[geeks] Ahmed, the accidental terrorist?
Mark Benson
md.benson at gmail.com
Sat Sep 19 04:45:13 CDT 2015
On 19/09/2015 04:46, Rjtoegel wrote:
> Bet you won't see that in the news. I wonder how much of this was planned so
> he would get those internship offers and visit MIT. I've had students get
> really far with lame, copied projects and ones who really did come up with
> their own ideas and did honest work get nada. Another reason I retired.
I think you can look at it 2 ways:
Optimists view: Yeah okay, it's just the insides of an alarm clock
fitted in a pencil box, but hey, he's only 14, he might just be getting
started and he might not know how to or have the resources to explore
further. Maybe he *is* smart and curious, but needs some tutelage and
guidance to go forward.
Pessimists view: It's all a setup, his father engineered it to get
attention and get him into MIT.
I suspect the truth lies somewhere between the two.
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