Knuth reward checks

All off topic discussions go here. Everything from the funny thing your cat did to your favorite tv shows. Non-programming computer questions are ok too.
Post Reply
User avatar
gravaera
Member
Member
Posts: 737
Joined: Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:35 pm
Location: Supporting the cause: Use \tabs to indent code. NOT \x20 spaces.

Re: Knuth reward checks

Post by gravaera »

C'mon gaiz, do better than that: I've got the champion of Osdev.org on my side...what's on your resume? ;)
17:56 < sortie> Paging is called paging because you need to draw it on pages in your notebook to succeed at it.
Top
User avatar
Jezze
Member
Member
Posts: 395
Joined: Thu Jul 26, 2007 1:53 am
Libera.chat IRC: jfu
Contact:
Contact Jezze

Re: Knuth reward checks

Post by Jezze »

Ai doont caare howeetees spelld aas loong as eetees pronaunced coorrectly!

Sorry for that lame attempt at Swedish accent. It's not as easy as Geman.

Seriously though L4B, what did you get it for?
Fudge - Simplicity, clarity and speed.
http://github.com/Jezze/fudge/
Top
User avatar
bubach
Member
Member
Posts: 1223
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:00 pm
Location: Sweden
Contact:
Contact bubach

Re: Knuth reward checks

Post by bubach »

Jezze wrote:Ai doont caare howeetees spelld aas loong as eetees pronaunced coorrectly!
haha, nice one :P
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
http://bos.asmhackers.net/ - GitHub
Top
User avatar
Love4Boobies
Member
Member
Posts: 2111
Joined: Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:36 pm
Location: Bucharest, Romania

Re: Knuth reward checks

Post by Love4Boobies »

brain wrote:What issues did you find in his works btw?
Jezze wrote:Seriously though L4B, what did you get it for?
Oops, sorry. Missed the original question. 0x$0.60 for 3 suggestions on improving some explanations throughout the books, 0x$1.00 for a math issue regarding recurrence, and 0x$0.20 for a typo.
"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.", Popular Mechanics (1949)
[ Project UDI ]
Top
User avatar
Love4Boobies
Member
Member
Posts: 2111
Joined: Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:36 pm
Location: Bucharest, Romania

Re: Knuth reward checks

Post by Love4Boobies »

A little update:

Image

:mrgreen:
"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.", Popular Mechanics (1949)
[ Project UDI ]
Top
User avatar
AndrewAPrice
Member
Member
Posts: 2299
Joined: Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:00 pm
Location: USA (and Australia)

Re: Knuth reward checks

Post by AndrewAPrice »

Are these real cheques that you can cash or just souvenirs?
My OS is Perception.
Top
linguofreak
Member
Member
Posts: 510
Joined: Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:55 am

Re: Knuth reward checks

Post by linguofreak »

MessiahAndrw wrote:Are these real cheques that you can cash or just souvenirs?
Nowadays they're just souvenirs. Once upon a time, Knuth wrote out actual checks for $2.56 for people who found errors in his texts. Then he had some issues with check fraud and stopped writing real checks. It doesn't much matter, because even before that, the bragging-rights value of the checks was generally perceived to be greater than the monetary value. See my post upthread about intelligence and stupidity.
Top
User avatar
Love4Boobies
Member
Member
Posts: 2111
Joined: Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:36 pm
Location: Bucharest, Romania

Re: Knuth reward checks

Post by Love4Boobies »

On his website he says that people can still ask for real money if they want to and that he'll find a way to send it other than checks---they are a security concern in many countries. It's all explained here.
"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.", Popular Mechanics (1949)
[ Project UDI ]
Top
User avatar
chase
Site Admin
Posts: 710
Joined: Wed Oct 20, 2004 10:46 pm
Libera.chat IRC: chase_osdev
Location: Texas
Discord: chase/matt.heimer
Contact:
Contact chase

Re: Knuth reward checks

Post by chase »

Very cool, I've got volumes 1-4a just waiting for the next time I can squeeze in a little lite reading.
Top
Post Reply

Return to “General Ramblings”