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Excellent. I propose we inscribe the Doom and Quake source onto twin golden platters[0] and send them into outer space with the next interstellar probe. [0] h
by tithe 2y ago
Excellent.
I propose we inscribe the Doom and Quake source onto twin golden platters[0] and send them into outer space with the next interstellar probe.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_Golden_Record https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_Golden_Record
- basementcat 2y agoYou would also need to describe how to build a JavaScript interpreter starting from fundamental physical properties of the hydrogen atom.
- trenchgun 2y agoJust send Lisp.
- tithe 2y agoLeft as an exercise to the reader :)
- kernal 2y agoWhere it’s going they don’t need JavaScript.
- eru 2y agoNah, the aliens likely use JavaScript themselves. It's everywhere.
- hajhatten 2y agoHeard the project has < 100 billion stars on github.galaxy though, basically dead by this point.
- lifthrasiir 2y agoWell, you can use an approach like CosmicOS [1] to bootstrap a functional computer to the alien hardware and then write a JavaScript interpreter and display in that bootstrapped language. In fact autonomous agents might be needed in general due to the long round-trip time of such interstellar messages. [1] https://cosmicos.github.io/ https://cosmicos.github.io/
- basementcat 2y agoHoly Dark Forest Batman!
- gattr 2y agoWait, but in "Independence Day" they uploaded human-made computer virus into alien computer and it just worked™!
- DEADMINCE 2y agoSure, and that makes perfect sense, since earth tech was based on the alien tech they found in the Roswell crash. Shame they deleted the scene explaining all that. It's still easy to find though.
- dadver 2y ago> Shame they deleted the scene explaining all that. It's still easy to find though. Huh! I always thought the logic was that since the aliens used earth satellite systems they had already interfaced with human computer systems and the infection was made via the satellite system, which I believe the main character was knowledgable about.
- DEADMINCE 2y agoThat doesn't entirely follow, though. Just because you could talk to the alien computers doesn't mean you could execute a program on them. IMO the deleted scene is the only way it can make sense.
- pdpi 2y agoPut differently: you can’t run a windows/linux exploit on a Linux/windows machine just because they can both connect to the Internet.
- spacecadet 2y agoThis. But everyones focused on languages lol. Actually lol, who says the aliens were not running a emulator of our own systems and in their hubris ran it on elevated privs. ok ok, considering the Aliens allowed their own ship, which was visually compromised AND could have been easily scanned for non-alien life(?)... clearly not a culture of security.
- major505 2y agoif we send javascript to a alien species, we will make enemies of another civilization.
- otikik 2y agoAlso how to make an apple pie from scratch.
- gonzo41 2y agoThat's more like sending an interstellar threat to the stars. Beware of earth, it is full of a waring race of people.
- tithe 2y agoSuper 3D Noah's Ark, then?
- jl6 2y ago"Sir, it appears the humans only require two of every creature." "Very well, we shall start the optimization process with them."
- bitwize 2y agoAliens will probably be like "Oof, ping times to your galaxy are high... Here's some rollback netcode for intergalactic DM."
- Modified3019 2y agoOne of my favorite copypasta, for it’s cosmic level of deranged belligerence: “A LETTER TO ALL ALIENS SPYING ON EARTH'S WIRELESS INTERNET SIGNALS: DEAR ALIENS, IGNORE EVERYTHING THAT NASA AND THE SPACE NERD SCIENTISTS HAVE TOLD YOU. THIS IS THE ONLY OFFICIAL, LEGITIMATE, HONEST STATEMENT OF ALL THE PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENTS OF PLANET EARTH. ALL OF US COLLECTIVELY, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, THINK THAT: • EVERY ALIEN IS A SON OF A BITCH • WE WILL WIN ANY SPACE WAR • OUR ENTIRE PLANET IS A BOMB • FUCK YOU FUCK YOU WE WILL NEVER EVER CHANGE OUR OPINION IGNORE EVERYTHING THEY PUT ON VOYAGER 1”
- dmkolobov 2y ago“We like to pretend space is full of hell monsters you see”
- tiltowait 2y agoRight ... pretend ...
- bheadmaster 2y ago"This civilization appears to be sending threatening messages in form of a simulation that demonstrates their destructive intent. Put their eradication on the TODO list."
- izacus 2y agoOf course, you'll also need to inscribe the whole Chrome source code, since this demo outsources a lot of engine stuff to the browser :)