I once mailed him hardcopy (DEK's preferred medium of correspondence)
Yes, come to think of it, I do recall Knuth announcing a few years ago that he was abandoning email. In this respect he joins John Conway, who however didn't seem to bother announcing. I can understand a popular entertainer or prominent politician being obliged to take defensive action against information overload, presuming the problem was not merely spam. But I do find it surprising when a mathematician takes a step like this. Even if he is famous (for a mathematician)!
and sometimes apparently for several years.
That's exactly the bind: either shoot from the hip, or face Rip van Winkel-dom. WFL On 4/6/14, Joerg Arndt <arndt@jjj.de> wrote:
* Marc LeBrun <mlb@well.com> [Apr 06. 2014 19:39]:
="Fred Lunnon" <fred.lunnon@gmail.com> Why not? He won't bite you! [And you might even get a mention in the next edition.]
I recommend this. I once mailed him hardcopy (DEK's preferred medium of correspondence) and he replied by penciling annotations (some quite amusing) on the document, sort of like proofing a paper. So should you also choose the dead tree channel, double space.
Thanks for this advice!
I'll let the note sit for a week or so because right after(*) writing I am usually blind for even the most blatant mistakes.
Best, jj
(*) and sometimes apparently for several years.
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