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Somewhat off-topic, but this reminds me of an old bit about Niklaus Wirth[0][1]: Whereas Europeans generally pronounce his name the right way ('Nick-louse
by nobody9999 2y ago
Somewhat off-topic, but this reminds me of an old bit about Niklaus Wirth[0][1]:
Whereas Europeans generally pronounce his name the right way ('Nick-louse
Veert'), Americans invariably mangle it into 'Nickel's Worth.' This is to say
that Europeans call him by name, but Americans call him by value.
[0] https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Niklaus_Wirth https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Niklaus_Wirth
[1] In looking this up, I discovered that Wirth passed away on 1 January this year. You will be missed, sir!
Edit: Fixed typo.
- jgrahamc 2y agoWhy was someone insulating Wirth like that?
- terminalbraid 2y agoDid you mean to post this elsewhere? This is really non sequitur.
- nobody9999 2y ago>Did you mean to post this elsewhere? This is really non sequitur. No. I thought of it because Russia fined Google 2*10^36 Rubles. While it falls far short of a Googol (10^100), it's still a ridiculously large number and, as such, it made me think of that anecdote about Niklaus Wirth. As in: Russia calls Google by value rather than by name. ha ha ha.