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Old 12-28-2010, 09:34 AM   #1
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Post Earth project aims to 'simulate everything'


"It could be one of the most ambitious computer projects ever conceived."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12012082
 
Old 12-29-2010, 10:54 PM   #2
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Great. Just great. What's next, a project that'll let people predict your life's journey?

Seriously though, I got ridiculously anxious/nervous reading this article.
 
Old 12-29-2010, 11:11 PM   #3
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Don't worry, the computer power needed to do something like that will in my estimation be not available in my lifetime. Even then you can not predict an individuals life, only the statistical way of the masses.
 
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Sounds like a load of balls. They'll only end up with a text based version of the sims.
 
  


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