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FYI, he stopped sending checks back in 2008 due to check fraud: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuth_reward_check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuth_reward_chec
by nirvdrum 7y ago
FYI, he stopped sending checks back in 2008 due to check fraud: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuth_reward_check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuth_reward_check. It's a shame. I had a professor that had received one for finding a bug somewhere and he proudly displayed it in his office. It was a pretty good conversation starter.
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- milemi 7y agoHe still sends paper checks, issued by a fictitious Bank of San Serriffe, so you still have something to frame, in addition to being listed at https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/boss.html https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/boss.html
- nirvdrum 7y agoAhh, thanks for clarifying. I knew about the fictitious bank, but didn't realize you got a paper check for it.
- OldGuyInTheClub 7y agoLockheed's legendary Kelly Johnson was said to have given quarters to anyone at the Skunkworks who won a technical bet off of him. I believe these were also treasured by those who got them.
- Tomte 7y agoAnd, at least in my case, he included a comic strip of a guy cashing a cheque at the bank, being asked by the bank teller what he got this cheque for. "Three dollars? You sure work cheap!". I found that hilarious.