AI isn’t outthinking mathematicians, it’s out-remembering them • Hacker News Board

Re: AI isn’t outthinking mathematicians, it’s out-remembering them

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Post by senordevnyc » Thu, Aug 20, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC

solid_fuel wrote: post #540

senordevnyc wrote: post #535

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Not even a new petty insult? Is this seriously the best you can do? You’re hardly being the poster child for why human connection or intelligence is better lol. Ironically, LLMs could write much better insults. Might want to try that, just to spice it up.

> Ironically, LLMs could write much better insults. Might want to try that, just to spice it up. This is getting fun. If you want to be insulted by an LLM, chat.openai.com is right there. Go ask it to be mean to you.

Glad to see you're in a better mood!

Re: AI isn’t outthinking mathematicians, it’s out-remembering them

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Post by complianceowll » Thu, Aug 20, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC

cauch wrote: post #539

complianceowll wrote: post #538

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I'm not considering that you're a rotten person. I'm telling you that as a matter of fact. You're not able to see it and I understand that. One day you're young and full of life; the next, you're a middle-aged man that is bitter. I wouldn't expect someone who finds themselves in that state to pick up on it. You mentioned the caricature that it reminds you of. That is a reflection of something that is taking place ins…

I'm still not sure what you imagine this conversation will do. What do you think will happen? You know I think you are ridiculous and pathetic, already from the previous conversation. And you're coming back after months to do this strange little dance, it just looks so unhinged. Do you really think this whole conversation will change that, and not in fact reconfirming that my first impression was correct? I feel that…

This conversation won't change the fact that you like this. Bitter people like having a vehicle they can't get their toxicity out on. That is why you can't help yourself and you continue.

At this point, every single one of your responses is just a reflection of you, not me.

You keep saying you don't care. But you can't help yourself from responding to me every single time.

You do care, Cauch. You care because the toxicity in your bones that you refuse to let go of needs an online enemy you can't direct your toxicity towards.

The point stands: Cauch responds, Cauch cares!

Re: AI isn’t outthinking mathematicians, it’s out-remembering them

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Post by cauch » Thu, Aug 20, 2026, 6:45 PM UTC

complianceowll wrote: post #542

cauch wrote: post #539

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I'm still not sure what you imagine this conversation will do. What do you think will happen? You know I think you are ridiculous and pathetic, already from the previous conversation. And you're coming back after months to do this strange little dance, it just looks so unhinged. Do you really think this whole conversation will change that, and not in fact reconfirming that my first impression was correct? I feel that…

This conversation won't change the fact that you like this. Bitter people like having a vehicle they can't get their toxicity out on. That is why you can't help yourself and you continue. At this point, every single one of your responses is just a reflection of you, not me. You keep saying you don't care. But you can't help yourself from responding to me every single time. You do care, Cauch. You care because the tox…

Responding is fun because your answers are entertaining and make me laugh. The fact that I keep putting a coin to see the little monkey dance does not mean that when the little monkey emits some sound I would take it personally.

And I enjoy thinking you get more and more convinced that I care the more I answer. Why would I stop? You are literally giving me reward for answering you.

> You care because the toxicity in your bones that you refuse to let go of needs an online enemy you can't direct your toxicity towards.

I cannot let go so much that I recontacted you out of the blue after weeks. Oh, wait, it was you. "We broke up but my ex is so not over me, it is very annoying. They even said my name and got angry when they saw me stalking them behind the bush, if it's not the proof".

Again, you did not answer: what is your goal here? What do you think you will receive? You know that it will never go further than that, that you will never feel that you've "won", that you will never be really convinced that any of your insults have ever landed. It will end like the last conversation, and it will be as unsatisfying for you.

In fact, even if I say exactly what you want to hear, you will not be satisfied, because you will always have a doubt in the back of your mind that I just said that to fool you to think you've "won".

Re: AI isn’t outthinking mathematicians, it’s out-remembering them

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Post by complianceowll » Thu, Aug 20, 2026, 7:22 PM UTC

cauch wrote: post #543

complianceowll wrote: post #542

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This conversation won't change the fact that you like this. Bitter people like having a vehicle they can't get their toxicity out on. That is why you can't help yourself and you continue. At this point, every single one of your responses is just a reflection of you, not me. You keep saying you don't care. But you can't help yourself from responding to me every single time. You do care, Cauch. You care because the tox…

Responding is fun because your answers are entertaining and make me laugh. The fact that I keep putting a coin to see the little monkey dance does not mean that when the little monkey emits some sound I would take it personally. And I enjoy thinking you get more and more convinced that I care the more I answer. Why would I stop? You are literally giving me reward for answering you. > You care because the toxicity in…

Whatever rationalization you need to keep responding -- it's all yours Cauch!

The guy who initially accused me of being creepy all of a sudden understands that there's an entertainment component to how I communicate.

You ask me what my goal is. The question is, for someone who keeps saying they don't care -- what is yours?

The good old Cauchenator needs somewhere he can release his anger.

You mention that tried fooling me so that I can think I've won. I apologized to you. Someone who has even the slightest desire of winning doesn't apologize bubs.

Good ole, Cauch. If we ever run into each other, that'll be in an interesting discussion. We're not that far from each other.

Re: AI isn’t outthinking mathematicians, it’s out-remembering them

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Post by cauch » Thu, Aug 20, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC

complianceowll wrote: post #544

cauch wrote: post #543

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Responding is fun because your answers are entertaining and make me laugh. The fact that I keep putting a coin to see the little monkey dance does not mean that when the little monkey emits some sound I would take it personally. And I enjoy thinking you get more and more convinced that I care the more I answer. Why would I stop? You are literally giving me reward for answering you. > You care because the toxicity in…

Whatever rationalization you need to keep responding -- it's all yours Cauch! The guy who initially accused me of being creepy all of a sudden understands that there's an entertainment component to how I communicate. You ask me what my goal is. The question is, for someone who keeps saying they don't care -- what is yours? The good old Cauchenator needs somewhere he can release his anger. You mention that tried fooli…

> The guy who initially accused me of being creepy all of a sudden understands that there's an entertainment component to how I communicate.

You realise I laugh at you and not with you, right?

For example, the hilarious fact that you try to convince me that I "refuse to let go" when not only you are the one starting talking to me, saying we're in "too deep", saying you want an "unsolicited following" of me, and now wishing to "run into each other" and implying you care enough to be interested to know where I live.

You are really obsessing over me, don't you?

> You ask me what my goal is. The question is, for someone who keeps saying they don't care -- what is yours?

What? My goal for what? For answering? It was literally the content of my previous comment, you pillock.

Your turn to answer now, what was your goal to contact me. Wait, I can do it for you: "because I'm so great that I needed to apologize to you because you are so pathetic and I worry about you and wanted to help by explaining how much you suck". Move on, bud, you are pathetic. Whatever you are looking for, you will never get it. Cut your losses and stop obsessing over me.

> The good old Cauchenator needs somewhere he can release his anger.

And yet you are the one who had the need to talk to me.

> Someone who has even the slightest desire of winning doesn't apologize bubs.

Someone who has even the slightest desire of not looking like an idiot does not pretend that the person he practices an "unsolicited following" over is the one who "cannot let go". Idiots don't always do things that align with their goal.

But, yeah, you know what, if you want to convince me that you did not contact me because I got under your skin in the previous conversation and you are still upset about it, you know what you can do: tell me what is your goal for talking to me.

> If we ever run into each other, that'll be in an interesting discussion. We're not that far from each other.

You would love that, wouldn't you? Obsessing over me much?