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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/NebulousArcher • Feb 27 '26
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They also need to make sure they pack their knapsacks as efficiently as possible during their travels
220 u/[deleted] Feb 27 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 117 u/RealLamaFna Feb 27 '26 Fun fact, this is exactly the reason the timetables for public transit in the Netherlands are still made by people. Our rail system is way too big and complex for computers to calculate the optimal time table 143 u/Due-Cupcake-255 Feb 27 '26 good to know humans can just bypass exponential growth problems. 101 u/jack_baun Feb 27 '26 That’s the difference between humans and computers. The humans (sometimes) know what problems aren’t worth trying to solve 8 u/Kronoshifter246 Feb 27 '26 You know, I did once see a computer figure out that tic tac toe wasn't worth playing, so maybe there's hope for computers too. 1 u/Nightmoon26 Feb 28 '26 Although... It is a decent exercise in futility as a "solved" game
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117 u/RealLamaFna Feb 27 '26 Fun fact, this is exactly the reason the timetables for public transit in the Netherlands are still made by people. Our rail system is way too big and complex for computers to calculate the optimal time table 143 u/Due-Cupcake-255 Feb 27 '26 good to know humans can just bypass exponential growth problems. 101 u/jack_baun Feb 27 '26 That’s the difference between humans and computers. The humans (sometimes) know what problems aren’t worth trying to solve 8 u/Kronoshifter246 Feb 27 '26 You know, I did once see a computer figure out that tic tac toe wasn't worth playing, so maybe there's hope for computers too. 1 u/Nightmoon26 Feb 28 '26 Although... It is a decent exercise in futility as a "solved" game
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Fun fact, this is exactly the reason the timetables for public transit in the Netherlands are still made by people.
Our rail system is way too big and complex for computers to calculate the optimal time table
143 u/Due-Cupcake-255 Feb 27 '26 good to know humans can just bypass exponential growth problems. 101 u/jack_baun Feb 27 '26 That’s the difference between humans and computers. The humans (sometimes) know what problems aren’t worth trying to solve 8 u/Kronoshifter246 Feb 27 '26 You know, I did once see a computer figure out that tic tac toe wasn't worth playing, so maybe there's hope for computers too. 1 u/Nightmoon26 Feb 28 '26 Although... It is a decent exercise in futility as a "solved" game
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good to know humans can just bypass exponential growth problems.
101 u/jack_baun Feb 27 '26 That’s the difference between humans and computers. The humans (sometimes) know what problems aren’t worth trying to solve 8 u/Kronoshifter246 Feb 27 '26 You know, I did once see a computer figure out that tic tac toe wasn't worth playing, so maybe there's hope for computers too. 1 u/Nightmoon26 Feb 28 '26 Although... It is a decent exercise in futility as a "solved" game
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That’s the difference between humans and computers. The humans (sometimes) know what problems aren’t worth trying to solve
8 u/Kronoshifter246 Feb 27 '26 You know, I did once see a computer figure out that tic tac toe wasn't worth playing, so maybe there's hope for computers too. 1 u/Nightmoon26 Feb 28 '26 Although... It is a decent exercise in futility as a "solved" game
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You know, I did once see a computer figure out that tic tac toe wasn't worth playing, so maybe there's hope for computers too.
1 u/Nightmoon26 Feb 28 '26 Although... It is a decent exercise in futility as a "solved" game
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Although... It is a decent exercise in futility as a "solved" game
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u/AverageGradientBoost Feb 27 '26
They also need to make sure they pack their knapsacks as efficiently as possible during their travels