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Musk says we are a computer simulation

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    BillWoodruff
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    "Elon Musk has said that there is only a “one in billions” chance that we’re not living in a computer simulation. Our lives are almost certainly being conducted within an artificial world powered by AI and highly-powered computers, like in The Matrix, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO suggested at a tech conference in California:" [^]. Excellent, that means we don't need to buy a Tesla.

    «There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008

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      "Elon Musk has said that there is only a “one in billions” chance that we’re not living in a computer simulation. Our lives are almost certainly being conducted within an artificial world powered by AI and highly-powered computers, like in The Matrix, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO suggested at a tech conference in California:" [^]. Excellent, that means we don't need to buy a Tesla.

      «There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008

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      ledtech3
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      They just had something like that on the show Person of Interest

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        "Elon Musk has said that there is only a “one in billions” chance that we’re not living in a computer simulation. Our lives are almost certainly being conducted within an artificial world powered by AI and highly-powered computers, like in The Matrix, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO suggested at a tech conference in California:" [^]. Excellent, that means we don't need to buy a Tesla.

        «There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008

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        Ravi Bhavnani
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        I'd like some of whatever he's smoking. :) /ravi

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          "Elon Musk has said that there is only a “one in billions” chance that we’re not living in a computer simulation. Our lives are almost certainly being conducted within an artificial world powered by AI and highly-powered computers, like in The Matrix, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO suggested at a tech conference in California:" [^]. Excellent, that means we don't need to buy a Tesla.

          «There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008

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          Lost User
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          There is as much chance that we are living in a "computer" simulation as in some idiots dream, and likewise provable.

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            There is as much chance that we are living in a "computer" simulation as in some idiots dream, and likewise provable.

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            Chris Quinn
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            I blame Tommy Westphal![^]

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              They just had something like that on the show Person of Interest

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              R Giskard Reventlov
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              Great TV; I think this is the final few episodes.

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                "Elon Musk has said that there is only a “one in billions” chance that we’re not living in a computer simulation. Our lives are almost certainly being conducted within an artificial world powered by AI and highly-powered computers, like in The Matrix, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO suggested at a tech conference in California:" [^]. Excellent, that means we don't need to buy a Tesla.

                «There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008

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                So we are not going to heaven, hell or reincarnation (or any combintion of these). We are going to be garbage collected. And what if there is a tiny bug? Will I be immortal if I somehow can prevent my destructor ever being executed? Or if I always have a few other people who keep a reference?

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                This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
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                  "Elon Musk has said that there is only a “one in billions” chance that we’re not living in a computer simulation. Our lives are almost certainly being conducted within an artificial world powered by AI and highly-powered computers, like in The Matrix, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO suggested at a tech conference in California:" [^]. Excellent, that means we don't need to buy a Tesla.

                  «There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008

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                  Daniel Pfeffer
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                  I just looked out my window and saw GAME OVER plastered all over the sky. I wonder what happens now?

                  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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                    "Elon Musk has said that there is only a “one in billions” chance that we’re not living in a computer simulation. Our lives are almost certainly being conducted within an artificial world powered by AI and highly-powered computers, like in The Matrix, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO suggested at a tech conference in California:" [^]. Excellent, that means we don't need to buy a Tesla.

                    «There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008

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                    Sander Rossel
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                    I give it a 999,999,999 in a billion chance that he watched The Matrix last night :D

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                    Regards, Sander

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                      "Elon Musk has said that there is only a “one in billions” chance that we’re not living in a computer simulation. Our lives are almost certainly being conducted within an artificial world powered by AI and highly-powered computers, like in The Matrix, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO suggested at a tech conference in California:" [^]. Excellent, that means we don't need to buy a Tesla.

                      «There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008

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                      I code, therefore I am!

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                      • B BillWoodruff

                        "Elon Musk has said that there is only a “one in billions” chance that we’re not living in a computer simulation. Our lives are almost certainly being conducted within an artificial world powered by AI and highly-powered computers, like in The Matrix, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO suggested at a tech conference in California:" [^]. Excellent, that means we don't need to buy a Tesla.

                        «There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008

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                        Slacker007
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                        Musk is crazy. End of story.

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                          I give it a 999,999,999 in a billion chance that he watched The Matrix last night :D

                          Read my (free) ebook Object-Oriented Programming in C# Succinctly. Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles here on CodeProject.

                          Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

                          Regards, Sander

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                          Slacker007
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                          :thumbsup:

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                            I code, therefore I am!

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                            But do you code shite? For your sake, I hope not. :)

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                              I just looked out my window and saw GAME OVER plastered all over the sky. I wonder what happens now?

                              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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                              Lost User
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                              You wait until someone inserts a quarter.

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                              This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
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                                "Elon Musk has said that there is only a “one in billions” chance that we’re not living in a computer simulation. Our lives are almost certainly being conducted within an artificial world powered by AI and highly-powered computers, like in The Matrix, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO suggested at a tech conference in California:" [^]. Excellent, that means we don't need to buy a Tesla.

                                «There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008

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                                I wondered why there was a big red sign saying "LEVEL 2" when I reached 1,000,000 rep points!

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                                  So we are not going to heaven, hell or reincarnation (or any combintion of these). We are going to be garbage collected. And what if there is a tiny bug? Will I be immortal if I somehow can prevent my destructor ever being executed? Or if I always have a few other people who keep a reference?

                                  The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
                                  This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
                                  "I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.

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                                  ZurdoDev
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                                  CDP1802 wrote:

                                  if I always have a few other people who keep a reference?

                                  You're not dead as long as someone still remembers you. :-\

                                  There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                                    Great TV; I think this is the final few episodes.

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                                    They just started this seaasons episodes but they are going to be on 2 times a week at the moment. I haven't heard of anything else that may happen to it.

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                                      "Elon Musk has said that there is only a “one in billions” chance that we’re not living in a computer simulation. Our lives are almost certainly being conducted within an artificial world powered by AI and highly-powered computers, like in The Matrix, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO suggested at a tech conference in California:" [^]. Excellent, that means we don't need to buy a Tesla.

                                      «There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008

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                                      Vikram A Punathambekar
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                                      Are You Living in a Simulation?[^] I posted this in the Lounge in April 2003! :)

                                      Cheers, विक्रम "We have already been through this, I am not going to repeat myself." - fat_boy, in a global warming thread :doh:

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                                        I just looked out my window and saw GAME OVER plastered all over the sky. I wonder what happens now?

                                        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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                                        ledtech3
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                                        Restart and try again ?

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                                          "Elon Musk has said that there is only a “one in billions” chance that we’re not living in a computer simulation. Our lives are almost certainly being conducted within an artificial world powered by AI and highly-powered computers, like in The Matrix, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO suggested at a tech conference in California:" [^]. Excellent, that means we don't need to buy a Tesla.

                                          «There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008

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                                          Mark_Wallace
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                                          We Are living in computer simulations. The computer is our brain, and everything we see, hear, feel, etc, is composited there. Who knows what the world really looks like?

                                          I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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