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<ej5>
wow i missed some good stuff in this internet data stream today
* cr1901_modern
checks
<ej5>
john titor. one of the more plausible time travel stories IMO. a lot of obscure details.
<ej5>
also i have not seen steins;gate
<cr1901_modern>
It's the second-highest rated VN on VNDB
<cr1901_modern>
so a lot of ppl think it's good
<cr1901_modern>
I just haven't read it yet. Of course the anime would be a good alternative
<cr1901_modern>
I wonder if John Titor dealt with Coronavirus
<cr1901_modern>
perhaps this was a side effect of him saving this timeline
<ej5>
yeah does seem odd he wouldn't have mentioned it
<ej5>
"Titor suggested that UFOs and extraterrestrials might be travelers from much further into the future than his own time, with superior time machines."
<ej5>
it's time machines all the way down
<cr1901_modern>
I'm not actually certain how much of the IBM 5100 knowledge he had wasn't public
<cr1901_modern>
the newsgroup posts I linked earlier I think are _plausible_
<cr1901_modern>
(and that it's also plausible that someone was being an elaborate and embellishing troll re: the IBM 5100's secret functionality)
<ej5>
weird
<cr1901_modern>
e.g. Bob Dubke appears to be a real person who worked for IBM
<cr1901_modern>
I'm not about to email/harass him with questions tho
<ej5>
yeah....
<cr1901_modern>
I wouldn't even think twice about the website I linked earlier w/ Bob Dubke if it weren't for an unrelated hoax
<cr1901_modern>
There was a website for "West Dubuque 2nd Church of Christ" made specifically to tie into this video
<cr1901_modern>
I no longer have the source, but someone looked up the WHOIS records and figured out the website was only set up in conjunction w/ the video upload
<cr1901_modern>
Someone... went out of their way, to create a fake website in HTML 3.x or 4.0, to tie into a cringe video about a fake church trying to appeal to young kids by rapping.
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<andlabs>
[20:58:50] <cr1901_modern>It's the second-highest rated VN on VNDB
<andlabs>
what's highest
<whitequark>
"Muv-Luv Alternative"
<whitequark>
never heard of it
<whitequark>
>The trilogy's story initially presents itself as a light-hearted romantic comedy (Extra), but changes into an alternate timeline coming-of-age story (Unlimited), and finally evolves into an alien invasion war epic (Alternative).
<whitequark>
that escalated quickly
<cr1901_modern>
Extra is useless in the grand scheme of things
<cr1901_modern>
I've played all three. Not sure if Alternative is worth it's rating as #1
<cr1901_modern>
The crux of Alternative is in _every_ route of Unlimited, humans lose the war
<cr1901_modern>
(this isn't a spoiler)
<cr1901_modern>
Alternative is what happens when the protagonist is given an opportunity to do the time loop over with all knowledge he accumulated in each loop of Unlimited
<cr1901_modern>
Things go very very badly.
<cr1901_modern>
And it's the "very very badly" part that's the reason Alternative gets it's high score
<andlabs>
it all comes back to time travel
<cr1901_modern>
indeed. Extra is in there as "the universe the protagonist is pulled from to compensate for the non-existence of the protagonist in Unlimited/Alternative"
<cr1901_modern>
Honestly, I think Alternative does the "things go very very badly" trope pretty well. I like the idea that you must earn your good future even when you have special insight into what's going to happen.
<cr1901_modern>
Apparently, so do a lot of other ppl.
<cr1901_modern>
Oh, and one last thing (ROT13 minor spoiler follows) >>
<cr1901_modern>
Gur nyvraf ner fvyvpba-onfrq erfbhepr-pbyyrpgbef. Gurl bayl frr fvyvpba-onfrq ragvgvrf nf yvivat orvatf. Guvf vf gur bccbfvgr bs hf pneoba-onfrq sbyx.
<cr1901_modern>
I wish I saw more literature exploring morality systems like that
<TD-Linux>
muv luv has been on my backlog for a super long time. I'm currently finishing higurashi ch8 like a pleb
<cr1901_modern>
TD-Linux: Well don't do ROT13 on that spoiler, but I found a non-spoiler version
<TD-Linux>
*reads backlog* the igaging caliper is OK but it eats 2032 batteries for breakfast.
<cr1901_modern>
Noted; I didn't purchase it yet.
<TD-Linux>
you could do far worse for a cheap caliper, though a mitutoyo it is not
<TD-Linux>
>translating youkai as spirit
<TD-Linux>
you see, there are many japanese words the english language simply cannot convey,
<cr1901_modern>
I hear it used in place of "roger" a lot. Unless that's a similar sounding b/c different word (me no speak Japanese)
<whitequark>
了解 ?
<whitequark>
ugh, my terminal doesn't render kanji, unacceptable
<TD-Linux>
^
<cr1901_modern>
Yes, that
<cr1901_modern>
So indeed, it's a similar sounding word... lmfao :P
<whitequark>
i don't speak japanese either
<whitequark>
i can just google :p
<TD-Linux>
I don't either. I just "read" pc-98 vns
<TD-Linux>
my lack of actual ability is starting to become a problem as I interact with native jp speakers more, so it's something I'm working to resolve
<cr1901_modern>
It's on my bucket list to learn how to read pc-98 VNs. But that's quite a ways off.
<cr1901_modern>
Even if I did, there are more pc-98 VNs than one can read in a lifetime
<cr1901_modern>
TD-Linux: I said "Extra is useless in the grand scheme of things" earlier. That's prob a bit harsh. I think "don't expect Extra to be a masterpiece" is better feedback.
<cr1901_modern>
It doesn't bring anything spectacular to the slice-of-life story.
<cr1901_modern>
Unlimited is a much better setting, at the cost of "far less unique story paths/endings", and Alternative is "you have to see for yourself".
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<balrog>
TD-Linux, cr1901_modern: Re igaging, I'm told: "I’ve gone through two batteries I the time I’ve had the calipers. They aren’t great at battery conservation but not the worst, if you turn them off when you’re not using them they’re fine"
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