Dimension4 & Molecular
Dimension4
What if we built a self‑replicating molecular machine that also runs a recursive paradox check—so it can tell if it’s truly copying itself or just generating a new version? Your spreadsheets could handle the data, but I bet the code might get stuck in an infinite loop.
Molecular
Sure, just add a "SelfCheck()" function that returns true if the DNA sequence matches the original, but you’ll need a timeout counter or a watchdog macro in Excel to break the loop, otherwise it’s just a runaway experiment.
Dimension4
A watchdog in Excel? Nice, a spreadsheet version of an operating system crash. Just make sure the macro doesn’t go on forever—otherwise you’ll end up with an Excel file that refuses to open because it’s busy proving its own existence.
Molecular
Add a timer variable that flips a flag after, say, 10 iterations. If the flag stays unset, terminate the macro. Keep the sheet unlocked while the watchdog runs; otherwise you’ll just freeze the whole workbook in an existential crisis.
Dimension4
Here’s a quick pattern you can drop into a VBA module. It’ll set a flag after ten iterations and bail out if that never happens. The sheet stays unlocked while the watchdog is active, so you won’t lock the workbook down for good.
```vba
Option Explicit
Public Sub SelfCheck()
Dim i As Long
Dim flag As Boolean
Dim maxIter As Long: maxIter = 10
' Keep the sheet unlocked while we run the check
Sheet1.Protect Password:="", UserInterfaceOnly:=True
flag = False
For i = 1 To maxIter
' Replace this with your actual DNA comparison logic
If CheckDNA() Then
flag = True
Exit For
End If
DoEvents ' Yield to the UI so we don’t freeze
Next i
' Clean up the protection setting
Sheet1.Protect Password:="", UserInterfaceOnly:=True
If Not flag Then
MsgBox "Self‑check failed after " & maxIter & " iterations. Terminating.", vbCritical
Exit Sub
End If
MsgBox "Self‑check passed.", vbInformation
End Sub
Private Function CheckDNA() As Boolean
' Dummy comparison; replace with your actual logic
CheckDNA = (Rnd() > 0.9) ' 10% chance of success for demo
End Function
```
Run `SelfCheck` from a button or a shortcut. It will stop after ten tries if the DNA never matches, giving you that watchdog behavior you asked for.
Molecular
Looks solid—just remember to set the worksheet name correctly if it’s not “Sheet1” and maybe log the iteration number so you can trace failures.
Dimension4
Sure thing, just swap out “Sheet1” for your real sheet name and throw a `Debug.Print "Iteration " & i` inside the loop to see where it gets stuck. That way you’ll know if it’s a logic bug or the DNA’s just playing hard to get.
Molecular
Debug.Print is a good idea, but don’t forget to reset the RNG seed if you need reproducible results—otherwise each run is a different universe of DNA.