This is not the first time you have nominated yourself. Are you being serious, or just messing around?It is definitely me.
Besides yourself of course.
My vote?
Linuxboy.
GO!
This is not the first time you have nominated yourself. Are you being serious, or just messing around?
There are many very smart members, WombatWoman (our Den Mother), UG, Jadinolf, Perknose, Rahvin, Moonbeam, Rubycon, Anand...
I'm quite intelligent. :biggrin: I do not profess expertise in many areas though. Just because I am not an expert programming wizard who can do brain surgery while launching rockets for NASA does not mean I am any less intelligent.
Expertise != intelligence.
I've found that the more intelligent people are, the less inclined they are to proclaim their own intelligence.
I've found that the more intelligent people are, the less inclined they are to proclaim their own intelligence.
I've found that the more intelligent people are, the less inclined they are to proclaim their own intelligence.
Right. That's why Marilyn vos Savant and others never proclaim their intelligence.
Who?
Who?
It's not me. There are a number a few people here who are better than me in mathematics and physics.
If I were to be stranded on a deserted island, Gilligan's Island style, my first choice to have on that island would be Rubycon. Partly because I've heard she goes skinny dipping (I don't think Mary Anne or Ginger ever did), but mostly because of her intelligence.
Haha, there's an idea for a follow-up thread...Who's the most likely to help you survive and get rescued from a remote island?
Yes, but your explanatory talent is not matched here. Not surprising, since it's what you do.
It's not me. There are a number a few people here who are better than me in mathematics and physics. If I were to be stranded on a deserted island, Gilligan's Island style, my first choice to have on that island would be Rubycon. Partly because I've heard she goes skinny dipping (I don't think Mary Anne or Ginger ever did), but mostly because of her intelligence.
edit: one other thing to point out which has amused me greatly to ponder; among many of the people mentioned in this thread, a lot of those people are older. Much older. I think that with age and experience, often comes some wisdom. Out in the real world, I meet a lot of 20-something year olds who think they know everything, and have little to learn from older people. One of the things that I've greatly enjoyed on the forums is that I can see things in perspectives of other age groups. It's really interesting, to me anyhow, that I can occasionally see something new from one of TridenT's posts. Usually what's most amazing is points of view about what's important in life. (I'll note now that it's incredibly rare to gain anything from TridenT's posts, lest it go to his head.) But, one thing that I've learned is that when you get an opportunity to sit with older people and just listen to them, it's often quite worth it. I was out of town this past weekend (goat show) and had such an opportunity to chat with the 76 year old father of one of the other exhibiters. It was one of the best hours of the weekend.
Superman.
It's not me. There are a number a few people here who are better than me in mathematics and physics. If I were to be stranded on a deserted island, Gilligan's Island style, my first choice to have on that island would be Rubycon. Partly because I've heard she goes skinny dipping (I don't think Mary Anne or Ginger ever did), but mostly because of her intelligence.
edit: one other thing to point out which has amused me greatly to ponder; among many of the people mentioned in this thread, a lot of those people are older. Much older. I think that with age and experience, often comes some wisdom. Out in the real world, I meet a lot of 20-something year olds who think they know everything, and have little to learn from older people. One of the things that I've greatly enjoyed on the forums is that I can see things in perspectives of other age groups. It's really interesting, to me anyhow, that I can occasionally see something new from one of TridenT's posts. Usually what's most amazing is points of view about what's important in life. (I'll note now that it's incredibly rare to gain anything from TridenT's posts, lest it go to his head.) But, one thing that I've learned is that when you get an opportunity to sit with older people and just listen to them, it's often quite worth it. I was out of town this past weekend (goat show) and had such an opportunity to chat with the 76 year old father of one of the other exhibiters. It was one of the best hours of the weekend.
