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Re:Samantha considering the prospect of being monitored for ... by hungryforcodes on Saturday September 11, 2021 @11:55PM (#28498514)
True, but telling people a program is alive or sentient when it's not is spreading a false hood.

Nice, and I hadn't used the VIX before. We both learned something today. :)

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Re:Samantha considering the prospect of being monitored for ... by fenomas on Sunday September 12, 2021 @03:52AM (#28499359)
> telling people a program is alive or sentient when it's not is spreading a false hood.

If you think my comment was doing that, I think you may be misremembering the Dijkstra quote.

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Re:Samantha considering the prospect of being monitored for ... by hungryforcodes on Sunday September 12, 2021 @05:30AM (#28499744)
Ah, I'm enlightened on another level, having looked up the quote now. Thank you -- that's TWO things I've learned today!
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