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On 25-1-2017 14:00, Bald Eagle wrote:
> Of interest to me, in addition to his work in computer science, are his other
> thoughts and writings - in the blue box.
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> http://www.cs.utsa.edu/~wagner/knuth/
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Yes, especially the Infrequently Asked Questions address fundamental
speech is very much to the point.
Curiously, I am reading at this moment "Irmina", a comics book (I feel
uncomfortable with the term 'comics' in this context) by German author
Barbara Yelin, which precisely addresses the attitude of common German
people during the Third Reich period. If an English version is available
I can warmly recommend it.
The IAQ also has parallels with the ongoing discussions in the
Netherlands about the role and attitude of the majority of common people
during the Second World War concerning the deportation and subsequent
massacre of the Jews. The answers so far are not comfortable at all.
--
Thomas
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Am 26.01.2017 um 09:35 schrieb Thomas de Groot:
> On 25-1-2017 14:00, Bald Eagle wrote:
>> Of interest to me, in addition to his work in computer science, are
>> his other
>> thoughts and writings - in the blue box.
>>
>> http://www.cs.utsa.edu/~wagner/knuth/
>>
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> Yes, especially the Infrequently Asked Questions address fundamental
> speech is very much to the point.
our time. All the later generations of politicians all seem to have been
tainted by at least some degree of dishonesty and power hunger.
I tend to think that first-hand experience of war is the crucial factor
that set those generations of politicians apart.
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