• Pothetato@lemmy.world
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    Being able to just declare math formulas to act on the physical world is an intriguing super power.

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      30 days ago

      Katalepsis does exactly this for millions of words, and it’s (unfortunately) one of the best books I’ve read in my life.

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      How would you even world build that in? Become a prominent mathematician and figure out all the uses?

      X is the objects mass and Y is how fast it is going, now there is a black hole next to your face.

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          Does it pick up? It feels like a slog so far. I don’t even remember how far I got before I had to drop it. I love the premise though.

          • Omgpwnies@lemmy.world
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            30 days ago

            Kind of Dr Who meets James bond meets BOFH in a way, there’s a lot of build-up with tons of details that come together by the ending.