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You and I know that, but presumably the kid didn't.[1] I understood this as a story about hacker spirit in a kid, and it made me smile. [1]: If he did already
by 6cxs2hd6 13y ago
You and I know that, but presumably the kid didn't.[1]
I understood this as a story about hacker spirit in a kid, and it made me smile.
[1]: If he did already know, and presented this idea as his own? He may not be a great hacker, but he has a promising future as a manager.
- dllthomas 13y ago"he has a promising future as a manager." Or, if this actually leads to adoption, a salesman.
- IgorPartola 13y agoI really hope you and 6cxs2hd6 are being tongue in cheek. First, this kid clearly has a good head on his shoulders, and is even able to do some pretty cool technical stuff that most of the population cannot. Second, judging someone based on a single action you've seen from them is... less than scientific. By that logic you should be a "short comment writer" :).
- dllthomas 13y agoNote that the conversational tangent my comment was in response to was "if it wasn't actually his idea". In that case, the thing it best shows is that he did a good job presenting it. Which is itself a valuable skill, is my point. Obviously there's a question of how well the little we know about him generalizes, regardless of what skills we're considering.
- dllthomas 13y agoI guess I should also note, I hadn't meant "salesman" to be derogatory...
- 6cxs2hd6 13y agoRe "manager", yes I was being mostly tongue in cheek; I recently re-read The Gervais Principle and was thinking of Sociopaths. :) http://www.ribbonfarm.com/the-gervais-principle/ http://www.ribbonfarm.com/the-gervais-principle/