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− | Could it have something to do with time dilatation? something like "real" time vs "observed" time (my first comment, hope I did it right) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.241.82|108.162.241.82]] 20:49, 18 May 2017 (UTC)108.162.241.82
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| probably has something to do with relativity -- two objects moving, arriving at different points at the same time, or maybe a diagram of spacetime. [[Special:Contributions/66.202.132.250|66.202.132.250]] 16:44, 10 June 2013 (UTC) | | probably has something to do with relativity -- two objects moving, arriving at different points at the same time, or maybe a diagram of spacetime. [[Special:Contributions/66.202.132.250|66.202.132.250]] 16:44, 10 June 2013 (UTC) |
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| Just as a curiosity -- there is a somewhat similar concept in "Permutation City", a book by Greg Egan. {{unsigned ip|141.101.88.211}} | | Just as a curiosity -- there is a somewhat similar concept in "Permutation City", a book by Greg Egan. {{unsigned ip|141.101.88.211}} |
| :And dust is probably a reference to Dust Theory: http://gregegan.customer.netspace.net.au/PERMUTATION/FAQ/FAQ.html {{unsigned ip|141.101.98.187}} | | :And dust is probably a reference to Dust Theory: http://gregegan.customer.netspace.net.au/PERMUTATION/FAQ/FAQ.html {{unsigned ip|141.101.98.187}} |
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− | I don't understand how it's possible to simulate a universe this way. Assuming that quantum mechanics is correct, and some forms of particle decay are truly random, wouldn't it be impossible to simulate this with a purely deterministic system? [[User:KingSupernova|KingSupernova]] ([[User talk:KingSupernova|talk]]) 15:30, 1 December 2015 (UTC)
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− | : The universe Cueball is simulating would have to conform to [[wikipedia:Digital physics|digital physics]]. I can't speak about the fine points of quantum mechanics, but observably random events in a simulated universe could be the result of a pseudorandom number generator with a very large state. [[User:Srimech|Srimech]] ([[User talk:Srimech|talk]]) 23:37, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
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− | This is definitely my favorite comic. I just really love it - I wish there was a book or something about it that was more in depth. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.5|108.162.219.5]] 14:32, 5 June 2016 (UTC)
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− | :Yeah. Wow. Just... Wow. I would be so interested if this were somehow true. I just wish he could occasionally figure out how to mess with our retinas by spontaneously flipping bits in order to make us see a representation of him. That would be awesome, right? If I can make my own universe, well... I would do that. Also, I love this guy, real or not. [[User:Jacky720|That's right, Jacky720 just signed this]] ([[User talk:Jacky720|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Jacky720|contribs]]) 16:10, 5 January 2017 (UTC)
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− | ::Totally. Definitely one of the best XKCD comics ever. [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 19:30, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
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− | I was thinking the whole "eternity in a wasteland" was just a Calvin and Hobbes type fantasy that the bored student conjured up to describe how he felt about this class. ~~ Jelsemium
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− | This still isn't anywhere near as big as 3^^^3. Mathematicians are very good a making big ass-numbers. ~~ Schrodinger's Wolves
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− | There should be a short story about this. Fav comic by far, and got me interested in philosophy lol --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.181|162.158.62.181]] 19:13, 17 July 2020 (UTC)
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− | You can make a religion out of this! [[Special:Contributions/172.68.134.28|172.68.134.28]] 13:15, 29 July 2023 (UTC) (actually by Bill Wurtz, not the IP)
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