I really should learn to quit commenting on these things. They take over my entire "thread" page on HN! You kind of made my point, the software can be represen

I really should learn to quit commenting on these things. They take over my entire "thread" page on HN! You kind of made my point, the software can be represented by electrons, ink, light, gears, switches, marbles, etc. Or it can just be a loose collection of intents in my mind that I haven't quite coded yet, but it is not these things any more than a wave is just a mound of water. The mind is its own idea, so I'm saying that it might not actually exist in a strict sense. "Then take the universe and grind it down to the finest powder, and sieve it through the finest sieve, and then show me one atom of justice, one molecule of mercy." -Terry Pratchett