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I don't think Typing of the Dead is a game that can really be spedrun. (Speedran? Speedrunned? Just speedrun? How do I past tense.)
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:04:16 UTC from web-
@redenchilada Anything but "spedrun". That one is clearly wrong.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:05:05 UTC from web-
@omni Apparently the proper past tense is "speedran", according to Google and Wikitionary. #themoreyouknow
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:06:49 UTC from web-
@redenchilada Wasn't that obvious?
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:07:42 UTC from web-
@omni No, English is really freaking ambiguous. I wish I was born in France or something instead.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:08:39 UTC from web-
@redenchilada That's why I'm learning lojban. There's nothing ambiguous about "coi .i do mo .ui nai mi vecnu lo zdani ku".
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:09:45 UTC from web-
@omni But that's a nerd language that has no real-world application.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:11:55 UTC from web-
@redenchilada If enough people learn it it can actually end up having real-world application, but because people like you are like "it's a nerd language, has no use hurr durr won't learn" and there are too many of those people it won't have real-world application, no.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:12:59 UTC from web-
@omni But people aren't going to bother learning it if it doesn't have a real-world application. It's a circular path, which makes it hard for something like that to actually gain any footing.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:19:45 UTC from web-
@redenchilada Like, say, Linux on the desktop market still, due to a lack of Photoshop and games and so. I know what you mean, but those circles suck :(
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:21:24 UTC from web-
@omni I still say a big reason Linux isn't as widespread as some people want it to be is because one-step solutions for the mass public don't really exist for it. Plenty of people would be satisfied with something that could browse the internet effectively and maybe have GIMP thrown on for image editing (particularly if the whole setup's cheaper than the Windows equivalent!), but most people won't look into these things if they don't see them on a store shelf.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:25:57 UTC from web-
@redenchilada Fair enough, it's not clear enough the option is there. I often hear people complain about Microsoft Office being so expensive, but they're completely surprised alternatives exist when I tell them about it.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:27:52 UTC from web-
@omni I actually prefer Google.Docs and Google Spreadsheet to anything that's downloadable. But I'm not a big fan of Google Presentations.
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@fortecadenza I try not to use too many Google products, and I mostly use Kile (LaTeX editor) for my "Word Processing" nowadays, but they surely are nice to use.
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@omni If the open-source nerds want Linux getting market share, they need to pick a "casual users" setup that can be installed by default on inexpensive computers targeted toward the mom and pop that need just the basics with as little fuss as possible. Enough market share means companies will start targeting Linux in addition to other operating systems because it will be marketable, and then y'all can branch out from there. Seems like a reasonable idea to me, anyway.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:33:39 UTC from web-
@redenchilada Seems companies have decided this to be Ubuntu, and it is actually selling quite well in India (and one European country where the economy isn't doing well but I forgot where). Oh well, we'll see how it goes :x
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@redenchilada The Chromebook was an attempt at that. Except Chromebooks are kind of dumb.
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@fortecadenza Doesn't the Chromebook need an internet connection to even work at all? I'm just talking about plain computers with some sort of Linux flavoring installed to cover casual computing needs, not some weird gimmicky thing like that.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:39:15 UTC from web
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@redenchilada French is an ugly language.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:10:18 UTC from web -
@redenchilada French is not a fun language either. There's so much irregularity.
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@fortecadenza What the heck is a good language then.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:12:18 UTC from web-
@redenchilada Every single "normal" language sucks. Every. Single. One.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:13:26 UTC from web-
@omni Nope, you just need more than one to be able to say everything. An unambiguous language is utterly boring, since the fun in speaking is saying more than one thing at the time.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:16:41 UTC from web-
@nerthos It would make innuendo's and word jokes more difficulty, yes, but I don't think saying multiple things at once actually makes a language more fun. Sure, it's good for joking, but just as often merely causes confusion.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:17:37 UTC from web-
@omni I'm not talking about double entenderes and word play, I'm talking about things like diplomacy. Being able to put multiple meanings in one single phrase is the very base of advanced human interaction. An unambiguous language is useless outside a professional enviorment.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:19:13 UTC from web-
@nerthos But imagine politicians not being able to abuse a language to say stuff in a way where the meaning is unclear. They wouldn't be able to go "but I meant this". It'd be so much better! (And no, I didn't understand what you were trying to say)
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:22:37 UTC from web-
@omni No, that's exactly why it would be awful. By removing the ability people have of saying multiple things, you'll basically kill our culture and organization. What you're proposing is great for work, but useless for life.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:24:11 UTC from web-
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@omni That's because you're trying to make human interaction work like a computer. It is basically interaction between organic computers, but hidden meanings and things like that are neccesary.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:26:01 UTC from web-
@nerthos Hmm, I guess I somewhat get your point now. I know from experience it can be quite hard to straight-up say what you mean, and saying it in a more hidden way while still allowing the other to figure it out can make it less stressful but still allow you to get the point across. *sighs* It's one of those things that I just start hating because so many people abuse the hell out of that to insult people and claim they didn't do anything, instead of using it in a good way.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:29:48 UTC from web-
@omni Well, insulting is a way of using it, but only the most basic. The same thing can be used for almost everything, from teaching to tricking people. And I wouldn't have it any other way. I would directly oppose the use of a logical language outside work enviorments.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:31:32 UTC from web-
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@greenenchilada Somewhat.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:37:00 UTC from web-
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:51:00 UTC from web
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@omni I dunno, I like japanese. It feels a lot like a programming language.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:17:49 UTC from web-
@toksyuryel Japanese is great. It's a simple and logic languag. Shame about the ideogram-based writing.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:19:39 UTC from web
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@redenchilada Spanish is a good language overall, but hell of a challenge to learn. It's overly complex, but it pays off once you learn it.
Saturday, 24-Nov-12 00:13:27 UTC from web
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@juicyorange I dunno, I don't own one. My sister is thinking about getting one though.
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