...this is only two dimensions, and a 2D proof doesn't say much about what the case is in 3D. Applications like protein folding and robotic arm movement take place in the real world, which is unfortunately 3D.
Apache is a general webserver, which is designed to be correct first, and fast second. Even so, its performance is quite satisfactory. Most sites have less than 10Mbits of outgoing bandwidth, which Apache can fill using only a low end Pentium-based webserver. In practice sites with more bandwidth require more than one machine to fill the bandwidth due to other constraints (such as CGI or database transaction overhead). For these reasons the development focus has been mostly on correctness and configurability.
Unfortunately many folks overlook these facts and cite raw performance numbers as if they are some indication of the quality of a web server product. There is a bare minimum performance that is acceptable, beyond that extra speed only caters to a much smaller segment of the market. But in order to avoid this hurdle to the acceptance of Apache in some markets, effort was put into Apache 1.3 to bring performance up to a point where the difference with other high-end webservers is minimal.
What if I leave the link out, but just tell you where it is. I have not linked to the document and the only thing I have given is a written description of where it is...
Still illegal ?
Nope, it's perfectly legal. It all comes down to where do you draw the line... apparently html is not considered speech. It's down (or slow) now, but take a look at 2600's documents. They have all the urls up, just without <a href="... form.
The USA Computing Olympiad organizes four high school programming contests throughout the year. These are used to select fifteen finalists and eventually a team of four to represent the US at international competitions. Contest problems have a wide range of categories, from graph theory to dynamic programming. You can see some examples of problems from past contests and the training pages, with a series of problems designed to prepare students for these contests at their webpage at http://www.usaco.org/. Even if your students aren't interested in competing, the training pages might be a good source for something to have them do.
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...this is only two dimensions, and a 2D proof doesn't say much about what the case is in 3D. Applications like protein folding and robotic arm movement take place in the real world, which is unfortunately 3D.
Still illegal ?
Nope, it's perfectly legal. It all comes down to where do you draw the line... apparently html is not considered speech. It's down (or slow) now, but take a look at 2600's documents. They have all the urls up, just without <a href="... form.
What happened to the decss post? Slashdot doesn't usually remove posts...
The USA Computing Olympiad organizes four high school programming contests throughout the year. These are used to select fifteen finalists and eventually a team of four to represent the US at international competitions. Contest problems have a wide range of categories, from graph theory to dynamic programming. You can see some examples of problems from past contests and the training pages, with a series of problems designed to prepare students for these contests at their webpage at http://www.usaco.org/. Even if your students aren't interested in competing, the training pages might be a good source for something to have them do.