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Ah, but you missed the word "famous." Eric Schmidt asked both John McCain and Obama, "How would you sort a million 32-bit numbers in 1K of memory?" McCain lau
by AlbertCory 4y ago
Ah, but you missed the word "famous."
Eric Schmidt asked both John McCain and Obama, "How would you sort a million 32-bit numbers in 1K of memory?"
McCain laughed and said "I guess I should have studied for this!"
Obama had been tipped off on that question. He stroked his chin and said "Well, I don't think the bubble sort is the right choice here."
- BeetleB 4y ago> Eric Schmidt asked both John McCain and Obama, "How would you sort a million 32-bit numbers in 1K of memory?" "I'd call up Jon Bentley."
- shadowofneptune 4y agoI still think about what a ridiculous question that is to ask a politician. Programming as a new form of literacy was a much bigger idea then, i suppose.
- photochemsyn 4y agoA question like that is either a joke, or an effort to establish dominance. I think the correct response would be, "Why are you asking me a question to which you presumably already have an answer, or at least an opinion on? Why don't you just share your views on this with the audience?"
- BeetleB 4y ago> Ah, but you missed the word "famous." Umm ... when I browse Google Tech Talks, there are lots of famous people there. It still wouldn't make sense asking them this question.
- AlbertCory 4y agoyou really are missing a sense of humor, aren't you?