Sep12
Knuth vs Cartoonist.
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Knuth: So to summarize, an algorithm must terminate.
Cartoonist: Wait a minute Dr. Knuth, the web keeps changing, so PageRank has to keep going, right? They can't let it just terminate.
Knuth: They keep redoing it, but it does terminate each time. It's like a comic strip. There is an ongoing series but each day's comic strip needs its own punch line.
Cartoonist: I'm not sure I get that.
Knuth: Young man, not only are you not qualified to be implementing algorithms, you probably shouldn't try to write any comic strips either.
Title: Knuth vs Cartoonist.
Cartoonist: Wait a minute Dr. Knuth, the web keeps changing, so PageRank has to keep going, right? They can't let it just terminate.
Knuth: They keep redoing it, but it does terminate each time. It's like a comic strip. There is an ongoing series but each day's comic strip needs its own punch line.
Cartoonist: I'm not sure I get that.
Knuth: Young man, not only are you not qualified to be implementing algorithms, you probably shouldn't try to write any comic strips either.
Title: Knuth vs Cartoonist.