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Can you elaborate on his reputation?

• tptacek 4y ago
  Based only on random conversations and no serious interrogation of what happened, so take it for the very little this pure statement of opinion is worth, I'd say he has, chiefly, and in my own words, a reputation for being a prickly drama queen. He has never been that to me; I've had just a few personal interactions with him, and they've been uniformly positive. My feeling is that he was generous with his time and expertise when I had questions, and pleasant and welcoming in person. He has, in the intervening years, done several things that grossed me the fuck out, though. There are certainly people who revel in hating the guy. I'm not one of them.
  • gautamcgoel 4y ago
    Thanks for this reply. Can you point to a specific gross thing?
    • tptacek 4y ago
      Sorry, I picked my words carefully in that last comment.
      • greyface- 4y ago
        Is this related to his PhD advising of Appelbaum and his declaration in Todd v. Lovecruft?
        • tptacek 4y ago
          Nope, but that was super gross too. See cryptography Twitter.