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I love that every post I see linked from Wolfram is so over the top that it borders on satire. Especially the posts from the author of the software. It's so inc

I love that every post I see linked from Wolfram is so over the top that it borders on satire. Especially the posts from the author of the software. It's so incredibly powerful in such odd ways.

iaw 10y ago
Stephen Wolfram seems absurdly intelligent to me, I can't even fathom the depth of his comprehensions.
- ajkjk 10y ago
  He seems pretty intelligent but very egotistical to many people. He acts (well, acted) as though he's a messiah when he's just another smart dude.
  - taneq 10y ago
    Why the past tense? I thought he was still around? Or do you just mean he's less egotistical these days?
    - ajkjk 10y ago
      The examples of him being super egotistical that I'm aware of are from a while ago. I'm thinking of this kind of thing, where he thinks he knows everything about every field: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_New_Kind_of_Science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_New_Kind_of_Science
  - frou_dh 10y ago
    We've got Wolfram Derangement Syndrome* ITT when he didn't even write the post! * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10978871 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10978871
    - ajkjk 10y ago
      Ok?