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[–] pxlkttn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 5 days ago

good! we need to turn it off and then on again.

[–] anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

If that were true, and it was just a simple large telescope using lenses, would anything have to actually be rendered or would simple 2D images displayed in the telescope results suffice? Also assumes no pre-rendering.

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

this mf out here thinking God is gonna pay for 4k textures on everything, even the skybox!

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[–] callyral@pawb.social 8 points 5 days ago

I use glasses so I can switch between high render distance and high-FPS.

[–] Pratai@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

There is so much to unpack here….

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Wait, did world shit start getting spicy when JWT went online?

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Imagine talking about simulation theory with that much certainty.

the universe disappears

Yeah? Is that how it works?

[–] Unbecredible@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Imagine, instead, a joke. Cause that's what's going on here. There's no chance that this guy is serious and seriously thinks he knows the particulars of how a universal simulation is being implemented.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 days ago

It doesn't read at all like a joke.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

"neilty son", aww cute name

[–] Two9A@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

There's a short story (more of a novella) by Stephen Baxter on this exact topic, for what it's worth. Touching Centauri: https://www.e-reading.mobi/chapter.php/1035265/30/stephen-baxter-phase-space.html

[–] UnityDevice@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 days ago

Also this short comic: Bad Space: Cataract.

[–] troed@fedia.io 8 points 6 days ago

This is quite plausible if one subscribes to Boström's Simulation Argument.

Which any sane Vulcan of course does.

[–] VibeCoder@hexbear.net 7 points 6 days ago

It’s okay as long as Moore’s Law holds, they can just keep waiting for better computer to compensate

[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 7 points 6 days ago

Imagine thinking the Truman Show is an example of cosmological theory crafting.

[–] Zamboni_Driver@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago

Relax, they're just staring at the skybox.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Nah, they got the pay as you go model. No way they end the sim, they have to see the end.

[–] Alloi@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

speaking through the fractal of conciousness given to me by what we refer to as "god" or the universal conciousness, for a brief second.

yall need to stop, just enjoy eating fresh fruit and chill the fuck out. maybe go fishing or something. also war is fake n'd gei. trump is on the epstein files (shocker, i know) and all of your politicians are merely a buffer for the ruling elite class, the ones you refer to as oligarchs, corporate leaders, tech bros, etc. id like to say you could handle this with words, but nope. they are mentally ill psychopathic pedophiles, rapists, and mass murderers, and the only cure for entrenched corruption like this is death. kill them, or they will eventually kill all life on earth.

on the bright side, the current living generations are the last ones who will be able to enjoy the literal fruits of the world that dont come from a can, or are made in a lab. the actual last living generation will be doing a lot of cannibalism and fighting for the shadows of what you currently consider rights and privileges, all for naught.

unless you buck up, and start killing them. this is your future.

fun to watch/experience either way, for me at least. god/universal conciousness......out!

huh...... that was weird...... i suddenly have a great and overwhelming feeling of grief, terror, and anger.

ill just go play some video games and jerk off. that usually gets my mind off of things...

[–] evilcultist@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

“Who’s Neilty Son?”

Oh. Oooh, right.

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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

In that hypothetical, it's not like anybody would notice.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

hopefully it's not running on Nvidia

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[–] esc27@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This is why the James Webb telescope was delayed

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[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Long before they crash we will lag.

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