I have to ask: Did you completely skip the part about zombies? Because, to me, that was far more interesting then how Wolfram keeps track of things.
I think what I'm really trying to say here is: There are many funny/interesting anecdotes in this post and singling one out doesn't do the rest of them justice.
Fair call I guess; the Wolfram anecdote just resonated with me personally! I thought that it had several interesting snippets, but wasn't sure that "Wil's overview of TED" would be that interesting so it needed something else.
I think what I'm really trying to say here is: There are many funny/interesting anecdotes in this post and singling one out doesn't do the rest of them justice.