Large computer programs are complex texts with instructions for the real world and can be read unambiguously.
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That's not exactly true - the computer programs can only deal with computer data, not the 'real world,' in order to work with real world data you need to use heuristics which can be inaccurate (for example:)pic.twitter.com/3fkAhz6lqM
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"He who washes with bleach is healthier than he who drinks it." "So you want us to shower using bleach, thanks Mr. Prophet!" "What?! No, that was explicitly a metaphor about laund-" "He told us to take bathes in bleach guys, lets do it for him!" "...just, why..."
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@HeerJeet Antonin Scalia would agree 100% with that statement. Textualists aren't literalists.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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A living document, or constitution, if you will.
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