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bowlturner

Feb 19, 2015 14:00

@SerbanTanasa we have approved/denied 1471 first posts, we have 4325 'users' . Stackoverflow stats 3,963,079 users and 3,451,382 of them are under 200 points

Donald.McLean

Feb 17, 2015 15:05

That's ALL WRONG! Mars is a guy.

HDE 226868

Feb 15, 2015 18:44

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Q: The Many Memes of Meta

Catchphrases and concepts that spread from person to person are known as memes, which, courtesy the Internet, can now explode across the Earth like a highly contagious virus (hence "going viral"). As with their real-life counterparts, some infectious diseases are global (pandemic), while others a...

Worldbuilding Meta

Feb 9, 2015 16:22

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Q: Biweekly topic challenge #1: Space

Yesterday I wrote up a post asking if people would like weekly - now biweekly topic challenges. The answer from the community was a resounding yes. So today will be the first one. As per some of the suggestions, I'm going to start with tags that have seen a decent amount of activity but still ar...

discussion challenge

Tim B

Feb 3, 2015 14:37

self solving problems :)

ArtOfCode

Jan 31, 2015 11:04

@TimB Was the [featured] tag auto-removed from the Sandbox post?

Feaurie Vladskovitz

Jan 28, 2015 12:24

I blame Terry Pratchet

Tim B

Jan 28, 2015 11:16

come back and tell me that once you've been working for a few years instead of school ;)

Tim B

Jan 26, 2015 10:47

So if you want to leave both in your question that's fine. You might (no guarantees but it's possible) get better or more in depth answers if you split them. You might get better joined up answers if you don't. Your call really

overactor

Jan 26, 2015 10:26

But it relies too much on the link in my opinion.

Serban Tanasa

Jan 13, 2015 02:41

discovermagazine.com/1993/mar/tenthousandyears189

James

Jan 7, 2015 19:57

Is anyone interested in a fantasy writers forum offshoot?

Tim B

Jan 7, 2015 15:18

For using gimp and/or photoshop you really want a graphics tablet, they make a huge difference

James

Jan 5, 2015 16:08

@TimB I'm not really concerned about the numbers. It's hard work destroying worlds...trying to eat turkey and destroy planets at the same time is just crazy. Plus...in-laws.

Gilles

Jan 2, 2015 01:34

Monica Cellio

Jan 1, 2015 00:02

Will they still pay attention to UTC from the colony on Alpha Centauri, I wonder?

HDE 226868

Dec 31, 2014 23:56

Happy New year to all a little early, by the way.

Worldbuilding Meta

Dec 30, 2014 19:05

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Q: How do we feel about questions that have the possibility of offending people?

So in the sandbox, Sandbox for Proposed Questions, I have a question about violence and religion posted. In the comments a concern was raised about answering the question for fear of offending someone. Is this a valid concern, i.e. should the question be scrapped? Obviously the intent of the...

discussion

James

Dec 24, 2014 14:39

Burned through my daily limit already...

Cragor

Dec 18, 2014 16:34

Yaaaaay for stability.

James

Dec 17, 2014 17:08

Also I wanted to post this amid the discussion here: meta.worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/83/…

Tim B

Dec 17, 2014 16:25

"Of course none of the last three to vote bothered to comment. That's bad form guys." - whiny and blaming the messenger

Worldbuilding Meta

Dec 16, 2014 21:53

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Q: A sandbox for sculpting questions

Over on PPCG.SE they have a sandbox on meta where questions can get feedback before being posted to the main site. That's vital when designing a programming challenge question that must be precisely specified, but less important on other stack exchange sites where problems with a question can jus...

discussion meta

overactor

Dec 16, 2014 14:35

Are these weasels prepared to die for the cause?

overactor

Dec 16, 2014 14:12

I have brought shame on my family.

Vincent

Dec 16, 2014 02:26

I took the freedom to make the answer shorter by deleting the unnecessary part. It's still bad and I'm not sure it really answer the question but it's easier to read IMHO.

Pavel Janicek

Dec 15, 2014 15:10

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A: Is there a scientifically sound faster-than-light travel system for a spaceship?

I will take "scientifically sound" to be "we are sure of the principles involved, and need technologies with better precision, more energy, or need to experiment with the engineering. In practice the solution might be very hard, and centuries away from being a normal technology." I would count nu...

sydan

Dec 15, 2014 14:58

Thinking about it I think the problem will actually just become more drawn out.

githubphagocyte

Dec 15, 2014 14:28

What is the maximum distance a probe could travel without guidance before needing further instructions?

Shokhet

Dec 8, 2014 23:52

@DannyReagan Is Randal Munroe on SE? .....he would be a great asset around here! ;-)

overactor

Nov 26, 2014 17:05

@TimB I suspect there was quite an interesting conversation going on that day

Monica Cellio

Nov 26, 2014 16:25

Hey, I've just been told I'm Outspoken. I was wondering when that would happen. :-)

Monica Cellio

Nov 26, 2014 15:54

@DannyReagan there's certainly overlap. :-) (Some of the what-ifs would be off-topic here, but most would fit right in. And I assume there's shared audience.)

Tim B

Nov 26, 2014 13:43

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Q: Resistance movement in a world controlled by extensive use of nanobots

Let's assume that we live in a world similar to ours, but with bio and nanotechnology that is 25 years (give or take a few) ahead of what we have today. Few years ago scientists in most advanced country created a programmable nanobots. They were able to withhold this information from public for a...

warfare government nanotechnology

overactor

Nov 20, 2014 12:41

@Liath I decided to propose it, if it doesn't take off, it doesn't take off, taht's what the process is for, right?

overactor

Nov 18, 2014 15:43

(and write a few hundred pages, but that shouldn't be too hard)

Vulcronos

Nov 18, 2014 15:43

Its liking the hundred pages and getting others to like them that is the really tricky bit

Tim B

Nov 18, 2014 15:32

so maybe I should just get it out there

Vulcronos

Nov 18, 2014 15:25

Thats why the titles change :p

Tim B

Nov 18, 2014 11:01

ghandi ftw :)

BESW

Nov 18, 2014 11:01

@Liath She's an android whose clone has travelled back from the dystopian future to our present-day, where she uses the Power Of Music to change history so her future never happens, while the original version of her remains in the future as the leader of the resistance.

Tim B

Nov 18, 2014 11:01

so like terminator but with guitars not guns?

Liath

Nov 18, 2014 10:59

@BESW sounds interesting - daunting, peaceful rebellion!

Tim B

Nov 12, 2014 15:51

or afternoon here :)

Liath

Nov 12, 2014 14:09

I've said too much :-p

overactor

Nov 12, 2014 11:17

@TimB, your comment on the life in space question is getting me new upvotes

Pimgd

Nov 11, 2014 14:51

almost hit repcap today =)

Worldbuilding Meta

Nov 9, 2014 12:32

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Q: What have we built?

As a community we've helped each other construct worlds, build ideas and solve difficult problems. It's time for a little self promotion to show off what our community has achieved. What have you created?

discussion

Mourdos

Nov 6, 2014 14:03

blog.codinghorror.com/the-php-singularity

Pavel Janicek

Nov 5, 2014 13:12

Now thinking of it backwards. How much percentage of a land is controlled by one empire? And how do you know? :)

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