I'm pretty sure that having to account for segfaults, keyboard interrupts, power outages, and other kinds of 'real world' exceptions that have to be caught means that the code might be deterministic but the computer is…
Not quite IF, but reading Ulysses and retracing the protagonist's steps around Dublin is surprisingly common. Interactive but deterministic...
Another user mentioned stealing IP, maybe the US is involved in similar activities (not necessarily targeting China) and doesn't want to be caught pointing fingers. But politically, we had the Contras and Cuban exiles.…
Wouldn't an FBI seizure involve a gag order?
It seems like "security through obscurity" could only successfully combine with encryption if a critical mass of the population got onboard very quickly. But security-conscious users are just such a minority, even…
I'm pretty sure that having to account for segfaults, keyboard interrupts, power outages, and other kinds of 'real world' exceptions that have to be caught means that the code might be deterministic but the computer is…
Not quite IF, but reading Ulysses and retracing the protagonist's steps around Dublin is surprisingly common. Interactive but deterministic...
Another user mentioned stealing IP, maybe the US is involved in similar activities (not necessarily targeting China) and doesn't want to be caught pointing fingers. But politically, we had the Contras and Cuban exiles.…
Wouldn't an FBI seizure involve a gag order?
It seems like "security through obscurity" could only successfully combine with encryption if a critical mass of the population got onboard very quickly. But security-conscious users are just such a minority, even…