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"Then I will publish a ``reader's digest'' edition of Volumes 1--5, condensing the most important material into a single book. " -- After he finishes vol 4, an
by queensnake 16y ago
"Then I will publish a ``reader's digest'' edition of Volumes 1--5, condensing the most important material into a single book. "
-- After he finishes vol 4, and re-revises 1-3 again, then 5, and ... perfectionism is nice and all but, he's mortal - I hope he takes that into account.
- jackfoxy 16y agoYeah, it would be great for most of us (his interested readers) if he just supervised a few post-docs to grind it all out. He could easily get the funding, but it's not his style. I'm re-reading Volume 2, section 3 on Trees. On p.320 he makes the off-hand remark General methods for doing this are discussed in Chapter 8. What a sense of humor!
- jimbokun 16y ago"Yeah, it would be great for most of us (his interested readers) if he just supervised a few post-docs to grind it all out. He could easily get the funding, but it's not his style." Why should he let them have all the fun?