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Can You Crack The Code That Runs The Autopian? Tales From The Slack

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Double Wide Harvey Park
Double Wide Harvey Park
2 months ago

What do the colors mean?

Inthemikelane
Inthemikelane
2 months ago

Just remember that in the long game, the one that can organize chaos often ends up running the show. Nice work Peter!

Rad Barchetta
Rad Barchetta
2 months ago

Why does Mercedes not get the little Smart car?

Marc Fuhrman
Marc Fuhrman
2 months ago

So Peter is the one who’s like the glue that keeps this place together? Neat.

Curious, why is shitbox showdown the only one not scheduled to go live exactly on the hour, but rather 9 minutes behind?

Parsko
Parsko
2 months ago

Dude, you’re cool. We won’t hold anything against anyone. Things ebb and flow. Oh, and thanks Peter, didn’t notice any changes. I hope you get a bonus (aka Costco hot dog or better).

Last edited 2 months ago by Parsko
Dodsworth
Dodsworth
2 months ago

With great power comes great responsibility, Peter. Our thanks.

Rad Barchetta
Rad Barchetta
2 months ago
Reply to  Dodsworth

I wonder if her has an aunt named May. And if so, has he been around any radioactive spiders lately?

Dodsworth
Dodsworth
2 months ago
Reply to  Rad Barchetta

Thwipp!

10001010
10001010
2 months ago

Thank Peter

Totally not a robot
Totally not a robot
2 months ago

The part that I always wonder is David’s status/thought bubble. My office uses that emoji to share upcoming vacation but David always has that status up. Is he just permanently on vacation? He got the girl and the dream job, and now nothing can harsh him?

Fuzzyweis
Fuzzyweis
2 months ago

Country codes? Red for ‘merica, blue for Canadia, brown for down under, and then Mercedes is purple cause purple is cool. Rivers is Canoe, Tucker is a car, Peter calls himself a monkey?

Beto O'Kitty
Beto O'Kitty
2 months ago

Thank you Peter. Da Vinci has nothing on you! Or visa versa?

Buzz
Buzz
2 months ago

The zoomer Autopians will think you mean something different when you say you are out of pocket, but they will still agree with you.

My Goat Ate My Homework
My Goat Ate My Homework
2 months ago
Reply to  Buzz

I always keep extra hot pockets in the bottom of the freezer.

Thomas Hundal
Thomas Hundal
2 months ago
Reply to  Buzz

This entire time I’ve been like “do I tell them?” I mean, I’m out of pocket 24-fucking-7 (e.g., just crashed a feature shoot of another publication and may have tempted another writer into financial precariousness via maximum Parsh), but a different kind of out of pocket than they’re referring to.

Last edited 2 months ago by Thomas Hundal
Double Wide Harvey Park
Double Wide Harvey Park
2 months ago
Reply to  Thomas Hundal

Explain

Shooting Brake
Shooting Brake
2 months ago

Penguins as check marks? Excellent.

Mechjaz
Mechjaz
2 months ago
Reply to  Shooting Brake

Chick marks!

Totally not a robot
Totally not a robot
2 months ago
Reply to  Mechjaz

It means they’ve been tweeted out to the great wide world!

A. Barth
A. Barth
2 months ago

Mercedes has purple, ’cause purple is awesome.

Rivers is up the creek with a paddle.

Thomas has blue… circles.

Peter is a monkey.

The initial time is estimated; the crossed-off time is actual delivery.

The items with the bird have gone live and/or have been added to #story-feed on Discord. Third option: perhaps these items have received editorial approval (and can now be placed into one/both of the other categories).

Last edited 2 months ago by A. Barth
IanGTCS
IanGTCS
2 months ago
Reply to  A. Barth

My question is does the writer choose their own colour (or it has a default that can be changed) which seems likely as some people have custom ones, was it chosen by an editor at some point, or does slack define colours on its own for each channel?

MATTinMKE
MATTinMKE
2 months ago
Reply to  A. Barth

I think you’re right. But the birds…post has flown the coop?

James Walker
James Walker
2 months ago
Reply to  MATTinMKE

Perhaps the birds indicate the story has been shared on twitter?

Shop-Teacher
Shop-Teacher
2 months ago

I’m not much of a code cracker, but nice work Peter!

Jack Trade
Jack Trade
2 months ago

The code being that the dots are Mastermind-ish?

Give me a black or white peg here…

Mechjaz
Mechjaz
2 months ago

I think there are colors being used that I can’t differentiate. Help me out!

Totally not a robot
Totally not a robot
2 months ago
Reply to  Mechjaz

Colorblind people unite! Let’s wear our green/brown/red/orange uniforms tonight.

Mechjaz
Mechjaz
2 months ago

I suppose I can postpone my Procrastinator’s Meeting…

Roofless
Roofless
2 months ago

When the colorblind people took over the world, none of the rest of us saw it coming.

Despite the uniforms, flags, posters, arm bands – somehow we just didn’t see it for the cohesive movement it was.

Icouldntfindaclevername
Icouldntfindaclevername
2 months ago

Thanks Peter!
Code being the time of day?

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