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It saddens me a little to see the " (Nobel Price in Computing) " in the headline. This is HackerNews! People here are expected to know what the Turing Award is
by ajays 15y ago
It saddens me a little to see the " (Nobel Price in Computing) " in the headline.
This is HackerNews! People here are expected to know what the Turing Award is; if they don't, they can find out for themselves.
- k-mcgrady 15y agoI don't see what the problem is in helping people who don't know what it is. There's no harm in saving people from having to do a search to find out.
- wl 15y agoThe problem is that the headline is wrong and the Turing Award isn't a Nobel Prize. It may be similar in prestige to a Nobel, but it is awarded by different people. Maybe there is no harm in saving people from having to do a search, but there is harm in being misleading.
- switz 15y agoI don't know if it saddened me, but I found it quite unnecessary. This[1] was interesting however: why there is no Nobel Prize in Computing. [1] http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/060611-nobel-prize-computing.html http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/060611-nobel-prize-com...
- utopkara 15y agoI am torn between the urge to move to another news sharing site where people know who Turing is, and the thought that a little diversity can do good. I guess the latter wins, because I come here to get surprised, and learn; it doesn't happen as much when you are around people like yourself.
- huherto 15y agoYes, we know. But it is a good way tell the general population that the Turing Award is the most prestigious award in computer science.