I knew sooner or later someone would dig up some dirt on me...
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Originally Posted by Patty in Wisc
Very nice. Thanks for bringing it to our attention Mark!
Gabe15.....he was 15 when he joined here.
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Fun fact about Gabe: the 15 is because my birthday is March 15th, and at one point for a (different) internet username, I needed a number and 15 seemed like a reasonable one. Coincidence I started using this website when I was 15 (I think), but I started with bananas when I was 14.
I'm going on near 8 years of studying banana, but the more I learn about bananas I also learn how much I don't know about them of course. The word "genius" really doesn't describe how I feel about my knowledge of banana, I prefer something more along the lines of "persistently dedicated enthusiast" or "fan". I have discovered a few, but very minor things about bananas, much of what I know is of course what other people have collectively found out and published over the years. So if you too want to be a banana "genius" or a "genius" or expert at anything, you can start by doing what I do...
1. Read a lot to gain some basic knowledge
2. Ask a lot of questions to experts
3. Gain experience by acting on the knowledge (practice) you gained from books and experts
4. Take lots of notes!
And based on math alone, if I've only been at this for 8 years, and I could theorhetically keep at it for the next 60 years or more...then I am clearly nowhere near expert yet as I have a lot more learning and practice to do.