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by Tinhampton » Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:38 am
by Drasnia » Thu Feb 02, 2017 1:03 pm
Lenyo wrote:Candlewhisper Archive wrote:Great job, Drasnia! We are going to be keeping you pretty busy in the next few months, as the editing team is now bigger and more active than it has ever been. Thanks for taking on this difficult task!
Completely agreed. Thanks for keeping the issue list tidy for the NS community, Drasnia
by Maljaratas » Sat Feb 04, 2017 10:13 am
Luna Amore wrote:Correction: Oogaboogaland was excised from issue 617.
by Maljaratas » Sat Feb 04, 2017 3:26 pm
Drasnia wrote:Maljaratas wrote:Just a note, but the last option of 638 still has Maljaratas instead of @@NAME@@ in the code.
647.3 still has Flowers instead of @@CURRENCY@@
EDIT: And good job with the spoiler thread
I will fix it the next time I update with the new batch of issues. Thanks for the report
by Trotterdam » Sat Feb 04, 2017 7:08 pm
#668 How To Examine Your TesteesI don't think any of these names are random.
The Issue
At the International Conference of Education, head-teachers and education ministers generally have a drink or ten and get a chance to meet their peers from across the world. The conference happens to be in @@NAME@@ this year and having nothing better to do one night, you decide to attend a mixer. As it happens, the topic of conversation is Standardised Testing...
The Debate
1. Dàguó Education Director Hoo Yu Wan Hia, apparently misunderstanding the nature of the social-mixer, has set up a projector upon a platter of hors d'oeuvres and is currently word-for-word reading off PowerPoint slides. "In Dàguó, standardised tests assess student performance throughout education. Centile-scoring streams the students, gives accurate comparison, and identifies the cream of the crop for industry roles. Next slide, please. This is the foundation of economic success, and also why Dàguó children are so much better at maths and science than the lazy and undisciplined children of your nations. You should adopt the Dàguó system. Any questions?"
2. "Constant testing teaches children only how to pass tests," interjects Antti Markkanen, a progressive head teacher from the socialistic nation of Skandilund, carefully putting down his drink. "Obsession with competition only makes children equate success with dominance. Use carrot and stick methods, and you just get an ass. Pun intended. When children compete, most are taught only that they are losers. Abandon testing, and teach love of knowledge!"
3. "So on the one hand we got rote-learning clones, and on the other, liberal hippies!" spits cowboy-hat wearing Jonnie Wain, interrupting his poker game to literally and metaphorically put his cards on the table. "In the United Federation we got a saying: 'Hey Guvmint! Butt out!'. Let each school be its own business, deciding its own way with no centralized tyranny. Let parents vote with their wallets, and either pick the school they want, or pick no school at all. I was raised on my uncle's farm; I just learned me how to herd steers from the back of a horse. That's real life education!"
4. "Couldn't we be a bit more moderate, try and take something of all three options?" wonders your Education Minister, trying to escape from the trio of foreign educators closing in on her. "Maybe there's a @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ way, with compulsory exam assessments, but not a national test, but a choice of examination boards competing on the free market. And maybe you could have some state schools with part private funding, and some private schools with state regulation, and some structured home schooling involving some time in communal classrooms. That sounds good, doesn't it? Maybe? Possibly?"
Issue by: Candlewhisper Archive
Edited by: Candlewhisper Archive
by Trotterdam » Mon Feb 06, 2017 9:39 am
Drayxaso wrote:“Look, we want to keep tabs on our population, but do we really need to deal with all this outrage?” muses Lucy Fir, a promising junior delegate from the Ministry of Creative Solutions. “Why not secretly implant the microchips while people are still in the birthing vats? Sure, people won’t be able to shop with a chip that they don’t know is there, but in terms of national security and crime prevention, secret surveillance is far more effective than open monitoring.”
Turns out #666's last option isn't so exclusive:
4. "Look, we want to keep tabs on our population, but do we really need to deal with all this outrage?" muses Lucy Fir, a promising junior delegate from the Ministry of Creative Solutions. "Why not secretly implant the microchips in newborn babies during routine postnatal checks and in adults during dental work? Sure, people won't be able to shop with a chip that they don't know is there, but in terms of national security and crime prevention, secret surveillance is far more effective than open monitoring."This is option 4, so the vat version Drayxaso posted is probably option 5.
(Which means you should have been able to tell there was another option... There should have been a gap in the source code numbering.)Drayxaso wrote:The last option seems to be only available for nations with vat-grown citizens. I don't know if there's other options.
by Tinhampton » Mon Feb 06, 2017 1:06 pm
Trotterdam wrote:I too forgot to check author and editor, since I forgot that they weren't already reported.
by Australian rePublic » Mon Feb 06, 2017 5:17 pm
by Drayxaso » Mon Feb 06, 2017 6:20 pm
Trotterdam wrote:Skandilund
The Great Devourer of All wrote:"Bring the ship about, helmsman! The Klingons are firing on us!"
"I can't, sir! My knees hurt like hell and my back is cramped in a thousand places. The Klingons might as well put me out of my misery!"
Neanderthaland wrote:Looks like the DPRK is in need of a new buyer. Someone more aligned to their political philosophy.
Now if only there were someone out there who needed massive amounts of coal. Someone with a cult of personality and a keen interest in surveillance. Someone who sees you when your sleeping. Who knows when you're awake.
by The United Providences of Perland » Tue Feb 07, 2017 4:47 am
by Drayxaso » Tue Feb 07, 2017 5:28 am
The United Providences of Perland wrote:Damn it AR I wanted to post 666.
The Great Devourer of All wrote:"Bring the ship about, helmsman! The Klingons are firing on us!"
"I can't, sir! My knees hurt like hell and my back is cramped in a thousand places. The Klingons might as well put me out of my misery!"
Neanderthaland wrote:Looks like the DPRK is in need of a new buyer. Someone more aligned to their political philosophy.
Now if only there were someone out there who needed massive amounts of coal. Someone with a cult of personality and a keen interest in surveillance. Someone who sees you when your sleeping. Who knows when you're awake.
by Noahs Second Country » Tue Feb 07, 2017 1:07 pm
The United Providences of Perland wrote:Damn it AR I wanted to post 666.
by Minoa » Wed Feb 08, 2017 6:50 am
by Trotterdam » Wed Feb 08, 2017 7:27 am
by Candlewhisper Archive » Wed Feb 08, 2017 8:07 am
Trotterdam wrote:The variable text is conditional options, just with contradictory conditions that will never be true at the same time.
by Luna Amore » Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:27 pm
Candlewhisper Archive wrote:Trotterdam wrote:The variable text is conditional options, just with contradictory conditions that will never be true at the same time.
Yep, you're correct. Using option validities to present alternate versions is my small contribution to the editorial toolbox. There's other tricks that I think we may be able to attempt in future, but will surprise you with them when the time comes.
by Candlewhisper Archive » Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:37 pm
Luna Amore wrote:Candlewhisper Archive wrote:
Yep, you're correct. Using option validities to present alternate versions is my small contribution to the editorial toolbox. There's other tricks that I think we may be able to attempt in future, but will surprise you with them when the time comes.
We've actually been doing option validities variations for nearly 3 years. I think it came about because of Sanc's chain although I don't think he used it in the chain.
by Luna Amore » Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:41 pm
Candlewhisper Archive wrote:Luna Amore wrote:We've actually been doing option validities variations for nearly 3 years. I think it came about because of Sanc's chain although I don't think he used it in the chain.
Really, how interesting!
Looking through the code, I can see they do indeed go back to 2014...
Hmm, will have to see if I can innovate in some other way then...
by Drasnia » Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:42 pm
Luna Amore wrote:Candlewhisper Archive wrote:
Really, how interesting!
Looking through the code, I can see they do indeed go back to 2014...
Hmm, will have to see if I can innovate in some other way then...
Says the guy that has multiple large scale code renovations going on.
I have no doubt you'll innovate multiple times over.
by Candlewhisper Archive » Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:48 pm
by Drasnia » Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:50 pm
Candlewhisper Archive wrote:If I was a mod, I'd lay the smackdown on myself right now, but that's one achievement badge I've yet to attain.
Nevertheless, I'll be quiet now.
by Tinhampton » Wed Feb 08, 2017 1:23 pm
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