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Re:Turing test considered harmful (1995) [pdf] by samizdis on Monday February 08, 2021 @06:53AM (#26063334)
> Scotland is a nation which has gained independence from Great Britain

Not yet, it hasn't. It has its own parliament with some devolved powers, though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland#Devolved_government_r...

There has been a campaign for full independence for a long time, but when it was put to a referendum, in 2014, Scotland voted against.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Scottish_independence_ref...

Re:Turing test considered harmful (1995) [pdf] by gerikson on Monday February 08, 2021 @07:27AM (#26063574)
The United Kingdom itself is a good test when trying to answer "what is a country?"