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Thread: Proposed Edit for Archailectual Mysticism Article + My Draft
Post: RE: Proposed Edit for Archailectual Mysticism Arti...
I think that's much improved Rakuen07 :) my only comment would be to change the first line where it says it's "widely known" that archailect beliefs can be based on lower S-level beliefs. I don't see ... |
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Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles
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03-13-2024, 10:50 PM |
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Thread: Memories
Post: RE: Memories
Something important to consider: human memory is not like machine data storage. We don't have a linear tape of our memories or a series of organised folders that memories are stored in. Our memories w... |
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General Setting Discussion
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03-07-2024, 12:16 AM |
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Thread: Zzang's Utility Fog image now added
Post: RE: Zzang's Utility Fog image now added
Worldtree Wrote: (02-28-2024, 04:13 PM)
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i'm fine having this kind of art on the site as long as it's labeled as 'AI made' and doesn't start to overwhelm the other images.
it's not that any of t... |
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Art and Visual Media
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02-28-2024, 07:21 PM |
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Thread: Keith Wigdor's AI images for OA
Post: RE: Keith Wigdor's AI images for OA
We currently have it that transcension is when your ascension fails but some part of you continues on to be higher toposophic. I don't know that we need a different term for that, IIRC we introduced i... |
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02-28-2024, 07:20 PM |
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Thread: Keith Wigdor's AI images for OA
Post: RE: Keith Wigdor's AI images for OA
Drashner1 Wrote: (02-28-2024, 12:11 AM)
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a) I find myself wondering what the difference is supposed to be between a Transcension Machine and a Godseed, other than size and possibly level of tech.
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02-28-2024, 12:56 AM |
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Thread: Keith Wigdor's AI images for OA
Post: RE: Keith Wigdor's AI images for OA
stevebowers Wrote: (02-27-2024, 06:01 AM)
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some might revert to their original mental state (probably using backup technology, thereby losing all memory of the process)
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I covered this in first... |
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02-27-2024, 06:18 AM |
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Thread: Keith Wigdor's AI images for OA
Post: RE: Keith Wigdor's AI images for OA
Tbh I think a bigger question is the assumption that you're going to have such a thing as an "ascension machine". Stripping out the flowerly language ascension is recursive augmentation of the mind. A... |
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02-27-2024, 01:19 AM |
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Thread: Caretaker Gods
Post: RE: Caretaker Gods
Thanks for taking this on :) it's good to see the caretakers updated.
Overall comments regarding the data panel: it has a lot of unnecessary stuff in it. Feels like half of the categories are there b... |
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02-27-2024, 01:14 AM |
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Thread: Keith Wigdor's AI images for OA
Post: RE: Keith Wigdor's AI images for OA
Drashner1 Wrote: (02-27-2024, 12:19 AM)
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In the article for Transcension Machine, the caption of the image says that modosophont built systems are generally very large. Can modosophonts actually bu... |
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02-27-2024, 12:56 AM |
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Thread: Xenosophont Civilizations in the Laniakea Supercluster (revision)
Post: RE: Xenosophont Civilizations in the Laniakea Supe...
ProxCenBound Wrote: (02-21-2024, 06:31 AM)
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I'm good with changing the testing of the Cosmic Virus to be in a virch, but my intention was always that the xeno-transapient-virus was of an S-level lo... |
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02-21-2024, 07:33 AM |
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Thread: Xenosophont Civilizations in the Laniakea Supercluster (revision)
Post: RE: Xenosophont Civilizations in the Laniakea Supe...
Rakuen07 Wrote: (02-20-2024, 10:29 PM)
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1) Fair point, maybe the virch was a high-fidelity in physics when concerning what was being observed, and not when it concerned what was not? Do you think t... |
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02-20-2024, 10:38 PM |
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Thread: Xenosophont Civilizations in the Laniakea Supercluster (revision)
Post: RE: Xenosophont Civilizations in the Laniakea Supe...
Rakuen07 Wrote: (02-20-2024, 07:36 AM)
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To do so, e established a virchworld with a very accurate physics model designed to be as indistinguishable from reality as possible, completely isolated fro... |
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02-20-2024, 07:37 PM |
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Thread: Luna to wormhole
Post: RE: Luna to wormhole
stevebowers Wrote: (02-17-2024, 08:29 AM)
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In order to travel as an embodied person at 10 gees of acceleration (or more), you could immerse yourself in a bath of comfortable, damage-limiting utilit... |
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General Setting Discussion
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02-17-2024, 09:38 AM |
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Thread: Luna to wormhole
Post: RE: Luna to wormhole
Travel time for constant acceleration is t = sqrt(2d/a), where d is the distance (meters) and a is the acceleration (meters per second). For travel to a wormhole you want to go in slowly so we can ass... |
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02-17-2024, 05:55 AM |
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Thread: A Memory Called Empire
Post: RE: A Memory Called Empire
I liked it, it's a nice example of social sci-fi where the technology exists either as set dressing or to support the story of the social dynamics. Usually in sci fi when you have a big, powerful soci... |
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Books, Games, Movies, and TV
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02-14-2024, 11:14 PM |
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Thread: Artificial Planet from Transmutation
Post: RE: Artificial Planet from Transmutation
I’d be interested to see your working out Steve. Not that I believe you, I’d just like to know how to figure it out myself. Given that artificial planets take thousands of years to cool from their ass... |
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General Setting Discussion
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02-11-2024, 07:18 AM |
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Thread: Artificial Planet from Transmutation
Post: RE: Artificial Planet from Transmutation
I’m not quite sure on point 1 but I would expect the answer is yes. You could make the planet out of less dense elements allowing it to have a larger volume and thus surface area. Over time heavier el... |
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General Setting Discussion
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02-10-2024, 08:28 AM |
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Thread: Protozoa zoo
Post: RE: Protozoa zoo
Tom Mazanec Wrote: (02-09-2024, 03:34 AM)
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Wavelength of light? Viscosity? Would these be showstoppers?
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Both of those, and more, would be showstoppers to the idea of building a tiny human body... |
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02-10-2024, 12:54 AM |
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Thread: Protozoa zoo
Post: RE: Protozoa zoo
What do you think about this? What differences might there be in navigating and viewing the world at that scale compared to a human one? |
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General Setting Discussion
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02-08-2024, 03:46 AM |
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Thread: Doomsday tourism
Post: RE: Doomsday tourism
Drashner1 Wrote: (02-07-2024, 10:53 PM)
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Being around for an earthquake or hurricane may be relatively easy. Being around for a planetary collision or major asteroid impact (think dinosaur killer o... |
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