The Principals of 'Pataphysical Programming

The article doesn't get very concrete, and given the origins of "'pataphysics" as parody I'm not sure how seriously to take this.<p>On the other hand, treating software systems as realities in their own right – with only incidental mappings back to our reality – is a fascinating idea. (Obviously an entirely self-contained reality is no good; I/O are pretty fundamental.) I guess the question is, what happens when we stop requiring software <i>model</i> things, and instead let it <i>be</i> things?

This doesn't make any sense to me. Either there's some assumption about self I don't get, or they're just making shit up. Cuz after reading that, I'm. No closer to reproducing it.

Somewhat off-topic: What does the Chief Philosopher of a software company do? And how do I get that job?

I'm running into Poe's Law here: <a href="http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Poes_Law" rel="nofollow">http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Poes_Law</a>

The footnote is broken; you can find a copy at <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080311215730/http://www.pataphysics-lab.com/sarcophaga/daysures/Jarry,+Alfred+-+The+Crucifixion+Considered+as+an+Uphill+Bicycle+Race.html" rel="nofollow">http://web.archive.org/web/20080311215730/http://www.pataphy...</a>

Principles.

I think it's a joke.