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The Putnam Competition questions seem very interesting.

2546 days ago....

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35079

That's a pretty funny thread.

Near the bottom you see this guy talking about his startup ideas and Drew Houston replies and asked him if he wants to help with Dropbox.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35088

And of course -- Colin's tarsnap is still essentially the same as it ever was (a brilliant technical solution with awful marketing) - and Dropbox is one of the jewel's in YC's crown.

(See this recent post on tarsnap: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7523953 )

I know him because my independent study professor for analysis canceled his meeting with me because Simons took half of the math department for a cruise vacation.

Well, I was happy. I didn't finish my hw that week. :)

I know him since he was math department chair at my alma mater!