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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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Re^4: The problem with "The Problem with Threads"
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Aug 13, 2014 at 13:30 UTC

    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'
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