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It's just a bug in the holomatrix of the universe. As we get better peering behind the curtain, we'll see more bugs and maybe even be able to exploit them. Not
by cmurf 10y ago
It's just a bug in the holomatrix of the universe. As we get better peering behind the curtain, we'll see more bugs and maybe even be able to exploit them. Not that that's necessarily a good thing.
- mikeash 10y agoFirst person to achieve arbitrary code execution on the simulator gets 100 internet points.
- foota 10y agoInternet points redeemable for anything with a working exploit.
- mjevans 10y agoWouldn't that be "real magic"? Re-writing the state of the universe or otherwise influencing how that state progresses? I have read stories where 'magic' causes side effects.
- neuronexmachina 10y agoThat's basically the premise of Scott Meyer's "Off to be the Wizard" (Magic 2.0) book series. It's a lot of fun, I recommend it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Meyer_(author)#Magic_2.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Meyer_(author)#Magic_2.0 > The series follows Martin Banks, a programmer from 2012, who uses a computer file that allows him to alter reality to time travel to medieval England where he joins a community of other computer programmers posing as wizards.
- rzzzt 10y agoI'd like to see a VM escape.
- yourapostasy 10y agoOne variation on where an exploit of the simulation might lead to: http://i.imgur.com/8KrABb5.png http://i.imgur.com/8KrABb5.png
- strictnein 10y agoThat was surprisingly good
- semi-extrinsic 10y agoBrilliant! I can but wish someone would turn that into a longer story.
- teraflop 10y agoYou might want to check out Sam Hughes. He's written a few different serialized stories that are based around broadly similar themes. For instance: https://qntm.org/structure https://qntm.org/structure https://qntm.org/ra https://qntm.org/ra https://qntm.org/ed https://qntm.org/ed (this one is older and a lot less polished)
- Houshalter 10y agoIt reminds me of these two short stories. That Alien Message: http://lesswrong.com/lw/qk/that_alien_message/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/qk/that_alien_message/ I don't know, Timmy, being God is a big responsibility: https://qntm.org/responsibility https://qntm.org/responsibility
- jerf 10y agoSee also: http://lesswrong.com/lw/qk/that_alien_message/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/qk/that_alien_message/
- delecti 10y agoOn the one hand, we sure seem pretty cooperative for a race designed to be warlike. Though on the other, I can imagine a race to whom we're horrifically warlike. I guess it's all a matter of perspective.
- digikata 10y agoHa,maybe someone is trying to communicate with us from outside the simulation of the universe.