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Correct; that's why Knuth started issuing fake checks instead of real checks for people that found mistakes in his works: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuth_re
by erichurkman 8y ago
Correct; that's why Knuth started issuing fake checks instead of real checks for people that found mistakes in his works: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuth_reward_check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuth_reward_check
- paulie_a 8y agoSo he started committing a felony? That doesn't seem like a great idea, interstate bank fraud gets you investigated really quickly.
- erichurkman 8y agoMore background: https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/news08.html https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/news08.html Current account 'balances' for people he no longer wrote personal checks to: https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/boss.html https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/boss.html
- paulie_a 8y agoI must be missing something but making fake checks, with fake banking information is a felony. What am I missing? The links don't explain how this criminal.