Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: Richard Damon <richard@damon-family.org>
Newsgroups: comp.theory
Subject: Re: Bad faith and dishonesty
Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 21:04:49 -0400
Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org)
Message-ID: <0317871e5ac4283740864ecfc3806dc32a69b919@i2pn2.org>
References: <m99YP.725664$B6tf.610565@fx02.ams4>
 <100uct4$184ak$1@dont-email.me> <100v9ta$1d5lg$7@dont-email.me>
 <1011eai$1urdm$1@dont-email.me> <10121bt$22da5$4@dont-email.me>
 <8bb5266e35845a4d8f2feb618c0c18629c04e4e7@i2pn2.org>
 <1012oj1$278f8$1@dont-email.me>
 <1196d9de2e2aebc1b6d1a85047192e8ea1aeb1f1@i2pn2.org>
 <10137lv$2djeu$1@dont-email.me>
 <95ba066e940ac7d1fdb79506825c51262a5cafd8@i2pn2.org>
 <1014lmu$2lsi8$6@dont-email.me> <1014mms$2m7dv$1@dont-email.me>
 <1014n3h$2lsi8$11@dont-email.me> <1014r5e$2ng56$1@dont-email.me>
 <1014re7$2njj2$1@dont-email.me>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Injection-Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 01:18:22 -0000 (UTC)
Injection-Info: i2pn2.org;
	logging-data="2214735"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org";
	posting-account="diqKR1lalukngNWEqoq9/uFtbkm5U+w3w6FQ0yesrXg";
User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0
Content-Language: en-US
In-Reply-To: <1014re7$2njj2$1@dont-email.me>

On 5/27/25 1:06 PM, olcott wrote:
> On 5/27/2025 12:01 PM, Richard Heathfield wrote:
>> On 27/05/2025 16:52, olcott wrote:
>>> On 5/27/2025 10:45 AM, Richard Heathfield wrote:
>>>> On 27/05/2025 16:28, olcott wrote:
>>>>> The term "Program" is too narrow minded.
>>>>> Unit of computation within a model of computation.
>>>>
>>>> You do like to keep your words moving, don't you?
>>>>
>>>> If you don't like 'program', why not use the term 'computation'?
>>>
>>> I need my work stated in such a way that it can be plugged
>>> into C functions, x86 machine language functions, TMs,
>>> RASP machines.
>>
>> 'Computation' covers all of those.
>>
> 
> Not enough specificity.
> 

And that just shows your lack of understanding.


If your idea needs breaking to definition of a computation, it doesn't 
work in Computation Theory.