I third Stratoscope's and jacquesm's request for that story.
Also interesting to note: that picture you found is from his first month on the job, yes? The "Welcome" section at the bottom of the PDF claims he just joined in July in "Engineering--Commercial," and the text above the picture says that the three instructors pictured (Hazlett, Behr, Kaye) will transfer to Royal-McBee payroll "as announced in the July Librazette." The July edition claims Hazlett, Behr, and Fred Flannel are the engineers to be transferred.
I'm going to feel pretty dumb if this: http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~uno/news08.html turns out to be a joke that I didn't grok. According to the link, he stopped writing checks in 2008. I remember feeling very disappointed when I read that.
I just got one of these "certificates of deposit" from him a few months ago. It looks like a check. Unless you were planning on cashing these checks, I don't imagine you'd be disappointed with receiving one of these.
It's true. But you have to keep in mind, nobody wants $2.56 from Knuth. The value comes from the fact that one of the most famous and respected computer scientists to ever live has sent you a thank you note for fixing an error that he made in his book.
I once sent him an alleged error report in which I was mistaken. He cordially wrote back and explained why I was wrong. So I sent him a check for $2.56, and he cashed it...
Knuth no longer sends out real checks, but now sends out what look just like checks, written on his pseudo Bank of San Serriffe (pun on sans serif font). There's a picture of the one I received at http://www.arcfn.com/2011/05/my-knuth-reward-check.html - the amount is in hex: 0x$1.00
The parent article describing in detail how to find an error seems like overkill - my strategy was "I was on vacation and I looked really hard for an error".
The "Continue Reading..." link on your "OK, THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS." post sets off malware detection in Firefox & Chrome. I don't know much about WordPress, but judging from their main page, 2.2.1 seems a bit out-of-date.
Desks with adjustable height are great. Being able to change positions throughout the day is well worth the cost. Long work sessions are far more comfortable since I began using one.
Thats the problem disclosing the algorithm is something I'd rather avoid.
I don't mind sharing it with a company for a licensing fee as long as I don't have to public domain it.
Then don't disclose the algorithm or collect the $1 million. If your algorithm really is good, demonstrate it by 'winning the prize', but rather than claiming the money and turning your algorithm over to Netflix sell it to someone.
You're really wasting your time with the stock market though. Technical analysis is just silly.
Indeed, by winning the Netflix prize you've proven your approach is worth at least 1 million. And by beating some very, very good teams you've shown you know something they don't. That's very valuable evidence. That's IF you can hack it :)
I couldn't agree more. Based on the quality of the teams at the top, if you beat their algorithms you have proven you have something particularly special. I think you'll easily be able to sell it for more than $1 million.
I just glanced at the rules. I didn't see anything about disclosing outside of Netflix, but you do have to license winning algorithms to them. The license appears to grant them the right to make & sell products based on the algorithm.
Just happened pon this board. I quickly looked through this thread and didn't see this idea mentioned.
I've worked ACIS who's kernal make AutoCAD what it is. When you want to use their code they provide the object files for you to link into your code. It preserves their secrets but allows you to make use of the functionality. You could try something like that...
I have an encryption scheme that could further hide functionality, even during execution. [email protected] if I can help.
Also interesting to note: that picture you found is from his first month on the job, yes? The "Welcome" section at the bottom of the PDF claims he just joined in July in "Engineering--Commercial," and the text above the picture says that the three instructors pictured (Hazlett, Behr, Kaye) will transfer to Royal-McBee payroll "as announced in the July Librazette." The July edition claims Hazlett, Behr, and Fred Flannel are the engineers to be transferred.