Log archive of EquestriaDaily for Tuesday, 2020-09-22

00:01 <Ali> Sure

00:02 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Discussion: What Would Make Generation 5 of My Little Pony Successful?  [ http://tinyurl.com/y47zmodg ]

00:05 <Stormspark> 4k is a waste at anything less than about 65"

00:08 <Lumindia> @Stormspark: I mean, the real limiting factor here is the 60hz, I think

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00:24 <Alice> Fnark.  It appears my hard drive was actually one of the bottlenecks.

00:26 <Stormspark> yeah I wouldn't mind having a higher refresh rate monitor but I will NOT use TN under any circumstances

00:26 <Stormspark> which makes higher refresh significantly more expensive

00:26 <Stormspark> I'll get one eventually though

00:27 * Golden flops.

00:36 <Golden> So how is everyone?

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00:44 <Alice> Tired.  Sore.  Coughing.  Otherwise good.

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01:02 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: My Little Pony Speedpaint Compilation #152 [ http://tinyurl.com/yxsdghge ]

01:38 <Golden> I see.

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01:43 <Golden> My client seems to have issues keeping loaded up

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01:51 <Golden> Anyway hope you feel better soon

01:54 * PrincessRainbows whimpers and grabby hooves at Ali like any sad filly

01:55 * Ali brushies PrincessRainbows softly.

02:02 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Nightly Discussion #2289 [ http://tinyurl.com/y5d2t9zs ]

02:12 <Finwe> Good, erm, morning, everypony.

02:13 <Finwe> Mlles Ali, Alice, Filly_Nightmares, PrincessRainbows and Schism; Messrs Golden and Lumindia.

02:13 * Finwe doffs his hat.

02:13 <Finwe> Lt Pony|91003.

02:13 <Finwe> o7

02:13 * Pony|91003 wavewave.

02:14 * Finwe ambulates back.

02:14 <Golden> Yo

02:15 * PrincessRainbows picks up Finwe and clutches like a plushie

02:16 * Finwe snuggles PrincessRainbows and noms on Ali's tail.

02:20 * Finwe hats on Heartbreak and noms on the ears thereupon.

02:22 * PrincessRainbows grabs her pacifier and plushie to curl under a Finwe

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03:02 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Makenshi: Friendship Music: Koron Korak - A Storm of Emotions [Fluffy Drum & Bass] [ http://tinyurl.com/y6yusbn5 ]

03:46 * Angeline hugs Ali!

03:46 * Ali tucks Angeline to bed

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04:11 <PinkieShy> I got a ton of stuff done today.. a skele-ton

04:11 * Ali baps PinkieShy softly

04:19 <PinkieShy> baps? Talk about a bippity bap

04:21 <Schism> https://twitter.com/dumbricardo/status/1307570202863792128

04:39 * PrincessRainbows boops PinkieShy with her snoot for being a silly poni

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05:18 * Ali tries to randoflop on HoneyDrops

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05:29 * PrincessRainbows grabby hooves at Ali for hugs, before sleepies

05:29 * Ali pets PrincessRainbows softly and tucks her to bed.

05:30 * PrincessRainbows whinnies softly cause horse and goes nini

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05:35 * Golden flops. He got distracted with the Ghostbusters game on his switch.

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06:33 *** ChanServ sets mode: +o ConfusionRift

06:34 <ConfusionRift> Hello everypony.

06:35 * PrincessRainbows still can't sleep so looks up at ConfusionRift. Uppies?

06:36 * ConfusionRift grabbies PrincessRainbows and huggles.

06:39 * PrincessRainbows wags her tail and barks at the RiftPone

06:41 * PrincessRainbows flap flaps and paints wings on ConfusionRift. Yay, another birb horse

06:41 <ConfusionRift> :P

06:43 * PrincessRainbows grabs her pacifier and clutches ConfusionRift to try to sleep again

06:43 * ConfusionRift lightly patpats PrincessRainbows.

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06:57 <Golden> Heya

06:58 <ConfusionRift> Hallo.

07:06 <Finwe> Lt Cdr ConfusionRift, Capt Koopz; Mlles Ali, Filly_Nightmares, PrincessRainbows and Schism; Messrs Dappled, Golden and Lumindia.

07:06 <Finwe> o7

07:06 * Ali doffs over Finwe

07:06 <Finwe> Good morning.

07:07 <Koopz> RAdm. Finwe o7

07:08 <ConfusionRift> RAdm. Finwe. (salutes)

07:22 * HoneyDrops hugs Ali and yawns.

07:22 * Ali gasps as she's shocked HoneyDrops responded and hugs her tightly.

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07:33 * Lumindia flops

07:33 * Lumindia sleepless nights, yaaay =_=

07:44 <Schism> Finwe: Markus Copper was quite the mad artist.

07:47 <Schism> What could be more artistic, after all, than live munitions?

07:48 <Schism> https://twitter.com/HelsinkiPoliisi/status/1303248482061488128

07:52 * Ali flops into Schism

08:03 * Schism looks at Louisville, Kentucky, and shakes her head. "Oh, smart move, chief of police. Giving the game away, are we?"

08:09 * Lumindia blahs, then flops on Schism

08:09 * Lumindia creates a ponypile on them

08:09 <Lumindia> so after being up for a while, I realized WHY I'm having a sleepless night

08:13 <Schism> Oh?

08:13 * Schism also blehs. And giggles a bit at this. https://twitter.com/ScottFalco/status/1306762999361941504

08:13 <Lumindia> My grandmother asked me to help her pick out a headstone sometime in october

08:14 * Schism mmfs. Hugs the Lumin.

08:15 <Lumindia> I know it's just part of the process, but it's still not a pleasant thing to have to think about

08:15 <Ali> Schism, for some reason none of those twitter links work for me.

08:16 <Ali> Well that's a new one, this is not available to you

08:17 <Schism> Huh, strange.  Well, here's the Youtube.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=METagwgWvpc&feature=youtu.be

08:18 * Ali sits on Lumindia and Schism as bluffing games are not good for the unicorn.

08:20 <Schism> Heehee.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfGqxaY6k_U

08:20 * Lumindia snugs the Ali Pone

08:21 * Ali leans into Lumindia snugs.

08:24 * ConfusionRift grabs two games. On one hand, he can just finish Mega Man ZX. On the other hand, he can check out that La Mulana Switch port.

08:27 <ConfusionRift> Or do the old "look at the collection and do nothing" ritual.

08:34 <Schism> Pffff.  'I <3 JK Rowling"

08:34 <Schism> Is the new 'Subscribe to PewDiePie'.

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09:34 * Finwe hats on Schism.

09:39 * Schism doffs her Finwe.

10:14 <Schism> ConfusionRift: This is an awesome thing that you should never do.  https://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/status/1308212643723767809

10:16 <ConfusionRift> Heheheeee!

10:19 <Schism> Ded, I'm ded now.  https://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/status/1308228889567657984

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10:20 <Schism> Ooh, there's a QR code for that string...

10:21 <ConfusionRift> "Dude, I was checking your last tweet and... was that our system crashing and catching fire?" | Yes-sir-indeedy. | "Oh gooood NOOO-" (disconnects)

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10:22 <Schism> https://twitter.com/0xAmit/status/1308146718836428801 -- Someone didn't check their autofill tags in SalesForce.

10:29 <Schism> Gahahahaha.  Lumindia: https://twitter.com/gayprotagonist/status/1302110607227981825

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10:43 <ConfusionRift> "HAH! How are you gonna stop me, huh? You insignificant fool!" | Dunno, but I'll probably use either this penny I just found... | (continues laughing) | ...this toothbrush...my watch...expired Hot Takes Subs discount coupon... | "Heh, might as well-" | Or this Desert Eagle I just found on the ground! | "Yes, give up. Might as well- wait a minute." | (click-chank) | "Let's talk about this!"

10:44 * Lumindia awakens for real

10:44 <Lumindia> finally got an extra hour and a half of sleep

10:44 <Lumindia> I feel a bit better

10:45 <ConfusionRift> I normally wake to a nice 83% charge. And with an extra hour and a half of rest, I'm now on... ... ...85%... ._.

10:46 <Schism> Lumindia: Those raid mechanics for CW are a real pain.

10:49 <Lumindia> CW

10:49 <Lumindia> ?

10:49 <Schism> Read that tweet I linked?

10:50 <Lumindia> oh

10:50 <Lumindia> I saw that post a while ago, so it didn't really register

10:55 <Lumindia> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhEfvGZM6jw when you see the tankbuster casting and you're low on health

10:57 <ConfusionRift> Hmm, not sure why, but I still find something unsettling about a modular synthesized voice.

11:02 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Morning Discussion #2062 [ http://tinyurl.com/y4tnucas ]

11:27 * Schism accuses ConfusionRift of being The Imposter.

11:28 <ConfusionRift> Dood! I was shooting meteors! Huh?

11:28 * ConfusionRift points at Schism. "And what were YOU doing?!" :P

11:29 <Schism> Cleaning out the CO2 filters, of course.

11:31 * ConfusionRift squints his eyes. "I'mma be wathin' you."

11:31 * Alice graaaghs awake.

11:31 * Schism passes Alice a strong cup of tea.

11:31 * Finwe injects adrenaline into Alice's system.

11:31 <Schism> Alice, you should check out this one too.  :>  https://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/status/1308212643723767809

11:32 <Alice> ... The hell.

11:33 <Schism> The joys of unsanitized databases.

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11:34 <Alice> Even so, that's a bit much.

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11:44 * Alice consumes amphetamines and coffee.

11:44 * Alice also noms toast with peanut butter.

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11:55 <Alice> Ooooh.

11:55 <Alice> Ford ripped on COVID-19 rule-breakers and deniers.

11:55 <Alice> "Get your brain scanned"

12:00 <ConfusionRift> Hehehe. Suppose that's a 1+ on their side for me. Then again, I think other manufacturers share the same.

12:02 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: 66 Amazing Plushies for Sunset Shimmer Day!  [ http://tinyurl.com/y63gkfln ]

12:02 <Alice> Oh, no.

12:02 <Alice> Doug Ford, politician.

12:02 <Alice> Ontario Premiere.

12:02 <ConfusionRift> Oh.

12:03 * ConfusionRift shrugs.

12:03 <Alice> Strangely, COVID-19 seems to be the only thing he's handling properly.  Everything else, he's mucking up.

12:05 <Alice> Hum, so, word of advice.  Don't buy Samsung NVMe SSDs.

12:06 <Alice> Based on observations, the damned things overheat and suffer performance issues as a result.  If you absolutely must get one, get a good NVMe heatsink, and use something like Arctic Silver thermal paste.

12:06 <Alice> Although I have no idea how the hell you'd apply that safely to an NVMe drive.

12:08 <Alice> Really, thus far, all of their products outside of displays seem to have had issues with overheating.  I got a flash drive from them as well, it overheats within about 30 seconds of full-speed use.

12:08 <Alice> And performance crawls afterwards

12:12 <Alice> Meanwhile, this ADATA XPG 2TB drive I have has a consistent 3,500MBytes/sec read, 3,000MBytes/sec write, with no performance hits or overheating.

12:16 <Alice> Meanwhile, that old Samsung drive is going into an enclosure with a much better heatsink.

12:18 <Alice> Also, 2TB SSD = nice.  No more having to move all my games around constantly.

12:20 <Alice> I wonder if the PS4 Pro I have could make use of the SSD instead.  Just hook it up via USB.

12:21 <Alice> Kind of annoyed, though.  I wanted to put that drive in my laptop, but there's no way it'd function in it.  It needs a heat spreader.

12:21 <Alice> But with it overheating, and my laptop already running kinda hot on occasion..

12:29 * Schism passes Alice a pile of 69,105 leaves. Also, hmms. "Be nice, but... yeah."

12:30 <Alice> Why a pile of 69,105 leaves?  Why such a specific number?

12:30 <Schism> Simply a reference to an old set of games.

12:30 <Alice> Ah.

12:30 <Schism> http://www.ifwiki.org/index.php/69,105

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12:34 * Alice sets his avatar on Zoom to an Among Us character.

12:35 <Alice> Didn't take long for someone to accuse me in this meeting.

12:35 <Schism> Hah.

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12:36 <Lumindia> qnice

12:36 <Alice> You know, for something that's reporting 34C temperature, it sure doesn't really feel like the SSD in my laptop is at 34C.

12:37 * ConfusionRift sighs. "It is time... for the disappearing blocks."

12:37 <Alice> ZX?

12:38 <ConfusionRift> Yeppers.

12:38 <ConfusionRift> Trying to finish it.

12:38 <Alice> At least it's not ZX Advent.

12:38 <Alice> The last area in the game is... brutal.

12:39 <Alice> It's a fun game, don't get me wrong.

12:39 <Alice> It's just that last stage, to the final boss.

12:39 <Alice> It's full of spikes.

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12:39 * Schism attempts to get through the disappearing and reappearing blocks in that one part of the Inferno Cavern. She manages to only hit the spikes 4 times, so that's a good result!

12:39 <ConfusionRift> Ala X series... specifically X5 and X6.

12:39 <Schism> Also, http://bobandgeorge.com/archives/020126c

12:40 <Alice> There is an upside, though.

12:41 <Alice> You can destroy the spikes, if I recall correctly.

12:41 <RazorSharpFang> Good evening.

12:41 <Alice> All of the spikes are present as destructible, regenerating blocks.

12:41 <Alice> You destroy the block, then have a few seconds to get by.

12:41 <Alice> Of course, this is used to blockade you in some fun ways.

12:41 <Alice> So you have to destroy spiked block walls and rush through.

12:51 <Alice> Hum, so the performance of my Samsung SSD isn't being throttled by heat.  What I'm seeing is a tech they use.

12:51 <Alice> They call it TurboWrite.  When TurboWrite's been expired for writing data, the drive falls back to a much lower write speed.

12:52 <Alice> So the reason I was seeing variable write speeds is because of that.  Sometimes, it'd give me 2000+, other times, it'd drop down to ~500.

12:56 <Alice> I find it interesting that the larger the drive, the better the write performance.

12:57 <Alice> I'm assuming as the capacity increases, more chips are used, and they are combined together like a RAID0 or RAID1 or RAID10 setup.

13:04 <Alice> I need to stop drinking coffee what with the amphetamines I consume.

13:04 <Alice> I'm hyper.  I'm talking a lot.  My brain is RUNNING IN THE 90s!

13:04 <RazorSharpFang> 2 GW of power!

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13:06 <Alice> Nice.

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13:07 <RazorSharpFang> As it happens, during the night we brown-out because the reactors can't keep up

13:07 <RazorSharpFang> And the accumulators run dry too

13:08 <Alice> Wow.

13:09 <Alice> Amplitude is how "high" the absolute height of the sinusoidal wave is, right?

13:09 <RazorSharpFang> Yes, relative from its average position/

13:10 <Alice> A student is asking why the amplitude is changing as frequency increases in the professor's example.

13:10 <Alice> I think the student is just confused that the professor isn't drawing a consistent sine wave.

13:11 <RazorSharpFang> Is this to do with electromagnetic radiation emitted by excited matter?

13:12 <RazorSharpFang> Because yeah, the frequency tends to increase as amplitude increases for hotter temperatures, weirdly enough

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13:15 <Alice> This is for electromagnetic waves with respect to networks.

13:15 <RazorSharpFang> Hmm. I don't think there's a correlation there.

13:15 <RazorSharpFang> When you're producing it that way, the frequency (wavelength really) is based on the antenna you use.

13:20 <Alice> So, I figured out what's going on with Control and it's DX12 version.

13:20 <Lumindia> Oh?

13:20 <Alice> There's a bug in the DX12 version in which textures suddenly reduce themselves to the lowest quality.

13:20 <Alice> People initially thought it had to do with MSAA.

13:20 <Alice> But, it turns out that's not it.

13:20 <Alice> I played around with it a bit.  It turns out that the engine is getting confused about available VRAM.

13:21 <Lumindia> interestintg

13:21 <Lumindia> speaking of VRAM, what GPU you currently running?

13:22 <Alice> I can adjust any graphics setting that uses VRAM, and get settings wherein the textures appear as expected, but if I bump up one setting or another, it'll suddenly bug out because the amount of VRAM used increased.

13:22 <Alice> I'm using an RTX 2060 from ASUS.

13:22 <Alice> 6 gigabytes of VRAM.

13:23 <Finwe> I thought 12 GB on an RTX 3080 was today's standard.

13:24 <Lumindia> guessing you missed when we had a discussion about that whole debacle

13:24 <Finwe> Or was it RTX 3090 with 24 GB?

13:24 <Lumindia> with bots buying out ALL the 3080s and charging tens of thousands of dollars for them?

13:25 <Finwe> RTX 3090 seems to be a bargain at around €1,700. :/

13:26 <Alice> It's not.

13:28 <Alice> In any case, the 2060 is sufficient for 1080p gaming in many cases.  If you're looking to max out a 144Hz or 240Hz display though, you'll want an RTX 2080 Super or whatever it's called.

13:28 <Schism> I'm fine with my 1660 SUPER.  6 GB of DDR6 too.

13:28 <Alice> Some games will easily manage 144Hz, others not so much, on a 2060.

13:28 <Schism> Mind, not going to be going above 60FPS in many cases, but that's okay.

13:29 <Finwe> Erm.

13:29 <Schism> Though there's always running Q3A at maximum everything.  If this card can handle it!

13:29 * Finwe noms on his Radeon HD 5870.

13:29 <Finwe> It's been rather cost efficient. o3o

13:30 <Alice> I'm guessing you're not big on PC gaming.

13:30 <Finwe> It's in my Mac Pro.

13:30 <Alice> Ah, right.

13:30 <Alice> So, decent enough for a laptop then.

13:30 <Alice> Probably better than my laptop's video card, in fact.

13:31 <Finwe> My laptop has GeForce 9400M and 9600M.

13:31 <Finwe> A MacBook Pro from the same year as my Mac Pro.

13:32 <Finwe> And I have a Hewlett-Packard PC with a Core i5-2400 processor and GTX 645 OC.

13:33 <Finwe> The most modern game I've played lately is Dragon Age: Inquisition and the GTX 645 managed it rather well.

13:35 <Finwe> I though I could replace the HD 5870 with an RX 580, that would allow me to run Mojave and Catalina.

13:36 * Schism shies away from Finwe and his heretical Mac preferences.

13:36 <Finwe> :D

13:36 <Alice> I'm indifferent to the hardware itself.

13:36 * Finwe patpats Schism.

13:36 <Alice> It's Apple's practices that peeve me off.

13:36 * Schism flailyhooves, "Unclean, unclean!"

13:36 <Finwe> The old cheesegrinder Mac Pros are quite handy.

13:37 <Finwe> Memory is installed on separate memory cards and hard drive caddies work like magic.

13:37 <Schism> Yeah, though.  Apple's hardware is fine.  Their software, to be quite honest, is also fine, though the UI setup is alien (if comprehensible, because I have that weird ability to understand systems).  Their business practices are a classic example of 'taking the piss'.

13:37 <Alice> The OS and hardware is fine.

13:37 <Alice> The restriction of what you can do with the hardware though is the problem.

13:38 <Finwe> Getting extra power for the graphics card is a bit tricky, but manageable.

13:38 <Alice> They keep locking it down more and more.

13:38 <Alice> Their biggest mistake was cutting out 32-bit support.  Granted, they aren't the only one doing it.

13:38 <Alice> Some Linux distros are considering, or have already implemented, the removal of 32-bit support.

13:38 <Finwe> I could officially only run El Capitan on this one, but you can remove the platform check from the installer and go for newer versions of OS.

13:38 <Alice> It's not a bad idea, to encourage the switch, but..

13:39 <Alice> That said, virtualization's slowly starting to resolve the problem.

13:39 <Alice> You can create a VM for a 32-bit OS, and then use PCIe passthrough to get near-native performance.

13:40 <Finwe> I just read about someone booting Linux 5.8 from a floppy disk on a 486.

13:42 <Alice> It's possible.

13:42 <Alice> If you configure the kernel to be as small as possible by picking only the pieces needed to boot it on the system, and then build for size, you can do it.

13:43 <Finwe> As long as the support for the hardware is still there.

13:44 <Finwe> Linux has been quite adamant in its backwards compatibility policy.

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13:46 <Alice> Indeed.

13:46 <Alice> But in general, it's about whether or not the hardware drivers and such are being maintained.

13:47 <Finwe> Miss Angeline.

13:47 * Finwe doffs his hat.

13:47 <Alice> There's a lot of code in the kernel that hasn't been touched or maintained for years.

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13:47 * Angeline wakes up and snuggles into the nearest warm pony.

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13:50 * Finwe hugs an Angeline.

13:50 <Finwe> Here's the article: https://fossbytes.com/redditor-boots-linux-kernel-5-8-0-rc2-floppy-intel-80486/

13:50 * Lumindia snugs Angie muchly

13:51 <Finwe> Muchly and manily.

13:58 * Lumindia doffs self at Finwe

13:58 <Lumindia> o wo

13:59 * Angeline decides Lumindia will be her new nap-spot.

14:16 * ConfusionRift is done... almost. Just needs to do one more thing.

14:18 * Finwe hoofs the chalice with the poison to ConfusionRift.

14:18 <Finwe> We will miss you.

14:19 <ConfusionRift> o_0

14:20 <ConfusionRift> Heeh?

14:20 <Finwe> Oh, not that thing, I assume.

14:20 <Finwe> Right, 'twas Socrates.

14:30 <Lumindia> a

14:30 * Lumindia brushies the Angie mane

14:30 <Lumindia> = w=

14:30 <Lumindia> brushy brushy brushyt

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15:19 * Angeline wakes up and eats cereal.

15:20 * PrincessRainbows also licks Lumindia and grabby hooves for cuddles

15:28 * Lumindia snuggles into Rainbows

15:28 <Lumindia> <3

15:29 <PrincessRainbows> Poni poni?

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15:36 * PrincessRainbows curls up under Lumindia anyway and whimpers people are mean

15:52 * Finwe patpats PrincessRainbows.

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16:02 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Makenshi: More Pony Music! Funk, Fluttershy Tea Party, Lyra, FoE Music! [ http://tinyurl.com/y4dwatwg ]

16:07 <Alice> https://gfycat.com/onlybogusiberianemeraldlizard

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16:34 <Lumindia> poni indeed

16:34 * Lumindia horse noises at Rainbows

16:36 <Finwe> Mr ArchPegasusMichael.

16:36 * Finwe doffs his hat.

16:37 * Angeline dances cheerfully.

16:55 <ArchPegasusMichael> o3o

17:02 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: 30 of the Best Fanfics to Read for Sunset Day!  [ http://tinyurl.com/y5x3hrxk ]

17:03 * Lumindia ponis at Angie

17:03 * Lumindia slides over a bowl of Shakshouka

17:13 <Alice> Oh yay, my TV appears to be breaking down.

17:17 * Alice builds some roads in Death Stranding.

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17:37 <Alice> This truck I stole has seen better days.

17:38 <Alice> https://twitter.com/LuminousOcean/status/1308460675711348741/photo/1 She's all rusted.

17:57 * PrincessRainbows tears up and clutches Lumindia

17:57 <PrincessRainbows> I really do wonder if I'll be more miserable on my own

18:02 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Fanfiction (Scouted) - All Good Things [ http://tinyurl.com/y6469akh ]

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18:08 *** ChanServ sets mode: +qo Ali Ali

18:19 * Alice attacks a MULE camp, steals all their stuff, loads it onto a truck, steals the truck, and drives off into the sunset.

18:21 * PrincessRainbows grabby hooves at Ali like any little filly after a nightmare, except it's always reality that is terrible

18:22 * Ali brushies PrincessRainbows and hugs her so much.

18:23 * Angeline runs up to Ali and pounciebaps.

18:24 * Ali squeaks at Angeline and pets her too

18:24 <Angeline> Factorio?

18:56 <Finwe> Mlles Ali, Alice, Angeline, Filly_Nightmares, PrincessRainbows and Schism; Mr Lumindia.

18:56 * Finwe doffs his hat.

19:00 <Alice> Finwe.

19:01 * PrincessRainbows hugs Ali because honestly could use pony hugs

19:02 * Finwe noms on onion soup (and Ali's tail).

19:02 * Ali squeaks lots

19:16 * Schism passes Finwe some rye croutons and gruyere.

19:58 <Alice> Excellent.  Bracket arrived.

19:58 <Alice> I can now clean out my PC and improve airflow a bit.

20:20 <Lumindia> so I'm going to need a new monitor as well

20:20 <Lumindia> my second monitor doesn't have HDMI input

20:34 <Stormspark> I have no need for anything but HDMI and Displayport on my display devices

21:02 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff - BEST Art of Sunset Shimmer Pony Version - (2020 Edition) [ http://tinyurl.com/yxjx49mz ]

21:12 <Lumindia> Stormspark: what's the difference between a RTX 2060 Super and a regular RTX 2060

21:20 * Schism chirps, "It's muffin time!"

21:24 <Lumindia> NO~!

21:24 <Lumindia> :D

21:38 * Schism noms upon some corn muffins with steak-and-potato soup.

21:43 <Schism> https://local.theonion.com/run-dear-god-run-screams-woman-who-forgot-about-so-1844620341

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21:44 <Vulpor> Hey everyone

21:44 <Vulpor> I've gotta PSA for any and all gamers

21:44 <Vulpor> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rIJmGj4g-s

21:44 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about Game Launch Rock!

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22:32 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff - BEST Art of Sunset Shimmer Humanized/Anthro Version - (2020 Edition) [ http://tinyurl.com/yx8v4qel ]

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22:45 <Stormspark> the 2060 super and the regular 2060?  Not a whole lot, just clocked a bit higher.

22:48 <Lumindia> so they're, essentially, the same card, but one is like, 4% faster or something?

22:51 * Angeline hugs Ali and Dappled

23:06 <Alice> More or less, Lumindia.

23:07 <Lumindia> hmm... what to put that extra 80 bucks towards, then

23:07 <Lumindia> *thonk*

23:07 <Alice> Large-capacity platter drive.

23:08 <Lumindia> I've got a 500GB M2 SSD drive and a 1TB 2.5" SSD in there

23:09 <Lumindia> any particular brand of 2060 you'd recommend?

23:09 <Lumindia> at this point I've just decided 'heck it, a 2060 will suit my purposes just fine'

23:09 <Alice> Huh.

23:10 <Alice> Apparently the lore is that the Argonians of the Black Marsh actually fought back so hard during the Oblivion Crisis, that the Daedra had to start closing the Oblivion gates because the ARGONIANS WERE INVADING THEIR WORLD.

23:10 <Ali> Pft

23:14 <Lumindia> honestly I think 1.5TB across the two drives will be fine

23:16 <Angeline> It helps a lot that all the Saxhleel in Black Marsh are true Argonians (AKA connected to the Hist)

23:16 <Angeline> Which means they share a hive-mind of sorts.

23:16 <Angeline> It's very difficult to best an army like that

23:21 * Lumindia flops

23:22 <Lumindia> I mean, like I said, it's not my money buying this new PC. 'twas government money

23:37 <Alice> Hum, tomorrow I'm gonna clean up my PC.

23:37 <Alice> Properly route wires, etc.

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