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I vibed a proof of Conway's conjecture

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howunfortunate · 1789743040 · focus · HN ↗
> On the second day, there are two gaps: “between nothing and zero” and “between zero and nothing”. Two numbers spawn in those two gaps. Call them –1 and 1.
Got lost here. I think I'm officially too dumb for math.
1. jdw64 · 1789743348 · focus · HN ↗
  I feel the same way. Want to become a dumb and dumber duo? I believe you could be my friend.
  1. howunfortunate · 1789743562 · focus · HN ↗
    Pitch: a mini-series where a Dumb and Dumber duo get access to unlimited tokens via a roommates's account (who is an intern at a frontier lab).
    In each episode they make a major science-fiction style breakthrough and grapple with the consequences without revealing themselves.
    DrewADesign · 1789744513 · focus · HN ↗
    Plot twist: they were both sold on early investment in companies that survived the .com bust. Now they’re VCs that everybody worships as business geniuses even though they’re just lucky idiots, and the sycophantic chatbots finally let them feel as smart as everyone says they are, and a whole bunch of hype-drunk fans are feeding into it.

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