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Twin Prime Proof Erroneous
mindriot writes "The fairly recent perceived breakthrough in prime number theory regarding twin primes, as mentioned on slashdot, is apparently not quite perfect: 'On April 23rd, Andrew Granville of the Universite de Montreal and K. Soundararajan of the University of Michigan found a technical difficulty buried in one of the arguments in the preprint of Goldston and Yildrim. The main issue is that some quantities which were believed to be small error terms are actually the same order of magnitude as the main term. For now this difficulty remains unresolved.' A more detailed technical description is also available."
Shouldn't we be looking for the cures instead?
I am firmly convinced that people with this attitude should be killed and eradicated from the face of the earth as soon as possible. Perhaps I should not "feed the troll", but rest assured this shall be the vilest meal this troll will eat, and I've karma to burn.
Trust too, alas, that I'm far too much of a coward to seek out this troll and perform the deed myself. But, this is Slashdot, and rants rein supreme, so I shall rant on.
When someone suggests "Shouldn't we...," what they really mean, is "shouldn't someone other than me but who I shall include in a collective that includes me" perform some deed, presumably for my benefit, because they appear to have the requesite ability.
Gee, with that line of thinking, "Shouldn't that hot girl in the skin tight pants pull them down while I fuck her good and hard?" After all, she has a body made for screwing, and owes it to the rest of us, no?
Well, NO!, she doesn't (and yes, this does sadden me some, but I'll get over it), and neither do we owe our skill to others without our consent.
You, sir (and I use the salutation reluctantly and with the intent of irony), would enslave those who could execute your wishes. The world of free men and women has no need of such slavemasters. Begone! And, whilst I may be coward enough to spare your life, and not rip it from your soul, rest assured that I dream and pray for your violent, and painful demise. Painful certainly, for no doubt this rant will be modded to the oblivion reserved for those who continue to cherish liberty in a world of comfortable enslavement, and the thought of a painful end doth grant solace over the inevitable loss of karma this post will bring.
You could've hired me.