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0|0|0|||||From Jamey|JameyoftheM||17:20:10|01/03/2016|Hi there. Figured I%27d start sharing things by sending them to you first.%0D%0A%0D%0AThough I didn%27t read much%2C I remember reading the UF Core sections a long time ago and followed up a little on the newer installments. I%27d like to know how that%27s going and what new works you%27ve put in as a result %28and in addition%2C which ones you%27ve set aside like with Buffy%29.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe major reason why I got into your fic is because I%27ve been working on similar projects of my own. If at its highest potential%2C it could even rival yours. It%27s mostly in the form of video games%2C but I%27m looking forward to writing a few fanfics%2C starting from the chronological beginning for my main character.%0D%0A%0D%0AI wanted to ask some tips about how you made the massive background that is Undocumented Features. You mentioned how you despised the first few installments and would%27ve scrapped them if it was for the positive reception.I wanted to ask for some tips in relation.%0D%0A- What did you find wrong with your first few works%3F How did you learn and fix these problems in the later installments%3F%0D%0A- What other tricks did you learn to create better crossover writing material%3F%0D%0A- What other suggestions do you have%3F%0D%0A%0D%0ASince we%27re here%2C I%27d like give some details of said project. I call it Megacosmos %28last initial in my alias%29 and it is named after a massive circle of parallel universes that serves as the setting. Each universe contains a fictional universe and behaves like an organic cell. Currently%2C it has 4 million Earth years of history and has divided into ten political bodies. Though there was no theme to begin with%2C it now revolves around the idea of our interaction with fiction. The main character is Jamey Jason %28also part of my name%29%2C who represents the typical otaku fan%2C and one of the deuteragonists is his sister Tammy Jason%2C who wants to live normal and has little clue about the worlds her brother knows.%0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C I%27ll await your reply and if you want%2C I can tell more about my series. I also have many original projects worth sharing.
1|1|0|||1||RE%3A From Jamey|Gryphon||14:42:16|01/10/2016|%3EThough I didn%27t read much%2C I remember reading the UF Core sections a %0D%0A%3Elong time ago and followed up a little on the newer installments. I%27d %0D%0A%3Elike to know how that%27s going and what new works you%27ve put in as a %0D%0A%3Eresult %28and in addition%2C which ones you%27ve set aside like with Buffy%29. %0D%0A%0D%0AGosh.  That%27s... not really answerable as asked%2C I mean%2C it%27s a big dang project%2C and it%27s evolved fairly organically as opposed to following a predetermined master plan.  I doubt we on the EPU team even %5Bi%5Dknow%5B%2Fi%5D%2C comprehensively%2C what-all is in here any more.  Often%2C when rereading older pieces%2C I come across things that I know are references%2C and I know I wrote them%2C but I can%27t for the life of me remember what they%27re actually references %5Bi%5Dto%5B%2Fi%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0AAs for what%27s left out%2C that%27s also a much wider topic than can really be covered in any depth on the Forum%2C though I suppose in that case a distinction can at least be made between stuff that%27s not in here because one or more of us don%27t know anything about it %28which is... well%2C a lot of stuff%2C I mean%2C I%27m sure I%27m unaware of most of what%27s going on in pop culture howadays%2C I%27m an old hermit%29 and stuff we%27re deliberately leaving out.%0D%0A%0D%0AYou mentioned %5Bi%5DBuffy the Vampire Slayer%5B%2Fi%5D%2C which is one example of the latter.  Another is %5Bi%5DFirefly%5B%2Fi%5D%2C and for the same basic reason%2C that being that Bad Robot has lawyers and a pretty-well-documented track record of using them%2C and we don%27t want that.  There%27s a handful of stuff we steer clear of because we either don%27t like it or feel it%27s been done to death %28%5Bi%5DRanma 1%2F2%5B%2Fi%5D is both of those%29.  But%2C again%2C there%27s no master list we keep around for reference.  It%27s just a thing that happens.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EYou mentioned how you despised the %0D%0A%3Efirst few installments and would%27ve scrapped them if it was for the %0D%0A%3Epositive reception.%0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C sort of.  I mean%2C I didn%27t despise them %5Bi%5Dat the time%5B%2Fi%5D%3B only in retrospect%2C after enough time had passed that my sensibilities had changed and I started to perceived things as clunky%2C or mishandled%2C or just not very elegant.  I think that happens to every writer who lives long enough.  I%27m sure there are passages in %5Bi%5DNeuromancer%5B%2Fi%5D that make William Gibson wince now.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28On a cinematic level%2C you see this mechanism at work every time George Lucas releases a new even-specialer edition of %5Bi%5DStar Wars%5B%2Fi%5D.  Which also makes a fairly strong case for %5Bi%5Dnot%5B%2Fi%5D obeying the impulse to make repairs%3B after a certain time%2C these things have lives of their own.  If I tried to %22fix%22 the original %5Bi%5DUndocumented Features%5B%2Fi%5D that way%2C the result would probably be %5Bi%5Dwoeful%5B%2Fi%5D.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E- What did you find wrong with your first few works%3F How did you learn %0D%0A%3Eand fix these problems in the later installments%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s mostly just a matter of polish and experience%2C I think.  It%27s like any kind of craft output%2C I suppose%26mdash%3Bthe first sweater someone who takes up knitting attempts isn%27t likely to look as nice as one that same knitter makes after being at it for 20-some years.  In some cases%2C I%27m not very happy with the technical execution%3B in others%2C looking back on them%2C I feel like I hadn%27t really found my voice yet.  Which is not to say today%27s output is perfect%2C by any stretch%21  Fallible humanity and all that.  The downside%2C if you want to call it that%2C of experience is the opportunity it presents for the development of bad habits.  This is why you occasionally see really amazing%2C creative%2C daring first novels%26mdash%3Bthey come from writers who didn%27t know they can%27t write like that. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E- What other tricks did you learn to create better crossover writing %0D%0A%3Ematerial%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AI always have trouble answering questions like this%2C for the same reason that I had trouble with the ones above%3A I don%27t really work in a way that%27s... I don%27t know%2C %5Bi%5Dconsidered%5B%2Fi%5D enough for there to be identifiable steps in it.  The crossover stuff in UF largely just %5Bi%5Dhappens%5B%2Fi%5D%2C because it%27s the way my head works.  Stuff goes into this mental database I have that%27s constantly trying to relate them%2C even though I know they%27re not actually related%2C and sometimes surprisingly non-accidental-looking convergences come out.  There%27s no trick to it that I can relate.  I know this is a disappointing answer%2C I%27ve been told it is often enough%2C but I can%27t help that.  This is how it really works for me.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E- What other suggestions do you have%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C since I don%27t really work to a set of conscious guidelines%2C I don%27t have much in the way of process tips to offer%2C so all I can really suggest is to do with mindset.  This stuff can get discouraging%2C especially when you%27re deliberately setting out on a project that has the kind of scale you%27re describing here.  I think the thing that saved UF from that sort of problem at the start is the fact that it wasn%27t %5Bi%5Dintended%5B%2Fi%5D to be this great sprawling thing%2C it developed into one of its own accord%2C layer by layer%2C like limestone.  Now%2C of course%2C it%27s big enough that stepping back for a wide shot causes a sort of creative vertigo.  In a case like yours%2C where you%27ve got a master plan in place when you start out%2C just the size of the thing could be intimidating.%0D%0A%0D%0AAt times like that%2C I%27ve found that the only really useful offset is investment in the characters.  When the universe itself is too large and complicated for my poor old brain to be able to cope with%2C there are always the people in it to spur me along%2C because I%27m invested in them and I don%27t want to let them down.  %28Upon reflection%2C this is probably why most of the more recent %22imports%22 to UF started with the people and then brought along bits of their original settings and whatnot in with them as creative space allowed.%29%0D%0A%0D%0AAlso%2C there%27s a variation on the same mental trick that can be used to make a very long drive bearable%2C which is to break it down into smaller pieces.  I%27m not writing a gigantic%2C interconnected%2C multi-time-period-spanning metafictional saga%21  I%27m just trying to get poor Corwin out of this mess he%27s gotten into with the two submarines and the Earthforce Navy. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AAnyway%2C I hope this helps%2C even though it%27s a bit of a muddle and a lot of shrugging.  I%27m never any good at answering process questions%2C because I%27ve come to believe that %22process%22 in a creative sense is such an intensely personal thing that knowing how someone else%27s works isn%27t really helpful%2C apart from satisfying curiosity.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
2|2|1|||||RE%3A From Jamey|JameyoftheM||00:35:38|01/11/2016|You know%2C I have a similar problem when it comes to my works. Overtime%2C I look over things I%27ve done and begin to think I should%27ve done better. Of course%2C this happens when my works are in the early stages. So they can still be fixed before I bring up a final project that I%27m satisfied with.%0D%0ASome of this comes from when I stall quite a bit in order to find inspiration before continuing.%0D%0A%0D%0ASame thing when you%27re trying to make story that requires a massive world. Of course%2C I%27m the opposite when I have a massive world%2C but need to figure out where to begin.%0D%0A%0D%0AMy best point to begin is when the ten political bodies come up%2C as there were first two and then three%3A%0D%0ATo give a prologue of Megacosmos%2C a devastating war happened between two states%2C using destructive weaponry that combined forces of magic and tech. This war ended when both sides agreed to a ceasefire and made a temporary joint union where they%27d solve the crises they face thanks to the wars. Things like food%2C habitable worlds and overall social stability.%0D%0A%0D%0AEventually%2C the hopelessness ended upon the discovery of 4th and 5th dimensions. The former opened up to other worlds parallel only to theirs or %22parallels%22. The latter allowed them to bypass their own universe and find the other universes%2C or in this case%2C the other fiction worlds. The discovery of these universes resulted in exploding expansion.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe two powers that joined together easily separated once the technology to travel to these worlds became practical. Usually%2C they would%27ve united more these two powers waged war under nationalism %28an invalid ideology%29%3B instead%2C they were under two distinct ideologies about how the world works or should work. The first and largest of the groups is the Union%2FKingdom of Good%2C a monotheistic empire who%27s concerned about happy endings. The other smaller one is the Coalition of Magical and Technological Republics%2C which were more about representing the nations they found and giving them the freedom what to do in their universes. Though there were many skirmishes and minor conflicts between the two powers and the native forces they controlled%2C it never broke into all out war over the fear of having what happened in the previous conflict on a bigger scale.%0D%0A%0D%0AHowever%2C the Union of Good had many internal struggles%2C mainly coming from conflicts between their ideals and those of the natives. Their campaign give complete happy endings and belief in one deity really conflicted with many universes who thought otherwise and the UG needed something to suppress it. The UG burrowed many technologies developed from COMTR thanks to its more peaceful state including anti-aging and %22respawning%22%2C but much of their success came from the creation of their human bio-weapon.%0D%0A%0D%0ANamed Vilgar%2C this female human weapon was able to crush opposition and become stronger simply by duplicating and adding people%27s power into her own. She was best described as a one-woman police force who%27s sole purpose was to crush the %22antagonists%22 opposing the UG. However%2C she overtime time got conflicted after a million years about the UG%27s ideal of giving happy endings and crushing UG opposition. After a long time of overlooked questioning%2C Vilgar made her own rebellion while %22respawining%22 antagonists from the native worlds controlled by the UG and crushed it with an unstoppable force. She also had help by uniting with the more heroic forces rebelling%2C but unless these were anti-villains into their respective works%2C these got betrayed shortly after the UG%27s capital fell%2C either imprisoned%2C killed or suffering fates worse than death.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe remains of the UG were in complete chaos%2C but were united by a military organization known as the Socialist Organization%2C Leaders%2C Armies%2C Races and Religions or S.O.L.A.R.R. %28now known as Solarria thanks to reforms%29. This federated state came to a Cold War between Vilgar%27s new antagonists%27 empire known as the Villain%27s Individual Consortium of Evil or VICE. COMTR remained neutral%2C often helped one side or the other to keep a balance of power.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe story begins when two million years into this Cold War%2C when the hero of the story%2C Jamey Jason%2C finds himself in the middle of a universe controlled by the VICE. Thankfully%2C he%27s on a planet that%27s barely populated and still green like normal world. Nonetheless%2C despite being very Genre Savvy about stuff%2C he still needs to figure out how the hell he got there%2C where he landed and what this new world is that he%27s in.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ABy the way%2C have you thought of playing with your own themes%3F That excluding those that were already there before like with Utena%27s roses and swords.
3|3|2|||1||RE%3A From Jamey|Gryphon||19:31:09|01/11/2016|%3EBy the way%2C have you thought of playing with your own themes%3F That %0D%0A%3Eexcluding those that were already there before like with Utena%27s roses %0D%0A%3Eand swords. %0D%0A%0D%0AI must confess I don%27t understand the question.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
4|4|3|||||RE%3A From Jamey|JameyoftheM||23:21:23|01/18/2016|What I mean is...You how certain stories would come with a theme or motif%2C right%3F Utena is a rich example for motifs%3A coffins%2C roses%2C swords and who knows what else. Legend of Galactic Heroes %28aka Boring Germans in Space%29 has the central theme of democracy vs autocracy. And I said before that a theme in my huge crossover project is the interactions with fiction works reflecting how we humans see and play with them in real life %28fanfics%2C copyrights%2C executive meddling%2C %22pen lighter than the sword%22%2C etc.%29%0D%0A%0D%0ABut what you fanfics%3F Not just Undocumented Features%2C but the others. Have you ever thought of giving your works original motifs and themes as well to your works%3F
5|5|4|||1||RE%3A From Jamey|BobSchroeck||08:59:14|01/21/2016|%3EBut what you fanfics%3F Not just Undocumented Features%2C but the others. %0D%0A%3EHave you ever thought of giving your works original motifs and themes %0D%0A%3Eas well to your works%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AFirst%2C as a Pro%28-ish%29 writer %28with a SFWA card and everything%21%29%2C I need to raise the point that sometimes these things are not %5Bi%5Dconscious%5B%2Fi%5D additions to a story%2C but rise up either out of the subconscious of the writer in the process of creation%2C or are simply pareidolia on the part of the reader or critic.  They are rarely applied to a story like racing stripes to the flanks of a sportscar%2C as though the author has a checklist of things to make sure his work possesses.  %28If they %5Bi%5Dare%5B%2Fi%5D%2C it%27s almost always a warning sign of an inexperienced or hack writer.%29%0D%0A%0D%0AThat said%2C there %5Bi%5Dare%5B%2Fi%5D themes and motifs in UF%2C and some of them are deliberate on Gryphon and others%27 parts.  There is some classic %22black hat%2Fwhite hat%22 imagery%2C generalized for a non-Western %28as in cowboys%29 setting.  The primacy of virtue %28aka %22The good guys will ultimately win%2C despite any knockbacks they take%22%29 is a %5Bi%5Dmajor%5B%2Fi%5D theme throughout UF.  Utena%27s roses are major elements throughout the early part of the %5Bi%5DSymphony%5B%2Fi%5D%2C being pretty much symbols of the Prince%27s influence or presence%2C as well.  I%27m sure if I didn%27t have a cooling plate of breakfast waiting for me in the next room I could spend about twenty minutes more mining my memory of the stories alone for more.  The thing is%2C you don%27t need to ask Gryphon if he%27s considered adding such things to his work -- they are already there to be seen.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Bob%0D%0A-------------------%0D%0AMy race is pacifist and does not believe in war.  We kill only out of personal spite.
6|6|5|||1||RE%3A From Jamey|Gryphon||14:46:28|01/21/2016|Bob has this more or less surrounded%2C more succinctly than I was managing in my various abandoned attempts.  %28Also more diplomatically%2C as most of mine opened with something on the order of%2C %22What the hell do you mean %27have you ever thought of%27%3F%21%22 %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AI don%27t like to brag%2C but I am also apparently renowned in some circles for my facility with crypto-lesbian subtext.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A%5Bfont size%3D%221%22%5Dfor values which don%27t include %22crypto%22%2C or really %22subtext%22%2C come to that%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D
12|2|1|||||RE%3A From Jamey|JameyoftheM||11:46:44|02/21/2016|Well%2C to start responding. I never asked about software programming%2C just fanfics in general. Since EPU%27s senior members have a lot of experience with that%2C I thought I could learn something from them. I was also more intrigued by anything new to the series that was worth sharing ever since I read Core and a little Future Imperfect %28As well as its side stories%29.%0D%0A%0D%0AI also want to know who%27s good at and available in terms of proofreading and%2For mere reading respectively. Because recently%2C I%27m preparing to release my own work called Universal Lady Justice Aya%2C which is about an abused schoolgirl who gains powers and fights anti-magic organization. What%27s interesting about this is not just how it plays the magical girl series differently%2C but also written in script format%2C as if it was made for a TV%2Fanime series. It%27s divided into five parts and Part I is under final-draft revision before its release next month.
13|3|12|||||RE%3A From Jamey|fb111a||23:44:47|02/24/2016|%3EWell%2C to start responding. I never asked about software programming%2C %0D%0A%3Ejust fanfics in general. Since EPU%27s senior members have a lot of %0D%0A%3Eexperience with that%2C I thought I could learn something from them. I %0D%0A%3Ewas also more intrigued by anything new to the series that was worth %0D%0A%3Esharing ever since I read Core and a little Future Imperfect %28As well %0D%0A%3Eas its side stories%29. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EI also want to know who%27s good at and available in terms of %0D%0A%3Eproofreading and%2For mere reading respectively. Because recently%2C I%27m %0D%0A%3Epreparing to release my own work called Universal Lady Justice Aya%2C %0D%0A%3Ewhich is about an abused schoolgirl who gains powers and fights %0D%0A%3Eanti-magic organization. What%27s interesting about this is not just how %0D%0A%3Eit plays the magical girl series differently%2C but also written in %0D%0A%3Escript format%2C as if it was made for a TV%2Fanime series. It%27s divided %0D%0A%3Einto five parts and Part I is under final-draft revision before its %0D%0A%3Erelease next month. %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C as someone who dabbled a little in fanfic during college%2C then graduated to doing original work %28got a novel published in 2009%2C but since 2012%2C it and its sequel are looking for a new home%29%2C I%27d be interesting in giving it a look%2C even though I am pressed for time.
7|1|0|||||RE%3A From Jamey|Vorticity||18:48:40|01/24/2016|Hi Jamey%2C%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m going to try and answer your questions as if you had asked them about software development%2C because that%27s my field and I think there are a lot of similarities.  By harnessing the power of analogy and metaphor%2C you might get something out of it.%0D%0A%0D%0A- I%27d like to know how that%27s going and what new works you%27ve put in as a result %28and in addition%2C which ones you%27ve set aside like with Buffy%29.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhen choosing new libraries to work with%2C you need to consider a few things.  Is it a good%2C consistent piece of software%3F  Does it have at least one useful part that you really want%2Fneed to use%2C or are you just thinking about it because it%27s new and shiny%3F  Is it going to be a easy enough to use or work into your project%3F  Often%2C you%27ll end up choosing just based on how fun it looks like working in -- which isn%27t a bad metric%2C since you%27ll be more productive if you%27re happy.  But beware of adding complexity that doesn%27t solve the problem at hand.%0D%0A%0D%0ASometimes you have to exclude the software outright because of licensing concerns.  Like if a code has a GPL license and that%27s incompatible with your existing license -- Stallman is well known for hiring lawyers to enforce copyright.%0D%0A%0D%0A- What did you find wrong with your first few works%3F How did you learn and fix these problems in the later installments%3F%0D%0A%0D%0ATo be honest%2C everyone thinks that their first program sucks.  As you keep learning%2C you find your standards change.  Myself from six months ago was %2Asuch%2A an idiot.  Like Rumsfeld said%2C there are %22unknown unknowns%22%2C and you can%27t fix things that you don%27t know are broken yet.  Still%2C the best way to learn is to keep writing more code.%0D%0A%0D%0AIn the best case scenario%2C programmers like to %22build one to throw away%22 -- a basic system that gets you started%2C from which you find out the real problems and build a much better version.  Real life seldom works this way.  I%27m still working on code that my CEO wrote in 6 months%2C 10 years ago%2C to get clients served ASAP.  It has rough edges%2C but it works pretty good%2C so we keep adding to it.%0D%0A%0D%0AIf I use an analogy from megacrossover fiction%2C Gryphon originally intended UF as a throwaway story before the real writing began.  And then the whole thing took on a life of its own%2C despite some decisions that%2C with retrospect%2C were probably not great for the project.  Still%2C it%27s a testament to how good that base actually was that CORE still anchors much of the story.%0D%0A%0D%0ABut back to software%21  Fixing mistakes is something that get very difficult if other parts of the program depend on the badly designed part.  Often%2C you just try to route around the damage by avoiding calling the bad section%2C or encapsulating the code in something better.  You can probably replace it completely %28retcon%29 if you have tests %28sorry not applicable to fiction%29%2C but this takes a lot of work.%0D%0A%0D%0A- What other tricks did you learn to create better crossover writing material%3F%0D%0A%0D%0ARead a lot.  Read manuals on how to write good code%2C and read examples of code you want to write like.  Make sure what you%27re writing is well documented%2C so that you don%27t forget why you did something.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s easy for things to sprawl all over the place%2C so make sure that you don%27t ramble all over the place %28GOTO considered harmful%2C etc.%29  The hardest part of writing software is choosing the correct abstractions.  Human attention is limited%2C so try to keep a few things in focus at any one time.%0D%0A%0D%0A- What other suggestions do you have%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AUse a version control software like git to keep track of your changes%2C so you don%27t lose anything you want later.  I do this for my creative writing too%2C though a deletions file can work in a pinch.  Even save work-in-progress.%0D%0A%0D%0ANever implement your own crypto%28-lesbian subtext%29.%0D%0A%0D%0A- Have you ever thought of giving your works original motifs and themes as well to your works%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AYou will always have your own writing style%2C and that will show in the code.  But in general%2C choose the approach that will best let you solve the problem %28i.e. use themes that will best help you tell your story%29.  Choose between object-oriented%2C functional programming%2C simple scripting%2C or whatever based on the task at hand -- don%27t try to force your code into something that it%27s not.  Unless you%27re going for a really cool hack%3B beware that hacks don%27t always work as well as tried-and-true methods but sometimes work much better.%0D%0A%0D%0AI hope this helps you.  Sometimes its useful to look at a problem from a different point of view.%0D%0A-- %E2%88%87%C3%97V%0D%0A
8|2|7|||1||RE%3A From Jamey|BobSchroeck||19:49:47|01/27/2016|%3ENever implement your own crypto%28-lesbian subtext%29. %0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s always better to slot in a crypto-lesbian subtext that%27s been written by a specialist%2C has been properly peer-reviewed and audited%2C and which has source available for your own review.  You may %5Bi%5Dthink%5B%2Fi%5D you can write a subtext%2C but unless you%27ve got experience at it%2C you%27re only going to end up with straight girls who are just going through the motions and wondering what the hell they%27re doing.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Bob%0D%0A-------------------%0D%0AMy race is pacifist and does not believe in war.  We kill only out of personal spite.
9|3|8|||||RE%3A From Jamey|TheOtherSean||22:10:41|01/27/2016|%3E%3ENever implement your own crypto%28-lesbian subtext%29. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EIt%27s always better to slot in a crypto-lesbian subtext that%27s been %0D%0A%3Ewritten by a specialist%2C has been properly peer-reviewed and audited%2C %0D%0A%3Eand which has source available for your own review.  You may %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5Dthink%5B%2Fi%5D you can write a subtext%2C but unless you%27ve got experience %0D%0A%3Eat it%2C you%27re only going to end up with straight girls who are just %0D%0A%3Egoing through the motions and wondering what the hell they%27re doing. %0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AShould your crypto-lesbian subtext have a GPL%2C BSD%2C or MIT license%3F  %3AP%0D%0A
11|3|8|||||RE%3A From Jamey|zwol||09:57:23|01/28/2016|With my professional hat on%2C I%27ve been in plenty of those conversations about actual cryptography... and I%27m pretty sure I%27ve read at least two of those fics.%0D%0A%0D%0ANicely done.
10|2|7|||1||RE%3A From Jamey|pjmoyer||23:57:22|01/27/2016|I%27d just like to say%2C as another fellow programmer-turned-writer%2C I love this analogy and metaphor.%0D%0A%0D%0A--- Philip%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%223%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D2 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie.org%2F%7Eaerianne%2Ffoth.img%2Fgaia_ser_philip_saber.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000dd%22%5DPhilip J. Moyer%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000aa%22 size%3D-2%5DContributing Writer%2C Editor and Artist %28and Moderator%29 -- Eyrie Productions%2C Unlimited%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000aa%22 size%3D-2%5DCEO of MTS%2C High Poobah Of Artwork%2C and High Priest Of the Church Of Aerianne -- Magnetic Terrapin Studios%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230044aa%22 size%3D-1%5D%5Bi%5D%22Insert Pithy Comment Here%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230044aa%22 size%3D-1%5D%5Bi%5D%5Blink%3Amagnetic-terp-input.tumblr.com%7CFandoms%5D%5B%2Fi%5D -- %5Bi%5D%5Blink%3Amagnetic-terp-output.tumblr.com%7CFanart%5D%5B%2Fi%5D -- %5Bi%5D%5Blink%3Amagnetic-terp-converse.tumblr.com%7CFan Meta Discussions%5D%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie.org%2F%7Eaerianne%2Ffoth.img%2Fgaia_aeri_coat_sword.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%223%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D1 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D