https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Furlong#/media/File:Edward_Furlong_image_2.JPGthe real John Conner
The guy is seriously smart...
Any evidence?
Looks like a P2P software developer and not someone incredibly smart.
His argument with gmaxwell showed that he was only capable of looking at the issue from one stubborn perspective and thus not able to hold all possibilities in his mind at the same time pertaining to that complex issue.
He may have extensive knowledge in some areas of software development. I distinguish that implementation knowledge from "super smart". To invent totally new paradigms such as proof-of-work (or something like a zerotime that is actually proven in a white paper), you need to be seriously smart.
He may be seriously smart, but he needs to demonstrate it before I would claim that. For example, Daniel J. Bernstein is seriously smart. Vitalik Buterin is seriously smart. In both cases, that doesn't mean they are qualified to create a successful altcoin. Berstein probably lacks relevant domain experience in economics. Buterin appears to lack experience and decision making/prioritization/realism skills. My guess is fluffypony is probably not as mathematically endowed as those 2 guys, but already proven he is seriously capable of helping launch a fork for a successful altcoin. So my point is I am not even sure "seriously smart" is entirely informational in the context you are trying to employ it.
incredibly smart (?)
super smart (new paradigms)
seriously smart (mathematically endowed)
seriously capable (forkers)
successful smart (decision making/prioritization/realism skills)
any more kinds of smart?
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