Knuth reward checks
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Love4Boobies
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Knuth reward checks
Oh, yeah, forgot to brag.
"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.", Popular Mechanics (1949)
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Nice, but good luck cashing hexadecimal dollars; lol 
Edit: What issues did you find in his works btw?
Edit: What issues did you find in his works btw?
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For a whooping $3.84
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Yeah, that's definitely what it mean'tberkus wrote: It says zero times $1.20. Smart man!
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I never thought about it that way... Using hex dollars is definitely a smart idea.berkus wrote:It says zero times $1.20. Smart man!
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Re: Knuth reward checks
Cashing?brain wrote:Nice, but good luck cashing hexadecimal dollars; lol
Somebody wrote:Intelligence: Finding an error in a Knuth text.
Stupidity: Cashing that $2.56 check you got.
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Attention all Americans and Wannabericans:
The word is cheque.
Not check.
Checking is the gerund form of the verb "to check".
The word is cheque.
Not check.
Checking is the gerund form of the verb "to check".
17:56 < sortie> Paging is called paging because you need to draw it on pages in your notebook to succeed at it.
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Love4Boobies
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Re: Knuth reward checks
Most people here speak American English rather than British. It's like correcting someone for using "color" rather than "colour." Clicky!gravaera wrote:Attention all Americans and Wannabericans:
The word is cheque.
Not check.
Checking is the gerund form of the verb "to check".
"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.", Popular Mechanics (1949)
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...depending on locale.gravaera wrote:The word is...
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gravaera
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Everybody knows British accents are more attractive \o/</troll>
British English > American English
British English > American English
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I prreferr to speak ze Amerikan Englisch wiz a heavy Gerrman akzent. Jawohl!
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I'm with gravaera, learn to spell you Americlones.
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What are you talking aboot, eh?
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It's worse than I thought.Love4Boobies wrote:What are you talking aboot, eh?
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linguofreak
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Re: Knuth reward checks
Let's fight pedantry with pedantry: "Checking" can also be the present participle of "to check", depending on whether it is used as a noun or an adjective.gravaera wrote:Checking is the gerund form of the verb "to check".