One of the questions that I did not answer is >Really? My last sentence answers your question framed as an accusation. And it is not an appeal to authority,

One of the questions that I did not answer is >Really? My last sentence answers your question framed as an accusation. And it is not an appeal to authority, it is an appeal to published, verifiable experience. You can see this for yourself if you explore his comment history, or google for security research he published.