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kjhgfgbhnj

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    Comment #1641228

    I have a paperback edition printed on almost tissue paper I bought in India 10 years ago for about $5

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    Comment #1641053

    Yes - but the whole of volume 4 is almost a lifeswork! see http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~uno/taocp.html

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    Comment #1640952

    In a lot of places having a visitor wandering the halls looking for a bathroom wouldn't be appreciated

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    Comment #1640946

    I wonder if heavily thumbed annotated editions cost more?

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    Comment #1640115

    Hardback edition $200 Kindle edition $100 Empty slipcase with fake spines to impress your friends $50

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    Comment #1640112

    Sure and what do you get for the price of an iPod? The life's work of the greatest genius in CS and a set of knowledge that will last you more than your lifetime.

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    Comment #1637608

    The new US online form authorizes you before you go - can't see how that is different from a visa.

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    Comment #1637365

    GDP is a terrible measure of a population's wealth. As a famous economist said - "the ideal GDP is a chain-smoking terminal cancer patient going through an expensive divorce whose …

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    Comment #1637359

    Ironically the 40hour week in America came about because it was MORE efficient than working 6day weeks - in fewer hours you got more done with the weekend to rest. Then somebody fo…

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    Comment #1636836

    My point was that: You don't need a visa, a visa is a form you have to fill in before they allow you in the country. Instead you just have to fill in these other bunch of forms bef…

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    Comment #1636119

    And this is only number of countries - it doesn't weight them by importance. So being able to travel to a dozen tiny Caribbean islands offsets not being abke to go visa free to Ind…