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weird that there is actually no mention of these materials being hacked from anywhere though, or did I miss that? It seems like this computer shop fellow volun

weird that there is actually no mention of these materials being hacked from anywhere though, or did I miss that? It seems like this computer shop fellow voluntarily gave over this hard drive only after the computer in question became his property (as a result of someone not collecting the computer and not paying the bill) LOL now this post has been flagged wtfff

SpicyLemonZest 6y ago
It's worth noting that HN flags are user-sourced, so unlike on Twitter that doesn't necessarily reflect administrators stepping in to kill the discussion.
- throwawa3495 6y ago
  yes fair, was only suggesting that this controversy kind of feeds on itself and will keep growing.
likeafox 6y ago
>It seems like this computer shop fellow voluntarily gave over this hard drive only after the computer in question became his property (as a result of someone not collecting the computer and not paying the bill) To say this strains credulity would be be a massive understatement.
- throwawa3495 6y ago
  wait though, bc i really dont see it in any of these articles: who has been hacked?
  - srtjstjsj 6y ago
    The NY Post claims Hunter Biden's or one of his associates' laptops was hacked.
    - svrb 6y ago
      Which would imply the story is true, but that won't stop HN white knights from claiming otherwise. Even after > The Biden campaign did not dispute the veracity of the emails
    - pnw_hazor 6y ago
      No one was hacked. The repair shop owned the laptop after it was abandoned.
- jboggan 6y ago
  As of yesterday if you had told me that Twitter would start banning NY Post stories from its platform I would have told you that it strains credulity.
- AndriyKunitsyn 6y ago
  No. People leave their computers in repair shops for good all the time. There are other red flags in the NY Post article (like, why wouldn't they just post e-mails with DKIMs), but this part is totally believable to me.
  - Jach 6y ago
    Also, people routinely abuse their privileges to snoop on others, and computer repair shops copying disks and having a looksie is no exception. On the email remark, are you aware of any mainstream news org (wikileaks doesn't count) who has posted a full raw email with DKIMs as part of their story's evidence? I'd honestly be surprised if you can show me one, double so if it's commonplace, since it's one of those things I just sort of consider nearly impossible for the media to actually do.

SpicyLemonZest 6y ago

It's worth noting that HN flags are user-sourced, so unlike on Twitter that doesn't necessarily reflect administrators stepping in to kill the discussion.

throwawa3495 6y ago
yes fair, was only suggesting that this controversy kind of feeds on itself and will keep growing.

likeafox 6y ago

>It seems like this computer shop fellow voluntarily gave over this hard drive only after the computer in question became his property (as a result of someone not collecting the computer and not paying the bill) To say this strains credulity would be be a massive understatement.

throwawa3495 6y ago
wait though, bc i really dont see it in any of these articles: who has been hacked?
- srtjstjsj 6y ago
  The NY Post claims Hunter Biden's or one of his associates' laptops was hacked.
  - svrb 6y ago
    Which would imply the story is true, but that won't stop HN white knights from claiming otherwise. Even after > The Biden campaign did not dispute the veracity of the emails
  - pnw_hazor 6y ago
    No one was hacked. The repair shop owned the laptop after it was abandoned.
jboggan 6y ago
As of yesterday if you had told me that Twitter would start banning NY Post stories from its platform I would have told you that it strains credulity.
AndriyKunitsyn 6y ago
No. People leave their computers in repair shops for good all the time. There are other red flags in the NY Post article (like, why wouldn't they just post e-mails with DKIMs), but this part is totally believable to me.
- Jach 6y ago
  Also, people routinely abuse their privileges to snoop on others, and computer repair shops copying disks and having a looksie is no exception. On the email remark, are you aware of any mainstream news org (wikileaks doesn't count) who has posted a full raw email with DKIMs as part of their story's evidence? I'd honestly be surprised if you can show me one, double so if it's commonplace, since it's one of those things I just sort of consider nearly impossible for the media to actually do.