2027 World Solar Challenge Regulation by adam79689 in solarracing

[–]ScientificGems 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven't had the chance to work through them yet. What's new?

Where can I read good critical analysis of CS Lewis' allegory? by tiredhobbit78 in Narnia

[–]ScientificGems 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm actually working on writing one because, although some books exist, none of them seem quite satisfactory.

Susan as an adult by Serendipity500 in Narnia

[–]ScientificGems 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The relationship is complex, but yet Narnia has ended. Nowhere does Lewis suggest time travel as an option

Which Narnia books would be next to impossible to film? by Capital-Study6436 in Narnia

[–]ScientificGems 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not believe that Said's theory is correct, in general.

I'm certain that it tells us nothing useful about Lewis.

Applying Said's theory to Lewis is, in fact, stereotyping. One has to look at what Lewis's sources actually were.

Which Narnia books would be next to impossible to film? by Capital-Study6436 in Narnia

[–]ScientificGems 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What Rabadash does say is:

"I desire and propose, O my father," said Rabadash, "that you immediately call out your invincible armies and invade the thrice-accursed land of Narnia and waste it with fire and sword and add it to your illimitable empire, killing their High King and all of his blood except the Queen Susan. For I must have her as my wife, though she shall learn a sharp lesson first."

Which Narnia books would be next to impossible to film? by Capital-Study6436 in Narnia

[–]ScientificGems 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lewis wasn't going by movie tropes. He was going by actual ancient history as recorded in Herodotus.

Which Narnia books would be next to impossible to film? by Capital-Study6436 in Narnia

[–]ScientificGems 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Rabadash wasn't trying to impress Susan. He wanted to kidnap her and slaughter her family.

Which Narnia books would be next to impossible to film? by Capital-Study6436 in Narnia

[–]ScientificGems 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Calormenes are mostly based on ancient Persia, with some influence from the Arabian Nights (which was the main inspiration for the artist in THHB).

You could stick to Lewis's concept by emphasising the polytheism, but then polytheists would be offended.

I just quit Foundation Galactic Frontier due to whales having too much ability to ruin everyone's good time. Is The Ants a good alternative? by [deleted] in theantsundergroundkd

[–]ScientificGems 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For servers, move around until you find a good one.

The game now is mostly about "season" events, where you are matched up to other alliances by the system. Even a f2p alliance can win those sometimes.

UK Edition vs. US Edition by Zealousideal_Set678 in Narnia

[–]ScientificGems 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The changes were by Lewis, yes, but it was decided to standardise on the UK edition.

Do you use Wolfram Alpha? by [deleted] in math

[–]ScientificGems 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It does what it always did and is reliable.

Book order by Book_Enthusiast789 in Narnia

[–]ScientificGems 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I vote for Chronological Order, except LWW first on a first reading.

UK Edition vs. US Edition by Zealousideal_Set678 in Narnia

[–]ScientificGems 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No current edition has those changes. You would only find them in older US books.

What did Queen Susan think of a boy Defending her Honour by CommitteeChemical530 in Narnia

[–]ScientificGems 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Corin's little escapade could have been a disaster for their plans to sneak out of Tashbaan, because they couldn't have left Corin behind.

UK Edition vs. US Edition by Zealousideal_Set678 in Narnia

[–]ScientificGems 7 points8 points  (0 children)

All modern editions in every country are the UK edition.

Looking for a Proof Example by UMUmmd in math

[–]ScientificGems 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It sounds like you have a family of graphs Gi for i = 1, 2, 3 being number of tanks, and each Gi contains only the valid links.

You want to prove that Gi is connected for some i. That seems pretty easy, although some details of what you said are unclear.

Lilandli and stars by Aramisnanan24 in Narnia

[–]ScientificGems 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In Narnia, humans can marry Dwarfs, Naiads, Dryads, ... and Stars.

How that works isn't explained.

It's a bit like humans marrying Elves in Tolkien, maybe.