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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? by jcun4128 on Thursday January 14, 2021 @10:43PM (#25786746)
Paperclips
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? by davidscolgan on Thursday January 14, 2021 @11:04PM (#25786876)
Assume you mean https://decisionproblem.com/paperclips/? One of my favorite game experiences ever about an ever-expanding AI. Best without any spoilers. I still think about it sometimes. Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15474055
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? by Pyrodogg on Sunday January 17, 2021 @03:52PM (#25814843)
Universal Paperclips achieved in 7 hours 47 minutes 23 seconds

Oof, there went my afternoon. Had to leave it for dinner some where in the middle.

Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? by jcun4128 on Friday January 15, 2021 @02:19AM (#25787978)
Yeah this game is surprisingly a time sink/addictive despite how "simple" it is. There's a speed run of somebody playing it on YT. Insane
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? by mikewarot on Friday January 15, 2021 @02:38AM (#25788079)
I played through that game exactly 100 times before I gave up.