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Re:Show HN: A “living” Linux process with no memory by state_less on Thursday March 26, 2020 @11:25AM (#22694439)
Can you write a program to tell if any given program is going to halt?
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Re:Show HN: A “living” Linux process with no memory by cwp on Thursday March 26, 2020 @11:35AM (#22694567)
Tell you what: you give me time and money, and I'll work on this program. Keep giving me time and money until I tell you I've succeeded.
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Re:Show HN: A “living” Linux process with no memory by saagarjha on Thursday March 26, 2020 @12:04PM (#22694953)
Can someone write a program to tell me how much money I’d need to give you?
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Re:Show HN: A “living” Linux process with no memory by kd22 on Thursday March 26, 2020 @12:12PM (#22695030)
Give me time and I'll tell you at the end how much money you need to give me.
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Re:Show HN: A “living” Linux process with no memory by naniwaduni on Friday March 27, 2020 @12:22AM (#22700424)
Sounds like a good deal if we don't need to pay until you're done!
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Re:Show HN: A “living” Linux process with no memory by state_less on Thursday March 26, 2020 @12:54PM (#22695478)
No need to be difficult, just give me an estimate. Is this going to be a small, medium or large t-shirt size task?
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Re:Show HN: A “living” Linux process with no memory by necovek on Friday March 27, 2020 @01:30AM (#22700630)
Agreed, take all the time you need.
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Re:Show HN: A “living” Linux process with no memory by enedil on Thursday March 26, 2020 @12:20PM (#22695131)
Sure, I'll just be giving you half your wage with each coming hour.
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Re:Show HN: A “living” Linux process with no memory by Dylan16807 on Thursday March 26, 2020 @11:54AM (#22694818)
As long as linear execution time is acceptable, okay. Give me a couple million dollars and I'll have it to you in a week.
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Re:Show HN: A “living” Linux process with no memory by yjftsjthsd-h on Thursday March 26, 2020 @11:36AM (#22694584)
With enough time, sure! [0][1]

[0] Disclaimer: may take slightly longer than heat death of current universe.

[1] Alternative solution: https://m.xkcd.com/1266/

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