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As I recall, he doesn't go into parallel algorithms because single-threaded algorithms is a big enough field. Further, of email he famously says it "is a wonde
by eesmith 3y ago
As I recall, he doesn't go into parallel algorithms because single-threaded algorithms is a big enough field.
Further, of email he famously says it "is a wonderful thing for people whose role in life is to be on top of things. But not for me; my role is to be on the bottom of things."
Following the latest trends in AI would require being on top of things.
- cubefox 3y agoInteresting quote. I guess he wasn't that old when he said it?
- eesmith 3y agohttps://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/email.html https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/email.html says "I have been a happy man ever since January 1, 1990, when I no longer had an email address." 1990 - 1938 = 52. He was born 2 years before "Don't trust anyone over the age of 30" Weinberg. ;) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Weinberg#%22Don't_trust_anyone_over_30%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Weinberg#%22Don't_trust_a...
- cubefox 3y agoThanks!