[Chicago] xkcd on Python

[Brian Ray]

On Dec 11, 2007, at 9:23 AM, Martin Maney wrote:

> On Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 12:48:15PM -0600, Atul Varma wrote:
>> On Dec 10, 2007 11:02 AM, <bray at sent.com> wrote:
>>> On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 21:43:29 -0600, "Brian W. Fitzpatrick" said:
>>>> Donald Knuth came and asked "What's the name of my O(log log n)  
>>>> search
>>>> algorithm?"
>>>
>>> He must have meant O(n log n) for QuickSort right? What was his  
>>> answer?
>>
>> He tactfully evaded the question.
>
> The actual expression in the cartoon was O(n log(log n)).  Just sayin'


Yeah probably heap sort? I have seen it written in O(n log log n),  
also. But like most of this stuff you need TeX to even typeset  
correctly.

I am sure Google hope's I share the video:

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJOS0sV2a24>

He has a candid and interesting demeanor. His online repertoire is  
certainly nerdy and funny--often times in a tongue in cheek, inside  
joke sort of way. I did not read regularly or even take note until  
about a dozen people sent me the anti-gravity comic the other day. I  
noticed the PyCon organizer list is taking note, also.


Brian Ray
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