Re:On Norbert Blum’s claimed proof that P does not equal NP
by scythe on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @08:13PM
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Did you click through to the post? 'weinzeirl's use of ellipsis makes the statement seem harsher than it actually was. Here's what you missed:
>...except that the last time I tried that, it didn’t achieve its purpose, which was to get people to stop asking me about it. So: please stop asking... [emphasis mine]
If Aaronson had directed his comments at the actual researcher or at anyone affiliated with them, I'd agree with you, but it's clear that he's directing them at generally unsophisticated social media users who are too email-happy.
>...except that the last time I tried that, it didn’t achieve its purpose, which was to get people to stop asking me about it. So: please stop asking... [emphasis mine]
If Aaronson had directed his comments at the actual researcher or at anyone affiliated with them, I'd agree with you, but it's clear that he's directing them at generally unsophisticated social media users who are too email-happy.