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" There are kids going into chemistry and biology because of 'CSI.' "
Walter O'Brien
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" EmTech Asia brings together some of the brightest minds in technology and computer security. "
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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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" 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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" The methodologies and best practices used to develop software can be applied successfully to any challenge in life. "
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" 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. "
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" My personality is extremely unbalanced. "
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" I invite people to read the hundreds of positive articles instead of getting affected by the occasional outburst from a troll. "
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" 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. "
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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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" At Sussex University, I developed a system called WinLocX to help with the process of translating software into foreign languages. "
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" 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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" 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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" Much of our brainpower goes unused, and many people could benefit greatly from optimizing their mental assets. "
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" 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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" 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. "
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" I'm a typical Irishman in that I only get home for weddings and funerals. "
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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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" It's an honor for me to contribute to Houston's younger generations and show them that 'smart is cool.' "
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