The library sorting problem is used across computer science for organizing far more than just books. A new solution is less than a page-width away from the theoretical ideal. Computer scientists often ...

Franz Kafka wrote in Prague in the 1920s. His work was based on the existential philosophy, and thinkers like Kierkegaard and Nietzsche greatly influenced him. In Kafka’s worldview, the individual ...

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For many apps, the end of the year is a time for sharing personalized user summaries — custom reports recounting how people listened, watched, shopped, exercised, and generally logged activity over ...