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> Maybe on vacation or a wireless connection that connected near there. Bitcoin had been released a few days prior to that log file. So unlikely to be on vacat
by petertodd 5y ago
> Maybe on vacation or a wireless connection that connected near there.
Bitcoin had been released a few days prior to that log file. So unlikely to be on vacation.
As I mentioned in another comment, the IRC seeding mechanism isn't necessary to use Bitcoin, and it was publicly released at the time, so no reason to assume this is Satoshi.
- drawkbox 5y agoPotentially just living there, or there for something, or a false positive. > Bitcoin had been released a few days prior to that log file. So unlikely to be on vacation. Vacations are great for after shipping though, after the long slog of a project. Since it was new it would be a good time to escape before all the support requests and more usage increased. Maybe they couldn't stay away from that draw and then got a bit lazy on vacation in terms of opsec. Or maybe not. Good info nonetheless, it is one potential clue or not in the mystery.
- ryantgtg 5y agoAnd Van Nuys is a premiere vacation destination. I’m sure he was feeling the pull toward that idyllic locale more than ever after that long slog.