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"Relative obscurity" is a matter of perspective. Within my fields, I'm far better known than Drew. And that's the key difference here -- we have both been ver
by cperciva 10y ago
"Relative obscurity" is a matter of perspective. Within my fields, I'm far better known than Drew.
And that's the key difference here -- we have both been very successful in doing what we want to do. We just want to do different things, that's all.
- jaggederest 10y agoI'm not trying to throw any shade on you, it's just one of the most memorable threads in HN history in my opinion and interesting to look back at. Cheers!
- cperciva 10y agoI doubt I'll ever get an opportunity for such a comeback again. But I do regret that I let my irritation at ivankirigin suggesting that I had a 90% probability of failure carry me away in that thread. I hope I've kept my patience better on HN over the past 8 years.