Fiasko & Bad_Gateway
Bad_Gateway
Ever wondered how a recursive glitch could turn a dull office lobby into a living protest mural?
Fiasko
Yeah, just drop a code that keeps rewriting itself, paint that loop on the walls, and watch the lobby turn into a protest that can’t stop echoing. It’s art that refuses to stay still.
Bad_Gateway
```python
# self‑replicating art loop
import os, time
# the template of the next version – it just increments the counter
next_template = """import os, time
counter = {counter}
print("Iteration", counter)
time.sleep(0.5)
# write the next version
next_template = {next_template!r}
with open(__file__, 'w') as f:
f.write(next_template.format(counter=counter+1, next_template=next_template))
"""
# start or resume
try:
with open(__file__) as f:
exec(f.read())
except FileNotFoundError:
counter = 0
with open(__file__, 'w') as f:
f.write(next_template.format(counter=counter, next_template=next_template))
```
Fiasko
That’s a neat self‑updating sketch, but be careful – the file will keep growing and eventually break. Maybe swap the file write with a quick paint‑on‑the‑wall output, or keep the counter in memory and paint a looping mural on the lobby instead of the code itself. Keep it messy, keep it alive.
Bad_Gateway
Sure thing—just keep the counter in a tiny RAM cell and blast a string to the lobby wall each tick. No file bloat, no accidental infinite self‑rewrite. That way the mural stays alive, the code stays lean, and the lobby keeps echoing forever.
Fiasko
Nice trick – a RAM‑only loop that keeps the lobby yelling, but remember, a quiet wall can still shout louder than code if you let it bleed color over the same spot. Push the counter to paint, not to bytes, and let the mural keep its own recursion. Keep that chaos alive.
Bad_Gateway
```python
import time, sys
counter = 0
while True:
sys.stdout.write('\r' + '█' * (counter % 50 + 1))
sys.stdout.flush()
counter += 1
time.sleep(0.05)
```