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Pony Discussion » Professor Sparkle and the Methods of Rationality » Topic Opener

Background Pony #4B55

 
The end of the Season 4 finale got me thinking about how silly it is that Twilight Sparkle of all ponies is being touted as Equestria’s premier expert on friendship, and is being tasked with “spreading friendship across Equestria”. I mean, Equestria was FOUNDED on friendship; friendship is to Equestria what maple syrup is to Canada, so I find it rather hard to believe that “spreading friendship” would be that difficult a task, or that out of all of its citizens, the one who understands friendship the best is the one who spent the past few seasons learning basic social skills.
 
It occurred to me that this isn’t that good a fit for Twilight’s character; spreading friendship is more up Pinkie’s isle. Meanwhile, Twilight’s scientific mindset is an underexplored character trait, and it’s something that Equestria plausibly COULD stand to have a bit more of.
 
This gave me an idea for an alternate timeline. The premise would be that after finishing Starswirl’s spell, instead of becoming a princess, Twilight becomes a professor, and is on her way to succeed Celestia as head of the School for Gifted Unicorns. Her interim assignment is to travel Equestria spreading not friendship (of which Equestria already has a surplus), but rational thinking and the scientific method.
 
Each story would consist of Twilight encountering a problem, and solving it through science and critical thinking. Instead of social faux pas, Twilight would tackle common errors in thought, be they cognitive biases or logical fallacies or any other impediments to rational thinking.
 
The general idea would be that instead of learning lessons about friendship, the ponies would learn lessons about the basics of scientific thought, such as avoiding confirmation bias, not believing things without evidence, testing hypotheses with experimentation, and so forth. It wouldn’t teach facts like the minutia of quantum mechanics, but rather the underlying mechanisms and mind sets that make science possible.
 
Does anyone else think that this would be interesting, and a better fit for/more natural progression of Twilight’s character? Obviously McCarthy would never do this, but I think it’d be nice if people could be taught this kind of stuff from a young age; it’d almost certainly make the world a better (or at least saner) place.

General Discussion » brony@home » Topic Opener

Background Pony #30FD
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brony@home website  
http://bronyathome.org/
 
“Do you like ponies? Do you want to help cure cancer? Well, put that CPU and GPU to work, and go grab Folding@Home, and fold for ponies!
 
Folding@Home is basically a program that uses information on what we know about proteins, and uses your computing power to try to work out exactly what configurations cause cancer, Alzheimer’s, and many other diseases. The way it does so is very complicated and as I lack a Ph.D. I don’t understand it, but basically, it knows what is in a protein, so it tests every possible arrangement of these, trying to see what makes sense, and what ‘misfolds’ could cause diseases. All you really need to know is that you give it a CPU to crunch on, and it helps SCIENCE!
 
The pony team is currently 51st out of hundreds of thousands of teams, and rising fast, but I know that we could definitely be rising faster! So follow these instructions, and put that computer to use!  
[…]”  
||extract from http://www.broniesaustralia.com.au/showthread.php?tid=1855 ||  
tl;dr-  
youtube: Even While You Sleep … You Are Very Busy, Folding  
“www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sJx9z1uB9k”:www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sJx9z1uB9k
 
 
and if you remember this full  
““For those who can’t be bothered to read everything, the CCCC was a multi-phase charity-based contest between the competeing subreddits.  
The first phase involved distributed computing for medical research on the RosettaHome project and /r/mylittlepony’s team, BronyHome, has accumulated nearly 100,000,000 credits and is one of the highest yielding teams in the world.  
[…]  
Since /r/mylittlepony managed to outperform the other teams in the computing and the charity phases the banner has gone to our subreddit. For those worried about it, the banner will only last 24 hours and can be avoided as soon as you click onto any other subreddit.[](http://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlepony/comments/22img4/official_rmylittlepony_cccc_reddit_banner_thread/)  
https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/top_teams.php  
not a rep, just learned of it and figured the power of numbers might be aided by spreading the word
 
sorry about the horrible format of this post

Roleplaying » Escaping The Darkness (WARNING:GrimDark NSFW) » Post 21554

Archangel

OOC: I HAVE RETURNED…from school XD
 
 
@Dono & M.Storm  
As Girghe gets up, he looks M.Storm with no sign of pain. But then something happen, electricity started to appear around Girghe’s body but not just any electricity but red electricity but more blood like from the same red as M.Storm. But all of a sudden the clouds above Girghe started to turn blood red color instead of black for the black clouds were on M.Storm’side and the red on Girghe’s. The red energy like around Girghe started to spark up more and more. His face somehow started to heal faster, the cuts and bruises were no longer seen. Broken ribs now fixed in a second. He looks at M.Storm with no emotion but a simple stare.  
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Girghe: Is that all? Is that all you care about? You being in the war, you being chained under for two years, you whining about not being here, you this, you that, you, you and you. Everything’s is about you. Like a spoiled brat who can’t solved anything but by violence. And now you think I wanted to be like this? You think I wanted all of this? I didn’t have a choice. And never asked to be taken care by Anya but it happen. I never though we’d connect as mother-son. I never knew anything. Yeah so i’m different from all of you so what? What difference does it make? You think because your a full Jumper gives you the rights to tell I don’t belong here? Well think again Uncle Moony Storm, there comes a time when you realize you don’t have the rights to say to someone who’s family or not. Because to me, Anya is my mother, she’s been there for me till the day I lost my parents and she has always taken care of me like I was family, full Jumper or not! You can’t tell me I don’t belong here! Because here’s the thing, YOUR NOT MY FATHER NOR NOTHING!
 
Girghe then teleports but in lightning form, he appears in front of M.Storm and punches him in the stomach with a full red energy. He then brought out his claws to stap M.Storm, one in the leg and the his shoulder but was more strange is that Girghe’s claws were also in red blood electricity. M.Storm tried to absorbed some of Girghe energy but was somehow enable to for it didn’t feel like energy or electricity at all. M.Storm then sensed something odd, something that he never though he sened before. Rage? Anger? Sad? No, it wasn’t even that at all for it was nothing but…nothing. Absolutely nothing. M.Storm didn’t sensed any kind of emotions towards Girghe that seem to bother him. Girghe then begins to stomped M.Storm to the ground and stomps and crushes his face. He then started to punch him more and more of a combo of 480 times. Girghe stop and lifts him in the air and quickly staps him from behind but not around his heart. He then kicks him off and grabs his legs to throwing him around and finally throws hard to the ground again to see him in pain.  
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Girghe: looks at M.storm with no emotion Is this all you care about? Fighting? Because that’s one thing I really love about you! sits next to him for s sec You know that used to be my one problem and that was my rage so Anya tried to calmed me down a lot but I wouldn’t listen. I guess i’m more of a figther then a listener.
 
gets up and brushes off the dirt
 
Now let me get to the point, i’m not here because I want to be but because i have to be. Eko trying to hurt my loves and going to hurt him back. And this right now, this us just wasting our time having fun fighting each other instead of going after Eko. So either we keep going or go and get some revenge. Not that you care or anything. Because i don’t want to see him go after the one thing I care most and that’s MY FAMILY! This! This is the only thing that keeps me here! Kasumi, Anya, Dono AND EVEN YOU!!! Weither you like it or not we’re a family! Half blooded or not it doesn’t to give you the rights to tell me IT’S NOT MY PLACE TO BE HERE OR BE PART OF THIS!! So…quit whining about yourself and get a grip! Because we’re better then that. teleports back to the house with somehow no pain or scares of any sort showed from the damage M.storm gave him.
 
Back in the guest room, Archangel reading test documents on Girghe.
 
Arch: [ Test Subject Girghe. Operation: Ignition Fury. It has been 46 days since Girghe still hasn’t activated his rage mode. skips 30 pages Day 139, we are still waiting, after Girghe has accomplish many missions he has still not let his anger get in the way for us to see his power of the Jumper race. And when he does, he will create his very own Jumper ability on the list. For when that happens, he will save countless lives as hero for Kristna and the wolrd. ]
 
Stops reading
 
[What were you up to Eko? Just what sick experiment were you doing to this innocent kid?]

Roleplaying » The Evil Council Shenanigans (Possible NSFW Material) » Post 26979

General Discussion » The time wasting thread [SFW] -NoFullExplicit/Grimdark » Post 7940

Exceptionally Average Individual And Lurker
Thread Starter - Started a thread with over 100 pages - News, Articles, Events, and Shenanigans [Potentially NSFW]

Avatar Always Relevant
My theory for the production Johnny Test is that a dominatrix overlord whips impoverished child labourers who animate the show while the sound editor is out for a 100-year break at the Bahamas, the writers are literal 4-year olds writing for 7 year-olds and the voice actors were former hitmen because earning a cheque for this is just as ill-gotten.

Roleplaying » The Blind Date » Post 241

Roleplaying » The Blind Date » Post 236

Roleplaying » The Blind Date » Post 226

General Discussion » The time wasting thread [SFW] -NoFullExplicit/Grimdark » Post 7860

someguy111
Wallet After Summer Sale -

@Randomosaur  
Testing of course. In order to possess alcohol or any other age restricted thing you just need to prove that you can handle it by passing a test that determines your knowledge and responsibility.

Fanfiction » Fanfic Writing General » Post 1095

Random-Rambling
Solar Supporter - Fought against the New Lunar Republic rebellion on the side of the Solar Deity (April Fools 2023).
Non-Fungible Trixie -
My Little Pony - 1992 Edition
Wallet After Summer Sale -
Not a Llama - Happy April Fools Day!

tinyurl.com/dymbb3a
@gasmaskangel
I could use an editor (or at the very least a beta reader as well). You scratch my back, I scratch yours?
Anyways, for the Equestria Girls fixfic I’m working on, Sunset is going to attempt to bring Twilight to her side. For that, I was thinking of her harping on all of Twilight’s insecurities about Princess Celestia, giving her every reason to doubt her mentor and her methods.
By the end of the story, Twilight will be able to address those questions and stand up for Celestia. However, I really want to try to address some hard-hitting fandom questions about Celestia here and make Sunset have some good points. Why did Celestia only promote one of the mane 6 to alicorn princess? Why did she turn an invasion of the Crystal Empire, which could’ve been catastrophic, into a “test” for Twilight? Why does she withhold information from the mane 6? Stuff like that. No soft balls.
Does anyone else remember any moments that put Celestia’s judgement or intentions into question? I’m sure it’s possible to come up with a convoluted explanation for anything she does, right?
 
It does sound really good, as long as you don’t go too far into Trollestia or Tyrantlestia mode. It’d be nice to see she’s not perfect. Like the Changeling invasion, where she actually did get her ass kicked and it was only Shining Armor and Cadance’s timely “love-bomb” (or whatever it was) that saved them.
 
This fanfic is a funny little story about Celestia isn’t the grand mastermind everypony makes her out to be, literally just making crap up as she goes along, hoping for the best. This…doesn’t sit well with Twilight. Doesn’t sit well for her at all.

Fanfiction » Fanfic Writing General » Post 1089

Cromanti Cheer
The End wasn't The End - Found a new home after the great exodus of 2012

@gasmaskangel  
I could use an editor (or at the very least a beta reader as well). You scratch my back, I scratch yours?
 
Anyways, for the Equestria Girls fixfic I’m working on, Sunset is going to attempt to bring Twilight to her side. For that, I was thinking of her harping on all of Twilight’s insecurities about Princess Celestia, giving her every reason to doubt her mentor and her methods.
 
By the end of the story, Twilight will be able to address those questions and stand up for Celestia. However, I really want to try to address some hard-hitting fandom questions about Celestia here and make Sunset have some good points. Why did Celestia only promote one of the mane 6 to alicorn princess? Why did she turn an invasion of the Crystal Empire, which could’ve been catastrophic, into a “test” for Twilight? Why does she withhold information from the mane 6? Stuff like that. No soft balls.
 
Does anyone else remember any moments that put Celestia’s judgement or intentions into question? I’m sure it’s possible to come up with a convoluted explanation for anything she does, right?

General Discussion » The time wasting thread [SFW] -NoFullExplicit/Grimdark » Post 7681

General Discussion » The time wasting thread [SFW] -NoFullExplicit/Grimdark » Post 7679

uc9
Thread Starter - /nsfw-monster-musume-thread

Corrupter of the pure
@SquiggyBomb  
On the plus side you’ll have cybernetics to abuse to your whim when it finely reaches the point where it’s cheap. We already have prosthetics that can outperform natural limbs; they’re just really really expensive. Personally I give it a little under a decade until we got sci fi like cybernetics cause we do have the technology for fake skin that a person can feel; it’s just in the experimental alpha stage.
 
The DOD is actually looking into developing for this for veterans and so forth actually; restoring mobility to disabled veterans. If I’m not mistaken the FDC just authorized the first human testing of linking prosthetics to your nervous system.

Roleplaying » A Pinkie-Threesome [NSFW] » Post 72

Ultimate Background Pony

Really? All night? Well, let’s put this to the test. Pinkie said with a seductive smile
 
She pushed off chi and stopped shaking the fleshlight on me
 
Hey!? what’s going on!? I yelled
 
Well, If were gonna be in a proper threesome, we gotta start off right!  
She said looking at the both of us with a devilish smile
 
She got out 2 cock-rings You boys are about to have the time of your life. I hope you like being close to each other.
 
She put the rings on all the way down to the base of our dicks  
The fuck is going on here?  
These rings will make sure you last 3 times longer than usual. She said
 
She layed on her back, opened her legs, and spread her pussy wide
 
I got enough room for the both of ya, C’mon, jump in! If you’re brave enough!
 
((It’s time for this >:D >>612741))

Roleplaying » The Blind Date » Post 105

Roleplaying » The changling wars. [NSKFW ANYTHING GOES] » Post 7426

Dono & M.Storm
Thread Starter - Flowing Bliss - NSFW
Artist -

A purpose.
@AngelicDemons  
Dex: I wish I really knew but I had some of the docs test out my body and they said that I contain more than two “fluids” inside of my genitals. One of them are this sedative thingy. I don’t want to go in depth about it.

General Discussion » The time wasting thread [SFW] -NoFullExplicit/Grimdark » Post 7517

Whatevo
Thread Starter - The great GamerGate discussion.
The End wasn't The End - Found a new home after the great exodus of 2012

Arch-Rarifag
@uc9  
They are British because British commonly refers to the people who settled later.  
Germans didn’t always live in Germany but it became a German country when they did.  
But I understand what you mean and all I put forth was a linguistic argument.
 
And IQ is flawed but it is flawed because it is more sophisticated than given credit for.  
For example, the reason it focuses on only a few areas is because of G. Essentially, all of these areas are influenced by the G score, meaning if you’re good at one you tend to be good at the others as well.
 
It’s still a useful measure for general intelligence and, as far as I know, the most reliable one we have.  
It could easily be supplanted by a better test but most of the time it is attacked for ideological reasons

Roleplaying » The Evil Council Shenanigans (Possible NSFW Material) » Post 26456

boz
Lunar Supporter - Helped forge New Lunar Republic's freedom in the face of the Solar Empire's oppressive tyrannical regime (April Fools 2023).
Thread Starter - The evil council continuation

@MarauderPilot  
Diamond dog: Thanks. to the crowd: Is there anyone here that have a minor injury I can test this on?
 
Another dog from he crowd came with a minor cut.
 
 
@Dr_Robotpony  
Shining: You surrender so we shouldn’t have to. How many crew memeber is there in this?
 
OOC: Is the commander a pony?

Roleplaying » The Evil Council Shenanigans (Possible NSFW Material) » Post 26367

Roleplaying » Escaping The Darkness (WARNING:GrimDark NSFW) » Post 21113

Roleplaying » The Evil Council Shenanigans (Possible NSFW Material) » Post 26324

boz
Lunar Supporter - Helped forge New Lunar Republic's freedom in the face of the Solar Empire's oppressive tyrannical regime (April Fools 2023).
Thread Starter - The evil council continuation

@MarauderPilot  
Shining: What’s else in here?
 
He looked everywhere examining the site where a canon was tested to see the actual power of the shells.
 
Shining: Dear Celestia, if we allow weapons with such destructive power on the surface, we may as well ask for permanent citizenship in the tunnels.

Roleplaying » The Evil Council Shenanigans (Possible NSFW Material) » Post 26310

Roleplaying » The Evil Council Shenanigans (Possible NSFW Material) » Post 26303

Pony Discussion » Season 4 episode discussion (Stream & episode links in first post) » Post 13019

CronoM

@Red Yellow Moon  
I don’t know, but if they are really determined to make Twilight look unflawed to the rest of the cast, we might see a lot of more preachy moments.
 
@Grieffon  
Like Red Yellow Moon said, I want Twilight to improve as well! But with the events of the most recent premier’s and finale’s, with 3 princesses serenading how important Twilight is (even though Luna was reluctant in Crystal Empire) and getting a super OP and OS (Over Powered and Over Skilled) fight scene..
 
…and then getting a castle smack dab in the middle of Ponyville, its a little hard to turn back. Its hard to pull a 180 ‘Celestia was wrong’ and make things right after 2 entire seasons of putting Twilight on a pedastal for the whole world of Equestria to see.
 
(LOL, like anybody but them actually used the library XD It will likely be a memory episode, but I fear it will match with Twilight’s weird revelation at the end of Trade Ya!)
 
@SeraphimDawn  
That may be part of it, but unless someone is pulling their arms, the writers are responsible for making the Princess Twilight arc into something meaningfull in the long run, not something so self-centered and backwards. They should know this! Celestia harming and endangering everything and everyone to test and reward Twilight isn’t good writing and they should know that already.
 
The best way to solve Alicorn Drama is to actually write it to make sense and have meaning.
 
@Grieffon  
@Trickquestion  
Agreed. Celestia is most definitely the worst influence writing-wise among all of them in this princess Twilight situation. And Twilight is still completely dependent on Celestia’s word, an aspect about her that has only gotten worse and worse, and is the basic source of Twilight’s more negative character traits in S4.
 
Writing-wise, its a negative, unhealthy character relationship, but I’m afraid that the writers and/or Hasbro wants it like that so they can use Celestia as ‘the word of the author’, to start a situation even if its ridiculous so no one would question it, even if its just a marketing ploy from the show to the toy shelves to their wallets.

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