Star Citizen: $48,000 is only $334/month for 12 years

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Zaphod42: Sep 13, 2012; If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.

Scruffpuff posted:

I got you on this one - although I'm sure Chris doesn't know either. Heat can only transfer via conduction (physical contact), convection (gaseous contact), or radiation (very slow, almost attrition approach.) Space isn't "cold" per se - it has no temperature at all. If I heated up a rock and put it out in space, 15 minutes later it would still be warm. There's literally nowhere for the heat to go. What makes a planet cold is the temperature of the atmosphere. If it's -100 degrees, and you walk your rear end out into it unprotected, the heat in your body, via convection, instantly departs to attempt to reach equilibrium with the surrounding temperature.

The effect of objects with fluidity freezing in space is due to the actions of liquid in a vacuum. Liquids "boil off" in a vacuum, which is a reaction that runs off heat, leaving the object it boiled off (like a person) cold or frozen.

Again, Chris does not know this poo poo.

Most sci-fi movies get this wrong, and everything Chris knows about space comes from movies.

Literally everything.

# ? Nov 24, 2019 00:14

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# ? Jun 4, 2024 13:25

Koil: Jun 24, 2005; two weeks

Viscous Soda posted:

Is... Is that real?

I mean, we know there are/were goons on the team thanks to the printout.

I believe it is. The image is from CIG twitter account: https://twitter.com/RobertsSpaceInd/status/1198365795643985921

# ? Nov 24, 2019 00:18

Tippis: Mar 21, 2008; It's yet another day in the wasteland.

Scruffpuff posted:

I got you on this one - although I'm sure Chris doesn't know either. Heat can only transfer via conduction (physical contact), convection (gaseous contact), or radiation (very slow, almost attrition approach.) Space isn't "cold" per se - it has no temperature at all. If I heated up a rock and put it out in space, 15 minutes later it would still be warm. There's literally nowhere for the heat to go. What makes a planet cold is the temperature of the atmosphere. If it's -100 degrees, and you walk your rear end out into it unprotected, the heat in your body, via convection, instantly departs to attempt to reach equilibrium with the surrounding temperature.

The effect of objects with fluidity freezing in space is due to the actions of liquid in a vacuum. Liquids "boil off" in a vacuum, which is a reaction that runs off heat, leaving the object it boiled off (like a person) cold or frozen.

Again, Chris does not know this poo poo.

Coincidentally, the guy was running around without a helmet, breathing and having a good time in a -130�C environment. Part of �breath� is this thing called CO₂. CO₂ in a -130�C environment has a fairly commonly known name that most high-schoolers will be familiar with. If their teachers are any good, these high-schoolers might also be familiar with the safety tip not to shove dry ice down your lungs�

# ? Nov 24, 2019 00:23

jarlywarly: Aug 31, 2018

Koil posted:

Citcon in 3 images:

This might be humanity's greatest achievement.

# ? Nov 24, 2019 00:24

Erenthal: Jan 1, 2008; A relaxing walk in the woods; Grimey Drawer

i also liked that he had a body temperature of 28 degrees C

now i'm no doctor but that says unconcious or dead to me, way before you get down to 28

# ? Nov 24, 2019 00:24

commando in tophat: Sep 5, 2019

Koil posted:

I believe it is. The image is from CIG twitter account: https://twitter.com/RobertsSpaceInd/status/1198365795643985921

# ? Nov 24, 2019 00:25

MedicineHut: Feb 25, 2016

Koil posted:

I believe it is. The image is from CIG twitter account: https://twitter.com/RobertsSpaceInd/status/1198365795643985921

Oh wow. These here the one and only MVP for todays show.

# ? Nov 24, 2019 00:29

Pixelate: Jan 6, 2018; "You win by having fun"

Koil posted:

I believe it is. The image is from CIG twitter account: https://twitter.com/RobertsSpaceInd/status/1198365795643985921

This is beautiful

# ? Nov 24, 2019 00:29

Combat Theory: Jul 16, 2017

Koil posted:

I believe it is. The image is from CIG twitter account: https://twitter.com/RobertsSpaceInd/status/1198365795643985921

# ? Nov 24, 2019 00:40

bbchops: Jul 26, 2001; Ho ho ho! I'll have the same again!; Nap Ghost

What did I miss? WHAT DID I MISS?

# ? Nov 24, 2019 00:41

bbchops: Jul 26, 2001; Ho ho ho! I'll have the same again!; Nap Ghost

Koil posted:

Citcon in 3 images:

Oh my

# ? Nov 24, 2019 00:41

Scruffyhawk: Jun 30, 2005; FHNNNNNNN; Ramrod XTreme

bbchops posted:

What did I miss? WHAT DID I MISS?

Star Citizen came out and is good!

# ? Nov 24, 2019 00:43

Erenthal: Jan 1, 2008; A relaxing walk in the woods; Grimey Drawer

bag man true mvp of the con

# ? Nov 24, 2019 00:43

bbchops: Jul 26, 2001; Ho ho ho! I'll have the same again!; Nap Ghost

Scruffyhawk posted:

Star Citizen came out and is good!

finally

# ? Nov 24, 2019 00:46

Popete: Oct 6, 2009; This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs; Grimey Drawer

This is my speculation but.

I wonder if Chris is getting pushed to the side at this point. He rarely makes appearances anymore and his convention keynote he seemed to just want it to be done with. Perhaps he is growing tired of the project himself and wants to move on. 7 years is a long time and it's nowhere near complete, he's probably starting to feel at least a little pressure to wrap it up.

# ? Nov 24, 2019 00:49

Zaphod42: Sep 13, 2012; If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.

"You will have to eat, you will have to drink to stay alive. Again, we're not trying to make it where you have to do it every hour, but it is part of survival"

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN

If not every hour, then.... what? If its not every X, then you don't have to do it to stay alive.

# ? Nov 24, 2019 00:50

Viscous Soda: Apr 24, 2004

Koil posted:

I believe it is. The image is from CIG twitter account: https://twitter.com/RobertsSpaceInd/status/1198365795643985921

Oh my god.

Star Citizen is a endless engine of mirth.

# ? Nov 24, 2019 00:51

Thom12255: Feb 23, 2013; WHERE THE FUCK IS MY MONEY

Popete posted:

This is my speculation but.

I wonder if Chris is getting pushed to the side at this point. He rarely makes appearances anymore and his convention keynote he seemed to just want it to be done with. Perhaps he is growing tired of the project himself and wants to move on. 7 years is a long time and it's nowhere near complete, he's probably starting to feel at least a little pressure to wrap it up.

Begging Phil Spencer to bail him out.

# ? Nov 24, 2019 00:52

lalaland: Nov 8, 2012

Popete posted:

This is my speculation but.

I wonder if Chris is getting pushed to the side at this point. He rarely makes appearances anymore and his convention keynote he seemed to just want it to be done with. Perhaps he is growing tired of the project himself and wants to move on. 7 years is a long time and it's nowhere near complete, he's probably starting to feel at least a little pressure to wrap it up.

He doesn't need this poo poo anymore. He has a multimillion dollar mansion and probably a few million more secured in his trust fund. Why bother with appeasing nerds when you're already set for life?

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:00

Scruffpuff: Dec 23, 2015; Fidelity. Wait, was I'm working on again?

Koil posted:

I believe it is. The image is from CIG twitter account: https://twitter.com/RobertsSpaceInd/status/1198365795643985921

I'm laughing so hard right now my stomach hurts. I want to know who helped work on that mosaic and slipped that in there. This is absolutely perfect. Worth the price of admission 100%.

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:02

Dooguk: Oct 11, 2016; Pillbug

Popete posted:

This is my speculation but.

I wonder if Chris is getting pushed to the side at this point. He rarely makes appearances anymore and his convention keynote he seemed to just want it to be done with. Perhaps he is growing tired of the project himself and wants to move on. 7 years is a long time and it's nowhere near complete, he's probably starting to feel at least a little pressure to wrap it up.

He's going to try his hand in Hollywood again. It's got to be easier than slaving over a keyboard all day and night as a AAA game coder.

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:03

Regrettable: Jan 5, 2010

So, is there a summary post of what happened at Citcon that someone can link me to? I want a quick laugh and don't have time to read 1k posts at the moment.

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:05

Scruffpuff: Dec 23, 2015; Fidelity. Wait, was I'm working on again?

Regrettable posted:

So, is there a summary post of what happened at Citcon that someone can link me to? I want a quick laugh and don't have time to read 1k posts at the moment.

Just read this page.

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:07

TheAgent: Feb 16, 2002; The call is coming from inside Dr. House; Grimey Drawer

Scruffpuff posted:

Just read this page.

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:09

Regrettable: Jan 5, 2010

I did and there's nothing on it aside from a mosaic that i have zero context for?

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:10

Dementropy: Aug 23, 2010

https://twitter.com/giogetmoneyTV/status/1198377306542268427

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:10

Colostomy Bag: Jan 11, 2016; C-Bangin' it

Erenthal posted:

bag man true mvp of the con

May not be the MVP we wanted, but the MVP we deserved.

God speed bagman.

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:11

Scruffpuff: Dec 23, 2015; Fidelity. Wait, was I'm working on again?

Regrettable posted:

I did and there's nothing on it aside from a mosaic that i have zero context for?

Someone slipped this into the mosaic:

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:11

Tippis: Mar 21, 2008; It's yet another day in the wasteland.

Regrettable posted:

I did and there's nothing on it aside from a mosaic that i have zero context for?

This is an accurate summary.

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:11

peter gabriel: Nov 8, 2011; Hello Commandos

Koil posted:

Citcon in 3 images:

It's all been worth it.
8 gruelling, joyless years has finally loving paid off

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:12

Regrettable: Jan 5, 2010

Scruffpuff posted:

Someone slipped this into the mosaic:

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:12

ErrEff: Feb 13, 2012

I watched the first half of the gameplay demo, that was much too exciting for me. Large-scale shadow maps? Algorithmically-distributed pine trees? Realistic jacket crumpling? Hot breath?

Goodness me, I can only hope that the second part is a bit more understated or my heart might explode.

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:12

Scruffpuff: Dec 23, 2015; Fidelity. Wait, was I'm working on again?

Also a big thank you to the internet in general for the fact that I get page one image results on Google for the search term "Crobear."

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:12

TheAgent: Feb 16, 2002; The call is coming from inside Dr. House; Grimey Drawer

Regrettable posted:

I did and there's nothing on it aside from a mosaic that i have zero context for?

yeah they showed nothing. the secret bear is about the best/funniest thing to happen

most of the posts are me just bored out of my loving mind

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:14

Quavers: Feb 26, 2016; You clearly don't understand game development

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWeDFJObwC8

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:15

Scruffpuff: Dec 23, 2015; Fidelity. Wait, was I'm working on again?

TheAgent posted:

yeah they showed nothing. the secret bear is about the best/funniest thing to happen

most of the posts are me just bored out of my loving mind

Squadron 42 Episode 2: The Secret Bear

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:16

bbchops: Jul 26, 2001; Ho ho ho! I'll have the same again!; Nap Ghost

Dementropy posted:

https://twitter.com/giogetmoneyTV/status/1198377306542268427

Hahahahahaha, of course.

What a dipshit.

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:16

Colostomy Bag: Jan 11, 2016; C-Bangin' it

I hope they sell the mosaic as hangar flair.

What a great week between this tire fire and a literally firetruck fire with Musk.

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:17

starkebn: May 18, 2004; "Oooh, got a little too serious. You okay there, little buddy?"

Beet Wagon posted:

I stopped watching this banu poo poo, I'm still laughing about the loving battlefield clone. Someone wake me up for the keynote

Has the battlefield clone been on any of their timelines put out in the last 9 months?

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:17

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# ? Jun 4, 2024 13:25

TheDeadlyShoe: Feb 14, 2014

Bagman and Bearman are the heroes we deserve for putting up with this tripe. I'd never seen any CitizenCons before; i hope the previous ones were not this shockingly bad. Occasional nice VFX could not make up for the constant blunders.

TheDeadlyShoe fucked around with this message at 01:20 on Nov 24, 2019

# ? Nov 24, 2019 01:18

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