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"Does anyone want to bet as to which will gain self-awareness first: Wolfram Alpha or Wolfram, Stephen?" - Casey Muratori
by JonnieCache 11y ago
"Does anyone want to bet as to which will gain self-awareness first: Wolfram Alpha or Wolfram, Stephen?"
- Casey Muratori
- frou_dh 11y agoThe like-clockwork sniping at the man whenever he's brought up borders on being more irritating than his original "offence".
- TeMPOraL 11y agoThis is what 'dang famously described as a Pavlovian hashtable reflex[0]. [0] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9722096 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9722096
- jjoonathan 11y agoThe root of this comment tree was written by someone who wasn't familiar with Wolfram's reputation but saw cause to gripe anyway. The transition from "Stephen Wolfram" to "absurdly self-centered" occurred by observation, not hashtable. I hadn't heard of "Pavlov's hashtable" before, it's a neat concept, and I'm glad you brought it up. I just don't think it's responsible for the direction of this particular comment train. Which is in itself a testament to the peculiar qualities of Wolfram's personality.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoFair enough. I was providing a reference to the phenomenon 'frou_dh described.
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- ska 11y agoThat is unfair. JonnieCache didn't bring this up, in response to what reads as an honest response by someone not familiar with Wolfram. This quote is a succinct way of pointing out that Wolfram is, in fact, famously lacking in humility and self awareness, to the degree that many find it detracts from his legitimate achievements.
- xupybd 11y agoSorry, you are right my comment was not constructive. You raise a good point. It's the first time I'd come across that style of writing and got a weird vibe from it and thought I'd comment about it. But in hindsight it was pretty negative.
- frou_dh 11y agoDon't worry. It was more the quote that set me off.