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General Discussion / Re: Things that made you HAPPY today thread (Also random disscusion about me)
« on: November 11, 2009, 12:13:44 am »
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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Corrupt a wish!
« on: November 10, 2009, 11:16:20 pm »
Granted: Somewhere in outer space. Get searching.
I wish I could has cheezburger!
I wish I could has cheezburger!
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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Soropulas or God Of Evolution
« on: November 10, 2009, 11:13:46 pm »
1. grow shorter.
2. master use of picks.
3. dig for magma.
4. pull the lever.
5.
6. profit!!!
(why do all lists on this forum end like that?)
2. master use of picks.
3. dig for magma.
4. pull the lever.
5.
6. profit!!!
(why do all lists on this forum end like that?)
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Roll To Dodge / Re: Sci-fi RTD, plus testing fractional modifiers (Turn 7. Perpetual signups)
« on: November 10, 2009, 11:10:48 pm »
I'll look for a workshop or lab of some sort and try to construct an air tank that I can fit onto my suit.
While I look, I will try to remember how advanced cybernetics are in this world.
While I look, I will try to remember how advanced cybernetics are in this world.
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General Discussion / Re: The world as an equivalent of DF running in God's brain (atheists welcome)
« on: November 10, 2009, 11:00:50 pm »There is a fundamental problem with simulation. Suppose you want to accurately simulate an asteroid orbiting the sun. Is it enough to just have the asteroid and the sun for it to orbit? Of course not; there are far more gravitational factors interacting with real asteroids around the sun. Planets, asteroids, other stars, so on. If you really wanted to carry out an accurate simulation of the Asteroid orbiting the sun, you would have to simulate everything within the Asteroids 'Causal Domain', that is every possible thing that can potentially cause an effect upon the Asteroid. Of course, this ends up being the entire universe.But the computer carrying out the simulation would not be a part of the simulated universe, and therefore would have no effect on anything in it. You could argue that the mere action of running the simulation affects the simulation, but that is essentially saying that the simulation affects itself: the affect of the computer on the simulation IS the simulation, and so the computer itself is not part of the simulated universe.
Including the computer carrying out the simulation.
In the example of an asteroid orbiting the sun: What if hypothetically, you wanted to simulate a universe composed entirely of those two objects. There would be no place in the simulation for the computer running the simulation, because the Casual Domain of the asteroid is the asteroid and the sun: the entire universe from the asteroid's point of view.
The oddity of having to simulate the simulator only occurs if you are attempting to simulate the universe that the simulator is a part of, which would be completely redundant. (though it does produce some strange paradoxes: what if you ran the simulation to determine what you were about to do, then did the opposite? The simulation, including itself, would include your change of plans, which would change your plans, ad infinitum)
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Roll To Dodge / Re: Elemental RTD (turn 28: LAZORS!!!(not))
« on: November 10, 2009, 07:14:11 pm »Bah who cares... MORE LASERING, I DON'T CARE IF THE LASERS SHOOT FROM MY ASS!..You know what's going to happen on a 6 after that comment don't you?
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General Discussion / Re: The world as an equivalent of DF running in God's brain (atheists welcome)
« on: November 10, 2009, 07:13:07 pm »In essence, the problem with a simulation of a universe is that, in order to be a complete and accurate simulation, it must also contain a simulation of the simulator.Why? You are not necessarily simulating this universe. Placing a simulation of the simulator in a simulated universe(wow, that's quite a tongue-twister) would be like randomly putting a game console in a game. That would be less accurate if anything.
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Roll To Dodge / Re: Elemental RTD (turn 27: what did that poor town ever do to you?)
« on: November 10, 2009, 06:23:46 pm »Quote from: Flintus10
Try to find a way back to the portal.[6] Having sufficiently wrecked the town for now, you head back to the cave containing the portals, unfortunately, you wreck your boat while attempting to dock.
Quote from: Jervous
I go through the portal that has the earth symbol on the chest that contains the portal and stuff[3]You walk through the portal and find yourself in the middle of a large mountain range. A ways away, near the base of the mountains, you see smoke billowing out of the ground.
Quote from: stonemt
use earth magic to gather corpses while i wait for our missing dude....[4] Realizing that you are most likely not the first the town sent to slay the monsters of this cave, you use your magic to locate the many corpses buried here and draw them up the the surface. You manage to unearth [3] three corpses of failed adventurers.
earth magic(3/8 exp.)
Quote from: Diakron
practice using my ice elemental to store a supply of water to use is situation where little to no water will be found.[2] You try to use your ice elemental as a container for water, but it is impossible to prevent water placed inside it from freezing and becoming a part of it.
Quote from: SHADOWdump
Shoot lasers in multiple directions.[1] You begin trying to fire lasers from your eyes, building up more and more power! The buildup of light energy is so great you begin to glow, and soon you cannot see through your own aura. Then, just as you are about to focus your power into a weapon, if backfires. You reached your completely arbitrary magical limit and it blew up in your face(literally). [4] You manage to disperse most of the energy before it did any permanent damage. It still blinded you though.
(-2 to actions involving sight, which is most of them)
Quote from: jetsquirrel
Use Demon Roar to let them fear me and come back under my control.[5][5] You snap out of your mindless terror and realize, these are but lesser demons, they will bend to our will, not the other way around! Unleashing a mighty roar you DEMAND their loyalty. you look down too see the felhounds cowering at your feet, tails between their legs.
Demon roar gained!(think turn undead, but with demons)
At this point you are all free to split up, or even ignore your main quest altogether, though it might be a bad idea to try and enter a plane alone.
Who thinks I should start posting the statuses after the turn?
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Roll To Dodge / Re: Hope to Dodge - Turn 24. Much is lost, but now we have rum.
« on: November 10, 2009, 03:40:43 pm »
The mech will continue supervising while I bandage my leg and continue on my way.
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General Discussion / Re: Who am I?
« on: November 10, 2009, 08:24:55 am »Two words: Siege tanks.Uh... huh...I wonder how he's going to take Mars from me...
So... where's Newmars, again?
Everyone's opinion of Tack = -4000
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General Discussion / Re: The world as an equivalent of DF running in God's brain (atheists welcome)
« on: November 10, 2009, 08:11:00 am »
This theory has actually been postulated in a slightly different form already. The logic behind it goes like this:
1. assume that it is possible to simulate a universe using resources available in the universe.
2. These simulated universes could then simulate universes.
3. With an infinite chain of simulated universes, the chances of us being the one and only original is infinitely unlikely.
1. assume that it is possible to simulate a universe using resources available in the universe.
2. These simulated universes could then simulate universes.
3. With an infinite chain of simulated universes, the chances of us being the one and only original is infinitely unlikely.
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General Discussion / Re: Things that made you HAPPY today thread (Also random disscusion about me)
« on: November 10, 2009, 12:37:37 am »
I have been browsing this forum way too much...
I just ended my christmas wish-list with:
Profit!
I just ended my christmas wish-list with:
Profit!
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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Soropulas or God Of Evolution
« on: November 10, 2009, 12:32:50 am »Ally with the lionists, and ask them to prove their loyalty by helping you attack the brutes. Attack the brutes, and destroy them with our superior knowledge of points. Then, Steal their tech for movable houses, by examining the ones that havent been destroyed by our pointy goodness! If the battle seems to be going against our favour, boost our PHYSIC POWERS using ManP!much better(if possible).
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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: Rate the avatar of the person above you!
« on: November 10, 2009, 12:31:14 am »
10/10 for not being Duke anymore.
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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Re: You are BANNED.
« on: November 10, 2009, 12:30:41 am »
Banned to end the chain.