Perhaps even have a 10pt scale of unlikeliness where 10/10 means next to impossible given all known strictures of the universe no matter how much time passes and 1/10 means somewhere in the cosmos it probably exists, but any random civilization probably will never run into it.
Everything I write needs proofreading. My fingers betray my mind, or keyboard my fingers.
I'm just too lazy to fix it or the time passes that allows for fixing passes before i see it.
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So, http://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/58944/can-a-biological-laser-exist#comment167964_58944 becomes
These types questions need a general answer somewhere people can be pointed to because it's the same everywhere. "Any structure can be done via biological means, but whether it would ever develop is another question entirely and for most of these questions it is a not likely to occur status" Perhaps even have a 10pt scale of unlikeliness where 10/10 means next to impossible given all known strictures of the universe no matter how much time passes and 1/10 means somewhere in the cosmos it probably exists, but any random civilization probably will never run into it. — Durakken36 mins ago
I like the idea of a scale; it would be great for comparing different ideas. The only hard part would be figuring out how to rank something accurately.
It's the same question over and over and has the same answer, but because the "how" is dfferent it is treated different even though it's not the question
Yeah... that, when I made the comment was trying to come up with lower and upper limit and even that is hard to formulate
I can come up with how it could possibly be done through natural means, but for everything to line up just like that I can't see it being the case. Same with silicon life
yeah... emphasizing it should always be done but rewriting the same thing over and over seems a bit much which is what those questions turn into... It's like you have to give the talk and then answer the question they probably should have asked
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@dot_Sp0T What's your context? How to write them evocatively? How to render such battles in StudioMax? What part of the fractal to leverage in Fate Core?
Or are you talking about engineering and physics, as in how an airship designer might compensate for expected recoil from firing a full broadside of cannon?
@BESW even though applying it to the FATE system sounds interesting it's more about the technicalities (as this is after all The Factory Floor) - e.g. what weapons would be developed/used and how would you have to mount them, stuff like that
Then that'd depend heavily on the kind of technologies in your world. What kind of airships are being used, what power sources are at the engineers' disposal, how many resources are governments investing in this technology?
Is hydrogen a major part of lighter-than-air travel in your setting? That'd make ordinary cannonballs a lot less effective than, say, catapaults loaded with Greek fire.
@BESW well that is clar; my question on this chat was mostly about if we had sth similar on WB already, as just because I didn't find anything with my searches doesn't mean there's nothing on here, and I don't like doubleposting
@BESW imagine using a catapult in the air - oh the complications that arise make me go all warm and fuzzy
But then again, as with most of the things I am asking on here, I've got most o it figured out consistently and questions mostly serve exploring alternative venues
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@DaaaahWhoosh I always appreciate that wiki. I get most of the jokes, but sometimes there's a meta joke, or parts of it that I'm just not aware of and the wiki helps round that out
to be honest I usually don't bother... like many webcomics they have a strong influence of US/North-American culture... and like for this one, I don't think I need to know who that was
@bilbo_pingouin I usually like to know just to get a little more knowledge, and to see if there's a joke I'm not getting. After reading the wiki I just say "oh, ok" and move on. Also, for some reason my brain wanted to change it to Agent Carter, but that didn't make much sense.
old Godzilla was hoppin around Tokyo city like a big playground when suddenly Batman burst from the shade and hit Godzilla with a Bat-grendade. Godzilla got pissed and was 'bout to attack, but didn't expect to be blocked by Shaq, who proceeded to open up a can of Shaq-fu, then Aaron Carter came out of the blue... wow, I might remember the whole thing
I guess that's why I can't remember things, I used up all my memory on stupid things from my childhood
True, that's why it'd be supplemental. Keep the important stuff in my biological brain, with a electronic backup, and then be able to archive stuff that it interesting but that I don't need instant access to. Then when I'm trying to remember something that isn't in my bio brain, I can pull it up from the archive
Backup and cloning of data would be pretty huge though
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