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Gotta love this Christian.

• ten7 11y ago
  I don't understand this.
  • jeffreyrogers 11y ago
    Don Knuth is a Christian, as he sometimes mentions in talks or things he's written. He also wrote this book which discusses each 3:16 verse in the bible http://www.amazon.com/3-16-Bible-Texts-Illuminated/dp/0895792524 http://www.amazon.com/3-16-Bible-Texts-Illuminated/dp/089579...
    • ten7 11y ago
      Thank you for answering my question.
    • Dewie3 11y ago
      A white American being Christian is so common that I wonder why the original poster felt that this was worth emphasizing.
      • tokenrove 11y ago
        As Knuth himself acknowledged in "Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About", it's rare among CS researchers.
• nocman 11y ago
  Don is such an interesting and humble person -- and oh so very sharp. I ran into this short video after watching the music one, which shows what a very hard worker he was and still is: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9514350 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9514350
• jonhohle 11y ago
  Through some odd twist of, who knows what, I attended the same high school as Donald Knuth. When I learned this, I asked my grandmother if she knew him - she (and my late grandfather) were involved with school since was formed. Not only did she know exactly who he was, but had read one of his books! (Not a CS book, of course; 3:16.) I'm glad that I get to tell people that even my granny has read Knuth.