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<xxcoder>
" You discover a highly localized distortion of the space-time continuum. You are filled with deuterium. "
<xxcoder>
that reminded me of that book where theres strange space portal that ships never returns from
<xxcoder>
turns out it was pretty different universe, and portal go stright into ocean of heavy water.
<xxcoder>
normally portals is in space
<xxcoder>
anyway at one point of story, they get a sample of water from ocean, which is apparently not salty at all. after testing it for a bit, someone drinks a bit of it
<xxcoder>
"tastes like just water" scientist (just discovering exactly what it is) "oh you didn't drink water"
<xxcoder>
guy takes a spit take and scientists reveals that its all heavy water lol
<xxcoder>
anyway in end 2 ships finally get into land, get fixed then launch into portal. one good guys and one from universe where theres aliens that destroy all other species that had captured one human
<xxcoder>
they finally figured some of theory so that captured human misleads aliens into extremely slow universe and gets killed after misleading for few months.
<xxcoder>
good guys warned everyone and they had built up for 20 years
<xxcoder>
definitely not top tier sci fi but was fun
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<FLHerne>
Long Earth is good if a bit YA-ey in places
<xxcoder>
indeed
<xxcoder>
its slow story
<FLHerne>
the Aubrey-Maturin books beginning with Master & Commander are interesting, they're almost SF but in the past
<xxcoder>
more strange one is orthogial series
<xxcoder>
there is no humans in that story
<FLHerne>
because most people in 2025 don't understand 18th-century sailing ship technology any more than warp drives
<xxcoder>
and not this universe iether
<FLHerne>
they're also remarkably accurate which is nice
<FLHerne>
.book add The Clockwork Rocket - Greg Egan
<LunchBot>
Added book: The Clockwork Rocket - Greg Egan
<Mat2ch>
FLHerne: Does playing Sea of Thieves count as 18th-century sailing ship tech knowledge? ;)
<FLHerne>
I have no idea
<FLHerne>
haven't played it
<Mat2ch>
No, it doesn't. But I have a small understanding of how those old ships worked
<Mat2ch>
and it was mostly by lots of people.
<FLHerne>
yes
<xxcoder>
fun one, we are legion, we are bob
<xxcoder>
series isnt complete yet but so fun
<FLHerne>
tbh the first three books make a pretty nice trilogy
<FLHerne>
and the two others felt a bit superfluous
<Mat2ch>
they are different. But still a good read
<FLHerne>
have you read The Rook and its sequels by Daniel O'Malley?
<FLHerne>
there's a new one out a few weeks ago
<FLHerne>
"what if there was a government department for managing supernatural monsters", written by a guy whose day job is writing air accident reports
<FLHerne>
it's very good
<FLHerne>
anyway, I must afk
<Mat2ch>
The Rook is now on my reading list :)
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<Benjamin>
.mission
<LunchBot>
You attempt to recreate the scene in Interstellar and dock with a spinning ship. Several audience members mutter "wow" at this pronouncement.
<Benjamin>
Let's try spinning. That's a good trick!
<Judge_Dedd>
Mat2ch, The Martian if you haven't already read it
<Judge_Dedd>
And of course Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
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<Benjamin>
.mission
<LunchBot>
You censor the Powered Explicit Guidance system. You run out of electricity.
<Benjamin>
Story of my KSP life.
<Mat2ch>
Judge_Dedd: I've watched The Martian and of course I've read The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
<Judge_Dedd>
Mat2ch, The Martian is a great book even if you have seen the film that was based on it.
<Judge_Dedd>
I watched it first and then read the book. Both are great.
<Judge_Dedd>
!mission
<LunchBot>
You cook a fruit salad. An outbreak of common sense sweeps through KSC. Operations are disrupted until a vaccine is developed.
<Judge_Dedd>
!8ball Should Mat2ch read The Martian?
<LunchBot>
Don't let Boeing anywhere near and it should be fine.
<Benjamin>
.8ball Will this new Spaceplae of mine work?
<LunchBot>
Sweet mother of beavers, NO!
<Benjamin>
Damnit all.
<Judge_Dedd>
LOL
<Judge_Dedd>
!8ball What if Benjamin adds moar boosters?
<LunchBot>
Over your dead body.
<Benjamin>
LOL!
<Judge_Dedd>
!8ball Moar struts?
<LunchBot>
The answer is protected by ITAR
<Benjamin>
Got it to orbit. Now to see if it'll survive reentry.
<Judge_Dedd>
Wow. You are so doomed
<Benjamin>
It's the Kerbal way.
<Judge_Dedd>
True
<Benjamin>
.8ball Will this reentry end in success?
<LunchBot>
Not a chance
<Benjamin>
Rest in Pieces, my Kerbal Krew. The 8-Ball has spoken!
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<Judge_Dedd>
!8ball Do all your predictions come true?
<LunchBot>
42
<Benjamin>
The unassailable answer.
<packbart>
huh. I wonder if the "EVA Follower" mod can let me drop multiple Kerbals at once from orbit
<Judge_Dedd>
!8ball Even moar boosters and struts?
<LunchBot>
Don't bother worrying about it
<Judge_Dedd>
Just accept failure. I see.
<Benjamin>
Down to 36km. We're cooking!
<Benjamin>
Gonna be close.
<Benjamin>
We got this. Time time to land it.
<FLHerne>
...and then your CoM drifts too far aft causing the plane to be unflyable
<FLHerne>
at least that's what normally happens on the first flight of my spaceplanes
<FLHerne>
I did start checking them with empty tanks but it's annoyingly tedious in the hangar UI
<Benjamin>
Had to do the same thing.
<Benjamin>
Overshot the KSC a bit. 30km away now.
<Benjamin>
Stay on target...
<Benjamin>
Woooo!
<Benjamin>
Made it! Eat it, 8 Ball!
<packbart>
FLHerne: "Fill It Up" or "RCS Build Aid". the first allows you to quickly change fuel levels in the VAB, the latter adds a "dry CoM" and "avg CoM" balls
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<Deddly>
!8ball How did Benjamin defeat you?
<LunchBot>
Expect total success
<Deddly>
!8ball yeah but how?
<LunchBot>
Ask again later.
<Deddly>
OK
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<Deddly>
!8ball So, tell me.
<LunchBot>
Very likely.
<raptop>
This isn't a bot that can do markov chain nonsense or the like
<Mat2ch>
And we are lucky because of it.
<Deddly>
!mission
<LunchBot>
You send the press to the space bar. It's super effective!
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<raptop>
I guess they got drunk
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<xxcoder>
entirely automated launch system
<xxcoder>
"Only in silence the word, only in dark the light... Why are you like this? " 🤔
<raptop>
Are the sith at it again?
<xxcoder>
seems so?
<Mat2ch>
!outcome add You don't know how, you don't know why, but your plan worked!
<LunchBot>
Added outcome: You don't know how, you don't know why, but your plan worked!
<Deddly>
!mission
<LunchBot>
You try a propellant combination you read about on Derek Lowe's blog. You're not the one lying there dead, so you win.
<Mat2ch>
someone has read too many scifi novels and maybe the Bobiverse books.
<Deddly>
How do these people ever get stuff published?
<Mat2ch>
They just upload it. Not peer-reviewed
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<Benjamin>
.mission
<LunchBot>
Someone discovers your secret cloning operation hidden in the cellar of the astronaut complex. Your funding, while ample, doesn't nearly cover it.
<Deddly>
Hold my beer while I get GhatGPT to write an article about how the Moon is actually an alien spacecraft that has been observing us for millennia
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<Benjamin>
LOL!
<xxcoder>
knew it. you had black market jebs being sold
<Benjamin>
Hey, test pilots don't just grown on trees!
<Deddly>
!mission add You try to convince the world that Mün is actually an alien spacecraft that has been observing the planet for millennia.
<LunchBot>
Added mission: You try to convince the world that Mün is actually an alien spacecraft that has been observing the planet for millennia.
<xxcoder>
dunno the other smaller moon is more likely to be alien ship lol
<Deddly>
That's what they WANT you to think.
<Benjamin>
.8ball Is the Mun actually an alien spacecarft?
<LunchBot>
無理
<Deddly>
Google Translate tells me that those Japanese characters mean "Impossible"
<xxcoder>
what if BOTH moons are alien bases? just different set of aliens who dont know each other existed
<Deddly>
Hehe
<xxcoder>
;outcome add You find out that Minmün is actually huge alien space base. Which is also a shock to Mün space base aliens.
<LunchBot>
Added outcome: You find out that Minmün is actually huge alien space base. Which is also a shock to Mün space base aliens.
<xxcoder>
;outcome fixup s/aliens./aliens, which is not same aliens as first one.
<LunchBot>
Format for `fixup` should be s/<old>/<new>/
<xxcoder>
;outcome fixup s/aliens./aliens, which is not same aliens as first one./
<LunchBot>
New text is: You find out that Minmün is actually huge alien space base. Which is also a shock to Mün space base aliens, which is not same aliens as first one.
<Benjamin>
.8ball Will my Kerbal survive this precision parachuting experiment?
<LunchBot>
Yes, definitely.
<Deddly>
xxcoder, do you mean Minmus?
<xxcoder>
it dont use that dotted u too?
<Deddly>
Nope
<xxcoder>
hmm ok
<xxcoder>
;outcome fixup s/Minmün/Minmun/
<LunchBot>
New text is: You find out that Minmun is actually huge alien space base. Which is also a shock to Mün space base aliens, which is not same aliens as first one.
<Deddly>
!outcome fixup s/Minmun/Minmus/
<LunchBot>
New text is: You find out that Minmus is actually huge alien space base. Which is also a shock to Mün space base aliens, which is not same aliens as first one.
<xxcoder>
oops lol
<Deddly>
:)
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<darsie>
is actually *a*
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<Judge_Deddly>
!mission
<LunchBot>
Der Kommissar is in town. Maybe you should have rejected that contract...
<xxcoder>
so you could do a meeting?
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<raptop>
!mission add You press Doppler Kerman's shift key so that he'll hurry up.
<LunchBot>
Added mission: You press Doppler Kerman's shift key so that he'll hurry up.
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