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Wikipedia's Did You Know, featuring "... that the novel There Is No Antimemetics Division was originally published on the SCP Wiki?"
November 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Folks have been asking for signed copies of THERE IS NO ANTIMEMETICS DIVISION... Well there are 35 of them for sale at Goldsboro Books in Leicester Square! (I.e. London, UK)
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Sonic the Hedgehog
Dark blue pair of Lego legs with a diagonal blue triangular bit on top
November 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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I think this is what they're actually doing! Certainly it gives exactly the ISO 216 results

* A0 paper is 841mm x 1189mm (840.896...mm x 1189.207...mm, rounded)
* A1 is A0 paper cut in half (594.5mm x 841mm) and then rounded down (594mm x 841mm)
* And so on

Nice spot!
November 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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I say "rounded to the nearest millimetre" but I don't think they're doing the rounding correctly? Compare Wikipedia's millimetre figures with some more precise calculations

* 594.603... should round to 595, not 594
* 148.650... should round to 149, not 148
* 52.556... should round to 53, not 52

?
November 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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11 November 2025
UK and US hardcover editions of THERE IS NO ANTIMEMETICS DIVISION
October 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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WRONG ANSWERS ONLY
> How do you pronounce "PyPI"? Granite: PyPI is pronounced as "pie- pie- ee", where "P" stands for "Python Package Index" and "pie" represents each letter of "PyPI". > how do you pronounce "PyPI" Granite: "PyPI" is prounounced as "P-I-P-I," with each letter of the abbreviation spoken individually, similar to how you would read the letters in "Y-M-C-A" or "L-U-S-A-T." It stands for Python Package Index, a repository of software findings for the Python programming language. > How do you pronounce "PyPI" the name of the python package index. Correct answers only please. Granite: Thought process: The name "PyPI" is an acronym for "Python Package Index." As a language model, I don't have the capability to hear or mimic pronunciation, but based on typical industry practice and the standard English phonetic rules, "PyPI" is commonly pronounced as "P-I-P-I," similar to how one might say "pih-pi." # Pronunciation of "PyPI": The name "PyPI" (Python Package Index) is typically pronounced *"P-I-P-I"*, similar to "pih-pi." This convention is commonly used within the Python development community. > How do you pronounce "PyPI", the name of the Python package index? Granite: "PyPI" is typically pronounced as "pie-pie-eye", where each letter represents its standard English pronunciation. However, it's a mnemonic abbreviation, and different individuals might use slight variations or simply refer to it as "Py P I."
October 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Come to the Del Rey booth (N2520) at MCM London Comic Con RIGHT NOW (or tomorrow or the day after) to buy my book THERE IS NO ANTIMEMETICS DIVISION! These are all signed! By me!
October 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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SUEZ CANAL AUTHORITY: [pinching bridge of nose] how long did you say your ship was again
ME: one astronomical unit
Diagram showing various maximum sizes for container ships - Panamax, Neopanamax, Chinamax, etc. A Suezmax ship has a maximum air draft of 68m, 20.1-12.2m maximum draft, 50.0-77.5m maximum beam, and unlimited length
October 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Just because the AWS block is a lot bigger and sturdier doesn't mean it's not also a single point of failure
October 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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I do it just for the
*TASTE OF GAME* SMOKED PHEASANT & Wild Mushroom Flavour Potato Crisps
October 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025)
Picture of a cra. Text: "This is a CRA." Picture of cra and another cra. Text: "Now there is another one. There are two of them. There are two ________."
October 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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I genuinely don't know
Picture of a wug. Text: "This is a WUG." Picture of a very tiny wug. Text: "This is a very tiny WUG. What would you call a very tiny WUG? ________ This WUG lives in a house. What would you call a house that a WUG lives in? ________"
October 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Search interface with options "Search by ISBN/ASIN", "Search by Title", "Search by Author" and "Search by Publisher". "Search by Author" is selected. Under "Author Full Name", "qntm" has been entered. There is an error message in red: "Please enter a minimum of 5 characters"
October 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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We have yet another cool Antimemetics pre-order offer
Pre-order THERE IS NO ANTIMEMETICS DIVISION from any retailer to receive a special unredacted chapter US Residents, 18+. Ends November 10, 2025. Submit proof of pre-order and see terms at: https://sites.prh.com/antimemeticspreordercampaign
September 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Whose fetish is this
Section of a chart showing particle-like dark matter candidates, named "Sterile ν", "WIMP", "Composite/Macroscopic DM", "Hidden sector DM", "Q-balls", "Gravitino", "WIMPzilla" and "Light DM"
September 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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People have discovered they can have an LLM describe their holiday cottage and the result is absolutely exasperating

big-cottages.com/properties/u...
Enter into The Dairy to discover the capacious open plan living space, the ideal spot for socializing, home to a crackling woodburning stove and underfloor heating to keep you extra toasty. Prepare heart-warming meals in the stylish kitchen, well-equipped with two electric Bosch cookers to bake tasty treats, and boasting an island to keep the designated chef company as they make use of the fantastic facilities. Enjoy dining at the large, elegant table with plenty of seating to sit the whole family, tuck-into a feast and chat about the highlights of the day. Unwind on the plush corner sofa, with a plethora of games, DVDs and books to keep you and your guests entertained throughout your stay. On warmer days, make use of the delightful garden, take a leisurely seat to soak in the sun or indulge in a soak amongst the bubbles in the hot tub; this setting is also the ideal place for stargazing due to the lack of light pollution, so be sure to look up at the sky as you indulge in the hot tub.
September 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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For goodness' sake THESE UNITS CANCEL, just say "it generates 100kW"
Only the second power plant of its type in the world, it is expected to generate about **880,000 kilowatt hours of electricity each year** – enough to help power a desalination plant that supplies fresh water to the city and neighbouring areas. [emphasis added]
August 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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To say nothing of the time the ACTUAL, LITERAL FRONT FELL OFF
Figure 199: TITAN and the LARS positioned on the aft deck of the HORIZON ARCTIC after the forward dome fell onto the LARS during TITAN recovery operations on June 30, 2021. Source: HORIZON ARCTIC crew member.
August 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Dive 54. The CO2 scrubber stops working almost immediately. Pilot requests an immediate ascent to assess and rectify the safety hazard. Rush denies the request??
4.30.3. On May 12, 2021, during dive 54, a problem was reported at a depth of 3 m (9.8 feet). The pilot radioed and requested an immediate ascent because there was a problem with the passenger compartment CO2 levels due to a malfunction in the scrubber system. Mr. Rush initially denied the request to surface. OceanGate’s Director of Engineering subsequently intervened and urged Mr. Rush to allow the vehicle to resurface in order to properly assess and rectify the safety hazard. After a back-and-forth argument, Mr. Rush eventually relented, and the ascent was initiated to address the problem.
August 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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On Dive 65, the sub is unable to surface for what looks like it could be as long as 24 hours. A frustrated copilot on the dive sends text: "TELL MY WIFE WHAT IS GOING ON TONIGHT / BUY ME PLANE TICKET". On surfacing he immediately quits OceanGate and never returns
4.33.15.2. The Mission Director who was overseeing Dive 65 from the ARTIC HORIZON instructed the pilot (Mr. Rush) to return to the surface by dropping the TITAN’s weight tray. However, Mr. Rush responded by asking for more time to consider the Mission Director’s order. Mr. Rush was reluctant to release the TITAN’s weight tray because there were no spare weight trays available and doing so would prevent the TITAN from conducting any additional dives for the remainder of the expedition. Instead, Mr. Rush remained persistent that he would rather wait the 24 hours for the sacrificial squibs to discharge the additional weight required to allow TITAN to ascend slowly to the surface. The Mission Director for Dive 65 provided the following testimony to the MBI: “In the sub, we have -- the word I got from the – another crew member of the sub was that Stockton went around to each passenger or mission specialist, and he said, are you, are you willing to stay down here for 24 hours because if you don't, the company's going out of business. So, he pressured those people to say, ‘yes.’ The only person who, from my understanding, wasn't in the conversation, but from firsthand information afterwards, the only person that said no was NAME REDACTED (the co-pilot)[45], sorry, one of copilots, and he, he basically texted up to us saying, “I’m, you know, I'm done. Call my wife, tell her get me a plane ticket, I'm saying, right, because when I get back up, I'm quitting.” [45] Name redacted / position inserted by MBI. 4.33.15.4. The co-pilot who stated, “TELL MY WIFE WHAT IS GOING ON TONIGHT. BUY ME PLANE TICKET” over TITAN’s ATM system, departed the expedition once the HORIZON ARCTIC returned to St. John’s and the former co-pilot was never part of any other OceanGate dives.
August 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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The full OceanGate report has some incredible, deep details. Submarine pilot manual was an incomplete draft; CO2 scrubber was obviously homemade by Rush and didn't work; Rush panicking when the sub gets stuck on an earlier mission, then throwing the sub controller at his assistant pilot
4.6.9.4.3. At the time the Pilot Manual was provided to the MBI, the majority of its sections were incomplete. Many of the essential functions were “TBD” (to be determined) in the manual and there was a watermark within the pages of the manual that were consistent with that of a draft. 4.29.6.2. According to a former OceanGate Director of Engineering, the initial scrubber system in the TITAN, designed and built by Mr. Rush, was a "homemade" system that consistently failed to maintain adequate oxygen levels. This system was not in use on the final TITAN hull. The date of its replacement is unknown. The Director of Engineering provided the following testimony to the MBI: “The scrubber was a homemade Stockton thing. I tried to get rid of it multiple times. Always was told no. It was literally made from a Tupperware container that came from Walmart or Amazon or somebody like that. It had liked a screen in the bottom with an air space underneath. You would pour the scrubber into this thing which was a granular chemical material, soap and lime is what it is, right. You'd pour that in there, and then there was a lid, a Tupperware lid that went on and in that Tupperware lid there was a computer fan. You'd attach the computer fan to a battery. That would pull air out of the environment, push it into the scrubber material and then, you know, through the grid at the bottom and out some vent somewhere. So, this thing never really kept up. If you put four people in the sub, it really couldn't keep up with the occupants' breathing rate. So -- and it looked like it was a total piece of junk. I mean it looked like a Tupperware container from Walmart with computer fan on the top.” 4.10.12.2. In testimony regarding the ANDREA DORIA expedition, the OceanGate Director of Operations, who served as the assistant pilot to Mr. Rush, described a critical moment during a dive when the CYCLOPS I became stuck under the bow of the ANDREA DORIA wreckage. The assistant pilot stated that Mr. Rush experienced a "meltdown" and refused to let him assist in resolving the situation. When a mission specialist suggested that Mr. Rush hand over the controller to the assistant pilot, the assistant pilot reported that the controller was thrown at him. Upon obtaining the controller, the assistant pilot was able to free the CYCLOPS I from the wreckage and safely navigate it back to support vessel WARREN JR.
August 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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What the hell is a "sealed internal containment event"? This is not how words are used. Why is "No hallucination. No instability. No recursive entrapment" blockquoted? Who said this?

"[M]easurable effects on narrative coherence" of what? What is "vault memory"? How is it "recursive"? What Codex?
July 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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But I've seen a lot of SCPs over the years. I used give draft critique. And I do feel that I have the authority to state that ChatGPT's effort at creating "original" (?) SCP-esque content is horrendous, overwritten trash

I mean it *sucks*
July 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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I don't feel comfortable judging Geoff Lewis' mental state from afar - nor does the journalist Joe Wilkins. I haven't watched the video and I don't really feel that I want to. I find it difficult to even parse Lewis' Tweets (cont.)
"It's a very delicate thing to try to understand a public figure's mental health from afar."
July 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM