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• valuearb 6y ago
  He was a Japanese nuclear physicist working in the SSC, who had written some amazing graphics filters in his spare time. We hired him (cost $25,000 in legal fees to get him a work visa IIRC) and he instantly became one of our most valuable engineers. His products sold millions of dollars and supported probably a dozen of our employees. Funny part is his English wasn’t very good, so I never even had a full conversation with him. Great guy tho. Makes me want to tell my republican friends, do you want super talented people making things in Asia, or here?
  • csours 6y ago
    I knew a guy who worked on the SSC. I was a teenager, and he was a friend of the family, so it's not like we got into depth or anything. He was of the opinion that cronyism killed the project. People brought their unqualified friends on board and drove up the cost. It was pretty cool to see some bits and bobs from the project, like flat braided wire. I also worked on some relocated houses that were moved off of the track of the SSC. They spent a LOT of money preparing the area.