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yyhhsj0521 · 2016-09-08 12:24:41

He must had a hard time figuring it out when he first encountered the problem..

Tideflat | karma 368 | avg karma 4.72 · | 2015-02-12 20:38:42+00:00

Might not have been easy depending on how many other things he had to test before he found this error.

Finnucane | karma 5191 | avg karma 1.75 · | 2024-05-17 17:54:32

It took this guy a year to figure this out?

TomMarius | karma 758 | avg karma 0.28 · | 2017-06-18 14:08:15+00:00

I have a feeling that it wasn't exactly problem-free for him.

T_S_ | karma 1836 | avg karma 3.33 · | 2010-06-09 15:30:52

I'm guessing this fellow is just a little different, and very very stubborn. That might also be the reason he solved the problem.

mratzloff | karma 4406 | avg karma 3.09 · | 2013-04-29 12:08:29

It probably wasn't his first pass at the problem. :-)

selimthegrim | karma 5458 | avg karma 0.82 · | 2022-03-04 22:49:13

Interestingly enough, he apparently had issues understanding how integration by parts worked.

falcrist | karma 851 | avg karma 2.55 · | 2022-05-02 09:52:57

Depending on his method, he probably saw the problem immediately when he got to the last layer.

dantheman | karma 7782 | avg karma 3.3 · | 2012-04-19 03:23:12+00:00

This makes me sad, if the guy figured it out on his own - I don't see what the problem is.

rurban | karma 5612 | avg karma 0.84 · | 2022-03-28 12:06:24

I showed him the exact problematic line, but he didn't seem to understand it. same thing happened previously.

bartl | karma 586 | avg karma 1.79 · | 2017-01-13 12:15:39+00:00

It's nice for him that he found out what was wrong with it, but I am still none the wiser.

BrandoElFollito | karma 4414 | avg karma 1.47 · | 2022-02-19 05:32:26

If he was an engineer I would completely get it they he went the hard, unexpected, convoluted way.

I think that sometimes the obvious solution does not work out that well.

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collyw | karma 8776 | avg karma 1.06 · | 2020-02-13 07:30:05

> He's fixed it now. He has no idea what was wrong or how to arrive at a solution. Next time he faces, even the same problem, he'll be back on Google trying his luck.

Do it enough times and you will start to see patterns and gain an understanding - I would hope.

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as | karma 281 | avg karma 2.55 · | 2008-04-12 01:06:39+00:00

"You just can't imagine how frustrating it is," he said, looking up at the ceiling, as if trying to make sense of the ceiling tiles. "I keep looking, but there's just no answer!"

This would be my worst case scenario.

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gomox | karma 2192 | avg karma 4.04 · | 2021-10-03 21:31:30

It might very well be his setup that's causing the problem.

agounaris | karma 204 | avg karma 1.57 · | 2020-02-12 10:44:56+00:00

I don't get it! He complained that it was malfunctioning but he continued using it?

weeksie | karma 3227 | avg karma 4.04 · | 2010-06-15 19:08:16+00:00

Well, the problem was the unstable branch. The general case larger problem was that he wasn't paying attention to what the hell he was doing.

Oh yeah, hi BJ :)

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ddorian43 | karma 2409 | avg karma 1.09 · | 2012-05-06 07:13:17

he did on the second page and problems started happening

pohl | karma 9288 | avg karma 3.55 · | 2010-06-29 22:07:39

Not only did he find and acknowledge a flaw, but he filed an issue on it.

azinman2 | karma 14541 | avg karma 2.7 · | 2018-04-20 03:34:03+00:00

Sounds like you appreciated his solution, but your first post made it sound like he was incompetent. I’m confused.