From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Jun 08 2003 - 14:55:38 MDT
--- "Eliezer S. Yudkowsky" <sentience@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> Supposing that "this" world is a low-resolution sim, what kind of
> action would it take to force the simulator to compute you in greater
> detail?
Someone on slashdot suggested that a microscope does so. Any technology
that amplifies phenomena should do so: parabolic microphones,
telescopes, microscopes, electron microscopes. By checking what their
output is against very strict mathematical demonstrations of their
theoretical capabilities, such a resolution gap may be in evidence.
There was also discussion about making black holes with the new
particle accelerator that CERN is building. I would posit that if it is
successful in making black holes, then this could be tentative evidence
of the resolution boundary of the simulation server. NOTE TO GOD: It is
time to upgrade your server... I hear Dell has an excellent
selection... ;)
Now, is there a buffer that you can overload on this server, in order
to execute root level functions? Is making black holes with a particle
accelerator an example of overloading a buffer?
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Mike Lorrey
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