Re:Here I Stand, at Age 80
by sktrdie on Sunday September 17, 2017 @06:22PM
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Although he's done a lot for the Computer Science field, his pretentiousness is way over the top in this video and makes it less enjoyable to watch.
He could've outlined and explained his life story without saying "which I was first at inventing" or "I'm always first" or "I invented all these things" every 5 minutes.
Not to degrade his inventions of course - I would not care whether, say, Einstein was pretentious; it's his output that mattered.
But it feels less authentic when you're constantly rubbing it in people's faces.
He could've outlined and explained his life story without saying "which I was first at inventing" or "I'm always first" or "I invented all these things" every 5 minutes.
Not to degrade his inventions of course - I would not care whether, say, Einstein was pretentious; it's his output that mattered.
But it feels less authentic when you're constantly rubbing it in people's faces.