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A challenge, identify this HN user, I tried twice and failed

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Re: A challenge, identify this HN user, I tried twice and failed

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Post by tokenadult »

mmelin wrote: post #2

I bet it's tokenadult. I do not have any other proof than the fact that I immediately thought of that username when I saw onetimetoken. :-)

I never use any other username besides tokenadult on the forums where I use the username tokenadult. I like to have one consistent identity wherever I post (real name some places, screen name some other places) and I'm sparing in my use of screen names, and nonexistent in my use of sock-puppets. (I have been tempted a few times, but have thus far always resisted the temptation.) Now I will go look at the comment so I can identify what about it does NOT have my writing style, and then post that in an edit to this reply.

Evidence that the comment does not come from my keyboard:

I would never write a ponderous sentence like "I fully agree with the sentiment that inspires your statement" as the opening sentence of a post.

I wouldn't write "Without even noticing it we are whoring out our privacy and intimate patterns," because I consider "whoring out" a crude expression, too crude for the polite, learned conversation I expect on HN.

The phrase "it requires a mindset and workflow not entirely dissimilar to those of spies" reminds me of George Orwell's "One can cure oneself of the not un- formation by memorizing this sentence: A not unblack dog was chasing a not unsmall rabbit across a not ungreen field." I may occasionally write like that, if I am composing a sentence as I type, but I try not to.

He is not me. I think he is male.

Re: A challenge, identify this HN user, I tried twice and failed

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Post by tokenadult »

aresant wrote: post #52
mmelin wrote: post #2

I bet it's tokenadult. I do not have any other proof than the fact that I immediately thought of that username when I saw onetimetoken. :-)

The word "token" is used in two completely different contexts, so I don't think that's right. EG: "tokenadult" = the included minority adult "onetimetoken" = account used once, like putting a disposable token into a machine

You are correct. I first used the screen name on a forum, and then another forum, where the majority of users are teenagers. The screen name doesn't fit well here on HN (where almost everyone is an adult, even though I am older than most participants), but I like to minimize my use of distinct screen names. However, I am sure by screen name searches that other people now use this same screen name.

Re: A challenge, identify this HN user, I tried twice and failed

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Post by tokenadult »

andreyf wrote: post #19
mmelin wrote: post #2

I bet it's tokenadult. I do not have any other proof than the fact that I immediately thought of that username when I saw onetimetoken. :-)

I don't think tokenadult would mind posting that comment from his own account. The person that posted this sees his HN-identity as not stating strong opinions.

Also correct. I am not afraid of expressing controversial opinions here.

Re: A challenge, identify this HN user, I tried twice and failed

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Post by yumraj »

josh33 wrote: post #68
yumraj wrote: post #55

I just searched for "google-facebook" and "identity management" and saw a blog by the title "Google-Facebook: Identity Management in a Brave New Internet" Link: http://blogs.oracle.com/clayton/2008/05/googlefacebook_ident... But, don't know if Clayton Donley is on HN or not.. His Bio, at Oracle: Clayton Donley, Sr. Director, Development Currently run the dev organization for some of Oracle's security and identity man…

I think everything matches here except that Mr. Donley capitalizes "F"acebeook. The comment in question has these as lowercase, which has already been mentioned.

Well, you're forgetting that most people, well at least I am, are more careful when writing formal blog posts vs simple HN comments. So, the minor differences can be attributed to that.

For example, the comment has "/" in google/facebook, while the blog has "Google-Facebook".

What made me curious was not just the topic, and the identity management, google-facebook, but the fact that he is in the field of security/identity management.

But as I said, I dont know if he is on HN or not :)

Re: A challenge, identify this HN user, I tried twice and failed

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Post by marketer »

windsurfer wrote: post #5

Is it marketer? http://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=marketer This is merely a naive guess. He's the only other user on hacker news (according to Google) to use the term "people search engines". He also seems to have been working in the data mining business.

It's an interesting guess but it's not me :)

I am concerned with online privacy, but not to the extent as "onetimetoken" (my FB profile is globally viewable). Also my comments are usually short, and I avoid big generalizations.

Looking at the thread in question, though, I'd definitely guess jgrahamc.

Re: A challenge, identify this HN user, I tried twice and failed

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Post by ErrantX »

rjett wrote: post #67

Didn't someone come up with a "Which HN User Are You Most Like" app a couple months back? I'm trying to find it now but no luck so far.

http://swimwithoutgettingwet.com/hnusers/?user=onetimetoken&...

Smart idea; but I just tried it and no results.

Re: A challenge, identify this HN user, I tried twice and failed

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Post by DanielBMarkham »

kyro wrote: post #79

It'd be really interesting if we had challenges, both social and technical, posted here on HN on a weekly basis. Some of the solutions and discussions would be pretty brilliant, I think.

I'd like to propose a tag:

Challenge HN:

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