Donald Knuth personal blog
Knuth versus Email (1999)
I have been a happy man ever since January 1, 1990, when I no longer had an email address. I'd used email since about 1975, and it seems to me that 15 years of email is plenty for one lifetime.
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Life, Learning & WritingHistory & Retro Computing2020
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2020 | Knuth versus Email (1999) by MrXOR | 158 | 157 |
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