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Microsoft's Charles Simonyi to be 1st Nerd in Space
Richard L. James writes "The BBC are reporting that Hungarian-born Charles Simonyi, a 58-year old Microsoft billionaire software engineer is set to become the first 'nerd in space' on board the Soyuz TMA-10 when the spacecraft launches on Thursday 09th March 2007. Charles oversaw the development of Multiplan, Word, and Excel among many other achievements. He has launched a website detailing the 3 goals he wishes to achieve on the trip: advance civilian spaceflight, assist space station research, and involve kids in space sciences. Jó szerencse pölö Charles!"
yeah, cos everyone that's gone to space so far has been a football jock right?
Nerdy? Well can he quote the Holy Grail and make you ROTFLOL?
"Okay this'll get me laid, right?"
I've often thought, whoever came up with this convention for naming variables ought to be shut in a Russian spacecraft and sent far, far away.
First "nerd in space"? Simonyi isn't even the first nerd in space this year! Cripes, Anousheh Ansari has barely been back on the ground a month.
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Being fired is one thing ... but being fired into space?
I for one am glad we're finally breaking the nerd in space barrier. I mean, it's not like we've ever seen a molecular biologist or astrophysicist go into space. No, they are far too nerdy for something like that.
'Every story, if continued long enough, ends in death.' --Ernest Hemingway
You haven't heard? Nerds can only be billionaire software engineers from Microsoft - the others are geeks. *end sarcasm*
"Why it's a good idea to embed the type of a variable in its name has forever been lost on me."
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4 eyes good, 2 eyes bad.
"My hovercraft is full of eels"?
Done with slashdot, done with nerds, getting a life.
"My hovercraft is full of eels"
He's a Microsoft engineer. Obviously his delusions of grandeur are not limited to work.
Nor are unfounded claims of originality.
Software sucks. Open Source sucks less.
Don't trust him, he's from "The Company"! Ain't that right Bishop?
I would disagree - http://web.vee.net/stuff/geek-vs-nerd.html
It is human nature to take shortcuts in thinking.
That's lpszCharles lpszSimonyi, thank you very much.
Yes, "good luck t-shirt" is the traditional American send-off in this case. It is kinda like "break a leg", but for space flight. Tom Hanks uses the line in Apollo 13.
You are wrong. Nerds are the type that live in their parents basement and have no social skills. Geeks are functioning members of society. Geek good, Nerd bad.
I am a Geek.
Charles Simonyi is the Hungarian in Hungarian notation (you know, m_lpszUsrTxt and the like).
All in favour of shooting this guy off into space?
The I's have it. Motion carried.
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As always Microsoft coming late and saying they are First.
Nerds... IN SPACE, Space, space, ....
No more I say.
Hmmm. Raises unbreakable glass substitute.
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I can't wait to see what personSimonyi does to the spacecraftSoyuzTMA-10 conventionNamingConvention.