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03:52:59 MJ: I need to. It’s on the list of things I need to do
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04:05:59 syv: Speak of the devil, and he'll make a driveby appearance, because *damn* boy the devil's a busy man, he's got shit to do
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04:30:04 ER: im tired, time to request hugs
04:48:32 Devastator:
syv, do you think Extinction is better or worse than that jerky?
04:49:55 syv: Extinction's better than the jerky,
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04:52:54 syv: Extinction is the best thing any of us have written, full stop
04:53:12 syv: It's up there with some Dubs stuff
04:53:32 MJ: I will read exception before I am licesneced to see patients
04:56:19 MJ: That gives me 7ish years to read it.
04:57:11 Devastator: I should be still alive to see you read it, then. ;-p
04:59:45 MJ: Perfect. I can put the cloneing program on hold then
05:00:13 Devastator: "Proteus Protocol."
05:01:53 Devastator: was watching some youtube videos about higih-effort Minecraft griefing.
05:02:04 Devastator: better than a lot of the worst videos on youtube.
05:02:51 syv: There's a lot of cogitohazards on Youtube.
05:03:02 Devastator: but there's stuff I recommend because it's amazing and there's stuff I'm okay with watching even though it's pretty bad.
05:03:04 MJ: Isn’t that like not actually nazi propoganda
05:03:22 Devastator: I did run into that a few times, yeah.
05:03:25 syv: "This didn't make me physically ill" is my definition of "better than the worst"
05:04:26 Devastator: well, hopefully ok.
05:04:41 MJ: While I was studying for an OBGYN test I once got adds for conservative bedtime stories that equated sharing with communism.
05:04:42 Devastator: named after the Kingkiller character?
05:05:10 syv: She almost doesn't realize she has it. She tends to try and cut tight corners when running around stuff, so she keeps crashing her cone into walls and spinning out.
05:05:16 Devastator: you can tell they're good because they have to pay to get you exposed to the idea,
MJ.
05:05:26 MJ: I still to this day don’t know why YouTube assumes I’m an insanse MAGA Woman but it’s eternally hilarious
05:05:37 syv: Not after the kingkiller char, no.
05:05:53 Devastator: Those are badly targetted,
MJ. I get a bunch too, despite youtube knowing I'm in Canada now.
05:06:20 syv: My mom named her after... the indian Devi?
05:06:29 Devastator: well being clumsy and uncoordinated does fit with me.
05:06:37 Devastator: I think it's a fairly common name.
05:06:56 syv: It's the sanskrit word for "goddess".
05:07:05 Devastator: and have you read Kingkiller,
MJ?
05:07:43 MJ: I’ve read the first book. And just don’t like lovers
05:07:56 syv: Yeah Kvothe is super hatable
05:08:00 MJ: Autocorrect is a fickle mistress
05:08:38 syv: I get a lot of super religious youtube ads when I don't just get walls of Elden Ring stuff.
05:08:44 MJ: Kvothe reminds me too much of Ender for me to enjoy it
05:08:44 Devastator: doesn't seem that weird to me.
05:08:57 MJ: And I fucking hate Enders game
05:08:59 Devastator: That I can see. But he screws up a lot more than Ender.
05:09:28 MJ: I mean Ender screws up it’s just never his fault, and it’s sort of the same with Kvothe
05:09:29 Devastator: The quality has went up a bit since the election, though.
05:09:41 Devastator: no Kvothe screws up and it's his fault all the time.
05:09:41 syv: I assume it detects that I'm in rural florida, in an especially repub county, and defaults to that when it forgets I'm the exact opposite of society around me.
05:09:52 Devastator: yeah, location targetting is a thing.
05:10:16 syv: Yeah, Kvothe fucks up massively because he's a prat.
05:10:26 Devastator: although, TBH, what I like most about it is how good the writing is.
05:10:32 syv: I bet Elon Musk woukd empathize deeply with Kvothe.
05:10:35 Devastator: Rothfuss really knows how to put a word on a page.
05:10:41 MJ: From a technical perspective it’s deeply impressive
05:10:50 syv: Yes, it's beautifully written.
05:11:04 Devastator: The story itself is just fine, really. But it's the writing quality that's exceptional.
05:11:08 MJ: I just wish it was less about how special Kvothe is and more about Kvothe being punched in the face repeatedly
05:11:16 syv: PM3 is still better because Rothfuss wasn't able to make it short, though. ;P
05:11:21 Devastator: well he gets punched in the face a lot, really.
05:11:42 Devastator: second book does have him get beaten up.. quite a lot, really.
05:11:51 Devastator: ..come to think of it, that could almost be described as a story arc.
05:11:56 MJ: I may have to read the second book out of spite then.
05:11:57 Devastator: Maybe someone told him those exact words.
05:12:09 Devastator: Because he gets his ass kicked a -lot.-
05:12:28 Devastator: I didn't think of it quite that way until you said that, but it would fit, yes.
05:13:17 Devastator: Yeah, I was thinking 'well, he gets beat up at this point in the second book.'
05:13:23 Devastator: and then 'no, he also gets beat up here'
05:13:34 Devastator: ...'not just those two, there's this part.'
05:13:41 Devastator: more times than I can count, really.
05:14:06 MJ: My twin bro has been having me read this book called the last samurai and it’s technically beutifally written but it’s also boring as fuck.
05:14:31 syv: is that the one that was made into a movie about an american dude becoming a samurai
05:14:36 MJ: And it’s written so well it almost feels like the author cared more about showing off how well she writes then actually moving anything forward
05:15:46 syv: Completely different story
05:16:54 MJ: I dunno I may just be too much of a philistie to enjoy this kind of book
05:18:02 syv: What's your stance on PM3 again?
05:18:22 MJ: Complelty platonic realtionship.
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05:24:18 Devastator: Eh, it's borderline.
05:25:10 Devastator: oh, also I'm getting ads related to the Great Bear Rainforest now.
05:25:29 MJ: Isn’t that like semi close to BC?
05:26:40 Devastator: It is BC. It's the touristy term for the costal forest region.
05:27:44 Devastator: yeah, just odd to see the name used for anything. Particularly since, while being a region, it's really vague.
05:28:07 Devastator: it's like seeing 'visit Kansas' ads, but with a term nobody knows who hasnt' already been there.
05:28:57 Devastator: plus, you know, it's targetting me. Everyone in central BC knows about it and probably a large majority have been there.
05:29:46 syv: Maybe they want you to come back!
05:29:57 syv: Clearly their ads are working!
05:31:12 MJ: Oh it’s like getting a visit the magic city. When literally no one outside of people from Alabama know that’s an oldtimey name for birmingham
05:32:02 Devastator: Yeah, something like that.
05:32:10 Devastator: Although at least in Birmingham that's a specific place.
05:32:44 syv: I don't think I've seen an equivalent for Florida.
05:32:58 Devastator: I'm sure there's some place.
05:33:03 syv: There's a lot of theme park ads, but I think those are mostly known far and wide?
05:33:16 Devastator: Yeah, everyone knows about WDW and that there's like a dozen more.
05:33:38 Devastator: I wouldn't know about all of them, but yeah.
05:34:02 syv: I wouldn't either. Only three are even coming to mind, off the top of my head.
05:34:11 syv: Unfortunately, I kinda hate theme parks
05:34:23 Devastator: Although, to be fair, an ad agency in Colorado could run 'visit the rockies' ads.
05:34:38 Devastator: well, no theme parks in BC.
05:34:42 syv: There's usually one or two things I actually like in them and then the rest is just awkward suffering.
05:34:45 Devastator: well, there's -one- roller coaster.
05:35:22 syv: That sounds like it'd be great if it were the one roller coaster I like. :P
05:35:48 Devastator: It's a wooden coaster built like seventy years ago near Vancouver.
05:36:01 syv: I despise wooden coasters like nothing else
05:36:02 Devastator: It's not tiny, but it isn't that remarkable as things go.
05:36:08 Devastator: Huh. I like them more than steel ones.
05:36:22 syv: Only ones I've been on were extraordinarily bumpy
05:36:42 syv: I presume it was intentional and part of the appeal, but I really hated it
05:37:20 Devastator: They can be fairly smooth, but yes, they're supposed to rattle and bounce a bit.
05:44:04 Devastator: BC, great if you love the outdoors, not so great if you want roller coasters.
06:01:37 Devastator: That said, when I was a kid they were almost extinct.
06:01:39 Devastator: there just weren't any left.
06:15:57 Devastator: ..that said, it was kinda ridiculous. There was a coaster in Vancouver. And another coaster indoors in the big mall in Edmonton.
06:21:54 Devastator: nine million people and two coasters.
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21:25:14 Topic for #einsteinianroulette: MJ should read Extinction!
21:25:14 Topic set by syv [Thursday 29 June 2023, 06:20:36]
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