Log archive of EquestriaDaily for Sunday, 2020-11-29

00:13 <Schism> "Why, I'd love to have you run some tests on me."

00:13 <Schism> In which Jesse is kind of hot for Emily Pope.

00:14 <Dappled> Aren't we all?

00:14 <Dappled> What?

00:15 <Schism> She is just such a gigantic nerd.  <3

00:17 <Schism> Shatter.  HELLO SHOTGUN.  How nice to unlock you.

00:20 * Dappled shows Ali his Manaphy, Diancie, Hoopa, and Volcanion

00:21 <Dappled> They are legit enough to pass through Bank into Home so far as Pokemon Servers are concerned these are real.

00:23 <Schism> Finwe: There is a janitor in this game named "Ahti".

00:27 * Dappled doesn't know if he trusts Ahti. Also never got all that far in the game.

00:29 * Dappled explains that Kobolds are friend shaped.

00:30 <Schism> This is true.  I have never met a kobold who wouldn't want to be a very good friend.

00:30 <Lumindia> You no take candle!

00:30 <Lumindia> D:<

00:30 <Dappled> Gnomes on the other hand are vile and unfriendly.

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00:34 <Schism> Gnolls, on the other hand, are also friendly.  <.<

00:34 <Schism> And potentially edible.

00:35 <Schism> That's more Taoki's thing, though.

00:35 <Dappled> How dare you speak of Krshia that way. She is not edible. She is a friend.

00:35 <Dappled> Also Gnolls don't get enough time as major characters in books.

00:39 <Schism> "Let's see the Hiss keep up with me now."  Yessss.

00:39 <Schism> "The rocking horse is now your friend/ally."

00:40 * Finwe hats on Schism.

00:41 <Finwe> Ahti is the ancient Finnic god of water and sea.

00:41 <Finwe> o3o

00:42 <Schism> He seems to know the protagonist's internal monologues.

00:43 <Schism> And he uses at least one Finnish curse in every sentence.

00:44 <Schism> And he's rarely seen without a mop.  o3o

00:46 <Schism> "Jippii, santana."

00:48 <Schism> I'm fairly certain that when the subtitles _don't_ actually translate his words, it's because they're utterly vile and profane.  <3

00:49 <Schism> Suitable for the sea.

00:50 <Schism> And 'perkele' when discussing other characters.

00:54 <ADragonDreaming> Deekin was the first friend-shaped kobold.

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01:36 * Ali steals Lumindia's candle

02:09 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Nightly Discussion #2357 [ https://tinyurl.com/y2n8bffe ]

02:29 * Dappled horse.

02:53 <Tirek> Don't horse around. Cyber Monday comes.

03:09 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Say Something Nice About Nurse Redheart [ https://tinyurl.com/y6sm4us2 ]

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03:48 <Schism> oh gods.   https://twitter.com/qntm/status/1332705445430124544

03:49 * Cepheid flops back in.

03:49 <Schism> Cepheid: You might like that tweet.

03:50 <Cepheid> Heh.

03:50 <Cepheid> I've seen that scenario.

03:53 * Schism snarks back at qntm.

03:56 * Schism also follows qntm, because of course she has to.

03:57 <Schism> I will have 8.5 hours of work tomorrow, Sunday.  I and many of my coworkers will then have 13 hours of work on Monday, the 30th of November.  I expect autodefenestrations galore.

03:59 * Heartbreak starts booping at Schism rapidly.

04:00 * Schism squeaks, and with every boop, she grows larger.

04:02 <Heartbreak> ...

04:02 * Heartbreak continues to boop.

04:02 * Schism pops.

04:03 <ADragonDreaming> Pop pop

04:03 * Schism sadly deflates, a changeling-shaped balloon.

04:09 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Makenshi: Pony Concept Album: bank pain - The Long Defeat [ https://tinyurl.com/y32dzh5u ]

04:09 <ADragonDreaming> marp. Still need one Jyura fin+

04:11 <ADragonDreaming> Oh well. Deconstructing him is fairly simple.

04:16 * Schism yawns, and zips around with the aid of a bakelite telephone.

04:17 <Cepheid> !link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9KVJBEdRG0

04:17 <DerpyBot> I need to ask Twilight about that one.

04:17 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about bazelgeuse.

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04:34 <ADragonDreaming> hahaha

04:35 <ADragonDreaming> good lord, the bass-boosting at the end got me.

04:35 <Cepheid> Heh, sorry.

04:36 <Cepheid> Anyhoo, back to bed for me.  Cocktail of drugs is coming back for round two now.  I guess I just woke up so I could eat and drink something.

04:36 <ADragonDreaming> ...whoops.

04:36 * ADragonDreaming returns to title without saving.

04:37 <Schism> If you're playing Control, Adra, it doesn't let you save anyway.

04:37 <ADragonDreaming> Nah, I'm playing MH:World.

04:37 <Schism> Oh, yerp.

04:37 <ADragonDreaming> I spent a while gathering the 12 fin+'s I needed to get another Jyura Depth

04:37 <ADragonDreaming> then I made the error of upgrading it into the Beotodus line.

04:38 <ADragonDreaming> There we go. Did it right this time.

04:41 <ADragonDreaming> Hidden Guardian II. One of only two weapons to have purple sharpness without Handicraft.

04:41 <ADragonDreaming> Well, Charge Blades, that is.

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05:13 * Ali wants to play a game, but finds that nothing is interesting to her.

05:23 * Ali also feels like talks to hersefl

05:28 <ADragonDreaming> I've been there.

05:29 * LunaOfTheMoonLight is listening just doesn't know what to say

05:29 <ADragonDreaming> The restlessness of want to play a game but then you actually start a game session and close out of it in dissatisfaction almost immediately.

05:41 <Cepheid> I'm in between the states of "awake but not very alert or focused" and "not tired enough to sleep."

05:56 <Schism> It's Sunday... I'm now in a state of hyperactive fear.

06:02 <Schism> Cepheid: How does one get past the point where 'this is probably best known, and keeping it to oneself is just going to cause more harm'?

06:03 * Cepheid pops some pills. "Back to bed with you body, I need to be up at 9:30 AM on Monday, not 9 PM on Sunday.

06:03 <Cepheid> Heck if I know Schism.

06:04 <Cepheid> I usually end up causing more damage by telling people what should be known, so..

06:04 <Cepheid> And usually in a violent, vitriolic, rage-filled way.

06:09 <Cepheid> I could really use my cat sleeping on me right now.

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06:55 * NitroTheFurry waits for the rift to appear

07:05 * Schism watches as NitroTheFurry is obliterated by random trash mobs in the Mines.

07:06 <NitroTheFurry> Huh?

07:06 <Schism> Noita.

07:13 <NitroTheFurry> Notarized?

07:13 <NitroTheFurry> Noita?*

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07:21 * Ali misses that instance..

07:22 * Ali blehs, why does WoW still have to be a pay service.

07:22 <Ali> And owned by blizzard..

07:25 <PinkieShy> Welp I'm going to have weird dreams tonight

07:25 <PinkieShy> Drank the sleepytime tea that caused weird dreams for me before.

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07:39 <NitroTheFurry> Anytime now they shall appear

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07:53 <Finwe> o3o

07:53 * Finwe curls up on Ali.

07:54 * Ali curls up under the Finwe

07:54 <Finwe> It's snowing.

07:54 * Finwe throws a snowball at Schism.

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07:56 <Finwe> Ali: Wizard of Wor? 'Twas published by Midway.

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07:56 <Finwe> Lt Cdr ConfusionRift, Capt Koopz.

07:56 <Finwe> o7

07:56 <ConfusionRift> Hello everypony.

07:56 * Ali baps Finwe. "Wrong game."

07:56 <ConfusionRift> RAdm. Finwe. (salutes)

07:57 <Finwe> Oh, you must have meant Worl of Warships.

07:57 <Finwe> World*

07:58 * Ali baps Finwe again with puffycheeks

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07:58 * Finwe patpats Ali.

07:59 <Finwe> Oh, World of Warcraft then?

08:01 <NitroTheFurry> Aha

08:01 <NitroTheFurry> They appeared

08:01 <NitroTheFurry> Hiya

08:01 <Finwe> They?

08:01 <NitroTheFurry> The rift

08:01 <Finwe> Ah, they. Do greet them on our behalf.

08:02 <ConfusionRift> Huzzah!

08:07 *** Pony_5904 is now known as DashedRainbows

08:10 <Finwe> o3o!

08:10 <Heartbreak> DashedRainbows: Is now swobniardehsad!

08:10 <Finwe> Miss DashedRainbows.

08:11 * Finwe snuggles DashedRainbows.

08:11 <Finwe> Mr Heartbreak.

08:11 * Finwe doffs his hat.

08:11 <Heartbreak> ... mr...?

08:11 <Heartbreak> HB! What's so wrong with HB?!

08:13 <Finwe> Too dark and soft for writing. H is better.

08:13 <Finwe> Although HBs were what we got at school.

08:16 * ConfusionRift sighs. "Boooooo."

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08:23 <ConfusionRift> Not sure why. Got those thoughts that seem of deeper meaning, abstract, or just incomprehensible. And then... there's video game music in the background. :P

08:43 <Cepheid> Bleh, can't sleep anymore.

08:54 <Cepheid> At least I feel alert, now.  *Yawns*

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09:06 <Cepheid> Hum, time for Japanese study and practice.  Got an oral presentation tomorrow(Monday) at 9:30 AM.  Also...

09:06 <Cepheid> Apparently, I misread the date of my doctor's appointment.  It's Sunday at 11:18 AM, not Monday.

09:06 <Cepheid> Ah well.

09:07 * ConfusionRift is also getting days crossed a bit.

09:08 <Cepheid> For me, it's because I kind of forcibly pushed myself ahead 16 hours yesterday.

09:08 <Cepheid> ... And then another 10 hours because I needed to cool down due to a psychotic break.

09:08 <Cepheid> So it feels like it's Monday or Tuesday to me, now.

09:10 <ConfusionRift> I just get desync'ed sometimes.

09:11 <ConfusionRift> My mind sometimes jumps a day ahead/back and it kinda messes with me. And work.

09:12 <Cepheid> For me, I get desynced when I try to force things.

09:12 <Cepheid> Which often has negative side effects.

09:13 <Cepheid> I actually currently don't know what my sleep cycle is right now.  I'd like for it to be "wake in morning, sleep at night."  I think it's currently "sleep at 3 PM, wake up at 11 PM." or thereabouts.

09:20 * ConfusionRift shrugs. "It goes all over the place for me sometimes."

09:23 * Cepheid sets a stopwatch that she can reset every 2-3 hours, that'll tell her to study Japanese textbook vocabulary.

09:24 <Cepheid> Really, the only thing I dislike about formal language study is the oral part.

09:24 <Cepheid> I am not good with oral speech, native language OR secondary languages.

09:25 <Cepheid> And so, putting so much emphasis on the oral part makes things hell for me.  I personally only want three things out of a language course:  The ability to comprehend the language when spoken by someone else, the ability to read the language, and the ability to write it.  Oral will just come with time on my own terms.

09:29 <Cepheid> https://twitter.com/MH_Rise_JP/status/1332867378347012100 Hum.  Looks like Rise is going to have even darker nights than World does currently.

09:30 * Cepheid will need to find their old capture card, see if she can get it working under Windows 10, and then see if it is sufficient for 1080p@30.

09:30 <Cepheid> Otherwise I'll have to use a convoluted setup for using Discord chat and audio from the game.

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09:30 <Cepheid> Or go and pick up one of them Elgato capture cards.

09:32 <Cepheid> As for the alternative, convoluted setup..

09:34 <Cepheid> Basically, audio cable from Switch to line-in on PC, set up Windows to playback audio from the line-in.  Have Discord record audio from the usual microphone instead of line-in.  Have PC output to secondary display nearby, while TV I use is for the Switch.

09:35 <Cepheid> All sorts of options I can make use of, really.

09:37 <ConfusionRift> Streaming?

09:37 <Cepheid> Yes and no.

09:38 <Cepheid> See, me and ADragonDreaming like to use Discord voice chat when hunting.

09:38 <Cepheid> Problem is, I do not believe Rise will support voice chat out of the box.  Yet to see it with a Switch game.

09:39 <Cepheid> The basic setup is to use a standalone microphone, and output game audio to the TV as normal.

09:39 <Cepheid> But that creates trouble in the form of the game audio being caught by the microphone and transmitted.

09:39 <ConfusionRift> Hmm, I wonder. But so far, no. I mean, they had it being a portable device being the primary use, so mic functions are likely just removed.

09:40 <ConfusionRift> Hmmmm.

09:40 <Cepheid> So, to get around the problem of a microphone picking up game audio, I intend to redirect the Switch audio to the PC that's handling Discord, and have it output to the headset I'm wearing.

09:40 <Cepheid> The reason it needs to go to a PC that's handling discord, is because I also want to hear the voice chat.

09:41 <Cepheid> So, effectively, I'm mixing audio from the PC and the Switch and sending it off to the headset.

09:41 <Cepheid> That being said, that also presents a third solution for me.

09:41 <ConfusionRift> Y adapter I guess.

09:41 <Cepheid> I could just use a basic mixing device, that has two line-ins, and one line-out.

09:42 <Cepheid> Ultimately, the best solution is to use a capture card, because with that option, I can retain my current hunting setup altogether.

09:42 <ConfusionRift> Wait, no. The loudest output will outdo the more quieter one.

09:42 <Cepheid> That is, keyboard at my lap, alt-tabbing to check wikis as necessary.

09:42 <Cepheid> Only problem is, capture cards can be expensive.

09:42 <Cepheid> Elgato, the most well-known brand, ranges from $100 to $600.

09:43 <Cepheid> The lowest-end device on Elgato's website is $229.

09:43 <Cepheid> And at that price, I may as well record everything and upload videos of 2-3 hunts at a time to Youtube and become a youtuber.

09:43 <ConfusionRift> I just got a module, so I could use it on any device. Problem is... I haven't even tried it. I keep going back and forth with this thing. And voice audio is completely out of the question.

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09:45 <Cepheid> In any case, there are all sorts of solutions.

09:47 <Cepheid> First goal though is to try and solve another issue first, though.

09:47 <Cepheid> I need to ask my dad to grab me something from his workplace.

09:48 <Cepheid> Dell makes extensive use of this pyramidal foam padding.  It's not acousting dampening foam, but quick look-arounds for at-home setups suggest that the foam in question still acts reasonably well for sound dampening.

09:48 <Cepheid> Line a small box with it, throw my microphone into it, place the box in front of the TV, with speakers off to the side and behind.

09:49 <Cepheid> Because I'd prefer not to wear headphones of any sort at all, if I could.

09:49 <Cepheid> Failing that, cardoid microphone, directly aimed at me.

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09:57 <ConfusionRift> Okay... so the objective is a setup that you can stream the game, while you being able to hear the game and a voice chat at the same time, but not while wearing a headphone.

09:58 <ConfusionRift> Oh, and it should pick up your voice and voice chat.

10:02 <Cepheid> Mmhmm.

10:03 <Cepheid> Complicated setup.

10:03 <Cepheid> The streaming is necessary.  The reason for the streaming hardware is it just makes it easier to achieve the desired setup is all.

10:03 <Cepheid> I can go without it, but then the setup becomes a bit more finicky.

10:04 <ConfusionRift> Technically speaking, it shouldn't be too complex. Now, soundproofing, some of the audio choices, mic changes, etc. will make it far more complex.

10:04 <Cepheid> The sole reason to avoid headphones is my sinuses and inner-ear problems.

10:05 <Cepheid> I've gone a few weeks wearing regular headphones.  Tried switching to the earbuds I Have, but with not much improvement.  The result is that I'm pretty sure my current sinus problems are a result of wearing the headphones for too long.

10:07 <ConfusionRift> Yeah, you could have the audio of both TV and voice chat output from the PC, and audio mix them so could hear both properly.

10:08 <ConfusionRift> The problem would be... feedback.

10:08 <Cepheid> Which is the problem, yes.

10:08 <Cepheid> Hence the need for soundproofing the microphone, or using a cardioid microphone.

10:09 <Cepheid> Cardioid microphones are known as directional microphones.  They have a small angle of reception, so background noise shouldn't be kicked up.

10:10 <ConfusionRift> Yep, a cardioid mic with swing arm.

10:10 <ConfusionRift> Or not. Might get away with a regular mic stand.

10:11 <Cepheid> Probably a standard mike stand, yeah.

10:11 <Cepheid> Especially since I sit away from the PC a bit.

10:17 <ConfusionRift> Okay... maybe a splitter. Have both audio and video output to the splitter, then split the audio to both PC and TV/monitor. The PC should be able to stream the mic and the game no issues. Mix them from there.

10:19 <ConfusionRift> If I remember correctly, you can also have the capture device handle both game and mic audio. Then again, don't know.

10:22 * Cepheid sighs, wanders off to take painkillers.

10:26 <ConfusionRift> Okay, console to splitter, splitter divide to capture device and TV/monitor, capture device to PC. You can have the PC handle the capture and mic audio, and mix it from there. And if you have a second TV/monitor, you can have that one to check the stream and have all the setup software displayed. Kinda doing that. I know it all sounds redundant, but I'm mildly interested in trying this out at some point.

10:28 <Cepheid> So, betting pool.  $50 Canadian Tire Bucks says the doctor asks me to go get tested for COVID-19 again today.

10:30 * ConfusionRift agrees, but doesn't bet.

10:30 <ConfusionRift> I know my luck.

10:39 <Cepheid> Heh.

10:39 <Cepheid> Time for a break to eat some food.  Been about 8 hours since I last ate. o3o

10:42 <Cepheid> An internet store that sells scented candles is getting inundated with complaints from customers that the candles have no scent.

10:44 <ConfusionRift> It happens. You either get a company that makes candles that completely fumigate whatever smell there was in a room with their scent, and you got some that only smell on the first 2 minutes of turning it on.

10:44 <ConfusionRift> Actually, a lot of MainStays candles are like that.

10:45 <ConfusionRift> Smells nice on the top, and then it's just hot wax smell.

10:45 <Cepheid> I know, I know.

10:45 <Cepheid> It's just in this day and age, candles advertised as scented, having no scent, is a bad sign.

10:49 <Cepheid> ((Short gist:  Loss of sense of smell is a symptom of C19.))

10:53 <Cepheid> Oh yay, another "2020 is the worst" thing is going around.

10:53 <ConfusionRift> Yaaaaaayyyyy. (ejects)

10:53 <Cepheid> David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader has passed away.

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10:56 <ConfusionRift> Oh.

11:00 <ConfusionRift> That sucks.

11:00 <ConfusionRift> I really don't know, don't have much to say other than my condolences.

11:05 <Cepheid> Same.  It's sad they passed, but it wasn't unexpected.  I mean, they were 85 years old.

11:06 <ConfusionRift> To me it was more of... I didn't know them, so I don't know.

11:06 <Cepheid> It's just, when someone that age passes, who's a big name, people are utterly shocked or "pissed at 2020 for taking another life" like it was something that wasn't supposed to happen for another few decades or something.

11:06 <ConfusionRift> This year has been like that though.

11:07 <Cepheid> Yes, but the sentiment is applied to everyone, regardless of age, etc.

11:09 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Calpain: Morning Discussion #2129 [ https://tinyurl.com/yydsdfhy ]

11:16 <Cepheid> ...

11:16 <Cepheid> This question for Japanese..

11:17 <Cepheid> "Do you think your Japanese language professor is good at cooking?"  I have to answer it in the form of a "I think..."

11:18 <Cepheid> I want to respond with "I don't know" but that doesn't fit the expected type of answer.

11:18 <Cepheid> Which leaves "I think she is good at cooking." or "I think she is bad at cooking."

11:19 <ConfusionRift> I think that was their plan.

11:20 <Cepheid> ...

11:20 <Cepheid> I need someone to do me a silly favour with a phone.  Preferably one with SMS, and no fees associated with it.

11:20 <Cepheid> I have misplaced my phone.

11:20 <Cepheid> I can hear it in this room, but I don't know where it is, and I need someone to poke it.

11:21 <Cepheid> Nevermind, found it.

11:21 <ConfusionRift> Heh.

11:22 * Cepheid sits next to wrapped Christmas gifts.

11:22 <Cepheid> My parents are terrible people, doing this in my office.

11:25 <Cepheid> As for the question, I went down the middle.

11:25 <Cepheid> "I don't know.  I think she might be good at cooking."

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11:29 <Cepheid> Hum.

11:29 <Cepheid> This section requires I ask someone else questions and provide their answers in the form of a quotation.

11:30 <Cepheid> ConfusionRift, what do you do for fun every day?

11:31 <Cepheid> ... Actually, I think the question is more "Is every day fun?"

11:33 <Cepheid> The question is written as 「毎日、楽しいですか。」, which literally translates to "Every day, enjoyable/fun?"

11:33 <Cepheid> Thus, probably asking "Are you enjoying yourself every day?" or something to that effect.

11:33 <Cepheid> Or "Do you find every day enjoyable?"

11:33 <ConfusionRift> Sorry, was in the bathroom.

11:33 <ConfusionRift> Hmmm.

11:34 <ConfusionRift> And the translator sees it as "Is it fun every day?".

11:35 <Cepheid> Mmhmm.

11:35 <Cepheid> I'll put in "Yes" and just move onto the next question.

11:35 <Cepheid> What kind of cooking do you like?

11:36 <ConfusionRift> Oh shoot, that's tough.

11:37 <ConfusionRift> I guess broiling.

11:37 <Cepheid> So barbeque, then.

11:38 <ConfusionRift> In which case, grilled I suppose.

11:38 <Cepheid> Grilled, barbequed, etc.  I'll go with barbeque as I actually know the word for that. o3o

11:38 <ConfusionRift> Hah! Okay then. :P

11:38 <Cepheid> Next question.  Do you drink alcohol?

11:38 <Cepheid> Yes or no will suffice.

11:38 <ConfusionRift> No.

11:39 <Cepheid> Do you have any brothers or sisters?

11:39 <ConfusionRift> Step-sister, so I guess to make it easier, yes.

11:40 <Cepheid> What kind of sports do you play often?  It's worth noting that it's acceptable to say "I don't play sports."

11:40 <ConfusionRift> Then there you have it. :P

11:41 <Cepheid> Heh.

11:41 <Cepheid> Where do you live?  I'm fine with just putting down "United States of America" since that question's a bit personal.

11:43 <Cepheid> The rest of the questions:  7)  Are you married?  8)  Do you drive a car?  9)  What do you usually do on the weekend?  10 has to be my own question, so...  What is your favourite video game?

11:44 <ConfusionRift> Kirby Super Star, of course. :P

11:45 <ConfusionRift> Oh... 7) No. 8) No. 9) I work during the weekends. And Kirby Super Star will always be on top. :P

11:46 <Cepheid> Okie, thank you kindly for your assistance.

11:46 <Cepheid> ... Well that's a problem.  It wants a signature of the person I asked.  XD

11:47 <Cepheid> Yeah no, I'm just going to put your IRC name, and tell them you're an internet friend.

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11:54 * Schism noms upon a salad in a bid to awaken.

11:55 * Lumindia noms on Schism in a bid to... nom on them

12:12 * Schism giggles at the group 'The Killers', who are somehow still relevant.

12:13 <Cepheid> Hum, I think it's fine for a break.  Been at this since waking up, so..

12:23 <Schism> Cepheid: the Utah monolith has vanished, declaring in a public statement that it must return, its planet needs it.

12:24 <Schism> Okay, not the second part, but it has mysteriously evaporated.

12:26 <Cepheid> Heh.

12:26 <Cepheid> Again, given it's an art installation of some sort, or possibly a prank, that's not surprising.

12:26 <Schism> I'm halfway expecting Banksy to take credit.

12:29 <Cepheid> Not his style.

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12:31 <Schism> I dunno, I think it carries a sort of je ne sais quoi which is perfectly in line with Banksy's variety of comedic art.

12:33 <Cepheid> His art tends to involve a political or controversial message, though.  This is just random.

12:34 <Schism> Well, a certain 'much ado about nothing' could point a finger and a laugh at certain establishments.

12:35 <Cepheid> I think you're overthinking it, to be honest.

12:35 <Schism> Yeah, it's probably just someone's idea of playing silly buggers.  Well done, if so.

12:35 <ConfusionRift> Not... really.

12:36 <ConfusionRift> If you check the other picture of the oh so great monolith, it gave it away.

12:36 <Cepheid> Well, apparently it was originally put up back in 2016, so..

12:36 <Schism> Never said it was great?  It made the news, I mean.

12:37 <Schism> For what reason was it originally erected?

12:37 <ConfusionRift> Most likely just an arts project of sorts.

12:37 <Cepheid> I'm betting art project or prank, or both.

12:38 <Schism> Or even something for a film.  It _would_ have been a great prank, though.

12:38 <Cepheid> Not really, not when the world is high-strung and paranoid right now.

12:38 <Cepheid> And has conspiracy theories spewing out by the bucketfulls.

12:39 <Schism> In these, the silliest times, a bit more silliness can sometimes be a balm.  I'd like to see more 'X-Files' and 'Fortean Times' stuff, and less of the genuine insanity.

12:39 <Cepheid> Schism, these times are not silly.

12:40 <Cepheid> People are getting sick, and as a result, either dying or suffering horrible long-term consequences.  Trump has been spreading massive propaganda and racist crap.  These are not silly times.

12:40 <Schism> That's true.  Then I suppose I'd rather like to see some actual silliness in these _idiotic_ times, even if I'd much prefer to see some intelligence and sanity.

12:41 <Cepheid> We do not need to push people further into the stress, paranoia, and depression they are in by creating mysteries that need to be solved.

12:41 <Schism> But anyone with two brain cells which could be pushed together must have looked at that thing and said, "Oh, it's a prank.  Wonder who made it?"

12:42 <ConfusionRift> Then again, it just looks like a beam of stainless steel that was stuck on the ground.

12:42 <Cepheid> Have you not been paying attention to the way people have been behaving over the last several months?

12:43 <Schism> I have, but... erg.  I like to think the best of people, even when they show us their worst.  It's an attitude which has served me well over my years as a CSR.  

12:44 <Schism> So perhaps it's just ingrained.

12:44 <Cepheid> Unfortunately, this pandemic has put a lot of people into a position that they are not used to.

12:44 <Cepheid> Which is changing their behavior as a result.

12:46 * Schism looks at the clock, and sighs. "Why is it already 7:45."

12:47 <Cepheid> I'm an introvert.  So, being indoors all the time doesn't bother me as much as it would your average person.  Problem is, what does bother me, is watching people who are not used to it, and their reactions.  On top of that, all the joking that people are doing with regards to how some people are behaving, acting, and the like, because of the pandemic.

12:47 <ConfusionRift> Because... (looks at the time) ...right, time difference. I guess the clock moves faster when someone doesn't want it to..

12:54 <Schism> Cepheid: In a frustratingly real sense, we laugh at the absurdity -- and it is absurd -- of life and the behaviours of other people because it seems like the only way to remain sane.  If one doesn't laugh, one starts screaming, and speaking personally, if I start screaming I'm not sure if I'd ever stop.

12:55 <Cepheid> That's fine.  But this is a problem that's ongoing, and has seen little effort in terms of trying to resolve it.  It's gotten past the point where it's funny how badly things are being handled.

12:57 * Schism sighs, and nods. "That's understandable." She grumbles, stretches, and scarpers off to work.

13:01 * ConfusionRift patpats Schism. "Will get to the same in a few as well."

13:01 <ConfusionRift> The work thing, not the other.

13:04 <ConfusionRift> Yeah... crashing... laters.

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13:26 <Cepheid> I'm gonna go back to sleep.  It's the only way to keep me from losing my mind on a regular basis right now.

13:27 <Cepheid> Normally I'd resolve this moodiness by getting out and doing something out of the house.  But I can't.

14:39 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Pony Plushie Compilation #443 [ https://tinyurl.com/y59j95ho ]

14:39 * Schism sips a cup of coffee which, today, isn't made out of spite and hatred.

14:52 * Lumindia gives Schism an omlette

14:52 <Lumindia> Peppers and Onions

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16:04 <NitroTheFurry> Hiya

16:06 <Cepheid> Morning.

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16:25 <Cepheid> Amoxicillin + Clavulinic Acid.  Usual treatment for my sinuses.

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17:09 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: My Little Pony Speedpaint Compilation #166 [ https://tinyurl.com/y62rbspl ]

17:27 <ADragonDreaming> morning

17:41 <NitroTheFurry> Stat

17:41 <NitroTheFurry> Star*

17:42 <ADragonDreaming> Shine on Forever

17:42 * Schism rolls around, a lonely rolling star.

17:47 <ADragonDreaming> May the Sapphire Star light your way

18:09 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Penny Wrights: Creature Feature: Top 10 Creatures of My Little Pony [ https://tinyurl.com/y694bj6y ]

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18:24 *** ChanServ sets mode: +qo Ali Ali

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18:51 * Lumindia brushes Ali muchly

18:51 <Lumindia> op wo

18:52 * Ali again steals Lumindia's candle

18:52 <Lumindia> You no take candle

18:52 <Lumindia> D:<

18:53 <Ali> Oh me take candle~

18:53 * Ali licks Lumindia

18:53 * Lumindia licks back

18:54 <Lumindia> tastes like pony

18:56 <Ali> Would've been an interesting thing to allow kobolds in wow and not them being silly slapstick mobs.

19:00 * Ali noms on Lumindia's diamonds

19:00 <Lumindia> D:

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19:07 <ADragonDreaming> Sail away where no ball and chain can keep us from the roaring waves

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19:11 * ADragonDreaming hoists the flag.

19:16 * Ali headtilts

19:34 <ADragonDreaming> It's a song.

20:09 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Drawfriend Stuff (Pony Art Gallery) #3535 [ https://tinyurl.com/y3r9gr9t ]

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22:16 * Lumindia noms on Ali's mane

22:19 * Dappled wiggles into existence. Sees that ADragonDreaming is a Flogging Molly fan? Or is that Dropkick Murphy. I get the two confused.

22:21 * Lumindia boops Dappled

22:21 * Lumindia wiggles back

22:21 <Ali> /me flumps into Dappled

22:21 * Dappled hugs the Ali. Also scrunchie nose.

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22:30 <PinkieShy> hi everyone :P

22:44 * Lumindia boops Ali as well

22:44 * Lumindia is chewing on Ali

22:44 * Ali squeaks

22:44 <Lumindia> you taste like pony

22:47 * PinkieShy nomfs on Ali's ear

22:48 * Ali squeaks again, why is she the chew toy tonight?

22:49 <PinkieShy> lol

22:51 * NitroTheFurry also wants a nibble...

22:53 <PinkieShy> fine :P

22:53 * PinkieShy nibbles at NitroTheFurry's paws

22:53 <NitroTheFurry> Oh.

22:53 * NitroTheFurry blushes intently

22:53 <NitroTheFurry> I- uh

22:53 <NitroTheFurry> Are- are you aware of what that means

22:55 <Schism> It means that PinkieShy likes to eat beans.

22:55 <PinkieShy> No Nitro I don't lol

22:56 <NitroTheFurry> Uhm, okay then, haha....

22:56 * ADragonDreaming once again taps the All Ages nature of the channel.

22:56 * Ali pops up next to Schism. "Would you like to take a survey?"

22:57 <ADragonDreaming> Take everything as innocently as possible.

22:57 <Ali> Eeyup, PG channel

22:57 <ADragonDreaming> Dappled: Flogging Molly, yes.

22:59 * Schism looks at Ali with the crazy eyes. A lock of her mane is sticking up, and she's vibrating at random intervals.

23:00 * Ali noms on the crazy Schism ling

23:00 * Schism doesn't stop vibrating.

23:00 <PinkieShy> Honestly Schism.. I am not a fan of beans lol

23:01 <PinkieShy> I mean pinto beans are alright.. But not a true fan like don't eat that much ever.

23:01 <Schism> But there are beans!  -points at NitroTheFurry's paws-

23:01 <PinkieShy> lol

23:01 * NitroTheFurry raises his paws to show

23:04 <Lumindia> What about Toe beans

23:04 <Lumindia> O vO

23:04 * PinkieShy heats up microwavable mac and cheese (shell type)

23:05 <Lumindia> o wo

23:05 * NitroTheFurry has the toe beans

23:05 <Lumindia> eeeee

23:05 * Lumindia hjugs Nitro muchly

23:05 <Lumindia> :D

23:06 * NitroTheFurry stiffens from the unexpected huh and awkwardly returns it

23:06 <NitroTheFurry> Hug*

23:06 * Schism would of course not glomp NitroTheFurry without ample warning.

23:07 <NitroTheFurry> G-glomp?

23:07 <Schism> Lumin, would you demonstrate?

23:09 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Poll Results:  What was the best Manehattan episode?  [ https://tinyurl.com/y4mhvrf4 ]

23:09 * Schism naps for an hourish. Bleh.

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23:39 <Lumindia> o vo

23:40 <NitroTheFurry> >.>

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