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humblesheep
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De-da-de-de, de-da-de-de, de-da-de-de, de-da-de-de, de-da-de-de?
?? Vast as space ? between science and superstition? an area which we call ... The Twilight Zone.?
You wake up locked in a room, there is a bed and a table with a computer. On the computer is Star Trek Online. Your mission (Jim?), is to fully build your Starbase, Embassy and Mine from scratch! - Then the door will unlock.
To make life simpler, all projects complete in 1 second, and you have unlimited, EC, Dilithium & Fleet Marks. - Its? all about the time!
The question:
Will you survive, if:
a) you have no food or water (say 3 days), or,
b) you have water but no food (say 30 days)?.
For full marks please show all workings and include travelling times and any assumptions you make (sleep time, fatigue, etc?). Note, with unlimited resources, you will not need extra trips to discount vendors or to your SB for FM boosts. A useful resource is the excellent: Fleet Holding Costs -- full details on how much it costs to finish.
Bonus question for extra marks:
You have been given a box of budget computer mice, each one is rated at 10,000 clicks before failing. Assuming a standard deviation of zero, how many mice will you need to complete the task?
De-da-de-de, de-da-de-de, de-da-de-de, de-da-de-de, de-da-de-de?
?? Vast as space ? between science and superstition? an area which we call ... The Twilight Zone.?
You wake up locked in a room, there is a bed and a table with a computer. On the computer is Star Trek Online. Your mission (Jim?), is to fully build your Starbase, Embassy and Mine from scratch! - Then the door will unlock.
To make life simpler, all projects complete in 1 second, and you have unlimited, EC, Dilithium & Fleet Marks. - Its? all about the time!
The question:
Will you survive, if:
a) you have no food or water (say 3 days), or,
b) you have water but no food (say 30 days)?.
For full marks please show all workings and include travelling times and any assumptions you make (sleep time, fatigue, etc?). Note, with unlimited resources, you will not need extra trips to discount vendors or to your SB for FM boosts. A useful resource is the excellent: Fleet Holding Costs -- full details on how much it costs to finish.
Bonus question for extra marks:
You have been given a box of budget computer mice, each one is rated at 10,000 clicks before failing. Assuming a standard deviation of zero, how many mice will you need to complete the task?
De-da-de-de, de-da-de-de, de-da-de-de, de-da-de-de, de-da-de-de?
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I'll update more as I get some more measurements.
Which, oddly enough, is the generally accepted amount of time it takes to become an 'expert' at something.
--Red Annorax