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New comment by mr_big_bowls in "Subquadratic 3SUM and Subcubic APSP"

mr_big_bowls — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:03:35 +0000

Can we borrow any tricks from this to speed up real code, even if the full algorithm isn't practical?

mr_big_bowls — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:50:07 +0000

Glad the papers are out. Hope researches get their hands on the model soon too, so they can ask follow-up questions and try their own ideas.

mr_big_bowls — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:30:53 +0000

How do yo keep the simulator up to date when new firmware drops? Seems like the all tests could pass while the actual plug stops working.

mr_big_bowls — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:53:04 +0000

Honestly the CP/M part is what caught my attention.

I knew the V20 was a nice little upgrade for an XT, but had no clue people were actually running CP/M stuff on it too.

Would be pretty cool to see how that worked in real life. Old PC compatibility stuff was kinda nuts.

mr_big_bowls — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:37:29 +0000

The Copy/Paste thing is kinda funny.

If you don't already know Cmd+C and Cmd+V, the keyboard gives you zero clue what they do.

I get why Apple didn't add a bunch of extra keys though. At some point you'd just have a keyboard full of random buttons.

Still, having a real Delete key on a MacBook would be pretty nice lol.

mr_big_bowls — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:49:53 +0000

Yeah, ditching the phone number sounds good.

But if the replacement is Google or payment info, then... did we really fix much?

Kinda feels like trading one ID for another.