/prog/ - Magic Research Thread

Name: Anonymous 2013-09-10 16:38

Let's research the occult to try to form a link between computer science and magic. I hope to find some way to either effect computers with magic (other than crap like destroying them by burning incense in them) or cause magic with computers. Everyone is welcome to participate.

Name: Anonymous 2013-09-10 16:59

>>1-san
I think u mena affect. But if you don't, remember that the blood is specifically required to be of a female virgin, otherwise the fourth core is disable and you summon a tri-core instead.

Name: Anonymous 2013-09-10 17:10

>>2
What if I'm a virgin MTF transfaggot?

_{^{Not that I'm one, I love my dick and my Touhous}}

Name: Anonymous 2013-09-10 17:21

>>1
Read SICP.

Name: Anonymous 2013-09-10 19:11

>>3
Sex/gender aren't that well-defined anyway. Also, it's way easier to locate male virgins instead (just go to your nearest science/math department).

Name: Anonymous 2013-09-10 19:17

Summoning Sussman

Pipe /dev/random to a file and focus really hard while chanting ``WE CONJURE THE SPIRITS OF THE COMPUTER WITH OUR SPELLS''. Then attempt to run the file.

Do this every day until you get an executable that runs. When you manage to get one to run, the Sussman will appear in your dreams and reveal the secrets of Satori.

Name: Anonymous 2013-09-10 21:46

>>5
Good on you brother, all cis scum must die!

Name: Anonymous 2013-09-10 21:47

I'm thinking that this will need universal quantum computation.

Name: Anonymous 2013-09-10 22:29

>>7
Trans people aren't devoid of retarded faggots; I don't see why you would hold them to a higher standard. Also if your standards are too high, read youtube comments for a few ~~hours~~ minutes.

Name: Anonymous 2013-09-11 13:00

Still waiting, Leah.

Name: Anonymous 2013-09-11 21:46

>>6
Is it cheating if I write an interpreter for which all values are defined to be valid instructions?

Name: ‮ 2013-09-12 0:35

>>11

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Name: Anonymous 2013-09-14 11:26

>>11
Only if you also provide a proof that it is Turing Complete.

Name: Anonymous 2013-09-14 19:58

>>6
I just ran this for a few minutes:

#!/bin/sh

while true
do
    dd if=/dev/urandom of=/tmp/foo bs=128K count=1 &>/dev/null
    case $(file /tmp/foo) in
        *executable*)
            break;
            ;;
    esac
done

chmod +x /tmp/foo
printf "Check /tmp/foo!\n"

And I got...

$ file /tmp/foo /tmp/foo: COM executable for DOS

Which, when examined, runs

mov ax,370D sub al,0A xchg di,ax lahf retf clc lds sp,[bp+si] ...

I must say, I was disappointed. I was at least hoping for something like a copy of System V.

Name: Anonymous 2013-09-14 20:28

>>13
What's with those HTML entities?

Name: Anonymous 2013-09-14 20:45

>>15
That's what you get if you post with Emacs' w3 (not w3m). There's probably an option to turn it off somewhere, but I couldn't be bothered to, so I just went back to w3m.

Name: Anonymous 2013-09-15 8:33

>>16
Did you find a fix for the terrible post spacing in text browsers?

Magic Research Thread

1 Name: Anonymous 2013-09-10 16:38

2 Name: Anonymous 2013-09-10 16:59

3 Name: Anonymous 2013-09-10 17:10

4 Name: Anonymous 2013-09-10 17:21

5 Name: Anonymous 2013-09-10 19:11

6 Name: Anonymous 2013-09-10 19:17

7 Name: Anonymous 2013-09-10 21:46

8 Name: Anonymous 2013-09-10 21:47

9 Name: Anonymous 2013-09-10 22:29

10 Name: Anonymous 2013-09-11 13:00

11 Name: Anonymous 2013-09-11 21:46

12 Name: ‮ 2013-09-12 0:35

13 Name: Anonymous 2013-09-14 11:26

14 Name: Anonymous 2013-09-14 19:58

15 Name: Anonymous 2013-09-14 20:28

16 Name: Anonymous 2013-09-14 20:45

17 Name: Anonymous 2013-09-15 8:33