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Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto Denies All Bitcoin Ties in Verified Letter Via Lawyer

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Re: Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto Denies All Bitcoin Ties in Verified Letter Via Lawyer

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Post by jere »

345723 wrote: post #9
jere wrote: post #5

I've said before the Newsweek story makes no sense. In order to believe it, you need to think this guy hatched a brilliant plan to protect his identity (after 5 years of successfully doing so) by acting like a clueless old man and calling Bitcoin "bitcom." And simultaneously you have to believe, during the execution of his brilliant plan, he goofed and unambiguously confessed to his involvement in Bitcoin. >"I have n…

We are talking about the anonymous person behind Bitcoin. I would put absolutely NOTHING past the original architect. Honestly, I would expect nothing else.

>Honestly, I would expect nothing else.

You would expect the original architect to confess to being involved and then deny it hours later. Is there something about the original whitepaper that makes you think this person is mentally ill?

Re: Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto Denies All Bitcoin Ties in Verified Letter Via Lawyer

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Post by deletes »

andrewhillman wrote: post #6

This proves that interviews really need to be done via email or audio recording. This would seemingly prevent a lot of basic reporting issues. Interviewee: "I did not say this." Interviewer: "Here's the email / audio as proof." Problem solved.

Not really, you can fake both.

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Post by DannyBee »

mladenkovacevic wrote: post #7

What about that guy who, after the original Newsweek story was posted, made a post about meeting Nakamoto after he bought an item from his girlfriend's bakery? Apparently he recognized him from the Newsweek photos of Dorian Nakamoto. Was that just a bit of overactive imagination? EDIT: The post I'm talking about https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7354326

The rate of mistaken id is ridiculous.

For example, over 75% of DNA based exonerations were convicted based on mistaken ID's (and this is limited to those exonerations where DNA would be conclusive).

Post-identification feedback (IE learning facts later) can often even alter the original memory someone has of an identification:

http://nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=100715

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Post by eli »

stcredzero wrote: post #8

Despite having a background in engineering, Nakamoto notes that he couldn’t find a programmer’s job for over a decade. I get the sense that lots of 20-somethings in SV/Bay Area just don't think middle aged Asian men are capable of programming. (Middle aged Asian man.)

IMHO, ageism is a pretty big problem for developers and not just in the Bay Area.

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Post by nols »

ZoF wrote: post #15
willvarfar wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

repercussions? None that I know of. But this letter looks to be setting the stage for some legal action against Newsweek. She re-launched Newsweek in print, though, so presumably she got lots of hoped-for money.

What does "re-launching" mean in this context?

Newsweek went digital only for a while, the Satoshi "outing" was the headline article for the first print publication.

Re: Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto Denies All Bitcoin Ties in Verified Letter Via Lawyer

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Post by zaidf »

eli wrote: post #27
zaidf wrote: post #23

How long before he denies this under oath? At that point he's risking criminal charges if he is found to be lying.

Why do you think he would have to say anything under oath?

He doesn't have to but he may choose to if he decides to sue Newsweek, for example.
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