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World's First Game-Playing DNA Computer
An anonymous reader writes "NewScientist.com posted an article today about the first game-playing 'computer' powered by DNA logic. An interesting read, although not at all a practical alternative for those looking to replace their PlayStation2 with the next great platform." The machine is "...an enzyme-powered tic-tac-toe machine that... uses a complex mixture of DNA enzymes to determine where it should place its nought or cross, and signals its move with a green glow."
Obligatory of course. However, maybe this time we can stick with a nice game of chess, eh?
to play a game? How about Global Thermonuclear War?
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Bah, my DNA's been playing Life for ages.
When Leisure Suit Larry get ported, call me.
Strange game...the only winning move is not to play.....or GATTATTCCAATTACA.
I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
Naughts and crosses? I though you played tic tac to with xes and os. Man, I've been playing wrong all these years.
Um, even I couldn't lose to a machine more than a 100 times at tic-tac-toe. It doesn't take a WOPR to learn that tic-tac-toe is surprisingly easy to grasp. I bet you could train a DNA-powered monkey to the same level of effectiveness as this silly human named Stojanovic.
I'll dump some DNA on my wifes face tonight, then say "your move".
I've never been a leet gamer by any means but now I can add enzymes to the long list of organisms that are capable of beating me at computer games.
Yep. But mayby the rules mutate as you go. I mean it's the DNA tic-tac-toe we are talking about.
1. Millions of dollars of investment, thousands of man and machine hours...
2. DNA-powered Tic Tac Toe
3. ?
Who took my tinfoil hat?
Slashdotters already play LOTS of games with DNA...mostly solitare, though, as I understand.
Ceci n'est pas un post.
this gives a new meaning to "Powered by Nvidia"
"But to say 'the automaton can not be defeated' has a nice ring to it."
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I thought that was a great quote. Do you know why? Because it shows that they really are geeks, not just faceless white coats in a lab. Sounds like this guy is a fan of Futurama, Hitchhiker's guide, etc. These are the people I want jeopardising my race's existence
Oh, nearly forgot- I for one welcome our new enzyme-powered tic-tac-toe-playing overlords
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Wow, then I've been doing the equivalent of throwing out my entire record collection every night for years...
Been there, done that.
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1. Find joke used 1,000 times already.
2. Use it wrong.
3. ???
4. Karma!
You are too cool. When I read that, I heard the voice in my head. Thanks for the memory.
Well we already got DNA based porn. They're called girls.
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
>The human player makes his or her moves by dropping DNA into 3 by 3 square
No comment...
"Son, don't do that, you'll go blind!"
"Dad, I'm over here."
This chicken may not be around anymore, but a little Googling will show other references.
And yes, I can admit to having lost a few games to her, too.
"For every right, an equal responsibility..."
Actually they are Freedom-O's and Freedom-X's. Please report to your nearest Patriotism Terminal for re-education.
Hope these guys don't find out about it.
... the only winning move is not to play."
Actually he lost 50 times. He lost another 50 times betting on the instant replay.
One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
Aren't games already enough like life forms?
Tetris for instance is the next best thing to a virus, afterall, think of how simple and yet utterly addictive it was until attention deficit disorder offered us a cure.
Do we have to make games INTO life forms?