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kruk
14y ago
I used to think Yahoo!'s days are over but it turns out it's hugely popular in Asia (Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan). Search engine wise it's behind Google but it's big when it comes to e-mail, news and all sorts of
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14y ago
The only functionality that SMS provides and email doesn't (in most countries) is network notification, which can be easily fixed. It would be relatively easy to replace SMS with email without users noticing the difference.
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kruk
14y ago
Homonyms usually have different pitch (accent). Which differs depending on the region you are from :D In writing homonyms use different kanji so there is no problem differentiating them.
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kruk
14y ago
I would recommend the Introduction to Algorithms by Cormen. It covers not only the complexity analysis but also describes the most important algorithms, data structures and classical problems solutions. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0262033844
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14y ago
Yes, there are cases where the "insignificant" part is so significant it's actually more efficient to use asymptotically slower algorithm for everyday problem sizes. The Big O notation is not so much about running speed but about scaling. W
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I'm sorry, I wanted to write a brief comment and it seems I offended you. I don't defy USA has a great contemporary culture but it's just one side of it. Another side is what you so easily dismiss - the history and traditions. Culture in th
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What culture? American culture, compared to most of Europe and Asia is underdeveloped and shallow. Not to mention, 20% of US citizens are not even native English speakers. All the points you're listing could be more appropriately used to de