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It's interesting to consider that humans are computers made from DNA too.


No idea why people are downvoting you .... it's not like this is a far out statement. People get offended when I just call us "meat computers".


And most of the other top-level comments express the same sentiment as mine but at a later time. It’s definitely not worth trying to understand the whims of HN voting.


When all you have is a hammer...


but we rely on a fat layer of neuronal microcode


If DNA is code, surely your nervous system is macrocode?


DNA isn't code


"If DNA is code", set a scenario from which a deduction was made. Denying the scenario, is noise.


Making irrelevant if-statements that reinforce bad science stereotypes and further confuse laymen is worse than noise. Imo


DNA is specs


Yeah, I've been thinking of saying that for a couple days :)




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