Wolfram's 2,3 Turing Machine Not Universal 284
Fishbat writes "In a cutting message to the Foundations of Mathematics mailing list, Stanford's Vaughan Pratt has pointed out an elementary mistake in the recently announced proof that Wolfram's (2,3) machine is universal." Update: 10/30 04:18 GMT by KD : Ed Pegg Jr. from Wolfram Research points to this response to Dr. Pratt's note, which has been submitted to the FoM mailing list but has not yet appeared there due to moderation.
"from the whoa-not-so-fast-there-big-fella dept" (Score:5, Funny)
"Wolfram's 2,3 Turing Machine Not Universal". What? Where'd you get that? This issue doesn't prove anything of the sort - it merely shows that this proof is invalid. It may be universal, it may not, but we still don't know.
So, ironically - whoa, not so fast there big editor.
Bad romantic consequence (Score:5, Funny)
Where are my meds? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:duh (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Proven? (Score:3, Funny)
Can I get a refund (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Proven? (Score:5, Funny)
Or, you know, English.
I rate this proof (Score:5, Funny)
Re:The Filter (Score:4, Funny)
Hey Michael, long time no post.
The prize stands - (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Pay back? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:The Filter (Score:5, Funny)
HOLLYWOOD - In a shock move, MGM has undercut Universal in its bid for the movie rights to Wolfram's 2,3 Turing Machine. Insiders had predicted that Universal would make the deal to build on the phenomenal success of Wolfram's 2,2 Turing Machine, but it has since become apparent that Universal failed to include an option for all sequels in the original contract. The exact figure offered by MGM is unknown, but is believed to be approximately x + y, and we can confirm that y is a finite number. More details will follow.
Re:Can I get a refund (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I rate this proof (Score:3, Funny)
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Re:Can I get a refund (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Wow... (Score:3, Funny)
Well, the very short version is that he is not a very nice person. And, basically, he said 'fuck you' to the traditional scientific community and went his separate way, turning from a prodigy to an outlaw. Which the traditional scientific community didn't appreciate much. And now they are, more or less, openly out to get him.
Which is, IMHO, unfortunate, because his scientific ideas should be judged on their merits alone.