MLP Forum Archive - Page 4737

#118401 storyyeller Wed, 7th Mar '12 9:57:01 PM from Appleloosa

@yeller: What is CTF, and what level of programming-fu does that entail?

It stands for Capture The Flag. Basically, I wrote a server that sorts numbers for you. It also has a secret number called the flag. But do to subtle bugs in the sorting algorithm, it is possible to figure out the flag by sorting specially arranged lists of numbers. This is the goal of the challenge.

As for poetry, I am impressed by poems like The Raven, because it is awesome how he managed to tell a story while also making the words rhyme and follow a pleasing rhythm. (Except in the third to last stanza where the rhyme slips).

If there is anything that you are alone in thinking, it's "thinking that you're alone in thinking of your theories".

#118402 Japanese Teeth Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:01:03 PM from Meinong's jungle

Alright, I'm going to bed. See you all tomorrow.

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#118403 Allik Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:01:08 PM from Oh you know where

I'm pretty ambivalent when it comes to rhyming. Staying on Poe for example, While The Raven is a good poem I always admired The Bells because of how well the tone and literary devices (in the poem) matched the actual poem itself. My favorite Poe work is The Fall Of The House Of Usher I read it around Halloween every year.

Buenos Noches.

I'm gonna guess. Yes?

edited 7th Mar '12 10:05:25 PM by Allik

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#118404 Sydxelia Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:02:41 PM

I arrive and lurk for a bit, and everyone leaves. Does my breath stink?

Pronounced "Sid-zellia"

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#118405 Ace Of Scarabs Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:06:07 PM from Singapore

Nah, I'm just lurking discreetly atm.

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#118406 ilsemmr Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:07:03 PM from Austin

I'm not particularly a literature person. I enjoy Daniel Defoe and John Milton though. They're both cool~ Other than that, I read mostly modern stuff like Harry Potter and the Millenium series.

#118407 Japanese Teeth Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:08:25 PM from Meinong's jungle

Okay, back for one last thing. It's kind offtopic, but I feel like this

is relevant to the conversation.

Also John Donne is awesome. Going to bed for real now. Goodnight.

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#118408 storyyeller Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:10:06 PM from Appleloosa

The Fall Of The House Of Usher

I didn't actually like that one much. I guess because his horror isn't really horrifying. I think stuff like The Gold Bug or the mysteries are better.

If there is anything that you are alone in thinking, it's "thinking that you're alone in thinking of your theories".

#118409 Allik Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:10:39 PM from Oh you know where

I read the first Harry Potter book but mostly stuck to the movies. I have weird interest which is to say my interest are all over the place so I like different things in different genre in different media and stuff. Have not read Paradise Lost surprisingly.

edited 7th Mar '12 10:11:24 PM by Allik

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#118410 storyyeller Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:12:02 PM from Appleloosa

We had to read the beginning of Paradise Lost for school. It was terrible.

If there is anything that you are alone in thinking, it's "thinking that you're alone in thinking of your theories".

#118411 Allik Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:13:41 PM from Oh you know where

So I guess I will definitely like it

. No, but seriously I just finished The Divine Comedy. So PL is on my list for next epic poem.

"But who prays for Satan? Who...has prayed for the one sinner who needs it most?" - Mark Twain

#118412 storyyeller Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:14:49 PM from Appleloosa

Eh, I prefer stuff that's written in modern English.

If there is anything that you are alone in thinking, it's "thinking that you're alone in thinking of your theories".

#118413 ilsemmr Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:16:41 PM from Austin

Well, I was taught about Milton in someone who's an expert on the field from a book that he edited. It's not surprising I would like it so much XD

#118414 latenight Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:18:48 PM from moonburnt

Hi Everybody,

We're talking about literature and poetry? Two of my favourite subjects.

I like The Raven but that's mostly because it's one of the earliest poems I was exposed to, the same reason I like the Cask of Amontillado. Have anything of you come across Pablo Neruda's work?

The Divine Comedy is amazing the cadence of the first lines in Italian. I wish I had that sort of ear.

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#118415 Perpetual Lurker Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:20:05 PM

In terms of stuff written in older English, I actually really enjoyed Beowulf. It's not often that you get a character that manages to carry a story through sheer badassery without being an awful character otherwise. Once you get past the language, it's like a popcorn flick, but in really old book form.

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#118416 Allik Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:20:21 PM from Oh you know where

Well as long as we are talking of poetry, I am currently reading The Essential Rumi

, which is 13th Persian/Turkish translated to english. if we are talking about novels than I am on Crime And Punishment and after that will go straight to The Brothers Karamazov.

"But who prays for Satan? Who...has prayed for the one sinner who needs it most?" - Mark Twain

#118417 Red Savant Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:21:32 PM from Eastern US

I quite enjoy the caesura in proper translations of Beowulf.

Can you think inside the chimney?

#118418 storyyeller Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:22:56 PM from Appleloosa

I'm so alone.

If there is anything that you are alone in thinking, it's "thinking that you're alone in thinking of your theories".

#118419 Perpetual Lurker Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:23:31 PM

Don't turn into Ginger on us, Story. No one wants that.

#118420 ilsemmr Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:25:32 PM from Austin

Well guys, good night. See you soon ^^

#118421 Allik Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:26:35 PM from Oh you know where

I'll make a confession now. I haven't really had much exposure to fantasy/science-fiction works in literature. Movies, yes but not written down One book that sticks out in my mind is Brave New World but I think I liked that more for the socio-political implications more than the actual sci-fi. I have committed myself to reading The Lord of the Rings in the future.

Goodnight.

edited 7th Mar '12 10:28:46 PM by Allik

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#118422 Sydxelia Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:30:23 PM

I wrote a really cheesy page-long and not actually poetic piece in 7th grade. I just remember the part about seagulls flying over a beach in the mist of dawn, looking for food. I got an A+.

Pronounced "Sid-zellia"

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#118423 latenight Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:35:11 PM from moonburnt

@Allik The Essential Rumi looks like it'll be a good read. Are they mostly ghazals? The Lord of the Rings is good if you like long descriptions, the idea that all things are predetermined, and world building.

@yeller I like the modern stuff too. Ever heard of Kenneth Rexroth?

Night Ilsemmr have fun in Morpheus' realm.

@Syd Lol was it inspired by a real life event?

#118424 Demon Shark Kisame Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:38:09 PM

It's a fuckshit stack!

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#118425 Ace Of Scarabs Wed, 7th Mar '12 10:40:12 PM from Singapore

As far as the printed works go, I favour Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, and some other writers like Jules Verne. Mostly I read manga and Electronic Gaming Monthly and the Internet (especially this very Trope wiki!) these days

I should like to find out what writers Twi loves.

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