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When I want to save more data, before end of the loop, I send it near mini black hole, and retrieve ultra compressed data, which will decompress in next loop.
I’m confused, does this mean you would be immune to consequences? Like if you broke your arm the next time loop would magically fix it like nothing happened?
Yep.
You die, time just resets again, and you won't remember anything except the "strange txt file" that 1024KB in size that popped up in front of you on your Neuro-Computer implant when you wake up.
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Is that enough data to encode "Don't believe his lies" next to an 8-bit icon that looks vaguely like Teddy?
Seems like storage outside your brain is stable, so you can use your 1 kb of brain persistent storage to store a URL and credentials.
Well, that 1KB is special and is immune to time travel effects, everything else gets reset.
You can link to a website that you create after the loop begun, but when the loop resets, the link goes to what the webpage looked like at the beginning of the loop, so either a 404 Error, or if you already had the page up befote the loop, its just gets reverted to what it looked right at the start of the time loop.
So if between weeks you don't retain any skills and the entire world resets, then the sum total of your existence is what you experience in a week and what you can store in 1 kB of data. Unlike groundhog day, where the protagonist knows and can learn.
The 1 kB would be the only thing that indicates that something is going on.
The irony is that your own memory of the 1 kB existing and how to write to it would also need to be retained.
(I'm a software developer, it's all about the edge cases.)
My initial response with the expanded parameters, I'd probably store a GPS location and a timestamp. How far did you get in a week, assuming that your starting location also resets.
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That weeks winnings lotto numbers. It would amount to nothing but I'd be happy forever.
Maybe include something to the effect of, "you are the chosen one, have maximum confidence in your actions and decisions, for they are guided."
Yes, you'd be a raging psycho, but 1.) that's sadly what works and gets you to the top fast and 2.) brain wipe, no risk of remorse if I can't remember. You'd feel motivated and fulfilled, though it's based on a lie. Blissful ignorance.
Lol the "Chosen One" thing was literally my previous question. 😅
I’d save a text file that says “be sure to change your underwear.”
It would take me a week to decide, besides the fact this is beyond me 😄
i could figure out when it loops because date is just a number... or two. easily stored.
after i know when it loops, time to start connecting to other people's storage. there's like 8.2 billion people so i can potentially get ~8tera of shared experiences. or kick ass days.
then it's time to hatch from the egg.
Bytes? What even is a byte in a brain? How much information is that? I think if you said "a tweet of 250 characters", I could give you an answer, but 1024 bytes???
Assuming standard data storage, you've got 1024 chars
If you do a 5 bit encoding (0-31) that's enough for the alphabet and numbers can overlap with letters like in braille, plus spaces. Thats around 1638 characters. Standard ascii is technically 7 bits and that would compress to 1170 characters without the initial 0
I think the question here is how much translation can be auto-done if you don't have any memory of it to begin with. If it takes you any significant amount of time, that's probably not worth it.
8192 "1"s or "0"s stored in your Neuro-Computer Implant which automatically converts to Human-Readable text via UTF-8.
TLDR: You have a .txt file in your brain with the max capacity of 1024 Bytes or 1024 characters if its the standard English Language and syntax.
Oh, but having bytes opens up so many more possibilities. I'm working on a fun response to this... But it's going to be a bit long.
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