Gawd damn bugs!

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Wed Sep 10 14:03:00 2003

> >Q: If such a critter were to start at page one of volume 1 of Knuth
> >("Numerical Algorithms"?) and eat straight through to the last page of
> >volume 3 ("Sorting and Searching"), how far would he go? To simplify the
> >arithmetic, we'll adjust the dimensions and say that each cover is 1/8
> >inch thick, and the paper of each volume is 1 inch thick.

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, Roger Merchberger wrote:
> 1.5 inches...
> What did I win??? :-P ;-)

NOT my copy of Knuth. I still have a LONG way to go before I get to the
end of Sorting and Searching.
If you make it to VCF, see me, and I'll probably have some stuff to part
with.

Hmmmm. maybe it's a trick question:
1) NO living being can go "straight through" Knuth! (information density
is pretty high)
2) How often are the 3 volumes sitting on the shelf together?
Received on Wed Sep 10 2003 - 14:03:00 BST