Ask HN: What weird or hard problems are you trying to solve?

Re:Ask HN: What weird or hard problems are you trying to solve? by Jill_the_Pill on Sunday July 05, 2020 @08:42PM (#23743594)

Do you think they'd still be using USB drives and bothering to keep track of antique passwords in the future?

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Re:Ask HN: What weird or hard problems are you trying to solve? by self_awareness on Monday July 06, 2020 @12:43AM (#23744763)

If it can happen, it will happen, all you need is a sample (in this case: number of people who know about the time traveler) large enough.

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Re:Ask HN: What weird or hard problems are you trying to solve? by monsieurbanana on Sunday July 05, 2020 @09:14PM (#23743748)

There's a few reasons for that, including avoiding anachronisms for aesthetic purposes.

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Re:Ask HN: What weird or hard problems are you trying to solve? by Normal_gaussian on Monday July 06, 2020 @04:38AM (#23745857)

Time machines could be invented in the near future. In fact I am wholly unable to say one hasn't been invented already.

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Re:Ask HN: What weird or hard problems are you trying to solve? by dave_sid on Monday July 06, 2020 @05:33AM (#23746122)

You may need to get an old usb stick from eBay. The good news is that they probably would be selling for quite cheap.

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Re:Ask HN: What weird or hard problems are you trying to solve? by vikramkr on Monday July 06, 2020 @11:39AM (#23749050)

Unless they're priceless antiques of an age long gone and sell for millions of inflation and future currency exchange rate adjusted dollars

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Re:Ask HN: What weird or hard problems are you trying to solve? by dave_sid on Monday July 06, 2020 @12:48PM (#23749739)

That’s a very good point.

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