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   olcott to Richard Damon   
   Re: People are still trying to get away    
   29 Jun 24 17:54:14   
   
   XPost: comp.theory, sci.logic   
   From: polcott333@gmail.com   
      
   On 6/29/2024 4:19 PM, Richard Damon wrote:   
   > On 6/29/24 4:33 PM, olcott wrote:   
   >> On 6/29/2024 3:25 PM, Richard Damon wrote:   
   >>> On 6/29/24 4:17 PM, olcott wrote:   
   >>>> On 6/29/2024 3:10 PM, Richard Damon wrote:   
   >>>>> On 6/29/24 3:25 PM, olcott wrote:   
   >>>>>> On 6/29/2024 2:08 PM, Richard Damon wrote:   
   >>>>>>> On 6/29/24 2:47 PM, olcott wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> On 6/29/2024 1:38 PM, Richard Damon wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>> On 6/29/24 2:06 PM, olcott wrote:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>    
   >>>>>> If simulating halt decider H correctly simulates its input D   
   >>>>>> until H correctly determines that its simulated D would never   
   >>>>>> stop running unless aborted then   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> H can abort its simulation of D and correctly report that D   
   >>>>>> specifies a non-halting sequence of configurations.   
   >>>>>> >>>>> 10/13/2022>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> But that only applies if H determines a CORRECT SIMULATION per HIS   
   >>>>> definition does not halt   
   >>>>> .   
   >>>>> That means the DIRECT EXECUTION of the program represented by the   
   >>>>> input does not halt, since that is the DEFINITION of the results of   
   >>>>> a correct simuation.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> That also requires that the simulation does not stop until it   
   >>>>> reaches a final state. You H neither does that nor correctly   
   >>>>> determines that (since it does halt) thus you can never use the   
   >>>>> second paragraph to be allowed to abort, even though you do anyway,   
   >>>>> which is why you get the wrong answer.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> *N steps of correct simulation are specified*   
   >>>>>>>>>> H correctly simulates its input D until H   
   >>>>>>>>>> H correctly simulates its input D until H   
   >>>>>>>>>> H correctly simulates its input D until H   
   >>>>>>>>>> H correctly simulates its input D until H   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Which does not determine the ACTUAL behavor   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> _DDD()   
   >>>>>>>> [00002172] 55               push ebp      ;   
   housekeeping   
   >>>>>>>> [00002173] 8bec             mov ebp,esp   ; housekeeping   
   >>>>>>>> [00002175] 6872210000       push 00002172 ; push DDD   
   >>>>>>>> [0000217a] e853f4ffff       call 000015d2 ; call HHH(DDD)   
   >>>>>>>> [0000217f] 83c404           add esp,+04   
   >>>>>>>> [00002182] 5d               pop ebp   
   >>>>>>>> [00002183] c3               ret   
   >>>>>>>> Size in bytes:(0018) [00002183]   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> That you already know that it does prove that DDD correctly   
   >>>>>>>> emulated by HHH would never stop running unless aborted   
   >>>>>>>> or out-of-memory error   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> *proves that you are trying to get away with a bald-faced lie*   
   >>>>>>>> I really hope that you repent before it is too late.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Nope, just shows your stupidity, as the above code has NO defined   
   >>>>>>> behavior as it accesses code that is not defined by it.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> *Its behavior is completely defined by*   
   >>>>>> (a) The finite string x86 machine code that includes   
   >>>>>>      the recursive emulation call from DDD to HHH(DDD).   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> But by the semantics of the x86 langugage, the call to HHH does NOT   
   >>>>> do a "recursive simulation" since that is not a term in that language.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> The Call to HHH just cause the   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> (b) The semantics of the x86 language.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> (c) That HHH is an x86 emulator that correctly emulates   
   >>>>>>      N steps of DDD.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Which isn't an ACTUALY correct emulation, but only a PARTIAL   
   >>>>> correct emulation (since correct emulation implies EVERY   
   >>>>> instruction but a terminal one is followed by the next instruction).   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> The key fact is that PARTIAL emulation doesn't reveal the future of   
   >>>>> the behavior past the point of the emulation.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> In other words you are trying to get away with claiming   
   >>>> that professor Sipser made a stupid mistake:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> H correctly simulates its input D until H correctly determines   
   >>>> that its simulated D would never stop running unless aborted   
   >>>   
   >>> Nope, he just laid a trap that you fell into.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> He could not have possibly laid any trap you dumb bunny.   
   >> All of the words were my own verbatim words. It took me   
   >> two years to compose those exact words.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Right, and he could have seen the errors in your apparent   
   > misunderstanding of the words and accepted them, knowing that they were   
   > actually meaningless.   
   >   
   >>> The ONLY simulation that Professor Sipser accepts as correct, is one   
   >>> that shows EXACTLY the behavior of the machine being simulated.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> So you are stupid enough to believe that professor Sipser   
   >> is stupid enough to to try and get away with disagreeing   
   >> with the semantics of the x86 language?   
   >   
   > The question said NOTHING of the x86 language, so it doesn't matter.   
   >   
      
   Liar Liar pants on fire !!!   
   Liar Liar pants on fire !!!   
   Liar Liar pants on fire !!!   
   Liar Liar pants on fire !!!   
   Liar Liar pants on fire !!!   
      
   _DDD()   
   [00002172] 55               push ebp      ; housekeeping   
   [00002173] 8bec             mov ebp,esp   ; housekeeping   
   [00002175] 6872210000       push 00002172 ; push DDD   
   [0000217a] e853f4ffff       call 000015d2 ; call HHH(DDD)   
   [0000217f] 83c404           add esp,+04   
   [00002182] 5d               pop ebp   
   [00002183] c3               ret   
   Size in bytes:(0018) [00002183]   
      
   The call from DDD to HHH(DDD) when N steps of DDD are correctly   
   emulated by any pure function x86 emulator HHH cannot possibly   
   return.   
      
      
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