On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 8:21 AM, Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote:


> but... the nature of both mechanical
> loss and the mental delusion (of a perpmo) - is that when things become
> chaotic, they become unpredictable... and this may be preferable to the
> alternative.
>

Perhaps a good energy accountant would be useful here.  If I were going to
try to balance the books, I would look at revenues and expenses:

A. a good push (non-recurring income)
B. gravity
   1. up and down cyclic motion (a wash)
   2. potential energy from mass (non-recurring income, doesn't do a whole
lot of good)
C. friction (ongoing expense; from the bearings, the wind, etc.)

Non-recurring amount A will eventually be eaten away by the recurring
expense of C.  In order for our AI to do any good with its intelligence, it
will have to figure out how to tap into another revenue stream.

Eric

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