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   Message 242,022 of 243,242   
   Kaz Kylheku to olcott   
   Re: polcott agrees the Kaz is a damned l   
   21 Nov 25 18:22:33   
   
   XPost: comp.theory, comp.lang.c++   
   From: 643-408-1753@kylheku.com   
      
   On 2025-11-21, olcott  wrote:   
   > On 11/21/2025 11:29 AM, Kaz Kylheku wrote:   
   >> On 2025-11-21, olcott  wrote:   
   >>> On 11/20/2025 11:04 PM, Kaz Kylheku wrote:   
   >>>> No, it states that D would be non-halting in the hypothetical situtation   
   >>>> in whch H neglected to abort, and just kept simulating.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> HHH has no idea that DD is calling itself, HHH   
   >>> can only see that DD is calling the same function   
   >>> twice in sequence with no conditional branch in   
   >>> DD to stop this from infinitely repeating.   
   >>   
   >> It's been explained to you that ths doesn't happen.   
   >>   
   >> Any given invocation of DD makes only one call to HHH   
   >> (as anyone can plainly see from its simple code of several   
   >> lines!)   
   >>   
   >   
   > Those double-talk weasel words count as lying within   
   > the context of this.   
   >   
   > int DD()   
   > {   
   >    int Halt_Status = HHH(DD);   
      
   There, that is one call. DD calls HHH exactly once.   
      
   HHH does not anything that could call HHH again, including DD.   
      
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