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Time for money, good idea or bad idea?

fredreload
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After making a time consuming compression algorithm, as always. I being to wonder if it is worth it to trade off time for money. We all work, I know, and as much as I would like immortality to work, it seems it requires a bit more time. So at a realistic point, if immortality is not yet achieved, is it worth it to trade time for money?

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Immortality means you have as much time to waste as possible, money is not a problem

Since we're not immortal, what's your point?

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That my algorithm is great? What do you guys want?

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Immortality means you have as much time to waste as possible, money is not a problem

 

Surely immortality means that you need a lot of money: just planning for retirement is bad enough. Planning for eternity sounds like a tough job.

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Surely immortality means that you need a lot of money: just planning for retirement is bad enough. Planning for eternity sounds like a tough job.

Well Strange, immortality means you don't die = =, you can starve yourself, stab in the heart but you live. After that plan for retirement, sorry to the two upstairs

Well Strange, immortality means you don't die = =, you can starve yourself, stab in the heart but you live.

 

 

It doesn't mean you can't suffer...

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That my algorithm is great? What do you guys want?

I wrote this code that take a long time to execute with great compression result. For a 1GB file you need to run something like n^2, n represents every bit there is, so you need to run 8000000000*8000000000, to get the 1GB file, but rather than storing it as bits you get a single number 8000000000. But since it takes a long time to execute, it gets a bit pointless, or so I feel. Imagine a single number 8000000000 being the 1GB game you want to play, all you do is take this code and decompress is back home

 

 

It doesn't mean you can't suffer...

Well ya, only if I get stuck in the nth dimension ;)

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Well ya, only if I get stuck in the nth dimension ;)

 

 

"Breaking News"...

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"Breaking News"...

And I'll try to get a second immortal guy/girl in with me

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Well Strange, immortality means you don't die = =, you can starve yourself, stab in the heart but you live.

 

I would rather not spend eternity starving. Thanks, anyway.

But since it takes a long time to execute, it gets a bit pointless, or so I feel.

 

Or you could look for a more efficient algorithm that gives the same result.

 

But what this has to do with with immortality or money is anyone's guess. Did you start drinking a while before before your wrote the opening post?

And I'll try to get a second guy/girl in with me

 

 

"Breaking News" fred misses the point, again...

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"Breaking News" fred misses the point, again...

Alright, some guy decides to kick the guy/girl away before he enters = =

I wrote this code that take a long time to execute with great compression result.

Unfortunately your compression algorithms that you presented on the forum, are... not good.. (politely speaking)

So far.

If you would listen our advices you could improve them. But we're so far hitting the wall with heads.

 

For a 1GB file you need to run something like n^2, n represents every bit there is, so you need to run 8000000000*8000000000, to get the 1GB file, but rather than storing it as bits you get a single number 8000000000. But since it takes a long time to execute, it gets a bit pointless, or so I feel. Imagine a single number 8000000000 being the 1GB game you want to play, all you do is take this code and decompress is back home

No, it does not work this way.

You could do that only if these 1 GB would be f.e. image of fractal.

You could store just equation generating it (or complete computer code generating it like it's in self-extracting (executable file) ZIP/RAR (without having to install ZIP/RAR application) ).

Run loops for x and y, 0<=x<width, 0<=y<height, getting fractal value at location, and store in pixel/offset.

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If you don't need to closely monitor the results you can let the computer run while you are otherwise occupied.

 

In theory, you could automate to the point that your every need is taken care of though.

I dont believe there is a fair way to put a value on your time. If my time is worth $(m) per year and I expect to have (x) years of income. $100,000.00×40=$4,000,000.00

My Short and long term plans are directly linked to my estimated income. If I have in reality 3 years of income, then my time is,in the given equation, worth $1,333,333.33 per year.

I have no way of knowing how much time I have. So basically there is no fair way to acurately determine how much my time is worth.

Fortunately, there are many other days to be compensated for work. I have a x% profit stake in my company on top of a piece rate of pay and salary. The piece rate of pay works by paying specific amounts for each piece of work you complete. The amount of time it takes to complete the work and comparitive compensation in relation to the time for money method may not provide a significant monetary difference. However, the exchange of work for money instead of time for money does provide the opportunity to eliminate the time to money ratio problem.

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