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perfect function doesn’t exis- 👇
kids who would run dos defrag utility and sit and look at the little squares change colors are either {developers, sysadmin, devops} now or retired farmers

you've heard of sine and cosine

now get ready for uh squine and cosquare

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Having my annual physical today.

Doctor: “Your blood pressure is a little high.”

Me: “SCOTUS just declared the president is king before I walked in here.”

Murder on the PCI Express
When game devs take a stand against Windows Recall

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of.

Over 1,000 years before the internet and smartphone apps, Persian scientist and polymath Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī invented the concept of algorithms.

By Debbie Passey. via @ConversationUK

https://theconversation.com/why-are-algorithms-called-algorithms-a-brief-history-of-the-persian-polymath-youve-likely-never-heard-of-229286

#books #mathematics #algorithm

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Our modern lives are influenced by algorithms at every step. We can trace this influence back more than 1,200 years ago – to a Muslim mathematician.

The Conversation