is there a pointer to more discussion somewhere for those of us not in the know? thx!
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Replying to @ctitusbrown @aeronlaffere
Are you aware of the Church-Turing thesis? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church%E2%80%93Turing_thesis#Philosophical_implications …
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Replying to @o_guest @aeronlaffere
yep! that's a nice concise summary, thx.
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Replying to @ctitusbrown @aeronlaffere
OK, so recall that Turing defined the TM because he was modeling the women at BP. So TM is model of humans... and keep going from there.
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I thought the Turing machine predates Bletchley park by about 10 years
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It's based on women computers either way. But yeah, let's check it out.
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Yeah, BP is two years younger. I guess if I'd said women computers like those at BP, I'd be historically accurate. Good catch.
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