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I propose that some eccentric billionaire should spend his billions on the solution to one of mankind's big questions: an AIDS vaccine, the God algorithm, cheap organ cloning, complex matter replication, and so forth. The billionaire should then send that solution to Mars in a container that can only
be opened by a human or robot with human capabilities actually being there.
Possibilities include an ever-changing puzzle of a type difficult for a computer but not difficult for a person, the answer to which must be entered within 373 light-seconds (the closest approach to earth in light seconds times two); A puzzle requiring human dexterity; a sensor requiring fresh, living human cells (only a hundred or so) with no freezer damage; or something of the sort, or some combination thereof.
It should be bluffed that the artifact is boobytrapped against machines, such that the information would be destroyed if a machine tries to get to it.
HOTFTS 1, the quickening
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for [wagster] [2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jul 05 2008]
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A method for cheaply getting to Mars would work for me. |
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//spend his billions on the solution to
one of mankind's big questions//
Several problems here. |
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(1) Billions are already being spent on
everything you mentioned apart from
searching for a god algorithm (whatever
that may be). More money will help,
but you don't just go out and buy these
things from a discount oracle. |
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(2) The additional billions will be spent
on recruiting additional hundreds of
scientists. Their main interest is going
to be in some combination of (a) saving
lives or (b) becoming famous and
successful. Neither of these objectives
is going to be met by shipping the
solution to Mars. So, either no
scientists, or leaky scientists. |
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What is Hat Over the Fence 1? |
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the "quickening" shivers me timbers - where's Afro? |
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god algorithm? it's an anagram of Hold
Grim Goat, but I think it's too late, as he's clearly already on the loose. |
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"some eccentric billionaire should spend his billions" - ah, yes, spending other people's money, the solution to all the world's ills! |
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But frankly, this is out and out Wibni. |
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