Post 217978 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
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(DIR) Post #177157 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2018-09-25T01:38:46Z
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pretty good: Witchcraft and magic in modern settings, "the magic came back" storylinesextremely my shit: Witchcraft and magic being married with modern science and mathematics. mutating herbs with radiation sources to advance the study of herbology. augmenting the crystal ball with bayesian methods. precursors to bags of holding being regulated like yellowcake
(DIR) Post #177158 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2018-09-25T01:40:23Z
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Essentially: lets take things to their logical conclusion, not to ruin them, but to make them shine brighter than before
(DIR) Post #182369 by SenorOblong@monsterpit.net
2018-09-25T02:09:34Z
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(DIR) Post #185762 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2018-09-25T01:45:16Z
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Here are some of my fictional books that embody this magic+math aesthetic:
(DIR) Post #187347 by hierarchon@cybre.space
2018-09-25T17:52:38Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline i would absolutely read that first onethere’s a bit in Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality where Harry tries to use a time-turner to factor a number in polynomial time (since P=NP in the presence of a time machine) but instead of the factors, he gets a message from himself saying “don’t mess with time travel”
(DIR) Post #187357 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2018-09-25T17:53:03Z
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@hierarchon I loved that part
(DIR) Post #196803 by atomicbird@mastodon.social
2018-09-26T04:18:27Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline these sound like something from a Charles Stross novel. 😀
(DIR) Post #197076 by oznogon@mastodon.social
2018-09-26T04:53:37Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline my favorite Shadowrun trivia is Texas A&M rebranding to Texas A&M&M(agic)
(DIR) Post #217536 by SenorOblong@monsterpit.net
2018-09-26T18:07:07Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline @hierarchon honestly that was probably the peak of HPMORthe whole "but what if I did science to magic???" thing kinda just ... got lost, not long after that
(DIR) Post #217977 by hierarchon@cybre.space
2018-09-26T18:17:05Z
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@SenorOblong @SuricrasiaOnline i do enjoy the whole ‘what if voldemort was actually competent’ concept but the execution... ehhh
(DIR) Post #217978 by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2018-09-26T18:17:59Z
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@hierarchon @SenorOblong I would've rathered HPMOR to be more focused around sciencing magic than harry manipulating people
(DIR) Post #217986 by hierarchon@cybre.space
2018-09-26T18:18:59Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline @SenorOblong yes! he set up the whole 'magic is getting weaker, nobody can cast Merlin-tier spells anymore' thing and *never resolved it*
(DIR) Post #377736 by bgcarlisle@scholar.social
2018-10-05T11:42:43Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline I would totally buy these as dust jackets or an ebook cover
(DIR) Post #377998 by eel@sunbeam.city
2018-10-05T12:05:34Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline oh heck yeah!have you read Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality?it is basically that http://www.hpmor.com/
(DIR) Post #378050 by eel@sunbeam.city
2018-10-05T12:10:43Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline have you read Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality?it reimagines harry as a child trained in rational thinking and bayesian methods, and it's simply fantastic how that changes the events of the story: http://www.hpmor.com/
(DIR) Post #378101 by eel@sunbeam.city
2018-10-05T12:15:08Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline have you read Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality?it reimagines harry as a child trained in bayesian thinking and scientific methods, and it's simply hilarious and inspiring to see that character tackle the wizard world in full force: http://www.hpmor.com/
(DIR) Post #378137 by eel@sunbeam.city
2018-10-05T12:18:28Z
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@SuricrasiaOnline have you read Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality?it reimagines harry as a child trained in bayesian thinking and scientific method, and it's simply hilarious and inspiring to see that character tackle the oblivious wizard world with full force: http://www.hpmor.com/
(DIR) Post #AP1pB1ijPFxKkZXjMG by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2018-09-25T02:08:13Z
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I should've included the one about using tarot reading to detect computer viruses but I forgot
(DIR) Post #AP1pB2SSfEXH2OwFdY by SuricrasiaOnline@cybre.space
2018-09-25T02:08:54Z
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Here it is anyway