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by carapace 2508 days ago
You reminded me of one of my favorite jokes:

"Computer Science could be called the post-Turing decline in the study of formal systems."

(I dunno who said it. Maybe Dijkstra.)

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That is funny. But you could also restate that as "computer science could be called the post-turing mass commercialisation of formal systems" cos AFAIK being a pure mathematician was never a path to wealth.

Come to think of it, still isn't so here's one in return

Q. What's the difference between a mathematician and a large pizza?

A. A large pizza can feed a family of four.