1190: "Time"

[HAL9000]

@Aubron - I'm on an iPad-1, I have no arrow keys to step through the pix, help?

I was on an iPad earlier. just set the speed slow enough, I guess. Other than that, there's not much you can do.
Speed controls are at the top right.

[htom]

336 is twice 168, the number of hours in an Outsider's "week".

I like how I pulled a random plausible number out of my ass and somehow you came up with a plausible meaning... This goes to show just how far we will go to put meaning into things

How far? Memory. Radio station logs (I date myself) were two pages an hour, be sure there are at least 336 pages for the coming week, or make more.

[patzer]

[Elendel]

I am starting to feel like the breakfast club? Will we all still care about each other after the end of Time?

Will there be anything left to care about after the end of Time?

Edit: Cueball looking at the castles... "We need something bigger."

[314159]

A lot of people seem to really doubt how complex a structure you can make from sand. If the sand sculpture pic posted a while back wasn't enough to convince you, look at some of the sand casting videos on Youtube. Admittedly it's a particular type of sand that holds together better, but you can mold a complex shape, and then just flip the whole thing upside down and it holds. 100% overhang. The stuff sets like a kind of soft sandstone, and you have to deliberately crumble it to get it back to sand.

Also, on the prediction thing, if this goes on long enough, I'd love to see one of them walking down the beach, finding rocks, laying them out in a pattern, using that pattern to create a computing device, etc, etc...
If someone's already discussed comic #505, I must have missed it in the last 16 posts (in base 4400 notation)

[Grepus]

Where'd the first flag go? What's he doing with this one!?!

[mittfh]

So Cueball's removing the flag from Megan's tower...

If he is planning on connecting the two castles, it'll prevent him toppling it if he reverses into the tower and accidentally destroys it, or he could be planning to adjust its height.

It's now gone midnight over here, so I'll see you all again in about 14NP (and probably a similar number of new pages...)

[Pelahnar]

Where'd the first flag go? What's he doing with this one!?!

Both the flag and the ground are black. Presumably it blends in quite nicely. Otherwise, he could've put it behind one of the structures.

[Wildhound]

It's midnight and I'm still at work. This thread / comic is keeping me going.

[seamusbleu]

I've read most of these 111 pages, and yet, I have to admit...it's gotten boring.

[TessC]

He appears to be connecting the two castles. Perhaps building a new tower between them?

I wondered about this a while back:

"I like the idea of it turning out to be recursive sandcastle building: Build one small castle, build a second, build a larger one in between that turns it all into a bigger one. Build a second castle comparable in size to the first one. Then build in between them to make it all into one even bigger castle. And so on."

"The Castle of Hanoi, anyone?"

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=101043&p=3306417&hilit=hanoi#p3306417

[blowfishhootie]

Posting in this thread has definitely slowed down big time.

[plumander]

It always does when there isn't a whole lot of action in the comic.
Or maybe it's because I'm on.
This happens a lot.
Why won't anyone love me?

[AluisioASG]

Posting in this thread has definitely slowed down big time.

Unfortunately, yes. Shall we invoke the Newpixians (or the Sheeple, for that matter)?

[htom]

Posting in this thread has definitely slowed down big time.

Unfortunately, yes. Shall we invoke the Newpixians (or the Sheeple, for that matter)?

Emergency caffination may be called for.

[Wildhound]

Posting in this thread has definitely slowed down big time.

It's because I posted in the thread.

[Helper]

Posting in this thread has definitely slowed down big time.

Unfortunately, yes. Shall we invoke the Newpixians (or the Sheeple, for that matter)?

Reporting in. Administering 100mg 1,3,7-Trimethyl-1H-purine-2,6(3H,7H)-dione
3,7-Dihydro-1,3,7-trimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione, stat.

[KarMann]

Posting in this thread has definitely slowed down big time.

Unfortunately, yes. Shall we invoke the Newpixians (or the Sheeple, for that matter)?

Emergency caffination may be called for.

With or without semen?

[TessC]

Posting in this thread has definitely slowed down big time.

It's because I posted in the thread.

I'm here!







Or is it me that's the problem?

[arjan]

I would like this at the end

Spoiler:

just because I posted it first which would make me an apostle or something.

[Wildhound]

The clock is about to strike newpix!

Let's all hug!

[AluisioASG]

He is indeed joining the castles but… where did the flags go?

[blowfishhootie]

Posting in this thread has definitely slowed down big time.

Unfortunately, yes. Shall we invoke the Newpixians (or the Sheeple, for that matter)?

Emergency caffination may be called for.

With or without semen?

Oh man, I laughed way too hard at that. Just the thought of stumbling across this thread years from now, randomly coming to this page first and seeing that question... that will happen eventually, and they will think you are some weird jerk, but we all know the truth. This community has created a situation in which asking someone if they want semen with their caffeinated drink actually makes sense. Yay for inside jokes.

[buffygirl]

HE MOVED! (sorry, been offline since yesterday, first time I got to see some real ACTION!)

[embracethehate]

Oh look!! He's...he's doing...something!

[Wildhound]

He is indeed joining the castles but… where did the flags go?

It looks like the predictions have come to pass!

Operation Connect Castles is underway.

They could have come up with a more imaginative name for it though.

[The Owl]

I would like this at the end

Spoiler:

just because I posted it first which would make an apostle or something.

A prophet, perhaps? I don't know if it would make you more popular, mind...


On an unrelated note, the slowing post rate could be because the Brits are likely all falling asleep. I suspect I'm in a minority by virtue of being awake.

[Helper]

I would like this at the end

Spoiler:

just because I posted it first which would make an apostle or something.

A prophet, perhaps? I don't know if it would make you more popular, mind...


On an unrelated note, the slowing post rate could be because the Brits are likely all falling asleep. I suspect I'm in a minority by virtue of being awake.

Don't those guys usually, like, end up stapled to 2 by 4's or something? Seems undesirable.

[TessC]

He is indeed joining the castles but… where did the flags go?

It looks like the predictions have come to pass!

Operation Connect Castles is underway.

They could have come up with a more imaginative name for it though.

I posted about this more or less in isolation yesterday, and I didn't see it on the Wiki, but I haven't been following all 100+ pages closely. Has there been a lot of speculation on this?

[William J Robotington III Esq]

My pet theory, with the introduction of comic 1191, is that Black Hat Guy is going to come into the picture and destroy the sand castle.

[Whatanut]

I haven't found any correlation yet. However, here's a thought that crossed my mind. What if the flags relate to binary code. The towers representing bits and the flags representing 1's and 0's. Run with it. I'm just putting it out there.

[Wildhound]

He is indeed joining the castles but… where did the flags go?

It looks like the predictions have come to pass!

Operation Connect Castles is underway.

They could have come up with a more imaginative name for it though.

I posted about this more or less in isolation yesterday, and I didn't see it on the Wiki, but I haven't been following all 100+ pages closely. Has there been a lot of speculation on this?

I am aware of the notion of the castles being connected being mentioned intermittently, rather than discussed at length. It is likely that you have been following more closely than I, since I had to do a lot of skimming to catch up.

[arjan]

I would like this at the end

Spoiler:

just because I posted it first which would make an apostle or something.

A prophet, perhaps? I don't know if it would make you more popular, mind...


On an unrelated note, the slowing post rate could be because the Brits are likely all falling asleep. I suspect I'm in a minority by virtue of being awake.

Ha, the Brits.. Sissies I tell you. It's a full 2 NP later here in Holland and we are not giving up... on.. Well, let me tell you that WE do know how to press F5 if the Javascript is too slow. We will be at our post, pressing F5 every NP on the NP, even long after y'all think this is over!

[Wildhound]

I would like this at the end

Spoiler:

just because I posted it first which would make an apostle or something.

A prophet, perhaps? I don't know if it would make you more popular, mind...


On an unrelated note, the slowing post rate could be because the Brits are likely all falling asleep. I suspect I'm in a minority by virtue of being awake.

Ha, the Brits.. Sissies I tell you. It's a full 2 NP later here in Holland and we are not giving up... on.. Well, let me tell you that we do know how to press F5 if the Javascript is too slow. We will be at our post, pressing F5 even long after y'all think this is over!

On the other hand, your unwillingness to submit to sleep means that you will still be slumbering tomorrow, many NP after the Brits have risen bright eyed and bushy tailed in order to resume the F5 stomp.

We all have to pay the Sandman eventually.

[buffygirl]

Posting in this thread has definitely slowed down big time.

Unfortunately, yes. Shall we invoke the Newpixians (or the Sheeple, for that matter)?

Emergency caffination may be called for.

With or without semen?

Oh man, I laughed way too hard at that. Just the thought of stumbling across this thread years from now, randomly coming to this page first and seeing that question... that will happen eventually, and they will think you are some weird jerk, but we all know the truth. This community has created a situation in which asking someone if they want semen with their caffeinated drink actually makes sense. Yay for inside jokes.

DAMN, I missed a lot! Semen has become an inside joke???? So yes, I did a search for 1190 semen, and lo and behold .... suddenly it all makes sense.

[The Owl]

I would like this at the end

Spoiler:

just because I posted it first which would make an apostle or something.

A prophet, perhaps? I don't know if it would make you more popular, mind...


On an unrelated note, the slowing post rate could be because the Brits are likely all falling asleep. I suspect I'm in a minority by virtue of being awake.

Don't those guys usually, like, end up stapled to 2 by 4's or something? Seems undesirable.

Who now? The Brits or the prophets? It hasn't happened to me yet, if that helps at all.

[arjan]

On the other hand, your unwillingness to submit to sleep means that you will still be slumbering tomorrow, many NP after the Brits have risen bright eyed and bushy tailed in order to resume the F5 stomp.

We all have to pay the Sandman eventually.

WE don't. Sandman is not very known around here. Btw, did you ever wonder.. is he really a Sandman? He could very well be a Snowman.

[kryton]

He's putting away the flags, *sob*, does this mean the end of time is near?

[Helper]

I would like this at the end

Spoiler:

just because I posted it first which would make an apostle or something.

A prophet, perhaps? I don't know if it would make you more popular, mind...


On an unrelated note, the slowing post rate could be because the Brits are likely all falling asleep. I suspect I'm in a minority by virtue of being awake.

Don't those guys usually, like, end up stapled to 2 by 4's or something? Seems undesirable.

Who now? The Brits or the prophets? It hasn't happened to me yet, if that helps at all.

I knew that confusion would happen... I specifically meant the prophets, although both seem at risk

[TessC]

He's putting away the flags, *sob*, does this mean the end of time is near?

Those were the old times -- this is the beginning of the new times!