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aquamongoose

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    Comment #17782946

    Maybe because PhD programs in those fields already are free at every university (in fact, they pay you a stipend).

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    Comment #17642097

    > Axiom of choice assumes that you can always pick the best possible option, however you need to be able to account for your worst possible options as well. All mathematical optimi…

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    Comment #15730460

    No: (ii) only holds when e1, e2 come from the original vector space (not the product).

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    Comment #8079791

    His would be: Still much more productive with vi keys! Yours would be: Still much productive with vi keys!

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    Comment #7954036

    With regards to (2), this is one way of solving the problem. However, your solution uses O(n) memory (where n is the size of the linked list), and the tortoise-and-hare algorithm u…

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    Comment #6977268

    True, but that's still O(n!), so the overall complexity doesn't change.

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    Comment #5507318

    I think it's because a lot of his humor is self-deprecating, so many of his jokes are "on" him.