cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/3062545

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  • Annoyed_🦀 @monyet.cc
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    5 months ago

    You're telling me that Pythagoras Theorem are invented by none other than John Theorem? You want me to believe that?

  • BB84@mander.xyz
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    5 months ago

    As always, relevant Wikipedia links:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Khwarizmi https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Knuth https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithm

  • Geobloke@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    It's even better when you break the name down kwarizam is where he's from and Muhammad is a common first name. It's like saying Johnny English (or may be Jean Francois) invented calculus in 10-diggity-dig

    • pumpkinseedoil@mander.xyz
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      4 months ago

      When I was a little child I was sad German isn't the common language ("how great would it be if everyone in the world knew this beautiful language!"). While growing up I completely shifted towards being glad it isn't German, I wouldn't want that to happen to my language.

  • Please_Do_Not@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    I always thought that the guy who invented the Internet created the first one. That's why they're called Al Gore-isms, no?

  • SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip
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    5 months ago

    I thought the boss that came after Knuth was John Conway, due to Knuth's up-arrows vs Conway's chained arrows.