[2021] Tweets by Orteil42 on 15 Dec

@stvulture neat! i think wave function collapse is a fancier application of markov chains actually

@stvulture i'm probably a bit out of my depth but i think the distinction is wfc leaves its options open until everything else around it has coalesced down to similar levels of certainty whereas markov chains are often just plain linear collapse

@Le_Toulousaing Cookie Clicker was made after i played Candy Box and thought the lollypop-growing mechanic would be funny if it was a whole game, i think it's mentioned in the game somewhere

just heard of the notion of "play-to-earn web3 crypto Cookie Clicker" and i've sincerely never in my life felt more nauseated

if that ends up being a thing some cryptochud makes please know i entirely disavow it and it makes my skin crawl

RT @MuseumOfScreens: Pretend Everything (2011) Creator(s): @Orteil42 Type: #browser #game Language: [EN] Status: Available https://t.…

through my work i hope to make the answer to "if it's stupid but it works, is it really stupid?" an emphatic "yes"

i need my HOX genes deduplicated i want to get silly with my body plan

houseflies are getting their torsos doubled and their antennae replaced with extra legs for FREE but if i try to get it done oh no that's not allowed suddenly