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Hence the quotation marks.
by adamnemecek 6y ago
Hence the quotation marks.
- jvanderbot 6y agoThere aren't enough quotations in the universe to make that statement true. But the sentiment is not wrong. There are potentially new computing paradigms that are really good for things that our machines are really bad at. I've always been fascinated by analog computers (machines, really). The old firing solution computers for torpedoes are just precisely machined wheels and gears (TDC, it's called). But ultimately, for information exchange and transmission, it does seem nature selected for something that strangely appears to be Turing-like: DNA. Perhaps there's something to this Turing machine model after all? I find it interesting too, is all I'm saying.
- ravi-delia 6y agoThe problem with analog computers beating out 'Turing machines' is that they are equivalent to a Turing machine themselves. There's nothing special about binary beyond its usefulness in tiny circuits.
- adamnemecek 6y agoThey aren’t.
- ravi-delia 6y agoCould you perhaps elaborate?