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Is life a form of computation?

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amarant ◴[24 Sep 25 00:52 UTC] No.45354870[source]▶
Allegedly it can find the Answer, unfortunately it'll take so long to do it we'll forget what the Question was before life is done computing the Answer!
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ewalk153 ◴[24 Sep 25 01:15 UTC] No.45355056[source]▶
What do you get if you multiply six by nine?
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1. wpollock ◴[24 Sep 25 01:37 UTC] No.45355219[source]▶
42!