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Re:The Worst Programmer by jacquesm on Sunday September 03, 2023 @01:29AM (#37367949)
> I'm not saying that talking with Nyquist wouldn't be useful

No, you probably shouldn't be saying that:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Nyquist

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyquist_frequency

> but what's stopping a dozen other things at least that useful from being part of the answer?

Because someone needs to act, and that's exactly what Nyquist did, in a very unobtrusive and non-confrontational manner.

Re:The Worst Programmer by edgyquant on Sunday September 03, 2023 @12:10PM (#37371544)
Posting his achievements does nothing to prove speaking with him during lunch was useful in this context

> Because someone needs to act, and that's exactly what Nyquist did, in a very unobtrusive and non-confrontational manner

Seems like your headcanon. It reality they ate lunch together and passed ideas around.

Re:The Worst Programmer by Strilanc on Sunday September 03, 2023 @03:34PM (#37373584)
For the record, I did recognize the name. That's why I believed talking to them was useful.