attempting to lift the limitations of the Z-Machine

DavidC · June 23, 2015, 4:31am

Oh this line of talk is begging for a channel IO primer.

WesLesley · June 23, 2015, 9:03am

zaphod:

Well today I typed “andrew plotkin” into the search box on Patreon, as I sometimes do, and only got the usual three unsatisfying results. Which is totally fine I guess, I mean I guess they are trendy and all but probably it is still okay if not everyone has one. But I keep selfishly wishing that I would get a new top result and I would click on it and it would say something like, “Hi, I am Andrew Plotkin, I have created a crapton of stuff in the past, and I may well create more stuff in the future, and possibly this would be slightly more likely if you were to arbitrarily choose to give me money, but, like, no promises or anything. Also this is per month and not per thing.” And then I could sign up for like $2/mo or something. I know that’s not much, you would still need 249 people to do the same thing in order to hit $500/mo. Or maybe fewer people who were more rabid… or I mean, hmm, presumably the pledge amounts would form some kind of power law distribution, right? Because everything does? Is that even true? It sounds true. Does anyone know? Quick, zarf, create a Patreon and tell us the answer! Otherwise we will never know!!!

… I got negative twelve ideas what’s going on.

Peter_Piers · June 23, 2015, 9:40am

That’s as it should be. It’s the Cabal’s business.

WesLesley · June 23, 2015, 10:47am

What’s a Cabal?

Draconis · June 23, 2015, 2:34pm

It doesn’t exist. Shush.

WesLesley · June 23, 2015, 5:15pm

What doesn’t exist?! D: WHAT ARE YOU LOONIES TALKING ABOOT?!

Draconis · June 23, 2015, 5:18pm

Nothing. There is no Cabal. Move along now.

WesLesley · June 23, 2015, 6:11pm

Can I remind everyone we’re no farther to pushing the limits of the Z machine as when I made verocydactyl noises.