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"interesting"? big heist? You must share.

syngrog66 10y ago
well, everything I saw was right out there in the public record. so, again, I'm more comfortable letting others reach their own conclusions, connecting the dots, taking action. I think whenever we deal with anonymity-enabling cryptocurrency systems, and distributed actors, the web, you need to find your own balance between not being too gullible at one extreme, versus, not being too paranoid or prone to mob justice or witch hunts on the other. if I were 100% certain I know what happened, I'd say it. but I'm not 100% certain, therefore I won't. similar to my thoughts on Mt Gox a few years ago. we may never know the exact truth of what happened. but if you see certain definite facts, on the surface, a certain pattern, you can reach your own conclusions about what was hidden below the surface, and make future bets accordingly.
- 6nf 10y ago
  You can't just tease us like this, if you won't say it then don't make a comment about it! It's like when kids run around saying 'I know a secret!' Either say it or keep it to yourself.
  - syngrog66 10y ago
    disagree. but you disagreeing does not mean I should be downvoted below one, ha! ;-) I do think there's value in making statements which help to stimulate thought in the reader and discussion. hopefully I succeeded at that. I said exactly as much as I'm comfortable with saying.
    - 6nf 10y ago
      Just say it, who cares if you're not 100% sure? You're not stimulating any useful conversation right now cause you didn't say anything of value. All you said is you noticed 'something interesting' which could literally be anything. You didn't even link to any of the 'publicly available' bits of information you read.
      - syngrog66 10y ago
        > Just say it, who cares if you're not 100% sure? well I for one care if I'm 100% sure. UPDATE: HN won't let me delete this. yet HN allows everybody to downvote to oblivion, draining a user's karma, for any comment they make which doesn't align perfectly enough with the hive mind. mods also don't seem to recognize or act on the toxic juvenile attack-oriented commenting culture here. am I the only one with a love-hate relationship with HN over the years?
        6nf 10y ago
        Why can't you link to the publicly available stuff you read online? If you're not going to give us ANY information AT ALL then you're just wasting everyone's time by making 'I have a secret!' type comments. I'm not upset, I'm just trying to explain to you why you are getting downvoted into oblivion.
        syngrog66 10y ago
        man/woman/dude/whatever... seriously, just relax. I'm not obligated to do anything for you, or to conform to your world view. :-) I will contribute what I want, when I want, where I want, how I want. if you like it, value it, understand it, great, that's awesome. there's no need to attack or criticize. and to be very fair, if I applied your own criteria right back at you, to your comments, they would also fail. Your comments gave me no useful information at all. Instead all you've done is waste my time and those of the poor folks who've had to stumble across them. I said what I said, then, I wished to move on. If you also were privy to the same knowledge of recent public events in the Ethereum/Dao space, great, good for you. If you saw the same sequence of events and patterns, great, good for you. If you don't, oh well, I'm not obligated to do anything further for you personally. I would like to discover a website that's like HN, but a bit less toxic, so perhaps if you decide to help me with that, then in exchange I'd be willing to share with you more details behind the scenes as well. Otherwise, please chill. :-) I have tried very hard to be polite to you. Please change your tone, or, just quietly move on. Thank you.
        10y ago
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- angersock 10y ago
  Stop playing coy. What happened?

well, everything I saw was right out there in the public record. so, again, I'm more comfortable letting others reach their own conclusions, connecting the dots, taking action. I think whenever we deal with anonymity-enabling cryptocurrency systems, and distributed actors, the web, you need to find your own balance between not being too gullible at one extreme, versus, not being too paranoid or prone to mob justice or witch hunts on the other. if I were 100% certain I know what happened, I'd say it. but I'm not 100% certain, therefore I won't. similar to my thoughts on Mt Gox a few years ago. we may never know the exact truth of what happened. but if you see certain definite facts, on the surface, a certain pattern, you can reach your own conclusions about what was hidden below the surface, and make future bets accordingly.

6nf 10y ago
You can't just tease us like this, if you won't say it then don't make a comment about it! It's like when kids run around saying 'I know a secret!' Either say it or keep it to yourself.
- syngrog66 10y ago
  disagree. but you disagreeing does not mean I should be downvoted below one, ha! ;-) I do think there's value in making statements which help to stimulate thought in the reader and discussion. hopefully I succeeded at that. I said exactly as much as I'm comfortable with saying.
  - 6nf 10y ago
    Just say it, who cares if you're not 100% sure? You're not stimulating any useful conversation right now cause you didn't say anything of value. All you said is you noticed 'something interesting' which could literally be anything. You didn't even link to any of the 'publicly available' bits of information you read.
    - syngrog66 10y ago
      > Just say it, who cares if you're not 100% sure? well I for one care if I'm 100% sure. UPDATE: HN won't let me delete this. yet HN allows everybody to downvote to oblivion, draining a user's karma, for any comment they make which doesn't align perfectly enough with the hive mind. mods also don't seem to recognize or act on the toxic juvenile attack-oriented commenting culture here. am I the only one with a love-hate relationship with HN over the years?
      - 6nf 10y ago
        Why can't you link to the publicly available stuff you read online? If you're not going to give us ANY information AT ALL then you're just wasting everyone's time by making 'I have a secret!' type comments. I'm not upset, I'm just trying to explain to you why you are getting downvoted into oblivion.
        syngrog66 10y ago
        man/woman/dude/whatever... seriously, just relax. I'm not obligated to do anything for you, or to conform to your world view. :-) I will contribute what I want, when I want, where I want, how I want. if you like it, value it, understand it, great, that's awesome. there's no need to attack or criticize. and to be very fair, if I applied your own criteria right back at you, to your comments, they would also fail. Your comments gave me no useful information at all. Instead all you've done is waste my time and those of the poor folks who've had to stumble across them. I said what I said, then, I wished to move on. If you also were privy to the same knowledge of recent public events in the Ethereum/Dao space, great, good for you. If you saw the same sequence of events and patterns, great, good for you. If you don't, oh well, I'm not obligated to do anything further for you personally. I would like to discover a website that's like HN, but a bit less toxic, so perhaps if you decide to help me with that, then in exchange I'd be willing to share with you more details behind the scenes as well. Otherwise, please chill. :-) I have tried very hard to be polite to you. Please change your tone, or, just quietly move on. Thank you.
        10y ago
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angersock 10y ago
Stop playing coy. What happened?