tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post1263614707395066957..comments2024-03-27T19:58:17.387-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: SIGACT AwardsLance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-83609850291484451782010-04-01T09:42:29.918-05:002010-04-01T09:42:29.918-05:00Fixed the archive problem that Edward pointed out....Fixed the archive problem that Edward pointed out. I update the archive page manually each year because I am too lazy to write the javascript for it.Lance Fortnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-43168000294912928752010-04-01T09:39:18.661-05:002010-04-01T09:39:18.661-05:00It looks like anon 2 is Gasarch trying to get even...It looks like anon 2 is Gasarch trying to get even with previous comments to his post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-7013341471387023052010-04-01T03:35:01.341-05:002010-04-01T03:35:01.341-05:00maybe anon #2 was in for an April's fool joke....maybe anon #2 was in for an April's fool joke. But re-reading his comment and your reply, I don't quite understand the OR construct myself.<br /><br />Why and how is "have to keep it a secret" related to "finding out ..."<br /><br />Something like this would make sense:<br />Version 1:<br /><br />"I wonder if [the winners find out by reading the press release just like the rest of us], or if [they through your blog post]."<br /><br />Version 2:<br />"I wonder if [the winners find out by reading the press release just like the rest of us], or if [they are being told through their students]."<br /><br />etc ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-46787733183661865322010-04-01T02:45:03.822-05:002010-04-01T02:45:03.822-05:00Anonymous 2: I've no idea why I'm replying...Anonymous 2: I've no idea why I'm replying to a grammar troll, especially one who uses "aint" and "ur" in a post criticising someone else's English, but that comment makes perfect sense. It just needs a little punctuation. Below I've bracketed the two clauses joined by the "or".<br /><br />"I wonder if [the winners find out by reading the press release just like the rest of us], or if [they have to keep it a secret for a long time]."<br /><br />(I'm not the first Anonymous, by the way)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-16302981363596256432010-04-01T00:24:30.891-05:002010-04-01T00:24:30.891-05:00Offtopic: technical problem!
Bill, Lance, there i...Offtopic: technical problem!<br /><br />Bill, Lance, there is a technical problem with your blog: this year posts became inaccessible (the last month that "archives" contain is December 2009).edwardahirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094179693219521111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-35377773968243180182010-03-31T21:30:17.030-05:002010-03-31T21:30:17.030-05:00dude, you aint making any sense .... look at ur se...dude, you aint making any sense .... look at ur sentence.<br /><br />"I wonder if the winners find out<br /><br />1) by reading the press release [that's ok]<br />OR<br /><br />2) if they have have to keep it a secret .... <br /><br />? WHAT ON EARTH DOES THE "OR" construct do to "finding out". Maybe you should revisit english 101 ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-44718872003914350202010-03-31T12:10:47.596-05:002010-03-31T12:10:47.596-05:00i wonder if the winners find out by reading the pr...i wonder if the winners find out by reading the press release just like the rest of us or if they have to keep it a secret for a long timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com