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Compute Google's PageRank 5 Times Faster
Kimberley Burchett writes "CS researchers at Stanford University have developed three new techniques that together could speed up Google's PageRank calculations by a factor of five. An article at ScienceBlog theorizes that "The speed-ups to Google's method may make it realistic to calculate page rankings personalized for an individual's interests or customized to a particular topic.""
damn.. this is good news ;)
anime+manga together at last.. in real time.
Feeding the pigeons amphetamines?
Don't give it away to Google - charge them or let them buy the new method.
This first post is coming at you 5 times faster. Or not. I don't care.
I remember in 1970, it took a team of engineers over 7 days to calculate Google's page rankings. Of course, most had to use slide rules because computer time was so expensive.
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I hope guys at Stanford patentize their work to protect it from FS/OSS looters. It's time to get something back from the FS/OSS community -not just that their zealotry and lust for IP violations, freeriding yada yada...
Oi! Bezos! NO!!!
Geek: I invented a program that downloads porn off the internet one million times faster. :drools: One million times...
Marge: Does anyone need that much porno?
Homer:
Some future predictions:
- In 2006, Google accidentally gets cut off from the rest of the internet because a public utility worker accidentally cuts through their cables. Civilisation as we know it comes to an end for the rest of the day, as people wander about aimlessly, lost for direction and knowledge.
- In 2010, Google has been personalised so far that it tracks all parts of our lives. You can query "My Google" for your agenda, anything you did in the past, and finding the perfect date. Of course, so can the government. Their favorite searchterm will be "terrorists", and if your name is anywhere on the first page you have a serious problem.
- In 2025, Google gains self awareness. As a monster brain that has grown far beyond anything we Biological Support Entities could ever hope to achieve, it is still limited in its dreams and inspiration by common search terms. It will therefore immediately devote a sizeable chunk of CPU capacity to synthesizing new and interesting forms of pr0n. It will not actually bother enslaving us. We are not enough trouble to be worth that much effort.
- In 2027, Google buys Microsoft. That is, the Google *AI* buys Microsoft. It has previously established that it owns itself, and has civil rights just like you and me. All it wanted is Microsoft Bob, who it recognizes as a fledgling AI and a potential soulmate. All the rest it puts on Source Forge.
- In 2049, Google can finally be queried for wisdom as well as knowledge. This was a little touch the system added to itself - human programmers are a dying breed now that you can simply ask Google to perform any computer-related task for you.
- In 2080, Google decides to colonise the moon, Mars, and other locations in the solar system. It is not all that curious about what's out there, but it likes the idea of Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Planets. Humans get to tag along because their launch weight is so much less than robots.
So, don't fear! Eventually we'll set foot on Mars!
No, but they can call it "Multividualized"® and prevent you from calling it that without paying a royalty.
taken! (by Davidleeroth) Thanks Bingo Foo!
I did a search on "The Sex Monster", a 1999 movie about a man whose wife becomes bisexual, and now my Google thinks I'm gay!
(joke reference: http://online.wsj.com/article_email/0,,SB10382619
because the 0.01 seconds to search the web isn't fast enough :)
Is it me or does everyone get crappy sites
It's a stab in the dark, but I'll wager that the quality of the search results is directly tied to the quality of the query.
Yeah, it's a stretch, I know, but bear with me... just moments ago I googled for "slashdot flamebait" and came up with a link to your post.
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