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    Thread: ChatGPT doesn't understand OAUP
Post: ChatGPT doesn't understand OAUP

I wondered if one could use ChatGPT to help with mapping the Relays of the Wormhole Nexus, since it's rather difficult to do manually. Unfortunately, although it can write a reasonable description of ...
selden Real Life But OA Relevant 2 631 02-20-2023, 01:54 AM
    Thread: A new view of the Nexus of the Inner Sphere
Post: RE: A new view of the Nexus of the Inner Sphere

There's a page in the Encyclopedia which links to a Playlist on YouTube. See https://www.orionsarm.com/xcms.php?r=oa-page&page=gen_movies Alternatively, including embeded YouTube links in the pages...
selden Art and Visual Media 4 39 02-15-2023, 05:07 PM
    Thread: A new view of the Nexus of the Inner Sphere
Post: A new view of the Nexus of the Inner Sphere

I've created a new video showing the current (as of February 13, 2023) design of the Wormhole Nexus of the Inner Sphere. The list of stars is that provided in the section "The Wormhole Nexus" of the...
selden Art and Visual Media 4 39 02-15-2023, 04:51 PM
    Thread: Logistics of Interstellar Travel
Post: RE: Logistics of Interstellar Travel

Drashner1 Wrote: (12-23-2022, 07:49 AM) -- This question has been kicking around in my head for a bit. Say you're living in a fairly average Terragen star system in Y11k and you decide you want to...
selden General Setting Discussion 3 66 12-24-2022, 01:22 AM
    Thread: Known Canon Issues
Post: RE: Known Canon Issues

For me, "augmentation" implies the enhancement of some characteristics and does not necessarily imply the removal of others (1), so it seems to me that it might not be inappropriate to use it to descr...
selden General Setting Discussion 236 4,042 09-14-2022, 11:03 PM
    Thread: Space mining snapshot
Post: RE: Space mining snapshot

I noticed a couple of typos: envelop should be envelope sewing should be sowing
selden Creative Writing 11 83 12-18-2021, 03:06 PM
    Thread: Night theme for forum?
Post: RE: Night theme for forum?

As it turns out, "dark" extensions are available for browsers. I don't know why I didn't think of that possibility. They provide the equivalent of dark themes by manipulating the colors displayed in t...
selden Suggestion Box - OA forum 8 79 12-15-2021, 06:00 AM
    Thread: Social Autopilot
Post: RE: Social Autopilot

Sounds good!
selden Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 28 283 12-12-2021, 05:09 AM
    Thread: Social Autopilot
Post: RE: Social Autopilot

Drashner1 Wrote: (12-09-2021, 10:27 AM) -- I know I said that this just needed wordsmithing to be good to go - and that is technically true, I think. However, some additional ideas/thoughts came to m...
selden Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 28 283 12-09-2021, 02:34 PM
    Thread: Social Autopilot
Post: RE: Social Autopilot

*sigh* And here I thought I'd pretty much finished the article! Your "wordsmithing" looks fine. As you wrote, though, there obviously are some points which need expansion. I'll have to mull over th...
selden Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 28 283 12-09-2021, 12:42 PM
    Thread: Social Autopilot
Post: RE: Social Autopilot

Social Autopilot (v 0.5) (Note: the image below is a crude representation of an SA situation. If someone would like to create something more artistic, I'd be delighted.) Snapshot: Kayla is ...
selden Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 28 283 12-07-2021, 06:41 AM
    Thread: Social Autopilot
Post: RE: Social Autopilot

Thanks! I think all but one of the corrections are quite reasonable. However, I think the last "may" is arguable. Often "may" means "have permission" (as in the snarky "you can but you may not"). ...
selden Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 28 283 11-10-2021, 05:37 AM
    Thread: A Random Notion - 'Infinity Pen'
Post: RE: A Random Notion - 'Infinity Pen'

Inks primarily based on pure carbon tend not to fade due to exposure to UV. Far too many commercial ink formulations fade when exposed to fluorescent lights, which emit some UV. It’s frustrating to ha...
selden General Setting Discussion 3 60 10-29-2021, 11:58 PM
    Thread: DNI - Why only implants?
Post: RE: DNI - Why only implants?

Research into non-intrusive DNI is proceeding apace. See https://www.news-medical.net/news/20210125/DARPA-funding-brings-wireless-communication-between-brains-one-step-closer-to-reality.aspx
selden General Setting Discussion 9 124 10-13-2021, 11:42 PM
    Thread: Ice Bleeding (Ocean Untamed Sequel)
Post: RE: Ice Bleeding (Ocean Untamed Sequel)

Well, materials used in the future might be somewhat more resistant, too.
selden Creative Writing 301 2,418 10-05-2021, 02:08 AM
    Thread: Ice Bleeding (Ocean Untamed Sequel)
Post: RE: Ice Bleeding (Ocean Untamed Sequel)

Shaped charges control the direction of the blast from an explosive.
selden Creative Writing 301 2,418 10-05-2021, 01:28 AM
    Thread: Ice Bleeding (Ocean Untamed Sequel)
Post: RE: Ice Bleeding (Ocean Untamed Sequel)

Presumably there are many interior rooms which have no walls in direct contact to the outside, so drilling holes in them wouldn't be an option. Maybe some inconspicuous drones could glue hinges (or...
selden Creative Writing 301 2,418 10-03-2021, 09:53 PM
    Thread: Character Profile: Ferria
Post: RE: Character Profile: Ferria

I suggest having a separate section title for the description of the events involving Xi's "corruption", and maybe another one for the final paragraph. I noticed some English problems (in number an...
selden Creative Writing 183 2,555 10-02-2021, 04:13 AM
    Thread: Character Profile: Ferria
Post: RE: Character Profile: Ferria

Manufacturing ships in the ring and dropping them off its outer side has the problem of obtaining their construction materials from somewhere. If they’re not prestaged while the ring is being construc...
selden Creative Writing 183 2,555 09-30-2021, 01:01 PM
    Thread: Character Profile: Ferria
Post: RE: Character Profile: Ferria

Re: moon in the center of the ring: Don't forget that this is an unstable gravitational situation. Larry Niven got a lot of flack about this when Ringworld was published. While there is a restorati...
selden Creative Writing 183 2,555 09-28-2021, 01:56 PM