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veltas
on Dec 2, 2022
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The game theory of John von Neumann transformed th...
Well which is it? Mundane or elegant? To me, it being the most elegant makes it a worthy algorithm.
bee_rider
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I don’t think those are incompatible. If Michelangelo designed a paperweight, it would probably be a magnificent paperweight, while still just being a paperweight. (This is an extreme example, Mergesort is better than a paperweight).
bibanez
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Indeed. I interpreted OC's choice of words as "mundane" meaning "quotidian" though
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