Doctor Whooves grows stronger...
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber." --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.
Quote:robkelkThough, if I recall correctly, it is implied in The Science of Discworld II: The Globe that proper organization is just as vital for accessing L-Space as having large amounts of knowledge in a small space. The Librarian was able to open a passage into L-space by rearranging the books on a single bookcase.
wrote:K sai Wrote:Inspired by
Inter-Library-Loan
and Pratchett's 'L-Space' theory i.e. BOOKS = KNOWLEDGE = POWER =
(FORCE X DISTANCE^2) / TIME.
Given that Internet is
esentially the biggest collection of interconnected books/knowledge
(including esoteric and magical/scientific) to ever exist in the history
of the planet - how long before it gains sentience and reality warping
powers?
This could be a crossover with any fictional
universe ever created - given the generally accepted theory that
fictional universes are just dimensional bleed though, picked up by
sensitive
individuals.
Discworld/RL/Internet/Everybody!
Is
this a should be? I can think of a lot of ways this could go very
bad....
I refer you to The Science of Discworld and its
sequels for examples of the wordline crossover. Now add the
internets...
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber." --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.