I forget its name.
06:53 <Schism> Whatever its name was, congrats! It's always hard to learn a new way of gaming when you're stressed.
06:53 <ConfusionRift> I kept botching the takeoff.
06:54 <Schism> Green Hell is... nnnnno, I don't think I'll be doing that one.
06:54 <ConfusionRift> It just looks like survival Far Cry.
06:55 <ConfusionRift> Not doing it either.
06:55 <Schism> Starbound is fine. Minecraft is fine too.
06:56 * ConfusionRift nods.
06:56 <ConfusionRift> And Terraria.
06:56 <Schism> Of course.
06:59 * Schism frowns. Peers at the parity switch, now welded shut. Looks at the row of breakers and columns of vacuum tubes in her mind. "That's not a lot of changes."
07:01 <ConfusionRift> It's like flipping 100 switches, rearranging them, paring them, and welding them in place... then finding out that only two positions changed. :P
07:02 <Schism> And yet the position of that precise switch defines a lot of how people will see you... ah well.
07:02 * ConfusionRift nods.
07:04 * Schism snickers at Real Life Comics for today.
07:06 <Schism> Gee, liking to watch things explode isn't a big deal. Who knew?
07:07 * ConfusionRift present the music video of Fatboy Slim, Gangsta Trippin'. :P
07:07 <ConfusionRift> It's my go-to.
07:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Time for the Odd Couple - Lyra and Bonbon Day Begins! [ http://tinyurl.com/y6uezf76 ]
07:08 <Schism> I typically go for Weapon of Choice, because seeing Christopher Walken doing the thing is and will always be comedy gold.
07:08 <ConfusionRift> Oh but of course. That's on top as well. :P
07:09 <Schism> Stuff blowing up is of course always delightful.
07:09 <ConfusionRift> Oh, and watching Mythbusters blow stuff up, ESPECIALLY the amphos ones.
07:09 <Schism> Yesssss~
07:11 <ConfusionRift> Another, not necessarily explosive and yet a rather impressive feat of automotive resilience, is Jeremy Clarkson just doing what he could to kill the old Toyota Helix.
07:13 <ConfusionRift> From setting it on fire, to tossing it in the ocean, and strapping it to a building about to be demolished. Still runs. :P
07:13 <Schism> The Gameboy of cars. Sheesh.
07:15 * Schism looks at the three videos thereof. "He hurt himself more than the truck."
07:15 <Schism> ...
07:16 * PrincessRainbows looks up at ConfusionRift and licks. Uppy?
07:17 * ConfusionRift grabbies PrincessRainbows, then pets.
07:17 * PrincessRainbows yays and wags her tail
07:19 <Schism> How is that thing still alive?!
07:19 <ConfusionRift> :P
07:21 <Schism> "The steering's fine, the gearbox is fine, the low range box is fine, the brakes are fine -- even the speedo's telling me we're doing 30!"
07:21 <ConfusionRift> Oh, so we're kinda synced. :P
07:21 <Schism> Trial by fire. :S
07:24 <Schism> That's not going to work either, is it.
07:25 <ConfusionRift> The building? Well, let's see. :P
07:26 <Schism> "Who would like to see what happens next?" "YES!"
07:26 <ConfusionRift> Yep, that was me when I first saw this.
07:28 <Schism> Whaaaaaaaaaat
07:28 <ConfusionRift> Yeeeeep!!! :P
07:29 * PrincessRainbows jumps around ConfusionRift and wiggle waggles her rump playfully
07:29 <Schism> How in the world?
07:30 * ConfusionRift pets PrincessRainbows, and plays around for a bit. :P
07:30 <ConfusionRift> By the way, they do build a plinth, and had it displayed in the studio.
07:30 <Schism> I should think so!
07:30 * PrincessRainbows giggles and squeals
07:31 <PrincessRainbows> I don't even want to try to sleep before 3am
07:31 <Schism> PrincessRainbows, this car is terrifying.
07:32 <ConfusionRift> https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-6bb4c7f032acf2d20472daece95c9df9.webp
07:34 <ConfusionRift> Because of this, Toyota later brought back the Hilux, as the Hilux Invincible.
07:40 <ConfusionRift> At least the more deluxe edition, but still.
07:46 * Schism goes 'ick' at seeing one person's impression of her superego.
07:48 <Cepheid> https://i.imgur.com/cVp8XhX.gifv
07:49 <Cepheid> Cats and durian fruit.
07:49 <Schism> Duria--oh, yes.
07:49 <Schism> I thought that fruit looked familiar.
07:49 <ConfusionRift> Yeah, Durians are... bleeeeeck.
07:51 <ConfusionRift> The first reaction will always be the best. :P
07:52 <ConfusionRift> It's that cartoonish reaction of when something smells so bad, you fall unconscious.
07:52 <Schism> My favourite is the one who tries to bury it. "Why isn't this desk turning into litter, already?!"
07:53 <ConfusionRift> "Sorry, forgot to hide my poop."
07:54 <Cepheid> That's not any regular attempt to bury it either. It's extremely aggressive burying.
08:04 <Cepheid> Right. Back to sleep now. Woke up because I was hungry.
08:06 <Schism> Should sleep here, too...
08:06 <Schism> Hm. Superego. The Freudian model implies that it is the part of one's psyche that imposes morality and defines behaviour, allowing us to move through the world...
08:06 <ConfusionRift> Hmmmm.
08:07 <Schism> I have issues with that model.
08:07 * ConfusionRift looks, and sees his own self. "...what?" It shrugs. "Yeah, same."
08:08 * Schism looks at her own superego, and sees a series of Psyche-Locks. "Yeah, this isn't going to work."
08:09 <ConfusionRift> [Purchase the DLC to expand Consciousness] Of course...
08:11 <Schism> Ah well. I need sleeeeep.
08:11 <ConfusionRift> Okaday. Have a good one.
08:12 <Schism> Thankya, will do! You too.
08:13 <ConfusionRift> Satisfactory has been a strange exercise for me, I must say.
08:16 <ConfusionRift> Actually, getting back to that in a bit. :P
08:28 <Cepheid> Whelp. So much for sleep. Itchy all over, and at this point taking a shower is just gonna wake me up. Guess I'll stay up.
08:28 <Cepheid> Also breathing is a bit hard for some reason.
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08:36 * PrincessRainbows hugs ConfusionRift so much and curls up under him with her pacifier. Nini
08:36 * ConfusionRift lightly pats PrincessRainbows. "have a good one as well."
08:41 * Cepheid reads a recipe. It starts off with a long-winded explanation of how dandelions inspired them to go on a boating trip to Italy where they learned the ancient craft of pottery making, etc etc etc. "...and that's how I came across this recipe." <Me> "Finally..." <Recipe> "So anyway, here's Wonderwall." <Me> "..."
08:42 * ConfusionRift chuckles.
08:44 <ConfusionRift> Okay, so... how do I disassemble this thing? | "Well, to answer that, we'll have to talk about parallel universes." | Wait, no- | "It all starts as a scientist-" | NOOOO!
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08:46 <ConfusionRift> It reminds me that I was watching a video a few days ago, in which I just wanted to know the reason of why something that was similar to something else didn't work. The video was about 10 minutes long, and the actual answer was like... 12 seconds.
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08:52 <Cepheid> Yep.
08:52 <Cepheid> People like to hear themselves talk, or see their own writing.
08:55 <ConfusionRift> Eeerm... no. The background music they used was almost the same volume as his voice, and would mostly drown him.
08:55 <Cepheid> ... Why?
08:55 <ConfusionRift> So if he liked to hear himself, no one else could. :P
08:55 * ConfusionRift shrugs.
08:56 <ConfusionRift> Bad editing.
08:57 <ConfusionRift> It's like he wanted to feature his/his kid's garage band, and couldn't decide, so he went for both.
08:58 <Cepheid> Heh.
09:00 <ConfusionRift> Oh wait, wrong video. That was the second video I looked, for the sake of consistency.
09:01 <ConfusionRift> It was a much shorter video, but man did they rip on that one.
09:01 <ConfusionRift> The first one was just long and winded, and gave me the answer at the very end.
09:05 <Cepheid> Youtubers. Gotta shout out to all their fans, their investors, their advertising associates, every movement under the sun, their favorite politician, one or more gods, perform a sacrifice, build a machine from scratch, and only then do they get to the promised content.
09:05 <Cepheid> Oh, and try to sell their "lit" mixtape.
09:06 <Cepheid> Can't forget the mixtape.
09:07 <Cepheid> .... How did the "mixtape" thing even become a meme anyways? What kid in this day and age even knows what a tape cassette is anyways?
09:08 <ConfusionRift> It probably became ironic, as usual, and then adapted it, as usual.
09:10 <ConfusionRift> In other words, it was something they used to make fun of either a mix or something they found in relation, and then they decided that would be "funny" to use it in context again.
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09:11 <Cepheid> Perhaps.
09:11 <ConfusionRift> I hate to sound like one of then peoples, but it's kinda irritating. Making fun of me for my age and vocabulary, just for them to start using it casually after I had already thrown it away. New society sucks, man.
09:18 <Cepheid> https://i.imgur.com/QXM4SMT.gifv I know this series is called a "Bizarre Adventure" but...
09:19 <ConfusionRift> Huh, how bizzaaaAAAAAH!!!
09:21 <Cepheid> Anyhoo, back in a bit. Gonna go shower and clean myself of whatever taint plagues me now.
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09:40 <Cepheid> Back.
09:41 <Cepheid> First task of the morning after logging onto my PC...
09:41 <ConfusionRift> Welcome baaaack.
09:41 * Cepheid signs up for courses.
09:42 <Cepheid> Or not. Registration isn't open yet for me. It was supposed to be opened today, on the sixth.
09:45 <Cepheid> ...? I just noticed braille on one of my inhalers. Wonder what it reads.
09:46 <ConfusionRift> Wouldn't be surprised it either says "inhaler" or has use instructions.
09:47 <Cepheid> .. It appears to be nonsense.
09:48 <Cepheid> Held one way, only one letter translates. Held the other way, only one letter translates. In either orientation, only one letter of the two translates.
09:50 * ConfusionRift jumps between conveyor belts, to move faster. "Hardcore parkour!"
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09:51 <ConfusionRift> There's no way I can put a junction in mid-air. That would be ridicu- it lets me. Niiiice.
09:51 <Cepheid> One would assume that identifying data of a user includes what brands they use, right?
09:54 <Cepheid> Steam, why do you make it so hard to get a link to a screenshot I just shared?
09:55 <Cepheid> https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2156091222
09:55 <ConfusionRift> Oh...
09:56 <Cepheid> I don't think he's supposed to be up there.
09:56 <Cepheid> And reloading doesn't fix it. o3o
09:57 <Cepheid> Guess I'll just put him in a containment vessel.
09:57 <Cepheid> Or, ye know, lemme try something.
09:57 <ConfusionRift> Odd.
09:59 <Cepheid> That worked.
09:59 <ConfusionRift> Going up and down the lookout tower. Got nothing. I wonder what's up with that.
10:00 <Cepheid> I think it might have been the result of me alt-F4ing at some bad time.
10:00 <Cepheid> It was me, based on the contents of the container left behind.
10:01 <Cepheid> Good gods, I hope those new rubber mounts arrive quickly. I can't stand these ones I'm using now. They don't quiet down my fans at ALL.
10:04 <ConfusionRift> Oh yeah, if you befriend a lizard doggo, they can "find random stuff, including slugs.
10:19 <Cepheid> I was wondering how this game managed the logic with 3D and such far draw distances.
10:20 <Cepheid> At further distances away, it seems to either reduce the update rate, or starts to abstract stuff.
10:21 <ConfusionRift> Probably how they did with many of the older 3D rendered games. They reduced details and stopped rendering certain textures.
10:22 <ConfusionRift> Eventually up to slowing rendering updates, as you mentioned.
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10:23 <ConfusionRift> Hmm, what's this? [Warning: Radiation level Critical!!!] Nope! Awaaaay!
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10:25 <Cepheid> Okay Steam, I see a window open. Please show it to me.
10:28 <ConfusionRift> Okay, why give the tractor a wench when you can't use it?
10:29 <ConfusionRift> ...winch. i meant winch.
10:36 * ConfusionRift notices a slug on the cave ceiling. "...how?"
10:37 <ConfusionRift> I can build to it... or use stackable poles. Too bad I got no materials for either.
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10:42 <Cepheid> So, random question for IRC.
10:42 <Cepheid> Does anyone here know of a person by the name of Phantamanta on Steam?
10:43 <Cepheid> Because they are talking to me on Steam, and I cannot, for the life of me, remember who they are.
10:43 <ConfusionRift> I only have you, Schism, two friends, and my cousins.
10:44 <ConfusionRift> Doesn't sound familiar.
10:45 <Cepheid> The only person we have in common, is, strangely, someone who they added at roughly the same time as me, so it couldn't have been through them.
10:45 <Cepheid> Someone by the current steam name of Azure Skies.
10:46 <ConfusionRift> Okay, I vaguely remember an Azure.
10:46 <ConfusionRift> At least in IRC.
10:47 <Cepheid> Yeah, same here.
10:48 <Cepheid> But like I said, they were added at roughly the same time as me, to this person's list. In fact, one day later.
10:48 <Cepheid> Also, what is it with "Lizzard Doggo"?
10:48 <Cepheid> That's the second time I've heard "Lizard Doggo" in one hour from two distinct people.
10:49 <Cepheid> ... Wait, it's CALLED the Lizard Doggo?
10:49 <ConfusionRift> Yep.
10:49 <ConfusionRift> An orange lizard sorta like creature.
10:50 <Cepheid> Damn the devs, there's no cats because one of them hates cats.
10:51 <Cepheid> Hum, only issue I have with my current computer setup is this chair is not comfy to sit in due to my tailbone issue. Also, butt bones.
10:51 <ConfusionRift> It won't try to push, scorch, or spit on you. It tends to run away. You can feed them by dropping some food before ti runs away. Once it eats it, you can pet it, and starts following you.
10:52 <Cepheid> Murder.
10:52 <Cepheid> That's the only choice.
10:53 <ConfusionRift> Every once in a while, it will "bring" stuff. Sometimes, it will bring slugs that you can use to create crystals to overclock machinery.
10:53 <ConfusionRift> Oh, slugs are counted on the map.
10:53 <Cepheid> I need to get access to the map.
10:53 <ConfusionRift> Once all the slugs are used, that's that. The doggo will still bring slugs, despite there being none.
10:55 <Cepheid> What milestone is needed for the map?
10:56 <ConfusionRift> Quartz research.
10:57 <ConfusionRift> That's by the M.A.M.
10:59 <ConfusionRift> The M.A.M. is on tier 1, by the Field Research milestone.
11:00 <ConfusionRift> You can find a chunk of quartz nearby, usually. The veins though, are very far from the initial starting area.
11:05 <ConfusionRift> Well, depending on the area.
11:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Morning Discussion #1984 [ http://tinyurl.com/y7hhoae7 ]
11:11 <Cepheid> Ah, okay.
11:11 <Cepheid> Hum, finally have basic processing setup on a factory floor. Could have stood to build in a better direction though. Current direction will take me out over a chasm.
11:13 * ConfusionRift points at the Caterium digger on a floating island, with conveyors linked over foundations. And points at the coal digger on a high area, which he lazily got up to using ramps.
11:15 <Cepheid> Right, so not a major issue then.
11:15 <ConfusionRift> Fun fact: You can build foundations over stupid distances.
11:15 <Cepheid> Yeah, there doesn't appear to be any physics associated with them.
11:17 <ConfusionRift> Even things that seem to be affected by gravity, really aren't. You can just leave pipes and conveyors hanging in the air, even when the game forces you to put a stand at its maximum length.
11:20 <ConfusionRift> then again, welders are putting concrete together.
11:20 * ConfusionRift shrugs.
11:24 <Cepheid> The problem with physics in a game like this, is that they're computationally expensive as the world size increases.
11:24 <Cepheid> There's a reason Dwarf Fortress no longer requires having to support the caverns.
11:31 * ConfusionRift clocks a cable assembler to 250%. "Oh babyyyyy."
11:34 <Cepheid> And that's Iron Plates and Iron Rods...
11:34 <Cepheid> Hum, does this game have automation in the form of a circuit network-type thing, like Factorio's circuit network?
11:36 <ConfusionRift> At the point that I am, I don't have anything like that. Maybe at a higher tier?
11:36 <ConfusionRift> Working on unlocking tier 5.
11:37 <ConfusionRift> I mean... you mean a programmable network, right?
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11:40 <ConfusionRift> And logistics is mostly "go from A to B", "when in A, split to B, C, and/or D", and "merge A,B, and/or C, into D".
11:41 <RazorSharpFang> I think Ceph's asking for "If X then halt" or something similar - deactivating a factory maybe.
11:41 * ConfusionRift shakes his head. "Don't have anything like that."
11:43 <Cepheid> That, yeah.
11:44 <Cepheid> Programmable networks for configuring whether stuff is active or not based on conditionals.
11:45 <ConfusionRift> Seems more simplistic in that regard.
11:45 <Cepheid> There does seem to be programmable splitters.
11:46 <ConfusionRift> There seems to be no filtering either.
11:46 <ConfusionRift> So, careful.
11:46 <Cepheid> Filtering would be covered by the programmable splitters.
11:46 <Cepheid> https://satisfactory.gamepedia.com/Programmable_Splitter
11:47 <Cepheid> I would imagine at some point, circuit networks and such would become a thing.
11:47 <Cepheid> Logic gates have usually been a thing for any type of logistics game.
11:48 <ConfusionRift> Oh, so there's a- AAAAH! Those are higher tier stuff.
11:48 <ConfusionRift> Oh... caterium research... cool.
11:49 * ConfusionRift thumps his head. "I keep forgetting to make those DARN wires."
11:52 <Cepheid> Same.
12:02 <Cepheid> Dog. Leave the cats alone.
12:05 * Cepheid comes across a Lizard Doggo. Stabs it.
12:06 <ConfusionRift> ...ooookay?
12:07 <Cepheid> I don't like dogs.
12:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Lyra and Bonbon Discussion: Fanon, Episode Ideas, and More! [ http://tinyurl.com/y75fg9cw ]
12:10 <Cepheid> Guh. I should go lay back down and try to get some more sleep.
12:10 <Schism> brain...
12:10 <Schism> It's only 8 AM, turn back off please.
12:16 * ConfusionRift puts some Caterium research done, and got himself some speed boots... more like fast legs. :P
12:16 <ConfusionRift> Will have to pause it for now.
12:17 <Cepheid> Myself, I need to pause and get some rest. I feel really, really heavy and like I need to lay down.
12:17 <ConfusionRift> Saaaame. So... laters! (flops)
12:17 <Cepheid> Which is annoying as I kinda want to do a bit of coding right now. But it will have to wait. Rest is more important.
12:18 * ConfusionRift nods, then crashes and explodes.
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12:23 * Lumindia petpets Schism
12:23 <Lumindia> = v=
12:26 * Cepheid chugs a bottle of cough syrup.
12:28 <Cepheid> Oh my gods, dog. She's whining because she can't come into my room. Why? Because there is a cat in it.
12:31 <Schism> Too darn bad.
12:32 <Cepheid> Exactly. This room is the domain of the cats. And the only safe haven from the dog, as a result.
12:54 <Cepheid> Most people wouild not consider the Dragon Book to be light bathroom reading.
12:59 * Lumindia dotes on everyone
12:59 <Lumindia> ♥♥♥
13:00 * Cepheid explodes violently.
13:00 * Schism melts.
13:04 <Schism> At least the construction team next door is listening to a good radio station. I've heard Pink Floyd, Nirvana, and David Bowie in the last 10 minutes.
13:09 <Lumindia> they have excellent taste in music
13:21 <Schism> Hum. Picked up some cheddar cheese soup yesterday. Did not, however, pick up broccoli florets. I should do that.
13:28 * Schism considers her options. "Cream of mushroom soup, or tomato soup. Or ramen. Or something else entirely, of course..."
13:33 <Schism> Cheesy mushroom soup it is.
13:37 <Cepheid> I'd have made my usual spicy soup. But as was stated about it last time, it would likely kill you or other folks.
13:37 <Cepheid> Or at least make you horribly sick.
13:38 <Schism> I wouldn't mind a particularly spicy soup, just not today. It's entirely too hot already. I'm halfway tempted to eat this stuff at room temperature.
13:39 <Cepheid> Tomato soup, served ice cold?
13:40 <Schism> "Stop! There's no need to eat meat! I made enough gazpacho for all!"
13:40 <Cepheid> Heh. You knew exactly what I was referencing.
13:40 <Schism> Well, of course. Lisa the Vegetarian is a classic.
13:41 <Cepheid> Not exactly a fan of the episode. I feel it kinda puts the pressure on just a tad much.
13:42 <Schism> Fair enough. It does have a lot of good moments, though.
13:42 <Schism> "I think I'll donate a million dollars to charity. ...when pigs fly!"
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13:44 <Cepheid> Yep.
13:44 <LibrarianofHope> will you actually do it sir?
13:44 <Schism> "...no, I'd still rather not."
13:45 <LibrarianofHope> in spanish he said "its not convenient"
13:45 <LibrarianofHope> i like latin american simpsons a lot, its like comfort food
13:46 <Schism> The older episodes of the Simpsons are very much a sort of comfort food.
13:46 * Lumindia ponies about
13:46 <LibrarianofHope> are they ending soon?
13:46 * Schism mi'qotes around.
13:47 * Lumindia kyat
13:47 <Schism> I strongly suspect that FOX is not interested in killing one of its longest-running franchises without a very good reason.
13:47 * Lumindia brushes Schism
13:47 <Lumindia> o vo
13:47 <LibrarianofHope> well yes
13:47 * Schism earflicks. o3o
13:47 <LibrarianofHope> but they cant really do that mich new stuff can they?
13:48 <LibrarianofHope> they could do eternal reruns and save costs, they do that anyway
13:49 <Schism> Yes, but how will they stay relevant?
13:50 <Schism> (I joke, of course.)
13:50 * Lumindia sprawls out
13:50 <LibrarianofHope> in a diferrent topic, i need a expand my business reach
13:51 <LibrarianofHope> i did offer you my novel to read no?
13:51 <LibrarianofHope> cause i need reviews
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14:05 <Cepheid> For the average person, nose hair seems to do it's job in keeping particulates out. For me, all it ever seems to do is cause my nose to swell up and close on me. I wonder if I can get laser hair removal done on it all.
14:13 * Finwe noms on LibrarianofHope.
14:13 * LibrarianofHope doffs finwe
14:16 <LibrarianofHope> i need a budget to do stuff
14:17 <LibrarianofHope> like character art and faster marketing
14:31 <Schism> Okay, why is Rideau Hall trend--
14:32 <Cepheid> Uh oh.
14:33 <Schism> Nah, couple days ago a CAF member drove a truck through it.
14:33 <Schism> The pedestrian gate, anyway. Nobody was hurt, evidently, I'm just like, "Wait, what?"
14:34 <Cepheid> He also apparently set up a sniper spot and had to be talked down.
14:34 <Cepheid> I am avoiding reading any more on Twitter, because it is full of the usual vitriol.
14:35 <Schism> Numerous weapons... and he's a conspiracy theorist of course.
14:45 <Cepheid> https://www.instagram.com/p/B3UsGaujZg-/
14:47 <Schism> Hmm. Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools, by Aho, Lam, Sethi and Ullman, originally published in 1986...
14:50 <Cepheid> It is the definitive book on creating compilers.
14:51 <Schism> Light reading, then.
14:52 <Cepheid> More or less. For me anyway.
15:07 <Lumindia> y'all are good beans
15:07 <Lumindia> o vo
15:08 * Lumindia p[atpats everypone
15:10 * Schism giggles at the MLP Loops. And the Loopers trying, to quote Twilight, "a downright irresponsible number of things to get this open." Meaning the box, before that whole Tirek thing.
15:25 <Cepheid> Too much energy to sleep. Not enough energy to actually do anything other than lay here and read.
15:27 * Lumindia giggles at Schism for some reason
15:29 <Schism> Lumindia: If you've not read the MLP Loops, I highly suggest it. Amongst other things, the protagonists go completely crazy and wind up pranking each other like mad.
15:29 <Lumindia> do lionk plz
15:29 <Schism> https://www.fimfiction.net/story/98568/mlp-time-loops
15:30 <Cepheid> Also, I think I have another infection of some sort. My breath constantly smells terrible, and my mouth constantly feels dirty, like I need to brush it every hour or two.
15:30 <Schism> Egh. I hate when that happens.
15:30 <Lumindia> "The basic idea is, one character (the Anchor, usually the main character of a fictional setting) is looping back to the very first moments of their parent series every time either they die or some kind of time limit expires. They of course end up monumentally stir crazy given enough time."
15:30 <Schism> Lumindia: It also features one of the most adorable romances ever, between Leman Russ and Nyx.
15:30 <Lumindia> Wait
15:30 <Lumindia> I've seen this concept in FimFiction before
15:31 <Schism> There've been groundhog day stories before. The most well known is "The Best Night Ever", which has Blueblood loop through the events of the Grand Galloping Gala.
15:33 <Lumindia> Yep
15:33 <Lumindia> Hard Reset
15:33 <Schism> Ah, that's another good one.
15:34 <Schism> Unlike those, though, the MLP Loops are mostly comedy. For example, Scootaloo eventually brings a red Fokker triplane with her through the loops, just so that she can finally get one over on that damned beagle.
15:34 <Lumindia> I found a few... interesting stories in my library...
15:35 <Lumindia> like a diablo x MLp crossover where Tyrael becomes a pony and ends up developing feelings for Fluttershy
15:35 <Schism> Justice Itself?
15:35 <Lumindia> yep
15:35 <Lumindia> that was a fun read
15:37 <Schism> Aye! Another fun one is Starlight Over Detrot, if you've not read it.
15:38 <Schism> Noir, with enough comedy to make it a great read. One of the side characters, for example, is a fun-loving pony who runs Detrot's only morgue and ice cream parlor.
15:39 <Lumindia> ?
15:40 <Lumindia> kawef
15:40 <Schism> Yes, that's morgue and ice cream parlor. If you're keeping things cool, why not go all out?
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15:44 <Lumindia> I mean okay
15:44 <Lumindia> as long as they don't mix the two
15:44 <Schism> "Here, have a lollipop." *withdraws an eyeball-on-a-stick*
15:45 <Schism> Er, popsicle.
15:46 <Lumindia> yeah basically
15:46 * Lumindia giggles, then flops on Schism
15:46 <Lumindia> = v=
15:46 <Schism> Slip Stitch is basically Pinkie Pie as a mortician.
15:48 * Cepheid consumes something to knock himself out, given his current state.
15:50 <Cepheid> https://i.imgur.com/fOeEmUm.gifv
15:50 <Schism> Hmm. The former PM of Ontario is now the new ambassador to the United Nations. Decent choice.
15:52 <Schism> Cepheid: Cats are jerks. X3
15:54 <Cepheid> Yep.
15:54 <Cepheid> https://v.redd.it/bwi8r1ws1g251
16:04 <Cepheid> That was cute. Went to brush my teeth again. Look up at the mirror, and there is this incredibly small spider. Just hanging out. I had to kill it though. Mother's orders.
16:12 <Cepheid> Heavens help this dog if humans just up and disappear. It cannot survive away from a human bering.
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16:22 <Cepheid> Is it weird I want to see more of Capone? (SCP-1471)
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17:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: 25 Fanfics to Read for Lyra and Bonbon Day! [ http://tinyurl.com/yca6g6xe ]
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18:17 <LibrarianofHope> no ali today
18:17 <LibrarianofHope> i find the lack of ali disturbing
18:30 <LibrarianofHope> !link https://www.boredpanda.com/shiba-cheems-meme-dog-balltze/?cexp_id=30295&cexp_var=8&_f=featured&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic
18:30 <DerpyBot> Twilight says the library only has pictures from e621 and derpibooru, videos from youtube and books from google docs.
18:30 <LibrarianofHope> habit
18:30 <LibrarianofHope> i found cheems
18:36 <Starlight_Glimmer> !mail Ali A box with a GlimGlam!
18:36 <DerpyBot> Thank you for using the Derpy Mail Service 6_9
18:39 <Nedemai> :(
18:43 <Starlight_Glimmer> ?
18:45 <LibrarianofHope> you have been chossen for a special trip glimglam
18:45 <LibrarianofHope> as ambassador to the mole people
18:45 <LibrarianofHope> please step into the experimental drill that will probably explode
18:45 <LibrarianofHope> patent pending
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18:59 <Nedemai> well, it is just a drill right? no need to worry
19:00 <LibrarianofHope> that will probably explode
19:00 <LibrarianofHope> i made it with scrap iron
19:00 <LibrarianofHope> and might or might not be powered by hamsters on wheels
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19:04 <Nedemai> "it was all a drill" joke seems to have flown over your head
19:04 <Nedemai> but Ill admit my delivery sucked
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19:50 <Schism> "We've replaced Leela's normal AI copilot with instant Skynet crystals. Let's watch and see what happens." --Durandal/Skynet
19:57 <LibrarianofHope> nedemai, on my defense im in a lot of tension pain
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20:49 <Schism> 'Scootaloo was a world-famous astronaut, she'd written her own book, she was running for governor of Kentucky, and she was a giant chicken.'
20:49 <Ali> He's a giant chicken I tell you, A GIANT CHICKEN
20:49 <Schism> o/` You're not a mare, you're a chicken, Scoots.
20:51 <Lumindia> I kid you not, she turns herself into a giant chicken
20:52 <Nedemai> chicken scoots whats the matter with you, you don't act like the other chickens do~ You wear a disguise to look like pony guys buy you not a pone, you a chicken scoots
20:52 <Nedemai> ???
20:52 <Nedemai> lulx
20:53 <LibrarianofHope> why did the chicken cross the road?
20:53 <LibrarianofHope> so people would stop asking about the egg or chicken first thing
21:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff Art Gallery - BEST Art of Lyra and Bonbon - (2020 Edition) (Part 1) [ http://tinyurl.com/y86d6s2y ]
21:11 <Nedemai> my brother has a bit of an evolving problem outside his place
21:12 <Nedemai> https://imgur.com/a/5BaoyBS
21:16 <Lumindia> what am I looking at?
21:16 <Ali> Future sinkhole maybe?
21:16 * Lumindia brushes Ali's ear
21:17 <Lumindia> ...
21:17 <Lumindia> mane*
21:17 <Lumindia> how teh fricrk
21:17 <Nedemai> yea, the pavements been sinking in around that manhole
21:17 <Nedemai> the one hole developed yesterday, the big on at the top
21:18 <Nedemai> over a few hours, its was kinda a little nerve wracking watching cars go over it
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21:22 <Cepheid> Yep. These new fan mounts are much better.
21:22 <Nedemai> Cepheid, how are you today?
21:22 <Cepheid> Good. Warm.
21:23 <Nedemai> warm? lol
21:24 <Cepheid> It's 30C. Humidity isn't bad, at least.
21:24 * Cepheid also doesn't have central air, or a decent A/C.
21:24 <Nedemai> yea I was about to say last I check outside it was at least 30C something today
21:25 <Nedemai> and I know you live relatively close enough to be experiencing this same heat wave
21:25 <Cepheid> Yep. Ottawa.
21:25 <Cepheid> I also run hot, apparently. Constant low-grade fever.
21:27 <Cepheid> The biggest issues with the heat are where I tend to reside when on my PC.
21:27 <Cepheid> Upstairs, third floor, in a room that for reasons unknown, has poor airflow and temperature regulation.
21:31 <Ali> Well warm air rises
21:31 <Ali> PCs are not the coolest running things in the world
21:32 <Ali> My PC room gets pretty hot, has to have a AC unit cause the central air can't handle it.
21:32 <Starlight_Glimmer> The solution is obviously to hang your pc out the window.
21:32 <Nedemai> I am lucky to live in a basement unit and my upstairs neighbour has built in AC, so i mostly just need to run a dehumidifier
21:33 <Nedemai> but if it gets warm I do have a portable AC unit
21:33 <Cepheid> We have a basement room here as well, but my dad uses it for sleep, and I can't claim the room as mine. Even though at this point I'd love to.
21:35 <Nedemai> yea I rent a full basement apartment, the benefit, its large and fully finished with proper drainage, everything.
21:35 <Starlight_Glimmer> No AC here
21:35 <Nedemai> only hitch, ceilings are a little low
21:35 <Cepheid> Heh.
21:35 <Starlight_Glimmer> I do have a tower fan. AC is actually quite uncommon around here
21:36 <Cepheid> I wish I could rent my own place. No job, and even if I had one, the costs are just too much for a single person.
21:36 <Nedemai> I skim by on margins and hope :/
21:37 <Nedemai> my situation is far from ideal but I've maintained so far
21:45 <Starlight_Glimmer> Can't complain myself. Salary could of course be better.
21:46 <Starlight_Glimmer> My primary concern with my current employer is lack of organization and insistence on silly processes though. Which is amazing considering we're a rather small company.
21:47 <Cepheid> Small doesn't necessarily mean better-organized. If the people within the company are new to running a company...
21:48 <Starlight_Glimmer> I don't think that's the problem
21:49 <Starlight_Glimmer> Most of my issues come from the way our department is organized.
21:50 <Starlight_Glimmer> On one hand we have strict processes in place, on the other hand those don't really don't cover all the work I do nor do they make any sense for a lot of situations. If I'd follow them I wouldn't get much done and quite a lot of things wouldn't be handled at all.
21:51 <Starlight_Glimmer> For the most part this is fine. Nobody complains about the way I do things.
21:51 <Starlight_Glimmer> Randomly though our department manager does complain out of the blue.
21:53 <Starlight_Glimmer> Like he wants to be strict about what we do and what other departments do, but if they simply can't handle it or there is no time you don't have much of a choice.
21:55 <Starlight_Glimmer> We had a customer emailing us about a security vulnerability last Friday. By accident I saw that mail and it was late afternoon by then, so our support staff likely wouldn't respond the same day. While it's clearly not my job to handle customer inquiries I did in this case since fixing those kinda of things would end up in our department anyways.
21:57 <Starlight_Glimmer> So we had a chat back and worth, they explained the issue and since it's a security vulnerability I wen't ahead with the only co-worker left in the office, fixed and reviewed it despite technicaly speaking the project is the responsibility of another team.
21:57 <Starlight_Glimmer> So we had a response time of less than an hour and things we super smoothly.
21:57 <Starlight_Glimmer> Normally I'd expect congratulations for that.
21:57 <Starlight_Glimmer> My boss went mental for some reason.
21:58 <Starlight_Glimmer> And I still don't get it.
21:58 <Schism> "You went over my helmet?"
21:58 <Starlight_Glimmer> Of all the times I break processes this is like the one case where I'd expect everyone to agree it's a good idea.
22:00 <Starlight_Glimmer> The thing is: Even if I did follow the process he still would only have been notified which I did do.
22:00 <Starlight_Glimmer> No decision making involved.
22:00 <Cepheid> Oh good. Mandatory masks.
22:02 <Starlight_Glimmer> Under normal circumstances support would have handled the inquiry, opened a ticket with high priority, someone from the right team would hopefully notice and fix it right away. For those kinda of things tickets don't go through scheduling.
22:02 <Schism> Oh, excellent. Hopefully we won't get so much backlash as there has been in the US.
22:03 <Starlight_Glimmer> We have mandatory masks in public transport and shops for some time now. Could be worse.
22:03 <Schism> This is for indoor stores, such as grocers and, pointedly, the LCBO.
22:05 <Starlight_Glimmer> LCBO? /* did I ever mention +B is silly? */
22:05 <Schism> Pff. Liquor control board of Ontario.
22:07 <Starlight_Glimmer> Oh is Canada also weird and grocery stores don't sell alcohol and/or tobacco?
22:07 <Starlight_Glimmer> You should really not import that from the U.S. :3
22:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff Art Gallery - BEST Art of Lyra and Bonbon - (2020 Edition) (Part 2) [ http://tinyurl.com/y7zf8fna ]
22:08 <Schism> Well, in Ontario, Tobacco yes, alcohol -- it depends. Some stores, like Sobey's, have a beer and wine section, but hard liquors are entirely the domain of the LCBO.
22:09 <Starlight_Glimmer> Can you buy like guns and ammo at Walmarts?
22:09 <Schism> Not up here, to the best of my knowledge.
22:10 <Starlight_Glimmer> O.K. that's a start :P
22:10 <Starlight_Glimmer> If not lost faith in you entirely Canada!
22:10 <Starlight_Glimmer> I've*
22:11 <Starlight_Glimmer> It's too late. "Can't even English anymore" :(
22:11 * Schism wonks, and shrugs, before she boops the Starlight_Glimmer with a slice of quiche.
22:12 <Starlight_Glimmer> So for clarification I just think the concept of being able to buy guns but not liquor is odd to me.
22:13 <Cepheid> Yeah, some grocery stores here sell alcohol in Ontario. Quebec, most definitely, I believe. That said, you can't bring alcohol across provincial borders.
22:14 <Cepheid> Also, up here, tobacco products are also required by law to be hidden from view.
22:16 <Starlight_Glimmer> We have odd laws when it comes to being able to serve alcohol. If memory doesn't betray me you have to have a contract with a - for lack of a better word - brewery (really more like a distributor) to apply for a license. They'll require you to buy most if not all of your drinks through them and of course charge a premium for the honor.
22:17 <Starlight_Glimmer> This is probably more of a lobby thing though.
22:18 <Starlight_Glimmer> I actually agree that not displaying tobacco products is a good idea.
22:18 <Starlight_Glimmer> We still even have poster ads for them :/
22:18 <Ali> Pft
22:25 <Starlight_Glimmer> The e-cigarette hype annoys me quite a bit too. Don't get me wrong it's great as a way out for smokers, but the way they obviously target teenagers should be illegal.
22:26 <Starlight_Glimmer> Yes I'm sure you sell the bubblegum flavored liquids for all them >40 year olds :(
22:30 <Lumindia> issa glimglam
22:30 <PinkieShy> hmm
22:31 * PinkieShy climbs into Starlight_Glimmer's mane and uses the mane as a pillow
22:31 * Lumindia climbs in as well
22:31 <Lumindia> o vo
22:53 <Schism> Hmm, Stardew Valley 1.5 is supposedly going to have a lot of new stuff. o3o
22:59 <LibrarianofHope> i put up my sans plushie for sale
22:59 <LibrarianofHope> i wonder how fast can it sale
23:00 * Ali boops Schism. "IF only there were people to play it with."
23:00 * LibrarianofHope flops on ali
23:00 <LibrarianofHope> neck aches
23:00 <LibrarianofHope> hallllp
23:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Final Newbie Artist Training Ground X Gallery! [ http://tinyurl.com/y8zbgv93 ]
23:10 <Finwe> o3o
23:10 <Finwe> Good evening, everypony!
23:10 <LibrarianofHope> wassaaa
23:10 <Finwe> Mlles Ali, PrincessRainbows and Surreal_Nightmares; Messrs Cepheid, LibrarianofHope, Lumindia, PinkieShy, Schism and Starlight_Glimmer.
23:10 * Finwe doffs his hat.
23:10 <Schism> rAdm. Finwe.
23:11 <LibrarianofHope> now backwards and fasters owo
23:11 * Schism doffs her plucked chicken with two nails driven into it.
23:11 * Finwe noms on köttpirog.
23:11 <PinkieShy> I have some good news guys :)
23:11 <Finwe> o3o?
23:11 * Finwe is all ears.
23:11 <LibrarianofHope> 030
23:11 <PinkieShy> That pillow i got the other day didn't stop me from sleeping a good night rest last night.. :D so yay
23:11 <Schism> "I've been all ears before. It's not as much fun as it sounds." "..."
23:11 <Schism> And nice!
23:11 <PinkieShy> I did wake up a few times but i even did that when i got my mattress topper before.. Getting used to it I reckon :)
23:12 <LibrarianofHope> why would it not let you sleep?
23:12 <PinkieShy> Well shredded memory foam pillow is a little more firm than a down pillow :P
23:12 <LibrarianofHope> ahh
23:12 <LibrarianofHope> i dont like those
23:13 <LibrarianofHope> i have a body pillow, no image
23:13 <Schism> Pff. Discord, M.D., Ph.D, OBIH.
23:13 <PinkieShy> So I'm going from a soft pillow to a firm pillow..
23:13 <PinkieShy> Those things probably takes time.. But at least i got sleep
23:14 <PinkieShy> The packaging though when i got the pillow was misleading.. It said 'memory foam' so i thought it was a regular non-shredded foam one.. But eh it don't matter to me :)
23:16 <LibrarianofHope> whta the point of doing that?
23:18 <PinkieShy> LibrarianofHope of what? Changing pillows?
23:18 <LibrarianofHope> yeah
23:18 <LibrarianofHope> sounded way harsher than i meant
23:18 <LibrarianofHope> its honest curiosity, whats the benefit of it?
23:19 <PinkieShy> Eh i heard memory foam pillows are suppose to provide better posture for your spine and neck while you sleep
23:19 <PinkieShy> So that's why i went with one of those instead of another down pillow..
23:19 <LibrarianofHope> ohh
23:19 <LibrarianofHope> the legs of my bead broke down, i ended up sleeping without them
23:20 <PinkieShy> Being i do have back pain mostly lower back.. But I wanted to see if that could help but so far.. not seeing difference
23:20 <LibrarianofHope> i have pain all over
23:20 <LibrarianofHope> my neck is killing me
23:29 * Finwe hats on Ali.
23:29 * Ali squeaks at Finwe
23:29 * Finwe counter-squeaks at Ali.
23:32 <PinkieShy> I am soon to be in the market for a new mattress sooner or later..
23:32 <PinkieShy> Probably going ot buy it at big lots being they got some nice ones.. Just would need family to help bring it to my house for me :)
23:40 *** Joins: Changeling_Nightmares (Surreal@Cutest.Floofy.Changeling.Batpone)
23:41 * Schism offers the Cepheid some ghost pepper tortilla chips, with Mrs. Renfro's ghost pepper queso.
23:43 * LibrarianofHope bonks schism with a squeaky mallet
23:43 * Schism squeaks. And offers LibrarianofHope some 307 Ale.
23:44 * LibrarianofHope bonks schism again, drinksale
23:51 *** Quits: LibrarianofHope (Librarianof@Pony-8kc.r3k.207.187.IP) (Quit: http://www.kiwiirc.com/ - A hand crafted IRC client)
23:57 *** Changeling_Nightmares is now known as Filly_Nightmares
23:57 * Filly_Nightmares mewls and climbs onto Finwe
23:58 * Schism provides the Filly_Nightmares wif some tomato soop.
23:58 * PinkieShy meows at Filly_Nightmares
23:58 * Filly_Nightmares knead knead knead PinkieShy face and lick licl ickl lick lick soop!
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