Via Matt, I learn that Edsger Wybe Dijkstra, Dutch computer science pioneer, recently deceased, achieved in his lifetime two citations in the OED – for first use of the words ‘vector’ and ‘stack’ in a computing context. I also learn that his beloved VW Camper Van was called the ‘Touring Machine’.
In which I try, after 25 years of blogging, to drop my ironic stance a bit.