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pvg on Jan 11, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why programming and musical talent go together: en...

Unfortunately for the thesis, we have a well-established counterexample.

http://www.jwz.org/hacks/why-cooperation-with-rms-is-impossi...

arketyp on Jan 11, 2010 | [–]

Regardless his singing abilities, that's a beautiful song IMO. He seems to have taste at least.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadi_Moma

rglullis on Jan 11, 2010 | | [–]

Awful singer, good dancer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pube5Aynsls

KentBeck on Jan 12, 2010 | [–]

The good news about psychology is that a counterexample does not invalidate the thesis the way it does in math.

pvg on Jan 12, 2010 | [–]

We probably disagree on whether this is, in fact, 'good news'.

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