The funny thing is, on the rare occasion that I've met people who really seemed like they were ten steps ahead, they've held their cards pretty close to their vest.

Sometimes I worry that the truly clever people out there might actually be avoiding the act of broadcasting their thoughts on the internet all day.

Why give them away for free, to people who might misuse them?

It would be an ironic fate for a system that was originally designed to foster collaboration between leading academic, financial, and military institutions.