> > In the Matrix case, the computer also has to interact with every plugge=
d in
> > human so it would need to work in real time.
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> Plugged in humans are in stasis / dream. Their reality has no time
> link to their surroundings so real time is not needed for activities
> in their world - you can clock them at whatever speed you wish :-).
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>         Russell

To some extent, perhaps. But it would still need to be a very fast computer=
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even manage to simulate a few nanoseconds of simulation time before the=20
lifetime in real time would be over for the human.

Anyway, it seems like a pretty stupid idea to use up all this energy that w=
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be required to run this simulation just to harvest energy produced by the=20
humans, in order to run the machines. Why not just use the needed energy to=
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produce nourishments, run the simulation and everything else around it dire=
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to run the machines instead. Or have I missed something?

/Ruben
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