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Yeah, a new resource management game could be good. Otherwise adapting an existing concept to fit could also work well. 3rd World Farmer and Sim Farm is a good example of this. Both games are farming simulations but with very different focuses. A number of casual games out there that could serve well as raw material. Best suggestion I have is to identify one specific issue that your group feels strongly about and proceed from there. Something motivating, "Save the Reefs!", "Stop the Polluters!", can serve as your rallying point. Then you can determine the game concept, necessary code and images.
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It reminds of a neural net re-weighting itself. The day's events strengthening some nodes while the random firings cause a more generalized weakening. I do wonder if modern tech would allow us to mess with it while a dream is ongoing. I'd like to try artificial muscle stimulation. Proprioception might provide a back door in.
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I could see the ability to express wildly different phenotypes. That much could be done rapidly based on the situation.
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Are there any hypotheses saying we live in a singularity?
Endy0816 replied to keith's topic in Speculations
It has rattled around in my mind at least, probably others. The Universe appearing as a point at a higher level. Main issue is how you could ever prove or disprove such a state. Big assumption but if physics work the same then the Universe would have to deal with the addition of matter and eventual decay. This could be considered evidence against the theory. -
Global Warming is not the problem, we are
Endy0816 replied to kitkat's topic in Ecology and the Environment
It has actually been found the population growth rate has been slowing, possibly even to reverse within our lifetimes. Culturally a finite population poses issues, but ecologically it is easier to deal with. We still stand a good chance of reaching for the worst polluting forms of energy now mind you, but carrying capacity should be less of a threat. -
Could also try interweaving portions instead of using tape. Standard basket style weaves, paper hooks, etc. A look at different paper craft areas could help here.
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Does pyramid power make time stop or go backwards?
Endy0816 replied to Windevoid's topic in The Lounge
10 Million? That would be barely enough to cover my labor costs. What I propose is building a full size replica of the Great Pyramid with, naturally, a solid gold capstone. For total accuracy and not because I plan on using it as a personal tomb/house later we should do the interior as it would have looked originally. In consideration of the above expenses I will generously forgo any personal wages and instead take ownership of the structure(and everything therein) after testing is complete. I trust that this modest proposal will meet with the grant committee's approval. -
Your theory is but one of many pseudo scientific theories out there. More impressive is just how ridiculously far off your numbers are. That much at least was novel. Better to put such things on the Peswiki and call it a day.
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I remember reading at one point that, "A Crank is defined as a man who cannot be turned." If someone is willing to consider changing their views, there is hope, otherwise there is no point in discussion. Depending on my mood sometimes I'll keep trying to get through. Other times I just sit back and enjoy the show as their horribly mistaken theory is demolished. I kind of miss my game forums where I could prove people wrong via demonstration. Nothing like screwing with the calculated average wage of the country to drive a point home.
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Your brain senses movement via a feedback system(proprioception). ie. Move hand 5 inches - Hand has moved 5 inches. Your muscles, however, are(mostly) immobilized during REM sleep. So your brain is sending out movement commands and ends up not getting any return signals. It is something of a bug in the system. Common though since we are all human.
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They weren't far wrong in that humans are special in some fashion. Our simian ancestors passed through a particularly deadly bottleneck. Evolution made sacrifices in a number of other areas just to increase our brain size.
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Consider a cube. Take a cross section of that cube and you have a square. Our 3D Universe is comparable that square. What we term the Present is just one slice of Reality. As for Relativity, you should really check out Muon formation in the upper atmosphere. More reach the ground than their decay rate should allow due to their time(relative to our own) being slowed down. My own opinion is that it isn't possible to time travel for reasons relating to our own continued existence. As for parallel Universes, it is more likely that our Universe's resets account for those. Different iterations of the "same" Universe, rather than some kind of multiverse construct.
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Does pyramid power make time stop or go backwards?
Endy0816 replied to Windevoid's topic in The Lounge
They are fairly direct descendents of the Mastaba. More than likely if they did provide the services suggested they'd be used as granaries and not tombs. That particular theory has been debunked a number of times. About the only theory I've ever heard half-way reasonable is that they served as part of an aqueduct system. Using fire to draw a vacuum in-order to lift water. Just to put it out there, the Disc World series is awesome. Possibly it even contains the explanation why the Pyramid effect no longer works. Improbable but possible. -
I've always found it best to use what you have around the house. Plants, pets, etc. Go with whatever interests you and it should come out fine.
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1000 Ways to Die? (WARNING! Gory details)
Endy0816 replied to TransformerRobot's topic in The Lounge
The last two are true, water intoxication and disembowelment. Couldn't find anything definitive on the window shatter. There's been issues with thermal differences and more obvious cases in hurricanes/tornadoes, but I couldn't find any having to do with an office building death. -
Yeah, would basically be a race against time. Either the black hole evaporates or you run out of enough external pressure to keep going. I'll probably try and work through the math in a separate thread. Considering the energies involved more likely something for our descendents work out.
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Bug Non-Deadend Tracheal Tubes Evolution Possible - UFOs?
Endy0816 replied to Humblemunn's topic in Speculations
Giant Glowing Beetles in the sky! It is only a matter of time that some mutant GM bacteria causes them to hybridize with the Bombardier Beetle. The attack on humanity will soon commence! -
That is the right attitude to take. I think it is safe to tell you now, that you were denying your emotions earlier. I do apologize for the blunt questions, I just don't know any better way to break people out of that stasis. You are going to be more emotional for awhile, you are past the main roadblock though. Congrats on selling the house, just try and connect with people wherever you end up going.
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If the Pastafarian religion considers bathing to be a religious experience, does that mean you are going to stop bathing? No, because it'd be silly. Bathing gives you some benefit. It doesn't matter if someone else thinks it is religious or not. Exact same scenario for meditation. http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/2007/20070903-psychiatrists.html They likely know of the significance of meditation to a number of religions(not all Eastern). That doesn't mean they personally believe in it.
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Good job on opening up. It is perfectly natural to feel angry and not want to talk about the situation. This says it pretty well. Besides needing to grieve the other issue is you have lost your primary social group. Your subconscious mind has been trying to tell you this. With acknowledgement, you can apply your rational mind to finding a solution. As long as your subconscious knows you are working on the problem it'll start letting you rest easier and you'll stop feeling as depressed. Work can serve temporarily. Long term you need something outside of that. Just about anything can work; forums, clubs, religious groups, leagues, even just drinking buddies at the pub. Do whatever you feel most comfortable with.
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Could that be the issue? You need to let what you are feeling show and find someone to talk with. Just to give you a sense of your writing; we have no idea if you are male, female, a divorcee or a widower. I don't like giving out personal details online either, but you can still share while maintaining relative anonymity.
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Kind of... Turbine in standard Earth Atmosphere. Black hole enclosed on every other side behind it. The majority of the energy generated would come from Atmospheric Pressure. I'll have to look up the numbers for Hawking radiation. Makes sense there would be a cost involved though. ...and yes, this would be crazy dangerous.
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It would be the Singularity itself we'd be making use of as a semi-permanent low pressure region. Transmit the effect of the singularity on the inside to the outside. Might be easier to view it as a chain being pulled. How I originally envisioned it. Would hopefully only be used as a secondary source used to improve efficiency. Would work well alongside of the more efficient Hawking radiation. Kind of makes me wonder what the real world numbers would look like.
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That doesn't necessarily follow. A number of religious groups practice meditation, but meditation is not limited to religious groups. Similar case with Yoga. You can view it as communion with the divine or you can view it as a healthy form of exercise. They suggest it because they think it will help. You don't have to follow the belief system to get the benefit. It is Eurocentric not to consider it a religious behavior, but that is exactly the same opinion that gets the masses to accept it when they would reject prayer or confession. General treatments are about what the masses would accept. If you feel some treatment violates your individual value system you are justified in mentioning it. Normal is defined by Society. I don't always agree with it but that is where the definition comes from.
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Seems like Gravity is frequently misunderstood. Two masses generate some force as they come together. Once they are together you can only generate more force by separating them again. Separating them takes more energy than you initially received.