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Thread: Permission for the Galactic Library to use art
Post: RE: Permission for the Galactic Library to use art
| On general principles, the OAUP managing board can grant permission to use most images on the site. Our default approach is to include proper attribution (we are generally pretty flexible about what t... |
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Art and Visual Media
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Yesterday, 11:35 PM |
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Thread: Terragen Sphere is underpopulated regarding stars
Post: RE: Terragen Sphere is underpopulated regarding st...
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stevebowers Wrote: (Yesterday, 03:02 AM)
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I tend to think that the 400 billion number includes brown dwarfs, whereas the ~1 billion stars in the Terragen Sphere figure refers only to stars capable ... |
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General Setting Discussion
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Yesterday, 11:31 PM |
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Thread: Could the Big Bang have been a Vacuum decay?
Post: RE: Could the Big Bang have been a Vacuum decay?
| I don't have the background to say one way or the other, I'm afraid. I'm not sure that anyone in RL does, including practicing physicists.
That said, I have seen an article or book from time to tim... |
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Worldbuilders Resources
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Yesterday, 10:01 PM |
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Thread: McKendree cylinders and tides
Post: RE: McKendree cylinders and tides
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Tom Mazanec Wrote: (Yesterday, 12:15 AM)
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Sorry I meant earth tides in the MC. Similarly if it is in the orbit of a red dwarf there may be flooding as it revolves?
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So a bit of quick-n-dirty re... |
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General Setting Discussion
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Yesterday, 09:56 PM |
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Thread: CIT vs PIT mini debate.
Post: RE: CIT vs PIT mini debate.
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inkoalawetrust Wrote: (Yesterday, 12:09 AM)
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It's not that it's less risky or more palatable to believe that consciousness is continuous, it's that that just is what consciousn... |
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General Setting Discussion
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Yesterday, 08:35 AM |
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Thread: CIT vs PIT mini debate.
Post: RE: CIT vs PIT mini debate.
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Cogs13 Wrote: (Yesterday, 06:13 AM)
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I just figured out how to clear formatting. Do you know if its possible to edit the original post? Or should I put the transcript in a linked document?
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Adm... |
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General Setting Discussion
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Yesterday, 07:43 AM |
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Thread: Angel Hair rewrite proposal
Post: RE: Angel Hair rewrite proposal
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Zanly Wrote: (04-02-2024, 02:42 AM)
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Quick note for the EG moderators: For some reason, I am unable to further edit my original post, so I'll mention that the mention of the name "Flying Spaghetti ... |
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Drashner1 |
Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles
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04-17-2024, 10:59 PM |
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Thread: ::NN:: article: porn actor sued by own sentient penis.
Post: RE: ::NN:: article: porn actor sued by own sentien...
| No prob - we can pick this back up down the line easily enough.
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Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles
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04-17-2024, 10:33 PM |
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Thread: CIT vs PIT mini debate.
Post: RE: CIT vs PIT mini debate.
| Thanks for starting this thread here! It should be much easier to carry on this discussion on the forum than the discord (where the functioning of that platform makes it mildly maddening).
Will kee... |
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General Setting Discussion
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04-17-2024, 10:31 PM |
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Thread: McKendree cylinders and tides
Post: RE: McKendree cylinders and tides
| As mentioned, the mass of an MC is very low compared to the Moon, given that it is a hollow shell. So it's doubtful that the tidal effects would be sufficient to cause a problem if it were at L5..
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General Setting Discussion
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04-17-2024, 10:13 PM |
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Thread: Newly discovered nearby black hole
Post: RE: Newly discovered nearby black hole
| Neat! Perhaps someone will be inspired to write up an article(s) on it/them.
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Real Life But OA Relevant
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04-17-2024, 09:59 PM |
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Thread: EG: The Infinite Libraries
Post: RE: EG: The Infinite Libraries
| A couple of notions that came to mind over breakfast:
1) You could address the 'niche interface' issue with minimal effort by starting the article out with something to the effect that the virtual ... |
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Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles
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04-13-2024, 09:51 PM |
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Thread: EG: The Infinite Libraries
Post: RE: EG: The Infinite Libraries
| Finally got a chance to give this a read with an eye to feedback.
Overall, I think the idea is a good one, but the article needs some work in terms of (in no particular order):
a) Being less RL ... |
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Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles
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04-13-2024, 09:27 PM |
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Thread: Wormhole articles
Post: RE: Wormhole articles
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Tom Mazanec Wrote: (04-13-2024, 12:49 PM)
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How many wormholes can fit in a solar system?
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It depends on what you mean by 'solar system'.
This article (https://www.orionsarm.com/eg-article/48... |
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Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles
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04-13-2024, 09:00 PM |
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Thread: Ritual Cannibalism on To'ul'h Prime (WIP Draft)
Post: RE: Ritual Cannibalism on To'ul'h Prime (WIP Draft...
| Suggested wordsmithing in bold below...
JamesRogers Wrote: (04-06-2024, 02:44 AM)
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Ritual Cannibalism on To'ul'h Prime
Treat me well in my great age,
Lest I strike back with indigestion.
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Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles
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04-11-2024, 10:33 PM |
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Thread: Magmatter
Post: RE: Magmatter
| I tend to imagine it as being kind of a silvery grey - but that's just my imagination. No idea what it would actually look like.
It should also be noted that 'magmatter' is not a single 'thing' bu... |
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General Setting Discussion
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04-11-2024, 10:15 PM |
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Thread: Magmatter
Post: RE: Magmatter
| From an article I've read on Monopolium (which is sort of a cousin of magmatter perhaps), it's described as being transparent but with a huge index of refraction. The article mentions microscopic lens... |
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General Setting Discussion
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04-10-2024, 10:16 PM |
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Thread: Most wanted
Post: RE: Most wanted
| Just further thoughts on this to round out the picture rather than argue in favor of any particular take on this:
a) In RL individuals or small groups have limited capacity to damage an entire nati... |
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General Setting Discussion
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04-09-2024, 10:52 PM |
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Thread: ::NN:: article: porn actor sued by own sentient penis.
Post: RE: ::NN:: article: porn actor sued by own sentien...
| Some ideas that wandered into my brain this AM and that might make this fit into OA better without the need to write one or more supporting articles. In no particular order and YMMV:
a) Instead of ... |
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Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles
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04-09-2024, 10:25 PM |
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Thread: ::NN:: article: porn actor sued by own sentient penis.
Post: RE: ::NN:: article: porn actor sued by own sentien...
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Ayin Wrote: (04-08-2024, 07:41 AM)
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Sorry for not attending to this, been a bit under the weather for the past few days. Not opposed to changing the actor's name, though wanting to understand bette... |
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