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International Day of Awesomeness
posted by Halceon

Mar 08, 2010 - [url=http://dayofawesomeness.com/:3q0iqmuw] I KID YOU NOT![/url:3q0iqmuw]

Tell me, how will you be awesome on this most awesome of awesome days.
[size=50:3q0iqmuw] Now i feel dirty from abusing the word so much.[/size:3q0iqmuw]

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Meta-Genie
posted by Captain Hazard

Feb 23, 2010 - Congratulations Walloper, you found a Magic Lamp! You rub the lamp and a genie pops out. He says to you these words:

XOX2mwa7hid] Dear Walloper
I am Meta-Genie
You are granted a single wish.
In fact, it's a meta-wish.

You may wish for a genie to be summoned.
The genie won't be evil by default.
This new genie will grant a single wish to any Walloper who asks.
But there are rules.

Rules:

[list=1:2mwa7hid]
[*:2mwa7hid] The genie cannot cause these rules to be defied.[/*:m:2mwa7hid]
[*:2mwa7hid] A wish is an action performed by a genie on your universe: it changes the state of something(s) that exists, or can exist.[/*:m:2mwa7hid]
[*:2mwa7hid] This genie cannot grant wishes about genies or wishes.*[/*:m:2mwa7hid]
[*:2mwa7hid] This genie must have at least one additional rule constraining wishes granted.[/*:m:2mwa7hid]
[*:2mwa7hid] You must specify these rules.[/*:m:2mwa7hid]
[*:2mwa7hid] You must give this genie a name.[/*:m:2mwa7hid] [/list:o:2mwa7hid]
XOX2mwa7hid]

XOX2mwa7hid] * XOX2mwa7hid] Specifically:
[size=60:2mwa7hid] [list=a:2mwa7hid]
[*:2mwa7hid] Genies are unaffected by the state of the universe in which anyone making a wish can exist (Wisher Multiverse vs. Genieverse), except by the mechanisms that follow.[/*:m:2mwa7hid]
[*:2mwa7hid] Genies are unable to exist in any Wisher Universe, but use a XOX2mwa7hid] low-fidelity XOX2mwa7hid] Communications Mechanism to communicate (projecting an image of themselves and a voice, hearing verbal requests, etc.), and an Observation Mechanism to distinguish universes, only usable by genies; Once a wish is made, it is relayed out of the wish-maker's universe.[/*:m:2mwa7hid]
[*:2mwa7hid] In order to be able to make a wish, a person must activate a Summoning Mechanism, planted by genies in Wisher Universes[/*:m:2mwa7hid]
[*:2mwa7hid] XOX2mwa7hid] A wish is a description from a wish-maker person in a Wisher Universe of another Wisher Universe in which the wish-maker desires to exist. XOX2mwa7hid] [/*:m:2mwa7hid]
[*:2mwa7hid] A wish changes your universe by transferring you to another one (of the Wish Multiverse subset) with the desired properties by a Wish Mechanism[/*:m:2mwa7hid]
[*:2mwa7hid] Every Wisher Universe must by definition allow for the Wish Mechanism to work.[/*:m:2mwa7hid]
[*:2mwa7hid] A wish cannot be granted requesting the change of a universe in which you do not reside, with the exception of the universe in which you wish to reside. The wish text itself alters the Genieverse by adding information.[/*:m:2mwa7hid]
[*:2mwa7hid] A wish cannot be granted altering the behavior or existence of the Wish Mechanism, Observation Mechanism, Communications Mechanism or Summoning Mechanism[/*:m:2mwa7hid]
[*:2mwa7hid] A wish cannot be granted which results in a paradox.[/*:m:2mwa7hid]
[*:2mwa7hid] A wish cannot be granted which alters the wish-making of any wish-maker, current wish-maker included.[/*:m:2mwa7hid] [/list:o:2mwa7hid] [/size:2mwa7hid]
I'm sure I missed something, but I'm hungry.

[size=70:2mwa7hid] This would really work best in a threaded forum, but I added the naming rule to help with that.[/size:2mwa7hid]

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Things I Won't Work With
posted by freedom geek

Feb 23, 2010 - [url=http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2010/02/23/things_i_wont_work_with_dioxygen_difluoride.php:12veb5b0] Things I Won't Work With: Dioxygen Difluoride[/url:12veb5b0]

While this is sciency I don't think it quite belongs in the octagon. Pretty awesome.

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Need alternatives to unacceptable terms
posted by Das Bruce

Feb 16, 2010 - A person on this board is clearly what is commonly referred to as a 'Troll', however, due to Zells tireless activism on the part of ethnic trolls, it has become apparent that use of this word is no longer appropriate.

So I ask you General Board, what are some viable alternatives?

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