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   Bonita Montero to All   
   Re: D simulated by H cannot possibly rea   
   25 Nov 25 16:20:32   
   
   XPost: comp.theory, comp.lang.c++, comp.lang.c   
   From: Bonita.Montero@gmail.com   
      
   Am 06.11.2025 um 21:48 schrieb olcott:   
   > D simulated by H cannot possibly reach its own   
   > simulated final halt state.   
   >   
   > I am not going to talk about any non-nonsense of   
   > resuming a simulation after we already have this   
   > final answer.   
   >   
   > We just proved that the input to H(D) specifies   
   > non-halting. Anything beyond this is flogging a   
   > dead horse.   
   >   
   >   
   > news://news.eternal-september.org/20251104183329.967@kylheku.com   
   >   
   > On 11/4/2025 8:43 PM, Kaz Kylheku wrote:   
   > > On 2025-11-05, olcott  wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >> The whole point is that D simulated by H   
   > >> cannot possbly reach its own simulated   
   > >> "return" statement no matter what H does.   
   > >   
   > > Yes; this doesn't happen while H is running.   
   > >   
   > > So while H does /something/, no matter what H does,   
   > > that D simulation won't reach the return statement.   
   > >   
   >   
   What you do is like thinking in circles before falling asleep.   
   It never ends. You're gonna die with that for sure sooner or later.   
      
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