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#21
The Admin Tower / Re: CalRef Development Journal
Last post by Luca - February 24, 2025, 06:49:37 PMQuote from: Luca on May 24, 2024, 02:48:42 PMBut I Said Give Us Nummy Nummy New Things!The lie detector determine that was a lie.
No.
Lofi Bets to Chill and Watch the World Burn to
You can't get nabbed by the Federal Trade Commission if there's no "Federal"
Greetings lads and those who are not lads but could be honourary lads,
Have you noticed that ever since my last update, the world has become a burning inferno? Weaker minds would lament this state of affairs, but at the Refuge we sing of glory and press on. As part of my enduring legacy to let no crisis go unexploited, I look upon these broken lands and wonder if there are not fat stacks of pseudo-cash to be made. Up to now, there was not. After all, we do not have a personal military-industrial complex. But now, take heart, for there is.
Popcorn is an open-source betting game that I made up just now. It allows an admin to create abstract and occasionally inappropriate questions for players to bet on. Depending on how those bets go, players will find their wealth growing beyond all imaginings or be plunged into poverty for all eternity.
Every player starts with twenty-five thousand Refugia planets (the in-game currency). You can bet up to all of your planets on one issue, or spread them out more generally. However, you are always allowed to place at least a five thousand planet bet so that you can participate in any issue. In other words, you are allowed to plunge yourself into debt without any kind of statutory maximum, or try to claw out of debt if you have nothing.
Money is also added to the game whenever a topic is created. For every betting option that an issue has, a bet is automatically placed for 1,000 from the system itself, let's say from a robotic entity called "Dot". This means a three-option issue will always have a minimum payout of 3,000 planets, split between the winning players.
All issues have a ending timestamp, whereafter they are moved to a pending state, waiting for an admin to arrive and act as the Arbiter of Truth. As the Arbiter of Truth, an admin can set one of the betting options as the canonical outcome, and distribute payments according to how much the player contributed to the pool against other winners. If no betting option was correct, the admin can also abort the bet and refund anyone who staked in-game money on it.
Let today bring about a new dawn of economic wonderment. Bring forth your planets and your worthless/valuable opinions and learn how insightful / off-base you are with your understanding of the world. And be sure to suggest a betting topic if you have one in your mind. Visit the official Popcorn website today: https://pop.calref.ca/
In accordance with the prophecy,
Luca
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#22
Roleplay / Re: OOC: FTaAWoA, or FT2
Last post by Emily - February 11, 2025, 10:58:32 PMUnfortunately, things were pretty difficult and up in the air when people started jumping into this thread. I didn't have any ideas for it for a while, but now that things are settling into more of a rhythm on this side, I'm interested in picking the thread back up. I'm going to be closing out a thread or two on another RP site this weekend, so I might use some of that freed up headspace for brainstorming here again.
Emily will, also unfortunately, require a rewrite. When I started in this thread, I was kind of mystified and intimidated by FT lore. Luca and I have talked extensively about it, but it's always been difficult for me to grasp because we grew up in such different communities. Spiderweb and CalRef were communities with lots of STEM people. They had a real, if sometimes controversial and less-than-effective, organisational structure that drove activity and interest for the people there. I grew up in online RP communities (mostly Zelda-based but also some original settings) where most people were artists and nobody knew anything about STEM. Our sites were ratty and prone to break because none of us understood how to build or create things online. And that sort of shaped my view when I was trying to fathom FT. And so Emily was, to put it lightly, a complete dumbass with no ability to do anything in this cool code magic world.
So I'm going to try and brainstorm how she/I would actually be in this situation and attempt to take the prompt a little more seriously than I did before.
Emily will, also unfortunately, require a rewrite. When I started in this thread, I was kind of mystified and intimidated by FT lore. Luca and I have talked extensively about it, but it's always been difficult for me to grasp because we grew up in such different communities. Spiderweb and CalRef were communities with lots of STEM people. They had a real, if sometimes controversial and less-than-effective, organisational structure that drove activity and interest for the people there. I grew up in online RP communities (mostly Zelda-based but also some original settings) where most people were artists and nobody knew anything about STEM. Our sites were ratty and prone to break because none of us understood how to build or create things online. And that sort of shaped my view when I was trying to fathom FT. And so Emily was, to put it lightly, a complete dumbass with no ability to do anything in this cool code magic world.
So I'm going to try and brainstorm how she/I would actually be in this situation and attempt to take the prompt a little more seriously than I did before.
#23
Spam / Re: Post a random song lyric
Last post by dengopaiv - January 31, 2025, 03:57:32 PMTeacher says that I've been naughty, I must learn to concentrate.
#24
Roleplay / Re: OOC: FTaAWoA, or FT2
Last post by Luca - January 03, 2025, 01:47:22 AMQuote from: Kitran on December 31, 2024, 06:22:52 PMWelcome to the roleplay, Nat! I'm up for RPing with anyone if someone wants to be the one that came into the lounge looking for service.It's a good question, because I imagine that the modernization of things means that some things will be different than they once were, and some things will largely be the same.
Luca, did you have your own idea on which buildings were going to be at the Refuge? Should I assume it's based on the current forums?
I imagine that most of the buildings in our main district will be somewhat like a university campus. With different, sturdy buildings for each board of the forum, the wiki, and other primary services amidst abundant greenery. The Eyebeast holding a special note as being in a semi-pocket dimension between the 14th and 15th floors of the 16-floor admin tower. (We downsized)
As you head further away, however, things become decreasingly developed and increasingly wilderness. The internet has some ability to erode and decompose, so there are ruins out there to be discovered, and occasionally small Refuge outpost buildings containing survey or observation equipment.
#25
Roleplay / Re: OOC: FTaAWoA, or FT2
Last post by Natalie - January 03, 2025, 01:35:24 AMThanks! I don't really know what I'm doing yet but I'd been sitting on that draft forever and wanted to get something out there. I'll be busy with other projects for the next week or so but I could try to collaborate on something after that if anyone wants.
#26
Spam / Re: Post a random song lyric
Last post by Kitran - December 31, 2024, 08:06:45 PMThink you're gonna fix me, think we're making progress. You'll be broken with me somewhere in the process.
#27
Spam / Re: CTRL+V
Last post by Kitran - December 31, 2024, 07:30:03 PM*Wonders what the last thing he copied is*
The hole is usually 1/4" x 1".
O.O Oh, my...
The hole is usually 1/4" x 1".
O.O Oh, my...
#28
General Discussion / Re: The CalRef Recipe Book
Last post by Kitran - December 31, 2024, 07:00:16 PMDaggumit, I'm making it to Refugi...
Homemade Venison Jerky
This one's more labor intensive, but it's a holiday tradition at our house.
Things you'll need:
Ingredients per batch:
We generally start with steaks from Grandpa's hunting excursions in November and put them through a meat grinder, but you can get pre-ground meat too. Put your ground meat, Lawrey's, and other seasonings into a largish bowl and mix thoroughly by hand.
Load the meat mixture into your cookie press/extruder and put on the slit attachment. Squeeze out your mixture onto the metal baking racks in rows.
Pre-heat your oven to 200 degrees. Place the racks in the hot oven. Leave the oven door closed for the first 30 minutes, then crack the oven door. We usually place a metal butter knife in the door so it's open just a tiny bit. Just enough for the moisture to easily make it's way out.
Wait about three hours. This is where the patience comes in play because it's going to smell really good but you can't eat it yet.
When it's good and dry, remove from the oven and let it cool before cutting the strips into 1 inch squares and storing them a ziplock. (Or you know, just eating them all. They don't last long at our house.)
Enjoy!
Homemade Venison Jerky
This one's more labor intensive, but it's a holiday tradition at our house.
Things you'll need:
- Optional: Meat grinder
- Largish bowl
- Handheld cookie press or pasta extruder with "slit" attachment. (The hole is usually a 1/8" x 1" rectangle.)
- Metal baking racks
- An oven
- Patience
Ingredients per batch:
- 3 lb ground venison
- 3 tsp Lawry's Seasoned Salt
- Any other seasonings you want to try in a jerky. Some of my favorites are liquid smoke, worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, hot sauce, teriyaki, white pepper, cumin, or that random seasoning you've had in the back of the cupboard for a year and only used once. There is no right or wrong mixture here. Have fun with it, but keep track so you figure out what your favorites are and can replicate it next time.
We generally start with steaks from Grandpa's hunting excursions in November and put them through a meat grinder, but you can get pre-ground meat too. Put your ground meat, Lawrey's, and other seasonings into a largish bowl and mix thoroughly by hand.
Load the meat mixture into your cookie press/extruder and put on the slit attachment. Squeeze out your mixture onto the metal baking racks in rows.
Pre-heat your oven to 200 degrees. Place the racks in the hot oven. Leave the oven door closed for the first 30 minutes, then crack the oven door. We usually place a metal butter knife in the door so it's open just a tiny bit. Just enough for the moisture to easily make it's way out.
Wait about three hours. This is where the patience comes in play because it's going to smell really good but you can't eat it yet.
When it's good and dry, remove from the oven and let it cool before cutting the strips into 1 inch squares and storing them a ziplock. (Or you know, just eating them all. They don't last long at our house.)
Enjoy!
#29
Roleplay / Re: OOC: FTaAWoA, or FT2
Last post by Kitran - December 31, 2024, 06:22:52 PMWelcome to the roleplay, Nat! I'm up for RPing with anyone if someone wants to be the one that came into the lounge looking for service.
Luca, did you have your own idea on which buildings were going to be at the Refuge? Should I assume it's based on the current forums?
Luca, did you have your own idea on which buildings were going to be at the Refuge? Should I assume it's based on the current forums?
#30
Spam / Re: Spam Points
Last post by Argo - December 28, 2024, 05:01:15 PMHumanSanity: 81
Emily: 68
Luca: 61
Kal: 48
Argo: 31
A819: 27
Aav: 14
Wasc: 10
FLP: 7
Ziz: 5
Dyll: 5
Cat: 5
Fox: 4
Zuk: 2
Ruby: 2
Potato: potato
Istillian: 2
Sueloc: 1
Emily: 68
Luca: 61
Kal: 48
Argo: 31
A819: 27
Aav: 14
Wasc: 10
FLP: 7
Ziz: 5
Dyll: 5
Cat: 5
Fox: 4
Zuk: 2
Ruby: 2
Potato: potato
Istillian: 2
Sueloc: 1