> People at his level somehow manage to have both a very diverse set of interests and to excel at all of them. I guess it helps a lot if you are really really

> People at his level somehow manage to have both a very diverse set of interests and to excel at all of them. I guess it helps a lot if you are really really rich and have time to do whatever you want for days on end. I also guess some people would say Nathan Myhrvold is rich partially because he is running a very successful extortion scheme (my mind is not made up.)