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TheFaultsofAlts

RySenkari said:
I've got an important update on the future of the timeline, basically on what kind of updates there will be going forward.

The next update on Monday was planned to be a news update, but due to the recent clarification of the board's "no current politics outside of Chat" rule (check the sticky), I've decided that there will be no more dedicated news updates going forward. Despite 20 years of butterflies between TTL's 1991 and 2011, there's still too much going on that's close to OTL politics to avoid OTL politics coming up, especially with future planned posts covering the Huntsman administration and the 2012 election. I might touch on tech news a bit going forward, but it's too unsafe to broach anything political (according to the rule, it's not allowed to even mention someone running in an election who's currently relevant in politics IOTL).

I know a LOT of readers were enjoying the news updates, and I enjoyed writing them, but I'm cutting off the finger to save the hand. It's unfortunate, but this is how it has to be.

To quote Satoru Iwata, "Please understand."
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Well, as long as this doesn't hinder the games of TTL too much, this isn't much of a problem to me. Personally, wasn't this timeline focused on video gaming more than any other entertainment industry to begin with?
 

RySenkari

HeX said:
@RySenkari, I just had a conversation in chat with CalBear, and he clarified the 'new' rules about modern politics. It's here:

https://www.alternatehistory.com/fo...-thread-stage-iv.463655/page-77#post-19028323

Oh, and spoiler alert: it's good news.
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I'm not quite so sure... from how he put it, modern politicians are still persona non grata, which would still deep-six the 2012 election coverage. I think I'm still going to play it safe and stay away from news updates for the time being. I just can't risk having the whole thread locked because I strayed too close to something that might be considered current politics.
 
ryanidious

ryanidious

To bring this thread back to games and things related to games.
I didn't see this mentioned in the e3 update
But does the Nintendo connect have any sort of physical media for games or is it digital only?
 

eldandythedoubter

ryanidious said:
To bring this thread back to games and things related to games.
I didn't see this mentioned in the e3 update
But does the Nintendo connect have any sort of physical media for games or is it digital only?
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If I can speculate on this, its either the cartridges the otl vita used or a super derivative umd in the same fashion as ultra blu-rays.
 

RySenkari

ryanidious said:
To bring this thread back to games and things related to games.
I didn't see this mentioned in the e3 update
But does the Nintendo connect have any sort of physical media for games or is it digital only?
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It uses small cartridges, similar to OTL's Vita. However, unlike OTL's Vita, it uses MicroSD cards for storage rather than a proprietary medium.

volvocrusher said:
Yeah I'm curious how UMD did in TTL since Supernova was a much bigger success software wise than the PSP
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UMDs were a HUGE hit in Japan, and Sony is making standalone players just for UMDs there. There's even a phone that plays UMDs in Japan. However, there was a lack of advertising for them in America, and they mostly flopped (also Apple has been promoting its video service hard on the iPod Play, which ended up being the preferred device for portable video).
 

woweed

RySenkari said:
I'm not quite so sure... from how he put it, modern politicians are still persona non grata, which would still deep-six the 2012 election coverage. I think I'm still going to play it safe and stay away from news updates for the time being. I just can't risk having the whole thread locked because I strayed too close to something that might be considered current politics.
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Technically, so far as I can tell, that only happens if people start arguing about it. So, the brunt of any locking is entirely on us.
 
ryanidious

ryanidious

Still to much of a risk getting the thread which the authors have invested a ton of time and effort locked because of a silly political argument.
Honestly I see a potential political mini thread after the story is done as a possible solution.
And I think ry and nivik would prefer this to be dropped for now.
 

woweed

@RySenkari OK, I talked to Calbear,. and I come bearing good news. Quote:
CalBear said:
If it is a long established T/L the first choice will be to deal with individuals who try to go political screed, assuming the T/L itself doesn't turn into a screed, if it does that, all bets are off. only in extreme cases will the thread itself be moved. I have no intention of having a 50 page thread moved because of one jackass, but if the thread bogs down in current politics it might have to be moved as a last resort.

I understand that this almost entirely sucks as an author. I have personally abandoned two T/L after nearly completing the outlines because I was unable to come up with a way to keep them out of Chat (I have a personal belief that Chat simply is the wrong place for fiction, but, as I have noted, Ian has decreed otherwise so no Writer's Forum, ergo no T/L). I have a third that I am still trying to jiggle. Might/might not be able to get it into a slot.
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Looks like we're in the clear, boys. Especially since it looks like their first resort is moving, not locking.
 
ryanidious

ryanidious

RySenkari said:
Game Boy Supernova Technical Specifications

The Supernova uses standard SD cards for storage (though it also has a 32MB built-in memory which is primarily used for game saves)
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and includes a 64MB SD Card
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considering how it's predecessor used standard size SD cards that must have changed early on.
 

RySenkari

I think we're still going to stay away from the news updates for now. Might resume them at a later date, possibly after our post 2011 hiatus.
 
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AeroTheZealousOne

RySenkari said:
I'm not quite so sure... from how he put it, modern politicians are still persona non grata, which would still deep-six the 2012 election coverage. I think I'm still going to play it safe and stay away from news updates for the time being. I just can't risk having the whole thread locked because I strayed too close to something that might be considered current politics.
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RySenkari said:
I think we're still going to stay away from the news updates for now. Might resume them at a later date, possibly after our post 2011 hiatus.
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I won't hold this against you. Heck, if I were wearing your shoes I'd find myself making a similar decision! I respect this simply because while it might not be the most popular stance to take, it is the most pragmatic and it is far from being unreasonable. If this is the small price so that we get to read about MOTHER 4, then I'll be more than willing to pay it. After all, you got the big event of 2011 out of the way (the Tōhoku earthquake), ergo I'm satisfied on news.

I'll set aside the matter, and I feel that it should serve as encouragement to my fellow posters on this most excellent thread to follow suit. The topic is enough of a headache as it is, whatever our feelings on it might be.
 
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