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Re:Richard Feynman's Blackboard at the Time of His Death (1988) by __s on Saturday February 22, 2025 @11:04AM (#43140141)
Overall seems good, but I find it interesting she says it teaches to always be the smartest person in the room when the book often reflected Feynman as being somewhat simple, going on about reliance on mental tricks in comparison to his colleagues who he felt were much more talented. Or instances where he found himself out of his depth & got lucky (pointing at some random thing on a diagram to figure out what it is without asking, happens to get people he's with to rubber duck debug an actual problem). Which may support her observation of Feynman bros who might find this relatable

This all comes back to the observation I've made working with competent people, which is that we're all stuck trying to solve problems with the computational power of a slab of meat

(she later goes on to address this modesty as being underhanded)

(continued watching, two hours in now, this is great work)

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