Write a program that accurately simulates the entire American economy. The program should be able to predict recessions and find the best possible ways to resolve emerging debt crises. You must devote much of your attention to optimization as it's a requirement for your program to run smoothly on an ordinary PC computer. Deadline: 3 days from now.
>>3 America cannot be saved.
Also, NP-hard problems are decidable.
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Anonymous2011-08-06 7:50
NP-hard problems are decidable
Prove it.
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Anonymous2011-08-06 7:51
I prefer implementing a system that utilizes analog integration as it best models the stochastic nature of the US economy. Essentially, my solution is thus:
Write software to poll a methane gas detector installed in a locked 75 square foot room containing a dozen monkeys. Once the monkeys have flung enough shit at each other, and the methane levels have risen to satisfactory levels, the software determines that this event signals volatility in the the US marketplace. If any monkeys die within 10 days from the start of the experiment due to lack of food or water, this is used to signal a credit rating devaluation, at which point the contents of the room are incinerated, removed, and the room is then sterilized and repopulated with a new batch of monkeys for the next round.