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He’s smart and prolific, for sure, but I lost respect for him several years ago.
by jonstewart 11mo ago
He’s smart and prolific, for sure, but I lost respect for him several years ago.
- johnisgood 11mo agoWhy, if I might respectfully ask?
- jonstewart 11mo agoSure! First, while I’m in no position to judge cryptographic algorithms, the success of cha-cha and 25519 speak for themselves. More prosaically, patriecia/critbit trees and his other tools are the right thing, and foresighted. He’s not just smart, but also prolific. However, he’s left a wake of combative controversy his entire career, of the “crackpot” type the parent comment notes, and at some point it’d be worth his asking, AITA? Second, his unconditional support of Jacob Appelbaum has been bonkers. He’s obviously smart and uncompromising but, despite having been in the right on some issues, his scorched earth approach/lack of judgment seems to have turned his paranoia about everyone being out to get him into a self-fulfilling prophecy.
- johnisgood 11mo agoI do not understand your last paragraph. :/
- mpyne 11mo agohttps://medium.com/@hdevalence/when-hell-kept-on-payroll-somewhere-is-where-you-are-f419d3022d0 https://medium.com/@hdevalence/when-hell-kept-on-payroll-som...
- cryptonector 11mo agoThank you! I had no idea.
- philodeon 11mo agoThat article is pure horsecrap: https://eindhoven.cr.yp.to/false-statements-by-henry-de-valence.txt https://eindhoven.cr.yp.to/false-statements-by-henry-de-vale...
- tptacek 11mo agoBecause Bernstein says so?
- philodeon 11mo ago[flagged]
- tptacek 11mo agoWell that's sure an argument. You get that I'm not the one who accused him, right? What you think of me has literally nothing to do with the claims Henry de Valence made. My guess is that these two documents (or maybe just the one you posted) are literally the first time you ever heard that name. Am I right?
- philodeon 11mo agoVery very incorrect. EDIT: Adding more to my post here because it would be hypocritical for you to complain: 1. I feel like given how I can make accurate predictions about Henry’s sphere of influence, that might gain me a little credibility: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45495180 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45495180 2. The reason I insulted you is because I know for a fact that when the mob came and demanded you shun and persecute someone, you caved.
- tptacek 11mo agode Valence accuses Bernstein of specific academic misconduct and you come back with this Encyclopedia Dramatica stuff? Why bother commenting at all? I don't think "I insulted you because" is ever a good way to start an HN comment, for what it's worth, but thanks for laying your cards on the table.
- philodeon 11mo ago[flagged]