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Re:Learn Prolog Now by Izkata on Saturday November 15, 2025 @12:48PM (#45939170)
> how is calculating it in your own head brute-force

Doing this calculation in your head is not brute force, which was their entire point. Their math question was an example of why the brain isn't brute-forcing solutions, replying to this:

> What makes you think your brain isn't also brute forcing potential solutions subconciously and only surfacing the useful results?

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Re:Learn Prolog Now by johnisgood on Thursday November 20, 2025 @08:32AM (#45992358)
And I posted a link to a book that helps with mental math. Does it make it brute force if I know some mental math tricks?

In any case, I am not sure why he kept on telling me that you do not solve it through brute-force because that is not what I said.

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