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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 ... |
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Real Life But OA Relevant
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02-20-2023, 01:54 AM |
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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... |
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Art and Visual Media
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02-15-2023, 05:07 PM |
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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... |
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Art and Visual Media
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02-15-2023, 04:51 PM |
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Thread: Logistics of Interstellar Travel
Post: RE: Logistics of Interstellar Travel
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Drashner1 Wrote: (12-23-2022, 07:49 AM)
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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... |
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General Setting Discussion
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12-24-2022, 01:22 AM |
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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... |
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General Setting Discussion
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09-14-2022, 11:03 PM |
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Thread: Space mining snapshot
Post: RE: Space mining snapshot
| I noticed a couple of typos:
envelop should be envelope
sewing should be sowing |
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Creative Writing
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12-18-2021, 03:06 PM |
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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... |
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Suggestion Box - OA forum
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12-15-2021, 06:00 AM |
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Thread: Social Autopilot
Post: RE: Social Autopilot
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Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles
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12-12-2021, 05:09 AM |
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Thread: Social Autopilot
Post: RE: Social Autopilot
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Drashner1 Wrote: (12-09-2021, 10:27 AM)
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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... |
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Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles
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12-09-2021, 02:34 PM |
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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... |
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Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles
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12-09-2021, 12:42 PM |
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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 ... |
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Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles
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12-07-2021, 06:41 AM |
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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"). ... |
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Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles
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11-10-2021, 05:37 AM |
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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... |
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General Setting Discussion
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10-29-2021, 11:58 PM |
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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 |
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General Setting Discussion
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10-13-2021, 11:42 PM |
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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. |
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Creative Writing
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10-05-2021, 02:08 AM |
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Thread: Ice Bleeding (Ocean Untamed Sequel)
Post: RE: Ice Bleeding (Ocean Untamed Sequel)
| Shaped charges control the direction of the blast from an explosive. |
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Creative Writing
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10-05-2021, 01:28 AM |
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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... |
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Creative Writing
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10-03-2021, 09:53 PM |
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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... |
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Creative Writing
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10-02-2021, 04:13 AM |
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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... |
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Creative Writing
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09-30-2021, 01:01 PM |
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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... |
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Creative Writing
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