Sure, it's an analogy, and analogies are always imperfect. It's true that the "computer" isn't a conventional computer at all, and behaves a lot differently. A

Sure, it's an analogy, and analogies are always imperfect. It's true that the "computer" isn't a conventional computer at all, and behaves a lot differently. As a non-lawyer with a bit of interest in understanding the law, though, I'm strongly opposed to that technical debt. While it sure does keep the lawyers employed, it makes it _very_ hard for the lay citizen to understand what we can or cannot do.