• @Pothetato
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    581 month ago

    Being able to just declare math formulas to act on the physical world is an intriguing super power.

    • @[email protected]
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      111 month ago

      How would you even world build that in? Become a prominent mathematician and figure out all the uses?

      X is the objects mass and Y is how fast it is going, now there is a black hole next to your face.

      • @Omgpwnies
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        41 month ago

        Charles Stross The Laundry Files - It’s a good read

        • Final Remix
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          Does it pick up? It feels like a slog so far. I don’t even remember how far I got before I had to drop it. I love the premise though.

          • @Omgpwnies
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            21 month ago

            Kind of Dr Who meets James bond meets BOFH in a way, there’s a lot of build-up with tons of details that come together by the ending.

    • FenrirIII
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      He’s a mathemagician

      • I Cast Fist
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        51 month ago

        Pretty sure there’s a Final Fantasy Tactics class that is exactly that

        • skulblaka
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          31 month ago

          If your level is divisible by four then you die instantly and if it’s a prime number you’re on my team now

    • Tanis Nikana
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      31 month ago

      Katalepsis does exactly this for millions of words, and it’s (unfortunately) one of the best books I’ve read in my life.