Time |
Nickname |
Message |
00:08
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arkhive |
ex-parrot: DFJustin: What is the point of holding back these builds like a lot of developers do? Is it a legal agreement with publishers or what? The devs for development hell/vaporware/scrapped games know they have a fan base that would really like to see it. Maybe a stupid question. But asked anyway. :) |
00:09
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DFJustin |
in the context of arcade prototypes I've heard that you have to physically destroy the boards in order for it to qualify as a tax write-off |
00:09
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DFJustin |
but I don't know if that's really true or not |
00:10
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xmc |
lots of times you have to completely disable things for tax purposes |
00:10
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xmc |
phone museum in seattle got bunch of equipment with all the cables cut, had to fix them manually |
00:10
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DFJustin |
I think it's mostly big company bureaucracy, with smaller studios you do see more of that kind of stuff officially released, like LameDuke |
00:10
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xmc |
I think actually the measure is "costlier to repair than replace" |
00:11
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xmc |
much like a totaled car |
00:11
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DFJustin |
but in a big company it has to go through legal and 3 layers of management and there's no money angle |
00:13
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DFJustin |
all it takes is one guy in a suit going "it hasn't been tested or trademark cleared or etc, what if we get sued" |
00:17
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DFJustin |
and a lot of times the assets or concepts from canned games do get recycled in some form later |
00:18
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DFJustin |
so the default mentality is always going to be to hoard everything just in case |
00:22
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DFJustin |
like, 1 year later it's "well maybe it'll still come out at some point" and then 10 years later it's "the only copy is on a floppy disk behind the break room fridge demagnetizing" |
00:27
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DFJustin |
so there's usually not much of a window where it's both too old to ever be commercially valuable and new enough that anyone still has it or knows how to compile it |
00:28
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mistym |
DFJustin: Not to mention how widely middleware is used these days. |
00:28
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DFJustin |
ah yeah that's gonna be a big obstacle with modern games |
00:28
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DFJustin |
licensing all the third-party libraries |
00:30
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|
DFJustin |
MAMEDEV has access to some Bally prototypes like Ms. Gorf but they only exist as FORTH source code on 8" floppies so that's been an adventure |
00:32
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DFJustin |
and that's with the dev being cooperative |
00:32
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mistym |
Wow, yeah. That'd be a journey. |
00:33
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|
arkhive |
I need help please. I am learning Java and using Netbeans. I cannot figure out how to use my vector Vector<Game> favoriteGamesVector = new Vector<>(); with two parameters for the objects i create with it.. Game favGame1 = new Game(gameName, gameDescription); and use the vector and objects in a GUI. Have the gameName be in the JComboBox and when you select what game you want and click the JButton it will show the game descripti |
00:33
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arkhive |
in the JTextField. Can someone help me through private IRC message so we don't clog up -bs |
00:33
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arkhive |
It would be greatly appreciated. I've been looking online and cannot figure it out. |
00:33
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arkhive |
and my java book doesn't help with the vector use |
00:35
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arkhive |
I'll even give a Steam game if you help me figure it out. I have Batman Arkham Asylum GOTY, Red Faction Armegeddon and Guerrilla, and more. You can pick one. Halp! :) |
03:12
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xmc |
how the hell do you pronounce 'hyves' |
03:15
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BiggieJon |
i assume like hive, bee hive |
03:46
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|
dashcloud |
I've never realized until recently how much actual control Adobe has over the PDF format- it sucks, even more so because you don't actually notice it until you're hip-deep in documents that only Adobe renders perfectly |
08:39
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SketchCow |
ops please. |
08:42
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midas1 |
ops please. |
08:43
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midas1 |
.. failure to process |
08:55
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godane |
i was sleeply and this a picture my brother took when i came out the bathroom: https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1474389_10200158775132128_1802685941_n.jpg |
08:56
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SketchCow |
aww, you're adorable |
09:04
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midas1 |
fluffy beard |
11:48
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godane |
i updated tekzilla and engadget podcast collections |
11:52
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Smiley |
http://imageevent.com/afap/wallpapers/movies/thehangover?p=20 |
11:52
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Smiley |
[08:55:41] < godane> i was sleeply and this a picture my brother took when i came out the bathroom: |
11:52
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Smiley |
https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1474389_10200158775132128_1802685941_n.jpg |
11:52
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|
Smiley |
YIKES |
11:53
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Smiley |
we found him! |
13:06
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|
godane |
so i'm using my new bluray discs and i think there sucking |
13:07
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godane |
like i can't play the media on the freaking discs right after burning |
13:09
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godane |
i may know why |
13:10
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godane |
ok now transfer rate jump |
13:22
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|
godane |
now this is funny |
13:22
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|
godane |
i'm having problems with RITEX/BR3 |
13:22
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|
godane |
i have been using BR2 before |
13:25
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|
godane |
i'm thinking it was the drive going crazy when burning by defaul |
13:25
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godane |
it thought it was a 10x disk |
13:26
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godane |
but its a 6x disk |
13:26
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|
godane |
also i never burn anything past 4x setting |
13:27
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godane |
the drive sounded like it chainsaw when burn that disk |
13:48
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midas1 |
lol godane |
13:54
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balrog |
godane: any firmware updates for the drive available? |
13:56
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godane |
i'm burning another disk at 4x to see how it goes |
13:57
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godane |
i think the problem was it was trying to go too fast |
13:57
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godane |
and this is a external drive on usb 2.0 speeds |
13:58
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godane |
i can say that these discs color is different |
13:59
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godane |
its more a black color |
13:59
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godane |
the other ones i have burned have more of a violent color |
14:00
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|
godane |
*violet |
14:15
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godane |
this disk is working way better then before |
14:15
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|
godane |
it sha256sum 4 files so far |
14:15
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|
godane |
and 2 are the big tekzilla hd files |
14:16
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|
godane |
i couldn't even play it really before |
14:50
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|
godane |
so everything checkout on that disk |
15:18
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|
godane |
so i just seen a 23andme ad on tv |
16:01
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|
godane |
so i'm going to see about grabbing the http://ftp.futurenet.com/ files |
16:02
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godane |
i'm using google to see about finding those pdf files |
16:04
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godane |
this sort of is a trick url since this a ftp and http version of ftp.futurenet.com |
16:08
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|
arkiver |
hm |
16:09
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|
arkiver |
I don't have the permission to see http://ftp.futurenet.com/ |
16:09
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|
arkiver |
what's in that ftp server? |
16:18
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Schbirid |
the f.u.t.u.r.e |
16:36
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|
godane |
the ftp site has tons of old trailers in it |
16:37
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godane |
that is too big for me to grab |
16:50
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|
arkiver |
hmm |
16:50
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|
arkiver |
maybe I can help you |
16:50
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|
arkiver |
how much would you need? |
16:51
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|
arkiver |
I still have a few TB's here not filled |
16:52
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|
arkiver |
godane (just mentioning your name so you would read this) |
18:12
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|
godane |
this is me in my thanksgiving hat: https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1486833_10200162250259004_2113868587_n.jpg |
18:25
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|
arkiver |
haha cool picture! |
18:25
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|
arkiver |
were you also the guy in that video with the top hat on talking about the archive team? |
18:25
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|
arkiver |
(don't have the link here...) |
18:28
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godane |
i'm not that guy |
18:28
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|
arkiver |
ah hmm |
18:28
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|
godane |
SketchCow is the guy your talking about |
18:28
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|
arkiver |
ah |
18:28
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|
arkiver |
well |
18:28
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|
godane |
the one with a top hat |
18:28
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|
arkiver |
thought you were that one, your beard looked a bit like it I thought |
18:29
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|
arkiver |
SketchCow is the creater of the archiveteam right? |
18:29
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|
godane |
i think so |
18:30
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|
DFJustin |
creator and mascot |
18:30
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|
arkiver |
and how old is the archiveteam already now? |
18:35
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|
DFJustin |
http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1664 |
18:37
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|
arkiver |
wow |
18:37
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|
arkiver |
3 years? |
18:37
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|
arkiver |
4* |
18:37
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|
arkiver |
:p |
18:37
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|
arkiver |
I thought it was a lot older... |
18:42
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|
godane |
has anyone figured out what cause that fire at IA scanning building? |
19:12
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SketchCow |
Passion |
19:29
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|
instence |
lol |
19:31
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|
instence |
"I'm getting so much scanning done today, I'm on fire." |
19:31
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|
instence |
"No, dude seriously, you ARE on fire!" |
19:57
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|
ersi |
They were scanning items too quickly |
19:57
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|
ersi |
too much friction >_> <_< |
19:59
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BlueMax |
you say dat like it's a baaaaad thing |
20:07
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Schbirid |
does someone have a really old browser running (netscape 4 etc) and could take a shot of https://www.quaddicted.com/webarchive/hosted.planetquake.gamespy.com/spq2/quake1/index.htm for me including GUI? :) |
20:08
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mistym |
Schbirid: Oh wooow, that design is classic |
20:08
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Schbirid |
the good old days of accessible, fast, readable websites |
22:17
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|
ersi |
http://blog.hackapp.com/2013/11/how-you-should-never-design-your-app.html |
22:17
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|
ersi |
lol'd |
22:20
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DFJustin |
looooool |
22:49
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|
balrog |
LOL! |
22:57
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BlueMax |
sweet jesus |
23:45
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|
balrog |
the story behind the J.D.Salinger "leak" is quite intriguing |
23:45
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|
balrog |
basically this has been under our noses since 1999 |
23:46
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|
balrog |
the book that got posted showed up on ebay about 5 times in the past year, most in the past few months but once a year ago |