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He truly is an idiot’s concept of a genius.
No one who anctually understands Unix or IP networking would ever craft that as an explanation for this concept.
That said, it’s an excellent explanation of how a lobotomy helped him embrace his true self.
Now I want to see:
A genius wouldn’t post something this pointless and idiotic in the first place. If they felt inclined to, they would likely not think it worth the time.
I think I just wanted to mention arrested development lol. It being a smart, well-written show about very dumb people
Fair! I hope I didn't ruin your fun.
No dramas!
i'd nominate Ramanujan as the geniuses' genius: he had basically no formal education on mathematics, and yet he solved problems that the rest of the world collectively couldn't crack.
Ah true I haven't heard of him! Love to hear about autodidact geniuses.