ArisKatsaris comments on Risks of downloading alien AI via SETI search - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ArisKatsaris 16 March 2013 12:22:11AM *  0 points [-]

Can I ask for a minor correction on the line that says: "11 3211 101 32 1111" -- you've not defined what 0 means, so is it meant to be a space or a 2 instead? (probably the latter) Thanks.

ETA: I think the line above it may have a minor mistake too, "122212111211221" bhtug or gur bgure jnl nebhaq?

ETA2: I think a second problem with 33112221121 in the penultimate line -- one of the ones should be missing I think. If I'm wrong I've probably messed up my interpretation

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 16 March 2013 01:12:56AM *  0 points [-]

Your first and third corrections are right (and doh! Slippy fingers!)

The second stands. I've added another line there.

Comment author: ArisKatsaris 16 March 2013 01:48:58AM 0 points [-]

Vs V'z evtug naq gung frpgvba vf nobhg cevzrf, gurfr ahzoref pna bayl or qrpvcurerq nf cevzrf vs gur beqrevat jnf ovt-raqvna (zbfg fvtavsvpnag qvtvg svefg), nf vg'f va uhzna hfntr bs Nenovp ahzrenyf -- ohg va gur erfg bs gur pbagrag lbh tvir, nyy gur bgure ahzoref zhfg or qrpvcurerq va yvggyr-raqvna beqre (yrnfg fvtavsvpnag qvtvg svefg)...

Thanks for the puzzle btw, it's great fun. I'll continue working on it tomorrow (it's getting late where I live). :-)

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 16 March 2013 02:37:05AM 0 points [-]

Added a few more lines. By including only the things I could do off the top of my head, I restricted myself to too-small numbers and gave you the wrong idea.