THE “NAPOLEON DYNAMITE” problem is driving Len Bertoni crazy. Bertoni is a 51-year-old “semiretired” computer scientist who lives an hour outside Pittsburgh. In the spring of 2007, his sister-in-law e-mailed him an intriguing bit of news: Netflix, the Web-based DVD-rental company, was holding a contest to try to improve Cinematch, its “recommendation engine.” The prize: $1 million. more...
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| Samantha Contis for The New York Times Chris Volinsky (left) with Robert Bell working out Netflix algorithms at the AT&T research labs in New Jersey. via nytimes.com | |
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