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So is the "davewiner" account here a sockpuppet? It wouldn't seem to make much sense for the real Dave Winer to post this here.

blasdel 16y ago
Yes, it's him (who else would submit his posts?). He's got several accounts: http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=brilliant http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=brilliant
- Groxx 16y ago
  In the about section: >One of Dave Winer's many handles. (I can never remember my password so I create a different account on every machine I use and stay logged in. Sorry.) Jeez, give OpenID a try, or use a password manager. Both of which are also significantly more secure options than adding more passwords to your own memory / relying on stale cookies.
  - ciupicri 16y ago
    OpenID didn't work too well an year ago. I don't remember the details, but it was enough to make me not use it even if I use it whenever I can.
    - Groxx 16y ago
      * shrug * it's been working flawlessly for me everywhere I've used it, and it makes the sign-up process easier. The one complaint (and it's a big one) is that it makes it very hard to have multiple OpenID accounts on a site. You have to log out of your "current" one, and into the one you want. I can see no reason this can't be changed with a plugin, but it's still a PITA.
      - ciupicri 16y ago
        In case I wasn't clear enough: I didn't like the OpenID implementation from HN. The one from StackOverflow worked fine.
davewiner 16y ago
I posted it here because the author wanted to post it on my blog, and I didn't want to host yet another of these angst-fests about who was right or wrong about stuff that mostly never actually happened. I once called Mark Pilgrim an asshole, that was the extent of my crime against him. He had it coming, he was being an asshole. But if I had known it would lead to the kind of jihad he led, I would have let it go. Anyway, to answer your question -- yes this is me.
- davewiner 16y ago
  Also, I'm going to stick with this account.

blasdel 16y ago

Yes, it's him (who else would submit his posts?). He's got several accounts: http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=brilliant http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=brilliant

Groxx 16y ago
In the about section: >One of Dave Winer's many handles. (I can never remember my password so I create a different account on every machine I use and stay logged in. Sorry.) Jeez, give OpenID a try, or use a password manager. Both of which are also significantly more secure options than adding more passwords to your own memory / relying on stale cookies.
- ciupicri 16y ago
  OpenID didn't work too well an year ago. I don't remember the details, but it was enough to make me not use it even if I use it whenever I can.
  - Groxx 16y ago
    * shrug * it's been working flawlessly for me everywhere I've used it, and it makes the sign-up process easier. The one complaint (and it's a big one) is that it makes it very hard to have multiple OpenID accounts on a site. You have to log out of your "current" one, and into the one you want. I can see no reason this can't be changed with a plugin, but it's still a PITA.
    - ciupicri 16y ago
      In case I wasn't clear enough: I didn't like the OpenID implementation from HN. The one from StackOverflow worked fine.

davewiner 16y ago

I posted it here because the author wanted to post it on my blog, and I didn't want to host yet another of these angst-fests about who was right or wrong about stuff that mostly never actually happened. I once called Mark Pilgrim an asshole, that was the extent of my crime against him. He had it coming, he was being an asshole. But if I had known it would lead to the kind of jihad he led, I would have let it go. Anyway, to answer your question -- yes this is me.

davewiner 16y ago
Also, I'm going to stick with this account.