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xorshammer.com
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| | | | | There are many functions from $latex \mathbb{N}$ to $latex \mathbb{N}$ that cannot be computed by any algorithm or computer program. For example, a famous one is the halting problem, defined by $latex f(n) = 0$ if the $latex n$th Turing machine halts and $latex f(n) = 1$ if the $latex n$th Turing machine does not... | |
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jeremykun.wordpress.com
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| | | | | We assume the reader is familiar with the concepts of determinism and finite automata, or has read the corresponding primer on this blog. The Mother of All Computers Last time we saw some models for computation, and saw in turn how limited they were. Now, we open Pandrora's hard drive: Definition: A Turing machineis a... | |
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scottaaronson.blog
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| | | | | For the past few days, I was bummed about the sooner-than-expected loss of Steven Weinberg. Even after putting up my post, I spent hours just watching old interviews with Steve on YouTube and reading his old essays for gems of insight that I'd missed. (Someday, I'll tackle Steve's celebrated quantum field theory and general relativity... | |
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aeon.co
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| | | Some have thought that logic will one day be completed and all its problems solved. Now we know it is an endless task | ||