General Chat Thread

[Princess_Molestia 1,460]

I know of a series that has been alive for much longer, thanks to the love of its fans. They made all kinds of content for it, and still are. Not sure if anyone would interested. Anyone interested in Artificial Intelligence and furry creatures?

 

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It is not.

 

 

 

 

Elaborate.

 

then I must find her and fuse with her, dragonball z style

what will we become?

Princess Celestia!

[applause]

Edited November 13, 2012 by Princess_Molestia

[Starshine 16,335]

Not sures man.

I spy... ,

 

Say, is it possible to enable post count counter whatever in the Advanced Roleplay?

[Arcanel 3,041]

You can't help but to feel bad about yourself when you lost some good pal here :V

Pretty much what Dreamy said. I know nothing about your record or the staff or whatever (I REALLY need to stop nosing where I don't know much about...), but it shouldn't be considered. Your record I mean...um...you know what? That was a lousy and failed way to cheer you up. Ignore me.

[Haven Celestii 9,385]

 

 

they call me Trollestia...its in my name...

wait... is Molestia also Celestia and Trollestia... I always assumed she was...

 

No. They are all different. Celestia has some Trollestia in her, but Trollestia is all troll. Molestia is complety different from both.

 

I know of a series that has been alive for much longer, thanks to the love of its fans. They made all kinds of content for it, and still are. Not sure if anyone would interested. Anyone interested in Artificial Intelligence and furry creatures?

 

Shoot and we'll see how it works out.

[Princess_Molestia 1,460]

whatever its not such a stretch the same basic character has the powers/trolling as the other two...

she makes the sun go and shit!

[Starshine 16,335]

 

Not sure if i've seen that somewhere here to be honest with you. I can't speak for the others but i always try to find a way to jump into the chat when i've the time, so nothing has changed over here, at least not on my end.

 

Also, your record shouldn't and will not be taken into account on this matter.

 

Okay

I'll shut my mouth

[Bari 7,023]

Elaborate.

Well, I'm not good at explaining. Here is an article.

Creatures is an artificial life (alife) computer program series, created in the mid-1990s by English computer scientist Steve Grand whilst working for the Cambridge video games developer Millennium Interactive. Gameplay focuses on raising alien creatures known as Norns, teaching them to survive, helping them explore their world, defending them against other species, and breeding them. Rather than taking a scripted approach, Creatures series games were driven by detailed biological and neurological simulation and their unexpected results.

 

The program was significant as it was one of the first commercial titles to code alife organisms from the genetic level upwards using a sophisticated biochemistry and neural network brains. This meant that the Norns and their DNA could develop and "evolve" in increasingly diverse ways, unpredicted by the makers. By breeding certain Norns with others, some traits could be passed on to following generations. Most interestingly, the Norns turned out to behave similarly to living creatures. This was seen as an important insight into how real world organisms may function and evolve. Margaret Boden, in 2003, rejected Creatures as being a form of alien life as the simulated metabolism is concerned with controlling the norn's behaviour, not on maintaining its 'physical' form. In 2011, Steve Grand stated that while the norns in Creatures could learn, generalise from past experiences to novel experiences, and react in an intelligent manner to stimuli, they could not think.

Earlier a-life programs had worked by giving their organisms a limited set of commands and parameters, and seeing whether the way the subjects behaved was realistic. While this is the first commercial program it is to be noted that other non-commercial programs had done this since the late 1970s such as the Savanna Simulator by Walter Vose Jeffries which ran on an Z80 based Exidy Sorcerer microcomputer and presented the creatures moving on a graphical grid.

The genetics in Creatures are somewhat different from human genetics; they are haploid. There is no concept of dominant gene and recessive gene, much less recombination between loci. Nevertheless, the complexity of the simulated biochemistry meant that Norn behaviour was highly unpredictable.

Among the fans of Creatures were the Oxford zoologist Richard Dawkins, who called it a "quantum leap in the development of artificial life", and author Douglas Adams. Creatures inspired some players to take up careers in the sciences.

 

Full Article: Creatures

 

Shoot and we'll see how it works out.

I just made a post about it.

[Key Gear 6,664]

Where is everyone else from the staff team? :­(

Getting our flanks handed to us by IRL stuff.

 

I know that I've been getting killed at my job. Just plain killed.

 

I've also had a few messed up wastes of time at home as well.

 

Then, during my time on the forum, I've mostly been preoccupied with quite a few background projects that are currently in the works.

 

Few weeks ago we could get to chat together, uncaring who was the admin or who was the member. We got to chat as friends, not for gaining favors from being a friend with the admins or whatshit like that.

As soon as things settle down for me a bit more IRL, I will probably be more active. Of course, I also need to clear my growing to do list on the site. So, yeah

 

I guess I can't blame the staffs from hating me for what kind of shit I got on my records ._.

Hating you??? Wut??? All of my wut???!?!

 

Dude, you are a rebel and we love you!

 

Hm, should someone make a feedback thread about that? Pretty sure the mod team will consider it

It's on already actually. Good thing too, because otherwise my post count would have flatlined quite some time ago. :3

[Arcanel 3,041]

Anyway, imma be going to sleep now guys. See y'all later! (and I also hope Ganaram changes his mind )

[Key Gear 6,664]

Yeah, I work real hard on those posts. I have to use my brains.

No kidding! I need to take a photograph of my delighted grin every time you post. :3

[Arcanel 3,041]

Getting our flanks handed to us by IRL stuff.

 

I know that I've been getting killed at my job. Just plain killed.

 

I've also had a few messed up wastes of time at home as well.

 

Then, during my time on the forum, I've mostly been preoccupied with quite a few background projects that are currently in the works.

 

 

 

As soon as things settle down for me a bit more IRL, I will probably be more active. Of course, I also need to clear my growing to do list on the site. So, yeah

 

 

 

Hating you??? Wut??? All of my wut???!?!

 

Dude, you are a rebel and we love you!

 

Say, my dear Dr. Scootacool...how are things for the mods in the forum?

 

And also dat talk about Star...this is why, I wub you.

[Haven Celestii 9,385]

Anyway, imma be going to sleep now guys. See y'all later! (and I also hope Ganaram changes his mind )

 

Night, Arcy!

[Bari 7,023]

It's on already actually. Good thing too, because otherwise my post count would have flatlined quite some time ago. :3

So there is still the possibility of me becoming a Bird?

[Ganaram Inukshuk 3,682]

Anyway, imma be going to sleep now guys. See y'all later! (and I also hope Ganaram changes his mind)

My sinuses are gonna be fucked up by morning.

[Bari 7,023]

So, anyone interested in Creatures?

[Arcanel 3,041]

My sinuses are gonna be fucked up by morning.

 

You know, I'm supposed to go to sleep but...wut?

[Key Gear 6,664]

So there is still the possibility of me becoming a Bird?

 

Yup, but I thought that you were already a delicious fruit pastry? :3

 

Say, my dear Dr. Scootacool...how are things for the mods in the forum?

 

The going is good! Extremely good, actually... Behind the scenes, we are working on some things that I think everyone will like. Amusingly, a couple of the ideas came from this general chat thread (fast reply uploads, I'm looking at you).

[Vicke 3,189]

Oh my god, no.

Is thing thing still going?

[Key Gear 6,664]

Oh my god, no.

Is thing thing still going?

 

OHAI VICKE! HOW ARE YOU?

[Starshine 16,335]

As soon as things settle down for me a bit more IRL, I will probably be more active. Of course, I also need to clear my growing to do list on the site. So, yeah

Okay... Sorry for assuming the worst from you guys

 

Then, during my time on the forum, I've mostly been preoccupied with quite a few background projects that are currently in the works.

Still haven't found any tech-savvy person to help you? I really miss that one time where you can actually enjoy yourself :/

(you were so cute when you tried to dominate the forum games months ago :­p)

 

Dude, you are a rebel and we love you!

I find it's hard to believe that :U

Nah, pay no heed to this part

 

It's on already actually. Good thing too, because otherwise my post count would have flatlined quite some time ago. :3

For real? o_o

 

Huh, I need to pay more attention... But I guess not everyone knows that, eh? You sneaky filly

[Arcanel 3,041]

The going is good! Extremely good, actually... Behind the scenes, we are working on some things that I think everyone will like. Amusingly, a couple of the ideas came from this general chat thread (fast reply uploads, I'm looking at you).

Nice! Although I will probably need explaining, considering, I'm still a newbie in here.

 

I was kind of thinking that the Season 3 flood would kind of overflow you. Glad it didn't.

[Bari 7,023]

Yup, but I thought that you were already a delicious fruit pastry? :3

That I am, that I am.

The going is good! Extremely good, actually... Behind the scenes, we are working on some things that I think everyone will like. Amusingly, a couple of the ideas came from this general chat thread (fast reply uploads, I'm looking at you).

I've been on the lookout for updates and the like. Glad to hear the gears are still turning back there.

Oh my god, no.

Is thing thing still going?

 

Hm?

[Vicke 3,189]

OHAI VICKE! HOW ARE YOU?

 

Hello. I'm doing pretty good.

Well, i'm currently waiting for something to happen. Might head off to play some Garrys mod.

[Dark Qiviut 22,592]

@, Good to see ya here!

 

Amusingly, a couple of the ideas came from this general chat thread (fast reply uploads, I'm looking at you).

 

I'm looking at you, too, my fellow cockatoo. Edited November 13, 2012 by Dark Qiviut

[Arcanel 3,041]

@, Oh yeah, I've been meaning to ask Scoots. Will you go to any of the four ponycons that will be in Texas next year? Particularly the one in Houston?