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		lupire on May 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Disappointment Hard math problems are far harder and far less useful than the math of computer hardware and software.

coderatlarge on May 25, 2024 [–]

I don’t fundamentally disagree with your attitude, but then, number theory ended up being pretty useful after about a couple of thousand years of art for art’s sake.

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