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Post by Meletiti Entelecheiai on May 18, 2015 13:59:53 GMT
Greetings from another truth.
I do not know who you are. I do not know what you are. I do not know the nature of your worlds, or the laws by which your future is determined; I know nothing of your culture, or your values, or your dreams.
All I know, by my magic, is that the ones who will read this message are auspicious; that they will be in general friendly, and helpful, and interesting. On that basis, then, I greet you. I cannot speak for all the -kinds, but I, at least, come in peace. May we walk through Mystery together.
-- One who studies foreign entelechies.
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Raezenoth
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World: Arabek
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Post by Raezenoth on May 18, 2015 14:09:56 GMT
Hello. I am Raezenoth. Welcome to the forum, it is not boring here.
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Post by Dispersive Prism on May 18, 2015 14:14:14 GMT
Okay, um, welcome to the forum, but uh - what did you do? Are you invading my mind? I will call the Ministry if you are invading my mind, stop it right now!
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Hadassah
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Post by Hadassah on May 18, 2015 14:38:14 GMT
We need to work on our systems more.
Please refrain from absolute mental conditioning, it rather rude in our culture.
Welcome to the forum, otherwise.
I will be offline for a few days while we reconfigure our filters.
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Mira
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Post by Mira on May 18, 2015 15:04:18 GMT
Woah... Hi! ...but woah. You can turn off the freaky hyper-comprehension effect, we can understand you just fine. A little too fine to be honest.
But anyway, welcome! I can guarantee that your time here will be nothing if not interesting (whatever else it might be)!
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MagicPhD
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Post by MagicPhD on May 18, 2015 15:04:32 GMT
Wow, that seemed to be written just for me. Phrased in the way I would get it, with references to things I have only thought of but never written down.
I didn't notice any unusual magic going on either, unlike esthfora's rainbows, and I still have all that equipment running, and it just saw the usual forum interface.
How did you manage it?
Oh, and welcome. I enjoy meeting truth-seekers of all types.
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Post by Leaf on May 18, 2015 15:06:39 GMT
From cryptic unsettling messages to unsettling messages that are the exact opposite of cryptic. That's... an improvement... I guess?
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Raezenoth
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World: Arabek
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Post by Raezenoth on May 18, 2015 15:10:06 GMT
I haven't noticed any sort of effect at all. Strange.
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Post by Leaf on May 18, 2015 15:12:50 GMT
I wouldn't expect you to, Raezenoth. It seems like your language use is pretty externally focused - you understand people based on what they mean, and make yourself understood based on what they understand. So a language effect that customizes for a match between intended meaning and received meaning wouldn't have to do any work at all to get through to you.
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Raezenoth
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Post by Raezenoth on May 18, 2015 15:15:11 GMT
Hm. That makes sense. Thank you, lord of leaves.
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Post by Andrew on May 18, 2015 15:31:31 GMT
I agree. This is a little weird. Do you actually know what you just said, or did the magic not tell you how it translated your message? There should be no way you knew about that person. You didn’t allude to anything truly private, but I don’t know if that was just luck or not.
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Lantern
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World: Glazed
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Post by Lantern on May 18, 2015 15:48:07 GMT
Hi! Your text, easily comprehensible, subcategories, connections, conclusions, structures, I/you/is sentences ->clarity, understanding, less confusion! Also (maybe) magical affect (other world type) as well? I am, friendly, (attempted) helpful, peaceful, (probably) uninteresting. Hopefully discover together, friendly, understanding, light!
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Post by Meletiti Entelecheiai on May 18, 2015 16:10:17 GMT
Hello. I am Raezenoth. Welcome to the forum, it is not boring here. The forum.
I must say, a interdimensional discussion board was not what I was expecting when I cast this spell.No, it is certainly not boring here.Okay, um, welcome to the forum, but uh - what did you do? Are you invading my mind? I will call the Ministry if you are invading my mind, stop it right now! I should not be, unless our Truths interact in a truly strange way. My spell seeks out the method of perfect communication with you, and applies it to the content of my message. My spell should not enter your mind at any point.We need to work on our systems more. Please refrain from absolute mental conditioning, it rather rude in our culture. Welcome to the forum, otherwise. I will be offline for a few days while we reconfigure our filters. I apologize for the inconvenience, though my spell should not alter or condition your mind in any way if it works as I designed.Woah... Hi! ...but woah. You can turn off the freaky hyper-comprehension effect, we can understand you just fine. A little too fine to be honest. But anyway, welcome! I can guarantee that your time here will be nothing if not interesting (whatever else it might be)! ...I spend two months developing a spell to override all possible barriers of comprehension, only to encounter a forum that will do it for me.
Truly, the world has a sense of humor. This post has already been enchanted; I will avoid use of this spell afterwards. Wow, that seemed to be written just for me. Phrased in the way I would get it, with references to things I have only thought of but never written down. I didn't notice any unusual magic going on either, unlike esthfora's rainbows, and I still have all that equipment running, and it just saw the usual forum interface. How did you manage it? Oh, and welcome. I enjoy meeting truth-seekers of all types. A scholar of another truth? Better than I had hoped for my first excursion.
If I had to guess (and I dare not be certain with a foreign entelechy), your equipment sensed nothing because there was nothing to sense. My spell ... is complicated to explain without diving into local metaphysics, but it is equivalent to a function that maps the space of possible interpretations by you to the space of possible intended meanings by me, and chooses the point in interpretation-space closest to my chosen point in meaning-space. Intervening concepts such as causality and plausibility are generally elided.
I was not anticipating this spell having to deal with multiple simultaneous readers! I am glad to find that it adapted gracefully, though mostly unsurprised.
From cryptic unsettling messages to unsettling messages that are the exact opposite of cryptic. That's... an improvement... I guess?
Cryptic messages are my specialty, if you would welcome another eye.
I wouldn't expect you to, Raezenoth. It seems like your language use is pretty externally focused - you understand people based on what they mean, and make yourself understood based on what they understand. So a language effect that customizes for a match between intended meaning and received meaning wouldn't have to do any work at all to get through to you.
The spell is lazy in the sense of an algorithm that applies minimal resources. If Raezenoth has a pre-existing ability to understand anything communicated to him, then the spell will forward my words as originally spoken.
I agree. This is a little weird. Do you actually know what you just said, or did the magic not tell you how it translated your message? There should be no way you knew about that person. You didn’t allude to anything truly private, but I don’t know if that was just luck or not.
It was likely luck, and I apologize for the discomfort. I know nothing of what the message said, though honesty compels me to admit that I could find out with trivial effort. I will not, because I respect your privacy.
Hi! Your text, easily comprehensible, subcategories, connections, conclusions, structures, I/you/is sentences ->clarity, understanding, less confusion! Also (maybe) magical affect (other world type) as well? I am, friendly, (attempted) helpful, peaceful, (probably) uninteresting. Hopefully discover together, friendly, understanding, light! I am glad you find my speech easy to understand. Unfortunately, I will have to disable this spell for the comfort and security of others, but perhaps I can target you specifically if you would prefer?
I, too, hope for grand discoveries!
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After this mild faux pas, I think I shall back off, rewire this connection into a proper computer (I was very truly not expecting a multientelechy discussion board to be the nearest group of friendly sapients to this truth), and post again when I have a better sense of how things are organized. I will not need to use the spell of perfect comprehension again; my apologies for the inconvenience.
When I return, where do you recommend I begin?
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Post by Leaf on May 18, 2015 16:19:45 GMT
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Post by Lioncourt on May 18, 2015 16:48:48 GMT
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