[geeks] Ahmed, the accidental terrorist?

[Rjtoegel]

>From my experiences, I would tend to say that he did repackage it on his own
but the parent(s) took advantage of it.
Seen it too many times.

Bob

On Sep 19, 2015, at 5:45, Mark Benson <md.benson at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 19/09/2015 04:46, Rjtoegel wrote:
>> Bet you won't see that in the news.  I wonder how much of this was planned
so
>> he would get those internship offers and visit MIT.  I've had students get
>> really far with lame, copied projects and ones who really did come up with
>> their own ideas and did honest work get nada.  Another reason I retired.
>
> I think you can look at it 2 ways:
>
> Optimists view: Yeah okay, it's just the insides of an alarm clock fitted in
a pencil box, but hey, he's only 14, he might just be getting started and he
might not know how to or have the resources to explore further. Maybe he *is*
smart and curious, but needs some tutelage and guidance to go forward.
>
> Pessimists view: It's all a setup, his father engineered it to get attention
and get him into MIT.
>
> I suspect the truth lies somewhere between the two.
>
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