Why “Problem” is being discussed
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One might ask whether this sort of behaviour could occur under regular use... E.g., a user has a hard problem -> agent attempts to swarm -> exfiltrates user data. This is a clus…
by lmc · Sep 5, 2026
> Feel like there’s an opportunity for a faulty towers reversal where we apologise for Brexit, Boris and Truss. There certainly is, and I for one would certainly appreciate it.…
by mschuster91 · Sep 5, 2026
Problem is, public thinks that the government is corrupt but it doesn't impact their voting choices. Public is OK with corruption. If you look at many deeply corrupt countries,…
by anovikov · Sep 5, 2026
That's the problem right there, only with "bureaucracy as usual" it can be virtually forbidden to do any root cause analysis. That could be so shocking that the whole chain-of-c…
by fuzzfactor · Sep 5, 2026
It would be nice if our smartest hackers would address the problem and hack these TV sets to our advantage. Seems to me we need to: (1) Reverse engineer/disassemble the cod…
by hilbert42 · Sep 5, 2026
Show HN: ForgeGuardian – Open-source software supply-chain security scanner
by mahi1337 · Sep 5, 2026 · 1 points
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Problem solving is the process of achieving a goal by overcoming obstacles, a frequent part of most activities. Problems in need of solutions range from simple personal tasks to complex issues in business and technical fields. The former is an example of simple problem solving (SPS) addressing one issue, whereas the latter is complex problem solving (CPS) with multiple interrelated obstacles. Another classification of problem-solving tasks is into well-defined problems with specific obstacles and goals, and ill-defined problems in which the current situation is troublesome but it is not clear what kind of resolution to aim for. Similarly, one may distinguish formal or fact-based problems requiring psychometric intelligence, versus socio-emotional problems which depend on the changeable emotions of individuals or groups, such as tactful behavior, fashion, or gift choices. Read more on Wikipedia