Knuth to speak

Don Knuth: Computer Musings

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ahi pokë

At Berkeley Bowl‘s fish counter, try the Hawaiian version of tuna salad: sashimi with spicy shredded greens. Yum!

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catching stragglers

If you’ve written something that intercepts HTTP requests for missing pages and makes an educated guess where they should go, do you mind sharing it?

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a limit to fission?

Say, is the number of telephone lines dedicated to modems declining, as traffic moves to broadband? NANPA might know: it affects how soon more areas will need to be split or overlain.

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could there be a metaphor in here somewhere?

Timothy Roloff / Razormouth: Drinking Royal Crown this November

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we rest our eyes on fleecy skies

Today is the sort of gorgeous day that only comes after a heavy rain.

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duelling bumperstickers

On the tail of a sea-green Plymouth Voyager:

If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention
and
Be forgiving of yourself and others

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