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Why would you trust Thomas any more or less than Moxie?

• tptacek 7y ago
  I don't know why anyone would trust either of us, when you can take the Levchin Prize referees word for it; that includes Dan Boneh, Kenny Paterson, Brian Ristenpart, and Nigel Smart.
  • pstuart 7y ago
    sorry to bother you.
• Fnoord 7y ago
  Because Thomas uses his real name, whereas Moxie uses an alias.
  • tptacek 7y ago
    This comment is gross.
    • Fnoord 7y ago
      Rephrase: "one reason could be [...]"
• pstuart 7y ago
  Trust is relative. I'm not a crypto expert but Thomas ostensibly is. Is he the best? I don't know but he's a consistent figure here and I made a friendly, perhaps in-artfully phrased request for an opinion on a related subject. I do regret asking as I wasn't looking for the negativity I received. Searching for validation for my question found an interesting thread on Thomas and his role here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17019412 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17019412: "tptacek is using an appeal to authority given his standing as a security expert on this forum. That's the only reason his comment containing no justification is being taken seriously."