What would you do with an infinitely fast computer?

Molybdenum · 2013-02-19 19:32:38

I would solve a bunch of unsolved math problems first, then think for a while about what to do next.

jvvg · 2013-02-19 19:47:29

That's a good question. I'd probably start by calculating pi as far as possible.

Molybdenum · 2013-02-19 20:05:10

Yeah, I got it from the xkcd fora.

But technically, you would finish pi in infinitely small time, or zero.

LS97 · 2013-02-20 13:03:28

But you can never finish Pi.
Mega brain overheating.

Molybdenum · 2013-02-20 17:29:13

LS97 wrote:

But you can never finish Pi.
Mega brain overheating.

Oh noes!

I might also try running all programs infinitely, to see if anything interesting comes out. Kolmogorov complexity of pi < printing all the digits. Same goes for something like the primes, or maybe even the Riemann Zeta function...

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SJRCS_011 · 2013-02-24 19:49:56

Patent it.

LS97 · 2013-02-25 11:58:05

SJRCS_011 wrote:

Patent it.

You know, that might not be such a good idea. I would probably keep it to myself, in secret, and figure out how to make pure diamonds from pencils with 5 joules of energy, and sell those.
I think it would make a lot more money, and you don't even need to pay for patent registration!

SJRCS_011 · 2013-02-25 14:36:43

LS97 wrote:

SJRCS_011 wrote:
Patent it.
You know, that might not be such a good idea. I would probably keep it to myself, in secret, and figure out how to make pure diamonds from pencils with 5 joules of energy, and sell those.
I think it would make a lot more money, and you don't even need to pay for patent registration!

eh, but that'd only drive down the price of diamonds.
Though it would present one problem: all encryption would be worthless, so it might even be better to destroy the computer.

LS97 · 2013-02-25 15:04:15

SJRCS_011 wrote:

LS97 wrote:
SJRCS_011 wrote:
Patent it.
You know, that might not be such a good idea. I would probably keep it to myself, in secret, and figure out how to make pure diamonds from pencils with 5 joules of energy, and sell those.
I think it would make a lot more money, and you don't even need to pay for patent registration!
eh, but that'd only drive down the price of diamonds.
Though it would present one problem: all encryption would be worthless, so it might even be better to destroy the computer.

I am either really selfish or you are really kind. I'd still keep it for myself... not letting anyone know about it and keep it in a 500-digit hexadecimal-protected safe.

And fine, I would make it tell me how to magically vaporise 20 dollar notes so that it would cause disinflation and then make it tell me how to forge them
But I think that's slightly illegal, so never mind that option. I'll stick with diamonds... they never made a law on that.

SJRCS_011 · 2013-02-25 20:30:30

LS97 wrote:

SJRCS_011 wrote:
LS97 wrote:
You know, that might not be such a good idea. I would probably keep it to myself, in secret, and figure out how to make pure diamonds from pencils with 5 joules of energy, and sell those.
I think it would make a lot more money, and you don't even need to pay for patent registration!
eh, but that'd only drive down the price of diamonds.
Though it would present one problem: all encryption would be worthless, so it might even be better to destroy the computer.
I am either really selfish or you are really kind. I'd still keep it for myself... not letting anyone know about it and keep it in a 500-digit hexadecimal-protected safe.
And fine, I would make it tell me how to magically vaporise 20 dollar notes so that it would cause disinflation and then make it tell me how to forge them
But I think that's slightly illegal, so never mind that option. I'll stick with diamonds... they never made a law on that.

I guess, just don't forget that password (or write it down, put it in a file somewhere, etc..)

LS97 · 2013-02-27 11:59:37

Let's just not have the computer in the first place!

Molybdenum · 2013-02-27 17:37:58

LS97 wrote:

Let's just not have the computer in the first place!

But the genie (or whatever, it was that in the original version) made it indestructable! ( )

SFollis · 2013-02-27 20:46:12

hmm... I would make it crash

LS97 · 2013-02-28 11:54:02

SFollis wrote:

hmm... I would make it crash

Impossible. It would resolve the crash in no time.

SFollis · 2013-03-02 13:41:52

LS97 wrote:

SFollis wrote:
hmm... I would make it crash
Impossible. It would resolve the crash in no time.

That is the point.

dvd4 · 2013-03-04 22:31:32

I would give it a paradox to work on.

Molybdenum · 2013-03-04 22:33:44

dvd4 wrote:

I would give it a paradox to work on.

Uh oh....

RUN!!!! ITS GOING TO EXPLODE!!!

dvd4 · 2013-03-04 22:39:25

Molybdenum wrote:

dvd4 wrote:
I would give it a paradox to work on.
Uh oh....

RUN!!!! ITS GOING TO EXPLODE!!!

But did the genie make it explosion proof ?

Molybdenum · 2013-03-04 22:41:14

dvd4 wrote:

Molybdenum wrote:
dvd4 wrote:
I would give it a paradox to work on.
Uh oh....

RUN!!!! ITS GOING TO EXPLODE!!!
But did the genie make it explosion proof ?

Something can explode and still be there

dvd4 · 2013-03-04 22:46:34

Molybdenum wrote:

dvd4 wrote:
Molybdenum wrote:
Uh oh....

RUN!!!! ITS GOING TO EXPLODE!!!
But did the genie make it explosion proof ?
Something can explode and still be there

You're right !

botcrusher · 2013-03-18 11:59:11

run a minecraft server and a tf2 server
run SEVERAL servers
take over the world..... >:)

Molybdenum · 2013-03-18 17:45:45

botcrusher wrote:

run a minecraft server and a tf2 server
run SEVERAL servers
take over the world..... >:)

No. No no no.

Run INFINITY SERVERS!!!

SFollis · 2013-03-19 09:09:16

Molybdenum wrote:

botcrusher wrote:
run a minecraft server and a tf2 server
run SEVERAL servers
take over the world..... >:)
No. No no no.

Run INFINITY SERVERS!!!

whaaaaaaaaaat? how about, no no no... make it make a self duplicating robot to TAKE OVER THE WORLD!

estile · 2013-03-20 07:53:21

download EVERYTHING, like THE WHOLE INTERNET, and then just use it for scratch

SJRCS_011 · 2013-03-20 21:33:11

estile wrote:

download EVERYTHING, like THE WHOLE INTERNET, and then just use it for scratch

eh, I don't think I'd want to risk it, because there would be like 500 million lawsuits against it
Oh and you'd end up overloading your ISP, so your internet bill would go through the roof xD

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