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senstax··on Ask HN: What are some good methods to prove current time?
Many are mentioning digital timestamps. There's a pretty universal physical one, too -- a postmark. So enclose your message and a newspaper front page in an envelope addressed to yourself and sealed in a trustable way, and drop it in the mail. But then opening it can only happen once and has to be witnessed.
senstax··on Compiler for the M language of the French DGFiP
Related: does anyone know if, by using these languages (Coq and OCaml), they've kept the door open to computer-assisted tax sensitivity analysis? E.g., I'm interested in outputting some kind of 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional solution space on 2, 3, or 4 input variables to identify discontinuities and slopes. Any thoughts?

ETA: Diving into my thoughts on this a little: really what I'm describing would require (1) a dumb numerical analysis algorithm or (2) some CAS computer algebra system features, my preference. I don't know all the keywords and concepts, but I think term rewriting and equation solving would get me towards the output I seek: a multivariate, piecewise equation with user-selected input variables and user-selected output variables: e.g., current year tax, n+1 year tax, etc. Seems too involved, but ai have hope.