[mbeavitt]

Is it though? The algorithm you reference is meant to be a joke:

1) Write down the problem.

2) Think real hard.

3) Write down the solution.

This is not a useful algorithm in any sense, apart from that it might be thought provoking.

What's the "universal nike algorithm"? I didn't find anything on google.

[_Algernon_]

I assume it's a play on Nike's tag-line: "Just do it"

[mbeavitt]

Oh, I get it. Missed the joke.