Maybe I'll have Claude send him a thank you.

I've had deep technical exchanges with smart people all across the world I would've never met otherwise. I've seen people using my tool for completely insane projects successfully. I've even had a data scientist from India who was inspired and motivated by my story of presenting at ACM 2025 as a hobbyist to put his work out there.

Interacting with all these people has broadened my horizons - literally going halfway across the globe in one instance. All of that happened despite me being an introvert, who hates initiating any form of social interactions with people and sounds like a raving lunatic on my blog.

Maybe I should be the one to send out more emails...

1. clarification on something in particular that they have already published

2. engage in genuine discussion about adjacent topics in which their opinion is specifically relevant

3. expressions of appreciation

4. corrections of information to prevent genuine harm or significant frustration for others

My success rate is probably 50-75% but I only do it a few times per year.

Cold-calling to get people try try your new app or answer a survey is rude.

RSA129 - I have a color copy of the prize check. I asked how many he sent out.