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So is this a legit account, it was created 99 days ago which seems kind of short for someone as wired in as Rob should be, can anyone on this site confirm that
by kls 15y ago
So is this a legit account, it was created 99 days ago which seems kind of short for someone as wired in as Rob should be, can anyone on this site confirm that the account is indeed Rob? I don't mean to be skeptical but it's the kind of thing that could kill the credibility of the site. A site full of people that pride themselves on being critical (polite but critical, I remind you) being duped does not bode well for attracting people who want scrutiny of their information and not just more confirmation bias.
It just seems strange to me, why would Rob be in the market for a job, I could understand being in the market for a team but not a job, unless he did something stupid like I did and lost it all, if so I would love to hear that story. If it is I apologize for being critical I would have just imagined you being here a long time ago. I was one of your first users over on the other site back in the day, I always though based on your post over there that you would love it over here.
- hemos 15y agoI can absolutely confirm that it is him. Although you have to trust that I am in fact, hemos, but the other folks I know on here can attest to that.
- thomson 15y agoMaybe we should implement a PGP-style circle of trust on HN... =D
- leoc 15y agoSeriously, why not create a GPG web of trust?
- randallsquared 15y agoBecause it's already easier without encryption to get people's trust from scratch than it is to impersonate someone else.
- kls 15y agoRight, I get the irony of trusting the guy that says the other guy is the guy. I just though, I either missed something and a few people would pipe up. It's not scientific sure but suffices for my, "well maybe it's him, filter"
- cmdrtaco 15y agoLIAR!
- kls 15y agoBTW, as an aside, I am really happy to see that both of you guys are over here.
- burgerbrain 15y agoIt wasn't Rob, but the account was handed over to him a while ago. You can check his blog to confirm that.
- dandelany 15y agoPer a recent interview[1]: "I promised my wife that I would take a few months off from work before I began looking for a job. That time is now at an end, so it’s basically time for me to start shoving my resume out there and seeing what my next chapter looks like." [1] http://www.webstock.org.nz/blog/2011/rob-cmdrtaco-malda-interviewed-by-matt-haughey/ http://www.webstock.org.nz/blog/2011/rob-cmdrtaco-malda-inte...
- kls 15y agoThanks, apparently I missed some news.
- pg 15y agoYes.