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I find Wolfram endlessly amusing, in an uber-nerdy way. He is a money-hungry egomaniac. In interviews I have read and from what I understand, he is utterly de
by JackFr 13y ago
I find Wolfram endlessly amusing, in an uber-nerdy way. He is a money-hungry egomaniac. In interviews I have read and from what I understand, he is utterly devoid of charm. But he is a brilliant man.
And Mathematica is an amazing piece of software. (Or at least was -- I haven't used it about twenty years. Twenty years ago it was mind-blowingly good. Nothing was even close.)
And 'A New Kind of Science' was a fascinating book. It hasn't quite ushered in the revolution Wolfram still seems to expect, but it was fascinating nonetheless.
- mcguire 13y ago"And 'A New Kind of Science' was a fascinating book. It hasn't quite ushered in the revolution Wolfram still seems to expect, but it was fascinating nonetheless." Possibly because, from what I remember of the reviews, most people said something to the effect of, "It's brilliant! Well, the part I know anything about is garbage, but the rest is great!"
- ForHackernews 13y ago> And 'A New Kind of Science' was a fascinating book. Indeed... A Rare Blend of Monster Raving Egomania and Utter Batshit Insanity: http://vserver1.cscs.lsa.umich.edu/~crshalizi/reviews/wolfram/ http://vserver1.cscs.lsa.umich.edu/~crshalizi/reviews/wolfra...