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The important bit is that all of the encryption schemes in case 2 can be solved easily in a reasonable timeframe if you have a quantum computer or a proof of P=NP, while the encryption schemes in case a can't be. So, given that we're having this discussion at all (i.e. no known proof that P = NP in...

[genuine curiosity]So, supposing that we're using an encryption scheme with a capped key length of (say) ~1024 bits, is it tremendously likely that there's a second contextually-valid message for the ciphertext for a randomly generated contextually-valid plaintext? I'm presuming that a basic futuret...

Also, welcome back, darkmaster, whatever banned troll you may be.... (plebian again is my bet, but elennsar wouldn't surprise me) Far as I can tell from post history, darkmaster is just some internet person who is also a noob at this stuff. Not likely to be some specific other person's trolling acc...

Stahlseele wrote:Rule 34 . . REALLY? O.o
They could not have chosen . . i don't know . . some other number maybe? o.O

Based on the preview chapters, they chose that number for exactly that reason.

Isn't the standard correct because it's the standard? Hasn't the standard been made standard because it's correct? So would not using the standard not actually mean it's incorrect? Otherwise, nice troll ^^ No to all of the above. The "standard", such as it exists at all, is just a descrip...

What else do you base morality in, if not emotion? The ultimate goals of all humans are dictated by emotion. Logic cannot be the ends, it is always only a means. People's emotional reactions to an event described in words are dependent on the words themselves. You can literally make their good/bad ...

@Chamomile: The fact that you can phrase the problem to take advantage of people's emotional gut reactions and reinforce it using a storytelling framework isn't interesting and it isn't surprising. That is in fact a known bug in the human mind, and if you were to use that as an actual survey the sur...

Yeah, I... actually hadn't scripted them with the expectation that the battle would commence this turn . Meaning that I hadn't actually changed their scripts at all, or allocated resources at all, or done anything really. That was probably my greatest mistake and what led to... most of the others. T...

This week Session Start (After Sundown:#aftersundown): Wed Jul 06 19:05:16 2011 -0700 *** Myrmidon has joined #aftersundown *** Topic on #aftersundown is: *** Topic set by ChanServ (2 hours ago at 4:39 PM) <Alexsey_Mitriov> spend 1 edge to roll 19 dice 7 hits, then reroll with more edge <Thomas_Garl...

Last week Session Start (After Sundown:#aftersundown): Sat Jul 02 11:28:19 2011 -0700 *** Myrmidon has joined #aftersundown *** Topic on #aftersundown is: *** Topic set by ChanServ (2 hours ago at 9:06 AM) <MisterCavern> welcome! <Myrmidon> hullo <Heinrich_Baade> Hi there. *** Myrmidon is now known ...

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I am fine with whatever.


Edit: I may be late today due to something at work that apparently had a deadline of tonight, which I was not told about. If so, feel free to start without me and pretend that my downtime was spent with Zach dead from falling several stories or something.

Abysia has no diplomatic contact with C'tis that I'm aware of.

Are the Anti-Abysian Coalition willing to discuss terms of surrender?

As written it looks like dream vision does not allow you to enter or observe someone's dream, so he should have been able to hear the message but not interact with the sender. Correct? I shouldn't have been able to interact with the guy if he was using only Dream Vision. I actually presumed he was ...

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Saturday anytime works for me.

So there. My assumption is and has always been that illusions can actually create sound and light. It's good that you realize this assumption. The next step is to test your assumption - whether it is compatible with what the game mechanics say about illusions, specifically (Figment) and (Glamer) il...

Illusions should absolutely not be able to generate heat.[blah blah physics stuff] No, this is nonsense. Illusions of sound don't cause vibration damage no matter how finely tuned they seem to be to resonant frequencies, illusions of light don't hurt vampires regardless of how bright they appear, e...

Josh_Kablack wrote:But Armor Break + Brittling as a setup for Instant Ward isn't half as good as Armor Break + Brittling as a setup for Kiai! :frownyface:

It... isn't a setup for Instant Ward. At all. Brittling alone might be a setup for doom lasers though.

Sure, I'm saying I don't like the flavor of combat hacking Brains. I don't see what it brings flavor wise, other than really change how people react in your world. If Brain Hacking on the fly, while you're walking down the street is a thing that exists, then people are going to be super paranoid ab...

Why do I need to hack brains? That's not necessarily the flavor of hacker I like. Why can't I be the hacker/face who does legwork, goes in posing as an it guy, or a janitor, or what have you, to get physical access to help with the run. sabs, in a skill-based game, you can take the skills that you ...

Uber Spells Avada Kedavra is terrible writing. It's like saying everyone has a special mini-nuke in their pocket, but it's illegal to use it, so most people don't. It's also apparently damned easy to use, so long as you hate someone enough. So, we all know how that'd play out in the real world, wit...

Confirming: Current plan is still for first session to start ~1 day 6 hours from now?

At the same time, if voodoo zombies are the only type of zombie in the game, some people will definitely be turned off. But it's a conceptual space issue, I'm sure. I think it was mentioned earlier that people turning into vampires and ghouls and such was in, but yes, viral and magical horde zombie...