“I assume most of you already heard the news that a Caltech grad student, April Felsen, announced a 400-page proof of P≠NP last week.”
“You want me to justify the P vs. NP problem by its relevance to baseball?? Why shouldn’t baseball have to justify itself by its relevance to P vs. NP? Pshaw! Begone from the house of study, you cretinous fools, and never return!”
I think everyone should read any blog post that includes those two quotes. Especially this one.