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His wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Appelbaum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Appelbaum Doesn't seem to be the first time he has been ac

His wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Appelbaum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Appelbaum Doesn't seem to be the first time he has been accused publicly of sexual abuses. Very far from that.

belovedeagle 10y ago
If you throw enough shit at a wall, eventually some of it will stick. That's exactly the strategy being used here.
- hartator 10y ago
  I would argue there is no smoke without fire. The wikipedia section about his sexual abuses is citing close to 30 sources.
  - sulam 10y ago
    Yes, and there is strong evidence of his Wikipedia profile being whitewashed. At some point there is a pattern of behavior that clearly is resulting in accusations. This is well past that point.
maraisednofool 10y ago
Here, have something more serious and in depth. https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/mast... I formed my own conclusions, including about those who take this lightly. Who has called out journalists seriously since? That's the last he did before the attack website and the carefully placed articles started, no? For all this talk about how Appelbaum was this sociopath plagiarist just being charistmatic and summarizing the work of otehrs, while others do the super serious work (that doesn't include not partaking in witch hunts, but it's fine to be this socially inept, and spout so much sophistry, because you see, he is the sociopath, that slot is taken so everybody else is in the clear), and all those crickets chirping in response to questions about that, including on HN, complete with downvote brigades, the flagged article by someone offering their first-hand account in response to what third parties claimed about them, and so on -- I haven't seen anyone pick up the mantle yet. Even assuming every single accusation against him is completely true, that absolutely pales in comrparison to the "response" to it, and how transparent it is. HN is completely scorched earth in that regard until downvotes are made public. That would be interesting, until then take care.

belovedeagle 10y ago

If you throw enough shit at a wall, eventually some of it will stick. That's exactly the strategy being used here.

hartator 10y ago
I would argue there is no smoke without fire. The wikipedia section about his sexual abuses is citing close to 30 sources.
- sulam 10y ago
  Yes, and there is strong evidence of his Wikipedia profile being whitewashed. At some point there is a pattern of behavior that clearly is resulting in accusations. This is well past that point.

maraisednofool 10y ago

Here, have something more serious and in depth. https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/master/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor.md https://github.com/Enegnei/JacobAppelbaumLeavesTor/blob/mast... I formed my own conclusions, including about those who take this lightly. Who has called out journalists seriously since? That's the last he did before the attack website and the carefully placed articles started, no? For all this talk about how Appelbaum was this sociopath plagiarist just being charistmatic and summarizing the work of otehrs, while others do the super serious work (that doesn't include not partaking in witch hunts, but it's fine to be this socially inept, and spout so much sophistry, because you see, he is the sociopath, that slot is taken so everybody else is in the clear), and all those crickets chirping in response to questions about that, including on HN, complete with downvote brigades, the flagged article by someone offering their first-hand account in response to what third parties claimed about them, and so on -- I haven't seen anyone pick up the mantle yet. Even assuming every single accusation against him is completely true, that absolutely pales in comrparison to the "response" to it, and how transparent it is. HN is completely scorched earth in that regard until downvotes are made public. That would be interesting, until then take care.