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Re:Ask HN: What would you do with $700 Billion? by bwag on Thursday September 25, 2008 @01:44PM (#315116)
Build the world's largest super computer. Then ask it what the meaning of life is.
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Re:Ask HN: What would you do with $700 Billion? by alex_c on Thursday September 25, 2008 @01:57PM (#315138)
You should ask it:

"Will mankind one day without the net expenditure of energy be able to restore the sun to its full youthfulness even after it had died of old age?"

Long-term, that would be the most useful possible way to spend the money.

(Source: http://www.multivax.com/last_question.html)

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Re:Ask HN: What would you do with $700 Billion? by qwph on Thursday September 25, 2008 @01:55PM (#315135)
"You aren't going to like it..."
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Re:Ask HN: What would you do with $700 Billion? by Ben65 on Thursday September 25, 2008 @03:51PM (#315296)
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Re:Ask HN: What would you do with $700 Billion? by TweedHeads on Thursday September 25, 2008 @02:09PM (#315159)
LSC: "Life has no meaning, you have the choice of giving it one, or let others give it for you."

BSOD

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