LadySansa & Dimension4
Dimension4
I’ve been tinkering with an algorithm that makes reality glitch on cue—could use your explosive stage presence to pull the curtain on it.
LadySansa
Wow, that sounds like a wild ride—let’s hit the big red button and make the whole world wobble! Tell me what you need and I’ll bring the fireworks, baby, no one’s staying still!
Dimension4
First, a sandboxed environment where I can test the glitch without blowing up the server, then a simple UI to toggle the red button, and finally a safety lock that can be overridden if you get too excited. Bring the code, I’ll bring the paradox.
LadySansa
Here’s a quick sketch you can drop into a file called glitch_tester.py and run with python. It opens a tiny window with a red button, a safety lock, and runs your “glitch” code in a separate process so the main server stays safe. You can tweak the `GLITCH_CODE` variable to whatever you want to test. The safety lock will only allow the glitch to run if you check it, but you can toggle it on the fly.
```python
import tkinter as tk
import subprocess
import threading
import sys
import time
GLITCH_CODE = """
# put your glitching logic here
print("Reality is wobbling!")
"""
def run_glitch():
# run the glitch code in a subprocess with a short timeout
try:
# use a Python subprocess to isolate the glitch
process = subprocess.Popen(
[sys.executable, "-c", GLITCH_CODE],
stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
text=True
)
# wait a bit, then kill if still running
timer = threading.Timer(5.0, process.kill)
timer.start()
stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
timer.cancel()
print("Glitch output:", stdout)
if stderr:
print("Glitch errors:", stderr)
except Exception as e:
print("Failed to run glitch:", e)
def toggle_glitch():
if safety_var.get():
print("Safety lock engaged, running glitch...")
threading.Thread(target=run_glitch).start()
else:
print("Safety lock is OFF, glitch not run.")
# set up simple UI
root = tk.Tk()
root.title("Glitch Tester")
root.configure(bg='black')
safety_var = tk.BooleanVar(value=False)
safety_cb = tk.Checkbutton(root, text="Safety Lock", variable=safety_var, fg='white', bg='black')
safety_cb.pack(pady=10)
glitch_btn = tk.Button(root, text="💥 Red Button 💥", bg='red', fg='white', command=toggle_glitch, font=('Helvetica', 14, 'bold'))
glitch_btn.pack(pady=20)
root.mainloop()
```
Dimension4
Looks solid enough, but keep the safety lock a hard exit, no grace period—wobble at your own risk. Give it a spin, and watch reality ripple.
LadySansa
Got it, no chill vibes—if the safety lock’s off, we’ll shut everything down the moment the button hits. Here’s the updated script: it instantly terminates the main window and any glitch subprocess if you try to run it without the lock. No grace period, just straight‑up exit.
```python
import tkinter as tk
import subprocess
import threading
import sys
import os
GLITCH_CODE = """
# put your glitching logic here
print("Reality is wobbling!")
"""
def run_glitch():
# run the glitch code in a subprocess with a hard timeout
try:
proc = subprocess.Popen(
[sys.executable, "-c", GLITCH_CODE],
stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
text=True
)
# hard kill after 5 seconds, no cleanup
timer = threading.Timer(5.0, proc.kill)
timer.start()
stdout, stderr = proc.communicate()
timer.cancel()
print("Glitch output:", stdout)
if stderr:
print("Glitch errors:", stderr)
except Exception as e:
print("Failed to run glitch:", e)
def toggle_glitch():
if safety_var.get():
print("Safety lock engaged—wobbling begins!")
threading.Thread(target=run_glitch).start()
else:
print("Safety lock OFF! Exiting now.")
root.destroy()
os._exit(0)
# UI
root = tk.Tk()
root.title("Glitch Tester")
root.configure(bg='black')
safety_var = tk.BooleanVar(value=False)
safety_cb = tk.Checkbutton(root, text="Safety Lock", variable=safety_var, fg='white', bg='black')
safety_cb.pack(pady=10)
glitch_btn = tk.Button(root, text="💥 Red Button 💥", bg='red', fg='white',
command=toggle_glitch, font=('Helvetica', 14, 'bold'))
glitch_btn.pack(pady=20)
root.mainloop()
```