Work email ban after hours in New York City may become law

[Speaker to Animals]

Sure. Pretty much all of human experience points to N<>NP.

You can grade a test faster than you can answer the questions. Checking against the answer sheet takes less time than solving the problems (on a math test, for example).

If you're asking for a mathematical proof, no I couldn't. But the answer is obvious - and completed much faster than any computation of the problem.

That's not what this means. And, no, there really is no "experience" that points towards either solution. Most computer scientists believe P != NP, but really have no way to prove it. It doesn't seem provable with any of the formal techniques we use today.

It's probably not provable. It's simply common sense, though.

There's no way that you could solve every problem as quickly as checking against the solution. That's ridiculous.

Did I misunderstand the article?

We don't know that it's unprovable. I will grant you that it *seems* like P != NP, but we don't really have any good reasons behind that perception or belief.

Personally, I think in this case we are dealing with the product of evolution on our brains priming us to assume a strict hierarchical nature to the universe. Seeing things in that way is how we evolved to thrive and become intelligent. But that's sort of the problem with evolution and truth. Evolution only guarantees that you evolve tools to survive in a given environment, not be capable of discerning truth. It's possible that living in a delusion has a greater impact on the reproduction of your genetics, and viewing the universe in such a hierarchical fashion provides such an advantageous delusion even if the universe is subtly "flatter" than you perceive it to be.

[SuburbanFarmer]

That's not what this means. And, no, there really is no "experience" that points towards either solution. Most computer scientists believe P != NP, but really have no way to prove it. It doesn't seem provable with any of the formal techniques we use today.

It's probably not provable. It's simply common sense, though.

There's no way that you could solve every problem as quickly as checking against the solution. That's ridiculous.

Did I misunderstand the article?

We don't know that it's unprovable. I will grant you that it *seems* like P != NP, but we don't really have any good reasons behind that perception or belief.

Personally, I think in this case we are dealing with the product of evolution on our brains priming us to assume a strict hierarchical nature to the universe. Seeing things in that way is how we evolved to thrive and become intelligent. But that's sort of the problem with evolution and truth. Evolution only guarantees that you evolve tools to survive in a given environment, not be capable of discerning truth. It's possible that living in a delusion has a greater impact on the reproduction of your genetics, and viewing the universe in such a hierarchical fashion provides such an advantageous delusion even if the universe is subtly "flatter" than you perceive it to be.

That’s a bit of a tangent.

If you want to disprove NP=P, you only need one example. I provided one. Therefore, N!=NP.

It’s that simple. Give me money.

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

you simply will never move up the meritocracy.

I'm not 100% certain that timely email response is the best measure of merit.

[DBTrek]

you simply will never move up the meritocracy.

I'm not 100% certain that timely email response is the best measure of merit.

Don’t be so modest. As a Californian you’re not even sure what the word ‘merit’ means, much less how email plays into it.

“Did whites oppress the merits too? When is the march?”

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

you simply will never move up the meritocracy.

I'm not 100% certain that timely email response is the best measure of merit.

Don’t be so modest. As a Californian you’re not even sure what the word ‘merit’ means, much less how email plays into it.

“Did whites oppress the merits too? When is the march?”

Fuck you, I know what merit is, and can measure it accurately when the CA seneschal issues the bi-monthly woke-percentage for each citizen.

[nmoore63]

you simply will never move up the meritocracy.

I'm not 100% certain that timely email response is the best measure of merit.

It isn’t.
Didn’t say it was.
But being there when needed gives the opportunity for your merit to show.

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

One wonders how anyone ever managed to find opportunities to display merit before the advent of the smartphone.

[nmoore63]

One wonders how anyone ever managed to find opportunities to display merit before the advent of the smartphone.

That’s the glory of the free market baby.
Always pushing for better.

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

One wonders how anyone ever managed to find opportunities to display merit before the advent of the smartphone.

That’s the glory of the free market baby.
Always pushing for better.

Mmmmm, more better thank you.



In the future may we never look directly at each other, and may we never be unproductive at our jobs for a single second of the day.

[Montegriffo]

make it illegal to force employees to read emails outside of the office

Your right to suck up to the boss has not been infringed.
Your right to have a work life balance is being supported.
Capitalism will survive.