The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Scribe]

sometimes I imagine the follow conversation about the discovery of fire:

"We discovered fire"
"But what's the cost to the environment?"
fire is set aside

Yeah, it's for sure on the same scale of impact as other discussions.

 

[Scribe]

Here.

It's not the invention of numbers.
It's not the invention of the abacus.
It's not the invention of the calculator.
It's not the invention of the computer.

The potential amount of data processing, manipulation, and generation, independent of human involvement is potentially at a scale seemingly beyond what some even can consider as a hypothetical.

Our teetering Western society under pressure from angles some of you don't consider and some of which you ignorantly cheer for, is both addicted and terminally vulnerable to this data.

That you think it's not only fine, but great, is hilarious.

 

[trappedslider]

Yeah, it's for sure on the same scale of impact as other discussions.

so, I was looking at reddit and in the AskReddit area someone asked "What is something great that was ruined by greed?" and the top answer is Earth followed by "large gesture at everything"

 

[Scribe]

so, I was looking at reddit and in the AskReddit area someone asked "What is something great that was ruined by greed?" and the top answer is Earth followed by "large gesture at everything"

Yeah, I'd say so. You can extrapolate it to all things. Never should have left the trees.

 

[Ryujin]

Here.

It's not the invention of numbers.
It's not the invention of the abacus.
It's not the invention of the calculator.
It's not the invention of the computer.

The potential amount of data processing, manipulation, and generation, independent of human involvement is potentially at a scale seemingly beyond what some even can consider as a hypothetical.

Our teetering Western society under pressure from angles some of you don't consider and some of which you ignorantly cheer for, is both addicted and terminally vulnerable to this data.

That you think it's not only fine, but great, is hilarious.

The ability to obtain passwords via the sound of keys being pressed, with a high probability of success, is particularly frightening. Start using biometrics, now, at least until those hacks get better.

 

[Scribe]

The ability to obtain passwords via the sound of keys being pressed, with a high probability of success, is particularly frightening. Start using biometrics, now, at least until those hacks get better.

I'm just counting down till I can unplug. Until the robots come and get me, I'll be fine in the woods.

 

[Mad_Jack]

So tonight my 10 year old walked up to me and said, "I want to learn how to play D&D." I've been waiting for him to be receptive to the idea for years!!! He decided on being a purple tabaxi wizard, since putting things to sleep was a requirement of his. I had time to run him through a quick giant rats in the basement of the tavern scenario. I ended up having to fudge the rats first attacks, though, "The three rats lunge at you and rip you in half, wasn't that fun?" didn't seem like the ideal introduction to the game. Why can't I roll this well when I play!?

When I was ten, I was running my first adventure for myself and my friend Sal. We were both playing elves (Basic). We walked into a 10-ft. square room with a door on the other side. As we're looking around an ogre comes in the other door...

I cast magic missile at it. It laughed.

It hit me. I died.

TPK.

In the first room of my first adventure.


(Damn I'm good, lol.)

 

[Cadence]

I'm just counting down till I can unplug. Until the robots come and get me, I'll be fine in the woods.

As long as they are no more reliable than a typical university's IT set-up then I think we're good...

 

[Ryujin]

When I was ten, I was running my first adventure for myself and my friend Sal. We were both playing elves (Basic). We walked into a 10-ft. square room with a door on the other side. As we're looking around an ogre comes in the other door...

I cast magic missile at it. It laughed.

It hit me. I died.

TPK.

In the first room of my first adventure.


(Damn I'm good, lol.)

First time that I played it was in AD&D 1e, as a FTR/MU Half Elf. I was dropped in with an 8th level party, not having a clue how anything worked. They used me to open a loot bag. Explosive Runes. I didn't even make it to a combat encounter.

 

[Ryujin]

As long as they are no more reliable than a typical university's IT set-up then I think we're good...

I take that as a personal affront. Our IT setup is great. Our clients, however...