IRC log for #sporewiki on 20160517

00:03.54dino82_:d
00:08.30DrodoEmpireIts okay :D
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00:13.14dino82_anything going on at the wiki?
00:13.48DrodoEmpireEh, a few things
00:14.00DrodoEmpirehttp://spore.wikia.com/wiki/Fiction:Commonwealth_Civil_War - Charles is working on this
00:14.32DrodoEmpirehttp://spore.wikia.com/wiki/Fiction%3ADrodo_Empire - I've worked on this
00:17.41dino82_oh checking it out
00:18.30dino82_oh wow a new conflicht eh?
00:18.53DrodoEmpireYeah a short civil war in a French colony
00:19.50dino82_neat!
00:31.45DrodoEmpirehttp://spore.wikia.com/wiki/Planet:Tahai - Fresh new page <.<
00:32.28DrodoEmpire~seen AnonyLurk
00:32.29infobotanonylurk <44048e73@gateway/web/freenode/ip.68.4.142.115> was last seen on IRC in channel #sporewiki, 3d 1h 15m 47s ago, saying: 'Everyone's dead, but you killed them too.'.
00:32.42DrodoEmpireThough he was gone longer
00:32.45DrodoEmpire*thought
00:32.49DrodoEmpire~seen Aeo
00:32.49infobotaeo <ad1367c7@gateway/web/freenode/ip.173.19.103.199> was last seen on IRC in channel #sporewiki, 129d 5h 3m 41s ago, saying: 'hi'.
00:33.13DrodoEmpireNow that sounds about right <.<
00:36.41dino82_Nice Planet Drodo! Sounds like an interessting planet
00:37.04DrodoEmpireThanks
00:37.20DrodoEmpireIf you wish to use it as a setting for a fiction story, just ask
00:37.26DrodoEmpireOr if you have any suggestions
00:38.22TheDinoHunterIt looks like a good setting for a story revolving around a bounty hunter
00:40.22DrodoEmpirePerhaps
00:42.36dino82_idd!
00:42.40dino82_Lots of that in the Gigaquadrant
00:44.31TheDinoHunterI already have a character that could be involved in a bounty hunter story http://spore.wikia.com/wiki/Captain:Tarena_Maana
00:45.03TheDinoHunterI'm filled with ideas!
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00:48.54TheDinoHunterwelcome back
00:51.35DrodoEmpireHey
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00:52.50DrodoEmpireHI
00:52.51DrodoEmpire*Hi
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01:04.34dino82_hi wormy!
01:04.42Wormy__hi
01:04.52DrodoEmpireOh, dear.
01:05.21TheDinoHunterI hope your dog gets better
01:05.33Wormy__I'm not sure if he is out of the woods or not
01:05.37Wormy__thanks
01:06.01TheDinoHunteryou're welcome
01:06.25Wormy__whippets are quite fragile dogs
01:11.03dino82_Oh hope it gets better soon!
01:16.56TheDinoHunterBye
01:19.15dino82_bye
01:23.27Wormy__bye
01:57.17Tek0516~tesg
01:57.22Tek0516~test
01:57.22infobotextra, extra, read all about it, test is not funny
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10:07.58Wormy_hi
10:17.22GhelaeHello.
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11:14.37ImpyDroidHi
11:16.42ImpyDroidWormy_: The DCP is under attack by Roreinians http://spore.wikia.com/wiki/Fiction:Delpha_Coalition_of_Planets?diff=prev&oldid=712488
11:21.58Wormy_Fresh from the Kraw galaxy
11:22.27ImpyDroidMaybe it is Irsk in disguise
11:23.35Wormy_" we will reward them by terraforming all coloniies to rife T3"
11:23.37Wormy_Nah
11:24.06Wormy_Unless he has become a staunch green-environmentalist
11:25.57Wormy_I am beginning to feel the chilli pizza move through my lower bowels
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11:55.13Wormy_hi
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12:02.50HachimanHi
12:03.21OluapPlayerHi
12:05.27ImpyDroid2Hi
12:05.44ImpyDroid2OluapPlayer: http://spore.wikia.com/wiki/Fiction:Delpha_Coalition_of_Planets?diff=prev&oldid=712488 Help
12:06.14ImpyDroid2http://spore.wikia.com/wiki/Fiction:Mandragoras?useskin=oasis What is this guy doing even
12:06.18OluapPlayerWhat in fuck's name
12:06.24OluapPlayerI've seen his page but
12:06.43OluapPlayerWhy would he think posting a portuguese quote on an english page is a good idea?
12:06.55ImpyDroid2He is making entire pages in Portuguese
12:08.05OluapPlayerFull retard
12:08.12OluapPlayerI see you already spoke to him though
12:12.12ImpyDroid2Not sure if he can understand me
12:12.21ImpyDroid2Could you translate my message to him?
12:12.30ImpyDroid2for him even
12:13.15OluapPlayerIf he doesn't understand it, I will
12:13.26ImpyDroid2alrigtht
12:13.28OluapPlayerBut the link to the portuguese wiki should speak for itself
12:17.06ImpyDroid2Hachiman: New user acting stupid, react and do something
12:17.50HachimanI don't feel like telling a monkey off for getting its crap on the walls today
12:18.15OluapPlayerIndeed, god save the queen
12:18.25Hachimanim anti-monarchy u
12:18.50OluapPlayeralso anti-wiki editing by the looks of things
12:19.01Hachiman;-;
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12:34.41ImpyDroidWHAT A DAY, WHAT A LOVELY DAY
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12:35.26AdmiralPandahi all
12:35.37AdmiralPandaI may have expied Liberty Prime in a Star Wars RP
12:37.51OluapPlayerHi
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12:54.12JepardiHi
13:05.51HachimanImpyDroid: http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Ortan_Cassius This guy would be cooler if he wasn't an Ultramarine
13:06.37ImpyDroidTrue that
13:07.28AdmiralPandaliterally any Ultramarine would be cooler if he wasn't an Ultramarine
13:35.26OluapPlayerImpyDroid: I was thinking of making a page for Nosfer. Do you reckon that is his actual name or is it an alias?
13:35.45ImpyDroidName I guess
13:36.01OluapPlayerRight
13:36.11OluapPlayerCan you give me an Ordnung-y surname?
13:36.17ImpyDroidAlso, if you are making a page for him, we could as well remake his backstory
13:36.19ImpyDroidHm
13:36.26OluapPlayerSure
13:38.57ImpyDroidNosfer of Sweartham
13:39.41OluapPlayerThat worosk
13:39.43OluapPlayerworks even
13:40.37Hachimani swear fam
13:41.47OluapPlayer[ban]
13:41.51ImpyDroidOrdnung being old fucks, I imagine he could be one of the oldest vampires in the clan
13:44.18OluapPlayerCould be yeah
13:44.20ImpyDroidMaybe Zran actually stole him from Alar'xashan somehow
13:44.35OluapPlayerWhat do you want changed in his backstory?
13:44.49ImpyDroidLike "lose this game and I will steal your greatest fleshweaver"
13:45.08ImpyDroidWell the part about him living in a Klaxxa city could be dealt with
13:46.54OluapPlayerIt'd not be the first time Zran Kar doublecrosses a Simulacrum
13:46.56OluapPlayerWhat's a fleshweaver?
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13:48.40ImpyDroid2Since the Ordnung are now established to have been fairly geeky themselves
13:48.50ImpyDroid2He could be an Ordnung fleshweaver or something
13:49.09ImpyDroid2Like shaping flesh and creating various monsters with majik
13:50.15OluapPlayerAh
13:50.26OluapPlayerThat might be how he created all the things he's said to have created then
13:50.57ImpyDroid2Hm
13:51.10ImpyDroid2Did he do any engineering in the established stories?
13:53.13OluapPlayerIn stories, no
13:53.27OluapPlayerBut he created the Sarigandacs, Golem and Dornmuunon at least
13:56.13ImpyDroid2As in something mechanical as opposed to biological
13:56.47HachimanDon't think so
13:57.47OluapPlayerOh
13:57.54OluapPlayerNo, all biological
13:58.29ImpyDroid2right
13:58.52ImpyDroid2...Then the whole "studying Klaxxa engineering" thing was redundant to begin with hur
13:59.33OluapPlayerWell I imagined he used machines to do all this
13:59.37OluapPlayerFrankenstein style and all
13:59.53OluapPlayerBut if he's some sort of flesh mage then that might not be necessary
14:00.10HachimanFlesh mage
14:00.15HachimanThat sounds fucking terrifying
14:01.38ImpyDroid2Could be using machines together with magic
14:01.50ImpyDroid2Maybe that is how he became a vampire to begin with?
14:02.27OluapPlayerIf you mean that attracted vampires to him, maybe
14:02.27ImpyDroid2Like he wanted to experiment with flesh magic beyond what was allowed in the Kingdom and ended up striking a bargain with Zran'Kar
14:02.44OluapPlayerAh
14:02.47OluapPlayerYeah that's possible
14:02.49ImpyDroid2To get more access to forbidden knowledge and relative freedom of action
14:05.12OluapPlayerI'm guessing he was then kicked out of the Kingdom for doing that
14:06.02ImpyDroid2Pretty much
14:06.09ImpyDroid2"HERETIC" and all that
14:07.15OluapPlayerHow old should he be?
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14:14.33OluapPlayerGoddamnit
14:20.29ImpyDroid2OluapPlayer: Fairly ancient I'd say, around the same age as Varelos
14:21.23OluapPlayerRight
14:21.44OluapPlayerHe's probably the oldest vampire around who's not a pureblood then
14:23.24ImpyDroid2Nosfer - WHIPPERSNAPPERS
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14:40.41CyrannianHi
14:42.52OluapPlayer~punch Cyrannian
14:42.52infobotACTION lets fly with a wild haymaker which catches Cyrannian right on the nose
14:43.11Cyrannian~smash OluapPlayer
14:43.11infobotACTION flings an anvil in OluapPlayer's general direction
15:38.13Tek0516I need to find something to do in RP.
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16:59.31ImperiosOluapPlayer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmopKbwZUQA Real Warcraft
17:01.03OluapPlayerNext WoW expansion is looking good
17:37.18OluapPlayerdead IRC yet again
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17:43.55MonetHello
17:46.21Tek0516Hello
17:49.50MonetAlright, cool E3 dates are here
17:50.18OluapPlayerHi
17:50.26OluapPlayerWhat are the dates?
17:51.25MonetJune 12th-June 14th
17:52.48OluapPlayerLess than a month too go
17:52.51OluapPlayerto
17:53.09MonetIn PDT times we have (June 12) EA 1pm, Bethesda 7pm, (June 13) Microsoft 9:30am, Ubisoft 1pm, Playstation 6pm and June 14 we have Nintendo 9am
17:55.01OluapPlayerSame companies as last year
17:57.37MonetTrue. Though most of those have this as a regular thing
17:57.59MonetBethesda I think is the most recent addition.
17:58.12Wormy_Gosh, I remember even the one 2 years ago like it was recent.
17:59.15OluapPlayerLast year was the first time I stopped and watched an entire E3 event
17:59.25OluapPlayerTime flies, though, it feels like it only just happened
18:01.05Wormy_The way time feels like it speeds up depresses me.
18:01.15OluapPlayerAlmost time to see grown men being cringy to audiences again
18:01.25Wormy_Hah hah lol
18:01.41Wormy_EA in suits and blabbering on about cars again
18:02.09MonetWormy_: Keep your mind on the present, and do not lose yourself i nwhat was and what will be.
18:02.38Wormy_I try, but thats nearly impossible in the university way of life
18:02.39OluapPlayerWe got Pelé last year, maybe they'll have another football celeb on stage
18:03.09OluapPlayerBecause ~videogames?~
18:04.22MonetHe was talking about FIFA 2016 iirc
18:05.14TechnobliteratorI'm hyped for Sony's
18:05.19MonetAlthough I get it. WHen has FIFa ever innovated?
18:07.03MonetHopefully this year they won't spend so long o ntheir other non-videogame related products.
18:07.45Cyrannianhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEIzOB0PQMM - Awkward E3 moments
18:08.15MonetAaand you just reminded me of last year's "bloodporn" 5 minute meme.
18:08.57MonetOr was that the year before?
18:09.28OluapPlayerI don't remember anything like that
18:10.37MonetBasically when SOny introduced Bloodborne, their announcer's accent made it sound like "blood porn". Twitch chat took that and ran with it.
18:11.15OluapPlayerAh
18:11.53OluapPlayerBloodborne was already out at this time last year
18:11.58OluapPlayerSo it was probably at 2014
18:12.06Monetprobably
18:12.28MonetThis'll only be my Third E3
18:12.47TechnobliteratorWhat games do you reckon they'll announce this year?
18:13.10TechnobliteratorI reckon Spore 2 and Jak 4 because it finally makes sense for lol even I can't finish that sentence with a straight face
18:13.22OluapPlayerSpore 2 isn't happening hur
18:13.38OluapPlayerI have no expectations on any of the companies
18:13.41MonetSpore's dead. EA would rather milk the Sims some more.
18:13.43TechnobliteratorI still believe!
18:13.48TechnobliteratorI still belieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeve
18:13.48OluapPlayerNintendo already said they're gonna focus on the new Zelda for the NX
18:14.02TechnobliteratorI hope they'll actually show some details on the NX
18:14.06CyrannianMass Effect is the only thing I can think of that I'm looking forward to
18:14.11OluapPlayerSony are gonna show The Last Guardian plus whatever
18:14.14TechnobliteratorIn fact, I'd be very surprised if they don't
18:14.20TechnobliteratorSony will likely show FFXV and FFVII:R
18:14.28TechnobliteratorBecause them and Square are best buds
18:14.39OluapPlayerEA is >EA, Bethesda is >Bethesda, Microsoft is >Microsoft
18:14.45OluapPlayerSo I expect nothing good out of any of them
18:14.46TechnobliteratorAnd then they'll probably show Call of Whatever
18:14.51Technobliteratoryep
18:15.19CyrannianOh and 343 might show Halo Wars, which should be cool
18:15.21OluapPlayerHaving no expectations means I shouldn't be disappointed hur
18:16.43OluapPlayerOh and I forgot Ubisoft existed
18:16.46OluapPlayerSo there's that
18:17.11MonetWe might see CoD but not on the keynotes because Activision doesn't do keynotes.
18:17.42OluapPlayerIs there not gonna be a PC event like last year?
18:17.45MonetI think Ubi have hinted at a Watch_Dogs 2
18:18.14MonetOh wait CoD is Xbawks
18:18.31MonetSo MIcrosoft might shwo it
18:18.54OluapPlayerThe only game I'm really looking forward to is Dawn of War III and that's PC only
18:19.08OluapPlayerThere's also Space Hulk Deathwing but I think that's too obscure for E3
18:19.50ImperiosHachiman: http://spore.wikia.com/wiki/Captain:Dragostea ...I think you need to update the relationships here
18:20.07ImperiosOr did I miss something
18:20.08OluapPlayerI told him to do that a year ago
18:20.22OluapPlayerNo, he just doesn't update his pages
18:22.12Technobliteratoroh yeah
18:22.21Technobliteratorthey'll probably show DoW III at E3
18:22.28ImperiosAs in more of it?
18:22.42OluapPlayerThey won't if there's no PC conference
18:22.50OluapPlayerDoW III is a PC-only game
18:23.33Cyrannianhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Entertainment_Expo_2016#List_of_confirmed_games - c
18:23.45TechnobliteratorFFXV \o/
18:23.58TechnobliteratorMass effect Andromeda \o/
18:24.00OluapPlayerA load of meh
18:24.27TechnobliteratorThere is a PC conference?
18:25.03MonetThere was last year
18:25.31OluapPlayerYes, it was like the last conference
18:25.39OluapPlayerBut it was mostly boring crap
18:25.43CyrannianThere's the PC Gaming Show, whatever that is
18:25.48OluapPlayerThe only game I remember being talked there was Killing Floor 2
18:26.43OluapPlayerThe other option is Sega making a demo available to play there but I don't see that happening yet
18:28.42MonetOne man's boring crap is another man's dream game.
18:29.41MonetALso if Halo Wars 2 is going ot be anything like the original, stick it on PC!
18:29.53MonetCosnole is not an ideal platform for an RTS.
18:29.55OluapPlayerYeah but they spent a lot of time not talking about videogames iirc
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18:30.49MonetOh you mean Sony's TV/peripheral presentation which took like 40 minutes.
18:31.10OluapPlayerI mean the PC Gaming Show
18:31.36OluapPlayerAlso I just noticed, Square Enix had a conference last year but not this year
18:32.10MonetThere wasa guy from AMD last year if that's who you mean.
18:32.23MonetI was impressed by what he showed.
18:32.32OluapPlayerI kinda zoned out at that part
18:32.36OluapPlayer>List of notable exhibitors         >Sega
18:32.42OluapPlayerOh so DoW III does have a chance of being in
18:34.08Monet"E3 is used by many video game publishers and accessory manufacturers to introduce and advertise upcoming games and game-related merchandise" I guess technically video hardware could count as accessories
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18:36.24The_RandomnessHello
18:36.34GhelaeHello.
18:38.00OluapPlayerhttp://i.imgur.com/FIUSps7.jpg mistakes were made
18:39.52CyrannianHello!
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18:47.32OluapPlayerImperios Monet Hachiman: http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/119/289/0f0.png
18:47.44ZF101Hello all.
18:47.58HachimanNice
18:48.01MonetThomas the Chaos Tank
18:48.26OluapPlayerI knew there was something bad about that face
18:50.13HachimanI remember the old black footballer guy who wouldn't shut up
18:50.21HachimanAnd held up the entire event
18:52.53OluapPlayerCheck link
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18:54.50HachimanWhat link?
18:55.25Monet[19:47:31] <OluapPlayer> Imperios Monet Hachiman: http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/119/289/0f0.png
18:55.30HachimanI did
18:55.34HachimanI said "nice" hur
18:56.27OluapPlayerNot the kind of comment I was expecting
19:01.04HachimanMonet: https://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13237779_676831669137107_8143949514950634967_n.jpg?oh=23f29e93085d67b81022a7941973b230&oe=57E13B26
19:05.00ImperiosOluapPlayer: Uriel Ventris's nemesis
19:06.46OluapPlayerwho that
19:07.17HachimanSome Ultramarine Captain
19:07.22Hachiman"Uriel's distant ancestor, Lucian Ventris, had been a hero of the Chapter and was a Terminator in the 1st Company who was killed during the defense of Macragge from the Tyranids."
19:07.35HachimanI call bullshit because a Space Marine logically shouldn't have descendants
19:11.07OluapPlayerCan't you make more Marines from a dead one's geneseed?
19:13.22HachimanYou can but that doesn't make you their descendant
19:13.36OluapPlayerMaybe that's what they meant
19:13.43HachimanLucian Ventris
19:13.47HachimanUriel Ventris
19:14.12OluapPlayerThat or they come from the same family
19:14.54HachimanI'd be more willing to believe that Lucian and Uriel come from the same family but are otherwise not blood-tied
19:14.54MonetThat's true.
19:15.15Monet"ancestor" could be a distant uncle
19:15.40HachimanEh, true
19:31.07Wormy_Technobliterator:  The existence of games like No Man's Sky is the very final blow to anything like Spore 2.  There is a game with nearly everything that Spore could have had, just without the evolution and editors.
19:31.26TechnobliteratorI wouldn't say that at all
19:31.45TechnobliteratorI think they just demonstrate there's still a market for these kinds of games
19:32.04Wormy_One taken up by indies though
19:32.54Wormy_Spore was simply too big and too grand to fulfill everything.  EA have learned that and will probably never make such a grandiose Sim game again.
19:33.20HachimanEA doesn't care
19:33.23HachimanThat's why it failed
19:33.24Wormy_It tried to be Sim City, NMS, SimLife all in one
19:33.42Wormy_*NMS-like game
19:33.44HachimanAnyway brb
19:34.02The_RandomnessWormy_: Yeah
19:34.33The_RandomnessHaving such a large scope basically kills your chances of doing it well
19:34.48Wormy_There is a rule in the game development world about not over-complexifying games.
19:35.22Wormy_Actually, I think Spore did do very well, not on the gameplay side of things, but on the creativity side of things it remains one of the best games
19:35.32MonetEven if it did succeed, Spore might be more of a tech demo than an actual game.
19:35.34Wormy_Its detractors never appreciate that
19:36.16The_RandomnessWormy_: Yeah, its editors were good, but its gameplay was flat simply due to the amount of things it tried to do
19:36.19MonetLike you say, it's better as a technical demosntration than it did as a game.
19:36.35Monetthan it is as a game*
19:36.51The_RandomnessMonet: I think that's how Portal started
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19:37.10Wormy_I love what the game tried to do, have all these levels from the ceuilar to the galactic, but either the technology wasn't there or time wasn't there, and the evelopers could never quite agree on what Spore was about
19:37.32The_RandomnessYeah
19:37.34Wormy_*have all those levels from the ceelllar to galactic in one game
19:37.46OluapPlayerspu
19:37.57MonetNot knowing what you want your game ot be about is a good way to kill a game mid-development.
19:38.01Wormy_I think originally it was envisioned to make even the cell stage visible in the space stage
19:38.08OluapPlayerXho: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoZLruXs1WQ should interest you
19:38.40Wormy_Instead what we get are annoying diseases
19:39.04MonetSome of the best-selling games have a fairly simple summary.
19:39.11The_RandomnessYeah
19:39.30OluapPlayerayy m8 there's green crap going on, shot my animals for me or my planet will fucking die and i'll hate you forever
19:39.35OluapPlayershoot*
19:39.42The_Randomnessheh
19:39.46XhoXenoverse 2
19:39.50Wormy_Yep, I think thats why NMS has a narrow focus.  There are no creative elements in the game, they want to distance themselves from Spore's over-inflation of directions
19:39.51Xho<PROTECTED>
19:40.14Wormy_And probably distance themselves from Minecraft/Space Engineers-type games
19:40.22MonetWormy_: Even NMS is looking a little like tech-demo-not-game territory.
19:40.31Wormy_Yeah
19:40.49OluapPlayerSpore's Space Stage is made entirely of incredibly incompetent empires
19:41.01The_Randomnessheh
19:41.09OluapPlayerShoot your own damn animals, I'm not the only spaceship with guns
19:41.16Wormy_lol
19:41.34OluapPlayerHowever I am the only spaceship my whole race has ever made ever
19:41.39Monet"Hey mate can you help us, there's this epidemic going on and I don't knwo how my 20 ship strong navy can defend it"
19:41.43Wormy_I ended up ignoring the ever present list of ecosystem collapses
19:41.50Monetcan save it*
19:42.01Xhowhat are we even talking about anyway
19:42.03MonetYeah why is it you own the only spaceship your species ever makes?
19:42.07Wormy_"Yeah, my empire only has 1 ship, yours has 20"
19:42.10OluapPlayerNo Man's Sky and Spore
19:42.44OluapPlayerThe missions are either "kill the things for me" or fetch quests
19:42.58Monet"We have the entire resources of an interstellar empire at our disposal! Let's give our only ship and way of making money to one guy!"
19:43.04OluapPlayerThank god Spore doesn't have escort quests too
19:43.08Xhodumbass empires
19:44.08OluapPlayerI've no idea why I played that stage as much as I did
19:44.16OluapPlayerI remember playing enough to nearly destroy the Grox once
19:44.33Wormy_The player's Spaceship is pretty badarse if one takes it seriously, I gave it a good Tier scale rating.
19:44.50MonetWHen you look at it. Spore's space-age species are perhaps some of the dumbest, and weakest interstellar empires in giction.
19:45.54Moneture they have antimatter missiles but so does the UFP. And the UFP's starfleet numbers in possibly 100+ ships
19:46.37The_RandomnessThe UFP has more ships than that, but they're pretty spread out I believe
19:46.50Wormy_Hm, a close contender might be the Fithpt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footfall
19:47.35MonetI'm sure they upsized their navy after WOlf 359
19:47.59The_RandomnessI don't think we have any good numbers though, so it's hard to say
19:48.27MonetBut even before then you had the Romulans, the Klingons, whatever species and empires Kirk and co. found
19:48.36The_RandomnessBut even if they did start to grow their navy after Wolf 359, they would've been in a really bad place for the Dominion War
19:49.30MonetHow long did the USS Enterprise take to build again?
19:49.43Wormy_I think TOS-era Federation was meant to be more militant
19:49.44MonetEnterprise D
19:50.29Wormy_Not sure but there weren't many Galaxy class starships were there?
19:50.33MonetMore militant but still didn't think to give its soldiers better body armour.
19:51.01Wormy_UFP ships are definately individually powerful though
19:51.39Wormy_The Federation has the tech to potentially ve very powerful if they built fleets of warships
19:51.50MonetAlthough unless a starfleet member's uniform is laced with energy-proofing mesh, then by TNG the Federation appears to forget what PPE is.
19:52.30The_RandomnessPPE?
19:52.36Wormy_Thats what makes STO funny
19:52.42MonetPersonal protective equipment
19:52.45The_RandomnessAh
19:53.43MonetYou'd think on all those scouting and extraction missions the teams go on *someone* would be given armour or a personal energy shield or something.
19:53.45Wormy_Could it be that we've just not seen it?
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19:54.56MonetWormy_: Well we never see any Federation soldiers wearing a helmet outside of a spacesuit.
19:55.13Wormy_Thie Federation has always mostly been in peacetime, and the Enterprise D is an explorer vessel with *families* on-board.
19:55.19MonetThen again Federation soldiers rarely use grenades
19:55.30Wormy_Even in the Dominion War, we missed seeing much of the battles as it was set on DS9
19:56.38The_RandomnessI know this is Star Trek, but you could propose that with something like phasers, protective equipment may either be too difficult to make or be too bulky to be practical
19:57.08MonetThat's why I suggest an energy-proofing mesh of some kind
19:58.35The_RandomnessYeah, I'm not sure. You're talking about the same show that has people getting vaporized by blasts from a handheld weapon :P
19:58.46MonetSomething to at least partially absorb the impact of a phaser beam.
19:59.30Wormy_http://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/20506/were-there-military-personnel-branches-of-service-in-federation-aside-from-sta
19:59.36The_RandomnessIn DS9 at least you see that people getting hit by a phaser do suffer serious burns where it hits, so there could be something like that
20:00.24Wormy_There are some indications that the Federation has no military forces, but other hints that there are in DS9 episodes, however they were never seen on the frontline
20:01.06The_RandomnessI think that their military forces do lie under Starfleet, which encompasses a large number of things
20:01.55Wormy_We've only seen the explorers and diplomats really
20:02.21MonetThat's waht makes things difficult
20:02.42MonetEven during the Dominion War much of the fighting was in space
20:02.46The_RandomnessRight
20:04.32Wormy_or behind the lines
20:05.30Wormy_Interestingly, some DS9 episodes refer to "troops" and "troop convoys"
20:05.41Tek0516Most ground forces would probably have been deployed from the starfleet ships anyway
20:05.49MonetI also disagree that protective gear is inappropriate for diplmatic meetings if it ever happens. Pretty sure a lot of modern private or state security are issued  something like a stab-resistant vest.
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20:07.08DrodoEmpireHi everyone
20:07.11MonetAnd most commerical-grade ballistic vests are graded a resistance to one or two rounds fro ma 9mm - one of the easiest-to-conceal kinds of firearm.
20:07.14Monethi
20:07.46Wormy_Of course Star Trek has never had enough funding for good uniforms http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/images/1/16/Q_21st_Soldier.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140316191007&path-prefix=en
20:08.00The_Randomnesslol
20:08.05DrodoEmpireWhat's this about? I'm curious
20:08.06Wormy_That is apparently a 21st century Earth soldier
20:08.25Tek0516Wormy_: Post-apocalyptic 21st century soldier IIRC.
20:08.32Wormy_The [lack of] appearences of military units in the Federation
20:08.46DrodoEmpireTo be fair, that isn't *unrealistic*- Low-budget maybe but that's all
20:09.08DrodoEmpireSoldiers are wrapped up in all kinds of kevlar now and its not like they're stripping down on its usage
20:09.16Wormy_it looks like passing without the armour or helmet
20:09.19MonetTHey had enough of a budget by TNG t oafford a couple of suits of that armour.
20:09.23DrodoEmpireAnd yeah Federation military is a joke
20:09.59Wormy_there is an illuminati symbol though
20:10.30DrodoEmpireWormy_: Keep in mind modern battle helmets also have kevlar in them, so even the helmet isn't a terrible design
20:10.43HachimanIf I recall, wasn't the Federation a fanatical pacifist society?
20:11.19DrodoEmpireThe Federation was overbearingly pacifistic, yet also somehow run by the military (or at least heavily influenced by Starfleet)
20:11.28DrodoEmpireIt was also almost certainly communist
20:11.36DrodoEmpireReally quite a horrifying society
20:11.55MonetIt can't be that anti-military if Sterfleet maintained many of the old naval traditions.
20:12.15MonetIt was I know, but not t othe point of eliminating the concept.
20:12.33DrodoEmpireThat and I believe there was at least one episode where a civilian was tried by a judge who was clearly in Starfleet uniform
20:12.39Hachiman>almost certainly communist     >quite a horrifying society
20:12.42Hachimanwat u tryna say
20:12.55DrodoEmpireThat communism sucks shit and the Federation does too <.<
20:13.08DrodoEmpireA member of the military police in all liklihood
20:13.17MonetSocialism is mmm okay.
20:13.26DrodoEmpireSocialist elements are good
20:13.48DrodoEmpireCommunism is clearly bad for any society interested in freedom or economic prosperity
20:15.32MonetAnd I agree with Drodo about helmets
20:16.09MonetUnlike body armour - which could be a protective mesh laid withi nthe uniform - we virtually never see any kidn of helmet.
20:16.39DrodoEmpireRight, which is odd because the helmet is- by far- *the most important* part of any armour
20:16.46MonetOh no...I just relaised something.
20:16.52DrodoEmpireAnd there isn't any canon evidence to suggest armoured uniforms
20:17.13MonetHow often do we see PPE being worn by starfleet's engineers?
20:17.17DrodoEmpirePlus I think security officers regularly get gunned down with ease in the TV series
20:18.00DrodoEmpireDunno
20:18.03Wormy_Though as was pointed out earlier, we have never seen the frontlines and most of the time the characters are behind the scenes of a battle or not operating in wartime at all.
20:18.17MonetI have a sneaking feeling that the Federation's Elfin' Safety Standards took a nosedive
20:18.34DrodoEmpireWormy_: We do see the frontlines though, during one episode at least in DS9
20:18.53DrodoEmpireAnd, again, no canon evidence for any sort of ground warfare capabilities so speculation is useless
20:19.06MonetDrodoEmpire: Yeah hasn't there been at least one tactical operation against Jem'hadar soldiers?
20:19.10DrodoEmpire^
20:19.10Wormy_I know what episode you meann, but we never really saw very much except for some wounded troops.  Interestingly they were referred to as troops
20:19.20DrodoEmpireThe Siege of TR-something or however
20:19.42MonetThere is no way a siege is 'behind the frontlines'
20:19.54DrodoEmpireClearly their only ground forces were brigades of Starfleet "infantry"
20:20.02DrodoEmpireSupported from the air
20:20.11HachimanPerhaps funding for land military operations was severely cut in order to promote naval and science operations
20:20.45MonetSeverely enough to stuggle in giving its soldiers proper protective equipment?
20:20.50DrodoEmpireThat's likely true but doesn't really change the fact that the Federation is severely deficient in the area of planetside warfare
20:21.26MonetIf your army can't afford to supply all its grunts with helmets I seriously question how well-funded it is.
20:21.31DrodoEmpire^
20:21.47DrodoEmpireI daresay the federation's ground-army is completely non-existent
20:22.02MonetActually 'question' is too mild
20:22.07MonetI'm more in fear.
20:22.10DrodoEmpire^
20:22.24Wormy_Well there are terrain vehicles, though this is questionable on its tactical abilities http://orig06.deviantart.net/ffab/f/2015/125/f/0/2002_star_trek_nemesis_003_by_mad_man_with_a_pen-d8satx3.jpg
20:22.57DrodoEmpireYeah that's a single example, and its never been observed being used in battle
20:23.06DrodoEmpireIts tactical abilities would likely be limited yes
20:23.08MonetThat's more of a jeep or some kind of lightly-armoured FAV.
20:23.08Wormy_But if they have that, they might have more
20:23.53MonetMaybe there's a more armoured version?
20:23.57DrodoEmpireBut you have zero evidence for that, Wormy_
20:24.17Wormy_No, but no reason to suggest there isn't
20:24.20DrodoEmpireYou can't simply assert things, especially given that ST is such a well-documented franchise
20:24.20MonetBecause tactcally speaking, the crew of that buggy have next to zero protection from gunfire.
20:24.33DrodoEmpireActually there is, considering how well-documented ST is
20:24.53DrodoEmpireIf this were some obscure series with little reference material then I'd understand the speculation
20:24.57Wormy_I'm not asserting anything other than the observation that Star Trek never focused on planetside warfare, though they were mentioned behind the scanes
20:25.58Wormy_Drodo:  And actually, the Argo was used in battle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX-SYhzfaf0
20:26.10Wormy_Only against a pre-warp species
20:26.10DrodoEmpireIt is mentioned and when observed is little more than infantry maneuvers. You didn't directly assert anything no but at the same time I'm just saying that speculation isn't too necessary
20:26.24MonetWe're not expecting massive field battles no. By the time of TNG modern combat had evolved to having small-scale skirmishes be the order of the day.
20:27.26DrodoEmpireWell yes 21st century combat is much the same way in that a battle is spread out over miles of land, but at the same time that doesn't justify the lack of basic body armour or combat vehicles that could turn a battle
20:27.36DrodoEmpireAnyhow
20:27.39Monet(Although I did enjoy that one episode where a Cardassian picked apart how complicated the Federation's compression rifles are.
20:27.58CyrannianIt's likely a mix between Roddenberry's idealistic vision of ST as a show about exploration and the belief that land invasions would be rendered obsolete with the emergence of starships capable of obliterating planetary surfaces from orbit. Not saying that I agree with that though
20:28.12DrodoEmpireRight, right
20:28.36MonetSometimes capturing a target or location can be more effective than blasting it to pieces.
20:28.46DrodoEmpireI disagree with the idea of land combat becoming obsolete also- Mostly due to the fact that it completely ignores the fact that war isn't about annhilation- Its about capturing
20:28.53The_RandomnessRight
20:29.07DrodoEmpireAlso ST ship weapons aren't able to obliterate very much, they're a bit feeble really :p
20:29.10MonetWar has become much mroe surgical as it has evolved.
20:29.34HachimanAlso, land operations are beneficial for quelling rebellions
20:29.52DrodoEmpireThat too
20:30.15MonetThose Wartime-era vidoes of wings of bombers dropping dozens of bombs o na single area doesn't happen so much these days.
20:30.37DrodoEmpireLand operations are just essential for taking anything over really- You can't actually occupy territory and exploit its resources without boots (and yes, by "boots" I mean infantry with rifles) on the ground
20:30.47Wormy_Also, Drodo I must disagree with you on that, a few Cardassian and Romulan ships reduced a third of the Founder homeworld's planetary crust within a single barrage
20:30.55Wormy_Thats no easy feat
20:31.02Wormy_To vapour
20:31.11DrodoEmpireHm, one minute
20:31.23Cyrannianhur was just about to link to that battle
20:31.49Wormy_I think there are specs for the power of TOS era photon torpedoes as well.
20:31.54CyrannianPlus there were these guys in Enterprise:  http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Military_Assault_Command_Operations
20:32.15CyrannianNot sure if they remained under the Federation of course, since Enterprise was the latest series to be made
20:32.23DrodoEmpireAlso actual official sources give some rather small (especially by comparison to SW or other franchise's weapons) numbers for weapons power, particularly the federation
20:32.26DrodoEmpireNot every race though
20:32.30MonetYeah but the existence of MACO is a bit up i nthe air in older shows.
20:32.54DrodoEmpire^
20:34.10Wormy_Here's the scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU4lYIuvg58
20:34.33MonetRegarding bombardment, I myself question the fiesability of Base-Delta-Zero.
20:34.46Monetbut maybe that's a conversation for another time
20:34.52ImperiosCyrannian: >MACO
20:34.56ImperiosI hope they did not use cars
20:35.19DrodoEmpireMonet: Considering the immense power of SW starships, it was definitely feasible. :p
20:35.36MonetDrodoEmpire: For a single ship though.
20:35.40Cyrannianhttp://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Base_Delta_Zero - I like how in the new canon, Imperials refer to it as "planetary liberation"
20:35.55DrodoEmpireMonet: Check out the stats for a Star Destroyer sometime :p
20:36.20ImperiosCyrannian: >liberation
20:36.23Imperios'MPUYAH
20:36.47MonetDrodoEmpire: Yeah and from what I can gather a single Star Destroyer is basically firing the beam version of a 30 megaton nuke.
20:37.59XhoOluapPlayer: I take it you heard of the Dark Souls board game
20:38.14OluapPlayerI know it exists but that's it
20:38.17XhoWell
20:38.19Wormy_The Venator class had multi-terraton-lervel weapons mentioned in the (now non-canon I guess) Star Wars Cross-sections
20:38.22DrodoEmpireMonet: "Refire rates seem to be roughly 1 shot per 2 seconds, so the energy level of each individual blast would have to be 94 million TJ (22 gigatons of TNT) for heavy turbolasers and 750,000 TJ ( 179 megatons) for light turbolasers."
20:38.29XhoThey wanted £50,000 as a pledge to develop it
20:38.32XhoThey made that in three minutes
20:38.53OluapPlayersanic
20:38.58MonetDrodoEMpire: THat's what makes me doubtful.
20:39.02DrodoEmpireWhy?
20:39.07DrodoEmpireThat's what it is... :p
20:39.21MonetI mean to make a beam that powerful
20:39.24ImperiosCyrannain: This reminds me
20:39.36ImperiosYou mentioned years ago that Basileus Justiciars used magic
20:39.40ImperiosIs that still so?
20:39.52Moneta "light" turbolaser has more of an impact force than 3 Tsar Bombas.
20:39.54DrodoEmpireYou can't just look at the official numbers (and the numbers that've been mathematically calculated) and say "I disagree with this because I doesn't agree with me"
20:40.08DrodoEmpireYes, Monet, it requires power that beggars the imagination
20:40.20DrodoEmpireBut you're in no position to deny that that is what it is
20:40.48Wormy_Physically, a beam can have any amount of power, it depends on the source.  Now I don't care about EU being non-canon, but hypermatter is probably more than enough
20:40.48MonetOne blast from a light turbolaser would ignaite an oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere.
20:41.12DrodoEmpireMonet: Citation needed. :p
20:41.35Wormy_It may not actually
20:41.47CyrannianImperios: I would no longer use magic and I doubt all of them do
20:41.54CyrannianAs in, the word "magic"
20:42.30OluapPlayerJust say force
20:42.42HachimanGee guys, the term is "midichlorians"
20:42.43OluapPlayerit's stor wors yanno
20:42.44HachimanGet it right
20:42.49Cyrannianshup philistine
20:43.39Wormy_The critical temperature and pressure of the atmosphere will determine how much of it can ignite
20:43.44MonetDrodoEmpire: Star Wars can do whatever it likes because its super-soft science fiction.
20:43.55The_RandomnessMore like science fantasy tbh
20:44.00Wormy_I don't know the calcs but I'm sure that also applies to an Earth-like atmosphere
20:44.04DrodoEmpireMonet: ...And so is Star Trek. What's your point?
20:44.07CyrannianWormy_: I would imagine all of that stuff remains canon, it's really only stories that are impacted, take a look at the specs of this canon ship: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Resurgent-class_Star_Destroyer
20:44.14DrodoEmpireWhat point did you even make there? :p
20:44.18XhoWell the Fictionverse is as well
20:44.21ImpyDroidThe_Randomness: Space opera is the term
20:44.28MonetI'm not doubting a Star Destroyer *can* perfor mBDZ, I doubt if it can actually be done with just one ship i norbit.
20:44.39The_RandomnessI know that's what the movies are considered, but it is space fantasy
20:44.42Wormy_Oh I'm glad it is still powered by hypermatter
20:44.54ImpyDroidThe term space opera is older
20:45.04Wormy_Cyrannian:  I just consider the Dinsney canon and EU canon as seperate timelines
20:45.07The_RandomnessWhat's your point?
20:45.07DrodoEmpire^
20:45.15DrodoEmpireI prefer EU honestly
20:45.38ImpyDroidMy point is that it is not very correct to use the term younger than Star Wars to refer to Star Wars
20:45.59CyrannianImportant to note however that it was not Disney who decided to split canon, it was the Lucasfilm Story Group. George Lucas never regarded any of the EU as canon
20:46.00XhoDrodoEmpire: Legends, Drodo, Legends
20:46.09DrodoEmpireWhichever
20:46.41ImpyDroidYou wouldn't call Lewis's space chronicles science fantasy for example, they were planetary romance
20:46.44The_RandomnessI disagree there. I think both terms are correct to describe it
20:46.55HachimanMy what now
20:47.03Wormy_Planet glassing with one ship would take a long time (and I don;t like the term), but it would be easy to smash semi-molten craters into a planet's crust with gigaton or higher weaponry comparable to asteroid impacts
20:47.10The_RandomnessStar Wars is basically fantasy in space
20:47.12ImpyDroidHachiman: The other Lewis
20:47.18ImpyDroidThe Narnia-making one
20:47.22HachimanOh
20:47.28HachimanI didn't like Narnia so
20:47.33MonetWhen dealing with science fantasy, I'm happy to accept whatever science they show off because its basically elves and dwarves i nspace.
20:47.40Wormy_That would be more efficiently done with kinetic weapons though
20:47.41ImpyDroidNu Narnia best fantasy
20:47.41Xholol fuk ur jesus lion
20:48.09DrodoEmpireMonet: Right, except you clearly weren't okay with it earlier :p
20:48.11ImpyDroidXho: How dare you
20:48.20ImpyDroidLion Jesus rawred for your sins
20:48.24Hachiman"HEY GUYS THERE IS AN ENTIRE WORLD BEHIND OUR WARDROBE ALSO JESUS IS A LION AND THERE IS A QUEEN WHO SEDUCES PEOPLE WITH CHOCOLATE"
20:48.30ImpyDroidLion Jesus
20:48.35ImpyDroidImplying that is not awesome
20:48.35Hachiman"OH AND A REALLY FUCKING ANNOYING FAUN GUY"
20:48.39XhoTo be honest you could seduce me with chocolate
20:48.40OluapPlayer>SEDUCES PEOPLE WITH CHOCOLATE
20:48.42OluapPlayerCount me in
20:48.48Xhohivemind seduction c
20:48.50OluapPlayerHivemind chocolate
20:49.20MonetDrodoEmpire: We were talking about the plausability of melting planetary crusts with lasers, I did say talking about BDZ was to eb best left for another conversation.
20:49.22XhoProblem is I'm not too partial to dairy on the account of it making my skin rash violently
20:49.42HachimanXho is allergic to cows
20:49.45Wormy_I've never really thought that Base Delta Zero was melting
20:49.50XhoI'm allergic to everything
20:50.01XhoIt's rather amazing I'm still alive
20:50.11DrodoEmpiretoo bad <.<
20:50.12DrodoEmpire>.>
20:50.12HachimanYeah, we need to fix that
20:50.13ImpyDroidI know that feel bro
20:50.13Wormy_But rather more like a single-hit impact
20:50.22ImpyDroidI have the immune system of a quarian
20:50.39XhoI'm pretty sure I've got some stomach bug right now
20:50.44MonetXho: Dar kchocolate maybe?
20:50.54MonetDark chocolate*
20:50.54HachimanImpyDroid: That implies you get sick if someone has sex with you
20:50.58XhoEarlier I thought I was passing blood but it turns out it was more than likely something I ate the day previously
20:51.00Tek0516My little random fan theory for why Star Wars ships work in their strange orbital mechanics is that they're not actually at orbital speed and are just staying in space via antigrav. Hence why they also "sink" when destroyed. :P
20:51.13XhoIf the universe is trying to kill me just fucking do it already
20:51.27ImpyDroidHachiman: As a matter of fact, it seems so
20:52.02OluapPlayerNo you can't die
20:52.06MonetTekDroid: Well they get themselves into orbit using a similar idea.
20:52.07OluapPlayerwe didn't finish our fiction yet
20:52.38ImpyDroidThe_Randomness: Anyway, one can call Star Wars science fantasy but I wouldn't say it is that applicable
20:52.41MonetI've played enough KSP to understand that simpyl flying up doesn't get you into a stable orbit.
20:52.42ImpyDroidSure it is fantasy
20:52.52XhoSomeone transfer my conscience into a robot
20:53.05The_RandomnessImpyDroid: It has the trappings of scifi and fantasy
20:53.09XhoI need android bodies to become a reality in this life time or so help me
20:53.16ImpyDroidBut it draws from different sources of inspiration than most traditional fantasy stories
20:53.39OluapPlayerDoesn't make it any less space fantasy
20:53.45OluapPlayerIt has spaceships and magic at the same time
20:53.45ImpyDroidTrue that
20:53.48MonetIt has cowboys, outlaws and wizards and Nazis, but IN SPACE!
20:53.50The_RandomnessAlso, simply because it was called "space opera" first, that does not mean that any sort of terms applied to it afterwards are invalid
20:54.10The_RandomnessThat's honestly just silly
20:54.12ImpyDroidIt is not invalid but it feels more right to call it space opera dunno
20:54.24ImpyDroidJust as a matter of tradition
20:54.39MonetFlash Gordon was one of Lucas' inspirations.
20:55.05Wormy_This is my favourite attempt out there to grade the hardness of science fiction http://www.kheper.net/topics/scifi/grading.html
20:55.38Wormy_Star Wars is simply "Very Soft", but not actually the softest
20:56.31Wormy_it states
20:56.33Wormy_"SCIENCE FANTASY: claims to be SF, and indeed has or is based on self-consistent SF elements that would otherwise include it under SF, but also includes one or more supernaturalist elements that remove it from the realm of pure SF. George Lucas uses the term "Space Fantasy" to describe his work, although it seems to me that - except for its fairy tale prologue ("a long time ago in a galaxy far away") - Star Wars can more properly be i
20:56.36The_RandomnessRight, and while that's a good way to rate "hardness," people tend to just see "perceived hardness" based on certain trappings
20:57.02The_RandomnessAnd that's why I try to stay away from sci-fi hardness in general
20:57.08MonetYeah this chart is good for those who want ot get academic
20:57.26Wormy_Well he/she has some good criteria down
20:57.39ImpyDroidhm
20:57.46CyrannianInteresting that Star Wars and Star Trek are considered on the same level
20:57.53ImpyDroidWould 40k be softer than Star Wars or harder
20:57.57TechnobliteratorStar Wars is absolutely science fantasy
20:58.01TechnobliteratorNo fiction about it
20:58.12MonetStar Wars just doesn't care about the science bit.
20:58.17TechnobliteratorMaybe the Legends EU was science fiction, but current Star Wars, absolutely not
20:58.18ImpyDroidI guess softer because ORKS
20:58.26Wormy_I would definelyely only rate the Xeelee Sequence as "Plausibly Hard", but have Baxter's Minfold Series one grading above
20:58.31ImpyDroidTechnobliterator: Legends was even more absurdly fantasy
20:58.32OluapPlayerGenre: WAAAAAAAAGH
20:58.34Wormy_*Manifold
20:58.52Tek0516I just use "Science fiction" for all futuristic type of works and "science fantasy" as a subset of it that's more focused on fantastic elements than the science.
20:58.57ImpyDroidIt had Palpatine turning into an undead god summoning black holes with his mind
20:59.08Tek0516O.O
20:59.18ImpyDroidZombies created by a magical amulet
20:59.30TechnobliteratorThis is personal preference, but I don't like sci fi when it's too hard. It gets boring when creators aren't really allowed to be creative.
20:59.51ImpyDroidHard Sci fiction works best IMO when it is more down to earth
20:59.57ImpyDroidThe Martian is the best example
21:00.10HachimanAye
21:00.18HachimanInterstellar is
21:00.20HachimanWell
21:00.28Tek0516Hard sci-fi can still be very creative though, it's just that the stereotypical example is essentially a science textbook.
21:00.32HachimanInterstellar is not science fantasy, that is for sure hur
21:00.41ImpyDroidInterstellar is actually pretty weird when it comes to hardness
21:00.44The_RandomnessInterstellar is...not as hard as people make it out to be
21:00.52ImpyDroidIt varies from uber-hard to uber-soft
21:00.57The_RandomnessThere's a lot of silly stuff in it
21:00.57MonetI think both hard and soft sci fi have their creative merit.
21:01.03The_RandomnessMonet: Yeah, of course
21:01.07ImpyDroidLike it has all these scientific calculations but also the POWAH OF LOVE
21:01.07Tek0516Monet: Absolutely.
21:01.13The_RandomnessI'm not saying that any one is better
21:01.17TechnobliteratorIt can be, but generally I find it less interesting. I primarily watch science fiction for, well, the fiction aspect. Not for less creative and more restrictive stuff.
21:01.23ImpyDroidAnd ghosts
21:01.27TechnobliteratorNeither style is better or worse, this is just my personal preference
21:01.31Wormy_Babylon 5 is slightly harder than Star Trek and effort was made to be more realistic.
21:01.44ImpyDroidTechnobliterator: I imagine you speaking in a cold robotic voice
21:01.47ImpyDroidA la EDI
21:01.50TechnobliteratorI also don't like how people like to look down on soft sci fi even if it's blatantly unrealistic
21:01.53Technobliteratorwat
21:02.07TechnobliteratorThis is a very random point :p
21:02.08Wormy_I'd rate Interstellar as "Plausibly Hard", same as Xeelee Sequence or OA.
21:02.20ImpyDroidBur
21:02.21ImpyDroidBut
21:02.24ImpyDroidGhosts
21:02.42OluapPlayerHardness level: intangible spooky
21:02.44Wormy_Modifications to laws of physics are allowed in that category
21:03.04CyrannianFuturama is the hardest example of hard sci-fi, like when they overcame the barriers of FTL travel by increasing the speed of light
21:03.16ImpyDroidOluapPlayer: Interstellar is basically "spooky ghosts in spooky black holes"
21:03.24Tek0516I like it when effort is made to keep sci-fi somewhat plausible, but it's not an absolute thing for me.
21:03.33OluapPlayerspook/10
21:03.37Wormy_Actually one of the bigger problems in Interstellar was the planet-wide ecosystem collapse
21:03.45MonetIts jsut a personal preference but I see "limitations restrict creativity" as a fallacy.
21:03.46OluapPlayerFucking Spore empires
21:03.50OluapPlayerIt's all their fault
21:04.10MonetSometimes limitations encourage creativity.
21:04.12Wormy_Terrible fallacy, they become the stage to build upon new kinds of story
21:04.28ImpyDroidOluapPlayer: They should have just killed the sick animals
21:04.44OluapPlayerYes, all you had to do is kill 5 glowing animals
21:04.48OluapPlayerThe whole plot is solved
21:05.29Tek0516Limitations and restrictions can be great for innovation.
21:05.54Wormy_Thats why I will always prefer the Xeelee over something like the Antispirals.  It might take them billions of years to shoot galaxy projectiles as opposed to the Antispirals chucking them around, but if you think about it deeply its far cooler
21:06.06MonetWormy_: Yeah, exactly. Star Trek's transporter technology for instance, was due to budget limitations.
21:06.06ImpyDroidExtreme soft fiction is bad because in that case, pretty much anything can happen
21:06.18ImpyDroid"LOL MAGIC"
21:06.23OluapPlayerYou're comparing Hard Sci-fi to not-sci-fi-at-all
21:06.27ImpyDroidThere is no intrigue at all
21:06.30TechnobliteratorHow is that bad? ._.
21:06.50TechnobliteratorWhat if it's not designed for there to be intrigue?
21:07.12ImpyDroidBecause, unless you set some rules, everything can be resolved with one deus ex machina or another
21:07.15TechnobliteratorFuturama is the obvious example, basically any setting that doesn't require you to take it seriously
21:07.27MonetTechnobliterator: Well the plot might flop.
21:07.28ImpyDroidI mean in a serious setting
21:07.30OluapPlayerThat depends of the writer's skill
21:07.33Wormy_I might like hard SF but actually I enjoy soft SF just as much, they offer different ways to make a story
21:07.54TechnobliteratorIn a serious setting, having limited rules is still not a bad thing
21:08.07MonetEg. "in a world wherep hoenix downs exist, how come Aeris wasn't ressurected"
21:08.18TechnobliteratorThe plot flopping has nothing to do with the setting, if the writer is bad, they're just doing an awful job
21:08.35Cyrannianhttp://spore.wikia.com/wiki/Fiction:New_Cyrannian_Republic/Government/Senate#Political_Factions - Guise (particularly Impy and Oluap), I did stuff, c
21:08.44OluapPlayerI've seen that
21:08.47OluapPlayerdats not neraida war
21:09.11Technobliteratoroh, Cyrannian, did you see I mentioned the Republic in my most recent Loron History
21:09.12CyrannianDid I get Milinitt's affiliation right doe?
21:09.17OluapPlayerYes
21:09.28CyrannianI didn't, I'll take a look now
21:09.28ImpyDroidCyrannian: Cannot ball-o Apollo
21:09.38Technobliteratorhttp://spore.wikia.com/wiki/Fiction:A_Loron_History_of_SporeWiki#Mythology - Doomsday is the one
21:09.44OluapPlayerOne thing is you're using Aedanius Cretacea as a redirect for Apollo
21:09.47TechnobliteratorA Loron version of 1984
21:09.47OluapPlayershouldn't do that
21:09.50OluapPlayerno redirects for fiction
21:10.34Technobliteratoryeah
21:11.29MonetWasn't one of the elements of 1984 that everyoen was trickedi nto thinking they were living happy lives?
21:12.00MonetAll that stuff like "productivity is up, peopel are living longer and we've made more boots this year than ever before!"
21:12.30TechnobliteratorOf course, Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia
21:12.59Wormy_A bit like the DCP then
21:13.23CyrannianTechnobliterator: hur that was great
21:13.26TechnobliteratorYeah, Wormy, I was surprised you'd never read it
21:13.28Technobliterator^.^
21:13.40MonetI find the DCP is the truest representation of what the world of 1984 is about.
21:13.43TechnobliteratorAnd remember, this is how the Republic dies
21:13.50Technobliteratorthey are killed by the epic god Brok'O'Bama
21:13.59Technobliteratorthe literal devil
21:14.04Wormy_Funnily enough I took more inspiration by extrapolating the modern world
21:14.17XhoOluapPlayer: "The Terror of the Night"              Nalashtannylor - bitch get outta mah nite
21:14.17TechnobliteratorWell, 1984 did much the same thing
21:14.37ImpyDroidTechnobliterator: Does he convert Lorons to his religion too
21:14.46OluapPlayerKareena - make me~
21:14.52XhoThat actually makes me wonder
21:14.56TechnobliteratorMuslamicism? yeah sure
21:15.13XhoWhat is the Vampire stance on Nalashtannylor as he's da nite god
21:15.20OluapPlayerNone
21:15.32MonetInstead of mandatory exercise times and two minutes hate, people today are kept content with X-Factor, Keeping up with the Kardashians and the Daily Mail.
21:15.32XhoNalashtannylor - u fukn wot scrubs
21:15.32CyrannianHe thwarted the effort to Make the Republic Great Again
21:15.53OluapPlayerI doubt they know he exists
21:16.35Wormy_Don't forget that Womens gossip show and Jeremy Kyle on ITV
21:17.11Technobliteratorthe problem with Cyrannus is, there are too many illegal Cognatus
21:17.15XhoNalashtannylor - man y'all need som nite lites
21:17.19Technobliteratorthey're rapists
21:17.24Technobliteratorand some, I assume, are good people
21:17.25HachimanThanks O'Bama
21:17.26MonetGoldstein is real, but he shares the double life of Jeremy Kyle and Jerry Springer.
21:17.51Monethas the double life*
21:18.48*** join/#sporewiki dino82_ (d8dd47aa@gateway/web/freenode/ip.216.221.71.170)
21:19.11DrodoEmpireHi!
21:19.25dino82_hi
21:19.30Monet1984 was a world that was short, cruel and depressing, but no one realised. And those who did never existed.
21:19.32MonetHi
21:19.35CyrannianHai dino!
21:19.46OluapPlayerHi
21:19.58GhelaeHello.
21:20.08ImpyDroidMonet Wormy_: I remember when I read 1984, my parents commented that "anything you could read in that book, your great-grandparents lived through"
21:21.05TechnobliteratorSoviet Russia was one of the things it was based on
21:21.08TechnobliteratorThat, and Nazi Germany
21:21.16Technobliteratorand wartime Britain
21:21.17ImpyDroidPretty much
21:21.26MonetWith exaggeration
21:21.29ImpyDroidTechnobliterator: Founded by people
21:21.38TechnobliteratorHonestly, some things from 1984 are true even in Western democracies
21:21.45TechnobliteratorMcCarthy, anyone?
21:21.56MonetPretty sure there are impracticalities to installign a camera inside everyone's home.
21:21.58ImpyDroidIngsoc was evidently foynded by those WHO WA'ED BRI'N TO BE 'BOU' BRI'ISH
21:22.46dino82_hi all!
21:22.47TechnobliteratorThere aren't impracticalities to using evercookies in everyone's web browser and checking their search histories for anything that may make them seem like a threat to the government, though
21:22.48dino82_Howz all doing
21:22.53XhoHow did I understand that
21:22.59DrodoEmpireI'm well
21:23.02Technobliterator:o
21:23.12TechnobliteratorI'm good, dino, just finished 2/5 exams, you?
21:23.22MonetTechnobliterator: Technology marches o nthough
21:24.01MonetOrwell envisioned a camera in every living room monitored by the police.
21:24.10MonetMaybe its a good metaphor
21:24.25dino82_Great to hear! Oh that is great Jo! Felt well abou them? I am doing great as well thanks, less workload and stress for the moment so that leaves some time for the wiki and more for maintining a personal live haha :d
21:24.30TechnobliteratorEvercookies are currently used to more effectively target ads at you, but there's not a whole lot stopping the government from using them and enforcing them
21:24.48Technobliteratorour cyber laws here are awful
21:24.58TechnobliteratorAnd yep, dino, I feeel pretty confident
21:24.59Wormy_There are probably cameras in the toilet, in the DCP.
21:25.02TechnobliteratorNice to hear ^.^
21:25.18MonetBut evercookies lack the human element - the information they provide could easily get buried and lost in the sheer volume of incoming information.
21:25.35DrodoEmpireIts still creepy and weird that the government would want that information
21:25.36TechnobliteratorEvercookies are not read by humans, this is true
21:25.40TechnobliteratorHow long before they are?
21:25.45DrodoEmpireCreepy, weird, and should be illegal
21:25.47TechnobliteratorI know it's a slippery slope useless argument
21:25.54Technobliteratorbut I really don't like the thought of it
21:25.56DrodoEmpireFor the government to ever monitor it
21:26.02TechnobliteratorYes
21:26.02DrodoEmpireIts not necessarily wrong, Tech
21:26.10MonetThey're nto looked at by humans because that's where the impracticalities begin.
21:26.17DrodoEmpireThe concern is completely legitimate seeing as there *is* a slippery slope
21:26.20Wormy_Well, nevermind people.  AI algorithms are already good enough to track people and learn about your habits.
21:26.23DrodoEmpire^
21:26.30dino82_@Jo: great:D Good luck with the others as well!
21:26.32TechnobliteratorI don't like how they can place you on a list just for searching a term they don't like
21:26.36Technobliteratorthanks! ^.^
21:26.38Wormy_Useful for both corporations and government
21:26.44DrodoEmpireThe government could easily make a beast of an AI for that purpose
21:27.14Wormy_Plus, they fuck up with our data quite often.
21:27.22MonetMost of the time that information sold to corporates is used to create something better-suited to the demographic they onsider you part of.
21:27.34The_Randomnessputs on his tinfoil hat
21:27.34DrodoEmpireYeah yeah that's best-case scenario
21:27.50DrodoEmpireAgain, its possible the government could use it for worse purpose
21:27.51DrodoEmpire*s
21:27.52Wormy_Letting it open to hackers, leaving hard-drives on the bus, getting false reports about people, etc.
21:27.57DrodoEmpireNot that they are, but its scary they can
21:27.57MonetThat's how Google makes all itsm oney.
21:28.01TechnobliteratorThe_Randomness, we're not talking about tinfoil hat conspiracies
21:28.06DrodoEmpire^
21:28.08The_RandomnessI know
21:28.16Wormy_This is the real deal
21:28.17DrodoEmpireWe're talking about things that can actually happen :p
21:28.19The_Randomnessmeh, I'm stupid and bad at multitasking
21:28.21The_Randomnessignore me
21:28.42TechnobliteratorThis is actually much more realistic than your typical Alex Jones THE GUBERMENT FAKES MASS SHOOTINGS TO TAKE YER GUNZ AWAY conspiracy :p
21:28.51The_Randomnesslol
21:29.28TechnobliteratorI think government accessing data through evercookies will probably be made illegal, but I can imagine it still happening in places like China for instance
21:29.32Wormy_Or a David Ickian statement of reptiles creating a holographic moon
21:30.07MonetOne of the reasons there was a proposal ot scale the PATRIOT act back was becuase they realised that monitoring the activity of 200+ million people inundates your staff with a *lot* of raw data.
21:30.25Wormy_I know that China just develops this scorecard system that is used to both punish and reward.
21:30.34DrodoEmpire^
21:30.48ImpyDroidMUH GUNS
21:30.59TechnobliteratorThere was also a law called RIPA over here which directly violated EU human rights laws
21:31.07TechnobliteratorAnd had to be replaced with something slightly less bad
21:31.26Wormy_This TTIP things really worries me
21:32.19XhoOluapPlayer Hachiman: Holy shit what a coincidence, the name 'Maras' is like the Sanskrit for 'Mara' which means 'destroying'
21:32.20Wormy_Australia could be sued by Tabacco companies out of billion of Australian dollars for losses due to the laws of having blanck tobacco boxes with preventive warnings
21:32.21MonetI think if part of this orwellian panic is all an attempt (a realyl ham-handedo ne mind you) to make the public feel safer.
21:32.26TechnobliteratorIt allowed ISPs to monitor a family for over a year for something as simple as checking if they were in the right school district they'd claimed, and allowed them to demand an encryption key from a schizophrenic man
21:32.29OluapPlayerspooky
21:32.54HachimanXho: Fairly sure that is where you got the name from in the first place and you simply forgot and rediscovered it
21:33.11XhoNo the name 'Maras the Destroyer' goes back years before the character
21:33.15TechnobliteratorThe coalition government replaced it with DRIPA, which is bsaically RIPA but less bad and with more background checks
21:33.21XhoI was going to use it long before I made him a character but never did
21:33.51MonetTechnobliterator: I hate Uber for similar staffing concerns.
21:34.49Wormy_http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/what-is-ttip-and-six-reasons-why-the-answer-should-scare-you-9779688.html
21:34.55MonetAs shifty as some acutal liscenced taxi drivers can look, at least their induction and training scheme took more than s ingle hour :p
21:35.02HachimanTTIP is just rebranded SOPA
21:35.13TechnobliteratorUh
21:35.17TechnobliteratorIt's a lot more than that
21:35.26MonetHachiman: THat's only the ttip of the iceberg
21:35.34HachimanFucking
21:35.37Technobliteratorhaha
21:35.44Technobliteratorif that pun was intentional
21:35.45Technobliteratornice
21:35.53OluapPlayerwow
21:36.03Wormy_Hot damn best pun
21:36.26MonetThere's a lot more to TTIP than 'corporations can sue governments for lost profits'
21:36.49Wormy_Even that is bad enough, what else?
21:36.56TechnobliteratorAs well as being a rebranded SOPA, it's yet another disastrous free trade deal
21:37.06Technobliterator"free trade"
21:37.12MonetAn attempt to americanise EUropea ntrading standards.
21:37.20Moneteuropean*
21:37.56TechnobliteratorCorporations being able to sue governments for a law that can hurt their profits is one of the stupidest things ever
21:38.05MonetFuck that I don't want my Twix to contain the ocntents of a chemistry set.
21:39.32The_Randomnessmuh processed foods
21:39.34MonetTTIP is more of a lassiz faire trade deal.
21:39.49Wormy_Yeah
21:40.02TechnobliteratorYeah, which is to say, completely disastrous. I seriously hope it fails, but I don't have a lot of faith.
21:40.21Wormy_I can definitely see it hurting democracy even more
21:40.29MonetThere's a chance. The cat's out of the bag now.
21:40.51TechnobliteratorI can see it hurting jobs more
21:40.59TechnobliteratorAnd basically making the internet a pain in the ass to use
21:41.21MonetUsed to be they made every attempt to keep its details secret, only those in the know knew about it. Then it appeared on Sky news and in Reuters.
21:41.53TechnobliteratorIt got leaked, and it's really awful
21:42.02Wormy_http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/if-the-greeks-can-save-feta-cheese-from-ttip-why-can-t-cameron-protect-the-nhs-a7032056.html
21:42.13Wormy_Looks like it will corrode culture too
21:42.41TechnobliteratorIf there's any reason to oppose Brexit, TTIP makes the most compelling case, since the EU opposes it.
21:44.40MonetI like to think if we stay, we should push to be heard more in the EP.
21:45.09TechnobliteratorThat's another thing, yeah
21:45.21Wormy_My most compelling case is that I fear destabilisation of Europe, thatt is, the rise of the far right.  Though whether the EU can be effective, I don't know.
21:45.35MonetWe get lots of special deals, but that's a good thing as it gives this country a visible opinion every law and pact Brussels puts forward.
21:45.52TechnobliteratorI've not weighed up the whole thing yet because I don't really want to make a decision until I actually have to, but I'm leaning fairly strongly one way rather than the other.
21:46.38MonetI've been known to leave things to the last minute, but this referendum is not something to ponder over at the last minute.
21:47.13Wormy_<PROTECTED>
21:47.22TechnobliteratorI will a week before and that]'ll be it
21:47.25MonetWhatever the vote is will affect both Europe and North America.
21:48.09TechnobliteratorIt feels kind of selfish of me voting because it won't have much of an impact on me
21:48.09MonetMaybe as far away as China.
21:48.38Wormy_It will, certainly (unless you move away come to think of it)
21:48.49MonetShe's moving to the US.
21:48.57TechnobliteratorYeah
21:48.59Wormy_In the long run I believe it will impact on our future careers
21:49.15TechnobliteratorSo it's like, I'm helping make a decision that could hurt lots of people here, but won't hurt me : |
21:49.24MonetIt might
21:49.38MonetThe UK is a big trading partner with the US.
21:50.04MonetOur economies are somewhat entwined, especially in the tertiary industries.
21:50.12TechnobliteratorMhm, I suppose
21:50.27Wormy_I take Obama seriously when he said "we will be back of the queue".
21:50.41XhoOluapPlayer Hachiman Sleeperios: http://spore.wikia.com/wiki/File:Maras2016Ghost.png ghostie
21:50.59HachimanP A R T Y  H A R D
21:51.12MonetThe UK leaving *might* jeapordise the integrity of the EU.
21:51.14Wormy_US's ambitions are that of neoliberalism and globalism, not countries striking out for independence from the world.
21:51.15OluapPlayerooga bogoa
21:51.19OluapPlayerbooga even
21:51.44MonetWorst case scenario I guess is the UK's deperture brings about another global recession.
21:52.24MonetOr at the very least, acts as a significant contributor to another one.
21:53.30MonetThe UK leaves -> EU takes a hit -> EU stability is compromised -> continent turns inward -> global business struck with a Euroepan void.
21:53.33TechnobliteratorI do want to hear an argument for leaving other than "muh sovereignty" or "muh EU conspiracy theories"
21:53.51CyrannianI support reforms to the EU to make it more democratic, though I'm sceptical about different countries expecting special treatment
21:54.16MonetBlanket treatment rarely works well.
21:54.24Wormy_That very protectionism is probably hurting the EU
21:55.09Wormy_But anyway, sadly I've not heard any good plans from the Pro-stay politicians about reforming the EU
21:55.13MonetWHether it's a person or country, everyone's needs, feeligns and agendas are different.
21:55.29DrodoEmpireTech: Wanting sovereignty isn't something petty. :p
21:55.41DrodoEmpireAnd being undemocratic isn't a conspiracy theory
21:55.43TechnobliteratorI feel like the only person who honestly wouldn't mind a United States of Europe
21:55.53TechnobliteratorDrodoEmpire, I wasn't talking about that
21:56.09HachimanConsider the politicians that would be ruling it
21:56.12TechnobliteratorMost conspiracy theories I've heard are about how it's Germany's plot to take over Europe without needing a World War 3 ._.
21:56.28Wormy_Maybe, but it remains as undemocratic as it is, that would be frightening
21:56.44MonetDrodoEmpire: The concern is that those pro-'sovereignty' people see the EU as some hegemonic empire.
21:57.44DrodoEmpireIts not, but it still infringes on the sovereignty of its members. :p I can understand why people wouldn't like that
21:57.51Tek0516DrodoEmpire: BTW, HoI4 pre-orders are up if you haven't seen.
21:57.56DrodoEmpireOh cool
21:58.13CyrannianI consider quality of life more important than national sovereignty, so I wouldn't be opposed to the idea either Jo,
21:58.28TechnobliteratorMhm, me too
21:58.51Technobliteratoralso, pretty sure the United States of Europe would be the world's biggest superpower
21:58.53Technobliteratorso there's that
21:59.02Technobliteratoror rather
21:59.03Technobliteratorstrongest
21:59.18DrodoEmpireI'm not totally convinced a united Europe would guarantee a better quality of life
21:59.54MonetTechnobliterator: Until the US and Canada go their separate ways and for the United States of North America and the Canadia nTerritories.
22:00.10Technobliteratorhaha yeah
22:00.11Monetunite, not go their separate ways
22:00.35Technobliteratoror just United States of America where Canada is just a giant state
22:00.38Technobliteratoror something
22:00.42Wormy_Perhaps in a very far future the Ameerican nations and Europe will band together into a super union
22:00.48MonetCanada ahs states too though
22:00.56DrodoEmpireWe have provinces. :p
22:01.05TechnobliteratorHow many provinces are there?
22:01.11CyrannianIreland certainly benefited from membership, we went from one of the poorest countries in Europe to the joint sixth most developed in the world
22:01.30Technobliteratoryeah, Ireland is awesome
22:01.47MonetOther Europea ncountries though are struggling, like Spain.
22:01.54TechnobliteratorAnd Greece
22:02.09CyrannianThat's true
22:02.27DrodoEmpireTen provinces and three territories.
22:02.31DrodoEmpireFor Canada
22:02.32Technobliteratoroh, so
22:02.56Technobliteratorthe United States of North America would be 60 states?
22:03.15Technobliteratoroh, they need to annex Mexico as well
22:03.16MonetIreland may have also benefitted from Dublin's proximity and ties to London.
22:03.19Technobliteratorthen it can be 65 or something
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22:03.28DrodoEmpireAssuming all these boundaries are respected, yes.
22:03.40Technobliteratorthen screw it
22:03.49Technobliteratorwhy not just annex the rest of South America as well?
22:03.50DrodoEmpireAlso states and provinces do work differently from eachother
22:04.00The_RandomnessWhat did I just walk back to?
22:04.00Technobliteratorthe United States of Literal America, Like For Real This Time
22:04.02MonetMexico also has states
22:04.14DrodoEmpireProvinces are pretty much just administrative regions while the States are a bit more than that
22:04.29Wormy_Then it merges with the United States of ERurope and Australia and New Zealand
22:04.40Wormy_And then...
22:04.44Technobliteratorand then, the rest of the world just surrenders
22:04.50Technobliteratorthey can't compete with that
22:04.54OluapPlayer_NWO achieved
22:04.55MonetSo let's see
22:05.01TechnobliteratorUnited States of Planet Earth Holy Shit We Finally Did It
22:05.14MonetChina says hi
22:05.23Technobliteratoroh, they just defeat China in a war
22:05.28Technobliteratortoo powerful
22:05.28OluapPlayer_When in doubt, nuke them
22:05.29CyrannianWell Ireland was always close to Britain and didn't prosper economically until the 90s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland#Development
22:05.56OluapPlayer_Concentrated Exterminatus
22:06.03Technobliteratorlmao
22:06.03Wormy_The the Fire Nation attacked.
22:06.08Wormy_*then
22:06.09MonetTen provinces in Canada, fifty states in the US, 31 states i nMexico.
22:06.15Technobliteratorno, by this point
22:06.18DrodoEmpire...And three territories
22:06.20DrodoEmpire:p
22:06.23Technobliteratorthere's already a colony on Mars
22:06.32MonetThree territories and two federal districts.
22:06.37MonetUnless Canada also ahs one
22:07.07Technobliteratorso basically, the USPEHSWFDI is now just the Republic of Human Beings
22:07.17Wormy_Then...
22:07.24Technobliteratorthen a robot apocalypse occurs and kills all humans
22:07.25TechnobliteratorTHE END
22:07.33The_Randomnessnice meme
22:07.45DrodoEmpireThen the whole thing falls apart due to vast cultural differences among humans <.<
22:07.56Technobliteratorno, robots kill them first
22:08.09DrodoEmpireAnd nobody actually coming to a conclusion about what sort of government there should be, what the constitution should say, etc.
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22:08.20Wormy_Nah, we will *be* robots by then
22:08.26Technobliteratorno, robots kill them before they have to even make that decision
22:08.37Wormy_Robots under the NWO neoliberal agenda
22:08.41Technobliteratorthey're in the midst of the discussion
22:08.48Technobliteratorthen robots kill everyone
22:09.28MonetCyrannian: A good deal of this success appears to have come from the IT industry. of which the UK was a major ocntributor.
22:09.36CyrannianThat's why Ghel isn't here. He's plotting.
22:09.55Wormy_He can multi-task
22:10.01Technobliteratornah, Ghel has this all figured out already
22:10.16Technobliteratorhe's using his subordinate, ChanServ, to spy on us
22:10.28Technobliteratorand has discovered that we have figured out his plot
22:10.38Wormy_He will haver many others
22:10.47MonetTies in language and opinion meant Ireland was a great location for electronics firms to invest in, as it was but a stone's throw from the UK and france, who were big IT markets.
22:10.49Technobliteratorand is now tracking our IP addresses to learn our house and send robots to our doors
22:10.52Wormy_May more than a human can count in their lifetime
22:10.58Wormy_many
22:12.11CyrannianWell that's true, though remember that Ireland was apart of the UK (not just the empire) from 1800-1922, during which time growth was minimal, particularly during the Great Famine of the 1840s. The growth in the 90s was largely due to new economic policies which attracted American companies with lower tax rates
22:12.43MonetThe late 20th century was a transformative period for much of the Northern Hemisphere
22:12.58TechnobliteratorI imagine the low tax rates was a lot to do with it, yeah
22:13.50MonetThe Cold War was ending, computing technology was in its infancy and Asia was on the rise.
22:16.21CyrannianPlus an English speaking workforce using the euro would have been a boon to American multinationals, though of course that came with drawbacks too
22:16.39MonetIreland may have struggled, but that was perhaps the fault of empire; much of the British Empire was used as a means to power England. And while India is am assive tech hub now, in the empire's heydey it was also treated as a raw material deposit.
22:17.53MonetCome to think of it, I'd put forward that Ireland is part of a number of fountries that saw a transformative boom in the late 80s and early 90s.
22:18.00Monetcountries*
22:20.10MonetGuess that's why economists gave its economy the same moniker as China, Korea and Japan were given.
22:20.31XhoOluapPlayer: [23:05] <@OluapPlayer_> When in doubt, nuke them              This is more or less how Fallout happens
22:20.48Xhofukn names all bein odd
22:21.47XhoMy internet's not coping well
22:21.50XhoI'm going to sleep then
22:23.52CyrannianThat's true, even though Ireland was just as much a part of the UK as Wales, Scotland and England, it was primarily seen as a food basket for England. As such, apart from linen industry, the industrial revolution wasn't implemented. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland#Union_with_Great_Britain
22:26.12MonetYeah.
22:27.50MonetPlaces that didn't benefit from the rise of mass manufacturing got ignored by technological progress, so to speak.
22:28.59MonetI think Portugal had a similar issue.
22:29.31MonetEven by the beginning of the 20th century much of the population still lived in the countryside.
22:30.26MonetMao Zedong's policies and the Meiji restoration were, at least in part, an attempt to modernise though industry.
22:33.37MonetSo i'd say it was brilliant foresight by Irish officials to embrace the coming information revolution. The UK modernised with steel and cotton, so Ireland would modernise with software and microchips.
22:35.16Wormy_I tell the what's also attractive about Ireland - its has laws that protect data from spying, including US agencies.  Google and Facebook have data centres there I think.
22:35.52CyrannianThe European HQ of both
22:36.32MonetAlas the 1995 Data Protection Act ,we hardly knew ye.
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22:40.51DrodoEmpireI'm happy to hear
22:41.08Wormy_Indeed
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