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[EmperorJon]

I'm just impressed by how the first post in this thread had 3 different spellings of the same word...

[Miuramir]

You are wrong, we only think we're playing DF.

In reality, DF is playing us.

"What if we gave the humans the internet? I don't know, lets code it in and find out. Hey look, they would create a game about us! Hahaha, we look so silly!"

Wait, if I realize that this reality is just a computer simulation, will I start to see everything in descending green ASCII characters?

Well if this indeed were true.. then why haven't I already been thrown ino magma/lava yet?

Our world has already stabilized, had all the bugs worked out, and advanced technologically. We've forgotten about all the wonky physics and fantasy elements, mostly due to a psychic Weirdness Censor caused by repeated bugfixes and a few government coverups. Not only is this reality a simulation, so is the reality on which ours is based. With each iteration there is a certain amount of error in the accuracy of the simulation, causing the resultant world to develop slightly differently. As the chain of recursive realities extends to infinity, every possible universe is represented somewhere down the line. The only event common to every iteration of the universe is the existence of the Great Toady One, a being who, at some place and some time in the universe, is destined to create the simulation which will proliferate the cycle and begin the next iteration.

I call this the Dwarven Multiverse Theory.

I don't know, Timmy, being God is a big responsibility
If you haven't read the above short story, do so; while not perfect, it's quite high on the "makes you think" scale, while remaining reasonably amusing. 

[UltraValican]

Holy.....well i was pretty tired when i made that post

[Gatleos]

You are wrong, we only think we're playing DF.

In reality, DF is playing us.

"What if we gave the humans the internet? I don't know, lets code it in and find out. Hey look, they would create a game about us! Hahaha, we look so silly!"

Wait, if I realize that this reality is just a computer simulation, will I start to see everything in descending green ASCII characters?

Well if this indeed were true.. then why haven't I already been thrown ino magma/lava yet?

Our world has already stabilized, had all the bugs worked out, and advanced technologically. We've forgotten about all the wonky physics and fantasy elements, mostly due to a psychic Weirdness Censor caused by repeated bugfixes and a few government coverups. Not only is this reality a simulation, so is the reality on which ours is based. With each iteration there is a certain amount of error in the accuracy of the simulation, causing the resultant world to develop slightly differently. As the chain of recursive realities extends to infinity, every possible universe is represented somewhere down the line. The only event common to every iteration of the universe is the existence of the Great Toady One, a being who, at some place and some time in the universe, is destined to create the simulation which will proliferate the cycle and begin the next iteration.

I call this the Dwarven Multiverse Theory.

Alright.. let me rephrase that then..

Then why haven't the Hammerer visited me yet?

We have tons of corrupt nobles, he's busy with them.

I don't know, Timmy, being God is a big responsibility
If you haven't read the above short story, do so; while not perfect, it's quite high on the "makes you think" scale, while remaining reasonably amusing.

That story was my inspiration, actually.

[Mister Always]

You are wrong, we only think we're playing DF.

In reality, DF is playing us.

"What if we gave the humans the internet? I don't know, lets code it in and find out. Hey look, they would create a game about us! Hahaha, we look so silly!"

Wait, if I realize that this reality is just a computer simulation, will I start to see everything in descending green ASCII characters?

Well if this indeed were true.. then why haven't I already been thrown ino magma/lava yet?

Our world has already stabilized, had all the bugs worked out, and advanced technologically. We've forgotten about all the wonky physics and fantasy elements, mostly due to a psychic Weirdness Censor caused by repeated bugfixes and a few government coverups. Not only is this reality a simulation, so is the reality on which ours is based. With each iteration there is a certain amount of error in the accuracy of the simulation, causing the resultant world to develop slightly differently. As the chain of recursive realities extends to infinity, every possible universe is represented somewhere down the line. The only event common to every iteration of the universe is the existence of the Great Toady One, a being who, at some place and some time in the universe, is destined to create the simulation which will proliferate the cycle and begin the next iteration.

I call this the Dwarven Multiverse Theory.

Alright.. let me rephrase that then..

Then why haven't the Hammerer visited me yet?

We have tons of corrupt nobles, he's busy with them.

So how come Nixon didn't get hammered?

[DrKillPatient]

More importantly, why haven't the entire world's governments been hammered?

[Interus]

More importantly, why haven't the entire world's governments been hammered?

Probably because you're assuming that each simulation is identical, and that, for some reason, ours uses rules that you think are in Dwarf Fortress(and somehow missing the fact that nobles generally have [PUNISHMENT_EXEMPTION]).  For all you know, we're already modded.

I need to stop trying to reply to this thread.  I've already deleted three tangents related to universe simulation.

[UltraValican]

More importantly, why haven't the entire world's governments been hammered?

I don't know, maybe because humans arn't nearly as sugestable as dwarves, for example..
Dwarves: If they think they hear a voice that tells them to do something they do it without question even if the command ends in death/and or disemboweling
Humans:If they KNOW a Person tells them to do something they ask questions and afterwards they still wouldn't do anything even if its in their interest.
Therefore, if dwarves do play a game called "Human Fortress" then it would be incredibly boring since humans have a thing called self-preservation

[darkrider2]

I imagine if dwarves had access to the internet they would make a site exactly like this one except all the topics are about booze.

[jaxy15]

They'd create some site like Omegle.

Urist McLonely: Hey, 65/M/Boatmurdered.
Troll McNotSpawnedYet: Hey, baby 60/F/Cavern layer 3
Urist McLonely: k, meet you there
Troll McNotSpawnedYet: okay baby

*3 cavern layers later*

Urist McLonely has been struck down.

[mars7a]

Sometimes I imagine all the posts on this forum are dwarves sitting at a pub and talking about their adventures/outposts. It's really funny when you think about it.

[Urk]

In my current world there is location called The Mountain Halls of Othosbomrek - The Mountain of Tweeting.

I myself have never used twitter, but it seems my dwarfs are ahead of me.

[Bdthemag]

It already happened, its the only way Bay12 could have been created.

[Oliolli]

Urist McToady managed to crawl through the small hole in existance creted through the use of internet, along with his friend Urist McIHaveLostSevenOfMyToes, and created DF and Bay12.

[SheepishOne]

Well the dwarves already have access to working computers--http://mkv25.net/dfma/map-8269. You just need to find ways of programming very simple versions of DF into them. Or HF I suppose.