I have long been considering the purchase of an electric drill, and I am sure that when I finally buy one
I will drill dozens of holes I do not really need. But triviality is a universal failing;
.... The remedy against it is strength of character, not technological backwardness. Problems must dictate methods,
not vice versa.
Solow (1954: 374; emphasis added)
There are games in which the player show in theory can always win cannot do so in practice because it is impossible to
supply him effective instructions regarding how he should play in order to win.
Rabin (1957: 148; emphasis added)
