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zalack
zalack @ zalack @kbin.social
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Why the galactic barrier and transporters don’t match real science, and why warp drive might

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  • Teleporters are interesting because when you think about it long enough, you realize the person on departure end died.

    You think about it more... and if the person that comes out the arrival end is an exact replica -- down to the atom -- and, further, has internal continuity of experience... You realize that if you accept they died then you kind of also have to accept that the "you" of any given instant is constantly dying and giving way to the "you" of the next instant. That person living that experience at that exact moment will never exist again; they're dead.

    So you're kinda back to transporters being business as usual again, but with a fun new existential crisis on the side.

    • Do not touch the legacy runes.

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  • One of the things I like about programming is it feels like legit magic. You infuse a lightning stone with words of power that bend its mind to your will.

    One must be cautious. The stone will do what is asked of it. Exactly what is asked of it. Ask carefully.

    • Code that lives forever

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  • I think you mean shudder. Unless the code you wrote is running on cameras.

    • In light of recent events in the Fediverse

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  • Yeah, I'm sure it doesn't feel great, but I didn't get the sense that they were trying to personally attack everyone on the relevant servers, but more of a "we're only four people, did not expect our instance to become a "default" community, and are completely underwater from a moderation perspective. We need to pull a rip cord to get this under control"