"By this logic a tree is a computer" — yes, and physical reservoir computing proves it
cephaloform · x · 2026-10-06
Replying to the jab "by this logic a tree is a computer, dominos are a computer," the author leans in: yes — computers are inherently vague, and physical reservoir computing can exploit almost any physical process as a computing medium. A fun but real point about how the boundary between computer and non-computer is far blurrier than intuition suggests.
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