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Visually teaching sorting algorithms with east-european traditional folk dances

2 points by pax 14y ago

ColinWright 14y ago
So just out of interest I tried the first search I thought of for this idea; http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=title%3A%28sort+dance%29&start=0 http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=title%3A%28... Here are a few results. This had the most comments: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2445963 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2445963 Most other don't have any comments, but are often to different sources: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2441803 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2441803 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2447395 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2447395 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3341876 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3341876 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2432737 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2432737 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3479504 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3479504 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3366209 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3366209 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2479513 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2479513 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2436149 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2436149 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3575994 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3575994 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2580477 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2580477 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3427892 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3427892 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2437119 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2437119 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2424890 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2424890 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2458572 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2458572 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2425442 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2425442 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3166150 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3166150
- pax 14y ago
  good point, my bad. I also searched before (to the best of my knowledge), but I only found 3 matches: http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=algorythmics http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=algorythmic... I thought it was brilliant and deserved another push - Just like all those posters before me :) If I would've been smart enough to find the bulk of the previous attempts or the 59+ post I would've surely refrained. I'll leave this a bit here for you to see my answer then I hope to remember and take out the trash :) Thanks
  - ColinWright 14y ago
    The most recent I found is over 6 months ago, so comments are closed there, and maybe it's new for some people who then want to have their say. It's more of a "heads up" as to why you might not get many votes or comments.
    - pax 14y ago
      thanks, you're too kind. I'm also annoyed by double posting. And I was overly excited :)
      - ColinWright 14y ago
        Well clearly someone doesn't mind the endless postings of the same things, I've been down-voted. Never mind - good job I don't care about the karma. I still think it's important to cross-reference existing discussion, and look at previous submissions of the same story.

2 points by pax 14y ago

So just out of interest I tried the first search I thought of for this idea; http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=title%3A%28sort+dance%29&start=0 http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=title%3A%28... Here are a few results. This had the most comments: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2445963 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2445963 Most other don't have any comments, but are often to different sources: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2441803 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2441803 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2447395 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2447395 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3341876 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3341876 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2432737 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2432737 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3479504 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3479504 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3366209 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3366209 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2479513 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2479513 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2436149 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2436149 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3575994 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3575994 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2580477 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2580477 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3427892 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3427892 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2437119 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2437119 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2424890 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2424890 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2458572 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2458572 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2425442 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2425442 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3166150 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3166150

pax 14y ago
good point, my bad. I also searched before (to the best of my knowledge), but I only found 3 matches: http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=algorythmics http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=algorythmic... I thought it was brilliant and deserved another push - Just like all those posters before me :) If I would've been smart enough to find the bulk of the previous attempts or the 59+ post I would've surely refrained. I'll leave this a bit here for you to see my answer then I hope to remember and take out the trash :) Thanks
- ColinWright 14y ago
  The most recent I found is over 6 months ago, so comments are closed there, and maybe it's new for some people who then want to have their say. It's more of a "heads up" as to why you might not get many votes or comments.
  - pax 14y ago
    thanks, you're too kind. I'm also annoyed by double posting. And I was overly excited :)
    - ColinWright 14y ago
      Well clearly someone doesn't mind the endless postings of the same things, I've been down-voted. Never mind - good job I don't care about the karma. I still think it's important to cross-reference existing discussion, and look at previous submissions of the same story.