1190: "Time"

[HAL9000]

The timerate here is starting to look similar to the early building (after the very first, tiny tower was finished, when they were expanding).
Edit for specificity: Newpix 40-44 specifically. Thanks to the Book of Aubron.

[Tass]

A plot of the great Blitzgirls epic quest.

She seems to have lost some speed compared to the early days of the quest but still makes steady progress. The updates have been coming more an more often which is of course a great joy to us all. Based on her recent progress I project that the great meeting will take place somewhere around NewPage 430.

Keep going Blitzgirl. Don't lose speed now, the future is Waiting!

[chem1190c]

A plot of the great Blitzgirls epic quest.

She seems to have lost some speed compared to the early days of the quest but still makes steady progress. The updates have been coming more an more often which is of course a great joy to us all. Based on her recent progress I project that the great meeting will take place somewhere around NewPage 430.

Keep going Blitzgirl. Don't lose speed now, the future is waiting!

Please tell me that diagonal line isn't supposed to be a best fit line!

[Tass]

A plot of the great Blitzgirls epic quest.

She seems to have lost some speed compared to the early days of the quest but still makes steady progress. The updates have been coming more an more often which is of course a great joy to us all. Based on her recent progress I project that the great meeting will take place somewhere around NewPage 430.

Keep going Blitzgirl. Don't lose speed now, the future is waiting!

Please tell me that diagonal line isn't supposed to be a best fit line!

Sorry caption included now.

The line represents no Time lag (Blitzgirl Time = Present Time). I did not put my best fit line on the plot to avoid obscuring the points.

[cmyk]

A plot of the great Blitzgirls epic quest.

She seems to have lost some speed compared to the early days of the quest but still makes steady progress. The updates have been coming more an more often which is of course a great joy to us all. Based on her recent progress I project that the great meeting will take place somewhere around NewPage 430.

Keep going Blitzgirl. Don't lose speed now, the future is Waiting!

So, the black line is the tortoise, and the blue line is Achilles?

Godspeed, Blitzgirl.

[azule]

Edit: I can't help but see him sitting atop a pile of poo, trying to shape it.
AlsoEdit: How much suspension of disbelief will be required of us to believe building upon this unfortified structure is possible regardless of substance make up?

[StormAngel]

It appears Cueball and Megan rebuilt a proper place to wait. Though I fear for the structural integrity of the scaffolding, given that it has no cross beams to our horizontal (the Sea to the right, Hills presumably to the left).

Maybe they were worried that they'd end up with one of the cross-beams out askew.

One on't cross beams gone owt askew on treadle!

Well what on earth does that mean?

Okay, so a treadle is the pedal-thing that you see on looms and old sewing machines and things like that which are used to power a machine.
That's all I have.

Nope -- it's yet another reference to Monty Python and the Spanish Inquisition bit...


EDIT: Dangit-- Ninja'd!

I think there should be a graph for number of Python References per newpage/newpix.

At while you're at it, how about a graph for number of "Ninja'd"s per newpage/newpix.

Also, this

Spoiler:

You're never gonna guess what this is...
https://vimeo.com/63031638

[azule]

I love me some pointless data visualization.

And we love them too.

Spoiler:

BlitzGirl, you are fabulous. If the destination of this comic turns out to be lame, the journey for me will still have been worthwhile because of you. I hadn't directed any encouragement toward you thus far, because I am a bit awkward and feel like an outsider here, but your poem is so beautifully done I couldn't not say anything. Good on ya for the whole lot.

Fake it until you make it. The only outsiders are those Outsider heretics. All others are welcome. I still feel that^ way a bit, but if you post enough people will eventually think you know what you're talking about. lol...maybe that's my inner voice...

Great RF poem adaptations, indeed. I liked the first one more, but BG's made me feel a bit sappy at the end, which I hate[love]!

"Defence" means to remove the chain-link boundary around your property.
"Defense" means to put it back up again as protection.

^This.

Spoiler:

What happens if somebody with a position above Pope gets the top reply on a page? Do they get temporarily demoted, or does the Papacy go to the second reply?

The Pope is at the top of the Timewaiter Hierarchy, so that situation can't happen. If you're talking about things like Saint, those are only honorifics.

Well, what about the Anti-Pope?

Wait, there's a -

*hides under his desk until the page is over*

According to the wiki, Wraithlord is the Anti-Pope.

Well, if he ever becomes Pope, then massive a needle-pulled-thingsplosion will occur. We can only theorize about what will be left in its wake.

hehe. I love how this forum really wants chaos so much it creates it. But, I think if the Pope/Anti-Pop thing occurs that will just mean the Wester Paradox Church finally has a true pope.

Spoiler:

Just realized I've been posting in this thread for nearly 20 "Outsider" days and countless Timeframes.. I have a much longer attention span than I would have anticipated at the outset of my journey through Time.

It has been a long time. This has caused a lot of issues for me. Coma being the most obvious. If this does continue for, say, 20 more days, I might have to drop down one visit a day, with Time skipping.

[Latent22]

This last update shows another pixel of the castle being washed away as it gets undermined. It will be interesting to see if the water level will get high enough to be seen though the archway/hole in the castle before the first tower goes down completely.

[Eternal Density]

It appears Cueball and Megan rebuilt a proper place to wait. Though I fear for the structural integrity of the scaffolding, given that it has no cross beams to our horizontal (the Sea to the right, Hills presumably to the left).

Maybe they were worried that they'd end up with one of the cross-beams out askew.

One on't cross beams gone owt askew on treadle!

Well what on earth does that mean?

Okay, so a treadle is the pedal-thing that you see on looms and old sewing machines and things like that which are used to power a machine.
That's all I have.

Looks like some people missed this on the previous occasions the topic came up:
http://vimeo.com/63031638

More rivers? There can only be one!

[edit] I got ninja'd (well not really, I just didn't read this page before posting) by someone talking about how many ninja'd posts per page.

[lmjb1964]

Just traveled back in Time to the 60s (i.e., pages 60-69). Good to revisit the ancient texts. I like this comment:

Who would've thought that if you gave a large group of people a comic that updates to a new frame periodically, which they could stop viewing at any time if they so chose, they would develop a religion?

Just goes to show you the power of the One True Comic.

The sea is big. The river is small.

Wait for it.

[StormAngel]

It appears Cueball and Megan rebuilt a proper place to wait. Though I fear for the structural integrity of the scaffolding, given that it has no cross beams to our horizontal (the Sea to the right, Hills presumably to the left).

Maybe they were worried that they'd end up with one of the cross-beams out askew.

One on't cross beams gone owt askew on treadle!

Well what on earth does that mean?

Okay, so a treadle is the pedal-thing that you see on looms and old sewing machines and things like that which are used to power a machine.
That's all I have.

Looks like some people missed this on the previous occasions the topic came up:
http://vimeo.com/63031638

More rivers? There can only be one!

Ninja'd!!
Check the spoiler on my previous post.

Also, While Lord Randall's position is higher than that of the Pope/Mope, the odds are low that he will get first post on a NewPage, considering the frequency (or lack thereof) of his posts.

[lmjb1964]

How much suspension of disbelief will be required of us to believe building upon this unfortified structure is possible regardless of substance make up?

As much as it takes.

Also, we could go back to the idea that, while we see only four beams holding up the platform, there are beams just behind them adding stability to the structure.

[AluisioASG]

It appears Cueball and Megan rebuilt a proper place to wait. Though I fear for the structural integrity of the scaffolding, given that it has no cross beams to our horizontal (the Sea to the right, Hills presumably to the left).

Maybe they were worried that they'd end up with one of the cross-beams out askew.

One on't cross beams gone owt askew on treadle!

Well what on earth does that mean?

Okay, so a treadle is the pedal-thing that you see on looms and old sewing machines and things like that which are used to power a machine.
That's all I have.

Looks like some people missed this on the previous occasions the topic came up:
http://vimeo.com/63031638

More rivers? There can only be one!

Ninja'd!!
Check the spoiler on my previous post.

Also, While Lord Randall's position is higher than that of the Pope/Mope, the odds are low that he will get first post on a NewPage, considering the frequency (or lack thereof) of his posts.

What about BlitzGirl? (is this proper capitalization)? IIRC her positions (at least one of them) are higher still than the Pope/Mome/MoMA.

[Eternal Density]

Ninja'd!!

Sorry but you were ninja'd as I already said I was ninja'd.
[edit] MoMA? What about IHOP?

[Latent22]

I wonder what Megan is looking for in that bucket

[macraw83]

It appears Cueball and Megan rebuilt a proper place to wait. Though I fear for the structural integrity of the scaffolding, given that it has no cross beams to our horizontal (the Sea to the right, Hills presumably to the left).

Maybe they were worried that they'd end up with one of the cross-beams out askew.

One on't cross beams gone owt askew on treadle!

Well what on earth does that mean?

Okay, so a treadle is the pedal-thing that you see on looms and old sewing machines and things like that which are used to power a machine.
That's all I have.

Looks like some people missed this on the previous occasions the topic came up:
http://vimeo.com/63031638

More rivers? There can only be one!

Ninja'd!!
Check the spoiler on my previous post.

Also, While Lord Randall's position is higher than that of the Pope/Mope, the odds are low that he will get first post on a NewPage, considering the frequency (or lack thereof) of his posts.

What about BlitzGirl? (is this proper capitalization)? IIRC her positions (at least one of them) are higher still than the Pope/Mome/MoMA.

She is currently nominated for the position of Mome. And, none of her current titles precludes her from becoming a Mome, so I see no reason to panic.

[tman2nd]

For some reason Time is not auto updating for me.

[Latent22]

For some reason Time is not auto updating for me.

You have discovered The secret to eternal life then!

I think this could be a very promising health research area. Scientists should find how to disable the javascript that causing aging of our bodies and find a way to untick the internal 'javascript enabled' setting in our DNA.

[HAL9000]

<snip>

Why do you keep attaching that picture to your posts? It's rarely if ever relevant to the rest of what you're talking about.
EDIT: I say this because it's starting to get distracting.

[AluisioASG]

For some reason Time is not auto updating for me.

You have discovered The secret to eternal life then!

I think this could be a very promising health research area. Scientists should find how to disable the javascript that causing aging of our bodies and find a way to untick the internal 'javascript enabled' setting in our DNA.

I believe that's an unholy use of Time.
Also, that's the secret for eternal boredom and confusion.

[StormAngel]

Ninja'd!!

Sorry but you were ninja'd as I already said I was ninja'd.

No, Look at the Timestamps, I posted 5 minutes before you edited

[Goggalor]

I've finally decided to make a return to the glorious thread. I am glad to see Time is still moving on and we are all still waiting for It. I've skimmed through the few hundred pages since my last post and this thread continues to amaze me.

I don't know what point I'm trying to make, so I'll shut up and probably won't make another appearance for another hundred pages or so.

Wait for it.

[KarMann]

For some reason Time is not auto updating for me.

For the past 15 NewPices, my script has been getting the NP notification at 5-12 minutes after what the Outsiders call "the top of the hour". That was on server c6; I'm going to try different ones now.

[Eternal Density]

<snip>

Why do you keep attaching that picture to your posts? It's rarely if ever relevant to the rest of what you're talking about.
EDIT: I say this because it's starting to get distracting.

Because the River is Small. And it's on buffygirl's fridge.

StomAngel: Whatever, I edited without refreshing.

[vvn]

Got it wrong, removed.

[Latent22]

xkcd.png

Time comic on xkcd website being a bit annoying right now it seems

[ChronosDragon]

For some reason Time is not auto updating for me.

You have discovered The secret to eternal life then!

I think this could be a very promising health research area. Scientists should find how to disable the javascript that causing aging of our bodies and find a way to untick the internal 'javascript enabled' setting in our DNA.

I think they found a way to force it off by freezing the process so that the tickrate for the javascript engine was almost 0. The problem is it's very difficult to start up again, and kinda crashy.

[Eternal Density]

For some reason Time is not auto updating for me.

You have discovered The secret to eternal life then!

I think this could be a very promising health research area. Scientists should find how to disable the javascript that causing aging of our bodies and find a way to untick the internal 'javascript enabled' setting in our DNA.

I think they found a way to force it off by freezing the process so that the tickrate for the javascript engine was almost 0. The problem is it's very difficult to start up again, and kinda crashy.

And cancer.

[Purplepants77]

Greetings!

I have been watching and Waiting from afar and I now come to this needle-pulled thing to bring you my first comment! I have been following for many a newpix and the One True Comic has drawn me to take a more active role in my Waiting. Late I have come, this is true, but in Time, I believe, I can make up for what I haven't done.

My first contribution is as follows:

As I scroll through the posts, I cannot help but think that as we Wait, we illustrate what Lord Randall previously set forth in The Other Comic #915. (no link because I hear n00bs can't link linky-links) Perhaps this is in fact the case, not just for us, but for our bold Time adventurers, Megan and Cueball, as they battle the imminent threat of the rising semencoffeecancerbaby. It has been speculated by some before me that each newpix reveals to us the experiences of young children represented in the scale in which they envision it. In the words of The Other Comic 915 (title text): Our brains have just one scale, and we resize our experiences to fit.

I ponder these thoughts as my first post marks the start of my coma. Good luck and God speed fellow Waiters. Especially you, Blitzgirl, your devotion has not gone unnoticed during my (previously) nameless Waiting.

[Latent22]

Well Megan has stopped moving sand up any more and seems to just be having fun swinging around the bucket. Also one more pixel eroded by the 'liquid'

Also Wonder if Cueball is building another Temporal Rook on the end.

[Eternal Density]

Can someone analyse how many newpics it will take before the construction is undercut by the water?

[Mycroft_147]

My time outside of Time has been erased. My past exists only in memory. Even my signature is gone. My postcount is 2 again...for the first time? Quantum entanglements always gives me a headache. Then the philosophical questions muddy things further. I just want to know it will all be well in the end.

I must wait for It.

Edit: This is It,¹ not it.

¹Not to be confused with The Facts of Life.^2
2The sitcom, not the actual facts of life, which clearly this both is and is not. The facts of life included in The Facts of Life notwithstanding.^3
3Depending on one's perception of one's perspective.

[Actaeus]

Can someone analyse how many newpics it will take before the construction is undercut by the water?

(>'-')>e

Can someone analyse how many newpices it will take before the construction is undercut by the water?

[buffygirl]

I have fallen behind by 9 newpages! I perceive an increase in posting-rate¹ on this needle-pulled-thingy, and can only think that this renewed vigor is the result of the recent abundance of spoken words by M&C in the One True Comic. I fear I am falling into the Past! Enact many rituals involving many sandcastlesemenbabies and baconcancerhydrophobes that I will join ye again soon!

And I mustoth (?) coma now! My friends, my friends! Do not forget me!

P.S. No, I sound NOTHING like Blitzgirl -- she is waaaay more classy than me! . . . really! I just wanted to watch more BSG with my hubby! Wait, what? No, there is no Huby! There is no outside!

¹ postage-rate?

EDIT: Nija'd on my proof-reading.

[HAL9000]

I suggest a clarification to the Pope-for-a-page rule in that the new Pope is the first one whose post actually appears on the newpage (if posts beforehand are added [from new users] or deleted, the title doesn't change hands) that is not purely for the purpose of becoming temporary Pope (to prevent a glut of nigh-empty posts).
EDIT: so, under the suggestion, Buffygirl's non-inane post being at the top of the newpage at its genesis makes her interim Pope for page 345.

[buffygirl]

I suggest a clarification to the Pope-for-a-page rule in that the new Pope is the first one whose post actually appears on the newpage (if posts beforehand are added [from new users] or deleted, the title doesn't change hands) that is not purely for the purpose of becoming temporary Pope (to prevent a glut of nigh-empty posts).
EDIT: so, under the suggestion, Buffygirl's non-inane post being at the top of the newpage at its genesis makes her interim Pope for page 345.

WAIT, WHAT?!??? I'm about to coma and I see I'm interim Pope?!?? I'm in the past, I know not what this means!

does this mean I only have to stay awake until page 346?

EDIT: Wait, what do I mean, "only"? How much longer does this mean? I can't commit to this!!! I have work to do, places to go, hats to make!!

EDIT2: Although this hat seems to be everyone's favorite hat to date, so why would I change it? . . . . but the creative beast always cries for more!

[htom]

I suggest a clarification to the Pope-for-a-page rule in that the new Pope is the first one whose post actually appears on the newpage (if posts beforehand are added [from new users] or deleted, the title doesn't change hands) that is not purely for the purpose of becoming temporary Pope (to prevent a glut of nigh-empty posts).
EDIT: so, under the suggestion, Buffygirl's non-inane post being at the top of the newpage at its genesis makes her interim Pope for page 345.

WAIT, WHAT?!??? I'm about to coma and I see I'm interim Pope?!?? I'm in the past, I know not what this means!

does this mean I only have to stay awake until page 346?

EDIT: Wait, what do I mean, "only"? How much longer does this mean? I can't commit to this!!! I have work to do, places to go, hats to make!!

Yes. Poster who is on the top of the page (before adjustments) is the Pope until the NextPage. A reign can be continued by again being at the top of the page.

I'll post as little as possible.

[buffygirl]

I suggest a clarification to the Pope-for-a-page rule in that the new Pope is the first one whose post actually appears on the newpage (if posts beforehand are added [from new users] or deleted, the title doesn't change hands) that is not purely for the purpose of becoming temporary Pope (to prevent a glut of nigh-empty posts).
EDIT: so, under the suggestion, Buffygirl's non-inane post being at the top of the newpage at its genesis makes her interim Pope for page 345.

WAIT, WHAT?!??? I'm about to coma and I see I'm interim Pope?!?? I'm in the past, I know not what this means!

does this mean I only have to stay awake until page 346?

EDIT: Wait, what do I mean, "only"? How much longer does this mean? I can't commit to this!!! I have work to do, places to go, hats to make!!

Yes. Poster who is on the top of the page (before adjustments) is the Pope until the NextPage. A reign can be continued by again being at the top of the page.

I'll post as little as possible.

Shoot. But can I coma?*

*realizes that by the mere fact of asking she is inviting a response of, "no."

EDIT: And while I'm at it, who approved this??? What happened to Blitzgirl-as-pope? I have not the opportunity to read the pages I have missed, how am I to know what this means?

[PhoenixRising]

I suggest a clarification to the Pope-for-a-page rule in that the new Pope is the first one whose post actually appears on the newpage (if posts beforehand are added [from new users] or deleted, the title doesn't change hands) that is not purely for the purpose of becoming temporary Pope (to prevent a glut of nigh-empty posts).
EDIT: so, under the suggestion, Buffygirl's non-inane post being at the top of the newpage at its genesis makes her interim Pope for page 345.

WAIT, WHAT?!??? I'm about to coma and I see I'm interim Pope?!?? I'm in the past, I know not what this means!

does this mean I only have to stay awake until page 346?

EDIT: Wait, what do I mean, "only"? How much longer does this mean? I can't commit to this!!! I have work to do, places to go, hats to make!!

Yes. Poster who is on the top of the page (before adjustments) is the Pope until the NextPage. A reign can be continued by again being at the top of the page.

I'll post as little as possible.

Shoot. But can I coma?*

*realizes that by the mere fact of asking she is inviting a response of, "no."

No.


I updated the wiki's quotes page again (if you guys see an awesome quote, please, edit it in... I'm mostly reading the thread on my phone so when I finally get to a computer I can't always re-find awesome stuff!) and I've noticed it's gotten messy with block quotes and whatnot. I'm thinking about redoing it to match Wikiquote format. Anyone got any objections? (If I don't hear anything against it by the time I start work in 9 Longpix, I'm going to do it.)