This is an engaging profile of Julian Assange, a highly intelligent aesthete who learnt mostly by reading and had little formal education. Article is by Suelette Dreyfus, who wrote a book about hacking, with input and collaboration from JA.
“Once, when Assange was packing boxes to move house, he complained at how long it took. Most people just throw things in boxes and tape them up. Not Assange.
“He approached putting his books in boxes as though he was solving a puzzle aimed at using all the space in the box most efficiently. If there was dead space in the box, the packing had not been optimal and was a failure. He would empty the box and restart the packing again.”
