Hey, the genie was on a rolling cart; Ma Peacock was on a rolling cart. Coincidence? I think not.
And I say to myself,
it's wonderful, wonderful
Oh, so wonderful my love!
Never send a minion to do a god's work.
Glory ,'The Killer In Me'
Lost 2: Tied to a Tree in a Jungle of Mystery
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Frankenbuddha - Oct 13, 2006 8:43:46 am PDT #2386 of 5968
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
§ ita § - Oct 13, 2006 8:50:54 am PDT #2387 of 5968
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
then you don't get to fuck with people psychologically.
And thus the why remains unanswered for me.
Topic!Cindy - Oct 13, 2006 8:58:55 am PDT #2388 of 5968
What is even happening?
But why? I mean, why do that completely numb-brained and weak-linked setup? There's no reason you have to have someone enter the numbers to discharge the hoo-hah, is there? Can't the computer just do it on its own?
That computer couldn't, because it was old. In fact, they just had a terminal, didn't they? And also it couldn't because part of the experiment involves getting a new influx of people only when the poor sap sucked into inputting the numbers gives up or dies.
With magnets.
§ ita § - Oct 13, 2006 9:06:25 am PDT #2389 of 5968
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That computer couldn't, because it was old.
Is this stated, or inferred?
In fact, they just had a terminal, didn't they?
What bearing does this have on the computer's capability?
I can't imagine a program that on input of a predictable constant does a task that it cannot do without the input of said predictable constant--the rationale for this is psychological, but until we know what the tests are and are for, I still consider the question fundamentally unanswered.
Topic!Cindy - Oct 13, 2006 9:16:56 am PDT #2390 of 5968
What is even happening?
You missed the whole this-answer-is-all-nonsense-with-magnets context, huh?
§ ita § - Oct 13, 2006 9:22:12 am PDT #2391 of 5968
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Then it's not an answer.
Is all my point.
tiggy - Oct 13, 2006 9:59:33 am PDT #2392 of 5968
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
Can't the computer just do it on its own?
EXACTLY!
That computer couldn't, because it was old.
the orientation video told them specifically not to use the computer for anything other than entering the numbers and to not try to set up a system where the computer would automatically enter the numbers when the time came.
so i'm with ita on this. i have severe doubt that typing in the numbers does anything other than play mindgames on the participant. earthquake and flash of light randomness from last season be damned.
Topic!Cindy - Oct 13, 2006 10:02:02 am PDT #2393 of 5968
What is even happening?
Then it's not an answer.
Is all my point.That it wasn't an answer was my point as well.
Theodosia - Oct 13, 2006 10:14:51 am PDT #2394 of 5968
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
"The nation that controls electromagnetism will control the world!" -- Old Dick Tracy comic strip.
§ ita § - Oct 13, 2006 10:24:01 am PDT #2395 of 5968
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, look. The meaning of the numbers has been revealed.