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June 29, 2005

From an essay by Lloyd Trefethen, "The Definition of Numerical Analysis"

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There is a general principle of computing that seems to have no name: the faster the computer, the more important the speed of the algorithm [...] In the early years, the gaps between fast and slow algorithms were narrower...
Posted by tplambeck at 02:43 PM

Late Heavy Bombardment

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Posted by tplambeck at 02:37 PM

Sudwest Funk

Recorded 21 December 1958, Hackensack NJ

There was a time when Donald Byrd probably spent as much time out at Rudy Van Gelder's house in Hackensack recording sessions as he did in the clubs performing for live audiences...

The Complete Blue Note Donald Byrd/Pepper Adams Studio Sessions

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