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Those two comments come up frequently, but it's worth noting that in the whole preceding thread 'cperciva was being a pretty massively arrogant jerk.

That thread is a classic example of why the most capable people aren't necessarily the ones you should want to work with.

I like to think that was my lowest point on HN and I've been less of a jerk ever since.

I considered deleting my comments, but decided instead to keep them to remind myself to behave better.

The whole thread is a goldmine. The founder of Dropbox offering him a job when they were just starting out: