Talk:1228: Prometheus - Revision history

Blacksilver at 19:16, 24 July 2018

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SilverMagpie at 20:40, 10 November 2016

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Davidy22 at 17:55, 24 May 2016

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162.158.83.144 at 10:31, 24 May 2016

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162.158.83.144 at 10:30, 24 May 2016

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SuperSupermario24 at 23:33, 5 May 2015

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ERBOCH at 05:35, 24 June 2013

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ERBOCH at 05:34, 24 June 2013

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ERBOCH at 05:32, 24 June 2013

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178.98.31.27 at 20:03, 22 June 2013

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		+	''"The gods gave us fire, but blowing stuff up -- That was our idea."'' -- Ahoy, ''Rocket Launcher.'' [[User:Blacksilver\|Blacksilver]] ([[User talk:Blacksilver\|talk]]) 19:16, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
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	Could this be an analogy for sharing? {{unsigned ip\|24.255.167.124}}		Could this be an analogy for sharing? {{unsigned ip\|24.255.167.124}}
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	As '''an author''' of very expensive business software, I love the idea of giving it away and making money through "value added". I truly believe that most people who "steal" software would never have paid for it anyway. Similarly, when I worked for a clothing manufacturer, other companies were always copying our designs but we made more money than them because we were the place to go for the new stuff. [[User:Hax\|Hax]] ([[User talk:Hax\|talk]]) 10:19, 21 June 2013 (UTC)		As '''an author''' of very expensive business software, I love the idea of giving it away and making money through "value added". I truly believe that most people who "steal" software would never have paid for it anyway. Similarly, when I worked for a clothing manufacturer, other companies were always copying our designs but we made more money than them because we were the place to go for the new stuff. [[User:Hax\|Hax]] ([[User talk:Hax\|talk]]) 10:19, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

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 Fire is like information: a very important part of human life here on Earth, spreads easily and quickly, and, if in the wrong hands, can be incredibly dangerous. [[User:SuperSupermario24|<span style="color: #c21aff;">Just some random derp</span>]] 23:33, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
-I'm missing the negative aspect of the fire metaphor in the explanation. "Fire wants to be free." If you ''set fire free'', it spreads and destroys quite a lot in its wake. Well, I could think of a few negative aspects in file/information-sharing. Whatever. But I'm not fighting sharing. "All your files 'R' belong to everyone!" {{unsigned ip|162.158.83.144}}
+I'm missing the negative aspect of the fire metaphor in the explanation. "Fire wants to be free." If you ''set fire free'', it spreads and destroys quite a lot in its wake. Well, I could think of a few negative aspects in /information-sharing. Whatever. But I'm not fighting sharing. "All your  'R' belong to everyone!" {{unsigned ip|162.158.83.144}}

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	Fire is like information: a very important part of human life here on Earth, spreads easily and quickly, and, if in the wrong hands, can be incredibly dangerous. [[User:SuperSupermario24\|<span style="color: #c21aff;">Just some random derp</span>]] 23:33, 5 May 2015 (UTC)		Fire is like information: a very important part of human life here on Earth, spreads easily and quickly, and, if in the wrong hands, can be incredibly dangerous. [[User:SuperSupermario24\|<span style="color: #c21aff;">Just some random derp</span>]] 23:33, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
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		+	I'm missing the negative aspect of the fire metaphor in the explanation. "Fire wants to be free." If you ''set fire free'', it spreads and destroys quite a lot in its wake. Well, I could think of a few negative aspects in file/information-sharing. Whatever. But I'm not fighting sharing. "All your files 'R' belong to everyone!" {{unsigned ip\|162.158.83.144}}

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−	I'm missing the negative aspect of the fire metaphor in the explanation. "Fire wants to be free." If you ''set fire free'', it spreads and ~~destroy~~ quite a lot in its wake. Well, I could think of a few negative aspects in file/information-sharing. Whatever. But I'm not fighting sharing. "All your files 'R' belong to everyone!"	+	I'm missing the negative aspect of the fire metaphor in the explanation. "Fire wants to be free." If you ''set fire free'', it spreads and destroys quite a lot in its wake. Well, I could think of a few negative aspects in file/information-sharing. Whatever. But I'm not fighting sharing. "All your files 'R' belong to everyone!"

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		+	I'm missing the negative aspect of the fire metaphor in the explanation. "Fire wants to be free." If you ''set fire free'', it spreads and destroy quite a lot in its wake. Well, I could think of a few negative aspects in file/information-sharing. Whatever. But I'm not fighting sharing. "All your files 'R' belong to everyone!"
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	::::::To be precise, Agatean Thunder Clay. While Discworld has black powder explosive (see Men At Arms), this is something that "you have to smash a jar of acid in the mixture. The acid soaks into it, and then - kabloouie, I believe the term is." So maybe a sort of 'binary explosive mixture' type of thing, although the clay bit harks back to Alfred Nobel's original breakthrough. But it's very much a mix of memes, as it ends up proving powerful enough (a single barrel of it becoming "an explosion which has reduced a mountain to a valley") that it's very much an atomic-weapon analogue. Sorry, just thought I'd clarify, even if it's not direct inspiration to Randall or overly relevent to this comic. [[Special:Contributions/178.98.31.27\|178.98.31.27]] 20:03, 22 June 2013 (UTC)		::::::To be precise, Agatean Thunder Clay. While Discworld has black powder explosive (see Men At Arms), this is something that "you have to smash a jar of acid in the mixture. The acid soaks into it, and then - kabloouie, I believe the term is." So maybe a sort of 'binary explosive mixture' type of thing, although the clay bit harks back to Alfred Nobel's original breakthrough. But it's very much a mix of memes, as it ends up proving powerful enough (a single barrel of it becoming "an explosion which has reduced a mountain to a valley") that it's very much an atomic-weapon analogue. Sorry, just thought I'd clarify, even if it's not direct inspiration to Randall or overly relevent to this comic. [[Special:Contributions/178.98.31.27\|178.98.31.27]] 20:03, 22 June 2013 (UTC)
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		+	Fire is like information: a very important part of human life here on Earth, spreads easily and quickly, and, if in the wrong hands, can be incredibly dangerous. [[User:SuperSupermario24\|<span style="color: #c21aff;">Just some random derp</span>]] 23:33, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

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 I'd like to say something like "The title-text gives what might be a typical approach to movie dialogue in a typical (Michael) Baysian movie plot," but am not sure I'm correct and/or pithy enough. <!-- Also made it double-lines between contributions.  Why do some Talk boxes 'run on' in the main page insertion and others do not? --> [[Special:Contributions/178.98.31.27|178.98.31.27]] 12:48, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
 :Do we also need to explain that this line is not in reference to an existing movie? <!-- I dunno --> [[User:DanB|DanB]] ([[User talk:DanB|talk]]) 12:55, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
-:: No, but it IS a reference to the novel "The Salvation War" by Stuart Slade in which modern day humanity DOES go to war with the gods. [[User:ERBOCH|ERBOCH]] ([[User talk:ERBOCH|talk]]) 1:33, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
+:: No, but it IS a reference to the novel "The Salvation War" by Stuart Slade in which modern day humanity DOES go to war with the gods. [[User:ERBOCH|ERBOCH]] ([[User talk:ERBOCH|talk]]) 1:33, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
 Does the returning what Prometheus stole explanation need to be that involved? I thought it could be interpreted as a simple play on words referring to "returning fire" since it's also just a phrase that means to return an attack? [[Special:Contributions/128.197.37.175|128.197.37.175]] 14:24, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

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	:::::Just that Pratchett had it in 2001, and published it widely. Surely a geek should be well aware of the Diskworld series? Cohen starts off by saying that 'The Last Hero should return what the First Hero stole...' and, later on provides a typical one-liner "We're going to return fire to the Gods. With interest..." (reveals a barrel of gunpowder) {{unsigned\|86.10.119.75}}		:::::Just that Pratchett had it in 2001, and published it widely. Surely a geek should be well aware of the Diskworld series? Cohen starts off by saying that 'The Last Hero should return what the First Hero stole...' and, later on provides a typical one-liner "We're going to return fire to the Gods. With interest..." (reveals a barrel of gunpowder) {{unsigned\|86.10.119.75}}
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		+	::::::To be precise, Agatean Thunder Clay. While Discworld has black powder explosive (see Men At Arms), this is something that "you have to smash a jar of acid in the mixture. The acid soaks into it, and then - kabloouie, I believe the term is." So maybe a sort of 'binary explosive mixture' type of thing, although the clay bit harks back to Alfred Nobel's original breakthrough. But it's very much a mix of memes, as it ends up proving powerful enough (a single barrel of it becoming "an explosion which has reduced a mountain to a valley") that it's very much an atomic-weapon analogue. Sorry, just thought I'd clarify, even if it's not direct inspiration to Randall or overly relevent to this comic. [[Special:Contributions/178.98.31.27\|178.98.31.27]] 20:03, 22 June 2013 (UTC)