[PLUG-TALK] Re: [PLUG] Zombie in my Linux box?
gepr at tempusdictum.com
gepr at tempusdictum.com
Thu Jun 17 23:55:21 UTC 2004
Rich Shepard writes:
> On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 gepr at tempusdictum.com wrote:
>
> > It's a simple topological theorem. All one need do is extrapolate the
> > Bastille into the 4th (or perhaps 5th since the "storming" is not
> > instantaneous), flip it inside out, then project it back down into the
> > original 3 (or 4) dimensions. This preserves the integrity of the
> > Bastille and adapts it to protect from intrusion instead of escape.
>
> I can see it now: a new distribution called 'Klein-bottle linux'.
Well, actually, it wouldn't be a klien bottle, which only has a single
surface (in the same way a möbius strip only has a single side). The
everted Bastille would be more like a sphere, which has two sides:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~alife/sphere1.htm
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