Ask HN: Whom do you admire most?

#1

Post by eserorg » Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 2:14 AM UTC

Whom do you admire most? In what way does that person inspire you?

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#2

Post by fogus » Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 2:18 AM UTC

My grandfather. You guys have probably never heard of him, but he rocked.

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#3

Post by danteembermage » Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 2:31 AM UTC

Mr. Rogers. The guy was amazing on so many levels; there are lots of examples but I'll go with a HN related one. He contributed valuable testimony to the betamax case.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Rogers

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#4

Post by abi » Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 2:43 AM UTC

Steve Jobs. (1) He has amazing taste. (2) He did it twice.

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#5

Post by pplante » Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 2:44 AM UTC

Billy Mays because he was a brilliant salesman.

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#6

Post by termie » Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 2:45 AM UTC

the unsung heroes who don't make time for brown-nosing and fame-whoring

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#7

Post by sachinag » Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 2:48 AM UTC

danteembermage wrote: post #3

Mr. Rogers. The guy was amazing on so many levels; there are lots of examples but I'll go with a HN related one. He contributed valuable testimony to the betamax case. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Rogers

Here's the Junod profile of Mister Rogers (it's never, ever "Mr."): http://www.thedqtimes.com/pages/castpages/other/fredrogersca...

It will make you cry.

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Post by jonnyrotten » Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 2:50 AM UTC

Carl Sagan.

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#9

Post by crystalis » Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 2:53 AM UTC

pg, because this is a cult. ;)

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#10

Post by jmtame » Thu, Oct 08, 2009, 3:00 AM UTC

Yukichi Fukuzawa anyone?