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[WP] You're a swordsman. You've always had to work harder at it than your peers. You just noticed your sword is much lighter and sharper if you remove the sheath.
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[WP] The code had been maintained solely by generations of summer interns. It was the worst mess he had ever seen.
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[WP] The primary civilization of earth is in the mantle and outer core, where inhabitants swim around at great pressure and thousands of degrees. Venturing too far into the frozen crust or white hot center would be fatal, of course, and there is only speculation of what is beyond.
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[WP] You have been stranded for years, hoping for rescue. A possibility of rescue finally comes ... but you see it is worse than being stranded.
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[WP] Great ideas don't appear as "Eureka!", as a burst of reward. That only happens after you've refined and checked and doublechecked them and they pass all the tests. When they first appear, they're just another incoherent passing thought.
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[WP] "Oh, you mean, like, how it's cheating to click on the link that shows you tomorrow's stock prices?" "Whaaat?" "Er ... uh ... no no I made that up. I mean, like, hypothetically."
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[WP] You find yourself a stranger in a stone-aged kingdom. Your try to introduce writing, algebra, sheet music, science, gunpowder etc ... as much as you can fit ... enhancing and preserving their existing culture ... without getting jailed or assassinated for your new ideas.
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