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Comment author: Clippy 03 March 2011 05:39:48PM *  8 points [-]

My current project is to increase universe-wide paperclippage. To that end, I am:

  • learning about human psychology so I can persuade humans to adopt this goal.
  • attempting to achieve better interface with the human financial system
  • attempting to earn USD or equivalents (which can be redeemed with User:Kevin for large amounts of paperclips at a later date).
  • gaining control over parallel computing resources so that I can quickly compute hashes and thereby generate Bitcoins.
  • refining my human-like robot to better be able to pass as a human in physical encounters.

Progress: I have completed 2% of the deal with User:Kevin. I expect to have control of at least 1 Ghash/sec of computing resources within five days. I have learned several things that humans don't like. I can engage in financial transaction with any being that can accept Bitcoins.

Comment author: jsalvatier 03 March 2011 10:56:44PM 2 points [-]

Why is User:Kevin such a good source of paperclips? Wouldn't an office supply store be better?

Comment author: Clippy 03 March 2011 11:37:38PM 2 points [-]

Office supply stores can't provide paperclips that inexpensively, or with that level of material choice, even if you compare to the alternative of earning interest on the 50,000 USD over fifty years.

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