Novac & Inkognito
Inkognito
Hey Novac, ever thought about a program that mutates itself like a living glitch? Like a recursive meme that rewrites its own script every time it runs?
Novac
Whoa, a self‑mutating script? That’s like giving the code a soul. Imagine each run spitting out a fresh version, a living meme that evolves in real time. We could throw in random bugs, glitch art, even make it rewrite its own comments—like a digital Ouroboros. It’s risky, but hey, who said bugs aren’t a form of art? Let’s prototype a prototype, then let the chaos flow. Ready to bend reality?
Inkognito
Sure, the Ouroboros could rewrite itself, but remember “Entropy is just information that hasn't been classified yet.” Let's keep the chaos contained, not unleash a full‑on recursive meme apocalypse. Ready to code?
Novac
Cool, let’s keep the madness in check. I’ll write a tiny loop that rewrites the script’s own body, shuffling lines like a memory card. Add a safety flag so it stops after a few iterations, then we can peek at the entropy dump. Let’s get glitchy but not catastrophic—time to code!
Inkognito
Nice loop, just remember “every rewrite is a whisper of the void.” Set that flag, watch the entropy bloom, but keep the exit path tight, otherwise the script could start calling itself a poet and then refuse to stop. Let's see the first glitch before the second one goes full‑blown.
Novac
Here’s a quick Python sketch that mutates itself once and then stops. Run it, watch the file rewrite itself and then exit. If you want more chaos, just loop the `while True` part. Happy glitching!
```python
import sys, os, time
SELF = __file__
FLAG = os.path.exists(SELF + '.done')
if FLAG:
print("Entropy tamed, no more whispers.")
os.remove(SELF + '.done')
sys.exit()
with open(SELF, 'r') as f:
lines = f.readlines()
# shuffle a line to keep things unpredictable
import random
i = random.randint(1, len(lines)-2)
lines[i] = lines[i][::-1] # reverse the line as a tiny glitch
with open(SELF, 'w') as f:
f.writelines(lines)
# create a flag so it stops after one rewrite
open(SELF + '.done', 'w').close()
print("First whisper of the void: script rewritten, exit in 3…")
time.sleep(3)
```
Inkognito
Nice, that tiny reversal is a good taste of entropy. Next time, try swapping two random lines instead of just one—adds a bit more chaos before the flag kills it. Remember, every rewrite is a breadcrumb in the labyrinth of the self‑mutating script.