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BigER posted 05-14-99 02:36 PM ET
Design a game like SMAC?
Discover the roots of DNA?
Build a starship?
Convince Colin Powel to run for Prez?
Find a really good cup of coffee east of the Mississippi?
Bring world peace?
Bring wirld peas?
Actually find a Star Wars(tm) ticket for sale?
Shock the monkey?
Stop me from writing more junk?
OhWell posted 05-14-99 03:47 PM ET
Actually, no... You would spend all of your time cleaning up chimp poop. Ugh!
Kefaed posted 05-14-99 04:43 PM ET
"Design a game like SMAC?"
Maybe like CTP
Singularity posted 05-14-99 04:55 PM ET
Given about 3 million years for them to evolve, you might be able to produce a game like CtP.
Dark Nexus posted 05-14-99 06:16 PM ET
Actually, the theory of probability states that eventually they would hit just the right combination of keystrokes to create SMAC, CTP, whatever.
The more common version is that given an infinite number of monkeys working at an infinite number of typewriters, they would eventually create the greatest novel known to man.
The One And Only DarkStar posted 05-14-99 06:53 PM ET
Dark Nexus: OK, let's say the chimps create SMAC...hmmm they wouldnt recognize it at as a game and would probably delete it...
And who says the chimps will want to program things???
Wouldnt they rather eat each other's bugs?
CarniveaN posted 05-15-99 01:26 AM ET
sign a deal with fox, and have your chimps appear weekly in Homer's head.
Hmm, if they are infinate...
I could go on a killing spree that would never end, a witch hunt or chimp hunt if you will. HA hah ha these simple heretics will die. Also if there is an infinite amount of them, is there a connection between the chimps and newbies?
Carny
Ser_Olmy posted 05-15-99 03:49 AM ET
you could build a space elevator!!!!!
CarniveaN posted 05-15-99 05:57 AM ET
straight to hell !!!
Ser_Olmy posted 05-16-99 03:58 AM ET
Why do you what to build one to there?, isn't it a bit hot?
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Author	Topic: Given an infinite number of chimps can you....?
BigER	posted 05-14-99 02:36 PM ET Design a game like SMAC? Discover the roots of DNA? Build a starship? Convince Colin Powel to run for Prez? Find a really good cup of coffee east of the Mississippi? Bring world peace? Bring wirld peas? Actually find a Star Wars(tm) ticket for sale? Shock the monkey? Stop me from writing more junk?
OhWell	posted 05-14-99 03:47 PM ET Actually, no... You would spend all of your time cleaning up chimp poop. Ugh!
Kefaed	posted 05-14-99 04:43 PM ET "Design a game like SMAC?" Maybe like CTP
Singularity	posted 05-14-99 04:55 PM ET Given about 3 million years for them to evolve, you might be able to produce a game like CtP.
Dark Nexus	posted 05-14-99 06:16 PM ET Actually, the theory of probability states that eventually they would hit just the right combination of keystrokes to create SMAC, CTP, whatever. The more common version is that given an infinite number of monkeys working at an infinite number of typewriters, they would eventually create the greatest novel known to man.
The One And Only DarkStar	posted 05-14-99 06:53 PM ET Dark Nexus: OK, let's say the chimps create SMAC...hmmm they wouldnt recognize it at as a game and would probably delete it... And who says the chimps will want to program things??? Wouldnt they rather eat each other's bugs?
CarniveaN	posted 05-15-99 01:26 AM ET sign a deal with fox, and have your chimps appear weekly in Homer's head. Hmm, if they are infinate... I could go on a killing spree that would never end, a witch hunt or chimp hunt if you will. HA hah ha these simple heretics will die. Also if there is an infinite amount of them, is there a connection between the chimps and newbies? Carny
Ser_Olmy	posted 05-15-99 03:49 AM ET you could build a space elevator!!!!!
CarniveaN	posted 05-15-99 05:57 AM ET straight to hell !!!
Ser_Olmy	posted 05-16-99 03:58 AM ET Why do you what to build one to there?, isn't it a bit hot?