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I have a hunch that the unknown sequences of DNA will decode into copyright notices and patent protections.

Donald Knuth

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Donald Knuth
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: January 10
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Computer programming is an art, because it applies accumulated knowledge to the world, because it requires skill and ingenuity, and especially because it produces objects of beauty. A programmer who subconsciously views himself as an artist will enjoy what he does and will do it better.
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The best theory is inspired by practice.
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The manuals we got from IBM would show examples of programs and I knew I could do a heck of a lot better than that. So I thought I might have some talent.
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Computers are good at following instructions, but not at reading your mind.
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Everyday life is like programming, I guess. If you love something you can put beauty into it.
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I define UNIX as 30 definitions of regular expressions living under one roof.
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My general working style is to write everything first with pencil and paper, sitting beside a big wastebasket. Then I use Emacs to enter the text into my machine.
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I think people who write programs do have at least a glimmer of extra insight into the nature of God... because creating a program often means that you have to create a small universe
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I'm obsessively detail-oriented.
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An algorithm must be seen to be believed.
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People who are more than casually interested in computers should have at least some idea of what the underlying hardware is like. Otherwise the programs they write will be pretty weird.
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It would be nice if we could design a virtual reality in Hyperbolic Space, and meet each other there.
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Science is knowledge which we understand so well that we can teach it to a computer and if we don't fully understand something, it is an art to deal with it.
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I currently use Ubuntu Linux, on a standalone laptop - it has no Internet connection. I occasionally carry flash memory drives between this machine and the Macs that I use for network surfing and graphics but I trust my family jewels only to Linux.
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