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They didn't actually determine it. The cheated by giving it a single letter variable name, and ran with it. It's the mathematical equivalent of buying using a r

by Qem 2y ago

They didn't actually determine it. The cheated by giving it a single letter variable name, and ran with it. It's the mathematical equivalent of buying using a rubber check that is never cashed, so everything is OK.

ithkuil 2y ago
Isn't I a glyph in the same way that 1 is a glyph?
- Qem 2y ago
  Yes, checks are money. But they still feel different from cash.
  - ithkuil 2y ago
    well, because they are not technically money because the check could be bad; you have no way to verify if it would bounce.