tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989787998613496061.post3083475384425108831..comments2023-12-22T20:57:22.357-08:00Comments on Female Computer Scientist: Your Daily KnuthFemale Computer Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445505185253882833noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989787998613496061.post-60213270351022865442011-01-27T12:16:23.238-08:002011-01-27T12:16:23.238-08:00Yes, but, first off:
$ type fortune
-bash: type: ...Yes, but, first off:<br /><br />$ type fortune<br />-bash: type: fortune: not found<br /><br />Second, I'd have to download the file and format it. <br /><br />And third, my shell is already wicked slow, so I should really troubleshoot that before doing anything else. <br /><br />Etc. Mostly I'm planning to get a new machine this summer, and then I'll deck it out all pretty with some Knuth :)Female Computer Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445505185253882833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989787998613496061.post-48649859387121766822011-01-26T20:18:11.698-08:002011-01-26T20:18:11.698-08:00Don't you mean
echo fortune /path/to/knuth/qu...Don't you mean <br />echo fortune /path/to/knuth/quotes >> ~/.zlogin <br />or to whatever shell script is run when you login?Eitanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17949044170991613871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989787998613496061.post-69134243619395455672011-01-18T16:47:41.396-08:002011-01-18T16:47:41.396-08:00Not being a computer scientist, I had to read up o...Not being a computer scientist, I had to read up on Knuth in Wikipedia - including the section devoted to Humor, and now feel that I have missed something utterly profound in my life. I especially loved the quotation, "Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it." This actually sounds a lot like developing molecular biology protocols.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989787998613496061.post-67947138358045263962011-01-18T14:27:03.680-08:002011-01-18T14:27:03.680-08:00RMS is Jesus.RMS is Jesus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com