Leszek

I think you're correctly proving that non-computable functions exist (though the proof needs to mention countable vs uncountable infinities I think, based on a power set over the input/output set), but you still need some sort of self referential statement to prove the halting problem.

> roughly 80 to 100 cups of coffee

You and I have different definitions of "low dose".

That's kind of amazing, and kind of terrifying.

[1] http://jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2122611

    var (ret, err) = Foo();
    if (err != null) {
      ...
    }

> The six horseshoes and the sixty-one nails themselves probably date from the 1360's. After being rendered to the Queen's Remembrancer, they are preserved in his Office and, with the permission of the Crown, they are loaned to the City Corporation to be rendered again the following year.

(http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/education-learning/s...)

This is actually an interesting comparison. There are plenty of open-source "clones" or (more kindly) alternatives to closed-source software, and this is seen as a good thing. What's the real difference between this and these sorts of clean-room hardware clones?

I hate this advice. When I'm exercising, my body is telling me that I'm tired and that I should give up. When I'm eating chocolate, my body is telling me that it's delicious and I should have more. Sure, there are things that you probably should listen to your body about, but there are just as many that you should ignore and overcome.