Knuth versus Email (1999)

Re:Knuth versus Email (1999) by raister on Thursday August 27, 2020 @06:59AM (#24292348)

Which client does he use?

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Re:Knuth versus Email (1999) by raister on Thursday August 27, 2020 @07:28AM (#24292562)

> My boss did his PhD at Stanford. The story goes that one day he walked straight into Knuth's office, while he had the door open. Knuth says "Oh dear, I seem to have made a mistake. Could you close the door please?". Boss closes the door. Knuth says "No, from the other side". Source: reddit

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Re:Knuth versus Email (1999) by krypton2k on Thursday August 27, 2020 @05:39PM (#24299000)

I think this was from an episode of The IT Crowd.

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Re:Knuth versus Email (1999) by treeman79 on Thursday August 27, 2020 @07:28AM (#24292556)

2 bar magnets. He reads emails one iota at a time

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