> Each step is simply converting the output of the previuos step to another logically equivalent form.
and moc is doing what different, exactly?

i'm sorry, but most compilers use another language as an intermediate representation. gcc uses several of these, including a couple of abstract trees and platform-specific assembly. c-front used C, as did ghc. moc uses code as an intermediate representation. it's common practice in the industry.
get. over. it.

And banning YouTube will stop that?

Nothing to see here. It's just that the NYPD shares some IP blocks with the Ministry of Truth.

> What would it take for a connected device, whether a wallet or a smoke detector, to gain mass appeal?

A front-page ad on Slashdot, obviously.

yay, the "i haven't yet worked out how to use it effectively in my job, so it must be useless for everyone" fallacy.

thanks for helping me with my flame-war fallacy bingo card.

> Generally, if you need a program to write code for you, chances are you have other problems

My compiler writes assembly code for me. Is that a problem?

Not if you redirect to a page explaining why their choice of politicians prevents their free access to information.

not at all, Truman's involvement is fact backed up by evidence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?..., for example. go on, submit scripture as evidence...

then we agree: "God" is completely superfluous to any explanation of any event.

*pop*

there goes another gap...

Wow. I found troopers quite tedious. Harsh mistress and stranger were my favorites of his, but far, far from my all-time favorites. More of a Banks man, myself.

I think you missed the point of the film. It was clearly intended as parody of both war propaganda films and 90210-style utopian soaps.

sweet! does this mean they're going to upgrade my internet connection to morse code soon?

can't wait.

if by "hidden away" you mean "easily accessible via a well-documented API", then yes, I agree.