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Re:A Computer Scientist’s View of Life, the Universe, and Ev... by ThomPete on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @06:12AM (#14096255)
design requires intent.
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Re:A Computer Scientist’s View of Life, the Universe, and Ev... by adrianN on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @07:20AM (#14096592)
You're technically correct. s/design/structure/?
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Re:A Computer Scientist’s View of Life, the Universe, and Ev... by ThomPete on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @07:48AM (#14096729)
If there is no intetnt there is no purpose of structure.
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Re:A Computer Scientist’s View of Life, the Universe, and Ev... by adrianN on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @09:07AM (#14097242)
Not every structure needs a purpose though.
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Re:A Computer Scientist’s View of Life, the Universe, and Ev... by ThomPete on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @09:40AM (#14097527)
What structure doesent?
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Re:A Computer Scientist’s View of Life, the Universe, and Ev... by optimuspaul on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @10:02AM (#14097751)
just a stab in the dark... a rock? It has structure, but what is it's purpose?
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Re:A Computer Scientist’s View of Life, the Universe, and Ev... by ThomPete on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @11:39AM (#14098727)
structure to us not structure in itself.
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