I wonder why somebody promotes this person out of the blue and becomes an HN material? Yes it is an anniversary but why not do it while he was vertical last year or the previous year. I gather from the comments that his achievements are controversial as well. That is why I asked this question.
Maybe to remind the engineers here that "making tons of money" is not the only approach in life? I find this article interesting, related and thoughtful. One of these rare counterexamples to the popular culture.
