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Knuth stopped writing real checks due to the possibility of check fraud: http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/news08.html http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.ed
by JoachimSchipper 16y ago
Knuth stopped writing real checks due to the possibility of check fraud: http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/news08.html http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/news08.html.
For that matter, almost all recipients considered the bragging values of the checks to be worth more than the few dollars in reward money; very few (or none) have been cashed.
- hugh3 16y agoStill seems like a bit of a gyp. I hope that Knuth is willing to provide a real cheque for real money if you ask. He did, after all, promise real money.
- barlo 16y agoFrom the linked page in your parent: "It turns out that only 9 of the first 275 checks that I've sent out since the beginning of 2006 have actually been cashed. The others have apparently been cached. So this change in policy will probably not affect too many people. On the other hand, I don't like to renege on promises, so I shall do my best to find a suitable way to send money to anyone who really prefers legal tender."
- alexandros 16y agoI'm sure you can sell that for more than $2.56. Hell, if you get one I'll commit to buy it off you for $5 plus postage. Email in profile.
- joe_bleau 16y agoI didn't realize that he's sending printed checks from his fictional bank. That's better than the old checks--I love the "0x$" and "hexadecimal dollars".
- jackfoxy 16y agoI cashed mine, but photocopied it first.