He's clearly quite smart, hence the TED talks. This is what I first wrote about alia:
It's nice to see a Newbie with more Merit than Activity! Welcome to Bitcointalk, glad you joined!
I'll now strike out those last 3 words.
I disagree, Loyce. If the TED talk boy is writing this, he underwhelms. Ive had discussions with alia in public and in private about cryptography, computing, software... It would be impressive for the person we thought she was. I thought she demonstrated a sharp mind with some good potential. But if these posts are actually written by little Mr. TED Talk, then he is actually quite a disappointment.
Expectations are different based on a persons background. Somebody already giving TED talks should already have a much higher level of knowledge.
Whereas if Alia was actually writing this, I would not expect her to have knowledge which 99.9% of people dont; and I did see a mind with some potential for real learning. Maybe somebody who could grow to give TED talks someday. Not somebody who already had.