Author Topic: Twitch installs Arch Linux (Read 3902 times)

SpongeCraft1212 · October 31, 2015, 12:23:03 AM

Quote from: Masterlegodude on October 31, 2015, 12:15:39 AM

Aren't you the one who made the Twitch Plays Pokemon thread? Man, how times have changed, huh?

I tried to make one, but everyone just told me don't so I just closed it. I made like two and they were closed on their first day.

There was another one (that I didn't make) that was made on the first few days of the stream and ended around the beginning of PBR.

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Xealyth · October 31, 2015, 12:23:40 AM

Quote from: Foxscotch on October 31, 2015, 12:21:48 AM

you don't see the point in anything other than video games? that's definitely an interesting take on life

>twitch plays
go be a douche somewhere else

McJob · October 31, 2015, 12:25:48 AM

Quote from: Xealyth on October 31, 2015, 12:20:46 AM

this obviously isn't a game so i don't see the point

Don't be a loving wankrag you damp cunt.

This is about experimenting with how Twitch audiences can cooperate together to achieve a goal. That is almost literally the definition of "playing". Just because it's not a game doesn't mean it's not valid. I actually think this is 100x more interesting than previous Twitch experiments.

Foxscotch · October 31, 2015, 12:26:20 AM

Quote from: Xealyth on October 31, 2015, 12:23:40 AM

>twitch plays

what? the title very clearly says "installs," not "plays"

Quote from: Xealyth on October 31, 2015, 12:23:40 AM

go be a douche somewhere else

you came into this thread just to let everyone know that you don't care about it

Xealyth · October 31, 2015, 12:45:04 AM

Quote from: Foxscotch on October 31, 2015, 12:26:20 AM

what? the title very clearly says "installs," not "plays"

text-based horror game, so it's not a game? i literally only asked for clarification because i wasn't sure if it was meant in terms of a literal video game, or comparable to our "forum games" given that context, but i guess McJob touched up on that for me

Quote from: Foxscotch on October 31, 2015, 12:26:20 AM

you came into this thread just to let everyone know that you don't care about it

again... all i asked was "someone explain" and that's it, adding the "you probably didn't read" part added nothing significant at all to your post other than you sounding like a complete douche. don't bother responding, as i won't be replying. no need to derail anyways

blueblur121 · October 31, 2015, 12:22:38 PM

The game is the stream itself. Thousands of people all trying to install Arch Linux on a VM. It's fun.

Becquerel · October 31, 2015, 12:48:12 PM

Quote from: blueblur121 on October 30, 2015, 10:52:22 PM

Imagine them trying to use vi(m)

i know vi(m) is a text editor for linux but whats so special about it
i never understood that

Foxscotch · October 31, 2015, 12:54:54 PM

Quote from: Becquerel on October 31, 2015, 12:48:12 PM

i know vi(m) is a text editor for linux but whats so special about it
i never understood that

it's available for many systems, not just linux, but it's hard to use. vim evangelists will tell you that it's not, it just takes practice or whatever, but it is. it's completely unintuitive
there are modes. command mode, insertion mode, and something else I don't remember. it's all very convoluted, and you would do better to look it up on wikipedia than listen to me try to explain it
emacs is the same way

also to be clear, "vi(m)" is not one thing. there are two programs: vi, and vim. vim is "vi improved"
I'm not sure what the differences are

ZER� · October 31, 2015, 01:03:22 PM

The part that sucks is eventually there will be a group of people trying to make linux eat itself , I doubt you can do this during the install but there will be pain.

The Murderous Cop · October 31, 2015, 01:13:17 PM

Imagine having needles pierced into you every second.
Now imagine having this on "anarchy" mode.

Shift Kitty · October 31, 2015, 01:14:23 PM

Quote from: ZER� on October 31, 2015, 01:03:22 PM

The part that sucks is eventually there will be a group of people trying to make linux eat itself , I doubt you can do this during the install but there will be pain.

It's one of the twitchdoesthing that has the whole "voting for input" stuff. So it's basically just going to be people installing arch linux, and to no surprise, probably doing it right.

The Murderous Cop · October 31, 2015, 01:15:55 PM

Quote from: Shift Kitty on October 31, 2015, 01:14:23 PM

It's one of the twitchdoesthing that has the whole "voting for input" stuff. So it's basically just going to be people installing arch linux, and to no surprise, probably doing it right.

someone don't know about "raids" and "purposely trying to ruin everything"

Kochieboy · October 31, 2015, 01:15:59 PM

Quote from: Foxscotch on October 31, 2015, 12:54:54 PM

it's available for many systems, not just linux, but it's hard to use. vim evangelists will tell you that it's not, it just takes practice or whatever, but it is. it's completely unintuitive
there are modes. command mode, insertion mode, and something else I don't remember. it's all very convoluted, and you would do better to look it up on wikipedia than listen to me try to explain it
emacs is the same way

also to be clear, "vi(m)" is not one thing. there are two programs: vi, and vim. vim is "vi improved"
I'm not sure what the differences are

Just use nano and save yourself a headache

blueblur121 · October 31, 2015, 01:24:21 PM

Quote from: Foxscotch on October 31, 2015, 12:54:54 PM

it's available for many systems, not just linux, but it's hard to use. vim evangelists will tell you that it's not, it just takes practice or whatever, but it is. it's completely unintuitive
there are modes. command mode, insertion mode, and something else I don't remember. it's all very convoluted, and you would do better to look it up on wikipedia than listen to me try to explain it
emacs is the same way

also to be clear, "vi(m)" is not one thing. there are two programs: vi, and vim. vim is "vi improved"
I'm not sure what the differences are

IIRC Emacs works like a normal text editor. No modal editing, just a lot of keyboard shortcuts using modifiers.
I don't think Vi(m) is hard to use, its just hard to get started with. I've been using it for a while and now I don't know how I lived without it.

Quote from: Kochieboy on October 31, 2015, 01:15:59 PM

Just use nano and save yourself a headache

nano is essentially the notepad of Linux. Lots of people use it and have no problem with it while others prefer more advanced alternatives. It's all preference.

DJ Charizard · October 31, 2015, 02:40:06 PM

So they're (possibly) giving 500k+ anon viewers access to a linux machine...