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Re:A Solution of the P versus NP Problem? by assface on Monday August 14, 2017 @08:10PM (#15014235)
> If p != np, then comp sci will lose much of its appeal.

Say what? A lot of work is based on the assumption that P!=NP so you have to be clever in other ways.

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Re:A Solution of the P versus NP Problem? by yters on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @01:15AM (#15015690)
All that work is boring to the non specialist. It's the promise of unlimited power that gives IT glamor.
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