[pschneidr]

On a higher level, software is part of the supply chain. The only difference is that the vendor is a internal business unit.

[Teever]

Well then I guess hamburger is vegan because it's made of cows which are made of grass.

[theoh]

No, consciousness is crucial. It's like, as the German media theorist Kittler says, "there is no software". From a certain perspective. A perspective that ignores conscious experience.

(I realize that you were joking)