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sphennings

Jan 17, 2018 19:13

@Bellerophon Since it's Norse mythology it's a safe bet to just blame Loki.

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HDE 226868

Jan 16, 2018 16:53

Just a comment about something I've seen further up the transcript. . . I am one of the people on the site who most pushes for scientific accuracy. And I rarely explain the science when I'm writing something. There's just no point.

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James

Jan 15, 2018 18:21

@Shalvenay I am very jealous...I used to nap like a champ but then I had to start adult-ing...

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HDE 226868

Jan 12, 2018 16:37

I'm now imagining post-apocalyptic science classes:
"Now, back before the nuclear winter set in, we studied photosynthesis, which was important the world over."
*pauses*
"Since then, the science of ecology has undergone some changes."

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kingledion

Jan 12, 2018 16:22

I'm not going through all of them to count, you're on your own on that

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dot_Sp0T

Jan 9, 2018 09:36

Have you folks seen or interacted with the following two question? I think they are very useful but have gotten too little traffic: https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3624/how-to-write-the-perfect-question https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5413/checklist-for-the-perfect-answer-idea-refinement - If you think they are useful too I would like to push the idea of somehow linking them so more users can profit of the accumulated knowledge in them.
Be that featuring them on the meta or maybe even consider linking them in the help/tour (idk what is possible)

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Secespitus

Jan 8, 2018 16:07

"If you ever run around thinking What might those people around me think about me right now? remember: they are probably too occupied asking themselves the same question to care about you."

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Green

Jan 8, 2018 15:24

@James I remember reading somewhere that rioting is a national past-time for the French. It's just something they do.

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Universe Factory

Oct 21, 2016 03:44

Universe Factory - Medium: The Factory Floor — Episode 1: No Pressure

posted on October 21, 2016 by James Beins

Well we finally did it. World Building has a podcast. Dubbed The Factory Floor, the first episode has been posted to YouTube! https://medium.com/media/31f2aed8239b852797a052b4923e8ce6/hrefIn this episode, brought to you by Celebrity Jeopardy and Soylent Green, we discuss the concept of world building, the alignment of historical and fictional characters, why we love building worlds, and in case…

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Mithrandir24601

Jan 4, 2018 20:39

@dot_Sp0T noooo! Don't incite his wrath again - remember what happened to the one we knew as DaaaahWhoosh

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dot_Sp0T

Jan 3, 2018 23:03

@DukeZhou that's a harsh claim. Especially because mods are elected by the community, so they should know their game

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AndyD273

Jan 3, 2018 16:27

@kingledion I'm going to dock you pedant points for not starting that sentence with 'Well'

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AndyD273

Jan 3, 2018 15:21

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Mithrandir24601

Jan 2, 2018 16:52

@James Someone on Awkward Silence (Interpersonal Skills chat) just put this link up. I think it's very relevant to your goals

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James

Apr 29, 2019 16:19

Just a warning. If you attempt to spoil Endgame in chat I will delete your messages and ban you from chat for a week.

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AndyD273

Apr 18, 2019 18:34

Hmm, is the space shuttle an astral plane?

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James

Dec 19, 2017 21:26

Don't split the party, its harder to aim two meteors than it is one.

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Green

Dec 19, 2017 18:36

@Gryphon hell is other people.

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AndyD273

Dec 18, 2017 21:33

I love unintended consistency...

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James

Dec 14, 2017 21:03

Episode 3 of infinite typewriter is posted! Also available via Google Play.

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AndyD273

Dec 11, 2017 14:47

After a time I went peaceful inside. 'Void, what is the meaning of life?'
*don't ask me, i'm just an empty expanse*
'Fair enough. Is there any hope for me?'
*could be, turn around*
'What?'
*turn around*
I toggled just a small puff from my left thruster, and watched the stars slowly move past my vision. And coming up behind me was a dark shape. I snapped on my light, and out from the darkness sprang the shining shape of a life boat.
'huh, do you think that got thrown from the wreckage after me?'

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sphennings

Dec 9, 2017 17:06

It's your job as the author to provide the relevant details for your story to the audience.

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SCPilot

Dec 9, 2017 16:53

@FutureHistorian, let me answer your question with a question: What do YOU want to happen?

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Separatrix

Dec 8, 2017 14:13

@AndyD273 Isn't that what it costs to see a doctor for a cold in the US?

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Secespitus

Dec 8, 2017 09:54

There are a lot of problems I see with these discussions that could alienate some our most active users and not too many problems with the voting behaviour in general - from some users I would prefer more comments when VTCing and I would love to see the reopen queue being used more actively.

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Universe Factory

Dec 4, 2017 16:38

Universe Factory - Medium: Prudus Explains Magic: A Wizard’s Grimoire

posted on December 04, 2017 by Secespitus

“Kirkstall Abbey Chapter House” by Michael D Beckwith“Ah, finally, my dear friends! We are at the destination of our little quest.” With a small smile on his face Prudus slowly stepped into the stone-walled room that hadn’t been cleaned for at least a few centuries, judging by the amount of cobwebs and dust covering every surface. “You are calling that a little quest? I stopped counting how ma…

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James

Apr 4, 2019 18:30

@NexTerren Well we can keep bad-puns for another week.

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PatJ

Nov 27, 2017 14:12

@Secespitus I wish I could read Italic-English.

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DaaaahWhoosh

Aug 23, 2016 20:16

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Mephistopheles

Mar 22, 2019 18:58

Harry Potter is Rowling in his grave

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Bellerophon

Mar 16, 2019 17:53

That's is both difficult, dangerous and less effective than using a rock.

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Worldbuilding Meta

Mar 14, 2019 17:38

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Q: The network's official Twitter account is up and running again. What content do we want to share?

As of late yesterday, Stack Exchange has revived its official Twitter account, @StackExchange. It had been used intermittently/actually-not-at-all for several years, but now it's being resuscitated for the express purpose of promoting awesome content around the network. As a Community Manager put...

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Monica Cellio

Aug 2, 2016 18:29

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Gryphon

Mar 6, 2019 14:16

@Hosch250 For some reason, I doubt pressing a satellite towards the ground will increase performance.

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Feeds

Mar 4, 2019 13:46

CIRCULAR VIDEO - PROS: Solves aspect ratio problem. CONS: Never trust anyone who talks to you from inside a circle.

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DaaaahWhoosh

Oct 25, 2017 20:02

the more famous your story, the more phallic images people are going to find in it. It's unavoidable, your story will be full of phallises. You have to accept that and move on

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Serban Tanasa

Jul 19, 2016 13:16

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James

Feb 20, 2019 21:46

@TheMattbat999 Dude, I don't hardly know how to spell sicence let alone enjineering. I just come up with cool ideas and then make other people figure out how to execute.

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HDE 226868

Feb 19, 2019 19:01

@Gryphon It looks like I'm jumping off a building, closely followed by the aliens from Space Invaders. :-)

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AndyD273

Oct 10, 2017 20:40

You're saying that the responsibility for avoiding miscommunication lies entirely with the listener, not the speaker, which explains why you haven't been able to convince anyone to help you down from that wall.

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James

Oct 6, 2017 19:42

ok good...I thought I had blacked out for a minute at work.

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Joe Bloggs

Oct 6, 2017 13:26

@dot_Sp0T in my experience jokes about tentacles always hold

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Secespitus

Oct 6, 2017 07:56

I like to write a little paragraph at the beginning with the question so that people can decide whether they want to read Why I need an answer. Then comes the setup and in the end I repeat my question so that the people who only read the first paragraph and the people who only read the last paragraph know what the post is about.

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dot_Sp0T

Oct 3, 2017 19:29

@Geo then you should really read up on your chemistry/biology - what you call 'drunkenness' is so much more than what you think it to be

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James

Sep 29, 2017 20:20

Beer!

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James

Feb 4, 2019 15:11

@NexTerren I hate you

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Worldbuilding Meta

Feb 1, 2019 15:25

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Q: Congratulations, Worldbuilding!

Congratulations, Worldbuilders. Today we hit a total of 20,000 questions on the main site! Good job on this milestone, everyone, and keep those questions coming!

discussion questions

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AndyD273

Jan 30, 2019 21:29

> James snorts ClF3. Sinuses explode RIP James.

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HDE 226868

Jan 29, 2019 16:11

@Hosch250 People on this site should not be allowed to handle hazardous materials.

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James

Jun 8, 2016 20:55

Here is my description of the physical (or rather mental construct) appearance of World Building Chat:

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