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What is the Y100K problem. More importantly, who would they pay out at that point when both parties are dead
by 0xJRS 9y ago
What is the Y100K problem.
More importantly, who would they pay out at that point when both parties are dead
- KingMob 9y agoWhat if you want to bet they find a cure for death?
- wpietri 9y agoWe would totally accept that bet. The closest bet we have right now is bet 11: “At least one human alive in the year 2000 will still be alive in 2150.” http://longbets.org/11/ http://longbets.org/11/ The tricky part is coming up with a clear agreement about what "cure" and "death" mean here. But there's a lot of good discussion around e.g., the extropians, so I think a solid bet could be created.
- jandrese 9y agoDoes "Brain in a Jar" count? How about a Ghost in the Shell? More likely this is a bet on if Cyrogenics finally works out.
- wpietri 9y agoYou mean for that bet? Good question, and not one I'm likely to have to answer. But from the arguments, the spirit seems to be about traditional meat-brain-in-meat-body life. Or do you mean for your own? This is between you and the person you bet with. If you have a firm opinion, definitely find somebody on the opposite side and see if you can put together a bet.
- wpietri 9y agoI'm pretty sure that's a joking reference to the Y2K problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2000_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2000_problem Payout are to the bettor's selected charity. Or, if that's gone, the closest one we can find.