4-bit calculator made from cardboard and marbles

Re:4-bit calculator made from cardboard and marbles by Sharlin on Monday November 21, 2016 @04:57PM (#13009600)

Follow this train of thought to its logical conclusion and you get Greg Egan's Permutation City. Very much recommended.

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Re:4-bit calculator made from cardboard and marbles by JonnieCache on Monday November 21, 2016 @05:34PM (#13009856)

Follow that train of thought to it's logical conclusion, and you end up here, via Big Yud: http://kruel.co/backup/Ontological%20Therapy.png

Still cracks me up, that page.

(BTW you should definitely read Permulation City, and the 'sequel' Diaspora. Try not to found any cults tho.)

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Re:4-bit calculator made from cardboard and marbles by lmitchell on Monday November 21, 2016 @11:14PM (#13011568)

What is this?

I get the feeling there's a joke somewhere I'm not getting that's pretty funny.

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Re:4-bit calculator made from cardboard and marbles by JonnieCache on Tuesday November 22, 2016 @01:30AM (#13012062)

It's not a joke. It's literally someone on the verge of a psychotic break from reading too many LessWrong blogposts. Those folks aren't only into game-theoretic polyamory and shitty harry potter fanfiction, far from it.

Just because it isn't a joke doesn't mean it isn't hilarious though. Look into roko's basilisk, if you dare!

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Re:4-bit calculator made from cardboard and marbles by zeroer on Tuesday November 22, 2016 @10:52PM (#13019832)

I liked HPMoR. What about it made you think it was shitty?

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Re:4-bit calculator made from cardboard and marbles by jwhitlark on Monday November 21, 2016 @05:22PM (#13009775)

Thanks! Was looking for something different to read.

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