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This brings up the point that the Knuth cheque as a marker of your status is probably worth more than the amount of the checque. So Don Knuth might be writing
by whitten 9y ago
This brings up the point that the Knuth cheque as a marker of your status is probably worth more than the amount of the checque.
So Don Knuth might be writing the checks but they may not be getting cashed.
- ksherlock 9y agoHe stopped sending out real checks in 2008. He now sends out fake checks. Strictly speaking, they are probably still negotiable instruments (meaning, you could hand it back to him and demand real money, enforceable by court action if necessary).
- Tomte 9y agoYears ago he said in an interview that there was a crazy German who has actually been cashing one cheque every year for a long time now.