Joke: Anthropomorphizing the Dining Philosophers Problem
moyix · x · 2026-08-31
The author jokes that it is absolutely insane and irresponsible to anthropomorphize mindless algorithms, ascribing consciousness and philosophy to them—referring, of course, to the "Dining Philosophers Problem" in computer science. It is a pun playing on the literal meaning of "philosophers."
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