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Re:Rice’s Theorem: An interactive tutorial by wizeman on Friday November 25, 2022 @04:10PM (#33746802)
I agree a bit with your point, but still, given how little it is usually emphasized that the Halting problem is not valid for finite-state machines I'm not sure that even very smart people don't mistakenly end up believing that it is.
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Re:Rice’s Theorem: An interactive tutorial by mannykannot on Friday November 25, 2022 @05:19PM (#33747429)
You appear to have a low opinion of other people's cognitive abilities. In that light, perhaps you should consider the possibility that your position could complicate understanding these matters for someone who is approaching them for the first time.
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