@hamishtodd1 Oh, it wasn't a peace offering, just a note :) I think Portal is mostly escapism, too. You are welcome to be bitter!
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@cmuratori You are empirically wrong, Portal is mostly communication of fascinating physics, and also the joint-best game evaaar.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @hamish_todd
@hamishtodd1 Assuming that by "empirical" you mean "relying on experience or observation alone without due regard for system and theory" :)2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori Whatevs. Do you deny that Portal communicates fascinating physics, and that it does so in a groundbreakingly concise and...2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @hamish_todd
@hamishtodd1 What physics are you talking about? There's no such thing as a Newtonian wormhole, right - so it's entirely fictional physics.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori 'entirely'? No. It's a reasonable mathematical simplification. It opens the mind up to new possibilities.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@hamishtodd1 If you think Newtonian physics is a "reasonable simplification" for considering wormholes, I declare this conversation over.5 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori "Reasonable if the aim is to get the bare minimum of an analogy across". Which is usually pop science's highest aim.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@hamishtodd1 I'm not sure what you're arguing at this point. That Portal is good because it "teaches" people wrong physics because... ?5 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@cmuratori Them constantly, having it's gravity changed and such... do you really mean to tell me that you see nothing mathematically...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@hamishtodd1 Different gravities is hardly something unique to portal - games have done that for years, right...
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