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  Metasong (extended effect): Trancendental Cha-cha-cha
Posted by: classicdrogn - 12-19-2025, 09:40 AM - Forum: The Game Everyone Loves To Play - Replies (1)


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effect: must be used after the song to be extended, and Doug must dance to the music. As long as he continues to dance, the effect of the previous song will continue. This is usually unneccessary in combat situations, but for support and utility effects it can be quite handy as long as he has the space and endurance to keep on shakin' his booty.

Despite the title and only being a single music file, the song changes style to fit the one it's extending and duration to end perfectly when he decides (or is forced) to stop dancing.

If ab additional limitation is needed for game balance, perhaps it only adapts once per world, the first time he uses it there, or once per musical genre? The lyrics do mention that this is the only time it sounds like a cha-cha-cha after all.

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  Public Domain Day 2026
Posted by: Bob Schroeck - 12-18-2025, 04:49 PM - Forum: General Chatter - No Replies

Thousands of works from 1930 and sound recordings from 1925 enter the public domain in two weeks:



(Details from Duke Law School.)

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  2016-12-31: The Blossoming of a New Year
Posted by: robkelk - 12-16-2025, 09:44 AM - Forum: Stories - Replies (1)

For formatting reasons, this story is not available here.

Chapter 1 (of 2) is available on AO3.

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  The meaning of "mugwump"...
Posted by: robkelk - 12-15-2025, 05:46 PM - Forum: Drunkard's Walk VIII: Harry Potter and the Man from Otherearth - Replies (5)

... is, apparently, different in the UK than it is in the USA.

Cambridge Dictionary definition of mugwump:

Quote:US informal (also Mugwump)

a person who likes to be politically independent and does not support or remain loyal to any political group:
As a reporter, I've met with political groups large and small, Democratic and Republican, Green Party, mugwumps, you name it.

UK informal old-fashioned

a stupid person:
To make a fresh milk cheese at home is the simplest of processes; any mugwump can do it.

So, is "Supreme Mugwump" Dumbledore a person who by definition does not take part in partisan politics, or is he the biggest idiot?

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  A couple from a decade ago
Posted by: robkelk - 12-14-2025, 03:34 PM - Forum: Anime Music Videos - No Replies

From the same AMV creator


Don't Start a Band (various shows)




Pink F#$%ing Unicorns (everybody's favourite "feel good" anime, Evangelion)

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  Another training Montage song?
Posted by: Norgarth - 12-13-2025, 11:45 PM - Forum: The Game Everyone Loves To Play - Replies (1)

Doug and the Slugs - Day by Day

as the thread title says, heard this song on the radio and thought it might make a good montage song.

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  So... I remember Chris talking once about...
Posted by: Bob Schroeck - 12-10-2025, 04:58 PM - Forum: Drunkard's Walk V: Another Divine Mess You've Gotten Me Into - Replies (2)

...how he designed Paradox's weapons from scratch, particularly the innovative idea of a shield that was also a blade.

Well.

Turns out it wasn't so original an idea. The design is called a Hungarian shield or a Hungarian punch shield, and it was the big thing in shield design in 16th century eastern Europe.

Here's a YouTube short (which I can't embed because MyBB doesn't know how to handle them) about using one, by a guy who does a lot of videos about archery and medieval weapons.

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  Notepad++ needs a manual update
Posted by: robkelk - 12-10-2025, 06:52 AM - Forum: General Chatter - Replies (2)

Version 8.8.9 was just released yesterday to mitigate a hijacking of the Notepad++ updater that redirects it to malicious servers, and then tricks people into downloading malware, thinking they're downloading the latest software release.

For obvious reasons, it won't be on the Notepad++ updater if your installation has been hijacked, so you'll have to download and install it manually.

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/

(And if you're running Windows and aren't using Notepad++ as your plain-text editor, you should consider switching. It doesn't have any AI.)

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  Political Images thread the Third
Posted by: Norgarth - 12-09-2025, 05:25 AM - Forum: Politics and Other Fun - Replies (186)

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  Making Space
Posted by: Sofaspud - 12-03-2025, 05:39 PM - Forum: The Legendary - Replies (1)

Terr asked, so you all shall receive Big Grin


"Well... here it is," AJ said, punching in a short security code.  The hatchway hissed open, revealing the room beyond.  Katy stepped in, then slowed, taking in the sight.  She glanced back over her shoulder at AJ, then unrolled the blueprint she'd been given, wincing a little at having to handle -- ugh -- hardcopy, and peered at it.  Then back up at the room.  Then back down at the specs AJ had drawn up.  The top of the sheet was labeled 'Barracks', though that word had been crossed out; under it was scribbled 'Sabre Hotel', also crossed out, and lastly the simple word 'Lodgings'.  One wall was given over to two levels of something that the callout labeled 'modular housing units'; hotel rooms, in other words.  Along the other wall (labeled 'Services') were various rooms for laundry, a convenience store (?), a dog park (?!), and so on.  Total space requirements such-and-such... approximately -- she did some quick mental math -- fifty times as much volume as the room provided.

Katy looked up from the blueprints and caught AJ's eye.  AJ flushed.

"Okay, so it's a little... ambitious."

"You could excavate..."

AJ winced.  "Have you tried to get permits for new excavations?  Maybe if we were in Faultline, but here?"

"You could take out the dance club," Katy pointed out reasonably, nodding down the hall.  Her brow furrowed.  "Just how did you get a giant aquarium in there, anyway?"

"Water controller," AJ answered, shrugging.  "And I can't remove the Frostfire Club!  That's where we have Taco Night!"

"I can't believe you named your club after that jerk."  Katy shook her head.

"He's gotten better," AJ said defensively.  "Anyway... can you help?"

Katy scratched thoughtfully at her chin.  "You know, I've been working on my compression pouches lately.  I'm pretty sure I can set up field emitters here... and here... and right there... and shunt this entire room into a pocket dimension.  That'll give you plenty of space for all this... stuff."

AJ blinked.  "Wow, I, uh... I was just hoping you could help me decide what to keep and what to cut from the blueprints."

It was Katy's turn to blink.  "Oh.  Well, we could do that instead, I guess..."

"No, no, if you can make this room bigger, that's perfect!"

Katy grinned and cracked her knuckles.  "Let's do this!"

***

"Sylia is going to kill me," AJ moaned, staring aghast at the devastation.

"She won't kill you," Katy said reassuringly.

"Rule six: members are personally responsible for damage to the organization's equipment unless the damage was unavoidable," AJ quoted darkly.  "Penalty clause: violating these rules can result in death."

Katy blinked.  "Wow, you guys are strict."

"Not helping!"

"Okay, well, look at it this way: once you do get the permits, the excavation is already done?"

"REALLY NOT HELPING!"


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