9/6     Papa's got a brand new bag^H^H^H^H book.  On Algorithms.  For the
        time being, a free download.
        http://www.cse.ucsd.edu/users/dasgupta/mcgrawhill
        \_ I think I just had an Umesh Moment[tm]
           \- Momento Umesh:
              http://home.lbl.gov:8080/~psb/ASSOCIATES/UmeshMoment.jpg
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2/23    So why do people seem so uncomfortable about answering questions
        that seem to come from coursework?  Is it about making students
        suffer, or because of an assumption that they'll learn more by
        doing it the hard way?  The question below is something I hazily
        remember and it's something I'd like to know, just to stay sharp.
        I think NOT answering it, as tends to happen, might send the wrong
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9/11    The one that reversed all the words yesterday, how did he do it?
        It was pretty funny.
        \_ Funny?  Yes, destroying other people's discussions (both political
           and technical) is Hi-larious.
        \_ How did he do it? We will never know. Such magnificent text
           processing is unheard of!! But that's the great thing about CSUA,
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4/22    Data Structure: X,Y,Z coordinates repeated. Same X,Y - different Z
        Ie, multiple surfaces over the same grid. Problem: Want a polynomial
        fit f(X,Y)=Z; save the equation in matrix/vector; then the dump into
        MATLAB. Question: a lot of programs do polynomial fits, but it
        seems to be a pain to save the equation describing f(X,Y). What can
        I use to do a large number of curve fittings and then save the
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3/15    What's the best way to study for CS Subject GRE? Thanks.
        \_ Take CS61ABC, CS162, CS164, CS170, CS...
                \_ Yeah right.  Like those teach you anything practical.
                   \_ What are you talking about? I solve NP-complete
                      problems all the time.
                   \_ The issue is not practicality. The issue is prepping
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10/14   Sorry, but EECS is hardcore, and CS isn't. It has much more presteige,
        and the recruiters know it - that we EECSs have been abused by
        Hilfinger (willingly) and deserve a few pennies more per year to make
                \_ Dumbshit, I wasn't even CS and I willingly took Hilfinger's
                   classes.  Oh woe is you, the EECS major, boo hoo.  Grow up.
        up for it. Go to hell EECS, and go to hell Berkeley CS proffs.
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