tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post3284811174760872938..comments2024-03-28T14:56:46.834-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: Cond. Cvg Sequences in R^d AND real applications!Lance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-61541532748147221322009-06-16T17:47:22.541-05:002009-06-16T17:47:22.541-05:00Thanks for the post Bill. As a matter of relevance...Thanks for the post Bill. As a matter of relevance to this blog, the corresponding ordering v_1, v_2, ... can also be found in poly(n) time.aravindhttp://www.cs.umd.edu/~srinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-12974105034688290392009-06-16T15:38:17.809-05:002009-06-16T15:38:17.809-05:00On a related note, I want to express a personal wi...On a related note, I want to express a personal wish for a more positive, respectful TCS blog-comments environment. <br /><br />Of course there is room for constructive criticism and discussion of community trends; but there has been a persistent vein of anonymous sniping, especially in response to perceived insults to this or that subfield. Can we de-escalate?<br /><br />Let's make our blogosphere an enjoyable place to be, rather than a source of even more stress in our academic lives. Thanks, Bill, for blogging in this spirit.Andy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03897281159810085972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-80217654410223524252009-06-16T15:12:52.850-05:002009-06-16T15:12:52.850-05:00I think the previous commenter is being unfair to ...I think the previous commenter is being unfair to Bill. Isn't it curious at first glance that this result has algorithmic applications?<br /><br />This is the thought Bill seems to be sharing. He's not using the term 'pure math' to set up a hierarchy or suggest that algorithmists are not using sophisticated mathematics.Andy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03897281159810085972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-916232672874424842009-06-16T12:57:20.973-05:002009-06-16T12:57:20.973-05:00You seem to be oddly unaware that people are using...You seem to be oddly unaware that people are using "pure maths" every day in the design and analysis of algorithms. Weird.<br /><br />You have even chosen a not-particularly-exciting example.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-81030153281747729962009-06-16T09:12:03.965-05:002009-06-16T09:12:03.965-05:00Very neat idea. You probably know that Hardy wrote...Very neat idea. You probably know that Hardy wrote whole monograph on Divergent Series.rjliptonnoreply@blogger.com