evand comments on Can somebody explain this to me?: The computability of the laws of physics and hypercomputation - Less Wrong

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Comment author: evand 22 April 2013 02:20:35AM 6 points [-]

Truly infinite runtime has some problems, though they're different ones than infinite precision. What would you make your computer out of, and how would you ensure it didn't simply decay into a sphere of iron by quantum tunneling?

I'm not sure which of that vs voltage precision is more of a "mere engineering detail"; they both seem problematic at a level that, say, atom-perfect construction does not.