Re: How many bits are necessary to store the universe?

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From: jmfbahciv
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:36

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In article <M6MWerrNOixv@eisner.encompasserve.org>,
   briggs@encompasserve.org wrote:
>In article <1131985279.298734.50820@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>, "tadchem" 
<thomas.davidson@dla.mil> writes:
>> With one bit you can create a virtual universe, but it won't *do*
>> anything, so it won't be very interesting.
>
>If you don't need the universe to do anything, you can encode one
>state in zero bits.
>
>This optimization makes it possible to simulate infinitely many
>parallel universes with very modest hardware requirements.

There was a story about one our customers using a gun and
a bullet because of unwanted universes.  Good thing we
sold iron.

/BAH

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