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Originally posted by Animalman:
I don't think it can be as black and white as what you're describing, TK, because there's too much that doesn't fit.
Oh... really?

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Neo deactivating the squids
This goes with Neo-is-a-program theory very well. Neo has met the Oracle twice so far, once per movie. And in both meetings, she offers him some snack. A cookie in the first and a candy in the second. Now if he's a encrypted program, he needed some kind of decoder or password to unlock his potential. Neo wasn't able to do squat until he met the Oracle and ate one of her famous cookies. The cookie might have been new code written by her, like how that Merovingian so loves to write orgasm cakes. Neo couldn't see code then, so he never knew. The candy offering may have been another advancement to his program which allows him to use his powers and gain more in the real world. The only problem with that is we never see him eat the candy on-screen, although it could be mentioned in Revolutions.

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Agent Smith "leaving" the hive, etc.
Smith is a program and why isn't it hard for him to leave the Matrix now that he's an exile? He copied his personality through Bane's neural template, corrupting or deleting Bane by installing himself. The human brain can carry a lot of info, my friend. I don't know the exact details, but I'm sure it can carry more than 3 Deep Blues worth of information, at full potential. Just 'cause we use 8% on average doesn't mean Smith is only allowed 8% of grey matter to store his program.