This implies that the hibernation strategy is destined to fail. As the Thinker continues to decrease its temperature (which, remember, is what allows it to continue thinking indefinitely on a finite energy budget), sooner or later it will reach the tiny value of 10−30 kelvin. At that point, game over. The universe won’t accept its waste. One more thought (or, more precisely, one more erasure) and the Thinker fries.
