i stand in awe whenever i see a Carmack keynote. it almost feels like he breathes in once at the start, and delivers a coherent and easy to follow (and i am no game programmer) stream-of-conscience speech for 90-180 minutes without a single pause or the aid of a slide deck.

if ever there was a genius (not throwing it out lightly) who knew what he was talking about...

man, I love hearing what Carmack has to say about anything SW related.