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" A high IQ individual can't deal in an industry that's subjective. "
Industry
High
Deal
" As a youth, I and most of the other smarter kids in school got picked on by bullies. I was a big guy - even at a young age - and would take the beatings for my friends, who were often smaller and scrawnier. "
Age
Friends
Big
" 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. "
Moment
Training
Software
" At Sussex University, I developed a system called WinLocX to help with the process of translating software into foreign languages. "
Software
University
Help
" Bureaucracy kills people's ability to try new ideas. "
New
Bureaucracy
Ideas
" 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. "
World
Place
City
" EmTech Asia brings together some of the brightest minds in technology and computer security. "
Technology
Minds
Security
" Flying down a tunnel of 1s and 0s is not how hacking is really done. "
Done
Tunnel
How
" Hacking involves a different way of looking at problems that no one's thought of. "
Way
Looking
Thought
" Having one of the highest IQs ever measured is as much a curse as it is a blessing. My parents were great, though: they were always seeking the most difficult presents possible for me - Rubik's cubes and things like that. "
Great
Always
Blessing
" High IQ individuals don't like surprises and are pessimistic, because it's logical. "
Like
Because
Surprises
" 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. "
Human
Wrong
Time
" I am extremely left brain dominant, probably 95%-5%. The feeling side of my brain is not really strong. "
Brain
Feeling
Side
" I didn't fit in at school, and I didn't fit in at home, and I didn't know why. I was often lonely. "
Home
Fit
Know
" 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. "
Organization
Person
Back
" If you've made enough money where you're not worried about the rent or survival, you start asking yourself why you're on this planet. Your point is to do the most good you can before you die - well, I could do more good if I didn't die. "
Start
Survival
Good
" I invite people to read the hundreds of positive articles instead of getting affected by the occasional outburst from a troll. "
People
Positive
Read
" I look forward to making tangible and inspirational contributions to the Houston Technology Center's initiatives. HTC is an engine behind Houston's and Texas' continued growth. "
Texas
Inspirational
Technology
" I'm a typical Irishman in that I only get home for weddings and funerals. "
Weddings
Home
Get
" I'm left-brain dominant, so anxiety and nervousness don't affect me; most emotions don't. "
Anxiety
Affect
Most
" I'm proud to be part of the fabric that inspires the next generations to remain curious and remember that 'smart is cool.' "
Cool
Remember
Proud
" I started the business as a computer consulting business, which, coupled to my nickname, Scorpion, formed the full name Scorpion Computer Services. "
Consulting
Name
Started
" It's an honor for me to contribute to Houston's younger generations and show them that 'smart is cool.' "
Cool
Honor
Houston
" It's an honor to live in and serve the great City of Los Angeles. I'm also immensely grateful for the support I've received from Ireland. "
Live
Grateful
Honor
" It's a pleasure to contribute to the entrepreneurial community at USC. "
Pleasure
Community
USC
" 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. "
Spider
Mine
Animal
" I've only twice in my life come across someone with both high IQ and high EQ naturally; and that was because their parents were super high EQ, and the parents just EQ'd the hell out of them. They're inevitably very successful because now you've got someone who's sharper than the average person and well-rounded, too. "
Now
My Life
Life
" 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. "
Teacher
Old
Know
" 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.' "
Parents
Me
Pet
" Most managers are just trying to survive. That's why a lot of smarter guys have been let go from Fortune 500 companies: because they came up with new ideas that no one would allow them to try. "
Survive
Why
Trying
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