My little discovery

[WingedPanther]

Now I'm starting to feel old. I turn 35 in a couple months.

[TcM]

Nah you should not! You still have a whole life.. as people say "Life begins at 40!"

Besides that you surely are an interesting person, with all your math knowledge etc, I think that's something a 17 year old like me can't have.

[John]

Originally Posted by WingedPanther

Now I'm starting to feel old. I turn 35 in a couple months.

But your a genius.

[v0id]

Oh. It seems like I'm the youngest one around here.

[Jaan]

Originally Posted by v0id

Oh. It seems like I'm the youngest one around here.

how come.. ?
how old you are

[v0id]

I'm fifteen.

[WingedPanther]

Originally Posted by Sidewinder

But your a genius.

What's the difference between genius and experience? In all seriousness, my math knowledge comes from getting a master's in math (hard to do by 17, yes). My programming knowledge springs from a combination of that (studying logic/set theory in grad school applies directly to programming) and reading programming books.

There's a joke that people my age tend to tell: when I was 18 my parents were stupid, as I got older it's amazing how smart they got. I've learned how much I didn't know when I was 17 (I thought I was a programming god back then, because I was good at Pascal and QuickBasic). Now I know how little I know, even though I've learned more.

[Crane]

I think that everyone thinks they are smarter than there parents when they are young. It is a hard lesson learned slow.

Off Topic!! Did you know if you press ctrl-b you can bold or ctrl-i you can italics in this window?

[John]

How does one compare "smartness?"

I'm comfortable with calculus and the physics of electromagnetism, and I'm sure my parents wouldn't know where to start on even the most simple application. While at the same time, I sure as hell don't know how to raise a child. Does that make them smarter or me smarter?

and yes i did know about the hot keys

[Lop]

There is no way to compare "smartness". You may be smart in Calculus while another may be smart in String Theory. IQ is the best messure we have but it is a very poor method. I think the proper term would be wise, not smart. Parents are wiser than kids.