> > And furthermore, why aren't all programs written in the same programming
> > language?  After all, a stamp, an eraser and an infinite tape is all
> > that one needs.
>
> I always carry an infinite tape in my back pocket, but I had to cut it in
> half to make it fit.

Just be careful what programs you run on your turing machine.  Folding at home 
(http://folding.stanford.edu/) can quickly wrinkle the infinite tape.  

Jeremy