Recap of my Donald Knuth arc (🧵)

1. Realizing his Christmas lecture is on a topic I researched

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2. Sending him a letter, hoping he'll get it before the lecture.

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3. Showing up to the lecture with a copy of the letter.

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4. I get an email from Knuth saying he's citing me.

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5. A TAOCP reader finds our open problem there, improves our bound, and emails us.

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