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by jlongr 256 days ago
>he's nerd-famous enough to not warrant an introduction

What is nerd-famous supposed to be. He's at the center of some subjective in-group that exists in your head?

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To be fair, we are on hacker news. I did once use on of his programs, American Fuzzy Lopper (fake advertisement lawsuit incoming if its not american). So he is not nobody apparently
He wrote the American Fuzzy Lop fuzzer, which was extremely influential – pretty much put fuzzing on the map.