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Did you win the Putnam? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079
by fotta 2y ago
Did you win the Putnam? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079
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- wjnc 2y agoA fun thing in that broader thread is that cperciva is actually interacting with a Dropbox founder and both pulled of their vision via wildly different trajectories. Having a vision and sticking to it long term. ‘07 was a good time to be wrong on this forum.
- mardifoufs 2y agoAlmost everyone in that thread is either a founder or an early employee of some well known unicorns! I wish I was around here (and not a 9 year old) back in 2007 :).
- sanj 2y agoI love that this continues to top the list.
- crop_rotation 2y agoIs it just me or that comment seems planted to get that response? I don't get why is there a random reference to Ravi Vakil who has nothing to do with the context of that conversation. And if you want to cite for academic accomplishment, you can cite someone known much more widely. I find it much less iconic due to that.
- sanj 2y agoRavi's my cousin.
- crop_rotation 2y agoThat still does not make it relevant. Saying to some random stranger on the internet who claims to be bold that he is not bolder than your cousin and quoting a specific accomplishment just feels too much like one knows that the accomplishment is common to both and invites the now famous reply by Colin. Don't get me wrong, Ravi being your cousin adds a lot of context and makes it much easier to understand why. But still makes the comment much less iconic for me.
- laborcontract 2y agoThe stray is what it’s so funny