Earlier quoted context omitted.
Coincidentally this is the second time today I've seen a profile description that took a real hard line against people not using their real names. I never realized "real name elitism" existed on HN
Perhaps "about: payment tech" explains it.
Equifax Suffered a Hack Almost Five Months Earlier Than the Date It Disclosed
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Re: Equifax Suffered a Hack Almost Five Months Earlier Than the Date It Disclosed
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#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
To red team that line of reasoning: hold on to the hacked data but don't use it, wait till public forgets about it, don't give business/lawmakers a reason to neuter the data, then strike a few years down the line.
Username related; please don't.
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#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
Coincidentally this is the second time today I've seen a profile description that took a real hard line against people not using their real names. I never realized "real name elitism" existed on HN
I wonder what constitutes a "novelty" username. Does patio11 count? What about dang ? What about _why ?
Re: Equifax Suffered a Hack Almost Five Months Earlier Than the Date It Disclosed
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#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
Perhaps "about: payment tech" explains it.
That explains the comment, I mean the micro rant about "only real names get responses"
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#69> One possible explanation, according to several veteran security experts consulted by Bloomberg, is that the investigation didn’t uncover evidence that data was accessed. Most data breach disclosure laws kick in only once there’s evidence that sensitive personal identifying information like social security numbers and birth dates have been taken. There was one company (very well known) I know of that was breached, b…
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That explains the comment, I mean the micro rant about "only real names get responses"
Why put quotes if you're not quoting what I said? You are suggesting that your modified text is what is on my profile and it's not.
Generally one is expected to use context clues to disseminate which meaning is most relevant to a given sample of text.
In this case they were to indicate a somewhat mocking tone in my paraphrasing.
The exact quote actually managed to be more condescending than that:
> Commentors with novelty usernames should not expect responses.
On a totally unrelated note, you sound like a wonderfully pleasant person to interact with. I am deeply saddened those of us with "novelty usernames" might miss out on that.