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I don't understand why, when satoshi used UK english very consistently, including quite obscure references tucked away in source code etc, and was active in GMT

I don't understand why, when satoshi used UK english very consistently, including quite obscure references tucked away in source code etc, and was active in GMT compatible hours (more so than US hours!) - nonetheless every theory ignores all this and has him being American.

robocat 5y ago
1. Satoshi has proven they had tight skills at keeping their identify secret. 2. If Satoshi were from the US, the easiest misdirection would be to pretend to be British. Learning the spelling and grammatical differences is not hard (or maybe test against a British spelling/grammar checker). Making sure you appear to be in a different timezone is basic operational security. 3. I would expect references to be intentional misdirections.
- mersenne 5y ago
  You sound like a person that wants to believe that Satoshi Nakamoto is/was American.
  - ashwagary 5y ago
    Many US immigrants studied under the British system before arriving here. More Asians and Africans studied/follow this standard than actual Brits. Nigerians, for example, follow this standard and they have 4 times the population of the UK.
    - JetSetWilly 5y ago
      He wasn’t just using British spelling, but British coloquialisms that are not taught abroad. And he clearly wrote at a “native” level. And he was active - writing commits and emails - in UK hours, not American hours. Is it some kind of US nationalism that insists on ignoring all this?
      - finite_jest 5y ago
        > British coloquialisms that are not taught abroad What are some examples of those?
        JetSetWilly 5y ago
        He would use terms like "bloody hard" or "wet blanket" which I would doubt are taught to foreigners learning English even with British spelling. However - his spelling was a bit inconsistent. The "Len Sassaman" theory is interesting - as he was known to write in a somewhat British style (for whatever reason) - but not consistently - and was in the right timezone at the time. Or perhaps Satoshi was a synthesis of multiple different people which would explain a lot of the inconsistency as well.
        ashwagary 5y ago
        >He would use terms like "bloody hard" or "wet blanket" which I would doubt are taught to foreigners learning English even with British spelling. These coloquialisms are common in Africa/Asia. This is the case for most ex-colonies.
- mvkel 5y ago
  Hanlon’s razor would disagree
- JetSetWilly 5y ago
  And presumably was getting up at 4am every day to bang out emails and code? Seems like there’s a simpler explanation.

robocat 5y ago

1. Satoshi has proven they had tight skills at keeping their identify secret. 2. If Satoshi were from the US, the easiest misdirection would be to pretend to be British. Learning the spelling and grammatical differences is not hard (or maybe test against a British spelling/grammar checker). Making sure you appear to be in a different timezone is basic operational security. 3. I would expect references to be intentional misdirections.

mersenne 5y ago
You sound like a person that wants to believe that Satoshi Nakamoto is/was American.
- ashwagary 5y ago
  Many US immigrants studied under the British system before arriving here. More Asians and Africans studied/follow this standard than actual Brits. Nigerians, for example, follow this standard and they have 4 times the population of the UK.
  - JetSetWilly 5y ago
    He wasn’t just using British spelling, but British coloquialisms that are not taught abroad. And he clearly wrote at a “native” level. And he was active - writing commits and emails - in UK hours, not American hours. Is it some kind of US nationalism that insists on ignoring all this?
    - finite_jest 5y ago
      > British coloquialisms that are not taught abroad What are some examples of those?
      - JetSetWilly 5y ago
        He would use terms like "bloody hard" or "wet blanket" which I would doubt are taught to foreigners learning English even with British spelling. However - his spelling was a bit inconsistent. The "Len Sassaman" theory is interesting - as he was known to write in a somewhat British style (for whatever reason) - but not consistently - and was in the right timezone at the time. Or perhaps Satoshi was a synthesis of multiple different people which would explain a lot of the inconsistency as well.
        ashwagary 5y ago
        >He would use terms like "bloody hard" or "wet blanket" which I would doubt are taught to foreigners learning English even with British spelling. These coloquialisms are common in Africa/Asia. This is the case for most ex-colonies.
mvkel 5y ago
Hanlon’s razor would disagree
JetSetWilly 5y ago
And presumably was getting up at 4am every day to bang out emails and code? Seems like there’s a simpler explanation.