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From: Richard D Riehle <laoXhai@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Decoding an octet stream
Date: 1999/12/06
Date: 1999-12-06T23:28:05+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <82hgq5$p7p$1@nntp4.atl.mindspring.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1999Dec2.081944.1@eisner

In article <1999Dec2.081944.1@eisner>,
	kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen) wrote:

>Since then, Al Gore has invented the Internet, so asking others for
>evidence of prior art is cheaper than placing newspaper ads.

Actually, we all know, even Mr. Gore knows, that his claims were
a bit inflated.  However, it should be obvious to everyone that
that the word "algorithm" derives from the Vice-president's skill
on the dance floor combined with his technical acumen.  The original
phrase, "Al Gore rhythm," was clearly the source for our cherished
computer argot, "algorithm."

Richard Riehle
http://www.adaworks.com 
 




  parent reply	other threads:[~1999-12-06  0:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1999-11-28  0:00 Decoding an octet stream Florian Weimer
1999-11-29  0:00 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
1999-11-30  0:00   ` Florian Weimer
1999-12-03  0:00     ` Robert Dewar
1999-12-01  0:00   ` Robert Dewar
1999-12-01  0:00     ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
1999-12-01  0:00       ` Robert Dewar
1999-12-01  0:00       ` swhalen
1999-12-01  0:00         ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-12-01  0:00           ` Kenneth Almquist
1999-12-02  0:00             ` Geoff Bull
1999-12-02  0:00               ` Stupid patent tricks (was: Decoding an octet stream) Ted Dennison
1999-12-06  0:00               ` Decoding an octet stream Kenneth Almquist
1999-12-01  0:00         ` Florian Weimer
1999-12-02  0:00           ` Geoff Bull
1999-12-02  0:00             ` Lutz Donnerhacke
1999-12-02  0:00           ` Robert Dewar
1999-12-02  0:00           ` Ted Dennison
1999-12-02  0:00             ` tmoran
1999-12-02  0:00         ` Geoff Bull
1999-12-02  0:00           ` swhalen
1999-12-02  0:00             ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-12-03  0:00               ` swhalen
1999-12-04  0:00                 ` Geoff Bull
1999-12-06  0:00                   ` Robert Dewar
1999-12-04  0:00                 ` Robert Dewar
1999-12-03  0:00               ` Geoff Bull
1999-12-06  0:00               ` Richard D Riehle [this message]
1999-12-06  0:00                 ` Ed Falis
1999-12-07  0:00                   ` Ted Dennison
1999-12-08  0:00                 ` Robert Dewar
1999-12-08  0:00                   ` Brian Rogoff
1999-12-02  0:00           ` Robert Dewar
1999-12-08  0:00         ` Numeric types Mario Amado Alves
1999-12-08  0:00           ` Tucker Taft
1999-12-01  0:00       ` Decoding an octet stream Robert Dewar
1999-12-07  0:00         ` Stefan Skoglund
1999-12-01  0:00     ` Geoff Bull
1999-12-01  0:00       ` Robert Dewar
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