Either way, the computer containing us will need more storage space and processing power than anything we have here. You only know you don’t exist on a computer when there is an infinite quantity of data - things like quantisation or the possible smallest unit of space put limits on how much variety there can be, hence stopping our universe from having an infinitely large quantity of data and making it containable. Sure there are irrational numbers with an infitite number of decimal places affecting things, but those may also apply outside the computer and were simply made to apply here to enough decimal places that we won’t know any different. Your computer’s concept of pi or e is only to a finite number of decimal places, but enough for all intents and purposes

The computer wouldn’t have to contain an infinite string for pi, etc., it would only have to contain algorithms that give that result when called upon.  Rather like the difference between raster and vector graphics; the latter are far more scalable.  Other applicable models (and there would be more than one in play) include cellular automata (just get some coffee, get nice and comfortable, and ask Stephen Wolfram about that one) or fractal iterations.

If you can define the model before knowing the irrational number I guess that can be done - kinda like drawing a circle, you can do it just from knowing radius is constant and from the model you make you derive pi. I have absolutely no idea why pi should have anything to do with circles, but it does, and similarly I have no idea why e should appear in the arrhenius equation, but it is. (actually in the arrhenius case it might be acceptable to use a different exponential so long as you do something to the power to cancel out the change, but nethertheless e has other uses)

I once wrote a short story with Thor, Ra etc all clustered round a computer
“They appear to be playing what is commonly known as a God game” said Black
“Fair enough” said Zaruthastra

(Guess what threat he got to make)

It’s still the 26th over there, eh?
It was my mother’s birthday, my mate’s wife’s birthday and Richard Dawkins’ birthday, too.
Cool.

LH, I’d like to read the short story.

Guess what threat he got to make

Fire and or Hell?
Or didn’t I get its crypticity? 

Read your Nietzche.

I’ll scan the only copy I can find in, maybe edit it (maybe not, depends on how lazy I feel) and ask you at some point to give me an email- I’ll let you know when.

Unfortunately I can only find the first edition, which as it was typed in the early 90’s before I had a WP is a little rough around the edges.

maybe edit it

Thanks LH. Don’t worry about ‘fixing it’.
Send it to the email attached to my name and reference LJ19, LH or SEB in the subject or I’m just as likely to delete it.

As for your .... You know it makes sense.
We have an oldish retired AFL player who has given a few very short monologues on the state of anything, signing off with “You know it makes sense. I’m Sam Kekovich.“
Most of the ones listed on YouTube are to do with his Eat Lamb advertising; most others shown on The Fat were much funnier.

I’m still waiting for some sort of sign Les. Do I have to provide my own silly robes?

There appears to be a ‘job swap’ scheme in place.  From that foul sewer that is a right wing murdoch tabloid The Sun

Dude, I’ll believe it when he makes himself fertile

Before I came in here there was very little if anything to talk about back in Feb. of 2007.  After I came in your brains engaged.  Most of you had a lot of shit to say to Melanie.  And most of it was that, Shit. I take that back one or two of you had some good points. Shortly after I left your brains again emptied.  It is now quiet in here, no one has a thought or anything to say.  I think that is funny.  Yesturday Jesus said that he loved me.  How does Jesus feel about you?

Not getting enough attention elsewhere?

Is there more than one Melanie? Or is there one Melanie who’s refering to herself in the third person?

Or perhaps a Melanie from an alternate universe who is stepping in to protect our universe’s Melanie?  Perhaps as a result of a bizarre transporter accident…

Our plaything left, and now is back. We kitties only go to threads where something is going on

Every day is Caturday, huh, Bahamat?

Indeed

Melanie crawls out from under her rock to say…

Shortly after I left your brains again emptied.  It is now quiet in here, no one has a thought or anything to say.  I think that is funny.

What’s really funny is that you seem to think that this thread is the only thread on this site that anyone ever comments on and that you were the catalyst for anything other than a lot of laughter.

Yesturday Jesus said that he loved me.  How does Jesus feel about you?

He thinks I’m somewhat crass at times, but he finds me funny anyway even though he feels bad about laughing at some of the jokes I make.

Before I came in here there was very little if anything to talk about back in Feb. of 2007.  After I came in your brains engaged.

Aah ... thanks for the memories, Melanie.  You did get us thinking, though, what with your wit and erudition. You know, since way back in Feb. of 2007, we’ve all really just been holding our breath in anticipation of your next gem.  Please, astound us that we may breathe again!

Yesturday Jesus said that he loved me.  How does Jesus feel about you?

All he said to me was that if it’s underscored with a red wavy line, try that ol’ spell check thingy.  I’m pretty sure it was Jesus.  HE SAID IT IN ALL CAPS.

Amen.

I apologize for double dipping, but I absolutely have to quote this gem, from this thread, back in March.  This may take us in circles, but that seems oddly appropriate now as history sets to repeat:

KPG: Oh, shit, now Melanie’s back….

Fuck, I need a fucking drink. Somebody bring me some whiskey, ‘kay?

Hi, I do believe you madaline. As for anyone else what is the harm in believing her. Things like this happened in the past and know one believed that. Call me crazy too but i dont care. I am here to tell god is coming and he wants people to know because he wants us to turn to him in forgiveness. If you choose not to then that is up to you.

This has been a Public Service Crank Identification brought to you by the folks at SEB. With additional funding we hope to someday be able to tag the cranks so their migration and mating habits can be studied in greater detail.

mating habits

They will be the ones ‘waiting’