Porting researchy Matlab code to optimized Fortran or C could potentially give you the same results as throwing more hardware at the problem, but cheaper and probably faster.
>These processes include ignoring distractions to stay focused, switching attention willfully from one thing to another and holding information in mind
I'm trilingual and I can assure you it doesn't help with the ADD problem
Is this Hacker News or Institute for Noble Maidens?
That particular comment conveyed a valid point, it was done effectively and added to the discussion. I'm rather concerned that this site becomes more and more of an echo chamber as I see dozens of comments from different people that could be easily compressed into one.