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Re: Quine Relay

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Post by kragen »

RyanZAG wrote: post #2

That is both the most incredible thing I've ever seen, yet also by far the saddest thing I've ever seen. Props to the author for taking dedication to a whole new level. Link to a description of what this actually is: https://github.com/mame/quine-relay

Saying that hacking is "sad" is arrogantly elevating your own limited worldview over the worldview of hackers. Perhaps someday you could hope to become as awesome as the person you're criticizing, but first you have to realize that being a hacker is something worth aspiring to.

Re: Quine Relay

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Post by skrebbel »

RyanZAG wrote: post #2

That is both the most incredible thing I've ever seen, yet also by far the saddest thing I've ever seen. Props to the author for taking dedication to a whole new level. Link to a description of what this actually is: https://github.com/mame/quine-relay

If you think that anything about this is sad, then you simple don't love programming enough.

There's nothing wrong with not loving programming, but calling people who clearly do "sad" because of it, is a bit, well, sad.

Re: Quine Relay

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Post by kragen »

terabytest wrote: post #14

Anyone care to explain how this actually works?

Quines work the same way as cellular reproduction. I don't think there are any life forms that carry alternation of generations out to 50 different stages, though; the most I've heard of is two.

Re: Quine Relay

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Post by sans-serif »

scrumper wrote: post #82

I feel awful for pointing this out, but the author spelled Copyright incorrectly in the last line. Fortunately, he can correct it without blowing out his Ascii art by deleting the extra space between '##' and 'Quine'. I'd issue a pull request myself, but it'd be like me putting soy sauce on a piece of Jiro Ono's sushi. I am completely unworthy.

When I first spotted that, I wasn't sure if it was intentional. Maybe the comments are a part of the input.

Re: Quine Relay

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Post by GhotiFish »

zw123456 wrote: post #105

This reminds me very much of the various types of mathematical exercises that seem to be very esoteric and academic but turned out to be very useful in some solution in physics (eg. lorentz contractions). I would not be surprised if some insight indirectly comes from this insanely amazing exercise.

It terrifies me what this insight might be.

Re: Quine Relay

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Post by adamnemecek »

minikomi wrote: post #65
danso wrote: post #48

I know we shouldn't care about the source, crazy-insane as he obviously is, but FWIW, the author is Yusuke Endoh, one of the Ruby core members. RubySource had an interview with him here: http://rubysource.com/meet-fifteen-ruby-core-committers/ He lists his "hobby in programming" as: "writing a Quine and enjoying esoteric programming."

Indeed, the Japanese ruby community has quite a few interesting characters like this.. In fact, someone even wrote a book about using ruby as a base for creating esoteric languages! http://www.amazon.co.jp/Ruby%E3%81%A7%E4%BD%9C%E3%82%8B%E5%A...

I really wish there was a translation of this.

Re: Quine Relay

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Post by Jach »

jlgreco wrote: post #77
quchen wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Brainfuck is fairly practical compared to Unlambda and INTERCAL.

I have to admit that I was a little let down to see that APL was not included. Not in the same class as those languages... technically.

Or J to keep things ascii. Though I would have loved to have seen Malbolge. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malbolge) It's already super impressive, but with some extra work it could be hyper impressive!

Re: Quine Relay

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Post by aerolite »

wpietri wrote: post #90
hnriot wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

possibly that someone clearly very smart wasted his/her intellect doing this, rather than advancing the species by curing obesity, heart disease and cancer?

If I make a ranked list of all the ways that people spend their time, I cannot imagine a sensible scoring algorithm that puts making a quine relay lower in value than posting an internet comment bitching about somebody making a quine relay.

bitching about someone making a quine relay takes like 10 seconds, though.
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