This is an entry in the 'Dungeons & Data Science' series, a set of puzzles where players are given a dataset to analyze and an objective to pursue using information from that dataset.

It had all seemed so promising at first. Colonizing a newly-discovered planet with two extra space dimensions would have allowed the development of novel arts and sciences, the founding of unprecedentedly networked and productive cities, and – most importantly – the construction of entirely new kinds of monuments to the Galactic Empress’ glory.

And it still might! But your efforts to expand her Empire by settling the SuperHyperSphere have hit a major snag. Your Zero-Point Power Generators – installation of which are the first step in any colonization effort – have reacted to these anomalous conditions with anomalously poor performance, to the point where your superiors want to declare this project a lost cause.

They’ve told [...]

The original text contained 2 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.

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First published:
January 12th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/T3iG4MQ76988JBfkq/d-and-d-sci-fi-colonizing-the-superhypersphere

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

“D&D.Sci(-fi): Colonizing the SuperHyperSphere” by abstractapplic

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“D&D.Sci(-fi): Colonizing the SuperHyperSphere” by abstractapplic