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<div>Isn't this also a reference to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halting_problem halting problem]? [[User:DonGoat|DonGoat]] ([[User talk:DonGoat|talk]]) 08:33, 21 January 2013 (UTC)<br />
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:It may be, but it isn't an INSTANCE of halting problem. You can understand how something work without being able to predict what exactly it will do. The problem may be also related to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del%27s_incompleteness_theorems Gödel's incompleteness theorems], which basically states that any nontrivial theory cannot be proven consistent and complete in itself. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 09:15, 21 January 2013 (UTC)<br />
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It's also reminiscent of a joke: ''"I was saying to myself that a brain is truly a wondrous creation with its complexity and power. And then I realized '''who''' is saying that to me."'' -- [[User:Edheldil|Edheldil]] ([[User talk:Edheldil|talk]]) 10:59, 21 January 2013 (UTC)<br />
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Not sure if it's relevant, but it reminds me of a quote: 'If our brains were simple enough for us to understand them, we'd be so simple that we couldn't' by Ian Stewart. (Yeah, I do know it from Civilization 4.) [[User:Lmpk|Lmpk]] ([[User talk:Lmpk|talk]]) 20:22, 21 January 2013 (UTC)<br />
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If the "Report a bug" page stopped working, and it was a site with some traffic, it's administrators ''could'' find out by noticing there were no more bug reports by users. The lack of bugs reported would point to a bug. Or a great deal of arrogance. -- [[User:Martin42|Martin42]] ([[User talk:Martin42|talk]]) 05:04, 22 January 2013 (UTC)</div>186.136.53.45