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by hinkley 1217 days ago
Typically you'll also see people chip away at Turing completeness. There are programs that in theory are correct, but aren't allowed by the rules of the environment which cannot tell your correct solution from a slightly different and wholly nefarious one.

We don't always need to solve the general problem, and in cases where the general problem is undecidable, you're foolish to even try. Your boss needs to be set down and explained that in this house we obey the Laws of Thermodynamics, Lisa.