Digital is a data technology that uses discrete (discontinuous) values and can be used to store various information. It's basically a way to store information (like a story) without needing an actual physical container (like a book).
Oh, it's my favorite book. Has been since childhood, you know? It's about a boy who never grows up and he has all these exciting adventures! Read it! It's the best!
[Sigh, fine. He'll explain it in simple terms, and by simple, cutting a lot of the tech terms out.]
A typical device that uses digital technology looks like this:
[There is a small drawing of a connection gear (i.e., a portable computer in the Xenosaga world that looks like 1/2 of a PlayStation controller--see here for reference).]
You turn it on, and the words come up like so:
[Now there are one drawing of a person holding a connection gear and another drawing of the same person with the connection gear, only with a visible square with words in front of them. There is an arrow between the two drawings to show progression of events.]
...... What a strange looking device. Are you sure this exists? It looks awesome! It just floats in the air? What is it, light? Why doesn't it just, you know, go through the air?
sorry! notifs sucking.falseblackOctober 13 2011, 03:40:29 UTC
Yes, I'm sure.
[Just pretend Nigredo answered all of Claire's questions using scientific terms that were invented 4000 years into the future because I don't think canon ever really delved too deeply into the technology, sob. Oh, his answers are also probably like two pages long.]
I'm glad. That's about as simple as I could make it.
fjalskh IT IS OKAY. Also... lmao, editing b/c my brain is dead guhhhtrain_tracerOctober 13 2011, 10:16:14 UTC
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Well. You can bet Claire didn't really understand any of those explanations at all and will probably chalk it up to 'magic,' anyway. Or ask Firo to explain it because he unfortunately happens to be a friend
So much effort put into writing this. And he doesn't understand a word!]
Ohhh... so that's magic. I didn't know you could explain in so many words and in so much detail! That's AWESOME!!! A pity it couldn't be brought here, though. But wow, something like this exists!!
Really?! Could you do that then? I'd really want to see it work! What kind of materials would you need?
[Also, Nigredo's previous two responses (the two pages of explanation plus the note before the reply with the explanation) are gone and tacked to another part of the board over here]
[Have a list, Claire, except there are a lot of materials that have only been discovered 4000 years into the future in the vast reaches of space. Good luck finding those, man.]
[Arrow up to previous replies with Carter]
What's digital?
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Digital is a data technology that uses discrete (discontinuous) values and can be used to store various information. It's basically a way to store information (like a story) without needing an actual physical container (like a book).
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[A few pen taps.]
... I'm not sure I follow.
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Uh, just imagine seeing words in mid-air.
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... Like floating words? But how is that possible?! And this exists where you're from? That's amazing!
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Through [He wants to put "digital technology", but that went over the person's head the last time.] magic. And yes, it does.
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I don't really have the equipment to show you...
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Then just tell me about it!
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A typical device that uses digital technology looks like this:
[There is a small drawing of a connection gear (i.e., a portable computer in the Xenosaga world that looks like 1/2 of a PlayStation controller--see here for reference).]
You turn it on, and the words come up like so:
[Now there are one drawing of a person holding a connection gear and another drawing of the same person with the connection gear, only with a visible square with words in front of them. There is an arrow between the two drawings to show progression of events.]
Does that make sense?
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But otherwise, I guess it makes sort of sense.
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[Just pretend Nigredo answered all of Claire's questions using scientific terms that were invented 4000 years into the future because I don't think canon ever really delved too deeply into the technology, sob. Oh, his answers are also probably like two pages long.]
I'm glad. That's about as simple as I could make it.
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Well. You can bet Claire didn't really understand any of those explanations at all and will probably chalk it up to 'magic,' anyway. Or ask Firo to explain it because he unfortunately happens to be a friend
So much effort put into writing this. And he doesn't understand a word!]
Ohhh... so that's magic. I didn't know you could explain in so many words and in so much detail! That's AWESOME!!! A pity it couldn't be brought here, though. But wow, something like this exists!!
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[Also, Nigredo's previous two responses (the two pages of explanation plus the note before the reply with the explanation) are gone and tacked to another part of the board over here]
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I could. I'll just need the following materials:
[Have a list, Claire, except there are a lot of materials that have only been discovered 4000 years into the future in the vast reaches of space. Good luck finding those, man.]
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