Questions & Addenda #5: fermenting your pee, cute aggression, and centricities

Published: May 7, 2019, 9:45 a.m.

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We got so much feedback over time from supporter Jeremy that we\\u2019re dedicating a whole Questions & Addenda episode to covering them. Just like that one time.

\\n\\n Star Wars: The Last Jedi [episode page] \\n\\n

Guerilla space warfare. The Star Wars Geneva Convention. Chinese gun powder weaponization. Resources and impoetus in the development of killing technologies.

\\n\\n Ready Player One [episode page] \\n\\n

Speed-of-light internet latency. EVE online strategies for fun and profit. \\u201cSharding\\u201d as first-named in Ultima as a technical and storytelling solution.

\\n\\n Wall-E [episode page] \\n\\n

Wasting potable water. Saltwater pipe corrosion. Graywater toilets. Fermenting your pee and eating rotten shark that smells like pee.

\\n\\n Upgrade [episode page] \\n\\n

Automation in combat. \\u201cCute aggression.\\u201d The \\u201ccall of the void,\\u201d and the fear of the call of the void.

\\n\\n Doom [episode page] \\n\\n

Could you really spoil Doom, though? Navigating by the ecliptic in space. Playing Descent.

\\n\\n The Predator [episode page] \\n\\n

Savantism before the invention and eventual ubiquity of writing.

\\n\\n 2036 Origin Unknown [episode page] \\n\\n

The wonder of centricities and the Greek pantheon. Using the wrong words for things. ASCII vs Unicode.

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