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> "He was coding PC games as a teen, wrote the code for zip2, was the cto at x.com, and taught himself rocket science from textbooks (as confirmed by other rock
by gitgud 5y ago
> "He was coding PC games as a teen, wrote the code for zip2, was the cto at x.com, and taught himself rocket science from textbooks (as confirmed by other rocket scientists). If that’s a “pseudo nerd”, who qualifies as a “real nerd”?"
If you don't code for 30 years, people might not call you a coder anymore.
Hotz on the other-hand still regular live-streams himself programming and hacking.
- ramraj07 5y agoIf anyone has to have the coding chops of Hotz to be called a nerd then we probably have only 50 nerds in the world. Y’all can definitely log off of HACKER NEWS since the news is definitely not for you!
- vntok 5y agoIt's not called Nerd News.
- agumonkey 5y agoLast time I've heard of his streams he started on a grandiose project and bailed out when stuck after a few hours.