in reply to (OT) Can someone track down this quote, purportedly by Knuth?

Maybe it's a misquotation and attribution of Every problem in computer science can be solved by adding another level of indirection" -- Butler Lampson ?

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
Lingua non convalesco, consenesco et abolesco. -- Rule 1 has a caveat! -- Who broke the cabal?
"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

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Re^2: (OT) Can someone track down this quote, purportedly by Knuth?
by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Feb 23, 2006 at 10:00 UTC

    No, specifically not.

    According to my research, that quotation goes back to Steven M. Bellovin, btw…

    Makeshifts last the longest.

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