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I’ll believe it when I see it. A man can dream though.

• dave4420 2y ago
  Why? The guy tried to hire a hitman.
  • Devasta 2y ago
    Because he was a coder working on his startup with no concern for the massive amounts of harm he was causing and many of the denizens of HN can relate to that.
    • sitkack 2y ago
      Ross could hustle, and single handedly built a unicorn. He just needs to improve his regulatory exposure profile.
  • mc32 2y ago
    Agreed. You can forgive some of his other less than upstanding activities but the dude hired a hitman. I hope that’s a bridge too far for everybody.
    • jjeaff 2y ago
      I mostly agree, but I would like to see the full context of the hitman stuff. My understanding is that it was a law enforcement plant that encouraged him to hire a hitman and then referred him to one, which was of course also a plant. Still bad, but also seems a bit like entrapment.
    • desolved 2y ago
      He has spent 10 years in federal prison. He was never convicted of any murder for hire scheme.
  • negidius 2y ago
    No he didn't. There is literally no evidence he ever tried to hire a hitman or hurt anyone in any way.