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_pdp_yesterday at 9:47 PM1 replyview on HN

A lot of interesting replies below this comment that I won't be able to respond to individually.

I'll just leave this here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P_versus_NP_problem


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robot-wrangleryesterday at 10:30 PM

That seems barely related and settles nothing? Bottom line is simple, saying "you can't spec out something you have no clue how to build" is saying you cannot desire coldness unless you understand how to build a refrigerator. It's just the difference between what and how. If you don't know the difference between implementation and specifications, just try a whole day of answering "what" and "why" questions with "how" answers and see how it goes.

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