I think backup system ops are super important. If an invisible college exists for security research, then the dude who invented scrypt would be pretty close to its top. He's also too modest for not using an anchor tag to link to his business, and too generous for not naming the HN user who insulted him.
Read a different way I suppose it's actually a compliment. It's not everyday I see people voicing frustration that someone chose not to solve P vs. NP.
