How Inefficient Can a Sort Algorithm Be? (2012) [pdf]

Re:How Inefficient Can a Sort Algorithm Be? (2012) [pdf] by deugtniet on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @04:14AM (#19428962)

From the pdf "3 Worstsort: the final solution"

Reminds me of a German statistics professor that taught me the basics of contemporary statistics. This guy would often say "final solution" with a thick German accent, which was kinda funny to hear. But after a couple of lectures I did discreetly tell him about the cultural annotations behind this term. Afterwards he was a bit more modest in its usage.

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Re:How Inefficient Can a Sort Algorithm Be? (2012) [pdf] by majewsky on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @05:15AM (#19429229)

How can someone say "final solution" with a thick German accent? I'm German myself and when I try to pronounce it with deliberately thick accent, it doesn't change all that much.

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Re:How Inefficient Can a Sort Algorithm Be? (2012) [pdf] by rocqua on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @05:45AM (#19429348)

I'd guess something like 'ze final zolution'. With the second z a lot less pronounced than the first. Mostly the pronunciation of 'the' by Germans is easy to notice.

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Re:How Inefficient Can a Sort Algorithm Be? (2012) [pdf] by majewsky on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @08:11AM (#19441255)

The most obvious giveaways are pronouncing "the" like "s" and "w" like "v". Also, consonants in general are pronounced too hard, making the pronunciation less "flowing".

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