My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Part 8: Mmmcake

[Freyera]

I just saw something interesting that I wanted to share.

Consider games like The Sims. A virtual world created by you. Even today, the engine of the sims games are pretty huge, and you can almost create some sort of primitive AI through the game.

Many scientists, along with computer enthusiasts, think that in only about 7-10 years we will have computers that will be 500 times faster than the human brain. The human brain runs at (I think) one hundred billion actions per second. We already have computers today that operate at that level of speed. So technically, we already have computers that can work as fast as our brain.

When AI becomes real, which I have no doubt that it will within the next couple of years, then I think the world will be divided. We will be able to make a game that is one huge simulation of the 'real life'. Think about Minecraft, the world rendered in that game is 8 times larger than our earth. This is the quantities we are dealing with.

But this raises a question. If we actually succeed in creating a simulation with working AI, a simulation of a world of our chosing like The Sims, then it would not be ludacris to ask questions about our current world. When people say they've seen werewolfs, ghosts, aliens? When earthquakes and tornado's occur out of thin air. The mystery behind our missing link, what is beyond our universe. These can all be explained by technological difficulties, data codes gone wrong, maybe even third party interference.

Though, I do not think that it is, because if this was true then I would be playing some kind of role, and I do not think the "creators" would like to watch me spread the word. But then again, I might be wrong. It won't change much. Just a fun thing to think about.

Like the Matrix?

[Temp name]

I just saw something interesting that I wanted to share.

Consider games like The Sims. A virtual world created by you. Even today, the engine of the sims games are pretty huge, and you can almost create some sort of primitive AI through the game.

Many scientists, along with computer enthusiasts, think that in only about 7-10 years we will have computers that will be 500 times faster than the human brain. The human brain runs at (I think) one hundred billion actions per second. We already have computers today that operate at that level of speed. So technically, we already have computers that can work as fast as our brain.

When AI becomes real, which I have no doubt that it will within the next couple of years, then I think the world will be divided. We will be able to make a game that is one huge simulation of the 'real life'. Think about Minecraft, the world rendered in that game is 8 times larger than our earth. This is the quantities we are dealing with.

But this raises a question. If we actually succeed in creating a simulation with working AI, a simulation of a world of our chosing like The Sims, then it would not be ludacris to ask questions about our current world. When people say they've seen werewolfs, ghosts, aliens? When earthquakes and tornado's occur out of thin air. The mystery behind our missing link, what is beyond our universe. These can all be explained by technological difficulties, data codes gone wrong, maybe even third party interference.

Though, I do not think that it is, because if this was true then I would be playing some kind of role, and I do not think the "creators" would like to watch me spread the word. But then again, I might be wrong. It won't change much. Just a fun thing to think about.

Uhm.. So it's some sort of "Computer program in a computer program" kind of thing? Yeah, seems realistical.

[Thoroar]

I just saw something interesting that I wanted to share.

Consider games like The Sims. A virtual world created by you. Even today, the engine of the sims games are pretty huge, and you can almost create some sort of primitive AI through the game.

Many scientists, along with computer enthusiasts, think that in only about 7-10 years we will have computers that will be 500 times faster than the human brain. The human brain runs at (I think) one hundred billion actions per second. We already have computers today that operate at that level of speed. So technically, we already have computers that can work as fast as our brain.

When AI becomes real, which I have no doubt that it will within the next couple of years, then I think the world will be divided. We will be able to make a game that is one huge simulation of the 'real life'. Think about Minecraft, the world rendered in that game is 8 times larger than our earth. This is the quantities we are dealing with.

But this raises a question. If we actually succeed in creating a simulation with working AI, a simulation of a world of our chosing like The Sims, then it would not be ludacris to ask questions about our current world. When people say they've seen werewolfs, ghosts, aliens? When earthquakes and tornado's occur out of thin air. The mystery behind our missing link, what is beyond our universe. These can all be explained by technological difficulties, data codes gone wrong, maybe even third party interference.

Though, I do not think that it is, because if this was true then I would be playing some kind of role, and I do not think the "creators" would like to watch me spread the word. But then again, I might be wrong. It won't change much. Just a fun thing to think about.

Who'll get to be Mr. Anderson then?

[Flutterguy]

Oh hai everypony! Just stopping in before running off to play Dawnguard. :3

[Temp name]

Musical beats.

Ohh. It's fine then.

[Deleted]

I... what? Can you repeat that?

Because JPEGs are more heavily compressed than other image formats, their information is more volatile and likely to expand at high speed through an unchecked buffer, poorly allocated resource or any other available system space. I'd guess you're probably losing image data through one of these means.

You see, when you load a JPEG into memory, the EXtra colour Information Format (EXIF) header is loaded into RAM in order to prepare the video prebuffer for the incoming high-speed flow of colour information from the uncorked JPEG. If your bus isn't ready for this information, the rapidly decompressing file information can flow through other parts of your system.

Honestly, it's just better to by your mayo from eggs, more so than supermarkets.

[Temp name]

Oh hai everypony! Just stopping in before running off to play Dawnguard. :3

Hai FG!
Bai FG?

[Deleted]

Like the Matrix?

Not as much like the matrix, but still somewhat related.

The Matrix is something put over our eyes to decive us. It's something the machines did to prevent us from knowing the truth, to feed on us and keep us under control.

What I'm talking about is us being created. That everything is a program, everyone is code. You, me. That there is no truth, because even 'truth' is created by someone or something else.

As I've said before in this thread, I think there is a reason none of us remember the first two years of our life.

[Freyera]

Oh hai everypony! Just stopping in before running off to play Dawnguard. :3

Don't leave me FG

[Temp name]

Who'll get to be Mr. Anderson then?

Can it be me? I always wanted to try it!

[BloodyAngel12]

Noms on Ham and Mustard sandwiches

[Deleted]

Uhm.. So it's some sort of "Computer program in a computer program" kind of thing? Yeah, seems realistical.

It's called "Realistic".

And yes.

Who'll get to be Mr. Anderson then?

I know a guy called "Chris Anderson". I think he takes the role as The One :P

[Thoroar]

Because JPEGs are more heavily compressed than other image formats, their information is more volatile and likely to expand at high speed through an unchecked buffer, poorly allocated resource or any other available system space. I'd guess you're probably losing image data through one of these means.

You see, when you load a JPEG into memory, the EXtra colour Information Format (EXIF) header is loaded into RAM in order to prepare the video prebuffer for the incoming high-speed flow of colour information from the uncorked JPEG. If your bus isn't ready for this information, the rapidly decompressing file information can flow through other parts of your system.

Honestly, it's just better to by your mayo from eggs, more so than supermarkets.

I prefer PNGs for images, due to quality and transparenty reasons.
But what? Relevance?

[LenisCaedo]

Afternoon y'all ^^ Ooh philosophical discussion? I like!

[Temp name]

Not as much like the matrix, but still somewhat related.

The Matrix is something put over our eyes to decive us. It's something the machines did to prevent us from knowing the truth, to feed on us and keep us under control.

What I'm talking about is us being created. That everything is a program, everyone is code. You, me. That there is no truth, because even 'truth' is created by someone or something else.

As I've said before in this thread, I think there is a reason none of us remember the first two years of our life.

What if I said I do? Will I break the world?

[Freyera]

Not as much like the matrix, but still somewhat related.

The Matrix is something put over our eyes to decive us. It's something the machines did to prevent us from knowing the truth, to feed on us and keep us under control.

What I'm talking about is us being created. That everything is a program, everyone is code. You, me. That there is no truth, because even 'truth' is created by someone or something else.

As I've said before in this thread, I think there is a reason none of us remember the first two years of our life.

But others remember our first two years. How we, the size of a melon, made a getaway through the hole the size of a peach, and then slobbered all over ourselves for the next 2.

[Deleted]

Sounds kind of Matrix-ish.
And if it is true, they wouldn't have to worry about anything as of yet, because it sounds too much like fiction to make many people take you serious. ^^

But yeah, I've thought about such stuff quite sometimes as well. ;>

Yeah, exactly

It's not like I believe it, but it is a fun thing to think about. It could answer many questions. For an example, the reason we can't comprehend infinity is because if we could, we would notice the simulation ending somewhere. No machine has infinite room or space.

I like to toy around with such ideas.

[Freyera]

dd

Silly Unc!

Afternoon y'all ^^ Ooh philosophical discussion? I like!

Oh hai Lenis

[Temp name]

It's called "Realistic".

And yes.

I'm tired, and watching the Olympics, don't blame me.

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I think I'm gonna go sleep. Cya tommorow ponies. I doubt I'll be able to post before I get home, so it'll be at about 3pm

[Freyera]

I'm tired, and watching the Olympics, don't blame me.

---------- Post added 2012-08-07 at 10:26 PM ----------

I think I'm gonna go sleep. Cya tommorow ponies. I doubt I'll be able to post before I get home, so it'll be at about 3pm

G'night Meh \o/