Cyberspace, CA

[Ahab9]

Alright everyone.
It took me a week but I finally got the group chat back up and running.
Unfortunately all of our old messages are lost to time. However I can live without having to go through all those memes.
Please I beg of you on hands and knees don’t spam the chat again. That’s how we lost it the first time.
With that the group chat is open! *Clap clap clap*

Fucking finally
If we ever find out whoever wiped the old chat I swear to god

I wish I kept screenshots of the old chat. That’s priceless blackmail I lost.

Well, now that we're back in business, we can get back to work. Got a CyberTag match with the Alcatrazers up soon, and I want you all at the top of your game

Bold of you to assume I’d bring anything less.

Little birdy tells me it's going to be a King of the Hill match on the new Olympus Mons map, so I want us to start practising. Anyone who spots any exploits the devs missed gets 20 cyberbucks

Make it 25 and I’ll actually tell you.

For 25 it better be a damn good one

For 20 you better learn how to code.

They did the patch. No luck.

Well that’s 25 bucks gone.

Can't get my place up, unfortunately.
I'm renting a spare headset and my usual one had shit the bed.
The latter is already at the repair store, but I keep you dorks notified when I got my rig fixed.

You call me a dork when we all know I’m the most socially adjusted.

Please I beg of you on hands and knees don’t spam the chat again. That’s how we lost it the first time.

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Don't know how tf chat went down.
Might have been one of those liz squad neckbeards or Russians.

Who wants to bet it's that one shitlord
What's his name
The one in our class
Maybe it's him
Maybe it isn't

don't say his name
it's what shitlord wants
because he's snuffs shit everywhere with that TLC documentary fat life ass.

Oh right
Saying his name three times will summon him like Beetlejuice
Lol

the difference was that Beetlejuice was tolerable.

Or maybe the server shut down and our chat got corrupted?
It can't everything be his fault
For once

....nah.
the rat is poison to everything he does

https://tenor.com/view/poison-gif-25302299
Yeah

Maybe, but I ain't giving that meatgonk more credit than he deserves

It appears our shitposters are back.
Also, regardless of who or what did it the fact remains.
R4PT0R here tried to scam me. 20 bucks for glitches? Madness.

[Ahab9]

Dear god finally.
They fixed my rig
Hang on, I need to swing by their place.
got it.
Looks like they made some adjustments. I'll run a test to see how the specs hold up.

You are aware you could have asked me, correct?

Hey I don't want shit all over my rig. It was better safe than sorry to send it at the Geek Squad.

Bold of you to assume this isn’t the “Geek Squad.”.
Or at the very least I don’t have connections with a “Geek Squad”.

We're not geeks, Arch. We're jocks.
Get it right.

I would like to remind you that both of us have spent more time in a day in CR than doing anything else in the real world.
This probably includes sleeping.

I touch virtual grass too you know.

That doesn’t forward your argument friend.
And not matter how real they make that grass it still isn’t.
Also which one of you took down my woodsona Gabriel? He is a very important member of the team and I will hear no more of this. “He’s just a stool Arch.” Nonsense.

It wasn't me. I don't do woodies.

I spent good money on those commissions.
I find them quite amusing.

Wasn't me. I like the stoolbro.

Hare, you are the same person that introduced me to the concept. I know I have your full support with Gabriel.
It’s these other normies that I worry about.

Bet ya, that one of those normie skiddie stole your woodsona.
It's always the normies.

I still don’t understand why I had to explain why Gabriel holding a pistol is so important. So important in fact that I needed it framed.
If they did I would have to do some…
Less than polite things.

Hey Arch, I got an idea.

What would that be Spook?

If you find the rat that got that woodsona of yours
I know something you do with their music system.

I’m both concerned and curious do go on.

It only works in like modded servers, but you can do an "aux cord".
They have that shit on Steam Workshop on some parts.
But for Meatspace games
You just get that aux cord.
And you blast them with this.

You dastardly fiend.

Doesn't work in school or servers that are "rated E".

Ahahaha, are we talking aux cord?

Just do it quick, otherwise they will mute you.
Someone used the aux cord to blast "Smack my bitch up" on 1000 debacil volume at the driving server.

This…
That sounds fun. Thank you Spook, you have armed me with something most foul.
What would you like in return?
Within reason.

I want a free copy of the latest CyberTag game.

…

And not that torrented shit.

For fucks sake, Spook.
What you want me to buy all the dlc as well?

Just get me the base game.
The story mode for Colored Warfare sucked ass.

Fine.

I heard they have more random celebrity appearances in this new edition.

You’re lucky I get paid well.
Like who The Rock?
Random billionaire number 3?

Nah, they had The Rock in the 4th game.
Let me check

This time it's some random-ass indie pop singer I literally just heard of.

I’ll never understand why they did that.
Oh, well are they any good?

Why the fuck hadn't they have Death Grips as guest stars.

Because Death Grips want money.

I don't give a shit that their $60 dollar FPS with multiplayer is for tweens.
I want Death Grips.
Not this cringy pop shit

Oh well, are they any good?

I listened to some of her music, and it's... honestly what you'd expect? It's decent, just not 'yes put me into the game I'm iconic.'

Are you going to pay Death Grips for all the money they definitely want for an appearance?

I listened to some of her music, and it's... honestly what you'd expect? It's decent, just not 'yes put me into the game I'm iconic.'

And that makes it cheap.

I listened to some of her music, and it's... honestly what you'd expect? It's decent, just not 'yes put me into the game I'm iconic.'

Link me their music.

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I would but my angelic ears don’t deserve to deal with that.

What is this shit.
Are these guys from the hipster region of San Jose?

Spook don’t be rude.
I’m sure they tried their best.
Or aren’t that bad.
Whatever applies.

It's generic.

Is there anything wrong with ordinary?

Not really, no. It's just.
There could have been someone people at least want.
It's random, lol.

People that people want cost money. They expect money, and you have to throw out more just for the license.

True, lol.

Indies that have a bit of fame are cheaper.

Yeah, so we have... this.

And while you have less bang it doesn’t cut into your profit margins.
Exactly.
I figured you’d be used to this kind of thing by now?

It's still baffling each time.

I return.

I guess I can understand that.

I return.

Welcome.
You owe me five bucks.

Me each time: Okay, maybe they'll tone down the cameos? next installment, it's someone completely random who probably doesn't even play CyberTag

I will render goods or services equivalent in value to five dollars or greater.
Or you can ask my sister if you want cash.
She owes me five bucks.

Your sister doesn’t like me.

Then you don't have to worry about her liking you less when you ask her for money.

I’m sure there’s a reason but I didn’t bother remembering it.

Oh hey R3.

Yeah, but I can get negative in the not liking.
And it’s awkward whenever we hang out and she’s around.

Perhaps.
re: Death Grips I believe licensing could also run into issues regarding age-appropriateness.

Hey R3! Did you do anything to the stoolbro?

Album covers and so on.
IYKYK

It’s a game where we shoot each other. Who gives a damn about being age appropriate.

Hey R3! Did you do anything to the stoolbro?

I did not. I don't mess with your stuff unless it's particularly funny.

It’s a game where we shoot each other. Who gives a damn about being age appropriate.

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Want us to get flagged by our government into thinking we're wannabe terrorists?

Ah fair point however have you considered.
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Want us to get flagged by our government into thinking we're wannabe terrorists?

If they tried I’d laugh in their face.

Fairness, I'm sick of yelling them middle schoolers yelling at me.

If they tried I’d laugh in their face.

And then they will torture you into saying our names and IP addresses..

Especially considering I know for a fact there are several actual terroists using CR for plotting.

And then they will torture you into saying our names and IP addresses..

Bold of them to assume I’d submit.
What was it my ex called me?
“A psycho who only cares about himself”?

And then they will torture you into saying our names and IP addresses..

GL, I'm behind 7 proxies

R3 gets it.

I'm behind 11.

It’s not a contest Spook.
Besides if it was I’d win.

who gives a shit

who gives a shit

Your mom.

TFW you're in a military prison because Karen complained about an album cover not being appropriate for her crotch dumpling.

You mean genital goblin.

Your mom.

That's something you ex would say.
You mean dick darling?

Ironically yes.
They would say something like that.

Who the fuck are we talking about here?

Arch's asshole ex.

Hahaha yes.
They were quite a character weren’t they?
I think my brother still misses them.

Regrettable.

Lessons learned my friend. Lessons learned.

If it's who I think it is... lol.

Oh do guess.
Remember it’s the one with the They/Them pronouns.

I forgot. Were they genderfluid or non-binary?

If I remember correctly Gender-fluid.
The same one that introduced me to Ultrakill.
Still working on that speedrun.

How many hours are you at currently?
Stratch that.
Minutes?

Ah.
Allow me to check.
For Act Any% been stuck at 8m 43s and 042ms.
Don’t even get me started on P rank.

Aim for 8m and 40s.

Easy for you to say. Do you understand just how frame perfect I need to consistently be?
Not only that but correct weapon swaps and keeping my style points up.

[Ahab9]

@ArchUriel4Ohm I had to drag my ass to a woodie server to try to find you another woodie model as a gift.
The only thing I can find that would be suitable are bar stools.

Gabriel is perfect and there are not equals.
How ever if you could find a quarter staff or something that would be great.

Can't really be digging for a quarter staff, the best I can get are bar stools.

But bar stools think they are better than Gabriel.
Which is false 100% of the time.
Gabriel has a gun.

Check here
It's an avatar market that's closing down, so they're selling everything for a steal.
It's in Europe though, so expect a lot of latency.
@ArchUriel4Ohm One forth of a staff or an actual long stick?

Long stick is preferred…
God their are so goddamn many.

So true.
I can't believe I'm starting to miss Gabriel.

Gabriel.
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Best Stool.

Our stoolbro son.

Could hold a shotgun like a mfer.
Plays Funeral March

I’m so proud of this Gabriel love.
It took so long for you all to appreciate my woodsona.
I’ll commission more art!

No prob!
I'll take gun stools over staring Ents all days of the week.

Stools are superior to ents, eys.
They come closer to the ideal that the woodies unknowingly are on the cutting edge of.
The next step in evolution and so forth.

I'm not going into another woodie server.
Arch can go on, but not me.
Goddamn William Burrough nightmare.

They will find you, trust me.
Every time I'm in the Cyberdisco non-human server, minding my furry ass, there's at least five.

Jokes on you, I can noscope.

There's a heirarchy.
Furries are ahead of normies.
Woodies are ahead of furries.
And the ones ahead of them are too underground to have a name yet.

What counts as "underground?" Are we talking CR cults?

It's not a cult.
All I'm saying is this:
People are too tied to preconceptions about what humanity is.
The furries move a little outside of that.
They're human, but different.
The woodies push it farther.
They shed humanity, and embrace an existence as objects.
Something from the tangible world, but a distinctly inhuman experience.
But why both with physical reality at all?

R3 I love you, but what the hell are you talking about.
You also have a point.

R3 is talking about woodie philosophy. I... heard some of the woodies talk some philosophy of their own.
All you need to know is that you say a simple fragment of it, the normies will not understand.

Basically what I mean is this:
Right now CR seeks to replicate the human experience, because people are uncomfortable otherwise.
But that is the only reason to do so.
These limitations are artificial and self imposed.
If you wanted to see everything in a server at once, in theory you could make a program to let you do that.
But because that would be disorienting to the limited human experience, it is not done.
But I say that we should strive to adapt ourselves to the potential CR offers, rather than shackling it with our own shortcomings.

R3 where the hell did you get this genius?
You make a damn fine argument and now I got to add this to my notes.
Seriously though, I like your thought process and I intend to forward these ideas in the future.
With credit of course.

I am simply the herald of a truth all will learn.
Sooner or later.
Inevitably.

Goddamn William Burrough nightmare

Also welcome back R3!

I see we are quoting now.

No.

Ok I did, it was just too appropriate to not add it.

I speak fluent Spanish but I don’t point that out now do I?

And that's terrible.

That I speak Spanish or that I don’t point it out?

Answer the fucking question, Amy.
Don’t make me curse you out in Spanish, Amy.

Ok, sorry

The question Amy, answer the question!

Wait, how does that sound like?

…..
Continue to try my patience and you’ll find out next I see you.

Get a grip, you two.

A grip on what?

Seriously though, the not pointing it out. I didn't even know you spoke Spanish.

idfk, going at it at each other.

I’m merely joking.

(or do I? )
I didn't though, for real

And yes Amy. I’m fluent in Spanish, my grandmother didn’t know much English, and my grandfather flat out refused to talk to me in English until I could perfectly articulate myself in both.
I don’t speak it often around school because I doubt any of our classmates would be able to understand me without a translator.
In fact I’m actually better at speaking it than my father.

That sounds nice.

It has its perks.
I can call people the most dreadful things and they remain none the wiser.

I can't believe you're not using it to swear at everyone

On occasion, when I’m particularly miffed.
But no not really.

Hmm.
Still working on that Speedrun?
'Cause I gotta say.

Getting better at speedrunning never truly ends.

Ah nevermind, gotta go fast or whatever, see ya at school!

Yes, I’ll see you at school.

Hey, before leaving.
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A grip

[Ahab9]

Any speedrun that doesn't involve cooking your hardware on a hotplate is insufficiently hardcore.

What about turning your room into an oven through the sheer heat of said hardware?

Honorable in its own way.

Well I once got myself dangerously close to a heatstroke because of that so I guess I’m honorable.

Lmao, we're talking speedrunning?
I want to try another thing to speedrun. It's fun breaking shit.

Hare you should be well aware of my hobbies and records.

Of course.

If you would like I could teach you how do more than dominate Doom 2.
You could subsume it.

I could!

Yes Hare, you could.

Doom 2? Pfft, prehistoric grogshit

V, I would positively love to see you do better.

Can't believe people were impressed with graphics like that at the time. Introduce anyone in the 90s to today's tech, it'd be like introducing automobiles to a neandathal

Where is your world record per chance?

I don't speedrun caveman games

I mean, it was impressive for the time, lol.

So was Goldeneye, and look at it now

Then what do you speedrun friend?

Hell, I'm still impressed by this. Shit's endearing. Stupid Invaders Fugu Fish
(I know what the joke is gonna be, shush)

Half-life 2 still holds up.

Half-life 2 still holds up.

Eeh, barely. Ragdoll physics are janky as shit imo

It was worth the 4 hours of sleep.

Also horror games with shitty-ass graphics can still be scary.

So true

Gravity gun is still one of the best guns in FPS history, will give you that

Eeh, barely. Ragdoll physics are janky as shit imo

That goes for all games.

CyberTag needs to introduce some kinda grav-based weaponry, would buy that in a second

I'm sure there's a mod

V, in a few years CyberTag will look just like half-life

Somewhere

Exactly

I'm sure there's a mod

And if there isn’t, I could probably make it.

Hell even now CyberTag is kind of a baby-game, lets be real

I mean, I could hook you up on the gravity mod. And if not, someone could- beat me to it.

And if there isn’t, I could probably make it.

We definitely need to compare notes, Arch!

Hell even now CyberTag is kind of a baby-game, lets be real

You know damn well why it’s like that. Ego shooters and all that.

We definitely need to compare notes, Arch!

Of course.
It’s always fun to compare with talented people.

Of course.
It’s always fun to compare with talented people.

Was that a compliment

They have to censor it so hard to appease the nanny state that it's basically a kids game
I bet you ten years from now, people are going to look at all the controversy surrounding ego shooters and realise how stupid it all is

Was that a compliment

Amy, I can give compliments as well. Contrary to the rumors I’m not a heartless bastard.

I bet you ten years from now, people are going to look at all the controversy surrounding ego shooters and realise how stupid it all is

Have you ever played an ego shooter?

Nah, don't need that shit jepordising my career

Ughh, shit I have to help out with the parents.

“Career.”

I bet you that it's totally overblown though

Wait, what's going on?
Also, "career"?
The hell are you talking about V?

esports, duh. Reason we're all here

Oh right

I bet you that it's totally overblown though

V, people have developed PTSD on par with actual war veterans.

Wait, what's going on?

There was a debate about ego shooters, check above

You want the feds to get the Discord chat leaked?

V, people have developed PTSD on par with actual war veterans.

People claim to get PTSD from trolls online.

That’s a…. Different thing.

Is it?

yeah

People claim to get PTSD from trolls online.

Psychology isn't an exact science, V

Yep.

Like sure, it's probably a shock to the system now. MK must've freaked people out in the 90s
Nowdays, it's quaint

This is like saying the purest LSD is “not that bad” despite never trying it.

I bet you all 100 bucks each that what we call ego shooters nowadays will be the norm

Although I’ve never played it either so I guess I’m also not the most reliable.

Sames as how modern MK fighters would look fuckin horrific to somene from the 80s

Well. Moral watchdogs will do restrictions with ego shooters.

It kinda sucks that there are so many regs around making sure something isn't an ego shooter. Remember the time I was goofing off, making a Halloween mod in the cooking game that replaced the ingredients with rendered body parts? And then it was kinda borderline because while no one was getting shot it did fall under some regulations? It wasn't even realistic body parts, but I had to stop that plan and not finish or release it. And then I made the Emo Shooter because I was sending a message to someone about it and made a typo.

Devs for CyberTag have also been trying to weasel in mature shit in their latest games.

I bet you all 100 bucks each that what we call ego shooters nowadays will be the norm

What’s the time limit, V? I want a hundred bucks in the future.

What’s the time limit, V? I want a hundred bucks in the future.

Ten years, as I said

Ten years, as I said

Deal.

Good luck remembering.

It kinda sucks that there are so many regs around making sure something isn't an ego shooter. Remember the time I was goofing off, making a Halloween mod in the cooking game that replaced the ingredients with rendered body parts? And then it was kinda borderline because while no one was getting shot it did fall under some regulations? It wasn't even realistic body parts, but I had to stop that plan and not finish or release it. And then I made the Emo Shooter because I was sending a message to someone about it and made a typo.

Hehehe. Emo shooter.

Decade from now the moral watchdogs are gonna lighten up, and we're gonna realise how ridiculous all this controversy over ego shooters is

It kinda sucks that there are so many regs around making sure something isn't an ego shooter. Remember the time I was goofing off, making a Halloween mod in the cooking game that replaced the ingredients with rendered body parts? And then it was kinda borderline because while no one was getting shot it did fall under some regulations? It wasn't even realistic body parts, but I had to stop that plan and not finish or release it. And then I made the Emo Shooter because I was sending a message to someone about it and made a typo.

Oh, I remember that! What was their answer? Something something not age appropriate. Bah
Which sucks

I'm still proud of the Emo Shooter. It's my baby, even if it can't be brought into tournament play for obvious reasons.

Very least, we're gonna see game developers start pushing boundries
Easing folk into it
Cartoony graphics, etc

Age inappropriate + simulated cannibalism is kinda pushing the line apparently.

Very least, we're gonna see game developers start pushing boundries

If it’s any consolation I do plan on working on something like that.

Exactly. It's newtech so it's gonna take folk a while to aclimatise

Age inappropriate + simulated cannibalism is kinda pushing the line apparently.

Who would have thought?

Dive into an ice cold lake, and you'll get a shock

That's taking an awful while

Dip you toe first, let your body adjust

Who would have thought?

People are not ready for the CR cannibal lifestyle.

Then, after a while... Bam, now game developers can make the games they wanna make without getting stifled by the censors

People are not ready for the CR cannibal lifestyle.

One day

People are not ready for the CR cannibal lifestyle.

People aren’t ready for meatspace cannibal lifestyle either, Hare.

I mean, yeah, lol.

What is up with you and consumption of human flesh?

I dunno, I just wanted to make something scary for Halloween, and it crossed the line from 'scary' to 'questionable' when I started to look things up.

I dunno, I just wanted to make something scary for Halloween, and it crossed the line from 'scary' to 'questionable' when I started to look things up.

Did you have to, like, look up what human meat tasted like or something?

Did you have to, like, look up what human meat tasted like or something?

Cannibals say pork.
They also say that the best parts are the cheeks, both on the face and the ass.

No, it was just renders. I didn't even look up what human flesh tastes like, it probably would have still tasted like the actual ingredients. But apparently the organs kinda fell under very specific rules meant to prevent people from making ego shooters so I couldn't finish the mod.

They also say that the best parts are the cheeks, both on the face and the ass.

TMI my dude

No, it was just renders. I didn't even look up what human flesh tastes like, it probably would have still tasted like the actual ingredients. But apparently the organs kinda fell under very specific rules meant to prevent people from making ego shooters so I couldn't finish the mod.

This right here I why I stick to sprites

shrug

Man, with that rule on organs even surgeon simulator would be pushing it
You could, like, set up simulated surgeries to train docs for the real thing

Different tones, perhaps?

No, it was just renders. I didn't even look up what human flesh tastes like, it probably would have still tasted like the actual ingredients. But apparently the organs kinda fell under very specific rules meant to prevent people from making ego shooters so I couldn't finish the mod.

Shame Hare. Well next time you work on something morally dubious, I’ll help.

Maybe that's already a thing, dunno

TFW you're a CR modder and you're trying to avoid accidentally making an ego shooter.

Shame Hare. Well next time you work on something morally dubious, I’ll help.

Thank you.

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Meanwhile, PC gaming:

Literally the only reason PC gaming isn't functionally dead

Literally the only reason PC gaming isn't functionally dead

No, that’s VR.

True that, lol

That’s how VR is hobbling along.

VR is dinotech at this point

I mean CR is just like the next step on the tech tree.

That’s how VR is hobbling along.

Carmack's evil empire will never fail

Says you.

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ded

I mean CR is just like the next step on the tech tree.

In the same way that photography was the next step from watercolours, sure

It’s like going from stone tools to metals.

Trust me, at the rate this tech is developing, it's gonna end up being way more of a step up then that

Just higher up on the tree.

Trust me, at the rate this tech is developing, it's gonna end up being way more of a step up then that

What like matrix stuff?
I could see that.

I'm actually playing a CR survival horror, the one people keep memeing on. You know the one. The devs said they wanted to push the boundaries of what could be done in CR, but they had to do a buttload of things that prevented it from being an ego shooter. So they not only had to change some of the animations but there's that one anti-poop sock measure that kicks you out of the game for a few hours after you reach certain checkpoints. Apparently that had to be added on for mental health reasons, alongside the disclaimers when you launch the game. It's a fun and intense experience, but, well.

If they ever figure out how to get time dilation right, we could be looking at the future of human evolution

If they ever figure out how to get time dilation right, we could be looking at the future of human evolution

Read less Cyberpunk, V.

Fully customisable, simulated realities. Who needs to save the planet when you can spend a thousand years in paradise?

I'm actually playing a CR survival horror, the one people keep memeing on. You know the one. The devs said they wanted to push the boundaries of what could be done in CR, but they had to do a buttload of things that prevented it from being an ego shooter. So they not only had to change some of the animations but there's that one anti-poop sock measure that kicks you out of the game for a few hours after you reach certain checkpoints. Apparently that had to be added on for mental health reasons, alongside the disclaimers when you launch the game. It's a fun and intense experience, but, well.

We'll remember your sacrifice

Apparently it's legal because like, it's supernatural and obviously fake body horror so the mind doesn't freak out, but still.

I'm actually playing a CR survival horror, the one people keep memeing on. You know the one. The devs said they wanted to push the boundaries of what could be done in CR, but they had to do a buttload of things that prevented it from being an ego shooter. So they not only had to change some of the animations but there's that one anti-poop sock measure that kicks you out of the game for a few hours after you reach certain checkpoints. Apparently that had to be added on for mental health reasons, alongside the disclaimers when you launch the game. It's a fun and intense experience, but, well.

Was it at least fun?

Read less Cyberpunk, V.

Dude, we're living it

Dude, we're living it

A boring dystopia then.

I haven't beaten it yet! It's fun, but I can sort of see why the breaks are needed, lol.

I want mech arms, and hover cars bro.

You can, and so much more

I haven't beaten it yet! It's fun, but I can sort of see why the breaks are needed, lol.

Are you spooked?
Startled?

Before long everyone will have tech arms, and hover cars, and mothgirl waifus or whatever it is your heart desires

You can, and so much more

Yeah, but for real

Yeah, but for real

Reality's overrated

You can, and so much more

I meant in the real world.

I'm not that scared! It's just... a lot.

Before long everyone will have tech arms, and hover cars, and mothgirl waifus or whatever it is your heart desires

I need you to explain that last part.

Planet going to burn in a couple decades, why try to save a dying rock when we're on the verge of creating our own virtual paradises

I'm not that scared! It's just... a lot.

Awww do you want a hug?

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Planet going to burn in a couple decades, why try to save a dying rock when we're on the verge of creating our own virtual paradises

When the dying rock dies, what keeps the servers going?

Reality's overrated

Yeah, but we live in it

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Adorable.

Yeah, but we live in it

That's why they need to focus on time dilation. Ten years in a minute, that kinda shit

V, do you want Mothgirl waifus?

Also why be a boring ass human when I can be a cool bnnuy? Or someone could be an orc? Hell, some people want to be tables, and y'know what? I'm happy for them.

That's why they need to focus on time dilation. Ten years in a minute, that kinda shit

Well I say at least get us off the dying rock first.

Just speed up your perception of time, then you can spend effective eternity in CR heaven without worrying about the end of the world
THATS how you beat entropy

Also why be a boring ass human when I can be a cool bnnuy? Or someone could be an orc? Hell, some people want to be tables, and y'know what? I'm happy for them.

Hare, because of you I literally have a still woodie.

Exactly!

V, do you want Mothgirl waifus?

No, but we've all seen your discord posts
Sorry, Cyber-Discord posts
Gotta keep on-brand

And I guess I understand what you’re trying to say.
When playing dnd in a fantasy realm why pick basic bitch human.

Just speed up your perception of time, then you can spend effective eternity in CR heaven without worrying about the end of the world

What

No, but we've all seen your discord posts

…

I'm pretty sure it doesn't work like that

That was a lapse in judgment and I’m certain I paid you to forget it.

It's the waifs offer still up?

I'm pretty sure it doesn't work like that

It's something like that, I don't know the full deets
But I've seen articles talking about it, and apparently it's not impossible

So is cryogenic freezing.

Well, at the moment it's seemingly impossible, but so did AI Art

When playing dnd in a fantasy realm why pick basic bitch human.

Yeah, like, when I play games I don't want to be human. I've spent lots of time being human already. Let me be an orc or bnnuy or orc bnnuy.

Please don’t get me started on AI art V.

If the tech keeps developing, we could see this within our lifetimes

Yeah, like, when I play games I don't want to be human. I've spent lots of time being human already. Let me be an orc or bnnuy or orc bnnuy.

Why specifically an orc?

But I've seen articles talking about it, and apparently it's not impossible

Same articles that blab about evil AI and Teleports?

You keep mentioning orcs.

You keep mentioning orcs.

Orcs are underrated.

Same articles that blab about evil AI and Teleports?

Eh, luddites gonna luddite

Though dragons are cool, too.

Orcs are underrated.

That sounds like something a orc fucker would say.

Though dragons are cool, too.

Agreed

... are you kinkshaming me?

Though dragons are cool, too.

So true

... are you kinkshaming me?

I would never.
At least not verbally.
Also you admit it.
I win.

https://tenor.com/bkLnk.gi

https://tenor.com/view/anime-smug-gif-22677264

https://tenor.com/bkLnk.gi

Don’t worry hare! Even if you like your men green and with tusks we still love you!

Okay, I do like buff ladies though. And men. But buff ladies are especially

Okay, I do like buff ladies though. And men. But buff ladies are especially

Have you seen me in meatspace? Most women have more muscle than me.
All I got is buff women.
Also I see you like the orc woman and men.

Sorry, Cyber-Discord posts

Also you ever think the person who made it was a brony? I think that often.

Also I see you like the orc woman and men.

Who doesn't love a six pack?

Fair point.
Though I see a lot of it in Cyberspace.

Also you ever think the person who made it was a brony? I think that often.

What?
Oh, right. EEeeh, maybe?
That'd be funny

It makes me chuckle when I think about it.

Though I see a lot of it in Cyberspace.

Yeah but how many actually have them?

Man, the millennials got really weird about that shit back in the day

Better question how many of the women are actually men and vice-versa.

Better question how many of the women are actually men and vice-versa.

That way lay madness, Arch.
Brrrrr

Man, the millennials got really weird about that shit back in the day

It is the original outbreak point for this meme.

Soon enough meatspace gender is going to be irrelevant.

That way lay madness, Arch.

Jokes on you I like men and women. I’m immune.

Jokes on you I like men and women. I’m immune.

Dang it!

The thing that sucks about looking at fit people, though, is that you can also get envious. I've been trying to get more exercise in Meatspace, and it's exhausting! I want to get buff too, but I'm not ready.

People are gonna get to be who they want, or what they want even. Whether that's a girl, boy, moth, rabbit, orc, or hell even a pony if you're that way inclined

Soon enough meatspace gender is going to be irrelevant.

Yeah, yeah grandpa let’s get you to bed.

I'm, like, a month younger than you

The thing that sucks about looking at fit people, though, is that you can also get envious. I've been trying to get more exercise in Meatspace, and it's exhausting! I want to get buff too, but I'm not ready.

I’ve told you to subscribe to the mandatory “go touch actual grass and feel actual sunlight” quota.

I'm, like, a month younger than you

Shhhhhhhhhhh.
Don’t remind me of my age.

People are gonna get to be who they want, or what they want even. Whether that's a girl, boy, moth, rabbit, orc, or hell even a pony if you're that way inclined

I want to be a robot how’s that sound?

I’ve told you to subscribe to the mandatory “go touch actual grass and feel actual sunlight” quota.

Yeah, that. I've been following these aerobics tutorials on YouTube, and I'm out of breath by the end. But the twins like to follow along, too. So, that's motivation.

I want to be a robot how’s that sound?

Fuckin' a

Yeah, that. I've been following these aerobics tutorials on YouTube, and I'm out of breath by the end. But the twins like to follow along, too. So, that's motivation.

I mostly workout with my brother. He spends more time in meatspace than I do.

Yeah, that. I've been following these aerobics tutorials on YouTube, and I'm out of breath by the end. But the twins like to follow along, too. So, that's motivation.

Yeah it's tough
It gets awhile and it's unrewarding because you don't just exercise, you need to keep doing it, keep track of your physique because everyone can have a different workout and then being careful on what you eat.
You can doing it though Hare!

Now see, I've got a preem exercise routine that works gangbusters
It's called a slider. You slide it up and down depending on how ripped you want your avatar to be
Takes, like, a second and is infinitely less arduous

I guess

V, please.
We are trying to encourage actually working out IRL.

I'm just saying, it's a lot of effort for a body that's just going to grow old and wrinkly in the end

I mean, you do have a point I could just change my Avatar, lol.
But I've read those articles about excessive CR use.
I kinda want to healthy, too. Even if my body yells at me each time I try.

Oh. I’m really proud of you Hare.
That’s very admirable.

Eeeh, long as it doesn't get in the way of matchtime, you do you. All I'm saying is that maintaining one's meatspace physique isn't gonna be all that relevent in a couple years

Perhaps.
However right now it still is so, please put in the effort Captain.
Don’t give up on meatspace completely.

Yeah I'll, uh... Get right on that

V.
I’ll buy you lunch if the next time I see you, you’re able to run a full lap.
How’s that sound buddy?

[Ahab9]

Hey V, you didn't tell me that you have a lobby open for CyberTag.
Shit, I need to get my rig up.
I hadn't got the chance to play CyberTag.

Sorry my dude, map dropped just now and I'm itching to give it a shot before they patch out all the exploits

Oh come on, no one cheeses with exploits.

Whistles yes definitely.

I will be there promptly.
I appear to have missed the previous conversation, but I would argue that time dilation is not the answer.
Why put yourself into a pretend world that will inevitably end?
Rather, we should seek to overcome our limitations by improving our forms.
If the world is to become inhospitable to meat, then meat is not the future.
If we upload ourselves, we'll have no need to worry about time, as we'll have all the time we could want.

R3, you're speaking high again.

If we upload ourselves, we'll have no need to worry about time, as we'll have all the time we could want.

Agreed 110%. Thing is, figuring how how to slow one's perception of time in a CR space would be the first step towards that.
Uploading oneself to a digital paradise is the endgoal, but its not sustainable indefinitely. Entropy is an inevitably. In order to truly defeat it, you'd need be able to stretch time to a point where its effectively infinite.
Turn 150 millions years, when the earth gets fried by the sun, into 150 billion
If not longer then that

Hmm, I suppose I can see the logic in that.
Though I feel that it will likely be easier to digitize oneself than to alter perceptions of time.
After all, we're partway there already.

Maybe, but I don't think it's that far fetched. Time dilation occurs in meatspace when one is accelerated past a certain point, right? The faster you go, the slower time moves for you?
So surely its not that big a stretch to apply that in CR, like setting it up so that the world is effectively on fast forward. Doesn't feel any different for those living in it, but time progresses more slowly in CR than it does in meatspace.

R3, you're speaking high again.

But it’s fun when R3 “speaks high.”

So what you want, effectively, is for a 100 years in CR to equal less than a second in the real world?

Pretty much, yeah. Enough time that eternity suddenly becomes feasible
Heaven doesn't exist, so we made our own

An intriguing prospect, but I worry that our current hardware may not be up to the task of processing that much information that quickly.
By hardware I mean brains. I'm sure computers can do it.

Not yet, not. Still early days, but nobody expected the internet to explode the way it did. I bet we'll be seeing shit in a few years people never would've believed possible.

By hardware I mean brains. I'm sure computers can do it.

Giving time, Perhaps 50 years I’m sure we will have it.
Just look at our development over the last century. We are seeing exponential growth in a short span of time.

Indeed.

If you went back to 2013 and told some millennial neckbeard that they can get a robot to generate a picture of their sonic OC or whatever, they'd probably think you were mad
Hell we didn't think that shit was actually possible until like a year ago, and now they're already figuring out how to AI generate entire videos
We'll be seeing these big devleopments in our own lifetime, that I can guarantee

In fact CR is like the invention of the atom bomb. Technology far down the hypothetical tech tree in our hands now.

If you went back to 2013 and told some millennial neckbeard that they can get a robot to generate a picture of their sonic OC or whatever, they'd probably think you were mad

It’s more than that V! If you brought up CR to someone in 2009, they would think you were talking about a sci-fi novel!

Disruptive tech develops fast.

The Internet became the most important technological invention in human history, and when it was first created it was disregarded as tech nerd bullshit.

"A series of tubes" some boomer said.

“Go play football like your brother!” Another boomer dad said.

[Ahab9]

Ughh.. this is goin' be weird, but is anyone interested in doing some MS stuff?
Spring Break is going to end soon, so I figured I go to one of my usual haunts and see if the ghosts are raving or some shit.

Ughh.. this is goin' be weird, but is anyone interested in doing some MS stuff?

Sure, I’ll add you to my mandatory “Touch actual grass and feel actual sunlight” quota. Message me the details.

Winchester House.
You know it when you see it.
They doing discounts on late night tours.
Just don't say anything when we meet.
I know you when I see you.

Oh really now?
Am I so identifiable?

Ughh.. this is goin' be weird, but is anyone interested in doing some MS stuff?

Plenty!

Couldn't we do a virtual tour or something?

Ditto

https://tenor.com/view/nathan-touch-som ... f-20938255

I believe I know a server where one can simulate interactions with grass
Including, if desired, the sensation of hay fever

https://tenor.com/view/nathan-touch-som ... f-20938255

Hardpass

Including, if desired, the sensation of hay fever
ArchUriel4Ohm
I’ve seen weirder so I can’t diss it.

Hardpass

Don’t make me drag you, kicking and screaming, to feel actual sunlight, V.

mfw I don't have enough hay fever in my life so I have to simulate it with CR.
I dunno if I can make it, we'll see.

I dunno if I can make it, we'll see.

Don’t make me beg you not to invent hay fever in CR.

I was referring to me showing up to the MS outing, but thank you, I know have a new idea.

God fucking damnit, Hare.
Public menace you are.

Also, I'll have to check my schedule, but if I'm not able to do the MS meetup CyberDisco has some cool stuff going on that week if anyone wants in.
Me being jailed for creating hay fever.

Depends. What kind of stuff?

Me being jailed for creating hay fever.

Me arresting you for making hay fever.

[Winter posts an image of a promotion for CyberDisco, listing various events throughout the week. Of note are multiple performances, two different themed nights (80s/synthwave and a traditional Spring Break theme) and, of all things, a movie showing]

I should be able to make CyberDisco.

I should be able to make CyberDisco.

I dunno why they're showing a movie, but it kind of makes sense.
CyberDisco is capable of doing a lot, lol.

[Winter posts an image of a promotion for CyberDisco, listing various events throughout the week. Of note are multiple performances, two different themed nights (80s/synthwave and a traditional Spring Break theme) and, of all things, a movie showing]

I can make some of them. Unfortunately, I have this dreadful thing called a job.
That and when ever Spookr’s thing is.
I can catch the movie and some of the shows though.

Ew job, I say as I get ready to tutor someone in a few hours.
Sounds good, though. The movie looks interesting.

Couldn't we do a virtual tour or something?

No. Winchester House in CS sucks.

Ew job, I say as I get ready to tutor someone in a few hours.

Ironically they don’t pay me often. It’s more like an internship, but they throw random large paychecks at me.

There is no magic in it.
Designer for it is shit.

Also no ghosts.

Designer for it is shit.

Designing CR spaces is hard Spook.

Also no ghosts.

They don’t have that at the actual location either.

They don’t have that at the actual location either.

Shut up, there is ghosts.

Shut up, there is ghosts.

Proof.
And I’ll throttle you if you say “I made it the fuck up!”.

You don't need proof on photos.
Those are all fake.
You need to go there yourself to believ.e

X-Files theme intensifies
Let me know when you want to go!

I believe there are more ghosts in machines than in anywhere meatspace.

I believe there are more ghosts in machines than in anywhere meatspace.

Please read less sci-fi, also what’s the book?

I'm not referring to a specific book, but rather to observations. Meatspace is known, while CR is still a frontier.
We're all ghosts in our own way, talking together no matter where we are.