OK, stopped posting about politics, and decided to do some school work. I ended up running across some pretty funny blog posts by a friend of one of the current legendary C++ programmers. I learned a little bit. For starters, I didn't realize Alexandrescu is married. The description of the wedding included:

At his reception we met Eric Niebler, a badass contributor to BOOST ... [with] whom we shared a table. I am not sure I want to sit next to him ever again. He is so intimidating smart that in order to not lose face I had to mention that my wife went to Princeton.

Of course if I ever shared a table with Alexandrescu or Cristi Vlasceanu, I would have to stay quiet all night to avoid looking dumb. The first time I opened my mouth, ...

Vlasceanu and Alexandrescu appear to be typical friends (if "typical" includes being extra smart and serving in the Romanian army together, and stuff like that).

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I'm in the middle of setting up a small wireless network for our house, with lot o' cheap computers and a few good ones (the idea is to try learning a little). Vlasceanu's experience isn't too encouraging (especially since we've got a Linksys router, but I think he's referring to the card put inside the computer; he's got an Apple router). But hey, even really smart guys use Apples.