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Somewhere, deep in a dark corner of my heart, I hope and pray that this paper is correct, just so we can keep and revere the immortal words "I am pleased to ann

by leif 16y ago

Somewhere, deep in a dark corner of my heart, I hope and pray that this paper is correct, just so we can keep and revere the immortal words "I am pleased to announce a proof that P is not equal to NP, which is attached in 10pt and 12pt fonts."

acangiano 16y ago
The font was specified to indicate that this proof, indeed, fits into the margin.
- baddox 16y ago
  But is it truly marvelous?
  - contextfree 16y ago
    It's not big and professional like GNU's fonts.
mkramlich 16y ago
If he can also prove it in 7pt font THEN I'll be impressed. Until then, meh.
pclark 16y ago
I'm not academic - can you explain why he mentioned the font sizes? Why are they relevant?
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- xsmasher 16y ago
  I find the sentence comical in its humility and practicality; I assume leif did too. Acangiano puts it in the same league as Fermat's famous note in the margin of his copy of Arithmetica. I assume he included the paper in two font sizes to suit the reader's preference; no deeper meaning.
  - fmora 16y ago
    True, some of those intellectuals must have poor eyesight due to a lifetime of reading.
  - leif 16y ago
    Yeah, basically I found it funny juxtaposing the announcement of such a magnificent result (should it end up proving true) with such a mundane, utilitarian comment.
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robryan 16y ago
It does feel a little intentional on the part of the author to give off a "all in a days work" type attitude.
wensing 16y ago
Happy to see it in my collegiate font of choice, Book Antiqua.
- celoyd 16y ago
  Book Antiqua is a knockoff of Palatino, which in turn is the titling variant of Aldus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldus_(typeface) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldus_(typeface) . It should read a little more smoothly.
ratsbane 16y ago
Sounds a little like the line in Watson and Crick's first paper about DNA. They said "It has not escaped our notice..." to introduce the idea that the subject of the paper might be the secret to life, the universe, and everything.

by leif 16y ago

acangiano 16y ago

The font was specified to indicate that this proof, indeed, fits into the margin.

baddox 16y ago
But is it truly marvelous?
- contextfree 16y ago
  It's not big and professional like GNU's fonts.

mkramlich 16y ago

If he can also prove it in 7pt font THEN I'll be impressed. Until then, meh.

pclark 16y ago

I'm not academic - can you explain why he mentioned the font sizes? Why are they relevant?

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xsmasher 16y ago
I find the sentence comical in its humility and practicality; I assume leif did too. Acangiano puts it in the same league as Fermat's famous note in the margin of his copy of Arithmetica. I assume he included the paper in two font sizes to suit the reader's preference; no deeper meaning.
- fmora 16y ago
  True, some of those intellectuals must have poor eyesight due to a lifetime of reading.
- leif 16y ago
  Yeah, basically I found it funny juxtaposing the announcement of such a magnificent result (should it end up proving true) with such a mundane, utilitarian comment.
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robryan 16y ago

It does feel a little intentional on the part of the author to give off a "all in a days work" type attitude.

wensing 16y ago

Happy to see it in my collegiate font of choice, Book Antiqua.

celoyd 16y ago
Book Antiqua is a knockoff of Palatino, which in turn is the titling variant of Aldus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldus_(typeface) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldus_(typeface) . It should read a little more smoothly.

ratsbane 16y ago

Sounds a little like the line in Watson and Crick's first paper about DNA. They said "It has not escaped our notice..." to introduce the idea that the subject of the paper might be the secret to life, the universe, and everything.