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One of the greatest joys in computer programming is discovering a new, faster, more efficient algorithm for doing something — particularly if a lot of well-respected people have come up with worse solutions.
-- Danny Hillis
-- Danny Hillis
April 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
One of the greatest joys in computer programming is discovering a new, faster, more efficient algorithm for doing something — particularly if a lot of well-respected people have come up with worse solutions.
-- Danny Hillis
-- Danny Hillis
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"There once was a time. Before television. Before motion pictures. Before radio and books. The greatest part of human existence was spent in such a time.
And then, over the dying embers of the campfire, on a moonless night, we watched the stars."
- Carl Sagan
And then, over the dying embers of the campfire, on a moonless night, we watched the stars."
- Carl Sagan
April 21, 2025 at 3:40 AM
"There once was a time. Before television. Before motion pictures. Before radio and books. The greatest part of human existence was spent in such a time.
And then, over the dying embers of the campfire, on a moonless night, we watched the stars."
- Carl Sagan
And then, over the dying embers of the campfire, on a moonless night, we watched the stars."
- Carl Sagan