• @scarabic
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      45 months ago

      A mark on a stick can encode an infinite amount of information. That doesn’t make it a computer.

      • Pissipissini Johnson 🩵! :D
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        05 months ago

        Yeah it does. Why not? A computer is essentially just a system of inputs and connected levers. How much do you know about stuff like kernel code or writing computer programs?

        Couldn’t you write something that looks a whole lot like a very logical code on your stick, and use it to analyse a maths problem? What if you wanted to perform a task like multiplication by hand?

        • @scarabic
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          45 months ago

          I think you’re confusing any form of data storage with being a computer.

          • Pissipissini Johnson 🩵! :D
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            15 months ago

            No. Any form of data storage is a computer. So is an abacus or pocket calculator. You just need to make it more complicated by building up maths rules