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> "We have the solution, it has been validated by an independent group and it works! You can get it today!" They don't? How would you describe literally any in
by ncallaway 9y ago
> "We have the solution, it has been validated by an independent group and it works! You can get it today!"
They don't? How would you describe literally any invention that comes to market. It seems like people say that sentence all the time.
As others have mentioned, heavier than air flight seems to fit that category. So does recorded video and film. So does distributing video over the internet.
GPS, rocket launches, cell phones, etc.
Sure, you can use a selection bias and query for the problems that remain unresolved, but if you look at the universe of inventions and scientific inquiry it definitely looks like problems get resolved and to market all the time.
- giardini 9y agoI was speaking about long-lived unsolved problems that have almost equally long-lived official or semi-official "plans" or "wars" to provide a solution but have not arrived at any true solution. I wasn't speaking of all problems that exist.
- ncallaway 9y ago> I was speaking about long-lived unsolved problems Yes, and the word "unsolved" in there is the exact selection bias I was referring to. Of course if you look at the universe of "unsolved" problems you don't see any verified solutions! It's a tautological statement. If you were looking specifically at unsolved problems, of _course_ there are no solutions yet. That was the definition of the term!