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		tombert on March 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Don Knuth letter about libraries increasingly unab... Very cool! He just needs to write a book on obscure cartoon history, and I'll be shoe-in. Until then I think I will just have to deal with living in envy.

WillAdams on March 18, 2024 [–]

You are aware that his first publication was in _Mad Magazine_?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potrzebie

(scroll down to "System of Measurement")

or see:

https://webmadness.net/blog/?post=knuth

tombert on March 18, 2024 | [–]

I was not aware of that. That's a fun fact that I did not expect to learn today.

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