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"I don't know, Timmy, being God is a big responsibility" https://qntm.org/responsibility https://qntm.org/responsibility , Topic relevant short scifi on Earth s
by superkuh 4y ago
"I don't know, Timmy, being God is a big responsibility" https://qntm.org/responsibility https://qntm.org/responsibility , Topic relevant short scifi on Earth simulation.
- teddyh 4y agoPreviously here on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7267811 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7267811
- ThrowawayTestr 4y agoDevs is a great mini-series that has similar themes.
- raydiatian 4y agoSo great. “Uh-oh” for me was one of those Lovecraftian moments of unraveling.
- raydiatian 4y agoAlso IIRC, Devs is loosely based on the above linked short story.
- qbit 4y agoAlso relevant and mind-expanding essay: Simulation, Consciousness, Existence Hans Moravec, 1998. https://frc.ri.cmu.edu/~hpm/project.archive/general.articles/1998/SimConEx.98.html https://frc.ri.cmu.edu/~hpm/project.archive/general.articles...
- argiope 4y agoThank you for sharing that essay. I found it fascinating.