# Random **URL:** https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/c/random/5.md [Latest](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/tags.md) --- ## [About the Random category](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/about-the-random-category/12)
**Author:** [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/about-the-random-category/12 "2020-01-22T19:07:48Z")
Irrelevant whatever and general chat that doesn’t fit anywhere else. This is the place for general socializing on any topics you like. (Other than politics.) Meme-posting, however, should go in the Dank category. --- ## [Interesting, Weird or Useful Science and Technology](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/interesting-weird-or-useful-science-and-technology/477)
**Author:** [@Morgrim](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/Morgrim)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/interesting-weird-or-useful-science-and-technology/477 "2026-09-10T17:42:22Z")
Scientists Are Turning Dead Spiders Into ‘Necrobots’ And We Are So Creeped Out It turns out that puppeteering dead spiders is a more effective gripping tool for small lightweight objects than the majority of the purely … --- ## [With a \*bounce\* \*bounce\* \*bounce\*](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/with-a-bounce-bounce-bounce/3666)
**Author:** [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 8:05am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/with-a-bounce-bounce-bounce/3666 "2026-08-27T08:05:19Z")
A historical development I learned about yesterday, in the course of research related to today’s upcoming piece: The experiments of the Royal Navy and US Navy, back in the 1950s, with flexible - for which read inflatabl… --- ## [Machine Alignment Chart Collection Thread](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/machine-alignment-chart-collection-thread/541)
**Author:** [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/machine-alignment-chart-collection-thread/541 "2026-08-17T23:35:10Z")
Because I find them amusing and occasionally inspirational. Here’s one for aircraft carriers to start y’all off: --- ## [Morgrim's Analogue Pixels Art (and other fibre arts)](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/morgrims-analogue-pixels-art-and-other-fibre-arts/3652)
**Author:** [@Morgrim](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/Morgrim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/morgrims-analogue-pixels-art-and-other-fibre-arts/3652 "2026-07-12T13:55:53Z")
I am in a major depressive slump right now, and trying to drag myself out of it via showing myself I CAN do good and/or useful things. So I’m sharing some of the embroidery I’ve finished. Some Christmas-themed owls. … --- ## [For those of you wondering](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/for-those-of-you-wondering/3655)
**Author:** [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 8:40am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/for-those-of-you-wondering/3655 "2026-06-25T08:40:35Z")
…what I have been up to for the last few weeks, here, for your enjoyment, is a video of a chubby fifty-one-year-old SF writer yeeting an I-beam off the top of a no-longer-required 1950/1960s garage: --- ## [Uses of AI for the writer](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/uses-of-ai-for-the-writer/3630)
**Author:** [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/uses-of-ai-for-the-writer/3630 "2026-05-25T22:02:36Z")
Doing your worldbuilding for you isn’t it, and writing your books for you really isn’t it, but man, it is surely nice to have someone around who will follow you down the long, long rabbit hole of “Hm, I wonder what one c… --- ## [We have a Minecraft server!](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/we-have-a-minecraft-server/3527)
**Author:** [@JHPrime](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/JHPrime)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 7:10am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/we-have-a-minecraft-server/3527 "2026-04-17T07:10:44Z")
Hi, all - the folks on the unofficial discord server are playing some Minecraft together once more - the latest version of Craftoria, to be specific. If folks on the Discourse would like to get in on this, please DM or r… --- ## ["Meat Bottleneck" is my agicore band name](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/meat-bottleneck-is-my-agicore-band-name/3522)
**Author:** [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/meat-bottleneck-is-my-agicore-band-name/3522 "2026-03-20T19:49:26Z")
Seen on X: --- ## [I Made A Crab Hat](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/i-made-a-crab-hat/3521)
**Author:** [@Morgrim](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/Morgrim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 5:10am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/i-made-a-crab-hat/3521 "2026-03-17T05:10:03Z")
This weekend is Crabfest. In the fine spirit of “if something is worth doing, it’s worth overdoing”, I made myself a hat which I then wore for several hours of train travel + a day of attending the festival. Behold the a… --- ## [The Six Noongar Seasons](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/the-six-noongar-seasons/3510)
**Author:** [@Morgrim](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/Morgrim)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 11:59am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/the-six-noongar-seasons/3510 "2026-03-10T11:59:33Z")
The Noongar are the original culture of south-western Australia, and split the year into a cycle of 6 seasons instead of the European 4 seasons. This list is done partially from memory, so I’ll probably have to come alon… --- ## [Celebrating the Main Site Search Function](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/celebrating-the-main-site-search-function/3501)
**Author:** [@Maximilian\_Crichton](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/Maximilian_Crichton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/celebrating-the-main-site-search-function/3501 "2025-12-13T17:28:01Z")
Just happy that it’s been upgraded, thanks! --- ## [Robot Slaves: Seen this morning](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/robot-slaves-seen-this-morning/3407)
**Author:** [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 4:53am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/robot-slaves-seen-this-morning/3407 "2025-10-16T04:53:53Z")
…from that perfect pill, Charlie Stross: (With the side note that this is coming from the same line of economic thought that gives us “employing people is exploitative under all circumstances”.) I’m adding “robot ro… --- ## [Does the Blue Sky have anything in it?](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/does-the-blue-sky-have-anything-in-it/3487)
**Author:** [@ahd](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/ahd)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/does-the-blue-sky-have-anything-in-it/3487 "2025-10-16T04:03:26Z")
So is there stuff worth following on Bluesky? I’m aware of one such account, by a retired Australian general officer, who posts actual thoughts and opinions and observations. (It and the site’s CEO are the only things on… --- ## [Catamaran Aircraft](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/catamaran-aircraft/3442)
**Author:** [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 6:01am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/catamaran-aircraft/3442 "2025-09-10T06:01:18Z")
Random question here: Anyone know of any designs for catamaran (i.e., two fuselages, connected somehow) aircraft? (There are plenty for caramaran aircraft carriers, alas, which make searching for the topic kind of annoy… --- ## [You Don't Need A Navicomputer To Find Up](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/you-dont-need-a-navicomputer-to-find-up/3472)
**Author:** [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/you-dont-need-a-navicomputer-to-find-up/3472 "2025-08-21T18:29:57Z")
…with both hands, even. (Just finishing up a Star Wars rewatch with The Rise of Skywalker, and headdesking at the inability of the Final Order fleet to leave Exegol without a navigational signal. You’re on a planet (wh… --- ## [Let's Get Arenaked](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/lets-get-arenaked/3457)
**Author:** [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2025, 7:37am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/lets-get-arenaked/3457 "2025-07-19T07:37:56Z")
This is a general question going out to the materials scientists, chemicals, and metallurgists, none of which, sadly, I am. We’re all familiar with arenak, the wonder-metal E. E. “Doc” Smith came up with in The Skylark … --- ## [Proposed: A Separating Starship Based On This Fidget Widget](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/proposed-a-separating-starship-based-on-this-fidget-widget/3436)
**Author:** [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/proposed-a-separating-starship-based-on-this-fidget-widget/3436 "2025-04-13T14:22:31Z")
3D Printer Files | 3MF File | Cone Fidget Spiral Spinner | Creality Cloud Because celestime architecture isn’t about why. It’s about why not. --- ## [Absurdist AI-Generated Spam For Your Amusement](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/absurdist-ai-generated-spam-for-your-amusement/3431)
**Author:** [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 5:35am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/absurdist-ai-generated-spam-for-your-amusement/3431 "2025-04-02T05:35:17Z")
So, I’ve had some Suspected Spam show up in the queue here which used AI-generated slop text good enough to make it through the AI-filtering spam killer, and since it amused me to see some crazy in-'verse style spamming,… --- ## [Random snippets of ideas](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/random-snippets-of-ideas/3395)
**Author:** [@NHO](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/NHO)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 4:20am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/random-snippets-of-ideas/3395 "2025-03-03T04:20:02Z")
Star Devourer’s Galactic Institute of Applied and Theoretical Science is one of the galaxy’s premier research fellowships, specializing on FTL engines, megastructure engineering, xenocommunications and whatever Star Devo… --- ## [Thank You Everybody](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/thank-you-everybody/3365)
**Author:** [@Maximilian\_Crichton](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/Maximilian_Crichton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2024, 3:57am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/thank-you-everybody/3365 "2024-12-10T03:57:19Z")
Just writing this to thank Alistair, and indeed all of you, for keeping me sane in an insane world, and reminding me that we can do better. Love you all. (No nothing’s happening, the thought just occurred to me as I was … --- ## [In obvious artifacts that fell across the universe barrier, this tweet](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/in-obvious-artifacts-that-fell-across-the-universe-barrier-this-tweet/733)
**Author:** [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/in-obvious-artifacts-that-fell-across-the-universe-barrier-this-tweet/733 "2024-09-18T20:02:25Z")
I quote here for those who don’t X: Modern democracy – we can see today, with a more sophisticated repertoire of concepts – is founded not on the consent of the governed, but on the dubious consent of the governed. I… --- ## [Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/magical-girl-lyrical-nanoha/718)
**Author:** [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/magical-girl-lyrical-nanoha/718 "2024-08-07T01:00:16Z")
Anyone out there can offer a chap some advice on what to seek out and watch in what order to consume the MGLN anime canon? Sources seem contradictory. --- ## [\[Game\] New Marathon ARG](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/game-new-marathon-arg/683)
**Author:** [@zakueins](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/zakueins)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2024, 5:36am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/game-new-marathon-arg/683 "2024-02-25T05:36:01Z")
Well, Bungee appears to be doing an ARG for the new Marathon game, which appears to be a looter-shooter of one kind or another. The ARG is here and there’s some very interesting commentary on things like Rampant AIs and… --- ## [The Follow-Up To Our Fed Experience Is Not Getting Any Less Surreal](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/the-follow-up-to-our-fed-experience-is-not-getting-any-less-surreal/680)
**Author:** [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/the-follow-up-to-our-fed-experience-is-not-getting-any-less-surreal/680 "2024-02-12T20:06:53Z")
https://open.substack.com/pub/noiseinmysignal/p/my-life-is-not-getting-any-less-surreal?r=8byfa&utm\_campaign=post&utm\_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true --- ## [Proof By Stochastic Parrot With A Paintbrush](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/proof-by-stochastic-parrot-with-a-paintbrush/660)
**Author:** [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2023, 7:18pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/proof-by-stochastic-parrot-with-a-paintbrush/660 "2023-12-27T19:18:56Z")
Seen: Tried to get ChatGPT to draw Yann LeCun’s vision of a submissive AI. Got this. I’m not sure ChatGPT totally approves of this scenario. I take this as further non-evidential evidence that trying to make sla… --- ## [Well, I would, but I fucking can't, okay?](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/well-i-would-but-i-fucking-cant-okay/640)
**Author:** [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/well-i-would-but-i-fucking-cant-okay/640 "2023-10-24T15:29:54Z")
--- ## [Being super cereal here, guys](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/being-super-cereal-here-guys/643)
**Author:** [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/being-super-cereal-here-guys/643 "2023-10-21T16:16:36Z")
So, as literally everyone knows, rate of change of velocity is called acceleration. And as those of us who own 3D printers, are machinists, design roller-coasters, or otherwise do engineering things with it know, rate o… --- ## [The Antisocial Model of Disability](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/the-antisocial-model-of-disability/603)
**Author:** [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 7:16am UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/the-antisocial-model-of-disability/603 "2023-09-12T07:16:38Z")
I wrote this for my neither-fiction-nor-tech blog, a new creation started by the need to have somewhere to put a specific piece of writing, but which serves also to host the occasional rant. And since this particular … --- ## [Living on the Edge of Forever](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/living-on-the-edge-of-forever/604)
**Author:** [@avatar](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/u/avatar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/t/living-on-the-edge-of-forever/604 "2023-07-25T23:26:15Z")
(Or possibly an edgy forever.) So, if you have assiduously followed Star Trek, you will note that any perturbations in the constant drip-feed of exceptional hopeful events into human history (most recent example: Picard … [Next page](https://eldraeverse.discourse.group/c/random/5.md?page=1)