Lucifer has programmed two new types of objects for TheIdeosphere, belief systems and memes. To host memes you have to be carrying a belief system (which might be named "bs" or "mind" or something similar). If you look at a belief system it will tell you which memes it contains. While you are carrying the belief system you can use the following commands:
Syntax: adopt <meme>
Moves a object named <meme> that you are carrying into your belief system. If successful it will say "You now believe in <meme>." Only meme objects may be adopted. A meme object is any object with a .actions property and/or a .thoughts property.
Syntax: reject <meme>
Moves a meme object from your belief system into your inventory. If successful it will say "You no longer believe in <meme>."
Syntax: infect <who> with <meme>
This will copy the meme and transfer it to <who>, who must be another user. The meme must be in your belief system in order to infect someone else. You must have enough credits (currently 100) to create a new object, otherwise you will get a credit error. If you don't have enought credits, ask for some from someone who does.
This will activate your belief system, which causes it to periodically pick a random meme from you belief system and make you do or say something according to that meme.
This will deactivate your belief system so that you regain total control of your actions.
Create new memes is a simple process. First create a new object, then specify the actions and/or thoughts properties. In this example I create a $thing (generic object) named Trekkie. I then set the description and look at it to make sure the description is OK. I then used the built-in moo editor to add 3 lines to the .thoughts property. Next I added 3 to the .actions property. Then I go back and add 2 more lines to the .thoughts property. When I finish the meme has 5 thoughts and 3 actions. Finally I adopt the meme so I can infect others with it.
@create $thing as Trekkie
>Trekkie created as object #193.
l Trekkie
>You see nothing special.
@set Trekkie.desc to This meme is wearing spock ears.
l Trekkie
>This meme is wearing spock ears.
@edit Trekkie.thoughts
[MOOP Editor -- enter .? for help]
.?
Editing Commands:
.l List
.d Delete Last Line
.da Delete All Lines
.x Save & Exit ('x' is optional)
.q Quit (Abort)
Live long and prosper.
What would Kirk do?
Spock is way cool.
.
edit>Saved.
@edit Trekkie.actions
>[MOOP Editor -- enter .? for help]
mumbles something in Klingon.
strokes the tribble.
sets phasers to stun.
.
edit>Saved.
@edit Trekkie.thoughts
[MOOP Editor -- enter .? for help]
.l
edit>---- Current Buffer ----
Live long and prosper.
What would Kirk do?
Spock is way cool.
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Beam me up, Scottie.
Make it so.
.l
edit>---- Current Buffer ----
Live long and prosper.
What would Kirk do?
Spock is way cool.
Beam me up, Scottie.
Make it so.
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.
edit>Saved.
l bs
>The belief system contains:
Christianity
adopt Trekkie
You now believe in Trekkie.
l bs
>The belief system contains:
Christianity
Trekkie