A major difference with regulations is there’s no guaranteed executor of those metaphorical lines of code. If the law gets enforced, then yes, but if nobody enforces it, it loses meaning.

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estimator7292 2 hours ago | parent [-]

If the law is code, then law enforcement is a JITter

(joke)

	▲	mr_toad 31 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		A jitter is like a lawyer on retainer. Law enforcement is more like the OS that segfaults you when you fail to follow the lawyers advice.
	▲	dijit 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Optimised compiler makes sense though. Unenforceable laws go unenforced, undefined behaviour is undefined and varies based on compiler (law enforcement agency or officer).