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Re:2023 Turing Award Given to Bob Metcalfe for Invention of ... by lispython on Wednesday March 22, 2023 @07:06AM (#35259331)
A veritable hero of our times boasts a mere 688 followers on his Twitter account: https://twitter.com/RobertMMetcalfe (as of the dispatch of this message).
Re:2023 Turing Award Given to Bob Metcalfe for Invention of ... by jack_riminton on Wednesday March 22, 2023 @07:26AM (#35259453)
I there must be another internet law which states that the best twitter accounts have around this number
Re:2023 Turing Award Given to Bob Metcalfe for Invention of ... by OJFord on Wednesday March 22, 2023 @08:43AM (#35260143)
If he was tweeting anecdotes, or still working (seems he might be?) and tweeting about it it'd probably be a lot more - but it's mostly US basketball (and other sports/personal stuff) by the looks of it, so however veritable a hero it's just not interesting to the same audience (or at least, for the same reason, of course some of us will be basketball fans) - and probably if you're big into 'basketball Twitter' he's ~'nobody'.
Re:2023 Turing Award Given to Bob Metcalfe for Invention of ... by zamadatix on Wednesday March 22, 2023 @12:40PM (#35263666)
It's more a personal account that's 1 year old which opens with a tweet on cancel culture followed by his political leanings, cryptocurrency posts, and an overwhelming amount of basketball stats. It does have the occasional post about his involvement in geothermal energy though but beyond that following the account isn't going to get you any content he's known and respected for.