Particleman comments on Rationality Quotes April 2012 - Less Wrong

4 Post author: Oscar_Cunningham 03 April 2012 12:42AM

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Comment author: Randaly 01 April 2012 03:53:13PM 7 points [-]

Is there a reason all the b's have been replaced by 8's?

Comment author: Particleman 03 April 2012 07:59:05PM 0 points [-]

The typing quirks actually serve a purpose in the comic. Almost all communication among the characters takes place through chat logs, so the system provides a handy way to visually distinguish who's speaking. They also reinforce each character's personality and thematic associations - for example, the character quoted above (Aranea) is associated with spiders, arachnids in general, and the zodiac sign of Scorpio.

Unfortunately, all that is irrelevant in the context of a Rationality Quote.

Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 03 April 2012 11:47:54PM 0 points [-]

<nitpick> The character in question is named Vriska. You're thinking of Aradia. </nitpick>

Comment author: Nornagest 03 April 2012 11:52:45PM 1 point [-]

<nitpick> Actually, he's not -- the quote comes from Vriska's recently introduced pre-Scratch ancestor, who's got a similar but not identical typing style. </nitpick>

Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 04 April 2012 10:22:27AM 0 points [-]

You're right, never mind. Still internalizing the new set of ancestors.