alt Hacker NewsReminds me of Stephen Wolfram "discovering" things in the sense that other people would say "today I learnt".
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chermi • yesterday at 11:19 PM
Wolfram was my example in my original rant!
Reminds me of Stephen Wolfram "discovering" things in the sense that other people would say "today I learnt".
Wolfram was my example in my original rant!
I find it bothersome that language works this way. You can spend your whole life discovering things that are well known by the rest of the world. But the minute that you mention to a large group that you “discovered” it, suddenly you’re taking credit for discovering it for all of mankind.