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> and I'm not aware of any contributions he made to "computing, science, business, startups, etc."

The name of one of the most prolific programming languages in the world, Python, is because of Terry Jones. That was his contribution and why he was relevant.

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So if I can produce evidence that a famous computer scientist likes Kobe, that's all it takes?

If there were a programming language called Kobe or Mamaba, sure.

That’s tenuous at best.

The reason it was “relevant” is simply because there’s more Monty Python fans on here than basketball fans. Which is fine if we’re talking purely about +votes but it doesn’t justify flagging a submission.

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