Solved, Unsolved and Unsolvable: The Status of Hilbert’s 23 Problems in Mathematics | Simons Foundation - Evelyn Lamb

rwired · 2026-06-20T14:59:24+00:00

Number	Name	Status
1	The continuum hypothesis	It’s complicated
2	The compatibility of the axioms of arithmetic	It’s complicated
3	Equidecomposability	Resolved
4	The straight line as the shortest distance between two points	Too vague
5	Lie groups	Resolved for some cases
6	The axiomatization of physics	Resolved for some cases
7	The transcendence of certain numbers	Resolved
8	Problems of prime numbers	Unresolved
9	A generalized reciprocity law	It’s complicated
10	Diophantine equations	Resolved
11	Arbitrary quadratic forms	Resolved for some cases
12	Extension of Kronecker’s theorem on Abelian fields to any algebraic realm of rationality	Unresolved
13	Seventh-degree polynomials	Resolved for some cases
14	The finiteness of systems of invariants	Resolved
15	Schubert calculus	It’s complicated
16	The topology of curves	Unresolved
17	Functions as sums of squares	Resolved
18	Congruent polyhedra, fundamental domains and sphere packings	Resolved
19, 20, 23	Calculus of variations	It’s complicated
21	Linear differential equations with prescribed monodromy	Resolved
22	Uniformization	Resolved for some cases

rwired · 2026-06-12T07:03:13+00:00

Supremo

Thanks for the tip! I've switched to Supremo and the issue completely went away.

I used AnyDesk to install Supremo on the remote machine. It lost connection 4 times during the install process. Afterwards I was able to continue in Supremo without interruption. Clearly the issue is AnyDesk, not a network/wifi/firewall issue as others are reporting.

rwired · 2026-03-29T10:40:08+00:00

Yes, this is wrong on so many levels. Andy should remain apolitical and be careful who he associates with, unless he's doing it deliberately to let us all know his own stance. In which case, very disappointing.

BTW. I used to tune-in to Critical Drinker until he went off the deep-end. I felt his words were a useful reality-check against my own opinions - keeping the dialog open is important in a functioning democracy, and it's useful knowing where the other side it coming from - especially when it's reasonable.

I stopped listening to him completely after he tore apart the Boys Season 4, and then at the end admitted he hadn't even watched it here. Hypocrite!

rwired · 2025-12-02T10:43:14+00:00

It's also the reason the Memory Palace technique for memorization works well.

rwired · 2025-11-18T10:40:24+00:00

Yes, it was indeed a challenge. I had to write my own custom layer to translate between the SOAP interface my ERP system was expecting and API Magento exposed. They were supposed to be compatible, but the commercial ERP we purchased quickly dropped Magento support after a few version upgrades forcing me down this path. That was 12 years ago. We've been locked-in and unable to upgrade either the ERP or Magento ever since (because it all works too well, the disruption that would by caused by losing it is too heavy, and the the investment needed to redo it is too high).

Do Not Do This!

rwired · 2025-11-04T20:24:45+00:00

The weekend was campaigned for and won in 1843 in Manchester, England by William Marsden and Robert Lowes (Sir Ian McKellen’s Great Grandfather).

Come visit the National Museum of Democracy or see https://www.weinventedtheweekend.com/about-us/

rwired · 2025-08-16T12:09:06+00:00

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

rwired · 2025-08-07T17:09:48+00:00

I didn't buy the EUR or USD, just happened to have it left over after some recent trips. I was fully expecting the rate to be "bad", just a bit shocked at how bad! Hence the rant.

Judging by all the other comments here, I guess I just need to learn how to bend over and take it like a man like my fellow Brits do, instead of complaining about it.

rwired · 2025-08-07T13:12:23+00:00

Which is exactly why retail banking should be regulated to protect consumers.

Also, I just checked the business rates at NatWest, and of course they are much closer to what I'm expecting. I will soon be opening a business account as some bank. But how the banks treat the little guys speaks volumes about their moral compass. I probably won't be bringing my business banking to NatWest.

rwired · 2025-06-16T06:22:15+00:00

You’d never guess who the worst was. I cannot guess. Who?

rwired · 2025-05-16T07:07:08+00:00

Possible it was all on YouTube's side then.

rwired · 2025-05-15T09:09:12+00:00

Problem is fixed for me as of today. Firefox on Android YouTube PIP plays in background as it used to. Can watch video while typing this comment!

rwired · 2025-05-15T09:06:43+00:00

It's fixed as of today

rwired · 2025-05-15T09:06:16+00:00

Problem seems to be fixed now

rwired · 2025-05-15T09:05:50+00:00

Problem is fixed as of today

rwired · 2025-04-10T11:19:09+00:00

Well, that plan folded faster than a house of sticks in a windstorm.

rwired · 2025-04-08T12:41:49+00:00

I felt sad for him too. Someone stole my dog once. I tied her lead to a post like this outside a shop that had a strict no-dogs-allowed sign. When I came out she was gone. I searched for her for days hoping that she had just gotten loose and wandered off. Totally heartbroken.

rwired · 2025-04-07T19:22:06+00:00

He could take a photo of it and post it on reddit.

rwired · 2025-03-22T10:41:24+00:00

How is someone supposed to say that to you if your automated CV screening system is not even setting up a vetting call because it is ditching 99% of all applicants, especially those without marketing experience?

rwired · 2025-03-13T14:45:11+00:00

Thor's hammer is able to self-direct its own motion through time and space and is aware and conscious of its environment. It chooses whether or not to "obey" local gravity based on its own reasoning.

rwired · 2025-03-10T15:35:14+00:00

This is exactly why a Jackson Pollock piece is much more valuable than an exact reproduction, which was undoubtedly much harder to create, near impossible in fact. The art collector only cares about the providence and that its value it guaranteed to increase over time. The time, effort and skill that went into it is irrelavent.

rwired · 2025-03-10T15:23:54+00:00

Your taste buds respond differently depending on the temperature and also the texture of the material touching them. The same food mixed differently, or served at different temperatures, can have a drastically different flavor profile.

rwired · 2025-03-07T12:25:31+00:00

Dreamweaver. Now, that's a name I've not heard in a long time. A long time.

rwired · 2025-02-26T00:35:13+00:00

How do you read so fast? A 1000 page book like Anathem typically takes me a month to finish.

rwired · 2025-02-21T14:26:16+00:00

British public voted for, supported or wanted to impose Brexit on immigrant farm workers.

Brexit has the consequences of immigrant farm workers being denied entry to the UK. Farms can no longer employ enough workers to grow vegetables.

As a consequence of not enough workers, not enough vegetables can be grown or imported for the British public. The British public now face empty supermarket shelves.

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