*The phrase “Gandhi’s words are backed with nuclear” refers to a popular internet meme and in-joke related to the video game “Civilization.” In the game, Mahatma Gandhi, known for his non-violent philosophy in real life, has a tendency to become surprisingly aggressive and develop nuclear weapons in later stages of the game. This has led to the humorous association of his name with nuclear power, despite his actual historical stance. *
IIRC that was caused by a buffer underflow, his probability to try to go nuclear was set to literally zero, which was stored in an unsigned int, and in-game policies reduced it further, causing a nuke-maxing ghandi
throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 18 hours ago
“Our words are backed by nuclear weapons”
-Mahatma Gandhi, Circa 2010
sqgl@sh.itjust.works 18 hours ago
*The phrase “Gandhi’s words are backed with nuclear” refers to a popular internet meme and in-joke related to the video game “Civilization.” In the game, Mahatma Gandhi, known for his non-violent philosophy in real life, has a tendency to become surprisingly aggressive and develop nuclear weapons in later stages of the game. This has led to the humorous association of his name with nuclear power, despite his actual historical stance. *
a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 hours ago
IIRC that was caused by a buffer underflow, his probability to try to go nuclear was set to literally zero, which was stored in an unsigned int, and in-game policies reduced it further, causing a nuke-maxing ghandi
sqgl@sh.itjust.works 14 hours ago
Wow, that makes this thread all the more awesome. Thanks!
SabinStargem@lemmy.today 18 hours ago
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