tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post7405089056736189521..comments2024-03-27T19:58:17.387-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: AltaVista versus GoogleLance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-91172202179493572672021-01-19T12:05:54.260-06:002021-01-19T12:05:54.260-06:00Really? I would suspect it is Rajeev Motwani!Really? I would suspect it is Rajeev Motwani!Danish Amjad Alvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15355626688620909279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-49677911321099052462013-07-10T11:58:58.401-05:002013-07-10T11:58:58.401-05:00Why didn't AltaVista adopt pagerank themselves...Why didn't AltaVista adopt pagerank themselves? (Or did they and it was too late?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-34846814595880011492013-07-09T09:06:28.834-05:002013-07-09T09:06:28.834-05:00My 10 year old laptop started to get superhot and ...My 10 year old laptop started to get superhot and nearly froze. Sure, I am not using their 'recommended' browser :-). The HTML5 or whatever cleverness many websites are using these days needs much better client side management. Unlike flash or java there seems no easy way for the user to only turn on those widgets that they really wish to see. Workarounds will be found in due time for blocking this nonsense. Space2001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-70689083159106271332013-07-08T19:35:16.220-05:002013-07-08T19:35:16.220-05:00oh good, it wasn't just me that thought it was...oh good, it wasn't just me that thought it was painful slow to play that google doodleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-16089027853844002492013-07-08T19:22:42.868-05:002013-07-08T19:22:42.868-05:00Today may mark the day Google began its downfall. ...Today may mark the day Google began its downfall. Not because of<br />Lance's blog praising it, but because it has a doodle which seems<br />to slow down my browser (This could be an optical illusion, but it<br />still seems slower) and the doodle didn't point to anything to tell me<br />what it was- I finally had to look on wikipedia to find out.<br /><br />One of Google's strenght was a simplistic display. The Doodles may be<br />fun to look at, and to make, but when they begin impacting functionality<br />it could be the beginning of the end. Also-there may be controversies<br />like `why didn't Google do a doodle on X-day' or `why did they do a doodle<br />about Y'.GASARCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06134382469361359081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-72294896842638852412013-07-08T16:32:17.688-05:002013-07-08T16:32:17.688-05:00Stanford Professor Lance can't remember == Jef...Stanford Professor Lance can't remember == Jeff Ullman.<br />stuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05190631846507740664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-49660495702516335572013-07-08T15:38:44.200-05:002013-07-08T15:38:44.200-05:00I recall a couple of years where I still used Alta...I recall a couple of years where I still used Altavista for cases where Google didn't work, usually when what I wanted was "overshadowed" by a more popular interpretation of the search term. The available Boolean connectives in Altavista were handy then.<br /><br />Later Google got improved and Altavista got a horrid homepage, though probably people who know how to use Boolean connectives would not have been enough to keep Altavista afloat anyway.Eldar Fischernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-17383503600141273442013-07-08T10:59:10.025-05:002013-07-08T10:59:10.025-05:00But maybe the era of algorithms has already passed...<em>But maybe the era of algorithms has already passed its peak?</em><br /><br />Yes, just like the era of electricity before it.JeffEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633745186684887140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-50780063355702142352013-07-08T09:28:52.852-05:002013-07-08T09:28:52.852-05:00But maybe the era of algorithms has already passed...But maybe the era of algorithms has already passed its peak?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com