Both geniuses and madmen pay attention to what others ignore

Re:Both geniuses and madmen pay attention to what others ignore by faraggi on Sunday March 12, 2017 @03:07AM (#13849571)

I don't know what he means. why 'fast idiot'?

All I come up with is you guys are lawyers?

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Re:Both geniuses and madmen pay attention to what others ignore by rpedroso on Sunday March 12, 2017 @03:17AM (#13849611)

They're programmers, the fast idiot is a computer.

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Re:Both geniuses and madmen pay attention to what others ignore by epalmer on Sunday March 12, 2017 @08:02AM (#13850323)

I must be slow today. I had to read this comment to know what a fast idiot is. I too work with fast idiots. But now I'm slightly embarrassed. Time for more coffee I think.

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Re:Both geniuses and madmen pay attention to what others ignore by notreal55 on Sunday March 12, 2017 @09:13AM (#13850501)

I call them idiot savants.

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Re:Both geniuses and madmen pay attention to what others ignore by arghimonmobile0 on Sunday March 12, 2017 @03:16AM (#13849608)

Computers are high-speed morons, according to folklore. If I had the source I'd quote it.

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Re:Both geniuses and madmen pay attention to what others ignore by smaddox on Sunday March 12, 2017 @04:05AM (#13849731)

I'm not sure he was the first, but Feynman talks about computers being really fast but dopey filers in one of his lectures for laymen.

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