XPost: comp.theory, comp.lang.c++, comp.lang.c   
   From: david.brown@hesbynett.no   
      
   On 26/09/2025 22:35, Kaz Kylheku wrote:   
   >   
   > I believe that POE is closely linked to the principle we know   
   > in the systems side of computer science: "one bad bit stops the show".   
   > If you interfere with a correct calculation program by flipping a bit,   
   > all bets are off.   
   >   
   > Another face of POE in computing is GIGO: garbage in, garbage out.   
   > Assuming a falsehood to be true is garbage in; the bogus things   
   > you dan then prove are garbage out.   
   >   
      
   Or to get vaguely topical to c.l.c and c.l.c++ - it also means that if   
   your program "executes" undefined behaviour, all bets are off for the   
   behaviour of your entire program.   
      
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