Log archive of EquestriaDaily for Thursday, 2020-11-12

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00:19 <Ali> Well youtube crapped out

00:32 * uni flops

00:32 <uni> good morning peeps~

00:36 * Ali wavies and yawnsies

00:36 <uni> heyo!

00:36 * AppleDash pets uni

00:37 <uni> ooh AppleDash! Hello!

00:37 <AppleDash> Been awhile, missed you c:

00:37 <AppleDash> Hello!

00:37 <uni> yep it has been a good while~

00:38 <ADragonDreaming> Youtube is daid.

00:39 <Ali> Mine came back ADragonDreaming

00:41 <NitroTheFurry> Whats wrong with yt?

00:42 <ADragonDreaming> is no play the funny haha picture.

00:42 <ADragonDreaming> (Videos aren't playing, for me)

00:43 <Ali> I had that problem briefly but its back on for me.

00:44 <NitroTheFurry> Odd, I've been fine the whole time

00:52 <Ali> And its back to failing to load after one video did load

00:54 <ADragonDreaming> https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/11/11/its-not-just-you-youtube-is-down/

00:59 <NitroTheFurry> Well, shoulda kept my mouth shut

01:02 <Ali> Now yours is down to?

01:02 <NitroTheFurry> Yep

01:04 * Filly_Nightmares meow

01:04 <ADragonDreaming> mine suddenly started working and it startled the heck out of me.

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01:39 <PinkieShy> hola

01:39 <uni> heyo!

01:52 <Schism> "There's a trick to these spells.  What you shouldn't be casting is something starting with 'I'm not here'.  That never, ever, ever works: it's too much for the brain to elide.  Instead, Douglas Adams had it right: what you should be using to cast is 'I'm not important.'  And even then, there's a certain flavour of bureaucrat against whom it's totally ineffective, but you get what you can."

02:00 <Schism> "And while we're at it, someone get me a clipboard."

02:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Nightly Discussion #2340 [ https://tinyurl.com/y6mf6vgo ]

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03:07 <NitroTheFurry> Like your bio Taoki

03:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Makenshi: Flutterhoodie Music: Nyancat380 - Rule 34 [Glitch-Hop] [ https://tinyurl.com/yxuw63d4 ]

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04:23 <Cepheid> Cepheid was sleeping well, until the Mother Nation attacked and talked REALLY LOUDLY and woke her up.

04:24 <NitroTheFurry> Haha

04:25 <Cepheid> My parents are somewhat loud.  I suspect they are losing their hearing.

04:25 <Cepheid> And not just becaue they're loud.  Too many other signs.

04:30 <Cepheid> 私寝たいです。

04:31 <uni> your sleep

04:31 <uni> haha I don't understand the rest~

04:31 <uni> also huh what kind of signs?

04:32 <Cepheid> "I want to sleep"

04:32 <Cepheid> As for the signs..

04:32 <uni> oooh I see~

04:33 <Cepheid> Let's see, loud talking, turning the TV up quite loud for TV shows, movies, to the point that it hurts my ears.  They often don't hear certain loud sounds, etc.

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04:34 <uni> have you tried mentioning it to them?

04:35 <Cepheid> Countless times.  Even offered to set up an appointment for hearing tests.

04:36 <Cepheid> They're stubborn people, though.  Especially when it comes to medical stuff.

04:36 <Cepheid> I'm almost 100% certain that if my dad somehow accidentally amputated a hand, he'd still refuse to go to the hospital immediately.

04:38 <uni> ah

04:38 <uni> those kind of people

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05:47 <PinkieShy> O.o

05:47 <PinkieShy> Neat.. Apparently the city is getting a new bank

05:47 <PinkieShy> They are clearing a ton of trees off a lot near walgreens here and apparently the news says its a bank

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06:09 * Schism awakens with a craving, and makes up that leftover herbed rice in the fridge with some bacon grease, lemon juice, an egg, and loads of salt and pepper.

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06:13 <ConfusionRift> Hello everypony.

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06:18 * ConfusionRift huggles Ali.

06:20 * Schism offers some of the rice 'n' egg to Ali, without the spicy.

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07:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Darkness on the Horizon - Villain Day Begins! [ https://tinyurl.com/y46fjhed ]

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10:21 <Schism> I hate when I'm mostly awake and the world still somehow feels like it's at a Dutch angle.

10:21 <Schism> Not drunk, not sick, just ever-so-slightly off-kilter.

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10:46 * Schism randomly passes Finwe some Pyttipannu, as it is that time of day. Or close to, in any event. Within spitting distance, perhaps.

10:46 <Schism> Breakfast hash is best hash.  o3o

10:49 <ConfusionRift> Mmm, breakfaaaast. (drools)

10:52 <Schism> Why the hell am I craving pickled beets.

10:54 <Schism> I never eat them.  I don't even know what the hell my brain is thinking.  And yet I look at those on top of some Pyttipannu, and think, "That might work..."

10:55 <Schism> But then I decide that if I'm going to eat the things I'm going to set up a pickling workshop and make some freaking suede, turnip, rutabega and beet relish.

10:56 <Schism> (it's a mixed relish, shut up)

10:56 <Schism> (and it has cabbage too)

11:04 <ConfusionRift> There was this pickled thing. It had a specific name, but can't remember. We bought it a long time ago.

11:04 <Schism> Pickled onion, pickled kimchi, pickled pear...

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11:05 <Schism> Kimchi, at least, is generally fantastically delicious, but other vegetables do depend.  I know that if I'm ever going to pickle beets, I'm going to do it RIGHT.

11:05 <ConfusionRift> It was something like cabbage, green tomatoes, red onions, carrot slices, cauliflower, and something else I can't remember.

11:05 <Schism> Oh.  Honestly, that's just mixed pickle.

11:06 <Schism> No better name for it.  Usually served as a side next to some cheese and meats.

11:06 <ConfusionRift> I know it's a mix, but the bottle had a specific name for it (not the brand).

11:07 <ConfusionRift> It was clearanced, so it's no longer sold.

11:07 <Schism> It's still probably a branding, because that sounds like a very generic mixed vegetable pickle.

11:08 <Schism> Green tomatoes are admittedly probably the sticking point, though.

11:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Morning Discussion #2113 [ https://tinyurl.com/y64gvv7p ]

11:09 <Schism> No, sadly, I don't know the mix.  It does sound quite nice, though.

11:09 <ConfusionRift> It was, even though I was the only one who ate it.

11:10 <Schism> Well, if you still remember all the ingredients... pickles can be tricky to get the recipes right, but they're fantastically easy to make.

11:10 <Schism> And part of the fun of cooking is, after all, to experiment.

11:10 <ConfusionRift> I'm also aware of pressure awareness.

11:11 <Schism> Mmm.  I remember a pasta sauce company named Mid's which I bought not infrequently while I was down in Ohio...

11:12 <Schism> Sorry, that's not really quite relevant.

11:13 <ConfusionRift> I dunno. People here can get a bit nosey, and probably gonna see this weird concoction and throw it away, even if I told them it's just something pickling.

11:13 <ConfusionRift> Oh, and cats.

11:17 <Schism> So long as you just have a line of pickle jars on the floor, where the cats can't knock them off the metaphorical shelf, you should be okay.

11:20 <Schism> Frankly, I'd just throw them in the back of the closet, shut the door, and let them, er... pickle.

11:26 <Schism> Darnit.  I have Lauren Goodnight on my friend list and she keeps directing me to awesome wrestlers.

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11:37 <Finwe> o3o

11:38 * Finwe is already nomming on miso soup for lunch, but accepts the pyttipannu (pytt i panna) offered by Schism as well.

11:39 <Schism> So many different pronounciations.  o3o

11:39 <Schism> Call it what you will, it's potato, vegetable and possibly egg hash.  And is of course nom.

11:40 <Finwe> Pytt i panna is the original Swedish name, meaning "leftovers in a pan".

11:40 <Schism> That's hash!  o5o

11:40 <Finwe> Pyttipannu is just adaptation of that into Finnish phonology.

11:41 <Schism> And it's never _just_ leftovers, though you can always add whatever you want into the bargain.

11:41 <Schism> Little bacon, little steak, add a bit of rice, who cares, it's still nomworthy.

11:42 <Finwe> And it's traditionally serverd with sour gherkins, pickled beetroots and either scrambled or fried eggs.

11:42 <Schism> Still think that commercially pickled beetroot is a crime against nature, though gherkins and eggs are <3.

11:44 <Finwe> This is how the soup turned out: https://photos.app.goo.gl/PC4RuE5evrxQTxz96

11:45 <Finwe> I used one litre of water, one spoonful of dashi, 0.5 decilitres of miso paste, 200 grammes of tofu, 200 grammes of mushrooms and 100 grammes of spring onions.

11:45 <Finwe> Oh, and about 5 g of dried wakame seaweed.

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12:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Villain Day Discussion: Episode Ideas, Character Development, and More! [ https://tinyurl.com/y3ljunbd ]

12:33 <Finwe> Schism: My grandmother used to grow beetroots and pickle them herself.

12:34 <Schism> Finwe: I imagine hers were far superior to the variant typically found in a grocer's.

12:34 <Schism> Also, that soup looks wonderful.

12:36 <Finwe> It was rather tasty as well.

12:36 <Finwe> I daresay the best miso soup I've ever made.

12:37 <Finwe> (Also the first, but let us not get stuck on details.)

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13:01 <RazorSharpFang> It is absolutely correct that the only sample in a set is the maximum of that set.

13:04 <Schism> hrm.  These strawberry oat bars are good, and they are both calorie-dense and tasty.  While we'd undoubtedly get tired of them in time, I'm half tempted to clear off the shelves and just stockpile them.)

13:04 <Schism> (hrm.*

13:05 <Schism> They're on clearance and nobody seems intent on purchasing them except my brother and I.

13:07 <Schism> Could justify the purchase of another 10 boxen.  Well, I'll leave things be for now and see the situation tomorrow.  Or later.  

13:08 <Finwe> RazorSharpFang: Indeed. I also apply ∀ x ∈ ∅, ∀ P: P(x) quite often.

13:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: The Top 10 Pony Videos of October 2020 [ https://tinyurl.com/yx9abw5l ]

13:09 <RazorSharpFang> Schism, the plural of Moose is Moosen.

13:09 <Schism> I am fine with this.  Though the reason why we refer to the plural of box, as in computer, as 'boxen' is because the plural of ox is 'oxen'.

13:09 <Finwe> I think you need to have ∀ P | P is a valid proposition, but you get the idea.

13:10 <RazorSharpFang> Goose --> Geese... Moose --> Meese

13:10 <RazorSharpFang> Finwe, I actually don't remember the set notation I'm afraid.

13:11 <Finwe> For every x in the empty set and every proposition (that is valid in the logical system used), P(x) is true.

13:12 <Schism> I believe that I was once told the plural of 'goose' is 'gazunder', but my brain might be making that one up on the fly.  

13:12 <Finwe> We have cow -> kine, and want to pluralise sorrow. How?

13:13 <Finwe> Plow would obviously become pline.

13:13 <Schism> A collective noun isn't quite the same thing.

13:13 <Finwe> Except that it is plogh.

13:13 <Finwe> Erm, plough.

13:15 <Schism> Meanwhile, the collective noun for a group of Finwe is, naturally, a Noldor of Finwë.

13:17 <Finwe> Kine is plural, not collective.

13:18 <Schism> Really?  I've always heard that it's 'cows', not kine...

13:19 <Finwe> https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kine

13:19 <Finwe> Well, you've heard either wrong or some mordernist rubbish.

13:19 <Schism> Well, I certainly shan't argue against the M/W.

13:19 <RazorSharpFang> Bovine?

13:33 <Schism> So, Cepheid, I've made a friend who had a particularly unsanitary pig...

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13:35 <Schism> They tried to put forth a few Q&A sessions to determine what the best material would be for cleaning up for it, but after a few unfortunate episodes, everyone got tired of giving them advice.

13:37 <Schism> It's always a pity when someone wears out their flannel pig-AMAs.

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13:43 <RazorSharpFang> I don't understand what you're talking about.

13:43 <Schism> Nonsense, but I felt Cepheid should wake up to a pun.

13:48 <Schism> RSF: I'm also considering stuffing my piggy bank with wool.

13:49 <RazorSharpFang> Nice and flammable.

13:49 <Schism> While roasting a smol pig is definitely a fine option for the future, right now I just want it to be full of CASH-mere.

13:50 <ADragonDreaming> What did Batman say to Robin before they got in the car?

13:51 <Finwe> Check the bat-tery?

13:51 <ADragonDreaming> "Get in the car."

13:51 <Finwe> Wouldn't he say "in the Batmobile"?

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14:43 <Cyan_Spark> Razor the investor

14:43 <RazorSharpFang> Hey heys.

14:43 <RazorSharpFang> Today is an observing day for me.

14:43 <Cyan_Spark> I'm eyeing refrigerants

14:43 <RazorSharpFang> Which tickers?

14:44 <Cyan_Spark> After all, something's gotta keep the vaccines cold

14:44 <RazorSharpFang> Yeah that makes sense.

14:44 <Cyan_Spark> I literally googled "refrigeration stock" and found Hudson Technologies today

14:44 <Cyan_Spark> ...oh, maybe that's not how I found it

14:45 <Cyan_Spark> Second result on Google

14:47 <Cyan_Spark> Pfizer requires -70°C, Moderna can be stored in typical cold-chain facilities

14:48 <Cyan_Spark> which is -10°C to -3°C iirc

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14:51 <RazorSharpFang> Today looks like a red day for me.

14:52 <RazorSharpFang> Half a percent so far.

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14:53 <Cyan_Spark> RazorSharpFang: you have access to Bloomberg terminals?

14:53 <RazorSharpFang> I don't even know what that refers to

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14:54 <Cyan_Spark> oh, true live stock data

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14:54 <RazorSharpFang> Nah I'm on 15m delayed data

14:54 <Cyan_Spark> Yahoo does 5-10 minutes

14:55 <RazorSharpFang> Oh? I thought Yahoo was live for NYSE and NASDAQ ?

14:55 <Cyan_Spark> Nop, doesn't update immediately

14:55 <Cyan_Spark> ...or maybe it's just the stock I'm watching not having enough volume

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14:59 <RazorSharpFang> `NasdaqGS - NasdaqGS Real Time Price.` is what Yahoo says

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15:15 <RazorSharpFang> I'm back to neutral again. hmm.

15:15 * Finwe noms on Cyan_Spark.

15:16 <Cyan_Spark> Hiya Finwe

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15:21 <Finwe> Greetings.

15:27 * Cepheid stabs Schism.

15:30 <Finwe> No pun should go un-pun-ished?

15:31 * Cepheid stabs Finwe.

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16:02 <Cepheid> Hum, let's see what's going on in the world.

16:06 <Cepheid> A private investigator admitted to installing GPS devices on the cars of two high-level Missouri government officials.

16:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Makenshi: More Pony Music! Dancing All Night! [ https://tinyurl.com/y6tn89xd ]

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16:58 <Cepheid> Right, burning bridges time.

16:59 <Cepheid> I am tired of CUSA and the university giving my mother the run-around, so I sent off my own e-mail to CUSA about the health coverage, basically telling them what's going on, that I want answers, and if they refuse to co-operate, I'm going to escalate.  Until it reaches the Ministry of Education, if necessary.

17:02 <Cepheid> I really, really wish I hadn't listened to my sister and tried to keep going.

17:02 <Cepheid> This was a mistake.

17:02 <Cepheid> The only course I care about at this point is Japanese, because at least that has some functional, useful value to me.

17:05 <Cepheid> I wish I had someone to voice chat with, just so that I had someone to listen to me as I go off cursing, swearing and venting my frustration with this university.

17:06 <Cepheid> The only problem with this is that sooner or later, I'd break down and have an attack.

17:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Fanfiction: All You Need is Love [ https://tinyurl.com/y23o5yg5 ]

17:09 * Cepheid eye twitches.

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17:27 <Cepheid> ... Why on Earth would you ever specify only two bits for a version number in a protocol?

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17:32 <cpl_uni> optimism!

17:32 * Cepheid takes ativan, as apparently she is starting to lose it.

17:32 <Cepheid> And yeah, that sounds right cpl_uni.

17:32 <cpl_uni> this protocol is so good there won't be many more versions!

17:32 <Cepheid> Clearly.

17:32 <cpl_uni> hehe

17:32 <cpl_uni> how goes?

17:33 <Cepheid> I understand the need to reduce overhead over the line and all, but assuming a maximum of four possible versions is... yeah.

17:33 <Cepheid> Could be going better.

17:33 <cpl_uni> aww

17:33 <cpl_uni> also what protocol are you staring at?

17:33 <Cepheid> RTP.

17:34 <Cepheid> Mostly, just because of PulseAudio's Windows Port lacking RTP support, and I wanted to see what RTP is.

17:34 <cpl_uni> ooh VoIP stuff?

17:34 <cpl_uni> oh I see

17:34 <Cepheid> Nah.  Something else.

17:35 <Cepheid> I don't like bluetooth for audio, and I want an audio system I can access from anywhere in my room without having to move speakers or cables around.

17:36 <Cepheid> So, set up say, a Raspberry Pi 4 with PulseAudio, connected to the network via ethernet, and then transmit audio over the network to it to play over speakers.

17:36 <cpl_uni> huh

17:36 <cpl_uni> that sounds highly subject to latency

17:40 <Cepheid> Better than bluetooth.

17:40 <Cepheid> In fact, I should actually test.

17:41 <cpl_uni> it'll be interesting

17:41 <cpl_uni> like bluetooth is less crowded

17:41 <Cepheid> But it has limited bandwidth.

17:41 <cpl_uni> yeah was about to mention that

17:41 <cpl_uni> then I realised I have no idea what Bluetooth's bandwidth actually is

17:41 <cpl_uni> just "not much"

17:42 <Cepheid> Not enough for decent audio, that's for sure.

17:42 <Cepheid> It requires compression to work well.  And even then it still has latency.

17:42 <Cepheid> And heavens forbid you try stereo audio.]

17:42 <Cepheid> That increases the latency to the point to "it's only good for listening to music."

17:42 <cpl_uni> haha

17:43 <cpl_uni> that's what I don't get about the current trend of bluetooth earpieces

17:43 <cpl_uni> like wasn't the big thing a year or so back how bluetooth absolutely ruins sound quality?

17:44 <ADragonDreaming> from personal experience I wouldn't say "absolutely ruins" - certainly my own bluetooth headset doesn't have any worse quality to my ears than the built-in laptop speakers or the cheapo desktop speakers I have.

17:47 <Cepheid> Yeah, the quality is relatively fine.

17:47 <Cepheid> It's just that the limited bandwidth can cause massive latency issues.

17:47 <Cepheid> Also, the quality of the encoder/decoder on each end.

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17:57 <ADragonDreaming> Bluetooth devices are likely exploding due to one simple factor: convenience.

17:57 <Ali> Its the same stupid reason the cell phone took off

17:57 <Ali> Not sure why though

17:57 <Ali> Remember when you left the house to GET AWAY from the phone ringing all the time?

17:58 <ADragonDreaming> Majority of use cases likely don't require a level of audio quality that would make bluetooth compression a real factor; same thing for bandwidth. The general mass market doesn't need large bandwidth or great sound quality.

17:58 <ADragonDreaming> And bluetooth is the wireless equivalent of plug-and-play.

17:59 <Cepheid> Bleh, getting there, but some problems.

18:00 <Cepheid> That may have something to do with it.

18:00 <Cepheid> No sinks.

18:01 <Cepheid> No cards listed.  Which means I likely have the onboard audio disabled on the server machine.

18:02 <Cepheid> ... Well *YAY*.

18:02 <Cepheid> Fine, fine.  Guess I'll resolve that problem.

18:02 <ADragonDreaming> Ali: cell phone first adopters were businessfolk who lived and worked by the phone. It spread to the general populace as the tech got cheaper, and I think it really took off with SMS. These days, it's a little computer you take everywhere.

18:03 <cpl_uni> a little wiretap~

18:05 <Cepheid> Well, at least I know that monitor isn't dead.

18:05 <Cepheid> Works fine with HDMI, so either the DisplayPort port is busted, or the cat damaged the cable I had.

18:06 <Cepheid> ... And it's still listing zero cards, zero sinks.

18:07 <Cepheid> Audio device is there, so...?

18:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Comic: Iron and Steel 5 / AoS 7:5-6 / Silly Blast 1-2 / Buttered Up / Movie Slate: Tremors [ https://tinyurl.com/y4cypdu3 ]

18:11 <Finwe> Miss Ali.

18:11 * Finwe doffs his hat.

18:12 <Cepheid> Device is seen in the kernel, so why can't I access it...?

18:23 * Finwe noms on LilyPond.

18:31 <Cepheid> ... Apparently, the reason has to do with pulseaudio not loading the system-wide per-user default.pa file when I have a default.pa file in .config/pulse.

18:31 <Cepheid> So it didn't load any drivers.

18:33 <Cepheid> Thaaaar we go.

18:33 <Cepheid> And, not surprisingly, zero latency.

18:34 <Cepheid> Or at least, much lower latency than bluetooth.

18:36 <Cepheid> All I need then, I guess, is a small SBC.

18:36 <Cepheid> That, or an extension cord for audio.

19:07 * Cepheid flops off to shower.

19:20 <Starlight_Glimmer> You guys have weird issues. My phone isn't constantly ringing :P

19:20 <Starlight_Glimmer> And it's a business phone!

19:20 <Cepheid> Hmm?

19:21 <Starlight_Glimmer> That was an answer to an earlier conversation.

19:22 <Cepheid> Ah.

19:24 <Finwe> !starlight time

19:24 <Finwe> Starligh time! Starlight time!

19:24 * Finwe bounces around in front of Starlight_Glimmer.

19:31 * Cepheid wanders off to do some chores.

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19:54 * Cepheid graghs as she holds her head. "Guh..."

20:08 <Cepheid> Right, back to chores now that my head hurts a little less.

20:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Platonic: Editorial: Subtle Double-Take: Is Discord Still a Villain? [ https://tinyurl.com/y6mengbs ]

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20:19 <Cepheid> There we go.

20:20 <Cepheid> And the university actually replied.  Not sure I want to open the e-mail at the moment.

20:20 <Cepheid> Seems like it'd be a bad idea.

20:48 <Cepheid> https://twitter.com/LuminousOcean/status/1326989927922413569

20:58 <NitroTheFurry> When would this stream if yours be ceph

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21:06 <NitroTheFurry> When would this stream if yours be ceph

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21:18 <Cepheid> No idea, NitroTheFurry.

21:18 <NitroTheFurry> Hm, I dont use Twitter often, but I'll try to keep an eye out for ig

21:18 <NitroTheFurry> It*

21:19 <Cepheid> Not for a while, at least.  I have assignments due on Sunday that I need to work on, and I fully expect them to take the entire time I have available.

21:26 <Cepheid> I'd likely advertise it here though, NitroTheFurry, so you wouldn't miss it that easily.

21:27 <NitroTheFurry> Great, ill periodically stalk you just to make sure

21:32 <Cepheid> That's a tad creepy. :P

21:34 <Cepheid> You may also see the rare occasional MonHan stream, as well.  Especially as we're starting to approach the Fun Stuff(TM)

21:34 <NitroTheFurry> Ssh, thats not even the start of it, and whats MonHan?

21:36 <Cepheid> Monster Hunter.

21:37 <Cepheid> A game series where you hunt monsters, make hats out of their bodies, then hunt stronger monsters.  Repeat until top of the food chain and wearing the Best Hat,.

21:46 <NitroTheFurry> Ah, sadly I was too late to get into it

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21:49 <Cepheid> Well, always the next game.

21:49 <Cepheid> MH: Rise comes out in March for the Switch.

21:49 <Cepheid> Though admittedly I'm expecting a delay, given C19 and all that.

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21:51 <Cepheid> So, the e-mail response is "Okay, we're sorry you've been given the run-around, I've contacted <X> to investigate what's going on, and will get back to you tomorrow."

21:54 <NitroTheFurry> Ah, I dont own a switch, never got into all that

21:58 <Cepheid> Mmm.

21:59 <Cepheid> Games for me are a way to stop my brain, so even into my mid-thirties I continue to play games.

21:59 <Cepheid> It's either that, or I go absolutely batguano insane from constantly thinking non-stop.

22:01 <NitroTheFurry> Oh, dont get me wrong, I love to game, I just only have console though, working on a getting a pc

22:02 <Cepheid> Fair enough.

22:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff (Pony Art Gallery) #3518 [ https://tinyurl.com/y28u5jpv ]

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22:23 <Cepheid> Man, something weird is going on with my eyesight today.

22:27 <NitroTheFurry> Uh oh

22:27 <Cepheid> I'm fine.

22:28 <NitroTheFurry> Let's change that then

22:28 * NitroTheFurry pulls out a knife

22:38 <Cepheid> Violence around here is usually frowned upon.

22:38 <Cepheid> I should know.

22:40 <Cepheid> Ugh... so many Special Arena quests to clear.

22:44 <NitroTheFurry> Darn, okay then

22:44 * NitroTheFurry puts the knife away

22:48 <Cepheid> Hopefully this unlock still works for Iceborne.

22:54 <NitroTheFurry> Man, got me excited, I thought you said bloodborne for a sec

22:57 <Cepheid> Heh.

22:57 <Cepheid> Played through that, too.

22:57 <NitroTheFurry> My favorite game of all time

22:58 <Cepheid> Okay, that's six-star down...

22:58 <Cepheid> Seven star has... 7 SA quests.  Great.  Plus two regular quests.

22:58 <Cepheid> Well, better get started/

23:00 * NitroTheFurry has no idea what your talking about but wishes you luck

23:00 <Cepheid> Basically, each quest is a single "hunt monster" and it's time-consuming to do a bunch of them with such a simplistic goal in mind.

23:01 <Cepheid> Supposedly, you get a special rainbow pigment for what I'm doing.  If this information is still correct, then I want that pigment.

23:02 <NitroTheFurry> I see

23:08 <Schism> At least special arena quests don't involve _tracking_ the monster.  Plus, you can use the Dragonator.

23:08 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff Gallery - Best Art of Cozy Glow!  [ https://tinyurl.com/y58t5rrj ]

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23:14 <Cepheid> Problem is, usually the monster dies before the Dragonator's ready. :P

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23:20 <Cepheid> Two rath plates from rathalos.

23:20 <Cepheid> Let's see what I get in rewards.

23:20 <Cepheid> Also, that Azure Rathalos suffered horribly.

23:21 <Cepheid> Hum, plate in the rewards, for 3 plates total.

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23:37 <Cepheid> One less rolling Jay Leno in the world.

23:42 <Cepheid> Man, that fight wasn't even a fight.  It was a murder.  That poor Odogaron.

23:49 <Cepheid> That's the last of the SR quests.

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23:55 * Schism watches that bit where an Odogaron attacks a Paolumu again.

23:55 <Schism> I do hope Capcom never fixed that bug.

23:55 <Schism> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC2rk4ZjWpo < this one.

23:55 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about Monster Hunter: World - Odogaron jumps to the sun

23:55 <Cepheid> Hmm?  B-  Oh, that.

23:56 * Ali flops over Schism

23:57 <Schism> I also feel sorry for that poor GS player.  Getting none of their attacks to connect... and that was even the ultimate GS combo.

23:57 <Cepheid> I'm pretty sure that bug was fixed early on.

23:58 <ADragonDreaming> I saw hitsparks tho

23:59 <Cepheid> Another Azure down... and the last quest of 7*... Another Azure.

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