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This is really incredible work. And the fact that you are 15 is blowing my mind. You have a really bright future ahead of you, and your parents must be really p

This is really incredible work. And the fact that you are 15 is blowing my mind. You have a really bright future ahead of you, and your parents must be really proud (at least I would be if you were my kid.) Hit me up if you want a summer internship finding security vulnerabilities at a hotel software startup (access control, property management, etc)

worldsavior 2y ago
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- ziddoap 2y ago
  This is a crazy amount of assumptions to make about someone (and their family) that you know nothing about.
  - worldsavior 2y ago
    You're right, I don't know anything about his family intially, but it doesn't make me wrong. You can't do the kind of stuff he did without having a lot, a lot of time at hand. I'm not saying he is a problem, but I disagree with the path he has chosen.
    - nemothekid 2y ago
      >without having a lot, a lot of time at hand Of course he has a lot of time at hand. He's a teenager.
- gosub100 2y ago
  Geohot removed the SIM lock on iPhones when he was 17 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hotz https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hotz Dude rooted the PS3 by directly reading the ram chips ( _from electrical probes _) 2 years later. I don't think his parents helped.
- asveikau 2y ago
  A lot of us reading your comment were coding at 15.
  - worldsavior 2y ago
    I was coding at 15 as well, but not as much as he is.
    - 0cf8612b2e1e 2y ago
      Ah yes. Anyone who coded more than me is a shut in. Anything less is not a real programmer. The reality is that most people/children are on screens for most of their waking hours. At least he is creating and not just doomscrolling.
    - diggan 2y ago
      > but not as much as he is How could you possibly know this?
      - worldsavior 2y ago
        Based on all the work he has done, and knowing that this is some hard work. It doesn't come from one hour of computers a day.
        bayindirh 2y ago
        We used to create tons of things with consistent 1-2 hour/day screen time when we were 15. It boils down to momentum. If you can spend one concentrated hour a day, you can create tons of things, incl. that level of research.
- qwertox 2y ago
  His labor's so pure it'd make Marx weep.
- lynx97 2y ago
  Well, to some kids (I used to be one of them), the world outside is hostile, unfair and pretty much depressing. I used to basically just have my "keyboard", and it was a wonderful way of escaping the reality and dullness of human interactions as a visually disabled kid. My "keyboard" brought me a job that I love which also pays my bills and made me indepenent. Why would you have wanted to take my keyboard away? To force me to interact with other kids that basically hated me, abused me, or were basically dull and dumb? This condescending attitude of yours almost makes me cry.
  - worldsavior 2y ago
    I'm sorry if I have hurt you in some way, this is not my intention of course. I'm not trying to come across as a bully. In your case I guess the situation is more applicable, but for someone that is not disabled in some way, I would say go and fight those other kids. It's also a bit ironic. The internet is a much more cruel place than real life.
    - lynx97 2y ago
      Well, people that judge others from a distance and immediately throw in their opinion basically always come across as bullies. Likely because they are, maybe without noticing. Ironic? I tend to disagree. While the internet and especially social media have a very bad reputation amongst "boomers" these days, it is still far easier to pick a community you actually feel welcome in then in real life. It is easy to deal with trolls, just close the window and move on... Besides, when I used computers to escape the harsh reality of younger kids, the internet wasn't even a real thing yet, FidoNet was the way to go. We had forums, sure, but communication and posting comments wasn't the primariy use case for a computer. Tinkeering, and learning how the machine actually worked, was the primary time sink. Hacking INT 21H, learning qbasic from reading the manual... All things you would have taken away from me if you had anything to say. And the result would have been an adult without special skills and a ton of job opportunities right away. I guess 10 years or going to university after school, basically loosing 10 years of income, would have been prefered by you as a parent?

worldsavior 2y ago

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ziddoap 2y ago
This is a crazy amount of assumptions to make about someone (and their family) that you know nothing about.
- worldsavior 2y ago
  You're right, I don't know anything about his family intially, but it doesn't make me wrong. You can't do the kind of stuff he did without having a lot, a lot of time at hand. I'm not saying he is a problem, but I disagree with the path he has chosen.
  - nemothekid 2y ago
    >without having a lot, a lot of time at hand Of course he has a lot of time at hand. He's a teenager.
gosub100 2y ago
Geohot removed the SIM lock on iPhones when he was 17 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hotz https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hotz Dude rooted the PS3 by directly reading the ram chips ( _from electrical probes _) 2 years later. I don't think his parents helped.
asveikau 2y ago
A lot of us reading your comment were coding at 15.
- worldsavior 2y ago
  I was coding at 15 as well, but not as much as he is.
  - 0cf8612b2e1e 2y ago
    Ah yes. Anyone who coded more than me is a shut in. Anything less is not a real programmer. The reality is that most people/children are on screens for most of their waking hours. At least he is creating and not just doomscrolling.
  - diggan 2y ago
    > but not as much as he is How could you possibly know this?
    - worldsavior 2y ago
      Based on all the work he has done, and knowing that this is some hard work. It doesn't come from one hour of computers a day.
      - bayindirh 2y ago
        We used to create tons of things with consistent 1-2 hour/day screen time when we were 15. It boils down to momentum. If you can spend one concentrated hour a day, you can create tons of things, incl. that level of research.
qwertox 2y ago
His labor's so pure it'd make Marx weep.
lynx97 2y ago
Well, to some kids (I used to be one of them), the world outside is hostile, unfair and pretty much depressing. I used to basically just have my "keyboard", and it was a wonderful way of escaping the reality and dullness of human interactions as a visually disabled kid. My "keyboard" brought me a job that I love which also pays my bills and made me indepenent. Why would you have wanted to take my keyboard away? To force me to interact with other kids that basically hated me, abused me, or were basically dull and dumb? This condescending attitude of yours almost makes me cry.
- worldsavior 2y ago
  I'm sorry if I have hurt you in some way, this is not my intention of course. I'm not trying to come across as a bully. In your case I guess the situation is more applicable, but for someone that is not disabled in some way, I would say go and fight those other kids. It's also a bit ironic. The internet is a much more cruel place than real life.
  - lynx97 2y ago
    Well, people that judge others from a distance and immediately throw in their opinion basically always come across as bullies. Likely because they are, maybe without noticing. Ironic? I tend to disagree. While the internet and especially social media have a very bad reputation amongst "boomers" these days, it is still far easier to pick a community you actually feel welcome in then in real life. It is easy to deal with trolls, just close the window and move on... Besides, when I used computers to escape the harsh reality of younger kids, the internet wasn't even a real thing yet, FidoNet was the way to go. We had forums, sure, but communication and posting comments wasn't the primariy use case for a computer. Tinkeering, and learning how the machine actually worked, was the primary time sink. Hacking INT 21H, learning qbasic from reading the manual... All things you would have taken away from me if you had anything to say. And the result would have been an adult without special skills and a ton of job opportunities right away. I guess 10 years or going to university after school, basically loosing 10 years of income, would have been prefered by you as a parent?