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Micro SF/F by O. Westin

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"Faster than light?"

"Anything can be achieved," the alien's translation device said, "by balancing the four fundamental chkoi."

"You mean gravity, electromagnetism, and the nuclear forces?"

"No, the fundamental chkoi."

"What are they?"

"Spite, tiredness, hope, and 'fuck it'."

#MicroFiction

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I use the "Fuck it "every day ..it works great👍

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Flux 🤍🩶💜🖤's avatar Flux 🤍🩶💜🖤 @fluxandflow.bsky.social
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Love this. All things are possible through time, effort, and swearing!

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Emerence's avatar Emerence @damemyniah.bsky.social
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You’re here!!!!! I missed you from the place that shall not be named!

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V. v. kurdistanica 's avatar V. v. kurdistanica @foxwedding.bsky.social
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Thought is way faster than light. Not even close actually.

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The three virtues of a great programmer are: Laziness, Impatience, and Hubris. Apparently, our brothers here have translated them as "Tiredness", "Laziness" and "Hope". This new virtue, spite, is fascinating. Heh. Wonder what we can do with it.

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Meta's avatar Meta @metablue.bsky.social
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I'm so happy to find you here. You were one of the people I knew I would miss leaving twitter.

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Kol They/Them $620/$1500's avatar Kol They/Them $620/$1500 @kolceridwen.bsky.social
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"So what does this have to do with FTL?" "Spite, is because you want to get there fast and prove a point. Tiredness, is because you want the trip over with. Hope, is because you want to get there in time." "What about 'fuck it'?" "Cuz why not?"

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Smudge's avatar Smudge @smudgedragon.bsky.social
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The fundamental chkoi are now officially part of my head cannon!

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Norman Wilson's avatar Norman Wilson @oclsc.bsky.social
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I prefer Armand Gamache's four statements that lead to wisdom.

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Heather, Dice Goblin's avatar Heather, Dice Goblin @errantdreams.bsky.social
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The main ingredients of so much sci-fi!

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Phil Plait's avatar Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social
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Yay! Glad to see you here.

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