the algorithm
If you drive on Venice Blvd. west in Los Angeles near the intersection of South Centinela and you look at the billboards on your right you will see this:
The first time I saw it it reminded me of the problems that google was putting up on billboards in Cambridge, MA and Silicon Valley. Except that this seemed to be much more cryptic. On the drive I pondered the meaning of the sign, and what the riddle could be.
Was it a jumble word with some hints? Did something significant happen in New Jersey with an algorithm? Did the orange color and block type give some clues?
Then as soon as I got to work I quickly searched for "The algorithm is from jersey."; apparently I've just been sucked into an ad campaign for Ask.com.
That was no fun at all.
Sometimes I wish the internet and all it's knowledge didn't exist. I was having fun thinking about this problem, and it would have bothered me for weeks if I didn't have such easy access to all the worlds knowledge. Arguments with friends are not nearly as much fun anymore since they are put to rest almost as soon as they start with a few keystrokes.
Then again without the internet I wouldn't have found out after watching Napoleon Dynamite
Posted by christopher andersson on April 19, 2007 12:26 PM Permalink