POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.off-topic : Brain fail : Re: Brain fail Server Time
4 Sep 2024 17:22:59 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Brain fail  
From: Kevin Wampler
Date: 16 Feb 2010 00:55:39
Message: <4b7a335b$1@news.povray.org>
Darren New wrote:
> 
> That seems to be talking about TMs, not CAs.

I can't believe I missed that.  Once I read enough to see that the was 
the link I remembered I clearly didn't read enough extra to verify that 
it was actually talking about a CA!  That'll learn me.  The overall gist 
still seems relevant though.

> 
> Sure. I just didn't find it interesting, given there *are* CAs that are 
> known to be (and easily provable to be) turing complete.

Personally I find it interesting, but interesting in a "ok, that's sort 
of neat" way rather than as providing any sort of fundamental insight. 
I basically agree with your assessment otherwise though.


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