An Earthshaking Announcement
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An Earthshaking Announcement
made by the legendary Don Knuth at the TUG 2010. Enjoy!
http://river-valley.tv/media/conference ... Don-Knuth/
http://river-valley.tv/media/conference ... Don-Knuth/
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I tried to watch it but it seemed to get stuck buffering every few seconds for some reason...not a problem I normally have.
Synopsis, anyone?
Synopsis, anyone?
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Not impressed, because he didn't invent digital typography, just added to an already existing technology.Cmdr James wrote:He only invented TeX?
Not a patch on Sir Tim Berners-Lee's invention!
Never read it. Still not excited.Cmdr James wrote:He is one of the most influential figures in the history of software. The Art of Computer Programming is the one book (or series of books) that is probably the most widely recognised text in computer science.
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Thanks to Gimi, I got an eBook in my inbox tonight (31st May 2014 - Release of Elite Reclamation)!Gimi wrote:Maybe you could start a Kickstarter Campaign to found your £4500 pledge.drew wrote:£4,500 though! <Faints>
Cheers,
Drew.
JazHaz, TeX has been fundamental to printing scientific papers & a lot of the printing industry for much longer than ipods have been fundamental to personal music listening.
And amongst programmers, The Art Of Computer Programming is pretty much a seminal work: it influenced & informed just about anybody involved in computer science since the late 60s & it's still relevant (in its not quite finished state) today, more than 40 years later.
Anywho, excellent presentation, I loved the way he pretends to give in to all the fads in the industry!
And amongst programmers, The Art Of Computer Programming is pretty much a seminal work: it influenced & informed just about anybody involved in computer science since the late 60s & it's still relevant (in its not quite finished state) today, more than 40 years later.
Anywho, excellent presentation, I loved the way he pretends to give in to all the fads in the industry!
Hey, free OXPs: farsun v1.05 & tty v0.5! :0)
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That as maybe, but he didn't invent digital typography, just added to it. He stood on the shoulders of other giants.Kaks wrote:JazHaz, TeX has been fundamental to printing scientific papers & a lot of the printing industry for much longer than ipods have been fundamental to personal music listening.
And I didn't mention iPods. Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. And changed the world.
JazHaz
Thanks to Gimi, I got an eBook in my inbox tonight (31st May 2014 - Release of Elite Reclamation)!Gimi wrote:Maybe you could start a Kickstarter Campaign to found your £4500 pledge.drew wrote:£4,500 though! <Faints>
Cheers,
Drew.
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So what?JazHaz wrote:That as maybe, but he didn't invent digital typography, just added to it. He stood on the shoulders of other giants.Kaks wrote:JazHaz, TeX has been fundamental to printing scientific papers & a lot of the printing industry for much longer than ipods have been fundamental to personal music listening.
And I didn't mention iPods. Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. And changed the world.
That makes every person in the world who isn't Tim Berners-Lee utterly unimportant and unimpressive?
And by the way, Tim Berners-Lee didn't invent communication (nor did he invent hypertext), just added to it. He stood on the shoulders of other giants.
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To someone who is used to hyper-speed hard core techno music (or, alternatively, doesn't care about music at all), Ludwig van Beethoven may not mean much. This does not mean that Beethoven was not one of the biggest music geniuses of all times, nor that he did not influence music's course in history.
Whether Knuth impresses someone at a personal level or not is irrelevant. He still remains one of the milestone figures in the field where he contributed.
Whether Knuth impresses someone at a personal level or not is irrelevant. He still remains one of the milestone figures in the field where he contributed.
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So-frakkin' lagging video, I can't watch for long.
But I think he's a nice old man. I made some research on wiki and yes, he's a brilliant and a very intelligent person.
Still, I reserve admiration for other kinds of people.
But I think he's a nice old man. I made some research on wiki and yes, he's a brilliant and a very intelligent person.
Still, I reserve admiration for other kinds of people.
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Cobra MK 3 - Lepka
Dragon M - Smaug
Python - Boa Pitonato
Cobra MK 3 - Lepka II
Now in a Python ET Special - Shark Panzer
[G5] -= Deadly =- (3720 Kills)