Cray Research Was Founded by Seymour Cray, Not Jim Zemlin's Grandfather (and No, Zemlin Cannot Really Speak Japanese as He Claims)
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2020-08-18 02:49:18 UTC
- Modified: 2020-08-18 02:49:18 UTC
Signs of career-climbing posers (taking credit for other people's accomplishments or status 'by association')
Summary: Tall tales and stretching facts (to the point of seeking status based on other people's achievements, including Linus Torvalds') are the hallmark of sociopathic behaviour, compensating for a lack of personal merit
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