Author: José Antônio Fabiano Mendes
Date: 07:06:39 05/05/00
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On May 05, 2000 at 06:01:33, Mogens Larsen wrote:
>On May 05, 2000 at 05:04:17, Mark Ryan wrote:
>
>>Three quick questions:
>>1. Did Piet Hein, by any chance, write any computer chess programs? (This is
>>my desperate attempt to keep this almost on-topic.)
>
>No, he didn't write a chess program, so we're out on a limb topic wise :o).
>
>>2. The poem might simply be titled My Old Clock, or My Old Watch. I can't
>>recall; so much (non-existent) time has passed since I read it.
>
>I've only got one grook book in english. I have a few in danish, but I'm not
>sure where they are.
>
>>3. Does "grook" rhyme with the English word "book", or "smoke", or something
>>else?
>
>The danish word for grook rhymes with book, but the english word rhymes with
>rock I think.
>
>Sincerely,
>Mogens
There is one art
no more,no less:
to do all things
with artlessness. Piet Hein
I first heard of Piet Hein in 1972,in connection with the so-called
super-ellipse["Scientific American",Martin Gardner´s column]. JAFM
http://www.cmc.com/lars/dansk/grooks/
http://www.netpower.no/~ranveig/piethein/grook.html
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