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FWIW, mathy talk here http://www.mathunion.org/fileadmin/IMU/Prizes/2014/news_release_mirzakhani.pdf
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by Anonymous Monk on Aug 13, 2014 at 13:18 UTC
    In neither link was I able to find that a "mathematician [invented] a symbol for an asynchronous queue". Can anybody help point to that part?
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      It was the awarding of a prize to a female mathematician that was the pleasant surprise here.

      With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
      Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
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