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Re:Show HN: New world record – verified Goldbach Conjecture ... by monster_truck on Saturday April 19, 2025 @04:11PM (#43739119)
To be equally pedantic, there is a historic practice of attaching spires to skyscrapers in order to claim this record within a city/country/etc
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Re:Show HN: New world record – verified Goldbach Conjecture ... by furyofantares on Saturday April 19, 2025 @07:37PM (#43740322)
Yes but the person placing the spire doesn't claim to have built the largest skyscraper unless they also built the rest of the skyscraper.

Well, maybe they do on their resume.

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Re:Show HN: New world record – verified Goldbach Conjecture ... by monster_truck on Saturday April 19, 2025 @08:59PM (#43740729)
I'm not sure this is in touch with reality, there are plenty of examples of companies who only poured the foundations of such buildings bragging about the entire thing.
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Re:Show HN: New world record – verified Goldbach Conjecture ... by furyofantares on Sunday April 20, 2025 @09:31AM (#43743655)
That's kinda like I said, maybe on their resume.
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