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From: olcott <polcott333@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: DDD simulated by HHH cannot possibly halt (Halting Problem)
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Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2025 21:06:52 -0500
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On 4/3/2025 8:59 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
> On 4/3/25 9:27 PM, olcott wrote:
>> void DDD()
>> {
>>     HHH(DDD);
>>     return;
>> }
>>
>> Do you really think that anyone knowing the C
>> programming language is too stupid to see that
>> DDD simulated by HHH cannot possibly return?
> 
> But if HHH doesn't do a complete emulation, it doesn't show that its 
> input is non-halting, 

In other words you're convinced that a C
program cannot see what every C programmer sees?

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