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I would introduce yourself to her and mention that you thought the previous guy was an idiot and a freak. I would then engage her in a data science topic and ignore the guy.

It's hard to say. I'd say any natural interest I had in science was ignored or actively suppressed by my family. I think it's no accident that I did not embrace computers until aft…

I just replied. We exist. In my case, I did not get exposed to programming or computers until I was 24 yrs. old, though chance employment.

Yes. My obsession with computers, which did not start until after I met some super geeks after college, has COST me tens of thousands of dollars, more if you count rent for my lab …

I'm getting a Piphone, myself.

I would buy that That's a dream

Andrew Carnegie

What separates the young from the old? Knowledge, wisdom, of how the sausage is made. I suggest that you look around for some legit hackers in their late 60s and older, and get to …

Who is John Galt?

Thank you graycat, for the excellent thoughts and analysis. I doubt you are a VC but maybe you should start your own firm.

Even if you DO accomplish something amazing, you then have to figure out how to share it with people who can find it, promote it, or buy it. It's likely they will not understand th…

Throwaway. Partner and I have made verified huge technical breakthrough after 4 yrs. We are 10X outsiders in flyover country. Currently consulting and wish to raise $250K seed from…