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There's a general programming principle: whenever you have a square root, you can remove it and your program will be correct.
— Jon Bentley
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Sept. 9, 1982
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Our friend, Mr. Monotonicity, comes to visit us.
— Jon Bentley
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Sept. 9, 1982
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Bentley: What's the difference between two points?
Gries: It depends on how far apart they are.
— Jon Bentley
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Sept. 9, 1982
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We didn't deal with slimy states like Tennessee. We dealt with New Mexico.
— Jon Bentley
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Sept. 9, 1982
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Professor: You mean that graph doesn't exist?
Cole: That's right, and now I'm going to draw it.
— Richard Cole
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July 29, 1982
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I strongly suspect that this set is complete. I have not written yet a proof because non occurred to me. No, the correct statement is: "I have not written yet a proof because none occurred to my students."
— Juris Hartmanis
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June 28, 1982
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The books I should be writing are written by John Hopcroft.
— Juris Hartmanis
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June 28, 1982
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This 'A' is skinny, as you see, so it is a sparse set.
— Juris Hartmanis
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June 28, 1982
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If the polynomial hierarchy collapses, there'll be panic at some institutions in Washington.
— Juris Hartmanis
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June 28, 1982
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Somebody once asked John Hopcroft about the problem of P and NP. He answered: "On Tuesdays, I try to prove that they are equal, on the rest of the week - that they are different." I believe that he has reduced the time to try to show that they are equal to Sunday afternoons.
— Juris Hartmanis
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June 28, 1982
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Secretary: Mike, did you do something on the paper?
Mike: Not recently.
— Mike Hammond
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May 31, 1982
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This language also has garbage commands - that is guarded commands. Oh no! I didn't say that.
— Alan Demers
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May 24, 1982
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