Peebles' Perfectly Pointless Popular Prattle - Random Banter #211

[TheWombatOfDoom]

Post-cutting them into shape with a knife isn't a halfway bad idea, actually. Or wouldn't be had they long solidified by now, at least...

Its how I make most of my weirdly shaped things. I call it the cook's tax for being creative. XD

[Teddy]

Its how I make most of my weirdly shaped things. I call it the cook's tax for being creative. XD

Oh that's a good one.

[LaZodiac]

Did you at least cut some trianangles out of the top and eat them yourself? Or red frosting?

Well I was only able to make like 13 cookies with the dough anyway, so I'm not sure I'd of had enough dough to make them fancier. Sadly we also don't have any frosting to Vday them up. Ah well, it's the thought that counts! They're full of delicious love!

[Qwertystop]

Re: adblock
Personally, I just set my browser to ask before enabling Flash. It stops the more annoying ads and means that if I open a video in a new tab for later I don't have to immediately pause it.

[FinnLassie]

I'm trouser-less, I've got some beer and absolutely no company in an apartment that isn't even mine. Boy, this is the most adventurous night I've had so far this year. *opens bottle*

[LaZodiac]

Re: adblock
Personally, I just set my browser to ask before enabling Flash. It stops the more annoying ads and means that if I open a video in a new tab for later I don't have to immediately pause it.

I do that too, actually.

I'm trouser-less, I've got some beer and absolutely no company in an apartment that isn't even mine. Boy, this is the most adventurous night I've had so far this year. *opens bottle*

Awe. If it makes you feel better I'm that except with no beer. Lets have an internet girl's night!

[FinnLassie]

Awe. If it makes you feel better I'm that except with no beer. Lets have an internet girl's night!

Oh gosh... I could've taken my nail polish with me! What's a girls' night without nail polish?!?!?

[LaZodiac]

Oh gosh... I could've taken my nail polish with me! What's a girls' night without nail polish?!?!?

Oh no, no nail polish

I know my Mom has some sparkly stuff, but I'm at my Dad's right now so none for me either (I've never even DONE my nails before so this would be kind of fun )

[Dimonite]

Presumably you do that because you want the people who run those sites to get some money from the advertising views (although don't think that's how either site actually works in terms of advertising)--so are the people creating the Youtube videos you watch not worthy of the same?

IIRC, gitp and Schlock both asked very nicely. And at least on here, I can definitely count on the ads to be non-obtrusive, and even occasionally show products that I would actually like. But the vast majority of stuff I look at on youtube doesn't have a creator I particularly care about, nor are the ads anything but annoying.

[factotum]

But the vast majority of stuff I look at on youtube doesn't have a creator I particularly care about, nor are the ads anything but annoying.

Well, if the creator isn't someone you care about, fair dos. I tend to watch videos on Youtube made by people I find entertaining, so I'll watch the adverts on their videos sometimes. (Or, at the very least, leave the advert playing while I busy myself with something else, then watch the video when it finishes--it's not like Google have a secret spy camera to confirm you're actually watching the advert, after all ).

[Solse]

No, but I'm pretty sure I have to kill you.

Ah. So more like a Pokemon creepypasta than plain Pokemon?

Well, there are a bunch of programming arena games, such as Robocode and such. Those are pure programming challenges, though. Nothing happens unless you do it yourself (well, except for you getting killed by the others )...

Yeah, Robocode seems similar to what I was thinking of, but not quite. Robocode looks cool though. Too bad I hate .NET. Now that I think about it, the game I was thinking of might've started with MARS or something...

And RNGs can be very intelligent, but only if you weight them properly.

I suppose so! It's just that the RNG the friend wanted to use was literally just choosing a random number between 0 and 2 and using the result to perform an action. No weighting whatsoever.

Hehehe...

I knew that an Illuminator such as yourself would enjoy that picture.

[FinnLassie]

IIRC, gitp and Schlock both asked very nicely. And at least on here, I can definitely count on the ads to be non-obtrusive, and even occasionally show products that I would actually like. But the vast majority of stuff I look at on youtube doesn't have a creator I particularly care about, nor are the ads anything but annoying.

Yup, the ads on this site are actually nice and I've gotten to know some really nice comics and other websites through GitP

Oh no, no nail polish

I know my Mom has some sparkly stuff, but I'm at my Dad's right now so none for me either (I've never even DONE my nails before so this would be kind of fun )

My girls' night came to a sudden halt as I had a non-female join my company and I had to put the beer aside...

AND ZOOZ YOU MUST LEARN THE WAYS OF THE NAIL POLISH

[LaZodiac]

My girls' night came to a sudden halt as I had a non-female join my company and I had to put the beer aside...

AND ZOOZ YOU MUST LEARN THE WAYS OF THE NAIL POLISH

Awe, that's nice. And yeah, I imagine you put it aside for something sweeter

Like...cream soda. Delicious. Or maybe root beer. Orange Crush? Or is that too on the nose ?

And MAYBE! WE'LL SEE!

ALSO, I picked up Majora's Mask 3D (for my birthday from Mom. It was delayed) and oh my goodness they somehow improved this game.

[Teddy]

Ah. So more like a Pokemon creepypasta than plain Pokemon?

Yeah, that's more like it.

Yeah, Robocode seems similar to what I was thinking of, but not quite. Robocode looks cool though. Too bad I hate .NET. Now that I think about it, the game I was thinking of might've started with MARS or something...

There should exist wrappers for Robocode in almost any language you might like...

I suppose so! It's just that the RNG the friend wanted to use was literally just choosing a random number between 0 and 2 and using the result to perform an action. No weighting whatsoever.

So, basically a coin toss every time with a fair coin?

I knew that an Illuminator such as yourself would enjoy that picture.

As did little brother, who is the one who brought Illuminati into this house. You have no idea how many illuminati jokes we do over the dinner table...

Like...cream soda. Delicious. Or maybe root beer. Orange Crush? Or is that too on the nose ?

All these utterly foreign drinks...

[VincentTakeda]

I don't want to be in a country that doesnt have root beer. And hot wings.

[Rawhide]

Awe, that's nice. And yeah, I imagine you put it aside for something sweeter

Like...cream soda. Delicious. Or maybe root beer. Orange Crush? Or is that too on the nose ?

And MAYBE! WE'LL SEE!

ALSO, I picked up Majora's Mask 3D (for my birthday from Mom. It was delayed) and oh my goodness they somehow improved this game.

Not Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate?

[LaZodiac]

Not Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate?

Wasn't in the store, not the BIGGEST fan of Monster Hunter, and REALLY wanted Majora's Mask

Also, happy Valentine's Day thread.

[FinnLassie]

Awe, that's nice. And yeah, I imagine you put it aside for something sweeter

Yeah, for sleep.


ION:
I. Can't. Stop. Laughing. So, basically, my Mr. Man is extremely ticklish from his soles, so I thought it would be a funny idea to sneak up on him from behind and tickle his feetsies... Two seconds later, his reflexes thought it wasn't too funny, he lifted up his feet in full speed and kicked my jaw in. I now have a swollen lower lip and a bruise that'll likely become more prominent in the next day or two. Mr. Man is absolutely devestated and even had his eyes water up a little, but ths isn't his fault at all, just an unfortunate accident that only I seem to laugh at right now. It's so absurd. Though, we did agree that I wouldn't accompany Mr. Man to the shop today as I don't want people who don't know us think badly of him.

[Rawhide]

Wasn't in the store, not the BIGGEST fan of Monster Hunter, and REALLY wanted Majora's Mask

Also, happy Valentine's Day thread.

It's apparently the best and most accessible Monster Hunter yet.

[Teddy]

I don't want to be in a country that doesnt have root beer. And hot wings.

Don't worry, the feeling is mutual. Can't go without my Trocadero. Or Julmust, but that can at least be bought at Ikea.

ION:
I. Can't. Stop. Laughing. So, basically, my Mr. Man is extremely ticklish from his soles, so I thought it would be a funny idea to sneak up on him from behind and tickle his feetsies... Two seconds later, his reflexes thought it wasn't too funny, he lifted up his feet in full speed and kicked my jaw in. I now have a swollen lower lip and a bruise that'll likely become more prominent in the next day or two. Mr. Man is absolutely devestated and even had his eyes water up a little, but ths isn't his fault at all, just an unfortunate accident that only I seem to laugh at right now. It's so absurd. Though, we did agree that I wouldn't accompany Mr. Man to the shop today as I don't want people who don't know us think badly of him.

Ow. I hope you're not laughing because of the pain, though. When little brother broke his little finger playing many years ago, he couldn't stop laughing between the "ow"s...

[Solse]

Yeah, that's more like it.

Hooray for converting threats into easy-to-understand metaphors!

There should exist wrappers for Robocode in almost any language you might like...

Good point. If I can find a Robocode-compatible .NET to Python library then Robocode would be my new favorite game. I'll start looking immediately.

So, basically a coin toss every time with a fair coin?

More like a 3-sided-die. While typing this, I actually just realized how to actually make one: take a d6 and write over the sides that say "4", "5", and "6" with marker to make them say "1", "2", and "3".

As did little brother, who is the one who brought Illuminati into this house. You have no idea how many illuminati jokes we do over the dinner table...

Sadly enough, there're no Illuminati jokes in my family -- nobody understands them. Luckily, I have lots of friends who love Illuminati jokes, so at least I have them to sate my appetite for Illuminati jokes.

ION: Happy Valentine's Day! A day to celebrate having the idea that if you're not in love, you're worthless, and that Zales is the greatest company in the world. Seriously, though, hope you all have a nice Valentine's Day.

[LaZodiac]

Yeah, for sleep.


ION:
I. Can't. Stop. Laughing. So, basically, my Mr. Man is extremely ticklish from his soles, so I thought it would be a funny idea to sneak up on him from behind and tickle his feetsies... Two seconds later, his reflexes thought it wasn't too funny, he lifted up his feet in full speed and kicked my jaw in. I now have a swollen lower lip and a bruise that'll likely become more prominent in the next day or two. Mr. Man is absolutely devestated and even had his eyes water up a little, but ths isn't his fault at all, just an unfortunate accident that only I seem to laugh at right now. It's so absurd. Though, we did agree that I wouldn't accompany Mr. Man to the shop today as I don't want people who don't know us think badly of him.

Yeah, I'm just jokin' around. Sorry

Oh dear, I'm glad you've survived at least! Also I predict at least three people will see those and reference 50 Shades of Grey and thus make you the most angry.

It's apparently the best and most accessible Monster Hunter yet.

I'll probably pick it up at some point! Just not right now. Because again it wasn't in stock.

[Teddy]

Hooray for converting threats into easy-to-understand metaphors!

Good point. If I can find a Robocode-compatible .NET to Python library then Robocode would be my new favorite game. I'll start looking immediately.

Hmm, looking it up, I'm surprised there isn't more compability to it. I know Ants (the last competition in AIChallenge) had as many APIs as you thought there were programming languages, so I guess I kinda assumed it would be the same for something far more established...

More like a 3-sided-die. While typing this, I actually just realized how to actually make one: take a d6 and write over the sides that say "4", "5", and "6" with marker to make them say "1", "2", and "3".

Right. I'm thinking way too programmatically with ranges such as 0-2. For me, that's 0 inclusive, 2 exclusive.

And you could use a d12 too...

Sadly enough, there're no Illuminati jokes in my family -- nobody understands them. Luckily, I have lots of friends who love Illuminati jokes, so at least I have them to sate my appetite for Illuminati jokes.

Hehehe...

[Qwertystop]

ALSO, I picked up Majora's Mask 3D (for my birthday from Mom. It was delayed) and oh my goodness they somehow improved this game.

Bleh. Too many new games, not enough monies. Already getting the new Kirby game in a week, and now it turns out Mask was improved somehow, and by the time I can get Mask I bet it'll be not long to Zelda U or Xenoblade or Splatoon.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Feel that money problem in regards to buying vidjya games. But also college leaves very little free time, and I like to spend most of it socializing, so not enough time for games anyway. I am teaching a class on competitive Pokemon, though, and that's fun.

AdBlock is hard on Youtube, because IIRC, there's no specific way to turn it off on channels you don't like through limiting the web address or what have you. I do need to do a better job of being more selective with AdBlock, Ikblazers, an awesome site for web comics and OEL manga shut down a few weeks back because they weren't making money, and I think a lack of ad revenue may have contributed.

[LaZodiac]

Bleh. Too many new games, not enough monies. Already getting the new Kirby game in a week, and now it turns out Mask was improved somehow, and by the time I can get Mask I bet it'll be not long to Zelda U or Xenoblade or Splatoon.

Absolute chaos~

Don't worry, at the very least Splatoon will be short! Majora's Mask is also a game you can just pick up and play for a bit, and Zelda U is apparently going to be the same.

Feel that money problem in regards to buying vidjya games. But also college leaves very little free time, and I like to spend most of it socializing, so not enough time for games anyway. I am teaching a class on competitive Pokemon, though, and that's fun.

Heh, that sounds interesting. Give us a sample!

[AtlanteanTroll]

Not sure what a sample would mean here. I've only taught one class, and that was the basic of the basics.

[LaZodiac]

Not sure what a sample would mean here. I've only taught one class, and that was the basic of the basics.

Aah, okay.

Also hey Rayman might be in Smash 4. Video link.

[Solse]

Hmm, looking it up, I'm surprised there isn't more compability to it. I know Ants (the last competition in AIChallenge) had as many APIs as you thought there were programming languages, so I guess I kinda assumed it would be the same for something far more established...

It's a conspiracy backed by Microsoft! Once they get everybody playing Robocode in .NET, that's when they'll strike!

Right. I'm thinking way too programmatically with ranges such as 0-2. For me, that's 0 inclusive, 2 exclusive.

And you could use a d12 too...

And a d9, if there was such a thing ... basically any d3x where x is an integer of 3 would suffice.

Also, about Rayman, I heard about that. I've never played a Rayman game, so I'm not particularly excited, but a lot of others are, so that's cool.

[factotum]

And a d9, if there was such a thing ...

I don't think it would even be possible to produce such a thing, because (AFAIK) there isn't any solid figure with 9 faces where all the faces are the same size and shape (which is obviously quite important, because otherwise your dice will have a bias). Could just use a d10 and reroll if 10 comes up, of course...