screwlisp on Nostr: Mistakes like those seen in Random Numbers Lie Mainly On The Planes happen a lot; ...

Mistakes like those seen in Random Numbers Lie Mainly On The Planes happen a lot; other examples involve mistaken assumptions about merge sorts over tapes, so maybe all these theories are a fools errand.

However Knuth decides that in practice, working on a theory of a practical situation is better than either just practical situations or just theorising.
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