tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post8876495988697443538..comments2024-03-28T18:17:00.135-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: Knuth Prize for 2009: David JohnsonLance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-3273296521614494032010-03-03T20:16:08.173-06:002010-03-03T20:16:08.173-06:00Rather than wonder when others will update the ent...Rather than wonder when others will update the entry, why not add the information yourself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-9247252443768331672010-03-03T09:07:08.060-06:002010-03-03T09:07:08.060-06:00@Anon-in-2010: if you read the press release, you&...@Anon-in-2010: if you read the press release, you'll find that "SIGACT will present its 2009 Knuth Prize to David S. Johnson of AT&T Labs for his contributions to theoretical and experimental analysis of algorithms."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-641759314437514932010-03-02T21:09:34.229-06:002010-03-02T21:09:34.229-06:00It was edited at "21:35, 2 March 2010". ...It was edited at "21:35, 2 March 2010". I think this is 4:35 pm Eastern Time, i.e. 20 minutes after the time stamp in your post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-39783390002317434752010-03-02T18:37:16.696-06:002010-03-02T18:37:16.696-06:00David Johnson goes by Dave? Really?David Johnson goes by Dave? Really?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-36445112274132701062010-03-02T18:04:23.413-06:002010-03-02T18:04:23.413-06:00BTW: We are in 2010 so the Wikipedia entry is inco...BTW: We are in 2010 so the Wikipedia entry is incorrect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-25548838033208461852010-03-02T18:00:53.631-06:002010-03-02T18:00:53.631-06:00The Knuth Prize is supposed to be every 18 months ...The Knuth Prize is supposed to be every 18 months so that the award presentations will alternate between STOC and FOCS. However, for logistical reasons, sometimes the presentations get put off to the next conference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-3647105457747711342010-03-02T16:11:50.514-06:002010-03-02T16:11:50.514-06:00what's the algorithm for when they decide to a...what's the algorithm for when they decide to award one of these? the years do not suggest a pattern.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1505685853010088472010-03-02T15:37:42.973-06:002010-03-02T15:37:42.973-06:00I was adding it and when I pressed "save"...I was adding it and when I pressed "save" was told the page had been changed while I was editing it. This was at 4:35pm Eastern Time today.Enoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-63307264926625818732010-03-02T15:36:34.727-06:002010-03-02T15:36:34.727-06:009 minutes from your published time-stamp?9 minutes from your published time-stamp?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com