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Original static webpage version: https://what-if.xkcd.com/13/
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The guy that writes this sounds like a clever chap. Maybe we can get him to design the sorting algorithm for Lemmy?
For answering or coming up with the questions?
Randall Munroe, the writer of the xkcd comic, and these incredible ‘what ifs’ developed the ‘top’ sorting algorithm for reddit.
the ‘top’ sorting algorithm
Isn’t ‘top’ just the highest vote score within a given timeframe? ‘Hot’ and ‘controversial’ seem like they would be more difficult to design…
Wow. I never knew that. Thanks for the context.
