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" The methodologies and best practices used to develop software can be applied successfully to any challenge in life. "
Walter O'Brien
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" 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. "
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Always
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" 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. "
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" 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.' "
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" It's an honor for me to contribute to Houston's younger generations and show them that 'smart is cool.' "
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Cool
Honor
Houston
" 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. "
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" Problem-solving, inventing, hacking and coding is more of an adrenaline rush of endorphins rather than a feeling. "
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Rush
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" 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. "
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Moment
Training
Software
" It's a pleasure to contribute to the entrepreneurial community at USC. "
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Pleasure
Community
USC
" My personal philosophy is that people should be extremely selfish for the first half of their life and extremely unselfish for the second half because then they can do the most good. "
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Good
People
Philosophy
" I'm a typical Irishman in that I only get home for weddings and funerals. "
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Weddings
Home
Get
" 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
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Wrong
Time
" There are kids going into chemistry and biology because of 'CSI.' "
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Biology
Kids
Going
" When I started losing business to salespeople who were using used-car salesmen kind of tactics, I realized I can't ignore the EQ thing; it's going to kill sales. "
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Losing
Business
Ignore
" My personality is extremely unbalanced. "
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Extremely
Personality
Unbalanced
" High IQ individuals don't like surprises and are pessimistic, because it's logical. "
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Like
Because
Surprises
" 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. "
Walter O'Brien
Live
Grateful
Honor
" 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. "
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Home
Fit
Know
" I'm proud to be part of the fabric that inspires the next generations to remain curious and remember that 'smart is cool.' "
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Cool
Remember
Proud
" Once your IQ is 150 or over, it stops beings ability and becomes a disability. "
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Disability
Your
" I invite people to read the hundreds of positive articles instead of getting affected by the occasional outburst from a troll. "
Walter O'Brien
People
Positive
Read
" Flying down a tunnel of 1s and 0s is not how hacking is really done. "
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Done
Tunnel
How
" Bureaucracy kills people's ability to try new ideas. "
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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. "
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Place
City
" Much of our brainpower goes unused, and many people could benefit greatly from optimizing their mental assets. "
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" 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. "
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Age
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Big
" 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. "
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Texas
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" At Sussex University, I developed a system called WinLocX to help with the process of translating software into foreign languages. "
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" EmTech Asia brings together some of the brightest minds in technology and computer security. "
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