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Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.[1] The above universal constant was not taken into
by sam_goody 3y ago
Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.[1]
The above universal constant was not taken into account by the article.
(I mean, edge case that are impossible to complete exist and are annoying, but mathematically they are a kludge. Hofstadter already explained why it takes so long. ;)
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofstadter%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofstadter%27s_law