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cthan323on Terence Tao: The "Mozart of Math"

Terence did in fact win the Fields Medal in 2006 (this article is from 2005). He has a very good blog over at http://terrytao.wordpress.com

cthan323on Ask HN: How many Lines of Code do You Write Every Day?

"Measuring programming progress by lines of code is like measuring aircraft building progress by weight." - Bill Gates

I truly don't understand why counting LOC is some sort of badge of accomplishment. I think once you've coded enough you'll realize that efficiency matters most. Efficiency and elegance is what I aim for.

cthan323on Ask HN: Any advice for single founders applying for YC Summer '09 round?

+1 Thanks for the insight. I've decided that I'm going to build this with or without YC. I'll able to take a leave of absence if I need to at school.

cthan323on Ask HN: Any advice for single founders applying for YC Summer '09 round?

Good point. I'm going to build this thing regardless if I get selected or not. It costs little to nothing to build web software these days. Absolutely no reason that I can't pull it off on my own.

cthan323on Ask HN: Any advice for single founders applying for YC Summer '09 round?

If selected, I'm willing to dedicate myself full-time to this.

cthan323on Anyone up to a Hacker News meeting in San Francisco in April?

I'll be in Palo Alto from April 17-20. http://twitter.com/cthan