by Max Barry

Latest Forum Topics

Advertisement

Search

Search

[+] Advanced...

Author:

Region:

Sort:

«12. . .205206207208209210211. . .291292»

Mad hatters in jeans wrote:RIP Terry Pratchett

I think this is first time I get teary over someone whose not direct part of family or close friend.

this was a beautiful piece, don't know author.

"I would like my pudding now nurse. And then I think I'd like to... write... something... I don't remember what.‘

Standing in the corner, he waits. The sand slowly flows, but it nears it's end. The old man still glows, as thousands of threads spread away from him.

SQUEAK.

I AGREE. IT IS A SHAME TO SEE HIM THIS WAY.

SQUEAK.

NO. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN.... BUT I CANNOT WAIT TO ASK HIM HOW IT ALL ENDS.

The old man looks up, through them at first... and then he sees them. For once, the smile on the hooded figure's skull is genuine.

‘I... I remember you. The anth... ant...‘

ANTHROPOMORPHIC PERSONIFICATION.

‘Yes, that. We knew each other?‘

ONCE. AND WILL AGAIN, SIR.

He so rarely said it, and these feelings... remembering his young aprentice, and beloved daughter. The beautiful child they have.

‘There... is a girl, yes?‘

SHE IS SPEAKING TO THE AUDITORS, SIR. THEY ARE UNWILLING TO LISTEN.

‘Well then. You know what they say, two things you cannot avoid. Taxes and...‘ He looks into the firey blue eyes, and becomes aware.

SQUEAK.

‘Quite right. Is it time already? I have so much left to do.‘

YOU HAVE GIVEN ALL YOU CAN SIR.

‘No, not cancer. Alzheimers.‘

I AM AWARE.

‘So, where is the boy? I remember a boy.‘

CARRIAGE ACCIDENT.

‘Ahh. Never much trusted cars. Or horses.‘

THEY GET YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO GO.

‘Must I?‘

SOON. BUT WE MAY SIT HERE AWHILE.

SQUEAK

DO YOU HAVE ANY BISCUITS?

‘No. Shame really.‘

YES.

‘Is it truely turtles?‘

ALL THE WAY DOWN. I HAVE SEEN THEM.

‘Ahh. I would love to see it. Perhaps a small trip before?‘

IT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE.

‘The light is slower there... and there's a monkey....‘

ORANGUTAN. SAME PRINCIPLE.

‘Yes... will they remember me?‘

SQUEAK.

‘What was that? I could not hear you.‘

HE SAYS WE WILL, SIR.

"I‘ never much liked the trouble people had with you. You seem like a nice fellow.‘

I HAVE MY DAYS.

‘Don't we all?‘

SOME LESS THAN OTHERS.

‘Is it quick?‘

YES. AND I BROUGHT THE SWORD. CEREMONY DICTATES IT.

‘Ahh. How about a cup of tea?‘

I WOULD ENJOY IT. DO YOU PLAY CHESS?

‘No. how about checkers?‘

And so they sat, two old friends regaling each other, though the old man could not remember all of the details, the cloaked man and his rat filled him in, when it was needed."

Thanatttynia, Phisych university, and Quidomne

By the power of Greyskull...
I finally got that blasted robot finished and it was a LEGIT competitor. We all but swept the lineup!
Here she is facing off against the one bot that beat her. She's the one on the left: http://i.imgur.com/E9MZngD.jpg

How much of a robot is this robot? Did it need to be controlled remotely, or was it capable of executing simple behaviors on its own?

Ximea wrote:How much of a robot is this robot? Did it need to be controlled remotely, or was it capable of executing simple behaviors on its own?

Completely autonomous. We set it in the ring, covered a light sensitive cell, switched it on, and on "go" uncovered the cell. It took off, found the white edge with sensors, turned around, and started hunting.

It was able to find the other bot due to a beacon we built and put on their bot. They did the same.

Very cool.

Of course I won't be saying that when armies of gleaming T-800 endoskeletons are marching across battlefields carpeted with human skulls and firing plasma rifles at the human resistance, but for now, it's very cool.

Post self-deleted by Quidomne.

Post self-deleted by Quidomne.

Happy Pi Day! :D

http://i.imgur.com/nDqCl1zh.jpg

(Finally got it to work, grumble grumble...)

https://33.media.tumblr.com/471e4608262314717b99a77fb9ba1184/tumblr_nlad3f6m5s1sr1lf3o1_400.gif

Pew pew.

Rogue syrup wrote:Pew pew.

*nom*
https://38.media.tumblr.com/2cab3a39680d336d53eab6797bb46e8e/tumblr_nkrtqyi5Sh1qz6di7o1_400.gif

Seems legit
https://41.media.tumblr.com/387b215b2948ff0ce82fc2af863471d8/tumblr_neod1qcgAN1u1cc3fo1_500.jpg

Camelza, Thanatttynia, Mad hatters in jeans, and Quidomne

Something relaxing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ErYsYs3Ghuo

Useless language facts:
Finnish word for knight is cognate with English word rider.

Religious syncretism at its best;
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/358/4/2/santa_amaterasu_xd_by_lulusama-d4k3ifp.jpg

Immoren wrote:Useless language facts:
Finnish word for knight is cognate with English word rider.

That's not hard to imagine ...the German word for knight is one as well from what I recall.
---
Totally irrelevant music;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Wbx6gULYNbc

Camelza wrote:Religious syncretism at its best;
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/358/4/2/santa_amaterasu_xd_by_lulusama-d4k3ifp.jpg

Well that is interesting.

Wilgrove wrote:Well that is interesting.

Coming next; the easter hare of Inaba.

Camelza wrote:Religious syncretism at its best;
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/358/4/2/santa_amaterasu_xd_by_lulusama-d4k3ifp.jpg

:D

Camelza wrote:That's not hard to imagine ...the German word for knight is one as well from what I recall.

Meanwhile in Finnish native Finno-Ugric word for rider (ratsumies), means generic horseman. Effects of conquerors are interesting. :P

Camelza wrote:

Totally irrelevant music;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Wbx6gULYNbc

Well probably not completely irrelevant. :P

Post self-deleted by Camelza.

Post self-deleted by Camelza.

I hate it when the RMB makes this.

Immoren wrote:

Meanwhile in Finnish native Finno-Ugric word for rider (ratsumies), means generic horseman. Effects of conquerors are interesting. :P

Sure thing, our word for rider is a cognate with Italian cavaliere (Kavalaris) ie.

Immoren wrote:Well probably not completely irrelevant. :P

Propably :D

Camelza wrote:I hate it when the RMB makes this.
Sure thing, our word for rider is a cognate with Italian cavaliere (Kavalaris) ie.
Propably :D

Dylsexia.
*nods*

Immoren wrote:Dylsexia.
*nods*

Kikny stuff. XD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=pgO2EYBLLcQ

«12. . .205206207208209210211. . .291292»

Advertisement