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Re:If the universe is a giant computer simulation, how many ... by Threeve303 on Friday November 05, 2021 @11:49AM (#29120982)
Maybe the speed of light is the equivalent to how long it takes to load from storage
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Re:If the universe is a giant computer simulation, how many ... by breuleux on Friday November 05, 2021 @12:03PM (#29121178)
That would imply the computer we are simulated on is isomorphic to the 3D universe it is simulating, i.e. that if A and B are close in the simulation, the storage for A and B are physically close in the simulator, and that the storage moves as the objects move. Otherwise the speed of light would vary from a place to another.
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Re:If the universe is a giant computer simulation, how many ... by karmakaze on Friday November 05, 2021 @06:04PM (#29125184)
None of that matters if the simulation only has access to simulated time--e.g. a vm with access to a clocksource but not a 'real' time one.
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