Seeing the story now, I posted my solution on my web site: www.Pratowski.com. I thought about this (in 2008, when I first heard about the problem) and wrote the answer in a 3-page Word document, then didn't know where to publish it. My simple argument is this: The things we call "non-deterministic polynomial type" problems are really human problems that can be solved with human insight and not mere calculation. I provide several examples: the words we have to type to get a Slashdot account, being able to read any mixed up words immediately, Navajo code talk, and more. The P-NP issue can help us to clarify what humans can do better and what computers can do better. Thanks for reading this. Please let me know what you think.
-Ed Pratowski
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Seeing the story now, I posted my solution on my web site: www.Pratowski.com. I thought about this (in 2008, when I first heard about the problem) and wrote the answer in a 3-page Word document, then didn't know where to publish it. My simple argument is this: The things we call "non-deterministic polynomial type" problems are really human problems that can be solved with human insight and not mere calculation. I provide several examples: the words we have to type to get a Slashdot account, being able to read any mixed up words immediately, Navajo code talk, and more. The P-NP issue can help us to clarify what humans can do better and what computers can do better. Thanks for reading this. Please let me know what you think. -Ed Pratowski