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Re:Knuth is no longer mailing out checks for $2.56 by vaksel on Thursday October 30, 2008 @11:56AM (#348779)
why doesn't he just paypal the money?
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Re:Knuth is no longer mailing out checks for $2.56 by kqr2 on Thursday October 30, 2008 @01:47PM (#348898)
He could if people were really interested in the money. People, however, are more interested in keeping his check and autograph as a collector's item and/or bragging rights.
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Re:Knuth is no longer mailing out checks for $2.56 by vaksel on Thursday October 30, 2008 @01:57PM (#348909)
well then why not send people an autographed copy of the book? People would appreciate that even more
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Re:Knuth is no longer mailing out checks for $2.56 by donw on Thursday October 30, 2008 @03:51PM (#349082)
Like hell they would.

It's hard to explain, but if I had the choice between a $100 textbook with Knuth's signature, or a $2.56 check for finding a bug, I'd take the cheque. It's such a unique way to thank people, unlike an author-signed book.

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Re:Knuth is no longer mailing out checks for $2.56 by jcl on Thursday October 30, 2008 @03:13PM (#349026)
The books cost a lot more than the "hexadecimal dollars" he has been handing out.
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