The length of time it takes me to figure this out is inversely proportional to the measure of how much of a fool I am. Jim Bromer
On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 6:01 PM, Jim Bromer <[email protected]> wrote: > I made a serious intuitive-logical mistake in my 3-SAT solver. The first > stage of fixing the error looks like it will be easy. The second stage of > the repair looks like it will be very difficult but I think the plan may > still be feasible. > > > > Matt asked me why I thought that I could solve this problem when so many > other people have not been able to. I responded by saying that I was able to > acknowledge my mistakes. We all make mistakes but it is another thing to be > able to recognize it and react strongly to an error that was partially or > fully your own. > > There are other reasons why I think I may be able to solve this problem when > so many smart people have not been able to: > > I am not everyone else. I am an individual and I may have some mathematical > peculiarities which allow me to look at the problem a little differently. > > I still believe that there is a slight possibility that the Lord let me > know, indirectly, that I had a plan that would work. (I am not certain of > that, I only said that there was a slight possibility.) > > Finally I have discovered something that is new to me and very surprising. I > can't tell if it is just an interesting triviality (a special case that has > limited application) or if it might serve as a basis for a viable solution > and a way to advance other problems. But it is worth looking into. > > Jim Bromer ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
