Knuth reward checks
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:37 am
Oh, yeah, forgot to brag.
Edit: What issues did you find in his works btw?
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Re: Knuth reward checks
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:44 am
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?
Re: Knuth reward checks
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:48 am
For a whooping $3.84
Re: Knuth reward checks
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:32 pm
Yeah, that's definitely what it mean'tberkus wrote: It says zero times $1.20. Smart man!
Re: Knuth reward checks
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:56 pm
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!
Re: Knuth reward checks
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 6:45 pm
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.
Re: Knuth reward checks
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 7:41 pm
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".
Re: Knuth reward checks
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:32 am
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".
Re: Knuth reward checks
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:33 am
...depending on locale.gravaera wrote:The word is...
Re: Knuth reward checks
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:40 am
Everybody knows British accents are more attractive \o/</troll>
British English > American English
British English > American English
Re: Knuth reward checks
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:52 am
I prreferr to speak ze Amerikan Englisch wiz a heavy Gerrman akzent. Jawohl!
Re: Knuth reward checks
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:48 am
I'm with gravaera, learn to spell you Americlones.
Re: Knuth reward checks
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:05 am
What are you talking aboot, eh?
Re: Knuth reward checks
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:51 am
It's worse than I thought.Love4Boobies wrote:What are you talking aboot, eh?
Re: Knuth reward checks
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 1:00 pm
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".