I first heard of Michał when he won a 1996 contest for a computer-themed sci-fi short story with an oneiric tale about an astoundingly complex self-modifying vi

I first heard of Michał when he won a 1996 contest for a computer-themed sci-fi short story with an oneiric tale about an astoundingly complex self-modifying virus. He would have been 15 back then. I was 12, and I thought to myself "wow, I will never be as smart as this guy." Fast forward 19 years, and the impression still stands.