Emacs in the Age of Magic

Re:Emacs in the Age of Magic by everybodyknows on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @05:11PM (#50459423)

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Re:Emacs in the Age of Magic by atrus on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @06:49PM (#50460718)

I'm glad I'm not the only one who see this comment a lot, and hates it. Computers are only "deterministic" because they have about 47 layers of error correction between you and reality.

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Re:Emacs in the Age of Magic by vfclists on Friday November 13, 2026 @05:23PM (#50490875)

Digital computing doesn't imply ECC memory. Babbage's engine didn't use ECC memory but with enough energy, matter and enough time it would be just as capable.

You are confusing the underlying principle with the implementation.

I suggest you read some of Dijkstra's papers.

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