I invite people to read the hundreds of positive articles instead of getting affected by the occasional outburst from a troll. Walter O'Brien More Quotes by Walter O'Brien More Quotes From Walter O'Brien As software engineers trained to turn ambiguity into absolutes and fuzzy requirements into ones and zeros, we had a 'eureka' moment when we realized that our training had broader, real-world applications. Walter O'Brien turnmomenttrainingengineers Problem-solving, inventing, hacking and coding is more of an adrenaline rush of endorphins rather than a feeling. Walter O'Brien morefeelinghackingadrenaline Bureaucracy kills people's ability to try new ideas. Walter O'Brien newtrypeopleideas My personality is extremely unbalanced. Walter O'Brien extremelyunbalancedpersonality If you look at any normal organization, the CEO is the person with the highest E.Q. The person with the highest IQ is often in the back room running the financials or the operations. That's topsy turvy. Walter O'Brien backlookyouorganization I'm a typical Irishman in that I only get home for weddings and funerals. Walter O'Brien funeralsonlygethome Hacking involves a different way of looking at problems that no one's thought of. Walter O'Brien problemslookingthoughtway Flying down a tunnel of 1s and 0s is not how hacking is really done. Walter O'Brien downhowflyingdone It's common in rural Ireland to pick up a nickname that relates to an animal, bird, or a spider. Mine became 'scorpion' because I fought back, and scorpions are docile creatures until pushed too far. Walter O'Brien spiderbackanimalbird Once your IQ is 150 or over, it stops beings ability and becomes a disability. Walter O'Brien youroverdisabilityability Maybe I was unpopular a bit because I was a teacher's pet. But even the teachers complained about me. They would say to my parents, 'For every one question any pupil asks, Walter asks 10.' Walter O'Brien parentsmepetteacher There are kids going into chemistry and biology because of 'CSI.' Walter O'Brien goingbecausebiologychemistry The methodologies and best practices used to develop software can be applied successfully to any challenge in life. Walter O'Brien challengebestsoftwarelife A high IQ individual can't deal in an industry that's subjective. Walter O'Brien dealhighindividualindustry My left brain has gradually 'eaten' the right-brain capabilities away. Walter O'Brien graduallyawayleftbrain City of Los Angeles is my home, and it is my duty to lead by example, contribute all that I can, and help make the world a better place with the tools and resources available to me. Walter O'Brien citymehomeworld When I was 13, I thought I was pretty hot stuff because I knew BASIC programming, self-taught on the family's Commodore 64. One of my crowning accomplishments was writing a silly little program that showed a crudely-drawn Space Shuttle lifting off in a cloud of pixelated smoke. Walter O'Brien smokefamilyspacehot I was about nine years old when a teacher administered my IQ test. Unfortunately, as I was nine, I didn't know that I needed to keep the paperwork for future reference. Walter O'Brien testknowfutureteacher We have a 25-year head start for the stories of 'Scorpion.' By the time we get to Season Two and Three, the stuff that happened because of Season One will actually fuel Season Three. So it'll become a self-sustainable show. Walter O'Brien willstartthreetime Humans have 3 percent human error, and a lot of companies can't afford to be wrong 3 percent of the time anymore, so we close that 3 percent gap with some of the technologies. The AI we've developed doesn't make mistakes. Walter O'Brien aimistakeswrongtime
