Fraud Threat Halts Knuth's Hexadecimal-Dollar Checks

Barence writes "You may be aware of Donald Knuth, the creator of TeX and author of The Art of Computer Programming, who used to post checks to anyone who spotted an error in one of his books — one hexadecimal dollar, or $2.56. No one cashed them though. This blogger has two of them proudly on his wall, but the sad news is that modern day bank fraud has put a stop to Knuth's much-loved way of keeping his books free of errors." (Here's Knuth's own post about the sad change.)

Comments

Re: Wanted

[Anonymous Coward]

Hello,

I am not sure if this is the right place to respond. I am interested.

Joe the Plumper

> Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
> From: Cmdrtaco
> Subject: Wanted
>
> Gentlemen, I am looking for an unwashed penis to suck. Would anyone be willing to provide?
>

Re: Wanted

[jollyreaper]

Hello,

I am not sure if this is the right place to respond. I am interested.

Joe the Plumper

> Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
> From: Cmdrtaco
> Subject: Wanted
>
> Gentlemen, I am looking for an unwashed penis to suck. Would anyone be willing to provide?
>

Trollfail.

Everyone knows embarrassing sex solicitations go out on Craigslist now.

fagOrz

[Anonymous Coward]

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SPO2NGE

[Anonymous Coward]

goals. It's when this is cOnsistent like I should be DOG THAT IT IS. IT Is EFNet, and you

3:!6 Re:Forgive me

[Forge]

It cracks me up how all these fanatical Atheists on slashdot are making a big deal over the author of
"3:16"