▲ 564 ▼ Can you think of any others? (lemmy.ml) submitted 2 years ago by morrowind@lemmy.ml to c/rpgmemes@ttrpg.network 201 comments fedilink hide all child comments Image transcription: Computer science terms that sound like fantasy RPG abilities I'll start: Firewall Virtual Memory Single source of truth Lossless Compression (this one sounds really powerful for some reason) Your turn Hard mode: Try not to include closer to domain-specific things like javascript library names
[–] Banichan@dormi.zone 41 points 2 years ago (1 child) CAT5e sounds like a fifth-edition ruleset permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] buh@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago (3 children) ethernet sounds like some mystical realm permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] morrowind@lemmy.ml [S] 14 points 2 years ago (3 children) Wait, did ethernet come from aether permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 7 points 2 years ago Yes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Same idea as "the cloud." You'd draw a diagram and the arrows would eventually go to a squiggly representation of someone else's problem. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, it's named after the luminiferous aether, the invisible medium light waves were theorised to move in. Turns out photons just do that instead. permalink fedilink source parent [–] azrendelmare@ttrpg.network 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Makes me think of a net you use to capture things that are on the ethereal plane. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] psud@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago You use it to catch the ether bunny permalink fedilink source parent [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Avatar and icon were similarly stolen from mysticism. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] buh@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago (3 children) ethernet sounds like some mystical realm permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] morrowind@lemmy.ml [S] 14 points 2 years ago (3 children) Wait, did ethernet come from aether permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 7 points 2 years ago Yes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Same idea as "the cloud." You'd draw a diagram and the arrows would eventually go to a squiggly representation of someone else's problem. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, it's named after the luminiferous aether, the invisible medium light waves were theorised to move in. Turns out photons just do that instead. permalink fedilink source parent [–] azrendelmare@ttrpg.network 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Makes me think of a net you use to capture things that are on the ethereal plane. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] psud@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago You use it to catch the ether bunny permalink fedilink source parent [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Avatar and icon were similarly stolen from mysticism. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml [S] 14 points 2 years ago (3 children) Wait, did ethernet come from aether permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 7 points 2 years ago Yes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Same idea as "the cloud." You'd draw a diagram and the arrows would eventually go to a squiggly representation of someone else's problem. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, it's named after the luminiferous aether, the invisible medium light waves were theorised to move in. Turns out photons just do that instead. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Same idea as "the cloud." You'd draw a diagram and the arrows would eventually go to a squiggly representation of someone else's problem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, it's named after the luminiferous aether, the invisible medium light waves were theorised to move in. Turns out photons just do that instead. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] azrendelmare@ttrpg.network 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Makes me think of a net you use to capture things that are on the ethereal plane. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] psud@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago You use it to catch the ether bunny permalink fedilink source parent
[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 point 2 years ago You use it to catch the ether bunny permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Avatar and icon were similarly stolen from mysticism. permalink fedilink source parent