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Re:How has mathematics gotten so abstract? by jlongr on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @09:28AM (#45425175)
>he's nerd-famous enough to not warrant an introduction

What is nerd-famous supposed to be. He's at the center of some subjective in-group that exists in your head?

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Re:How has mathematics gotten so abstract? by TZubiri on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @10:09AM (#45425675)
To be fair, we are on hacker news. I did once use on of his programs, American Fuzzy Lopper (fake advertisement lawsuit incoming if its not american). So he is not nobody apparently
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Re:How has mathematics gotten so abstract? by wizzwizz4 on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @10:09AM (#45425669)
He wrote the American Fuzzy Lop fuzzer, which was extremely influential – pretty much put fuzzing on the map.
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