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Re:Something Big Is (Not) Happening by irishcoffee on Sunday February 15, 2026 @07:31PM (#47029373)
> Sure. Language just seems to structure a general learning system in a way that allows it to do all those things.

That's like saying python structures a general system.

Python does nothing at all. People use python to create constructs. We've covered this. :)

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Re:Something Big Is (Not) Happening by red75prime on Monday February 16, 2026 @02:29AM (#47031995)
Python is not a natural language. A natural language communicates things that are not here and now (essentially everything that occurs naturally). Moreover, language can convey abstractions that exist because of language itself.
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