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Re: Twenty quuuuuuestions!!!
I am giving this one to MitoPL as they got it right in all but name.

 

Offline Mito [PL]

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Re: Twenty quuuuuuestions!!!
Thank you very much!  :yes:

So... What if I... Okay, I'm thinking about something Freespace-related.
How do you kill a hydra?

You starve it to death.

 

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Re: Twenty quuuuuuestions!!!
Is it canonical?
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schrödinbug (noun) - a bug that manifests itself in running software after a programmer notices that the code should never have worked in the first place.

When you gaze long into BMPMAN, BMPMAN also gazes into you.

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<Aesaar> literary criticism is vladimir putin

<MageKing17> "There's probably a reason the code is the way it is" is a very dangerous line of thought. :P
<MageKing17> Because the "reason" often turns out to be "nobody noticed it was wrong".
(the very next day)
<MageKing17> this ****ing code did it to me again
<MageKing17> "That doesn't really make sense to me, but I'll assume it was being done for a reason."
<MageKing17> **** ME
<MageKing17> THE REASON IS PEOPLE ARE STUPID
<MageKing17> ESPECIALLY ME

<MageKing17> God damn, I do not understand how this is breaking.
<MageKing17> Everything points to "this should work fine", and yet it's clearly not working.
<MjnMixael> 2 hours later... "God damn, how did this ever work at all?!"
(...)
<MageKing17> so
<MageKing17> more than two hours
<MageKing17> but once again we have reached the inevitable conclusion
<MageKing17> How did this code ever work in the first place!?

<@The_E> Welcome to OpenGL, where standards compliance is optional, and error reporting inconsistent

<MageKing17> It was all working perfectly until I actually tried it on an actual mission.

<IronWorks> I am useful for FSO stuff again. This is a red-letter day!
* z64555 erases "Thursday" and rewrites it in red ink

<MageKing17> TIL the entire homing code is held up by shoestrings and duct tape, basically.

 

Offline Mito [PL]

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Re: Twenty quuuuuuestions!!!
Oh yes, it is canonical!

19 left.
How do you kill a hydra?

You starve it to death.

 

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Re: Twenty quuuuuuestions!!!
Is it material?
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Codethulhu GitHub wgah'nagl fhtagn.

schrödinbug (noun) - a bug that manifests itself in running software after a programmer notices that the code should never have worked in the first place.

When you gaze long into BMPMAN, BMPMAN also gazes into you.

"I am one of the best FREDders on Earth" -General Battuta

<Aesaar> literary criticism is vladimir putin

<MageKing17> "There's probably a reason the code is the way it is" is a very dangerous line of thought. :P
<MageKing17> Because the "reason" often turns out to be "nobody noticed it was wrong".
(the very next day)
<MageKing17> this ****ing code did it to me again
<MageKing17> "That doesn't really make sense to me, but I'll assume it was being done for a reason."
<MageKing17> **** ME
<MageKing17> THE REASON IS PEOPLE ARE STUPID
<MageKing17> ESPECIALLY ME

<MageKing17> God damn, I do not understand how this is breaking.
<MageKing17> Everything points to "this should work fine", and yet it's clearly not working.
<MjnMixael> 2 hours later... "God damn, how did this ever work at all?!"
(...)
<MageKing17> so
<MageKing17> more than two hours
<MageKing17> but once again we have reached the inevitable conclusion
<MageKing17> How did this code ever work in the first place!?

<@The_E> Welcome to OpenGL, where standards compliance is optional, and error reporting inconsistent

<MageKing17> It was all working perfectly until I actually tried it on an actual mission.

<IronWorks> I am useful for FSO stuff again. This is a red-letter day!
* z64555 erases "Thursday" and rewrites it in red ink

<MageKing17> TIL the entire homing code is held up by shoestrings and duct tape, basically.

 

Offline Mito [PL]

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Re: Twenty quuuuuuestions!!!
No.

18.
How do you kill a hydra?

You starve it to death.

 

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Re: Twenty quuuuuuestions!!!
Thank you very much!  :yes:

So... What if I... Okay, I'm thinking about something Freespace-related.


(I'd hope so as it's in the general freespace discussion forum)

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Re: Twenty quuuuuuestions!!!
Is it mentioned in the command briefings / mission briefings / mission debriefings?

 

Offline Mito [PL]

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Re: Twenty quuuuuuestions!!!
Is it sexy?
Yeah, it is!
17.
Is it mentioned in the command briefings / mission briefings / mission debriefings?
I don't remember all of the briefings and debriefings ever created in Freespace by both  :v: and users, but I'm pretty sure it isn't.
So, no.
16.
« Last Edit: August 15, 2016, 04:48:04 pm by MitoPL »
How do you kill a hydra?

You starve it to death.

 
Re: Twenty quuuuuuestions!!!
Well yeah, I only was referring to the canon stuff since we established it's not user-made :)

Is it mentioned in any of the techroom info?

 

Offline Mito [PL]

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Re: Twenty quuuuuuestions!!!
Yeah, it definitely is.
15.
How do you kill a hydra?

You starve it to death.

 
Re: Twenty quuuuuuestions!!!
Is it mentioned in the Intelligence section of the techroom in either Freespace 1 or 2?

 

Offline Mito [PL]

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Re: Twenty quuuuuuestions!!!
Yes.
14.
How do you kill a hydra?

You starve it to death.

 

Offline Goober5000

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Re: Twenty quuuuuuestions!!!
Is it a historical event?

 

Offline Mito [PL]

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Re: Twenty quuuuuuestions!!!
Nope.
13.
How do you kill a hydra?

You starve it to death.

 
Re: Twenty quuuuuuestions!!!
Is it a political construct, such as a treaty, governing body, or executive order?

 

Offline Mito [PL]

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Re: Twenty quuuuuuestions!!!
Not even close...
13.

<I think I could start hinting this when about 5 questions are left...>
How do you kill a hydra?

You starve it to death.

 

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Re: Twenty quuuuuuestions!!!
Is it an engine feature?
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Codethulhu GitHub wgah'nagl fhtagn.

schrödinbug (noun) - a bug that manifests itself in running software after a programmer notices that the code should never have worked in the first place.

When you gaze long into BMPMAN, BMPMAN also gazes into you.

"I am one of the best FREDders on Earth" -General Battuta

<Aesaar> literary criticism is vladimir putin

<MageKing17> "There's probably a reason the code is the way it is" is a very dangerous line of thought. :P
<MageKing17> Because the "reason" often turns out to be "nobody noticed it was wrong".
(the very next day)
<MageKing17> this ****ing code did it to me again
<MageKing17> "That doesn't really make sense to me, but I'll assume it was being done for a reason."
<MageKing17> **** ME
<MageKing17> THE REASON IS PEOPLE ARE STUPID
<MageKing17> ESPECIALLY ME

<MageKing17> God damn, I do not understand how this is breaking.
<MageKing17> Everything points to "this should work fine", and yet it's clearly not working.
<MjnMixael> 2 hours later... "God damn, how did this ever work at all?!"
(...)
<MageKing17> so
<MageKing17> more than two hours
<MageKing17> but once again we have reached the inevitable conclusion
<MageKing17> How did this code ever work in the first place!?

<@The_E> Welcome to OpenGL, where standards compliance is optional, and error reporting inconsistent

<MageKing17> It was all working perfectly until I actually tried it on an actual mission.

<IronWorks> I am useful for FSO stuff again. This is a red-letter day!
* z64555 erases "Thursday" and rewrites it in red ink

<MageKing17> TIL the entire homing code is held up by shoestrings and duct tape, basically.

 

Offline Mito [PL]

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Re: Twenty quuuuuuestions!!!
Yeah, it is.
12.
How do you kill a hydra?

You starve it to death.

  

Offline niffiwan

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Re: Twenty quuuuuuestions!!!
Is it mentioned in any of the techroom info?

Yeah, it definitely is.
15.

Is it an engine feature?

Yeah, it is.
12.

:confused:  An engine feature... that's mentioned in the techroom? Isn't that a bit meta?
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