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How can I tell if a corpse is safe to eat?
I am a human wizard, and I just killed a monster, leaving a corpse on the ground. How do I tell whether it is safe to eat the corpse?
I left the monster unspecified because I am interested in "...
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Is Angry Birds deterministic?
While trying to get 3 stars on the more complex levels (the ones with a lot of destructible entities) I noticed that even after playing the same level over 50 times, doing always the same thing, I've ...
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What's the most efficient Minecraft mining strategy?
When I'm not exploring fresh caves or lands in minecraft, I'm busy trying to find deposits of diamond, gold and iron deep in the earth. So far I've just been digging around just above bedrock on a ...
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Where is the "impossible space" in Portal 2?
One of the commentary nodes by a Portal 2 developer, Eric Tams, said they used "world portals" to quickly reconfigure maps and puzzles during testing, which allowed them to create rooms that ...
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My head keeps falling off. What can I do?
I have an… unusual problem.
What? How'd it happen? No, no, that isn't impor— Okay, fine. It might have something to do with the tim command, a bandit chieftan, and an accident with an ebony ...
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How can I kill adorable animals?
With version 1.0.4 of Terraria came fluffy little bunnies hopping in my fields and happy little goldfish swimming in my lakes, grateful for the sanctuary my base provides them against the horrors of ...
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Why do video game framerates need to be so much higher than TV and cinema framerates?
It seems that video games need to have something like 60 frames per second in order to be smooth and realistic. But TV and films only have about 24 or 25. Why the difference?
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Why did you have to blow into an NES cartridge to make it work?
Did doing this actually help at all? If so, how?
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Why is 3333360 the maximum score in Pac-Man?
According to the Wikipedia page for Pac-Man, the highest possible score is 3333360 points. It's called a perfect game and it was achieved by 3 different people already.
What I want to know is: WHY is ...
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Is it dangerous to go extreme pig riding in a thunderstorm?
I like to saddle up my piggy for a ride into thunderstorms. But what happens to my piggy if we get hit by lightning?
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How do GameShark codes work?
This has always boggled me. Obviously GameShark and Game Genie never got inside access to place their own cheats into every game. I don't think any developers gave them the source code to pour over ...
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How do I continue downloading a game in Steam while playing?
I have many games on Steam and many more I will buy, but I have a problem and I hope you can point me a solution.
When I download a game, is it possible to launch and play a single player game under ...
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Is it possible to jump over the flag-pole in Super Mario Bros?
When I was younger, I remember there was a persistent rumour that claimed that under certain circumstances it was possible to jump completely over the flagpole at the end of each level.
Every time I ...
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How can I reach Whimsyshire, the secret level in Diablo III?
There's information that there's a secret level in Diablo III, similar to Diablo II's "Secret Cow Level".
How can I reach that secret area in Diablo III?
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How can I move an installed game from one Steam library folder to another?
I use (and have it much bigger) drive D: to store all my user data and games, but I have installed the Steam client on drive C:. When I was installing a first game (Warhammer 40000), I've chosen to ...
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How do I lick a plane?
A friend of mine told me that I would get an Achievement if I managed to lick the plane that's flying around in the world but, he won't tell me how to get close to it.
I tried many different things. ...
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Is a horse actually faster than running?
I'm pretty disappointed with my horse. He wasn't cheap -- 1000g -- but he just doesn't seem that fast. To make things worse, he's a bit of a wolf magnet and every time I get attacked I have to ...
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How do I move Steam games to a new computer without re-downloading them?
I have just bought a new computer and I have everything migrated over except for my Steam games.
I looked in Program Files/Steam/ and I found a folder full of the games I have downloaded, but I do ...
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How can I keep monsters out of my nether regions?
In order to find myself some nice lapis lazuli and get away from my current base, I'm building a little tunnel in the Nether to allow me to get into the midst of some fresh chunks fairly quickly.
I ...
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Is No Man's Sky actually multiplayer?
I've heard claims that the game is multiplayer, but the universe is so huge you will almost certainly never encounter another player.
That seems unlikely. It's a lot of work to make a game ...
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What can I do with Dragon Bones and Scales?
I've started slaying dragons (like all good Dohvakiin must), and with each beastie I down, I'm getting close to 200 lbs of loot, mostly in the form of Dragon Bones and Scales. These two items are high ...
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What is the terminal velocity of a sheep?
I am thinking of an alternative timing mechanism; I am building a trap and I wanted to try something different to set it off.
I want to drop a sheep from n blocks high so that I have a delay before ...
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Is Minecraft Turing-Complete?
Minecraft has the redstone wires mechanism that can be used to build circuits. Is Minecraft Turing-Complete, i.e. can it be used to simulate a Turing Machine (if we ignore the problem of infinite ...
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In Skyrim, what is the point of placing items into other people's inventories (reverse pick-pocketing)?
So in pick-pocketing, you have the option to steal from somebody's inventory, and/or place something into it. Outside of leveling exploits and quests, what function does placing actually have? Can you ...
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Are the Draugr apologizing to me?
Draugr sometimes say "Unstaad Krosis" when attacking. I understand that means "many apologies" in dragon tongue (convo with Paarthurnax).
Does this hint that they are doing something against their ...
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How do I increase the maximum amount of weight my character can carry before they become encumbered?
In Skyrim, as with most RPGs, I find myself overwhelmed by a compulsive desire to obtain all of the things. All of them. To this end, I wound up picking up five iron warhammers...only to find out that ...
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Can I give the naked stalking courier his clothes back?
The courier who frequently delivers you letters to start quest chains got killed outside of Riften by the guards. Not wanting to let a perfectly good dead body go to waste I decided to loot it, ...
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Is it possible to hit a mine on first click?
Is it possible for some unlucky guy to hit a mine when they click the first square randomly?
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Besides practicing, what are some great ways to become a better player?
Besides practicing, what are some great ways to become a better StarCraft II player?
Off the top of my head I can think of:
Watching replays with commentary from youtube.com/hdstarcraft and youtube....
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How do I find my follower if and when they leave me?
I had parked my follower at an inn with a bunch of valuable items that I didn't want to carry. I guess I have been out a bit too long as this message appears:
Your follower tires of waiting and ...
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Uhh... I got drunk and trashed a temple. How do I pick up the mess?
After getting shouted at rather intensely by four old guys on the top of a "7000 steps" tall mountain, I decided it was time to go home to Whiterun and have a couple cups of mead.
Fortunately I ...
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Does it make a difference to CP if you feed candies before or after evolving?
When activating the evolution for a caught Pokemon, it seems to amplify the Combat Power (CP). Thus it seems most beneficial to evolve your Pokemon with the highest CP, if you have multiple of the ...
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What build order should I use for Zerg in StarCraft 2?
I'm familiar with the general mechanics of the game, but what's the best build order for the beginning of the game?
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What does each SPECIAL stat in Fallout Shelter do?
Besides its workplace uses, like Charisma in Living Quarters, Strength in Power Generators, Agility in Diners.
Do we know if Endurance increases HP in the Dwellers, or that strength helps in melee ...
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How do I remove a Steam game from my library?
I like how Steam presents my library to me. However, there is one thing that keeps irritating me every time I open Steam: the Team Fortress 2 Beta. I don't want it, yet it is always in my games list....
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How do I disable Civ 5's opening movie?
It seems like the opening movie always starts up and won't let me cancel it until it has played for about 10 seconds. Is that because it takes the game that long to load regardless? Is there a way ...
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What is the minimum safe spacing between trees to contain forest fires?
After trying to implement a minor controlled burn to tame the wild forests surrounding my home, I managed to create what I shall heretofore refer to as The Burning Land.
It occurred to me that we do ...
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How does Skyrim determine if a dungeon is "cleared"?
Skyrim adds an awesome feature, that lets you know if you have cleared a dungeon or not. This saves a lot of time and effort, because you do not have to revisit every dungeon you have been through ...
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Do Blasts Pass Through Obsidian?
I'm in a bit of a pickle.
It seems someone playing on my friend's SMP server decided that it would be a good idea for him to do some testing with TNT.
Now, he's conscientiously set this atrocity up ...
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How do I deliver a baby?
I'm playing Fallout Shelter, and my newest bonus objective is to "Deliver 1 Baby Dweller."
I've already figured out that I can put a male vault dweller and a female vault dweller together in some ...
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How do I do a Barrel Roll?
Ok, so I'm playing Starfox 64, and this so-called "Peppy" hare keeps yelling at me:
Do a barrel roll!
What's his problem? And what is this barrel roll he's talking about?
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Which doge represents what number?
From the original 2048 it was rather easy to tell which numbers I'm combining - after all, it says so right on the tile.
But now with doge2048 there is such doge. What doge is 16? What is 32? Is this ...
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Is there any way to hide your Steam status from others?
Is there any way to prevent others from seeing your Steam status without removing them as a friend?
Let's say I want to play Borderlands 2 without letting some friends know. Is there any way to hide ...
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Can I tell Steam which monitor to open a game on?
I have two monitors and Windows 7. Is it possible to tell Steam to open a game on my second monitor instead of the main monitor?
If that's not possible through Steam itself, is there some other way ...
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Where are all the random dungeons?
Depending on the zone, there may spawn a random dungeon - for example, Den of the Fallen can occasionally spawn in the Weeping Hollow, and the Scavenger's Den can spawn in the Fields of Misery.
What ...
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What's different in Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut?
What are the differences between Deus Ex: Human Revolution and its Director's Cut version? Is it the same version with all DLC included or does it contain more or different contents?
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Can I save my weighted companion cube in room 17?
At the end of room 17 you are asked to toss your cube into the fire before it will let you complete the level.
Without using cheats, is there a way to save it?
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Can I filter my Steam library by tags or features?
I can look through the "Store" portion of Steam using tags, and I can also do an advanced-search on certain features like local co-op support. But for some reason, when I do this I can't tell which ...
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How can I level water?
It may be my inner OCD, but situations like this annoy me to no end. Sometimes, a patch of water is "ruined" for no apparent rational reason and all attempts to restore it to normality are met with ...
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Where can I safely store my stuff?
I'd like to find a place to store stuff while I'm out adventuring, without spending 5000 on a house (at least, until I can afford that...). Where can I safely store items without worrying about them ...
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