@Moshe Oh don't get me wrong, I was not judging (insert generic pronoun) -- just observing -- such an attitude is prized in many cultures -- in fact I believe I was praising (insert generic pronoun).

@badpssockpuppet Looks awesome. I know it's old, but for $9.99, it looks like a lot of fun. Any way to know if it will run on my MacBook?

@Moshe er, what game are you talking about?

They list specs but I don't know if my graphics card is better or worse. Mine is integrated, but several years newer.

@badpssockpuppet Portal, I followed your link.

@Moshe Oh, this one's about Portal 2. :)

Portal does run on Mac, however.

@badpssockpuppet I know.

@badpssockpuppet Right, but what is the minimum graphics memory requirement?

It says "VIDIA GeForce 8 or higher, or ATI X1600 or higher", but how does that compare to my Integrated Intel M320 chip?

@Moshe I feel the same way about graphics cards. Why can't they just have numbers that get bigger?

That's why I'm just getting the PS3 version. If my laptop happens to be able to handle it, all the better.

@Moshe Integrated intel video chips don't even rate on the graphics quality scale. You'll have a bad time with any good 3d game.

What they really need is a good benchmark... then they can say > blah-blah-blah on the benchmark.

I wonder if there is or will be any steam games for iPad.

Portal might be good in some form on the iPad.

Eh

@Moshe are you seriously suggesting Steam games be ported to the iPad? ... I think you misunderstand the concept presented therein ...

@Shog9 @RebeccaChernoff can we get a howstuff works chat please.

sure, click chat at the top of the page >_<

@RebeccaChernoff it doesn't work, there is no HTW section in the create a room :)

you don't need to create a room, the room is already there.

@RebeccaChernoff now I see it sorry..

@drachenstern which concept do I misunderstand?

Is yi-jiang around much these days?

@Zypher you around

Hey @RebeccaChernoff, if @TheBeachException and I ask nicely, would you create a room association for us please?

We want a vote to close room for the newest private beta

There a reason you can't do it yourself? (:

@RebeccaChernoff It doesn't show in the list of sites because htw.stackexchange.com is still in private beta

@RebeccaChernoff yeah, it doesn't give me HSW as a valid site to create under

oh q:

create it and link meh

@RebeccaChernoff Thank you!

@RebeccaChernoff alot!

@TheBeachException that's how you get stuff done -- you ask rchern!

I dunno why I can if you can't.

I thought it just showed whatever you have access to shrugs

@RebeccaChernoff you're a mod with teh powerz?

@RebeccaChernoff oh here I was picturing you writing some code to do it for me, or using some super-secret admin HAHA

You really need a chat room dedicated to closing stuff on a site that's been live for 0 days?

@RebeccaChernoff $('room-id-428').parentSite = sites.get('htw')

@MichaelMrozek do you KNOW how ---subjective---/off topic things will get on here?

@MichaelMrozek I've already seen 3 things I want closed

@TheMountainException It's a site about how things work, so I would guess 0% subjective

@MichaelMrozek "What is cloud computing"?

I kid you not

That was asked

and should be closed

That's just off-topic; any site can have that

(IMO)

Vote to close it, or flag it? It's not like this beta is the first one running into this problem

@MichaelMrozek ok, fine

Chat hates you

@MichaelMrozek you just love to harass me :-)

@RebeccaChernoff has been gone for a week, I've let my need to annoy someone reach dangerous levels

LOL

oy

Where were you @Rebecca? I've been pretty out of touch since moving

I went to Vegas for the MIX conference.

Nice! How was it?

twas good

got to meet some of the team (:

awesome!