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Scooping the Loop Snooper (2000)
No general procedure for bug checks will do. Now, I won’t just assert that, I’ll prove it to you. I will prove that although you might work till you drop, you cannot tell if computation will stop. For imagine we have a procedure called P that for specified input permits you to see whether specified source code, with…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Apr 23, 2024 | Scooping the Loop Snooper (2000) by soferio | 80 | 15 |
| Mar 23, 2022 | Scooping the Loop Snooper (2000) by blewboarwastake | 51 | 31 |
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