Donald Knuth: Open Letter to Condoleezza Rice (2002)

Posted by car on Saturday April 04, 2026 @01:46AM
from the www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu dept.

https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/rice.html

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Re:Donald Knuth: Open Letter to Condoleezza Rice (2002) by car on Saturday April 04, 2026 @01:46AM (#47636201)

A 11 year old dupe, I know. But first time I’ve seen it, and it just added to my admiration for him. And, it’s just as applicable today as it was 24 years ago!

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7567159

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Re:Donald Knuth: Open Letter to Condoleezza Rice (2002) by Zedmor on Saturday April 04, 2026 @02:38AM (#47636476)

I remember reading this when it first circulated. Still holds up — the clarity of his reasoning is remarkable.

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Re:Donald Knuth: Open Letter to Condoleezza Rice (2002) by gigatexal on Saturday April 04, 2026 @03:19AM (#47636717)

As if I couldn’t admire the man more and now I do!

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