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This Sam Odio seems to have ruined his reputation in one hack.

by aymeric 15y ago

Tichy 15y ago
Then again, there is no such thing as bad news. At least he put his name on the map.
- robryan 15y ago
  He was already fairly well known. Don't think it ruins his reputation at all, this is similar really to the kind of stuff that gets celebrated as innovative thinking around here. Sure this particular instance has stuck a chord with some people.
  - Tichy 15y ago
    Or maybe some people around here can at least accept that if you never make mistakes, you are not trying hard enough.
    - sorbus 15y ago
      There's a difference between making an honest mistake and going into something that is obviously a mistake to a lot of the community while possibly lying about it[1]. Sort of like how if I intentionally drove a car off a cliff I wouldn't get any sympathy if I claimed that I didn't understand that cliffs are different from roads. [1] Look at his comment history, especially his two comments on the original Jonthan's card post. He's admitted that, since the 7th, he's been skimming off the top of the card, yet on the 8th he said "That would imply that the card is currently being used as intended" and explained $25 vanishing from the card as him buying food for two homeless people. Even if he wasn't intentionally misdirecting people or lying, it certainly looks suspicious.
      - Tichy 15y ago
        If he was lying about it, why would he have written a blog post about it? Doesn't seem to make sense.
pygy_ 15y ago
He made a name in one hack. Now that he's in the spotlight, if he manages to leverage his new found fame, the coffee incident will not matter much. This post is already a step in the right direction.
- hluska 15y ago
  With all die respect, I don't agree with you. Personally, in light of his little hack, there is no way I would trust him or any company he is affiliated with with my personal data. Heck, I can't even bring myself to tweet out a direct link to his apology! I wish him all the best, but I cannot become a customer!

This Sam Odio seems to have ruined his reputation in one hack.

by aymeric 15y ago

This Sam Odio seems to have ruined his reputation in one hack.

Tichy 15y ago

Then again, there is no such thing as bad news. At least he put his name on the map.

robryan 15y ago
He was already fairly well known. Don't think it ruins his reputation at all, this is similar really to the kind of stuff that gets celebrated as innovative thinking around here. Sure this particular instance has stuck a chord with some people.
- Tichy 15y ago
  Or maybe some people around here can at least accept that if you never make mistakes, you are not trying hard enough.
  - sorbus 15y ago
    There's a difference between making an honest mistake and going into something that is obviously a mistake to a lot of the community while possibly lying about it[1]. Sort of like how if I intentionally drove a car off a cliff I wouldn't get any sympathy if I claimed that I didn't understand that cliffs are different from roads. [1] Look at his comment history, especially his two comments on the original Jonthan's card post. He's admitted that, since the 7th, he's been skimming off the top of the card, yet on the 8th he said "That would imply that the card is currently being used as intended" and explained $25 vanishing from the card as him buying food for two homeless people. Even if he wasn't intentionally misdirecting people or lying, it certainly looks suspicious.
    - Tichy 15y ago
      If he was lying about it, why would he have written a blog post about it? Doesn't seem to make sense.

pygy_ 15y ago

He made a name in one hack. Now that he's in the spotlight, if he manages to leverage his new found fame, the coffee incident will not matter much. This post is already a step in the right direction.

hluska 15y ago
With all die respect, I don't agree with you. Personally, in light of his little hack, there is no way I would trust him or any company he is affiliated with with my personal data. Heck, I can't even bring myself to tweet out a direct link to his apology! I wish him all the best, but I cannot become a customer!