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14 Nov 2024 18:23:11 EST (-0500)
  Re: A random interjection: the Halting Problem  
From: Sherry Shaw
Date: 29 Dec 2007 23:23:45
Message: <47771d51@news.povray.org>
Orchid XP v7 wrote:
> The Halting Problem states, loosely, that there is no algorithm that can 
> take an arbitrary computer program and decide [in finite time] whether 
> that program will run forever or come to a half after a finite time....
> 

After a significant degree of staring at this, I have reached the 
conclusion that the arrow can never be more than halfway there from 
here...  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow_of_time  ...

--Sherry Shaw


-- 
#macro T(E,N)sphere{x,.4rotate z*E*60translate y*N pigment{wrinkles scale
.3}finish{ambient 1}}#end#local I=0;#while(I<5)T(I,1)T(1-I,-1)#local I=I+
1;#end camera{location-5*z}plane{z,37 pigment{granite color_map{[.7rgb 0]
[1rgb 1]}}finish{ambient 2}}//                                   TenMoons


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