Post #883667
2026-03-29 07:03 UTC
I've been listening to the audio book "A Deepness in the Sky" by Vernor Vinge. The spacefaring humans in the story use units of time like "kilosecs" and "megasecs," which come across one way when read on the page and in an entirely different way when pronounced aloud.
Replies (3)
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@horsewizard@mastodon.social 2026-03-29 07:15
@mogwai_poet yeah secs is good but
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@naturepunk@ecoevo.social 2026-03-29 08:07
@mogwai_poet we know they enjoyed the travelling but how long did it take to get to Mars?
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@jon_valdes@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-03-29 09:18
@mogwai_poet reading in the Unreal Tournament announcer voice. KILOSECS. MEGASECS. ULTRASECS!!