> Its been speculated that reality is, at the base, a very simple cellular
> automata with a set number of states and transition rules.
Kind of like the way binary is the root of all computer "reality"?
>
> > So they could never invade and take over a computer network?
>
> Not unless you built an environment that emulated the network
> environment itself and bred organisms within it.
I heard recently that someone had designed a computer organism which was
supposed to be capable of infecting the Net like a virus, but not actually
doing any harm, all it did was exist, if you like. I think it was prevented,
but I'm not even sure of the validity of the story. Could a programme be
written to invade the net, and use it like it's own little planet?
> If you can write
> emulations of multi-platform network environments, why're you wasting
> your time yapping with us instead of out there making big bucks? :)
How do you know I'm not?
As it happens, I'm not, 'cos I wouldn't have a clue how to begin, but
I can dream ;)
Drakir
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