Just noticed Spacedock did an episode on particle beams. Worth the watch!
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- Sun Jan 01, 2023 1:12 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Particle Beams
- Replies: 16
- Views: 20836
- Mon Oct 31, 2022 11:34 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Page 218: The Volunteer
- Replies: 67
- Views: 76804
Re: Page 218: The Volunteer
The Death Korps of Krieg would be proud.boldilocks wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 4:26 pm"Ladies, we need a volunteer for a suici- PUT DOWN YOUR HANDS, I'm not done yet!"
- Mon May 23, 2022 2:53 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Stay Healthy If You Can
- Replies: 42
- Views: 25678
- Wed Dec 29, 2021 5:41 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Men Versus Women Writing For The Opposite Gender
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5049
- Fri Dec 10, 2021 2:19 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Page 214: Ready for boarding action!
- Replies: 128
- Views: 165069
Re: Page 214: Ready for boarding action!
I just realized that the strip is about to look like an FTL boarding action.
- Wed Dec 01, 2021 2:13 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Aiien Racism... Why It Would Exist In A Scifi Setting
- Replies: 77
- Views: 18521
Re: Aiien Racism... Why It Would Exist In A Scifi Setting
My background is in business, but my mom studied anthropology and I grew up with her books. It is my honest belief that what modern, Western society calls racism is simply an outgrowth of the tribalism that allowed modern man to get where we are today. We are damned good at bonding together and supp...
- Tue Nov 30, 2021 5:04 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Page 214: Ready for boarding action!
- Replies: 128
- Views: 165069
Re: Page 214: Ready for boarding action!
Alex: "And I shall call it... Winona."
- Sun Sep 19, 2021 4:51 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Page 211: Grand Theft Umiak Cruiser
- Replies: 123
- Views: 69282
Re: Page 211: Grand Theft Umiak Cruiser
GTA is nice and all, but since Alex is now a Captain and he and his "crew" are going to board a ship, they'd be pirates, not gangsters. I mean, we already had Halloween and Christmas specials with all the Loroi, so for this one, how about Alex as a pirate captain? 1vdw0If6Zzg Getting access to our ...
- Sun Sep 19, 2021 4:45 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Substitute Alex For Other Well Known Scifi Human Characters... Do They Do Better Or Worse?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 33437
Re: Substitute Alex For Other Well Known Scifi Human Characters... Do They Do Better Or Worse?
The best possible timeline. I think FarScape is the closest we'll ever get to an Outsider adaptation.spacewhale wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 4:45 amNow John Crichton, flying his white death pod, now that'd be a trip.
- Thu Sep 02, 2021 2:47 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Page 211: Grand Theft Umiak Cruiser
- Replies: 123
- Views: 69282
- Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:44 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Page 211: Grand Theft Umiak Cruiser
- Replies: 123
- Views: 69282
- Mon Aug 02, 2021 4:53 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 1204
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Re: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread
If the Terran scientists+engineers had to reverse engineer a minor piece of tech from the Loroi and Umiak to understand how it worked - say an energy based rifle - which one would be easier or closer from a technological perspective? I think the three seashells would be the first priority. :mrgreen:
- Mon Aug 02, 2021 4:48 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: 210 Far-sensing?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 79021
Re: 210 Far-sensing?
Yeah, that's what I was getting at with 'contamination.' The bridge crew did not look to happy about Alex being there (at least not Rune Lorel and a few of the others who were shown looking back at him). As for Prophet's Reason, I'd be willing to bet that such an arrangement would fall under Mizol j...
- Mon Aug 02, 2021 3:58 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: 210 Far-sensing?
- Replies: 84
- Views: 79021
Re: 210 Far-sensing?
Yeah, I think piggy-backing is what we're seeing. My guess is that he's only ever 'heard' from Fireblade when it comes to sanzai, simply because of her power level. Using the hearing analogy, he's mostly deaf and she happens to be able to shout very loudly. The difference now is that, in addition to...
- Sun Aug 01, 2021 4:22 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Page 209: Damn bugs and their chatter! Putting Alex to sleep!
- Replies: 111
- Views: 39678
Re: Page 209: Damn bugs and their chatter! Putting Alex to sleep!
Until they encountered Umiak, I always expected the 'reveal' to come in the form of Alex complaining about a very weird and realistic dream (because from his perspective, that's all it was). Now, though, he should realize that it wasn't a dream given that the hardtrooper he just saw is entirely to s...
- Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:04 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Page 209: Damn bugs and their chatter! Putting Alex to sleep!
- Replies: 111
- Views: 39678
Re: Page 209: Damn bugs and their chatter! Putting Alex to sleep!
"It's a song from childhood about saying goodbye... I couldn't think of anything better on the spot with everything that was going on."Overkill Engine wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 10:47 amI'm still waiting for the moment when Alex starts getting grilled about Mickey Mouse and its cultural significance in Terran funeral rites.![]()
- Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:49 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Loroi Trade translation request general
- Replies: 339
- Views: 495184
Re: Loroi Trade translation request general
Not all of the script on Soia-era artifacts is the same; it appears that the language started to drift even before the Fall. Modern Loroi Trade has some adaptations to the ancient script. A modern Loroi can read the ancient version, though she might not pronounce the words correctly, and she may no...
- Fri Jul 23, 2021 11:34 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Page 209: Damn bugs and their chatter! Putting Alex to sleep!
- Replies: 111
- Views: 39678
- Thu Jul 15, 2021 9:35 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Page 208: All aboard!!!
- Replies: 52
- Views: 16502
Re: Page 208: All aboard!!!
"Receive only" would not only make no sense, it would be quite weird story-wise. Or maybe I'm too spoiled by the various fanfics. It's a pity that "What to do with Jardin" was abandoned, it was hilarious. Receive-only fits the data we've seen thus far from my perspective. Alex is definitely receivi...
- Thu Jul 15, 2021 11:29 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Page 208: All aboard!!!
- Replies: 52
- Views: 16502
Re: Page 208: All aboard!!!
I think we've seen (with Alex so far) that the baseline capabilities are there, they're just not easily or consciously accessible. At the very least, we can receive a given value of the Loroi's "bandwidth." I don't know if Alex was getting any emotional input from Fireblade's two memories (or if tha...