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This will get downvoted but... Until we actually know what the error was, it's not true.

• JoachimSchipper 16y ago
  What are you trying to say? That the author may be lying? He would be found out soon enough - it would be stupid to try. That the error is not real? Knuth seems to think so, and the author is primarily claiming to have received a check anyway.
  • iwwr 16y ago
    It would be reasonable to reveal the error in question, rather than tease us with just the cheque. Besides, Knuth or not, it's still valid when we learn what it is.
    • JoachimSchipper 16y ago
      In case you hadn't noticed: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2525309 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2525309.
      • iwwr 15y ago
        Well then, -10 karma, it was worth it :)