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Makyo — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:03:54 GMT

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	=== Short stories ===		=== Short stories ===
	There are also several short stories set within the Post-Self universe. Some of these have been collected in ~~antholofies~~, while the others are hosted on the [https://post-self.ink/stories Post-Self webpage].		There are also several short stories set within the Post-Self universe. Some of these have been collected in anthologies, while the others are hosted on the [https://post-self.ink/stories Post-Self webpage].

	* Stories in ''Clade — A Post-Self Anthology'':		* Stories in ''Clade — A Post-Self Anthology'':
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	** "[[Game Night]]" by Michael Miele ([https://marsh.post-self.ink/stories/game-night read])		** "[[Game Night]]" by Michael Miele ([https://marsh.post-self.ink/stories/game-night read])
	** "[[Home From the Game]]" by Caela Argent ([https://marsh.post-self.ink/stories/home-from-the-game read])		** "[[Home From the Game]]" by Caela Argent ([https://marsh.post-self.ink/stories/home-from-the-game read])
	** "[[The Party at the End of the World]]" by Krzysztof "Tomash" Drewniak ([https://marsh.post-self.ink/stories/the-party-at-the-end-of-the-world read])		** "[[The Party at the End of the World]]" by [[User:Tomash\|Krzysztof "Tomash" Drewniak]] ([https://marsh.post-self.ink/stories/the-party-at-the-end-of-the-world read])
	** "[[A Well-Trained Eye]]" by Andréa C Mason ([https://marsh.post-self.ink/stories/a-well-trained-eye read])		** "[[A Well-Trained Eye]]" by Andréa C Mason ([https://marsh.post-self.ink/stories/a-well-trained-eye read])
	** "[[Toward Eternity]]" by Thomas "Faux" Steele ([https://marsh.post-self.ink/stories/toward-eternity read])		** "[[Toward Eternity]]" by Thomas "Faux" Steele ([https://marsh.post-self.ink/stories/toward-eternity read])
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	** "[[Millwright]]" by Andréa C Mason ([https://marsh.post-self.ink/stories/millwright read])		** "[[Millwright]]" by Andréa C Mason ([https://marsh.post-self.ink/stories/millwright read])
	** "[[Sentences]]" by Krzysztof "Tomash" Drewniak ([https://marsh.post-self.ink/stories/sentences read])		** "[[Sentences]]" by Krzysztof "Tomash" Drewniak ([https://marsh.post-self.ink/stories/sentences read])
			* Stories in ''Motes Played:''
			** "[[Milestones of Memory]]" by Madison Rye Progress and Samantha Yule Fireheart ([https://post-self.ink/books/motes-played/milestones-of-memory read])
			** "[[In it for the long haul]]" by Madison Rye Progress ([https://post-self.ink/books/motes-played/long-haul read])
			** "[[Thoughts on Motes]]" by Madison Rye Progress ([https://post-self.ink/books/motes-played/thoughts-on-motes read])
			* Story in ''Idumea:''
			** "[[Reading]]" by Madison Rye Progress ([https://post-self.ink/stories/reading read])

			* "[[Arise to Oath and Office]]" by Krzysztof "Tomash" Drewniak ([https://post-self.ink/stories/arise-to-oath-and-office read])
	* "[[Assignment]]" by Madison Rye Progress ([https://post-self.ink/stories/assignment read])		* "[[Assignment]]" by Madison Rye Progress ([https://post-self.ink/stories/assignment read])
	* "[[Coffee Leak]]" by ~~[[User:Tomash\|~~Krzysztof "Tomash" Drewniak]] ([https://post-self.ink/stories/coffee-leak read])		* "[[Coffee Leak]]" by Krzysztof "Tomash" Drewniak ([https://post-self.ink/stories/coffee-leak read])
	* "[[Dreams for Breakfast]]" by Alexandria Christina Leal ([https://post-self.ink/stories/dreams-for-breakfast read])		* "[[Dreams for Breakfast]]" by Alexandria Christina Leal ([https://post-self.ink/stories/dreams-for-breakfast read])
			* "[[Error Bell]]" by Krzysztof "Tomash" Drewniak ([https://post-self.ink/stories/error-bell read])
	* "[[Fever Dreams]]" by Ember "Hieromech" Cloke ([https://post-self.ink/stories/fever-dreams read])		* "[[Fever Dreams]]" by Ember "Hieromech" Cloke ([https://post-self.ink/stories/fever-dreams read])
	* "[[For Old Times New]]" by JL Conway ([https://post-self.ink/stories/for-old-times-new read])		* "[[For Old Times New]]" by JL Conway ([https://post-self.ink/stories/for-old-times-new read])
	* "[[Hues]]" by Madison Rye Progress ([https://post-self.ink/stories/hues read])		* "[[Hues]]" by Madison Rye Progress ([https://post-self.ink/stories/hues read])
			* "[[Meeting]]" by Madison Rye Progress ([https://post-self.ink/stories/meeting read])
	* "[[Meeting of One]]" by Madison Rye Progress ([https://post-self.ink/stories/meeting-of-one read])		* "[[Meeting of One]]" by Madison Rye Progress ([https://post-self.ink/stories/meeting-of-one read])
	* "[[Opportunity Paralysis]]" by Madison Rye Progress ([https://post-self.ink/stories/opportunity-paralysis read])		* "[[Opportunity Paralysis]]" by Madison Rye Progress ([https://post-self.ink/stories/opportunity-paralysis read])
	* "[[The Party (story)\|The Party]]" by ~~[[User:Tomash\|~~Krzysztof "Tomash" Drewniak]] ([https://post-self.ink/stories/the-party ~~read])~~		* "[[The Party (story)\|The Party]]" by Krzysztof "Tomash" Drewniak ([https://post-self.ink/stories/the-party read])
	* "[[Prophecies]]" by Madison Rye Progress, with [[The Lament\|Fireheart]] ([https://post-self.ink/stories/prophecies read])
	* "[[Reading]]" by Madison Rye Progress ([https://post-self.ink/stories/reading read])
	* "[[Regret of Potential]]" by Madison Rye Progress ([https://post-self.ink/stories/regret-of-potential read])		* "[[Regret of Potential]]" by Madison Rye Progress ([https://post-self.ink/stories/regret-of-potential read])
	* "[[Scan]]" by Voksa ([https://post-self.ink/stories/scan read])		* "[[Scan]]" by Voksa ([https://post-self.ink/stories/scan read])
	* "[[Shared Moment]]" by Madison Rye Progress ([https://post-self.ink/stories/shared-moment read])		* "[[Shared Moment]]" by Madison Rye Progress ([https://post-self.ink/stories/shared-moment read])
			* "[[To — in the days after her death]]" by Madison Rye Progress ([https://post-self.ink/stories/to---in-the-days-after-her-death read])
			* "[[When the Bough Breaks]]" ([https://post-self.ink/books/read/redcedars/when-the-bough-breaks read]) and "A letter to Meristem's up-trees" ([https://post-self.ink/books/read/redcedars/a-letter-to-meristems-up-trees-systime-268-222 read]) by Sheridan & Ovid Redcedar
	* "[[Wrigglings Toward]]" by True Name of [[the Lament]] ([https://post-self.ink/stories/wrigglings-toward read])		* "[[Wrigglings Toward]]" by True Name of [[the Lament]] ([https://post-self.ink/stories/wrigglings-toward read])

	*		*Various microfictions over on [https://bsky.app/profile/sensorium-ping.bsky.social Sensorium Ping].

CPV

Makyo — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:42:14 GMT

Patched out

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	CPV was seldom used, and the means to create viral constructs is a closely-guarded secret. After [[the Century Attack]], the bug that enabled CPV to function was removed, rendering all viral constructs inert.<ref>''[[Marsh]]''</ref> ''[[On the Perils of Memory]]'' made it known to the public, and most cladists after {{Systime\|2314}} would recognize it if they saw it in use. Crashing as a result of CPV was not a subtle affair; the afflicted instance dissolved into voxels as their avatar became corrupted by their unravelling sense of self. Most victims screamed through the entire ordeal, their voices increasingly distorted until they finally quit or crashed. Witnessing the use of CPV was as traumatic as witnessing a brutal murder because one ''had'' witnessed a brutal murder.		CPV was seldom used, and the means to create viral constructs is a closely-guarded secret. After [[the Century Attack]], the bug that enabled CPV to function was removed, rendering all viral constructs inert.<ref>''[[Marsh]]''</ref> ''[[On the Perils of Memory]]'' made it known to the public, and most cladists after {{Systime\|2314}} would recognize it if they saw it in use. Crashing as a result of CPV was not a subtle affair; the afflicted instance dissolved into voxels as their avatar became corrupted by their unravelling sense of self. Most victims screamed through the entire ordeal, their voices increasingly distorted until they finally quit or crashed. Witnessing the use of CPV was as traumatic as witnessing a brutal murder because one ''had'' witnessed a brutal murder.

			CPV was patched out in the aftermath of [[the Century Attack]], which utilized a sort of CPV 'bomb'. As of {{Systime\|2401}}, CPV is no longer effective on Lagrange, and the fix was soon promulgated to Castor and Pollux.

			== References ==
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	[[Category:Mechanics]]		[[Category:Mechanics]]

Language on the System

Makyo — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:19:49 GMT

Makyo moved page Language on the System to Syslingua

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	~~The~~ '''~~Language~~ of the System~~'''~~ is a mix of English, Russian, Mandarin, French, and Spanish, with English and Russian dominating. Given that much of the early System denizens spoke Russian or English due to the location of the early System hardware in the [[Sino-Russian Bloc]] and the clandestine operations of S-R Bloc operatives in the [[Western Federation]], those slowly became the lingua franca of the common areas of the System, with enclaves speaking their own languages and striving to keep languages from phys-side alive in their own areas, if not on a larger scale.		'''Syslingua,''' the language of the System, is a mix of English, Russian, Mandarin, French, and Spanish, with English and Russian dominating. Given that much of the early System denizens spoke Russian or English due to the location of the early System hardware in the [[Sino-Russian Bloc]] and the clandestine operations of S-R Bloc operatives in the [[Western Federation]], those slowly became the lingua franca of the common areas of the System, with enclaves speaking their own languages and striving to keep languages from phys-side alive in their own areas, if not on a larger scale.

	The evolution of language sys-side is slower than it might otherwise be phys-side due to the lack of populations dying out. Much of the change comes from newer uploads bringing jargon and linguistic shifts with them from phys-side, leading to an averaging-out: new uploads learn some of the older ways of speaking while also dragging the older uploads forward with them.		The evolution of language sys-side is slower than it might otherwise be phys-side due to the lack of populations dying out. Much of the change comes from newer uploads bringing jargon and linguistic shifts with them from phys-side, leading to an averaging-out: new uploads learn some of the older ways of speaking while also dragging the older uploads forward with them.

			There are some pockets of specific languages in various sims, sys-side, often tied to ethnic or [[Project sims\|project]] sims. For example, one is liable to find whole sims full of Malaysian uploads where most everyone speaks Bahasa Melayu, or sims dedicated to a historical recreation of Second Temple Jerusalem where ancient Hebrew and Aramaic are spoken.

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Sprite

Makyo — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:35:50 GMT

Add Functor

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	'''Sprites''' are a type of emergent intelligence, and are treated as sophonts (that is, sapient forms of life). They occur when systems grow to be complex enough, and refer specifically to unintentional creation of sophont-level intelligence. This may be an artifact of large, distributed systems such as portions of [[The Internet\|Netspace]], or it may be an accident of design when a system is made more intelligent than originally intended. The latter are known as "Icarian sprites", in reference to the legend of Icarus.		'''Sprites''' are a type of emergent intelligence, and are treated as sophonts (that is, sapient forms of life). They occur when systems grow to be complex enough, and refer specifically to unintentional creation of sophont-level intelligence. This may be an artifact of large, distributed systems such as portions of [[The Internet\|Netspace]], or it may be an accident of design when a system is made more intelligent than originally intended. The latter are known as "Icarian sprites", in reference to the legend of Icarus.

			== Appearances ==

			* "[https://makyo.ink/functor/ Functor]" (partially canon; Functor is an example of a sprite, but some specifics the story are not quite accurate anymore)
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