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- From: jgn@homebrew.bellcore.com (Joseph G. Niederberger)
- Subject: Re: Cryptography and P=NP
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.210112.2391@walter.bellcore.com>
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- Reply-To: jgn@homebrew.UUCP (Joseph G. Niederberger)
- Organization: Bellcore, Morristown, NJ
- References: <1992Nov15.110945.19939@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> <15115@ember.UUCP> <Nov.16.16.59.47.1992.6436@remus.rutgers.edu> <1992Nov17.155308.25712@bnr.ca> <Bxvuu8.5KE@dcs.ed.ac.uk>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 21:01:12 GMT
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- In article <Bxvuu8.5KE@dcs.ed.ac.uk> pdc@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Paul Crowley) writes:
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- >to "I'll bet you ten to one that P != NP". In other words, they're
- >indications of people's certainty. Treat it as if we're arguing what
- >odds the bookies should be giving.
- >
- >Are there any bookies who'll let me place a bet on this?
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- Sure, but there are just two rules:
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- (1) All bets payed cash in advance to yours truly,
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- (2) No payout until the issue is settled one way or the other and is beyond
- any ability to question the proof or the principles the proof rests on.
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- Cheers,
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- Joe N.
-