threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWhat if everyone pointed a laser at the moon?www.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: mealtimevideos@lemmy.worldvideos@lemmy.world
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minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThe guy that writes this sounds like a clever chap. Maybe we can get him to design the sorting algorithm for Lemmy?
minus-squareEyck_of_denesle@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoFor answering or coming up with the questions?
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoRandall Munroe, the writer of the xkcd comic, and these incredible ‘what ifs’ developed the ‘top’ sorting algorithm for reddit.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 days ago the ‘top’ sorting algorithm Isn’t ‘top’ just the highest vote score within a given timeframe? ‘Hot’ and ‘controversial’ seem like they would be more difficult to design…
minus-squareEyck_of_denesle@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoWow. I never knew that. Thanks for the context.
The guy that writes this sounds like a clever chap. Maybe we can get him to design the sorting algorithm for Lemmy?
For answering or coming up with the questions?
Randall Munroe, the writer of the xkcd comic, and these incredible ‘what ifs’ developed the ‘top’ sorting algorithm for reddit.
Isn’t ‘top’ just the highest vote score within a given timeframe? ‘Hot’ and ‘controversial’ seem like they would be more difficult to design…
Wow. I never knew that. Thanks for the context.