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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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I used the rarely rare words used (rare combination of words used only 1/few time(s)[ORG]): (i) The first search[1] revealed "gstar" , but although they both have similar writing style, gstar doesn't have an active participation on privacy discussions (based to the query only [2]) ( ii ) The second search[3] revealed "astine" : now this is interesting because this user has a very active participation on privacy discu…

strlen is a match for [1]: http://searchyc.com/sentiment+that+inspires He's my prime suspect: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1200739 It's gotta be him.

I noticed strlen, too. But I don't think it's strlen. Some say can be also randomwalker.

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

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I assume this upsets the user because using a one time account indicates a desire not to be identified or associated with the posted content, and the user wants this preference to be honored.

They find it amusing, and they do not mind. If you look at the comments of the user, they authorize their own identification if we can do so.

Ah, by "the user" I meant the user that was upset, not the target of the ID hunt.

My apologies for being ambiguous.

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