Thomas comments on A Less Wrong singularity article? - Less Wrong

28 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 17 November 2009 02:15PM

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Comment author: Thomas 17 November 2009 05:34:19PM -1 points [-]

The computation is not a "pure process", it has its physical side and this may be used as a matter transformer by some software. There from a FOOM might appear.

I asked that Eliezer Yudkowsky in the questions for him, but nearly nobody noticed by vote it up.

Comment author: wedrifid 17 November 2009 07:19:48PM *  0 points [-]

Hang on, I voted this up because it was a good point but on second glance it isn't a point that is at all relevant to what whpearson is asking.