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as far as I can remember, he got in some shit for encrypting source code [0] and then absconding, then 9/11 happened and not sure after that. The most recent th
by 0des 5y ago
as far as I can remember, he got in some shit for encrypting source code [0] and then absconding, then 9/11 happened and not sure after that. The most recent things I can find are defunct [1], but there is a LinkedIn listing (that I cant see). Maybe someone with a LinkedIn account can post their findings. [2] The comments in the slashdot thread and the court papers [3] sure are interesting.
[0] - https://www.salon.com/1999/02/25/feature_224/ https://www.salon.com/1999/02/25/feature_224/
[1] - https://slashdot.org/story/01/04/09/1639212/adam-hinkleys-ip-hindsights https://slashdot.org/story/01/04/09/1639212/adam-hinkleys-ip...
[2] - nope, wrong guy
[3] - http://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/vic/VSC/2001/91.html http://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/vic/VSC/...
p.s. Do you think one of us should make another Ask HN post and see if anybody has contact with him? The site is kind of big these days, and I doubt anybody would vote it up unless they recognized the name, but it could be worth a shot. I don't even know what I'd ask or say if we did find him though. Probably thanks for the memories, and wanting to know what he's up to these days.
- jamesfmilne 5y agoThat LinkedIn profile is almost certainly not the same guy.
- 0des 5y agoI don't have LinkedIn, so I just figured I'd throw it out there as it was the #1 search result. He'd be like what, 40 years old these days?
- gregsadetsky 5y agoI doubt that LinkedIn profile is the right Adam Hinkley. Apart from living/working in Australia, none of the biographical details really match. And yeah, I think that it's worth doing another Ask, in case something comes up. Just posted it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29478266 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29478266
- 0des 5y agoIt didn't work :/ There's always next time. Until then, my friend!
- gregsadetsky 5y agoCheers! Maybe at a later date…