...to think that insider trading is impossible, or not going on in large volumes? Laws and regulations surely ban the most blatant forms, but you never know all the ways information can travel.
Openly legalizing insider trading using some obscure loophole may look cynical, but that's only another example of big money at work. This law gets fixed, they find another way.
Okay, now that you asked, that was my plan:
1. Collect massive amounts of umm, let's just call it "data", hehe
2. Seed the peak data myth
3. Data prices skyrocket
4. Profit!
See, no "???" here!
On the other hand, you don't always have to send the whole person. Some genetic material can be enough. So, a few dozen women and a few thousand virtual men could also suffice, but don't quote me on that.
If only someone could come up with a distributed classified ads / auction system... Something that would become the email or emule of the auctions. Let the users exchange ads peer to peer, and let the willing webmasters put up online catalogs to earn some cash with sideboard advertising.
That comment might sound cool, but you shouldn't turn a blind eye to all the software beyond core OS that has to deal with DST.
Programmers hate it as well as timezones. And it does introduce some bugs eventually.
I bet it would be fun to sculpt with. Cut bits off, stick them back in in other places.. would be a really strange medium to work in. You mean, almost like clay or plasticine, except you need to hold it for an hour to make it stick?
There is no life on Earth that exists without water, nor is there an alternative solvent available on Mars.
Well, if we take GP's point (about "life as we know it" not being a necessary condition) one step further... Maybe some life forms could be possible without a solvent? Think gaseous structures or plasma blobs, for example...
I wonder if any such hypothetical gaseous life forms can seriously hold any scientific ground.
1) Many people here assume that the maintainers of this simulation would be strongly against us discovering The Big Truth. They would patch it, erase / fake our memory, etc... Why? If I were a super-creature fooling around with universe simulations in my spare time, I might actually welcome the simulated beings to gain awareness of the true nature of their world. I might also find it funny to talk to them, or give them some kind of reward for being that smart.
2) To those other too many people saying "who really cares?", "there's no practical difference", and other similar things - come on, knowledge is power! Imagine all the possible exploits!
I think WINE and ReactOS guys would still appreciate seeing that mess in its original form. Maybe some other developers interested in Windows interoperability would, as well. I don't think the GP was talking about that code as a good design reference.
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a) goodidea
b) badidea
c) itsatrap
d) whatcouldpossiblygowrong
Openly legalizing insider trading using some obscure loophole may look cynical, but that's only another example of big money at work. This law gets fixed, they find another way.
Okay, now that you asked, that was my plan: 1. Collect massive amounts of umm, let's just call it "data", hehe 2. Seed the peak data myth 3. Data prices skyrocket 4. Profit! See, no "???" here!
How long can it grow by a factor of 10 every 5 years until we hit some fundamental limit?
Are you a Linux gamer? (Other *nix flavors apply)
On the other hand, you don't always have to send the whole person. Some genetic material can be enough. So, a few dozen women and a few thousand virtual men could also suffice, but don't quote me on that.
If only someone could come up with a distributed classified ads / auction system... Something that would become the email or emule of the auctions. Let the users exchange ads peer to peer, and let the willing webmasters put up online catalogs to earn some cash with sideboard advertising.
That comment might sound cool, but you shouldn't turn a blind eye to all the software beyond core OS that has to deal with DST. Programmers hate it as well as timezones. And it does introduce some bugs eventually.
Also, imagine a Beowulf cluster of them!
My modest computer adds credence to FSM daily, and it doesn't boast of being super duper, although I think it is.
Maybe you simply need a paradigm shift to grok the leverage of power words in headlines...
Is this a satire plot aimed at space elevator efforts?
Poor guidance. Now, if they made crossbow bullets with flash storage...
Well, if we take GP's point (about "life as we know it" not being a necessary condition) one step further... Maybe some life forms could be possible without a solvent? Think gaseous structures or plasma blobs, for example...
I wonder if any such hypothetical gaseous life forms can seriously hold any scientific ground.
...About the same time with Fallout 3.
What's next? Flying cars? Pigs? Commercial fusion? Life on Mars? Singularity? World peace?
This year surely looks special.
1) Many people here assume that the maintainers of this simulation would be strongly against us discovering The Big Truth. They would patch it, erase / fake our memory, etc... Why? If I were a super-creature fooling around with universe simulations in my spare time, I might actually welcome the simulated beings to gain awareness of the true nature of their world. I might also find it funny to talk to them, or give them some kind of reward for being that smart.
2) To those other too many people saying "who really cares?", "there's no practical difference", and other similar things - come on, knowledge is power! Imagine all the possible exploits!
Yeah, and while you're at it, imagine a Beowulf cluster of these!
Anyway, that's not going to happen.
Looks like a nice opportunity to buy some VMW stock.