L55[14:49:10] <funkenstein> ;mission

L56[14:49:10] <LunchBot> You ask if you can ask a question. You have inspired Danny2462 to do terrible things.

L57[14:56:06] <raptop> In which meta-asking summons the kraken

L58[14:56:32] <Izaya> This is why topics often say "Don't ask to ask." Sometimes you ask the wrong thing, and everybody suffers.

L59[14:58:17] <SporkWitch> If you have a question, just ask! For example: "I have a problem with ___; I'm running Debian version ___. When I try to do ___ I get the following output ___. I expected it to do ___." Don't ask if you can ask, if anyone uses it, or pick one person to ask. We're all volunteers; make it easy for us to help you. If you don't get an answer try a few hours later.

L60[14:58:30] <SporkWitch> (totally stolen from #debian on freenode lol)

L69[15:45:25] <funkenstein> ;mission add Jeb makes a mess in the the kitchen.

L70[15:45:25] <LunchBot> Added mission: Jeb makes a mess in the the kitchen.

L71[15:45:29] <funkenstein> ;mission

L72[15:45:29] <LunchBot> Someone notices the typo in this mission. You attempt to break the regular expressions engine.

L73[15:46:00] <Althego> hehe

L74[15:46:22] <funkenstein> Where's the typo?

L75[15:46:42] <Althego> either there was never one and that is the joke, or was corrected since then

L77[16:05:41] <Eddi|zuHause> the worst metaquestion is "anyone in here knows about <vague field>?"

L78[16:06:11] <raptop> I bet some hidden non-breaking space or something

L79[16:06:36] <Eddi|zuHause> because anyone that dares to answer "yes" to that might get overwhelmed with an overly specific question where he then has to draw back as "sorry, i don't know about this after all"

L80[16:08:12] <raptop> yeah

L82[16:36:35] <packbart> anyone in here knows about space?

L83[16:37:10] <Eddi|zuHause> yes?

L85[16:37:32] <packbart> how much does it cost per square foot?

L86[16:37:43] <Eddi|zuHause> about tree fiddy

L87[16:37:58] <packbart> sounds about roight, thanks

L88[16:55:07] <Pinkbeast> Eddi|zuHause: I admit I often give into the urge to be deliberately obtuse and answer "Yes, I am pretty sure someone in here knows about <vague field>?"

L89[16:55:19] <Pinkbeast> Only without the question mark, damn it

L90[16:56:58] <Mat2ch> I have one question about this... very important one... freenode is still alive?!

L91[16:57:24] <Pinkbeast> Technically

L92[16:58:08] <Althego> but lot of stuff went to libera.chat

L93[16:58:14] <packbart> under new management

L94[16:58:28] <Althego> or hostile takeover

L95[16:59:08] <Pinkbeast> Their website went through a few iterations of batshittery and spam but now has a minimal wiki for an IRC network

L97[17:30:34] <funkenstein> ;mission add Someone new asks the IRC about vague field.

L98[17:30:34] <LunchBot> Added mission: Someone new asks the IRC about vague field.

L99[17:31:17] <funkenstein> ;outcome add The raptor's banhammer has been located.

L100[17:31:17] <LunchBot> Added outcome: The raptor's banhammer has been located.

L101[17:31:21] <funkenstein> ;mission

L102[17:31:21] <LunchBot> You dive deep into Jool in pursuit of helium-3. This really makes it sink in that kerbals have teeth.

L105[17:33:52] <raptop> Anyway, nuclear powered vampiric kerbals

L106[17:34:14] <SporkWitch> lol

L107[17:34:40] <SporkWitch> which rule?

L108[17:35:03] <Althego> the no swearing rule

L109[17:35:07] <SporkWitch> ah

L110[17:35:50] <SporkWitch> game IS E for Everyone, so it makes sense. That said, I've always enforced a "no EXCESSIVE profanity" rule. The occasional cuss for emphasis is fine, but keep it out names (something that appears with every message is obviously excessive), and don't go on a tirade / quote Boondock Saints

L111[17:44:44] <funkenstein> ;mission

L112[17:44:44] <LunchBot> You deactivate the Geller field while in the Warp. due to a translation error, your rocket lunches from the cafeteria.

L113[17:45:29] <SporkWitch> ;outcome fixup s/due/Due/

L114[17:45:29] <LunchBot> New text is: Due to a translation error, your rocket lunches from the cafeteria.

L115[18:46:34] <raptop> !mission

L116[18:46:35] <LunchBot> You try to find "The Answer". You come back with chocolate.

L117[18:46:47] <raptop> And now you know

L118[18:47:15] <Althego> the answer is chocolate. honestly you cant argue with that

L119[18:48:08] <FLHerne> !wisdom add <Althego> the answer is chocolate. honestly you cant argue with that

L120[18:48:08] <LunchBot> Added stupid quote: <Althego> the answer is chocolate. honestly you cant argue with that

L122[18:48:20] <Althego> lol

L129[21:41:09] <Mat2ch> !wisdom

L130[21:41:09] <LunchBot> "Recent evidence, however, suggests that a protective layer or 'soul husk' surrounding the actual soul is the part of the kitten absorbed into the bloodstream that inspires euphoria."

L131[21:41:20] <Mat2ch> what

L132[21:41:49] <raptop> Please do not insufflate kitten souls

L133[21:42:00] <raptop> (this kills the kitten)

L134[22:24:21] <FLHerne> Mat2ch: it aliases to !stupid

L135[22:24:39] <FLHerne> avoids argument over which quotes should be in which category

L136[22:41:40] <raptop> Also the whole ambiguity of when you put in lines from accident investigations

L138[22:43:19] <raptop> !wisdom next safety

L139[22:43:19] <LunchBot> The next safety feature he would have encountered was the pressure plate in the floor, and it is difficult to envisage how he could have avoided stepping on this. Subsequent tests showed that the pressure plate was in correct working order (tested 25 times) and that it was impossible to jump over it (its position prevented a possible run-up).

L140[22:47:29] <raptop> !wisdom disturbingly

L141[22:47:29] <LunchBot> "The core would indeed go critical and explode, with a force equivalent to about 2 kilograms (4.4 lb) of high explosive, which would likely be negligible compared to the damage caused by an exploding booster. Disturbingly, this was much lower than the 11 kilograms (25 lb) that was predicted."

L142[22:49:30] <FLHerne> raptop: that first one sounds more like an Indiana Jones movie than an accident that might actually happen to anyone

L144[22:50:02] <FLHerne> What's it from? Google doesn't seem to know

L145[22:51:30] <raptop> FLHerne: An IAEA report of a cobalt-60 irradiator accident in the early 1990s in belarus https://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1010_web.pdf