Posts by erin

  • project freedom reborn ideas to the real server

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    ↩  matscalle ill go more in debt

    millenials be like


    Back on topic

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    ↩  matscalle first events
    events in the hub that will happen ill go more in debt in the next 2 parts

    Events in the hub? You really need to give more now for this idea to gain traction.

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    ↩  matscalle second quests
    quests will go in a new world/server you will able to earn up to 200 xp and up to 20 coins for completing these

    What quests? And what is this arbitrary XP system you've made up? There's no elaboration on this...

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    ↩  matscalle third seasons
    seasons will take 1 month every season adds new plugins/ideas/adverts/world and more you can collect cool items for in the main world every level 1 level costs 1k xp

    What plugins? Ideas? You need to be less vague. And again, what do you get for levelling up?

  • Chemistry facts with Erin #1

    So this was meant to be researched and posted yesterday but obviously stuff happened. That being said, I'm putting time into this now.


    Firstly, explosions are fun. Very fun. Many explosions make use of the element Nitrogen. To give two well-known examples, TNT (Trinitrotoluene, or 2,4,6-Trinitromethylbenzene), and Nitroglycerin. (Propane-1,2,3-triyl trinitrate) Both of these compounds are chemically unstable, and for good reason. Without getting too much into the nitty gritty, the nitrogen within these compounds would much rather be anywhere else - particularly a triple bond with itself. Nitrogen really likes to triple bond. A lot of energy is keeping them forced into the single or double bond in nitrate compounds, and all that energy is released, usually by a shock or other stimulation to create an explosion, releasing nitrogen gas. As you can see, below, neither compound contains a triple bonded hydrogen.


    Here's TNT

    And here's nitroglycerin


    Hope I explained that well enough.


    So, they are known to be chemically unstable. The "fire diamond" has them ranked as being the maximum level of instability - i.e they will explode very easily. In terms of explosive instability, however, TNT is rather tame. It can be melted very safely and is very hard to accidentally detonate - needing at least 353N of frictional force for kaboom.


    Nitroglycerin, on the other hand, is known to be a hassle. It's highly sensitive to shock and friction and even is chemically unstable to the point where it is a genuine danger to use or transport, as any impurities in the mixture can cause it to be even less predictable than it already is.


    But the compound I am about to dwarfs even the unstable nitroglycerin. To try and give some perspective - Both TNT and nitroglycerin contain three Nitrogen atoms. But I am about to introduce an explosive that makes both of these look like a tea party.


    Introducing, azadoazide azide!


    So, you've seen the previous two explosives, both of which have literal uses involved in their explosive properties when the three nitrogen atoms in them don't want to play ball. But this.. well.. here's a picture of it.


    There are FOURTEEN nitrogen atoms in there, making the compound just under 90% nitrogen by weight. That is almost unheard of. This was produced in 2011 by a lab of chemists who were experts at creating highly explosive compounds like this. So let's take a look at the information they gathered on it.


    They touched it. It blew up. They moved it. It blew up. They tried dissolving it in solution. It blew up. You'll never guess what happened when they exposed it to a bright light. Okay, surely leaving it alone in a dark room won't do anything... right?


    Nope. It blew up.


    So.. this is pretty unstable, exploding even when left to its own devices for a while. Maybe it's best if we step back and try and get some more information on this, right? Maybe put it into a spectroscopy machine for analysis...?


    Well, the scientists thought that was a good idea. I have no idea how they managed to get it in the machine without it blowing up, but upon turning the spectroscopy machine on...... it blew up. And this happened, according to the paper that was written on this compound, more than once. They were actually brave enough to continue to persist with trying to work with what can only be described as a chemical demon.


    Eventually, the lab, which specialized with high explosives concluded with, and I quote;

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    "The sensitivity of C2N14 is beyond our capabilities of measurement. The smallest possible loadings in shock and friction tests led to explosive decomposition"

    To this day, it seems nobody else has dared to try and resynthesise and analyse this compound any further. Exploding for literally no reason is not the hallmark of a chemical that has much use in anything, really, aside from the wonder of how the hell they managed to get all that nitrogen in to the same compound.


    I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing this. I planned to talk about more than just this, but once I read the very name of azadoazide azide (the very use of just one azide is enough to make a highly explosive chemical) I had to dig down this rabbit hole, lest three.)


    Anyway, see y'all for the next one.

  • About the closing of TF

    Quoting Ryan directly here.

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    Why not hand it over?
    Honestly, because I don't think it's fair to inflict the level of harassment that I've been getting on anyone else here, All that I can see happening is TF cycling through owners quicker and quicker. Also because everything on all of TF's servers is the intellectual property of my company (ATLAS Media Group Ltd) and as such they will own the legal rights to the content on those servers, and it's not something that can then be transferred to someone else.

    Handing over the server does not appear to be a realistic option - as said in the initial statement, and a lot of shit needs to be sorted out before we can think about a revival.

  • Telesphoreo Dev Application

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    Your previous experience, please do provide links if it's open-source, or if not talk us through it:
    I used to be the lead developer for TF

    Don't think that's enough experience to be a developer on here, sorry.


    Vouch.

  • The End?

    Rollback 365 days. If you had asked me where I thought I would be in September 2021, I would tell you I expected to be dead. I would tell you that my life was hell, and that I wanted out. I had never been lower, having lost everything I had ever found an interest in.


    But then I joined the TF discord. And now I am here, alive and well (latter debatable), with the best friends I could ever have hoped for. I said it the other night - it had taken me 19 years to have finally found home.


    And now we're here.


    That being said, my love for this server and the time I've spent here is unwavering. Unfaltering. I'm thankful for this place having saved my life. Being an admin here has been an experience I've wholeheartedly enjoyed over the past few months. And being here in general has just been fantastic. I don't know what I'm saying anymore.


    Anyway, going to extend some thanks to a few people. Apologies for those I may be missing, I'm very emotional ATM.


    @"Ryan"#1
    Well, you're the owner. You've been the only owner I've ever had real experience with and I can have nothing but respect for you. I am disappointed and gutted that the server is being shut down, but I completely understand why it was done.


    But more onto other things - I've enjoyed working with you, and really liked the way you've had my backs, and the backs of other admins and members of the community. You coped with our bullshit for far too long and deserved so much fucking more than what you got. We didn't deserve you.


    @"lyicx"#21
    You reced me, so this is mandatory. However, you've been a really great friend to me ever since I joined. You've been there for me like nobody has been there for me in years. DMing me when you think I might be down and generally just the fact you fucking care about me is heartwarming. You've also worked really hard for this server, and again, we didn't deserve you. That being said, you don't know the name of Derry.


    @"videogamesm12"#4
    I would consider you my mentor. From the outset I've looked up to you and had immense respect for everything you've done here; from your work in archiving and developing, to the way you are so open with teaching and educating people, to the very fact you've served this community for so long in so many different ways. I enjoyed seeing the things you had said about me in these past few weeks. You've been a great friend, and a great senior admin.


    @"shdwo"#94
    We aren't that close anymore, having rarely talked since your indefinite ban, but as I once considered you my best friend you deserve an inclusion. In the few months we knew each other, you were great. You helped me through three mental breakdowns (including the one which was by proxy half your fault... /adminmode), and in all honesty without you being there for me that night I may have resigned after mere hours of being admin.


    @"RedEastWood"#47
    I have a lot of respect for you. Like and dislike has yoyoed a bit, but mostly because you're not afraid to say whats on your mind. You've been quick to praise me, but also quick to tell me I'm being a fucking idiot. You're quick to tell me I'm wrong, but quick to admit you're wrong when either of those are the case. I was honoured by the way you genuinely wanted me to be your assistant, although I'm regretful I couldn't have done more to assist you and the server. You're going to go very, very far in life.


    @"Ashaz"#12
    March 11. Mid afternoon. Around this time I was a mere discord lurker, who occasionally popped into chat. I didn't realise anyone knew me, but while I was doing stuff on my computer I got a ping from you in server chat. You just wanted to say hi, and I remember being rather rude, but I also realised that someone actually knew and gave a fuck about me. That was the turning point that made me play here a lot more often. So I'm thankful for that. We haven't always got on but I've always respected your drive and ambition to do what you can for this place.


    @"ClayCoconut"#130
    One of my closest friends. On a darker note, it hurt to see you not doing well, but I've really enjoyed seeing how you've progressed and what you've done as assistant executive. You were also responsible, along with @"Fleek"#188, for bringing me to tears for the first time on this server by saying some of the nicest things anyone has ever said to me. 24th May, that was. I still cherish that moment.


    @"Luke"#19
    I'd rather you not cancel me for not being mentioned, but at the same time you've been nice to talk to - I've appreciated your rationality and lack of fucks given. You taught me some important things during your brief stint as senior when I was around.


    @"Tizz"#240
    We're both relatively new here in the grand scheme of things, and we get along well. You're the voice of reason in most situations and you administrate like you've been here forever. If this wasn't closing down, you'd have senior admin in your sights.


    @"Anzu"#78
    We relate in a lot of ways and whether that's a good or bad thing I'm still yet to discover. But I see the good side of it, and you're really nice to talk to. It's been nice seeing your mental health improve over these past weeks, and here's to more improvement.


    I think that's it, although I would like to say I am extremely emotional right now so there may be individuals I have accidentally forgotten. If you are not mentioned, it doesn't mean I hate you, as I have met many fantastic people who I admire in my time here and a thread containing them all would be longer than the complete works of Shakespeare.


    I thank every member of the community for the way you have treated me in my time here. I have never felt more enjoyment and love for a place than I have this one.


    This threads taken me an hour on and off, but I'm just going to day that this is not a resignation or leaving thread in any way. I will continue to serve this server as an admin in the way I've done right up until the end, and I would like to remain in the community in any way I can.


    The endless river, forever and ever.


    Thank you all for everything.

  • Indefinite ban request purge / changes

    I was almost about to be stupid enough to say "vouch, but I think those who have committed sec 1 offences deserve to stay banned."


    I think we should unban serial trolls and stuff like that, but I'm strongly against server crashers being allowed back.