Hey everyone: What we can call Wolfram Derangement Syndrome—the vast indignation provoked in internet commenters by his vast self-reference—is off topic. Nothing so predictable can be interesting, and predictable rage reflexes are toxic.<p>The first few times this came up, years ago, it was worth noting. I laughed at the same parodies everyone else did. But by now, Wolfram&#x27;s odd tic has long been commoditized, and it&#x27;s our problem if we choose to dwell on it.<p>Wolfram has other things to say as well, and many of them—recently about Ada Lovelace, George Boole, and now Minsky—are interesting. Those are the things HN should be discussing.<p>It&#x27;s a test for this community: can we stay focused on what&#x27;s interesting? Or must we lose our shit every time the catnip is wiggled?<p>There are gems in this article that would stimulate a good HN discussion under normal circumstances. Let us put on our anti-troll suits and give that a try.