impossipoint (n.): In studies of paracausality (q.v.), the exact when-where at which a miracle (q.v.) occurs. Named so in part because they are where the impossible happens; named so in part also because the frustratingly subtle nature of miracles makes it bloody impossible to detect one.
– Glossary of Applied Metaphysics,
Academician Éöl Liuvis
So, stepping out of the ‘verse for a moment, why does paracausality exist? Thematically speaking, the existence of paracausality says something very important about the nature of the universe. It means that it’s impossible to deny the existence of free will. (Or, rather, you can, but it’s about
(The kind that’s made of ideas, not the kind that outgrabes…) So, Mark Atwood sent me a link to this: Who worships an evil god? Someone has realized that the lovecraftian gods are effective as myth because they are basically the eikones of the human species, hiding in plain
brane washer: An universe-engineering tool devised at the Irreality Vault, the brane washer “flattens” cystal universes (or select volumes therein) by “ironing” the metaphysical substrate, blanking all ontic data therein and effectively reverting the target to its primordial (ekpyrotic) state. Effectively, all causal chains interacting with the target volume at
The Anti-Antipyrian Act, introduced to the Senate on 7284 Yrnaes 11 by Senator Samív Ollianos (Chamber of the People; 1001st Century; Ascended Illuminance of Ancas Iliaster) with the sponsorship of Senator Verloc mor-Kjan (Chamber of the People; 1450th Century; Imperium Bellipotent) and Senator Diracháné 0xCDEE998A (Chamber of the People; 888th
nilgularity: One less, meaning more, than a singularity. If a singularity is a point at which a physical function takes on an infinite value and reality nearby thus becomes unreliable, a nilgularity is a point at which that physical function becomes transfinite and reality rejects it entirely. A hole in
Well, last month was kind of crappy, productivity-wise, what with one damn thing after another going wrong in non-writing-friendly ways, even without the coronavirus. Let’s hope this coming month works out better. In the meantime, I hope the lack of posting here has been in some way compensated for
intagliated particle: An intagliated particle is a subatomic particle which contains more metadata than the universe-defined natural parameter set (position, momentum, mass, charge, spin, color, etc.). Such metadata can be strictly passive; can interact with other entities via the mechanisms of natural or artificial laws; or can be internally active.
(An In-Character Meta Explanation) “This metal is unaffected by entropy over time? How does that work?” “We taught the atoms to sing time-refusal.” “Oh, come on. That’s not… what does that even mean?” “You see those thirty fat volumes of technomagical equations to make the sanest man go mad?
From: Kóris Marukanin (Director of Surreal Research) To: Irreality Vault (All Staff) Subject: Inappropriate usage of cystal universes Priority: Immediate Security: IRREALITY INTERNAL SURREAL I should like to begin by once again congratulating Reizei Chíra’s team on their successful creation of a syntropic cystal universe. While further experimentation has
PALAXIAS, PALAXIAS (4829-03-04) – In a public release today, the Office of the Shore Lords announced the formal transfer of all projects under REFLECTION DANCE from the Bureau of Innovation to the Bureau of Ships, confirming that the deployment of the Carp Scale Mirror to all IN starships has begun. The