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Comment by hackinthebochs

6 days ago

No, not at all.

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otabdeveloper4  6 days ago

Yes at all. I think you misunderstand the significance of "general computing". The binary string 01101110 is a general-purpose computer, for example.

  • hackinthebochs  5 days ago

    No, that's insane. Computing is a dynamic process. A static string is not a computer.

    • MarkusQ  5 days ago

      It may be insane, but it's also true.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_110

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