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Never seen The Sims, eh?
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
- Benjamin Disraeli
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Actually, they're considering fundamental mathematical principles of computability as applied to particle physics and quantum states - nothing to do with our technology.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Rob Grainger wrote: they're considering fundamental mathematical principles of computability as applied to particle physics and quantum states
In this universe. Who's to say whether the same rules apply outside of our simulation? 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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My thoughts exactly, when I read the article. If we are in a simulation, how could we possibly know any rule or law outside of it?
When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others.
Same thing when you are stupid.
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You would know once the host-machine crashes. The idea of living in a computer-simulation is simply lazy.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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So the Universe is the smallest "computer" that can simulate a Universe?
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Really? Then this green symbols I see from time to time are not the matrix?
Maybe I should not stare at the sun so long  
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Are they sure about that? somehow I get the feeling that whoever is running the simulation might be on to us...
Quote: Error 500 Internal server error
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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I believe you're right!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Ringel and Kovrizhi showed that attempts to use quantum Monte Carlo to model systems exhibiting anomalies, such as the quantum Hall effect, will always become unworkable.
All that proves is that the simulation has a bug.
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Microsoft Researchers are presenting a new method to easily share content in meetings using multiple projectors and depth sensors to immerse meeting goers in their presentations. As everyone has asked for
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Different screens on each wall and a round table?! 
So MS has decided it's unfair that only the half of the table nominally facing away from the projection should leave the meeting with neckstrain?! 
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Oracle Corp. Sunday announced the next generation of its database, which founder and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison said will be able to handle key tasks such as critical software patches automatically. Larry is my co-pilot
Patches automatically being applied. Yeah, no way for that to go wrong.
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Ellison got it all wrong - the the isn't wasted on applying the patch, but on checking it... Can Oracle's 'AI' do that?
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: will be able to handle key tasks such as critical software patches automatically.
Am I the only one seeing the problems coming?
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Microsoft rebranded Xbox Music to Groove Music two years ago, in a bid to make its music streaming service more relevant to consumers. Microsoft had a music service?
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Sadly, when they bought Nokia they inherited an excellent music service, then disbanded it as it was viewed to compete with their own offering. Actually it was vastly superior, and I miss it.
So good riddance on this one.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Hired, a recruiting platform that connects companies with tech talent, published a new report this week on the state of software engineering jobs that suggests contract workers can make more than full-time software engineers. "They'd call us gypsys, tramps and thieves"
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Out with the pension, matching retirement plan and bonuses, in with the contractor.
Works for me -- they're right, I make more as a contractor than as an employee and I have a lot more flexibility with my time, and in ideal situations, with my location. And with interest rates vs. inflation, saving money (as money) results the worthless money. Give me the money now and let me invest it something that actually beats inflation. Not sure what that is though. 
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Marc Clifton wrote: And with interest rates vs. inflation, saving money (as money) results the worthless money. Give me the money now and let me invest it something that actually beats inflation. Not sure what that is though.
32 years in my corporate 401K has done amazingly well.
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Don't have as many years in mine yet; but I'm on target for 100% income replacement before anything I get from social security is factored in. For the latter I figure depending on exactly when it goes runs the savings to zero I'm 50/50 on getting thrown under the bus to protect my parents benefits.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Yeah, I'm nearly 54 years old (next Saturday) and I've always worked under the assumption that Social Security will have been bled dry before I collect a penny. Sad but probably true.
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I'm 62 (now) and it will likely bleed dry soon after I start collecting... if the Equifax hackers don't get to it first.
I'm retired. There's a nap for that...
- Harvey
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Mike Mullikin wrote: 32 years in my corporate 401K has done amazingly well.
Aye, unfortunately I was too stupid and too ignorant in my youth (um, that means my entire life) to put a little of each paycheck into the market or other places that have a track record of consistent improvement over the long haul. 
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A “quantum satellite” sounds at home in the James Bond franchise, but there really is a satellite named Micius with some truly quantum assignments. CAT DEAD STOP MAYBE STOP NOT FUNNY STOP
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