Curtis "Ovid" Poe (he/him)May 16, 2023

Genie: I’ll give you one billion dollars if you can spend 100M in a month. There are 3 rules: No gifting, no gambling, no throwing it away.

SRE: Can I use AWS?

Genie: There are 4 rules.

Show threadmasukomiMay 16, 2023
@ovid I've never understood this thing. Same with the Brewsers Millions movie. I'd turn to a friend and say "hey, can i buy that <random cheap object> off of you for $100m?" They'd say yes. I'd buy it. We'd both win. Easy peasy.
Show threadAngleđź–‡May 20, 2023
@masukomi @ovid Counts as gifting, I think. Personally, I'd just hire a real estate agent and buy some land. Lots of land. Tell them I want it all paid for in a month. Maybe buy some stock, too, if that doesn't count as gambling? Lots of choices. :/
Show threadmasukomi
@Angle @ovid the same item is sold for different prices all the time. the car you buy from a friend for a dollar is legally a purchase. The expensive antique car you buy from a friend for 1 million is also a purchase and most definitely goes on your taxes even if the car was sold new for $20k. And any price is valid for any object during a legal transaction so long as both parties agree upon it.
May 20, 2023 at 10:29amWeb
Show threadAngleđź–‡May 20, 2023
@masukomi @ovid But does the Genie see it that way? :0
Show threadmasukomiMay 20, 2023
@Angle @ovid if you raise the possibility of the genie, using their own random in logical decisions of what does and does not count then there is no point in even debating it because you can’t assume that anything is a valid purchase or spent. If things are that open, then anything can be a gift.
Show threadAngleđź–‡May 20, 2023
@masukomi @ovid I think you can still anticipate the genie's responses. And, if this is supposed to be difficult, then solving it in five minutes is probably out.
Show threadAngleđź–‡May 20, 2023
@masukomi @ovid Unless you come up with something really clever, I suppose.