Mr Babbage's personality, though the cause of the problem that left Lord
Moulton so sad, was also the very thing that allowed such fantastic
projects to be attempted at all. I see such "defects" in myself and
personally know a couple more people like that. I also know a few more
who see themselves as misunderstood geniuses but who are really plain
crazy. Hardly anybody seems to be able to tell them apart.

-- Jecel