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«That secrecy, however, comes with a psychological cost. Most people love being recognized for the work that they do, and yet you cannot take any credit for thi

«That secrecy, however, comes with a psychological cost. Most people love being recognized for the work that they do, and yet you cannot take any credit for this in real life.» Feels like the anonymous torrent seeder who keeps seeding a file for years just for the sake of keeping it alive. It's not easy, but some people seem to be able to derive full pleasure from accomplishing the task itself, whether recognition happens or not.

jrochkind1 4y ago
I think you can still get a reddit account without giving them even an email address, and definitely not a phone number.
- midoridensha 4y ago
  Or you can use a fake email address like from mailinator.
  - Freak_NL 4y ago
    I've found Mailinator to be pretty much useless nowadays, despite having been the go to place for, what, a decade? It limited its free domain to only mailinator.com, which is mostly blocked anyway. There are plenty of alternatives out there though.
    - Brooksy3000 4y ago
      You should check out Mailinator's new free tier... You'll get a private domain, access to the API, and avoid the filters that come with the public mailinator.com domain. Here's a link: https://bit.ly/3cs4v5E https://bit.ly/3cs4v5E
- deleted 4y ago
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- steve_john 4y ago
  Yes you are right reddit account can get without phone number
madmax108 4y ago
One of my proudest achievements-that-dont-count-for-much-outside-of-internet-nerd-innercircles is maintaining a seed ratio of >7 over a a decade and a half in a world where most folks are happy with their seed ratio if 0.1
- genewitch 4y ago
  I seed until 2.0 or i move the files to their proper locations, whichever comes last. I don't set time limits or anything. I have the unadulterated bandwidth to do this, even if it takes a year or more. My main seedbox actually is on the fritz, and i have a small feeling of guilt that if i am too lazy to fix the box that has the .torrent files, that dozens of people will miss out. I hand-ripped and released the netflix wii disc once upon a time, and my seed ratio on that was astronomically high.
incompatible 4y ago
It's probably not that uncommon that people working for companies, governments, or criminal organizations can't talk about their work in public. One group I remember in particular are mathematicians working for the NSA, etc., who are not permitted to publish their research, then they watch as other mathematicians rediscover their work and get the credit.
- genewitch 4y ago
  Is this really a bad thing, though? I mean, personally, recognition seems important. I've withheld patenting certain inventions that became commercial products a half dozen times in my life. That some specific instance of a discovery or whatever becomes the mainstream version is, well, it's irrelevant. Who discovered calculus? It doesn't actually matter because calculus works without some belief system and worship. Traffic routing algorithms? yes, if the person is alive and kicking, being able to lay claim to some algorithm or novel solution is a CV bullet point, but, and i say this with the utmost respect: most people are one hit wonders. If they can ride that "fame" to higher pay or respect, cool. But in the grand scheme, it's irrelevant. Ideas should be spread far and wide, so that people who have a greater understanding can explain the ideas to those without an understanding. Capitalism is the problem.
- michaelt 4y ago
  NSA mathematicians still get some recognition though: * Fellow NSA employees, your coworkers and boss * Cash money, my personal favourite form of recognition * Your close friends and trusted loved ones will know the broad outlines of what you're doing. It doesn't make you world-famous but it wouldn't be as lonely as a job that needed total secrecy.
  - Fnoord 4y ago
    I believe the word we seek is humble. Hopefully the lack of wide, popular recognition leads to humble NSA employees. Obviously, the leaks smeared their reputations. It focusses on the negative outliers. You hear about all the shit they were able to prevent seldomly, if ever.

jrochkind1 4y ago

I think you can still get a reddit account without giving them even an email address, and definitely not a phone number.

midoridensha 4y ago
Or you can use a fake email address like from mailinator.
- Freak_NL 4y ago
  I've found Mailinator to be pretty much useless nowadays, despite having been the go to place for, what, a decade? It limited its free domain to only mailinator.com, which is mostly blocked anyway. There are plenty of alternatives out there though.
  - Brooksy3000 4y ago
    You should check out Mailinator's new free tier... You'll get a private domain, access to the API, and avoid the filters that come with the public mailinator.com domain. Here's a link: https://bit.ly/3cs4v5E https://bit.ly/3cs4v5E
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steve_john 4y ago
Yes you are right reddit account can get without phone number

madmax108 4y ago

One of my proudest achievements-that-dont-count-for-much-outside-of-internet-nerd-innercircles is maintaining a seed ratio of >7 over a a decade and a half in a world where most folks are happy with their seed ratio if 0.1

genewitch 4y ago
I seed until 2.0 or i move the files to their proper locations, whichever comes last. I don't set time limits or anything. I have the unadulterated bandwidth to do this, even if it takes a year or more. My main seedbox actually is on the fritz, and i have a small feeling of guilt that if i am too lazy to fix the box that has the .torrent files, that dozens of people will miss out. I hand-ripped and released the netflix wii disc once upon a time, and my seed ratio on that was astronomically high.

incompatible 4y ago

It's probably not that uncommon that people working for companies, governments, or criminal organizations can't talk about their work in public. One group I remember in particular are mathematicians working for the NSA, etc., who are not permitted to publish their research, then they watch as other mathematicians rediscover their work and get the credit.

genewitch 4y ago
Is this really a bad thing, though? I mean, personally, recognition seems important. I've withheld patenting certain inventions that became commercial products a half dozen times in my life. That some specific instance of a discovery or whatever becomes the mainstream version is, well, it's irrelevant. Who discovered calculus? It doesn't actually matter because calculus works without some belief system and worship. Traffic routing algorithms? yes, if the person is alive and kicking, being able to lay claim to some algorithm or novel solution is a CV bullet point, but, and i say this with the utmost respect: most people are one hit wonders. If they can ride that "fame" to higher pay or respect, cool. But in the grand scheme, it's irrelevant. Ideas should be spread far and wide, so that people who have a greater understanding can explain the ideas to those without an understanding. Capitalism is the problem.
michaelt 4y ago
NSA mathematicians still get some recognition though: * Fellow NSA employees, your coworkers and boss * Cash money, my personal favourite form of recognition * Your close friends and trusted loved ones will know the broad outlines of what you're doing. It doesn't make you world-famous but it wouldn't be as lonely as a job that needed total secrecy.
- Fnoord 4y ago
  I believe the word we seek is humble. Hopefully the lack of wide, popular recognition leads to humble NSA employees. Obviously, the leaks smeared their reputations. It focusses on the negative outliers. You hear about all the shit they were able to prevent seldomly, if ever.