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In the Google story, somebody notices an obscure problem that is only marginally important but is technically deep, gratuitously multiplies that difficulty by two orders of magnitude, and solves the barely-a-problem with a thoroughness of theoretical and technical depth that could certainly be publishable research. This makes very few actual people’s lives better, but keeps a brilliant person entertained so they don’t wander off to one of Google’s competitors.

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