Donald Knuth: Open Letter to Condoleezza Rice (2002)www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu 13 pointscar5 months ago3 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−carOP5moA 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−Zedmor5moI remember reading this when it first circulated. Still holds up — the clarity of his reasoning is remarkable.−gigatexal5moAs if I couldn’t admire the man more and now I do!
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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
I remember reading this when it first circulated. Still holds up — the clarity of his reasoning is remarkable.
As if I couldn’t admire the man more and now I do!