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You can control a Demon by knowing its True Name, but why?

Demons are a mythological concept, so let's speak in terms of mythology. Knowing somethings name means to be able to identify it, put your finger on it. Demons in mythology represent real forms of tho …
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How would computers develop in a society where a Cherokee-like language is the dominant ling...

To clear up some possible confusion: An average programming language uses a vocabulary of about 50 symbols, for which English words are used purely for mnemonics purposes. … As the laws of logistics are not influenced by the language, even if you use a language other than English, you would still be describing the same stuff like "Take A and copy it into D. Add D to B. …
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