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The next step is to find a vulnerable seam like this in the real universe.
by Almaviva 14y ago
The next step is to find a vulnerable seam like this in the real universe.
- derefr 14y agoYudkowsky Ambition scale (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4510702 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4510702): > 10) We think we've figured out how to hack into the computer our universe is running on. It seems Software Engineering still has a long ways to go as a discipline: games like this fall to exploits by a small community after only a few years, while somehow the universe we live in has survived our civilization (and maybe others) banging on it for billions without any noticeable hiccups. ;)
- gizmo686 14y agoI think the issue is most software is not designed with security as a primary concern, so a determined users can produce a convoluted input that breaks a system. Having said that, if you take out buffer overflow exploits, how many games would still be hacked?
- lutze 14y agoHe likely did a lot of experimenting to discover which words inserted into memory by this bug did something useful, and which ones crashed the system. So, no thanks. Go fuck up your own universe, I'm still using this one!
- marblar 14y agoThat's basically what physics is.
- kalleboo 14y agoLike throwing yourself at the ground and missing it.
- vidarh 14y agoFor anyone that don't get the reference: This is from Hitchikers guide to the galaxy, which goes on to spend a few paragraphs describing how to fly by throwing yourself at the ground and missing it. As it says, "clearly, it is the second part, the missing, which presents the difficulties".
- TeMPOraL 14y agoBy the way, it's also exactly how orbiting works. The Moon and all the satellites are trying to fall down on us constantly, but they go so fast they actually keep on missing :).