-
Voting:
-
0
+
When I do it, it comes out that way. When Tarjan does it, it comes out that way. So proof by intimidation.
— Alan Demers
·
Oct. 4, 1978
·
Permalink
-
Voting:
-
0
+
By the way, if all you people understand this proof it will all but double the number of people in the world that do.
— Alan Demers
·
Oct. 4, 1978
·
Permalink
-
Voting:
-
0
+
That's in Knuth, volume three.
— Alan Demers
·
Oct. 2, 1978
·
Permalink
-
Voting:
-
1
+
Not only is it not obvious, I claim in general it's false.
— Alan Demers
·
Sept. 29, 1978
·
Permalink
-
Voting:
-
0
+
After looking at that for some time, the i and the i are not the same i, are they?
— Alan Demers
·
Sept. 28, 1978
·
Permalink
-
Voting:
-
1
+
Let me say what I'm not going to do at the moment.
— Alan Demers
·
Sept. 18, 1978
·
Permalink
-
Voting:
-
0
+
Student: Isn't that an inspired construction?
Demers: Oh, it is. When I thought of it I was insufferably proud of myself for hours.
— Alan Demers
·
Sept. 15, 1978
·
Permalink
-
Voting:
-
0
+
Let me suppose, and this is a big assumption - it gets an asterisk -, ...
— Alan Demers
·
Sept. 13, 1978
·
Permalink
-
Voting:
-
1
+
Jesus H. Bald Christ!
— Alan Demers
·
May 19, 1978
·
Permalink
-
Voting:
-
0
+
Student: Constants do matter in the real world.
Demers: Well, especially since infinity here is 4800.
— Alan Demers
·
May 7, 1978
·
Permalink