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   From: polcott333@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/14/2026 8:52 AM, Tristan Wibberley wrote:   
   > On 13/01/2026 18:50, olcott wrote:   
   >> Definition: An abstract machine with access to an "oracle"—a black box   
   >> that provides immediate answers to complex, even undecidable, problems   
   >> (like the Halting Problem). AKA a majick genie.   
   >   
   > What's it called when its almost an oracle but is arbitrarily slow?   
   >   
      
   It is a majick genie because it is defined   
   to take no time at all to correctly answer   
   undecidable problems.   
      
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