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Interview with the Creator of BitTorrent
brokencomputer writes "There is an interesting interview with Bram Cohen, the creator of BitTorrent, on my site, WrongPlanet.net. Because there is already a plethora of information about BitTorrent, this interview takes a different approach and focuses entirely on Cohen's Asperger's Syndrome. In addition to being interesting to anyone interested in BitTorrent, Cohen's story is extremely inspirational to those of us who do have Asperger's, and will probably be so even to those without Asperger's Syndrome."
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WP: How was life at school?
BC: I hated school, and dropped out of college. I got picked on a lot in school, and had a lot of trouble making friends.
Rejoice Slashdotters, we still have hope!
the corrent pronounciation of Asberger's is "Ass-burgers".
Making the moon less necessary since 1998.
Why have ASPberger's, when you can have PHPberger's, or SQLberger's?
Listen pal, nobody forced you to make Gigli. If you spend all your time making massive steaming piles of excrement you shouldn't lament your fate when nobody buys them.
After all, you got paid to do work of little or no value. Consider yourself lucky, people who want to create things of value have been having trouble finding work going on 5 years now.
"What most people with Asperger's Syndrome find difficult is casual chatting - they can't do small talk."
So, that includes most geeks, but not those who hang about posting on /., yes?
Why would anyone engrave "Elbereth"?
thats cool! take him to vegas, see if he notices anything
I was going to read your post but then couldn't finish on account of my ADHD.
What about the amateur radio guys? The HAMbergers?
The Internet is full. Go Away!!!
I'd have to recommend that book too. I had to read it for my English class and was probably my favorite book that the class read. But I must say, I DID get in trouble for cracking up when my teacher said Asperger's syndrome for the first time. There was just something funny about a 50-something year old woman who always spoke in upright, proper English to be saying anything that sounded like "assburger."
I'm going to go create my own technology news site, with blackjack and hookers. You know what? Forget the news site.
Has this problem. He is a really good programmer but he shits and pisses all over the bathroom and then leaves it there like noone will know its him. A VP had to send out a company wide email basically saying that if you shit and piss all over the bathroom to please clean up after yourself.
I was diagnosed with a learning disability. I, in turn, diagnosed the U.S. education system with a teaching disability.
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Incite and flee.
Yeah, but Bram Cohen puts out better movies.
Wait, you mean the movies on bittorrent aren't his?
I think we all have Asperger's...
Obessions often including computers: Check
Lack of the ability to learn social skills: Check
Failure in school because we like to hate the grade system: Check
Mostly in males: Check
So where are my nerd curing pills?
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Oh, like Ken Jennings?
...that those who are claiming to have this Asperger's syndrome and trying to defend the reality of it have been making quite long posts.
Your explaination made me see a Venn diagram in my head. Which I think is a good thing... I think...
Am I open minded towards open source, or closed minded towards closed source?
Except for the high IQ part, you have no problems advertising that!
Yes, I second that. This is a very good book. Available as an audiobook too, for listening during the commute to work (which is how I "read" the book).
Cool. is it available on BitTorrent somewhere?
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