WSO FOSW OTD 2016-04-29 - SOLVED
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DEVOP? I'm running out of ideas....
Nope, sorry. 0B 0W
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🕚⚡=√👿 (5) (Could someone who knows how pls post an image for those who only see boxes? Thanks. ) (Never mind, the characters seem to show up all right in IE, Chrome and Firefox.) Hints: 1. Gave this classic programming advice, which I still catch people not following (though given the answers so far, maybe I shouldn’t be surprised. :)) 2. Occasionally writes checks [sic] that are greatly treasured, despite their small nominal value. And the solution is : Donald KNUTH The clue, of course, is the quote: "Premature optimization is the root of all evil" He is also known for sending a US$2.56 check to anyone who finds an error in his programming books.
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South??
cheers,
Super
------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
Where on earth did you get that from? But it's the closest so far, if only in terms of letters. 3B 0W
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Where on earth did you get that from? But it's the closest so far, if only in terms of letters. 3B 0W
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🕚⚡=√👿 (5) (Could someone who knows how pls post an image for those who only see boxes? Thanks. ) (Never mind, the characters seem to show up all right in IE, Chrome and Firefox.) Hints: 1. Gave this classic programming advice, which I still catch people not following (though given the answers so far, maybe I shouldn’t be surprised. :)) 2. Occasionally writes checks [sic] that are greatly treasured, despite their small nominal value. And the solution is : Donald KNUTH The clue, of course, is the quote: "Premature optimization is the root of all evil" He is also known for sending a US$2.56 check to anyone who finds an error in his programming books.
KNUTH?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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KNUTH?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
Finally, a winner. :thumbsup: You're up tomorrow on Monday. [Edit: Today's Friday, of course :-O ]
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KNUTH?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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See original post for explanation.
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Finally, a winner. :thumbsup: You're up tomorrow on Monday. [Edit: Today's Friday, of course :-O ]
Oh C*ck! I had the "TH" from the mastermind clues, and knew it wasn't an "O" in index 1. So the "U" has to be right, and then the computing clues gave me his name.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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KNUTH?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
NEVER would I have thought of that...good work!
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NEVER would I have thought of that...good work!
I had to buy my own copy of "The Art of Computer Programming" at Uni - and a lot of beer tokens it cost too!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I had to buy my own copy of "The Art of Computer Programming" at Uni - and a lot of beer tokens it cost too!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
I never even heard of Donald Knuth....maybe I read the wrong books when I was at the university (probably), or he isn't well known in Germany (probably not) ;P
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I never even heard of Donald Knuth....maybe I read the wrong books when I was at the university (probably), or he isn't well known in Germany (probably not) ;P
Or I was at Uni rather earlier than you were! :laugh:
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Or I was at Uni rather earlier than you were! :laugh:
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
Ok, that's a good explanation for not having a bad conscience :-D