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Pagerank is the first thing that comes to mind (and there was a big survey article about it in the latest SIAM Review https://www.siam.org/journals/sirev.php ht
by GFK_of_xmaspast 11y ago
Pagerank is the first thing that comes to mind (and there was a big survey article about it in the latest SIAM Review https://www.siam.org/journals/sirev.php https://www.siam.org/journals/sirev.php)
- pathsjs 11y agoHardly 21st century. In its essence it was known to Markov, who died in 1922. For comparison, the idea of TUring machines came in 1936
- cbd1984 11y agoAnd if you take that idea back, it goes directly to the Jacquard loom, because Knuth Knows we can't possibly have any advances due to modern times. This Debased Era must always be in awe of our Glorious Past. Keeps the kids in line. Keeps people from thinking they know anything.