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Computers are good at following instructions, but not at reading your mind.
Donald Knuth
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Donald Knuth
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: January 10
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Milwaukee City
Wisconsin
Donald E. Knuth
Don Knuth
Donald Ervin Knuth
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I have a hunch that the unknown sequences of DNA will decode into copyright notices and patent protections.
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I've never been a good estimator of how long things are going to take.
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A mathematical formula should never be owned by anybody! Mathematics belong to God.
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A list is only as strong as its weakest link.
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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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The enjoyment of one's tools is an essential ingredient of successful work.
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Meta-design is much more difficult than design it's easier to draw something than to explain how to draw it.
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I can’t go to a restaurant and order food because I keep looking at the fonts on the menu.
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AI has by now succeeded in doing essentially everything that requires 'thinking' but has failed to do most of what people and animals do 'without thinking'-that, somehow, is much harder.
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There's ways to amuse yourself while doing things and thats how I look at efficency.
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I try to learn certain areas of computer science exhaustively then I try to digest that knowledge into a form that is accessible to people who don't have time for such study.
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I decry the current tendency to seek patents on algorithms. There are better ways to earn a living than to prevent other people from making use of one's contributions to computer science.
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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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It is much more rewarding to do more with less.
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