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Re:Gamers Unlock Protein Mystery That Baffled AIDS Researche... by mstroeck on Monday September 19, 2011 @04:51PM (#3015144)
How is pattern matching not computation? The fact that you don't notice the underlying computational complexity is just a measure of how freaking good humans are at pattern matching.
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Re:Gamers Unlock Protein Mystery That Baffled AIDS Researche... by sliverstorm on Monday September 19, 2011 @11:22PM (#3016143)
It is true, at its core it is a form of computation. Though it blurs the line a little- the human brain isn't exactly pushing around numbers.
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Re:Gamers Unlock Protein Mystery That Baffled AIDS Researche... by seako on Tuesday September 20, 2011 @01:30AM (#3016404)
to be fair your computer isn't exactly pushing around numbers either. your computer does the same thing your nervous system does: push around electrical signals.
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