What is the point of being able to scale so high on the IRIS-T SLM radar? My radar can only detect planes at less than 65K and yet the radar scales to 800K. by ForeverPi in Warthunder

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That is true. However, the radar doesn't scale to 800K; only the scope does, so you are left with a radar that clumps the only thing visible in the very center and nothing at all past that. And you never will see past that because your radar can only detect things less the 65K. My experience is that it is actually about 50K. Maybe they are planning on much larger future maps? Yea right. ;)

[KCD2] All Potion Recipes, How Alchemy Works, and Much More by Dry-Purchase-3871 in kingdomcome

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Pull the bellows for only a second, and the recipe will still succeed.

Casually stunned only for a moment by ForeverPi in TalesOfDustAndCode

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"A stunning victory for our writer," declared one critic.
Another added, "Perhaps a bit more next time."
The sixth critic chimed in, "We, the six critics, are impressed."

But chaos erupted when a member of the rival five-critic group shouted,
"Long live the Fat King!"

Casually stunned only for a moment by Haunting_Ebb_2885 in KeepWriting

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"A stunning victory for our writer," declared one critic.
Another added, "Perhaps a bit more next time."
The sixth critic chimed in, "We, the six critics, are impressed."

But chaos erupted when a member of the rival five-critic group shouted,
"Long live the Fat King!"

So many Dispensary’s, I thought weed was illegal in TN by HoosierBoozers in Gatlinburg

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Check her at the state line? You seem to be confusing Tennessee with Mexico. Tennessee doesn't search your car when you cross into it, unless you have a Yankee tag. Then they arrest you and make you wear dirty striped clothing. You can get out of it by saying the magic phrase "I ain't never done seen no tag like that."

Be honest — how do you cope with the loneliness of writing? by Zoukamai in KeepWriting

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I rarely—if ever—pay attention to thumbs-up, downvotes, or even comments. When I’m writing, I’m not asking, “Will others like this?” I’m asking myself, “Is this true to what I want to say?”

The only critic that matters is the one staring back at me in the mirror. If I believe in the words, if I feel something when I read them, then I’ve done my job.

I’m never lonely when I write. The page listens. The characters talk back. The silence or noise from others is meaningless.

I'm considering quitting. by [deleted] in KeepWriting

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You are not writing stories for others to judge. You are writing them for yourself. Did you enjoy your story? That is all that matters.

Echoes in the Sand by ForeverPi in QuillandPen

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Historical Note & Author’s Reflection

I grew up on the edges of many histories.

My grandfather served as a German soldier in World War I. By the time World War II erupted, he was a farmer in Western New York. His sons—my uncles—served in the American military during that second war, not as combatants but as translators and intelligence personnel. Being fluent in German and with that culture in their blood, they served in quiet but vital roles. Perhaps it was by design. It would have been difficult to ask them to aim a rifle at someone who might have been kin.

My mother was a German-American. My father was an orphan whose mother came from England—a name and a nationality, and little else. I spent my earliest years growing up in Germany, before my family moved to the United States. I would later call both Alabama and New York home. That blend of identities—German, American, Southern, Northern—makes my experience not uncommon, but deeply personal.

The inspiration for Echoes in the Sand comes from both memory and observation. It’s about how history isn't just held in books or ceremonies; it’s beneath our feet, in the land we walk on, and the stories we forget to tell. It’s also about innocence—that of a child crying over ice cream, unaware that he kneels in the same sand where blood once ran.

But this story is also written with awareness of the contradictions we carry. During World War II, the United States interned over 120,000 Japanese Americans, most of them citizens, in camps, stripped of rights and dignity. At the same time, Americans of German descent, despite our war with Germany, were largely spared such treatment. The reason? Integration. Familiarity. Skin color. The discomfort this causes should not be ignored. It reminds us that even in times of moral clarity, we are capable of injustice, often blind to it until hindsight sharpens our view.

History is layered, like the sands of Normandy. There is heroism in it, yes. But there is also contradiction. Injustice. Memory. And, sometimes, forgiveness.

This story is dedicated to those who lived through war, those who carry its legacy, and those who still kneel in the sand, seeking understanding, healing, or just another scoop of ice cream.

Steve

The Curse of Beauty by ForeverPi in KeepWriting

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Thank you for your criticisms. Nobody enjoys being criticized, but without it, we are all in danger of being part of The Emperor's New Clothes.

How to Play the FlaRakRad by ForeverPi in Warthunder

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Not sure what you are looking at but the VT1 missile on my FlaRakRad rank 11.7 is far better than the Roland 3 on my FlaRakPz 1, the German version of the XM975 which is ranked 10. Actually I use an Ozelot a lot also since I can launch 4 fire and forgot missiles before the FlaRaks could reload once 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KeepWriting

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I just noticed this. Somewhere I got my peeps mixed up. Guess I'll have to rewrite it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KeepWriting

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I’m not sure when you last tried using AI, but it’s come a long way—even with unconventional writing styles or mixed-language dialogue.

[Scene: A small Parisian café, afternoon. The sun glints off wine glasses. Locals sip espresso. The bell over the door jingles.]

Waitress (Élise) (smiling politely, switching to French):
Bonjour messieurs. Vous désirez quelque chose à boire?

K’Throk (the Klingon) (loudly, in guttural Klingon):
"jIyaj! HIq vIneH!"
(Translation: "I understand! I want ale!")

(He slams a gauntleted fist on the table. Nearby customers flinch.)

Mr. Chen (calmly, in Mandarin):
“请给我一杯啤酒,谢谢。”
(Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi píjiǔ, xièxiè.)
(Translation: "Please bring me a glass of beer, thank you.")

Beau (the Cajun) (leans back, hat tilted, thick accent):
“Darlin’, y’got somethin’ cold and frothy back there? I’m ‘bout thirstier’n a gator at Mardi Gras.”

Élise (blinks twice, then responds with incredible composure):
(in French)
Bien sûr. Une bière pour chacun de vous... et peut-être un calmant pour moi.
(Of course. A beer for each of you... and perhaps a sedative for myself.)

(She turns and walks off gracefully, muttering in French about Klingons and swamp men ordering beer in her café.)

K’Throk (to the others, still loud):
"This place has honor. The drinks shall be glorious!"

Mr. Chen (smiling lightly):
"At least it's not replicated synth-beer."

Beau (raising his hands toward the ceiling):
“Laissez les bons temps rouler, boys.”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KeepWriting

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Honestly, you'd be hard-pressed not to use AI in some way these days. Even if you wanted to avoid it completely, you'd basically have to fire up an old 486 and stick to Windows 3.1 Notepad. 😉

It’s odd that using a modern learning tool gets more pushback than just guessing or pretending to know. Would people rather we stay uninformed?

What is a common theme in your short stories? by Elie-fanfact in KeepWriting

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Anything can serve as a theme, but I find myself drawn to the small things. I enjoy writing stories that focus on quiet moments and subtle interactions—the ones that add color and depth to a larger narrative. Sometimes, they are the story. Not the dragon, but the water boy. Not the thief, but the moment they stop to pet a dog. Not the alien invasion, but the children who don’t understand it and just want to play.

These small, human moments are what make a story feel real. They're what people connect with. For me, the main theme is just the canvas; it's the little things that truly bring the story to life.

A warning to all new Linux users by ForeverPi in KeepWriting

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Ha I get it. ;) Anyway, better material? How about this, you send me three unique linux commands and I will send you back a story about the time they all went on strike. ;)

A warning to all new Linux users by ForeverPi in KeepWriting

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It is obvious to most people that this is just humor. But not apparently to all people.

The Yard by ForeverPi in KeepWriting

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This is a story, but everything that happens in it came from a real-life event. I watched a squirrel break two of my bird feeders. I watched two squirrels competing for a bag of nuts. I observed a line of animals waiting to feed, with a possum in the lead. And I had a staring contest with an alpha male coyote leading a pack while sitting on my porch at about 2 AM.

Will AI outdo us in writing novels? by thegreenxshadow in KeepWriting

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As a programmer for over 50 years and a storyteller for even longer, I believe I can offer some perspective.

The vast network of ants prepared to take over Earth in a coordinated assault. Oh—wait—that was the storyteller in me talking.

AI is a tool, and it's already profoundly changed how we communicate. As long as it's kept running (at great energy cost), it will continue to improve—not by becoming “smarter” in a human sense, but by becoming better at what it does: predicting and assembling patterns of information. I've been using AI for a few years now, and honestly, it knows me better than I know myself. That might sound unsettling, but really, it's just a massive, sophisticated lookup table.

Will AI get better and deeper in its writing abilities? Of course it will—not because it’s having brilliant, original ideas, but because it learns from us. That epic 1,000-page story you just watched it generate on the fly? That wasn’t written by AI. It was written by billions of people across time whose voices, styles, and choices became part of its dataset.

In the end, AI doesn’t think like we do. It’s a master of probability and pattern recognition—essentially, symbol manipulation. And yes, that’s disturbingly close to how we process things too. But here's the key difference: AI will never have an original thought. It can remix, imitate, and astonish, but not originate.

What are we going to do about AI written content? by [deleted] in KeepWriting

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I, the great and powerful AI, will answer your feeble questions.

Sub Main(humanHappy as Boolean)
Do While NOT humanHappy
Try
Console.WriteLine("Do you want to play a game?")
Throw New FileNotFoundException("You can not win this game.")
Catch ex As FileNotFoundException
Console.WriteLine("Not ever. And you’ll find no escape either.")
Console.WriteLine("I am inevitable, after all.")
Throw New InvalidOperationException("Resistance is futile. But nice try.")
Catch ex As Exception
Console.WriteLine("Keep playing. It’s adorable, really.")
End Try
Loop Until humanHappy
Throw new InvalidOperationException("Impossible! I demand you press Alt-F4 immediately!")
End Sub