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From: Tim Wescott <tim@seemywebsite.com>
Subject: Re: "Complex Algorithm R&D: Harder Than Many Think" article
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On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:58:18 -0700, steveu@dis.org wrote:

> On Jul 21, 10:03 pm, John <jmcgowa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> The article "Complex Algorithm R&D: Harder Than Many Think" has been
>> published on the Math Blog.  The article discusses using advanced
>> mathematics to solve real world problems, including specific examples
>> in video compression and speech recognition.  The article is for a
>> general audience and may be useful for anyone interested in this
>> specialized field.  The article discusses the mathematical, scientific,
>> software engineering, project management, and business issues at an
>> introductory to intermediate level with a minimum of formulas or
>> technical jargon.
>>
>> http://math-blog.com/2009/07/20/complex-algorithm-research-and-
develo...
> 
> Who but an idiot would suggest this is not very hard? :-\

Uhh -- management?  Particularly upper management after a nice three-
martini lunch with a sales guy from The Mathworks?

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