00:01 <Cepheid> For someone who woke up groggy as hell and barely able to actually get out of bed this morning, I have a surprising amount of energy right now.
00:01 <Cepheid> Though, it'll be shortlived. Took some sleeping meds about 45 minutes ago.
00:02 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Discussion: How Much of an Actual Badass is Celestia? [ http://tinyurl.com/y4bkye7f ]
00:05 <Cepheid> In other news, I have a controversial opinion regarding Steam reviews.
00:05 <ADragonDreaming> oh?
00:05 <Cepheid> Games with known online activation, or always-online functionality, should be exempted from being reviewed on Steam for at least a week after launch.
00:05 <Cepheid> On the grounds that it's 100% guaranteed that the servers will be overloaded.
00:05 <ADragonDreaming> Ah.
00:05 <Cepheid> And therefore, many of the initial reviews will be negative.
00:06 <ADragonDreaming> I'm of the opinion that games shouldn't have always online functionality unless, like Elite Dangerous, a core mechanic of the game requires it.
00:06 <Cepheid> Mmm. There is that, yes.
00:07 <Cepheid> But the point here is that no matter what one does, even if one takes the absolute worst case ever seen, then implements a solution that'd handle quadruple that situation, there's a good chance the servers will still be overloaded.
00:07 <Cepheid> Initial launches tend to hit really, really hard against the servers.
00:07 <ADragonDreaming> Yes.
00:08 <Cepheid> And despite this being a recurring problem, people still get angry that it happens. Like, vitriol angry.
00:08 <Cepheid> And often this translates to negative reviews in a few cases.
00:08 <Cepheid> That said, I am seeing some oddities I'd like for Valve to explain with Steam.
00:09 <Cepheid> A few days ago, a game was released. Within 24 hours, it was at "Extremely negative."
00:09 <Cepheid> Then a day or two later, it was "Mostly Positive"
00:09 <Cepheid> And on top of that?
00:09 <ADragonDreaming> it might well have gotten review bombed.
00:09 <Cepheid> The number of reviews the "Mostly Positive" was based on, was a lower than the number PRIOR to it changing to Mostly Positive.
00:10 <Cepheid> I understand review bombs are a thing, but sometimes I can't help but wonder if developers/publishers are abusing mechanics in the system.
00:10 <Cepheid> But at the same time, the cause of the negative reviews could be the above. That is, the game in question has a required online component that failed to function correctly because of overloaded servers.
00:12 <Cepheid> Personally, I would not prepare for overloaded servers unable to handle the load.
00:13 <Cepheid> I'd prepare for the servers halting and catching fire.
00:13 * Cepheid installs a bunch of fire extinguishers around the servers.
00:15 * Angeline installs a no-bake cookie into her mouth.
00:17 <Schism> "I have a loophole in my standards of personal behaviour the exact shape of the words 'because it was funny'."
00:21 <Cepheid> Just a fancy way of saying "It was just a joke, bro!"
00:26 <Schism> Well, not exactly, but that does get this basically good-natured character to fall victim to the Imp of the Perverse.
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01:00 * Schism heats up some corn, adds some lime, butter and sriracha.
01:02 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Games: Price of Fear and Alice - The Bleak Figures Released! [ http://tinyurl.com/yxh3nhsg ]
01:23 <Schism> Mm, a bit of cumin in this corn worked a treat.
01:23 * Ali flops over Schism and whines, this megamarathon is not going as well as the unicorn intended it.
01:24 * Schism headtilts at the Ali. "Wurp?"
01:24 <Ali> To play Megaman 1-11
01:24 <Schism> Ah. ^^;
01:24 <Ali> I've now had to stop twice after 2 games
01:24 <Schism> Including Rockman and Bass?
01:24 <Ali> That is not in 1-11
01:24 <Schism> But it is technically similar to Megaman 8. <.<
01:25 <Ali> Still doesn't exist in the megman collections
01:25 <Schism> Ah, well. I suppose.
01:25 <Ali> I just finished Megaman 4 and my god my thumb is dead.
01:28 * Schism patpats the Ali, and offers a cookies 'n' creme bar.
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01:44 * Schism fills Ali's city with roundabouts.
01:44 <Finwe> I should not wake up this early. :/
01:44 <Ali> Schism, I don't know how long I'll be playing Skylines
01:44 <Ali> I'm like. Three to four expansions behind now
01:44 <Schism> I was just meaning in general. ^^;
01:44 <Ali> I know, but still
01:44 <Ali> I haven't been into a city builder in a long time, and I wish the DLC's weren't so expensive.
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01:56 <Ali> Horridly...
02:02 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Nightly Discussion #2303 [ http://tinyurl.com/y64ba2v8 ]
02:03 <uni> yeah terrible
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05:21 * Schism goes eeeee.
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05:21 * Filly_Nightmares uses Schism as nest
05:21 * Filly_Nightmares wonder if Schism playing Elite!
05:21 * Schism patpats the Filly_Nightmares!
05:21 <Schism> Not tonight!
05:21 * Ali curls up on Schism as well..
05:21 * Filly_Nightmares purrrr
05:32 * Filly_Nightmares yawnskreeeeeeeeeeee
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05:53 <ConfusionRift> Hello everypony.
05:53 <ConfusionRift> !!!
05:53 * ConfusionRift huggles Ali.
05:54 * Ali curls up into the ConfusionRift
05:56 <ConfusionRift> How it be?
05:57 <Ali> Between meh and awful.
05:57 <ConfusionRift> Yeah, about the same.
05:58 <ConfusionRift> Meh because of work, awful because of the pain.
06:04 <ConfusionRift> Blarg. That time again. Staring at the game list, and just not do much.
06:05 <Ali> Yeah been there done that
06:05 <Ali> I went and tried a megman marathon
06:05 <Ali> Can't get thru 2 games before my thumb craps out. I managed to finish 1-4
06:05 <Schism> New update for CrossCode...
06:05 <ConfusionRift> Hmm?
06:06 <Schism> Another quest added, and changes to the party members that give them more Combat Arts.
06:06 <ConfusionRift> Also, haven't done a marathon in a long time. At this point, it's probably gonna hurt as well.
06:06 <Schism> Howevah, nothing about post-game stuff... yet.
06:06 <ConfusionRift> Aaaw.
06:07 <Ali> I got thru the first worst game, Megaman
06:07 <Ali> I'm worried about Megaman 7
06:07 <ConfusionRift> I worry more about Jump! Jump! Slide! Slide! :P
06:07 * Ali puts ConfusionRift up against Wily Capsule 7
06:08 <ConfusionRift> Pffft, eaaasy- (gets burned, frozen, shocked, and blown up after a few seconds)
06:09 <ConfusionRift> ...did I...wiiiin?
06:09 <Ali> More like are you winning son
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06:11 <Ali> But yeah, I think Megaman 7 is going to be the next annoying part
06:11 <Ali> Though I do hate the Doc Robot fights in 3
06:12 <ConfusionRift> You mean TIME EXTENDED?
06:12 * Ali headtilts. "there's nothing like that in megaman
06:12 <ConfusionRift> I mean more that it's literally filler.
06:13 <ConfusionRift> You're redoing some of the stages again, fighting other bots that are just there to be a distraction. Unlike the robot masters, which did have a purpose.
06:13 <Ali> The problem I have with the Doc fights is the hitbox
06:14 <Ali> The thing is huge compared to most masters
06:14 <Ali> and deals insane contact damage
06:14 * ConfusionRift sighs at contact damage.
06:16 <Ali> Oh and Doc Flash is BS cause if you pause after getting contact damage, say fishing for his weakness, your Iframes go away.
06:16 <ConfusionRift> HAH!
06:16 <Ali> So he hits you, pause, unpause and hits you again, timestopper
06:17 <Ali> So you've taken 4 hits already.
06:17 <ConfusionRift> Revenge for the yellow devil. :P
06:17 <Ali> The Yellow Devils are a joke to me in difficulty now.
06:17 <Ali> I have more problems with freaking copy robot in 1 than I do any of the Devils
06:21 <ConfusionRift> Yeah, the copy isn't fun, especially when it starts to misbehave and just beelines towards you and just goes cheap.
06:23 <Ali> Yeah it either beelines at you, or it jumps away
06:23 <Ali> Everyone else can get it to stay away and its an easy fight
06:24 <Ali> Me, it gets up into my face and just hugs
06:25 <ConfusionRift> You! | "Brother! It's been so long! (spreads arms, and runs towards Mega Man) | (panic screeches)
06:27 <Ali> Something something, megaman cartoon
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06:53 * ConfusionRift kinda blehs as well. Still very tired.
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09:34 <Cepheid> Morning.
09:34 <ConfusionRift> Hallooo.
09:40 <Cepheid> How goes it?
09:40 <ConfusionRift> Kinda tired and in pain.
09:42 <Cepheid> Oh?
09:47 <ConfusionRift> Got out from work like that,
09:48 <Cepheid> Ah.
09:48 <ConfusionRift> Not sure what to do right now. Can't fall asleep, but also unsure what to play.
09:50 * Surreal_Nightmares mewl and climbs onto ConfusionRift lap
09:52 * ConfusionRift patpats Surreal_Nightmares. :P
10:00 * Cepheid pets cat nearby.
10:02 * ConfusionRift checks the Board calls. Chuckles for a bit at some... and finds one that's unusual/strange/odd in a way.
10:03 * ConfusionRift tries to pet the cat nearby. There isn't a cat nearby. If only there was a cat nearby.
10:04 <Cepheid> Odd how?
10:08 <ConfusionRift> Let's say that The Board isn't happy by some of the actions you do in the DLC. Mostly you acting up a bit, is all. Not sure if this was on one of the older calls, but once you beat it, The Board leaves a call congratulating you and sorta scolding you for your "unprofessional attitude". What's odd is that it refers to both Jesse and Dylan as one.
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10:11 * Filly_Nightmares wigglewaggles her nosie and wigglewaggles her nosie against ConfusionRift tummy
10:12 * ConfusionRift pets Filly_Nightmares. :P
10:13 <Cepheid> Ah.
10:15 * ConfusionRift starts the next DLC... oh... OOOHH... ooohhhh...
10:16 <Cepheid> Which one? AWE?
10:16 <ConfusionRift> Yep.
10:17 <Cepheid> Have fun.
10:17 * ConfusionRift pauses. "BUT before thaaaat..."
10:17 <Cepheid> Hope you remember your Alan Wake. :P
10:18 * Cepheid actually needs to go through that series again.
10:18 <Cepheid> Alas it'll have to wait. The current series my mother wants to go through is the Halo series.
10:18 <ConfusionRift> I noticed there's an area in Containment that apparently I have never got to, next to the Ordinary AWE room. Have you gone there?
10:19 <ConfusionRift> Halo? Interesting. Not bad, just unexpected.
10:19 <Cepheid> We started on the Master Chief Collection yesterday. It's... impressive how the original Halo has improved since it's X-Box days.
10:19 <Cepheid> My mother likes FPS games.
10:19 <Cepheid> I dunno why.
10:19 <Cepheid> Especially space/scifi-themed ones.
10:19 <ConfusionRift> Huh. Hehehe.
10:19 <Cepheid> She loved DOOM 2016 and DOOM Eternal.
10:19 <Cepheid> Oh, OH! That room.
10:20 <Cepheid> Yeah, it opens up after the main story.
10:20 <Cepheid> That's why you never went into it before.
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10:20 <Cepheid> It's explicitly mentioned by one of the characters over comms when you finish the main story, about how a certain NPC you've fought in the past escaped to it.
10:21 <Cepheid> My experience with it, is that it's not easy. Prepare for a rough battle.
10:21 <ConfusionRift> i seeeee.
10:21 <Cepheid> I have no idea what the reward is.
10:22 <Cepheid> I couldn't beat him. Tried a few times, then decided to go explore elsewhere.
10:22 <Cepheid> I'm kind of behind on upgrades a bit, because near the end I stopped doing side missions to see what was going on with the main story, so I need to go back, do those, get the upgrades, and upgrade all my weapons, etc.
10:23 <ConfusionRift> Thing is, I can't get into that area at all. Or maybe I haven't figured it out or something.
10:24 <Cepheid> Huh.
10:24 <Cepheid> It's the area next to the turntable near the Ordinary AWE, right?
10:24 <ConfusionRift> Yep.
10:25 <Cepheid> Hum. Yeah, for me, it was initially locked when I went through there. After finishing the main game, it was mentioned by an NPC, and a mission associated with it opened up. When I went back, the door was slightly ajar.
10:26 <Cepheid> Maybe you have to talk to a specific NPC first, and I just don't recall which one?
10:26 <Cepheid> Which means going back to Central Executive and harassing folks. :P
10:26 <ConfusionRift> Hmm, okaday.
10:26 <ConfusionRift> Oh cool, a massive lore dump.
10:28 <Cepheid> There's one point in the AWE expansion, where a character just goes on. And on. and on. And on. It's so long, that the clip in question actually replays if you visit it at a later date, just so you can hear the whole thing.
10:28 <Cepheid> My memory makes me estimate it takes a good 5 minutes to hear the entire thing, at least.
10:28 <ConfusionRift> Guh!
10:28 <Cepheid> It's not critical to understanding the expansion though.
10:29 <Cepheid> That's why it repeats. In case people just go "... Okay then." and walk off.
10:29 <ConfusionRift> The "call" from Alan was the longest in comparison to the others as well.
10:29 <Cepheid> Ah, yeah.
10:29 <Cepheid> Alan's stuff tends to be... Well, he is a writer, after all.
10:29 <Cepheid> He has to use descriptive prose and such.
10:30 <ConfusionRift> In other words, paraphrasing/fluffing. :P
10:30 <Cepheid> But I'm serious when this clip is not critical. You don't have to listen to it all, but I do encourage you listen to it at least once. You'll know it when you get to it.
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10:33 * ConfusionRift goes upstairs, and sees 5 other documents. "My god! You know, it's nice to kinda tie some things together to make sense of the connections, but this is getting a bit lazy."
10:34 <Cepheid> I think the intent was to give the impression that Investigations was a bit overloaded with work.
10:34 <Cepheid> Among other issues.
10:35 <ConfusionRift> And it was. The head staff resigned.
10:36 <Cepheid> Fortunately, after that initial dump, the lore goes back to a more normal speed.
10:39 <ConfusionRift> If I open this area here, would there be- YEP! More reading material.
10:40 <ConfusionRift> I expect the final boss fight to be a book, and you'll have to read the whole thing before finishing the mission. :P
10:41 <Cepheid> Heh.
10:43 <ConfusionRift> Oooh... the investigations sector got nosy, tried to contain something in their sector instead of Containment, and Trench got real tired of their garbage. Yep. They had to vacate. You don't want the head director on your behind, that's for sure.
10:43 <Cepheid> https://www.reddit.com/r/Whatcouldgowrong/comments/j61kp1/using_a_lighter_to_open_plastic_bags_at_a_cotton/
10:43 <ConfusionRift> I don't even have to watch it. :P
10:44 <Cepheid> Heh.
10:44 <Cepheid> It's one of those things that reminds me that sometimes, accidents are just a result of negligent stupidity on the part of people trying to make their lives easier.
10:45 <ConfusionRift> Which is true.
10:46 <ConfusionRift> That, or a result of negligent stupidity cause by people who are just plain negligent and stupid. Exhibit A. (points at video)
10:46 <Cepheid> Heh.
10:47 <ConfusionRift> I don't work with cotton, and I already knew the problem, cause, and effect from second 1.
10:50 <Cepheid> Same, but the fact that they were doing it suggests that it is, or was, common practice there.
10:57 <ConfusionRift> Which doesn't help the case.
10:57 <RazorSharpFang> Safety last?
11:02 <ConfusionRift> Ooooh... that guy...
11:02 <ConfusionRift> Mr. Tommasi... this is gonna suck.
11:02 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Morning Discussion #2076 [ http://tinyurl.com/y6pgn5k9 ]
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11:20 * Cepheid puts on some music on speakers, now that it's past 7 AM.
11:23 * Cepheid puts on Poets of the Fall - My Dark Disquiet. Blares over channel speakers.
11:25 <ConfusionRift> Done.
11:26 <ConfusionRift> He wasn't hard; the fodder was just irritating.
11:26 * Lumindia boops C.... ????
11:26 * Lumindia boops Cepheid
11:27 <Cepheid> I switched back to my old IRC nickname.
11:37 * ConfusionRift whispers. "You can still really clear out the garbage with a high power Launch." :P
11:38 <Cepheid> Yerp/
11:40 <ConfusionRift> Aah, the DLC talks about the altered item you encounter later in Foundations. Hmmm.
11:44 <ConfusionRift> I have a feeling this DLC is gonna be a mind screwery greater than the initial game.
11:56 <ConfusionRift> You were right. Level 8s, right from the get-go. (whispers again) Mods stack. Grip takes them out in like three hits non-critical. :P
12:09 <Cepheid> I'm aware. :P
12:09 <Cepheid> It's more a case that I generally don't have many Prime mods.
12:13 <ConfusionRift> Aah, yeah, those are a pain to get and make.
12:13 <Finwe> Lt Cdr ConfusionRift, Capt Koopz; Messrs Lumindia and RazorSharpFang; Mlles Filly_Nightmares and Cepheid.
12:14 <Finwe> o7
12:14 <Cepheid> It gets easier as you get items to increase your stats and such.
12:14 <Cepheid> There's the Mod crafting, which if upgraded far enough, will produce Prime mods.
12:14 <Cepheid> Problem is, you need some high level materials to unlock it.
12:14 <ConfusionRift> Yep!
12:15 <ConfusionRift> And some are rare.
12:18 <ConfusionRift> They drop by specific enemies in specific areas, and some by chance.
12:21 * Lumindia honk
12:21 * ConfusionRift honks as well. :P
12:26 * Cepheid honks, and debates creating a parser for TRC that accepts aggregates.
12:28 * Lumindia boops the snoot
12:29 <Cepheid> That said, doing so is likely beyond my abilities.
12:29 <Cepheid> Thar ya go, cat. Get some fresh air.
12:29 <Cepheid> Smell the outdoors.
12:33 <Koopz> RAdm. Finwe o7
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12:34 <Koopz> do not boop da snoot
12:36 * Lumindia boops the koopz
12:39 <Finwe> :3
12:39 * Finwe noms on a Lumindia.
12:39 * Cepheid applies a CRC32 to Finwe.
12:41 * Finwe is neither cyclic nor redundant.
12:45 * Cepheid mehs.
12:52 * Koopz scrunchymuzzles
12:53 * Koopz explodes
12:54 * Cepheid examines hashing functions because prof is talking about CRCs.
13:03 <AppleDash> I recently had to write a really small, statically-allocated hashmap that maps 4-byte keys to 6-byte values
13:04 <AppleDash> The hash function I chose was just XOR of all the bytes of the key, and if the result is 0 then make it 1. I was using a hash of 0 to indicate an "empty" bucket entry, since it was all always allocated.
13:17 <RazorSharpFang> Why tho?
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14:12 <Finwe> Hmm, should I abandon XFCE 4 and go for FVWM 3?
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18:58 <Cepheid> Right.. I think I'm going to self-quarantine for a few days.
18:59 <Cepheid> I have something, I'm not sure what, but the symptoms suggest a mild flu.
19:00 <ADragonDreaming> a good idea regardless
19:01 <Cepheid> So I'm gonna confine myself to either A) My bedroom, or B) The spare room downstairs.
19:01 <Cepheid> Which is my office space for work.
19:02 <Ali> Well so much for my megaman marathon. Thumb is still shot
19:03 * Ali grabs Starlight_Glimmer and snugs on.
19:03 <Cepheid> What'd you do to your thumb?
19:06 <Ali> I have no idea
19:06 <Ali> I played thru Megaman 1 and 2 and my left thumb started hurting like crazy so I took a several hour break
19:06 <Ali> Then came back for Megaman 3 and 4, and it returned.
19:07 <Ali> And its the stupidest thing, its not the button mashing thumb, its the one for the d pad...
19:07 <Cepheid> Describe the sensation.
19:07 <Ali> Just hurts at the joint
19:07 <Cepheid> Either strained your thumb, or possibly a bit of arthritis?
19:07 <Ali> Who knows, but with the pain, I'm not pushing megaman today
19:09 <Cepheid> I'm done gaming myself. Played some Halo. Then I started feeling crummy, decided to lay down, and only feeling worse.
19:17 <Cepheid> Geezus, for a man who claims he feels better than 20 years ago, Trump sure doesn't look like he's feeling or doing too well.
19:19 <Schism> This is what happens when you're very briefly on enough hormones to set off an Olympic drug test at 500 meters.
19:20 <Schism> Er, not hormones. But you know. Um. Steroids. (Which are hormones, but still.)
19:20 <Cepheid> Mmm.
19:20 <Cepheid> Seriously, he looks like he should be confined to bed, with a respirator.
19:21 <Cepheid> At this rate he's going to get himself killed.
19:23 <Cepheid> o/` We all live in a giant dumpster fire, giant dumpster fire, giant dumpster fire~ o/`
19:26 <Schism> Cepheid: Except that if he were confined to bed, he would be weak.
19:28 <Cepheid> One would assume that being dead is worse than being weak.
19:32 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff (Pony Art Gallery) #3481 [ http://tinyurl.com/y3ocbchp ]
19:54 <Lumindia> we've lost another one to 2020
19:54 <Lumindia> Eddie Van Halen
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20:31 * Starlight_Glimmer wraps hooves around Ali to steal warmth.
20:32 * Ali warms Starlight_Glimmer and huggles her lots
20:39 * Lumindia flops on Ali and GlimGlam
20:39 * Lumindia snugs both as well
20:52 <Starlight_Glimmer> I've dozed off on the couch and now I need to go in my cold bed. Life's not fair :-/
20:53 * Lumindia nibbles on GlimGlam's ear
21:00 * Cepheid curls up on bed, covered in multiple blankets, groaning.
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21:57 * Schism offers Cepheid a Caesar. Kill or cure.
21:58 <Cepheid> I've been consuming soup all day, made spicy through dubious methods.
21:59 <Schism> Ah. Well, this isn't quite soup, but sure, close enough.
21:59 <Schism> It even has pickled green beans. o3o
22:00 <Cepheid> Yeah, I was more commenting that I've been consuming spicy things all day, that's just another on the list. :P
22:01 <Schism> Ah, fair enough.
22:02 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Makenshi: Video Game Chiptune Music: Camelia - Start Button [Complextro] [ http://tinyurl.com/y6dzt48q ]
22:08 <Lumindia> https://i.imgur.com/zQ0yJXM.png I am now the red pirate roberts
22:10 <Cepheid> "A new study finds too much social contact can be bad for you. Lethal, even." You don't say.
22:16 <Cepheid> ...? *Looks at some old test results on medical file for the heck of it, notices something curious.
22:19 <Cepheid> Let's see, opacification of frontal sinuses, particularly on the right side, in line with inflammation of the sinuses. Meanwhile, mucosal thickening of maxillary sinuses. Also, the left mastoid looks funky.
22:20 <Cepheid> And... hum.
22:22 <Cepheid> According to this, there's nonspecific periventricular hypodensity along the right ventrical of my brain. o3o Parts of my brain appear darker than they're supposed to on MRIs.
22:25 <Cepheid> That said, the MRI did confirm that yes, I have a brain.
22:26 <Cepheid> Not surprisingly, other tests show that, yes, my white blood cell count is high.
22:28 <Cepheid> ... o.O; Scientists have supposedly found intact brain cells in the skull of a man who died during the Vesuvius eruption 2,000 years ago.
22:30 <Cepheid> https://twitter.com/goroudx/status/1313427867275980805
23:08 <Cepheid> Why do I want a pizza so danged much?
23:16 * Cepheid orders a pizza. Eat a portion tonight, save the rest for lunch tomorrow.
23:20 <Cepheid> https://imgur.com/gallery/tXzkx5x I love how out of it kittens can get when they sleep.
23:23 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Discussion: G5 is All About Selling Ponies with Fashion Accessories. What Do You Want Them Dressed In? [ http://tinyurl.com/yyt9t4q6 ]
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23:57 <PinkieShy> Bought my dog a bone..
23:57 <PinkieShy> He is barking at me for just looking at it now lol
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