Pathologically sure, I'd say. He attempted to change the Wikipedia article for Chrome OS to include his name, and has been spreading stuff all over the Web saying that he created Chrome OS. In addition, his "blog" only includes one page, and that page only describes his relation to Chrome OS. Also, if he really did work on the project, why would the senior chief engineer have no idea about him?
It could just be a joke, for all we know. People screw up Wikipedia for humor as well.
My reasoning is that he wants to add a big achievement to his credentials and he's using the Chrome OS fiasco as leverage. He's trying everything to get recognized, even illegitimate means (such as defacing Wikipedia).
Why he posted that on the Star Wars page, I haven't the slightest clue. But it's safe to say he does want to get recognized. Some people are egoistical (speaking hypothetically here) and even if they've failed at something, they want to get recognized for it regardless of others who may even have contributed exponentially more to a project. It's a form of psychological catharsis for failure. It's happened to me before.
> My reasoning is that he wants to add a big achievement to his credentials and he's using the Chrome OS fiasco as leverage. He's trying everything to get recognized, even illegitimate means (such as defacing Wikipedia).
The Star Wars article change was a joke - that was corrected about 5 seconds later. I'm part of the generation of Star Wars fanboys. I apologize if that offended anyone.
Right, here's the summary he has on his profile verbatim then:
"Mr. Nelson invented Google Chrome OS while working at Google in 2006. He has 19 years of experience in cloud computing and Big Data analytics. He has written two books and many magazine articles on Java and cloud computing. He has extensive experience in search, SEO, and eCommerce industries, building highly scalable web services, and leading world class engineering teams at such companies as Google and eBay. He holds a Masters Degree in Applied Mathematics."
MTS is the name that was given to folks who hadn't been slotted yet.
So either he got slotted and didn't like his title enough to list it, or he never got slotted (which would be very odd for 2 years).
Linkedin is pretty confounding in that regard, because usually you can see at least a public profile of a linkedin member if you're not logged in. Usually I open an incognito window in Chrome with Apple+shit+N and read the profile there. You could also open a 2nd browser where you're not logged into linkedin. Nonetheless, I hate it when sites try to base features around the technical shortsightedness of their customers.
