Ask HN: How to navigate the world as a brain-damaged 17 year old?

Re:Ask HN: How to navigate the world as a brain-damaged 17 y... by VirusNewbie on Thursday June 29, 2023 @12:43PM (#36522974)

The image of you having a movie trope training montage involving pac man and tai chi is amazing.

What careers did you pursue?

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Re:Ask HN: How to navigate the world as a brain-damaged 17 y... by leashless on Thursday June 29, 2023 @09:21PM (#36529362)

Well now…

Co-invented the world’s fastest voxel renderer in 1993

Paid for a year in digital currency… in 1999

Pioneered content management systems for really hairy databases in the early 2000s. One of those projects is still going.

Went into energy policy after 9/11. Editorial team for the Pentagon’s study on the future strategic significance of oil.

Cryptographic design work for the US Office of the Secretary of Defence around 2008

World class work on worst case scenario pandemics and sheltering people after nuclear terrorism around then too.

Project managed the Ethereum launch in 2015.

But the really interesting stuff is http://myhopeforthe.world

I’ve kept busy. :)

Not bad for a man who couldn’t write until 17

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Re:Ask HN: How to navigate the world as a brain-damaged 17 y... by VirusNewbie on Friday June 30, 2023 @06:38PM (#36543451)

Thanks for sharing the story, i’ll check out the site as well. It’s nice to hear about and get to know interesting folks on HN!

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Re:Ask HN: How to navigate the world as a brain-damaged 17 y... by AdviceAlt on Saturday July 01, 2023 @12:43PM (#36551980)

That's awesome. Thanks for sharing.

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