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Posted Jul 8, 2025, 12:49 pm

every time we get a spate of hot weather i remember i'm a discworld troll whose brain slows to a crawl above 70˚ or so

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Troll, you see? Brain of impure silicon. Problem of heat dissipation. Daytime temperature too hot, processing speed slows down, weather gets hotter, brain stops completely, trolls go still as a stone till nightfall. However, lower temperature... brain works faster — so in cold store, can think as fast as you warm-blooded types. (he looks into a side room) Oh dear. — Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms

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Quoted Jul 6, 2025, 5:52 pm

It is well known that a vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you’re attempting can’t be done.

– Terry Pratchett, Equal Rites

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