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It's like a NOP slide for viruses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOP_slide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOP_slide Just kidding...sort of!
by jtchang 4y ago
It's like a NOP slide for viruses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOP_slide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOP_slide
Just kidding...sort of!
- _3u10 4y ago[flagged]
- uxp100 4y agoUser Zoe Sparks on that page covers why they don’t really feel it’s like a nop slide. I think that answer is a good supplement to the accepted one.
- akira2501 4y agoI think they miss the point entirely. The environment in the cell is mostly mechanical, but it's also dominated by random forces. If you are unable to guarantee where you are going to "enter the sled" or when the "tail hits the ribozyme" then the nop sled seems to be an equivalent feature. So.. to me, it's odd they invoke "legitimate code." The comparison I'd consider would be "combative code." For example, the old game "core wars." Thinking in that mindset, I can see several uses for a "nop sled" in "legitimate code."