Netflix Prize Competitor Already Beats Netflix

Baldrson writes "Within the first week of the announcement of The Netflix Prize a team has already beaten Netflix's own movie recommendation algorithm. This is pretty impressive given the previously quoted researcher who said: 'You're competing with 15 years of really smart people banging away at the problem.' The team is WXYZConsulting.com apparently registered by a data mining professor named Yi Zhang. Congratulations are in order for Netflix and Prof. Zhang's team who are demonstrating, yet again, the power of prizes to accelerate progress."

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Re:Upon further consideration...

[stevey]

Ahhh but if she wasn't prepared to go out on dates, hang around with him, etc, she'd not be perfect would she?!

Re:who cares

[Son.Of.Dad]

You've obviously never been here, you don't know the place or the people, and you're just talking out of your ass.

Having lived there for half a decade, I'll agree that it isn't the best of living situations. With that said, I don't speak very fluent French, coming from an area where it wasn't a daily requirement. I, unlike **MANY** of the Quebecers I have known, made the effort to learn the language and the nuances of Quebecois. I, unlike **MANY** of the Quebecers I know to this day am not a trite pompous prick because of someone's differences. I, unlike *ALL* Quebecers that I know, will know, and will never know, can happily participate in any of the aforementioned programs outside of the bloody province.
Put it into perspective, Jean-. I said the city was note-worthy. Nothing more. Yeah, yeah you have hydro dams. Yeah, yeah - you're still a province but the numbers don't lie, Pepe. 51-49 is no laughing matter.
Am I still pissed? YOU BET YOUR ASS.
What's that? I can't hear you with that cock in your mouth.