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Re:Illegal prime by mojomark on Friday April 27, 2018 @09:28AM (#16940608)
> As you've specified a weapon must be a thing, then trivially no

"Information" is a noun, hence it is a "thing".

Furthermore, the 'physical damage' it can inflict is the destruction or manipulation of physical memory cell states.

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Re:Illegal prime by SiempreViernes on Friday April 27, 2018 @11:04AM (#16941266)
If you want to have the argument that a "thing" can mean "information" I wish you all the luck in getting a partner that agrees with you. Personally it's both for me, depending on the occasion.
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Re:Illegal prime by mojomark on Friday April 27, 2018 @01:43PM (#16942680)
There is no argument, "information" is a "thing", by definition.
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