In contrast to "turtles all the way down", an expression of the problem of infinite regress, the "bottom turtle" is the foundation upon which everything else is built.
An example from computer security:
You have some software with a secret that you need to protect, so you encrypt it. Now you have a key, which is really another kind of secret that you need to protect, so you encrypt it, and so it becomes turtles all the way down. To break this loop, we need to establish a bottom turtle. There must be a secure root of trust either in hardware or a trusted external system upon which the security of the system is built.
An example from computer security:
You have some software with a secret that you need to protect, so you encrypt it. Now you have a key, which is really another kind of secret that you need to protect, so you encrypt it, and so it becomes turtles all the way down. To break this loop, we need to establish a bottom turtle. There must be a secure root of trust either in hardware or a trusted external system upon which the security of the system is built.
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"Waddya gonna do? he's the turtle in chief"
"Waddya gonna do? he's the turtle in chief"
by Billy Deez "nuts" Williams December 18, 2012
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Johnny-I don't know
Girl-well I'm gonna go feed my turtle
Johnny-IT'S HAPPENING!!!! *fap fap fap fap* turtles.........it's the turtles!!!!!! They're so wrinkly and slow!!! It gets me hot!!!! OMG! I think I'm a turtle-loafer!!!
Girl-I'm glad to her that! Because I have a thing for slow wrinkly things too!
Johnny-I don't know
Girl-well I'm gonna go feed my turtle
Johnny-IT'S HAPPENING!!!! *fap fap fap fap* turtles.........it's the turtles!!!!!! They're so wrinkly and slow!!! It gets me hot!!!! OMG! I think I'm a turtle-loafer!!!
Girl-I'm glad to her that! Because I have a thing for slow wrinkly things too!
by Z4zebra July 23, 2012
Get the turtle-loafer mug.An act of sitting crossed legged on a rotating office chair. Spin around in continuous circles until you and your colleagues think you're lightheaded.
If a person frequently indulges in the spinning turtle act - he or she can be labelled as "The Spinning Turtle".
If a person frequently indulges in the spinning turtle act - he or she can be labelled as "The Spinning Turtle".
Royster, do the spinning turtle!
He just can get enough of doing the spinning turtle.
The Spinning Turtle is at it again.
He just can get enough of doing the spinning turtle.
The Spinning Turtle is at it again.
by thehappysausage September 12, 2013
Get the spinning turtle mug.n. - A day to yourself where you stay in your metaphorical "shell" and do only what you want to do.
Typically, a person will stay in bed with a laptop and/or pen and paper. Maybe under blankets (like the turtle's shell)
Typically, a person will stay in bed with a laptop and/or pen and paper. Maybe under blankets (like the turtle's shell)
Today, I didn't want to go to class or work, so I took a Turtle Day as my roommate brought me food in bed and I doodled all day. It was well deserved and rephreshing
I heard you're stressed out, why not take a Turtle Day? It can help you wind out!
I heard you're stressed out, why not take a Turtle Day? It can help you wind out!
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by Maple Backwoods September 14, 2011
Get the Turtle Shuffle mug.A turtle press is when you scoop your poop out of the toilet and shove your feces in your anus as hard as you can. Ideally for missing out on any nutrients such as protein or vitamins. Much like a turtle going back into its shell. But your anus is the shell and your turds are the turtle
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