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Steve Jobs vs. Knuth
- weeznerps 8y agoThis really is just folklore, see this recent thread and Knuth himself on this story: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18698651 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18698651 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmbGs290qeM&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmbGs290qeM&feature=youtu.be
- chupa-chups 8y agoThis may very well be, i cannot verify it :) Nevertheless is the thought of Steven Jobs having read all of Knuths books quite entertaining.
- strikelaserclaw 8y agoIsn't Knuth an observant christian? He doesn't strike me as the kind of character to use those words.
- FullyFunctional 8y agoYeah this is obviously a fabrication. I've had the fortune of meeting Dr Knuth on multiple occasions (at CHM) and the behavior described is 100% out of character.