Could you give me a minute to think it over? Oh, wait, shit...
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Have you ever had a dream that you, um, you had, your, you- you could, you’ll do, you- you wants, you, you could do so, you- you’ll do, you could- you, you want, you want him to do you so much you could do anything?
Does it get better?
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As I pondered at what I could possibly ask, I blurted out "Do I get time to think about this or do I have to ask it like... right now?"
OH SHIT FUCK I DIDN'T MEAN TO ASK....
"It doesn't matter anymore, now you don't."
And with that, I realized... I FUCKED UP...
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What comes after death?
Monkey's paw: You get the answer but you are also granted immortality.
Win-win
What is the two element set where the first element is the best possible question I could ask and the second element is the answer to that question?
The omnipotent being in question may not enjoy this programmer's ploy to wish for more wishes.
It's technically quite clever, but depending on who you're asking, it could be dangerous route to take.
Q: What is the two element set where the first element is the best possible question I could ask and the second element is the answer to that question?
A: 1 - What is the two element set where the first element is the best possible question I could ask and the second element is the answer to that question?
2 - Q: What is the two element set where the first element is the best possible question I could ask and the second element is the answer to that question?
A: 1 - What is the two element set where the first element is the best possible question I could ask and the second element is the answer to that question?
2 - Q: What is the two element set where the first element is the best possible question I could ask and the second element is the answer to that question?
A: 1 - What is the two element set where the first element is the best possible question I could ask and the second element is the answer to that question?
2 - Q: What is the two element set where the first element is the best possible question I could ask and the second element is the answer to that question?
A: 1 - What is the two element set where the first element is the best possible question I could ask and the second element is the answer to that question?
2 - Q: What is the two element set where the first element is the best possible question I could ask and the second element is the answer to that question?
A: 1 - What is the two element set where the first element is the best possible question I could ask and the second element is the answer to that question?
2 - Q: What is the two element set where the first element is the best possible question I could ask and the second element is the answer to that question?
A: 1 - What is the two element set where the first element is the best possible question I could ask and the second element is the answer to that question?
2 - Q: What is the two element set where the first element is the best possible question I could ask and the second element is the answer to that question?
A: 1 - What is the two element set where the first element is the best possible question I could ask and the second element...
While funny, this answer to the question is useless, thus making the question not actually be good, so the answer would have to be different. The only issue is it could lead to a paradox, where if the answer were to be useful the question would actually be good, possibly the best, which would mean it should've been the answer, etc.
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Does P=NP?
What are next weeks lottery numbers?
Might get stuck with a small payout.
"What are the winning numbers for the next lottery drawing with a payout of over $500 million?"
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“What will be the official winning numbers, stated as five white-ball numbers in ascending order, followed by the Mega Ball and the Megaplier, for the Mega Millions drawing held on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time?”
You get the answer - the day after, on Wednesday. I don't see any time-guarantee in the statement.
I can ask the longest and most complete question ever posed but if the genie is a trickster it's always going to pan out that way.
Monkey's paw: You get the numbers but miraculously 10,000 other people also get the winning numbers.
Ha ha this is really a good one, well done!
Where is the nearest intelligent life outside the solar system?
I'd rephrase and ask "where is the most similarly advanced - relative to humans- intelligent life outside the solar system.
I wanna weed out all the low hanging fruit and find folks we might have a chance of talking to at some point.
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do all non-trivial roots of the Riemann zeta function have the form 0.5+xi, and why or why not
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Why does the universe exist?
Who's a good boy?
All dogs
Not all. There are some bad boys out there.
There are no bad dogs. Only bad trainers. Its a human problem.
I think @CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world meant dogs with sunglasses riding motorcycles. Because I think we all agree here that all dogs are indeed very, VERY good dogs.
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What is the most cost effective and realistic way to reverse climate change back to an early 1800s climate and maintain it there indefinitely?
Then you know what to do and get even more frustrated seeing governments all over the world ignore your advice.
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"Plague."
Easy: How does subjective conscious experience arise from physical processes in the brain?
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"How do I guarantee myself unlimited more correct answers?"
If it's already possible to give one, then tell me how to remove the limit lol
"This is impossible. Goodbye."
Asking a loaded question doesn't automatically make the premise true.
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