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Re:Show HN: FortyQ – Answering any question in forty-two min... by dmortin on Friday December 20, 2019 @05:27AM (#21843044)
Then the answer is: current math cannot solve this question.

Answer can be lots of things, it's easy to avoid actually answering the question.

Re:Show HN: FortyQ – Answering any question in forty-two min... by judlaw on Friday December 20, 2019 @05:46AM (#21843131)
Hey thanks for the comment.

If it can be done in 42 we will do it in 42, so NP is probably a hard one at this stage :)

The ultimate question is out of our humane reach unfo, but we'll try to cover the rest :)

Re:Show HN: FortyQ – Answering any question in forty-two min... by tenant on Friday December 20, 2019 @05:50AM (#21843151)
You said "Any" question :(
Re:Show HN: FortyQ – Answering any question in forty-two min... by judlaw on Friday December 20, 2019 @06:10AM (#21843243)
Updated to "If it can be done in 42, it will be done in 42." on the website :)
Re:Show HN: FortyQ – Answering any question in forty-two min... by chippy on Friday December 20, 2019 @09:44AM (#21844480)
So if it cannot be done in 42 minutes, it will not be done, right?
Re:Show HN: FortyQ – Answering any question in forty-two min... by judlaw on Friday December 20, 2019 @11:59AM (#21845525)
Since we qualify a question before proceeding, we'd politely decline if we can't do it in 42 minutes. Our hypothesis is that anything that takes longer qualifies as a consultation, and there are better platforms for people to find such white collar service providers.