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+# Practicing Algorithms
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+I've been burned enough times when in a room with a bunch of CS Majors...
+(grumble.)
+
+## MIT Open Courseware stuff
+
+It's just like bookmarks, but on github!
+
+ - <a href="http://videolectures.net/mit6046jf05_leiserson_lec01/">Intro. to Algorithms lecture 01</a>