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Is there any evidence "Asahi Lina" is Hector?

xphos 10mo ago
Isn't Asahi Lina Married to some other japanese Vtubber now? I mean maybe you'd fake all that but I doubt it. Both are more likely real people who are different. The people have totally different eccentricties its really hard to fake that type difference for a long time. [source] https://x.com/Lina_Hoshino/status/1862840998897861007 https://x.com/Lina_Hoshino/status/1862840998897861007
glenstein 10mo ago
Thank you for asking this. It was presented matter of fact and I would not have appreciated that it was something less than settled. The best I can find from googling was rumors and speculation (insert comment in reply with more rumors and speculation). I also don't necessarily think it means someone is a Bad Guy if true. I want people to be able to have anonymous alter egos online if that's what they want and they're not doing any harm.
- CursedSilicon 10mo ago
  Being called a "concern troll" for daring to question such a bizarre accusation makes me think it's just a bunch of weird losers
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  - mos87 10mo ago
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    - CursedSilicon 10mo ago
      Oh. So you're just transphobic. Got it
      - mos87 10mo ago
        https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/29e3c1410f2d4636adba8d276ed1d0d9.gif https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/2... And islamophobic too. Take note.
amiga386 10mo ago
There is. You can easily find by googling "hector martin" "asahi lina" and you will soon find a pile of obsessively archived evidence. My view, now that Hector has resigned from the LKML both as himself and as Lina, is there is no problem any more. If Hector wants to project a persona, or decide his identity is the persona, or maybe multiple personas, that is fine on social media. People do that. So long as he's not sockpuppeting Linux kernel maintenance, it's fine.
- CursedSilicon 10mo ago
  Instead of prompting me to "do my own research" (spoiler: The 'evidence' is lacking and is mostly tedious speculation) you could provide something more compelling
  - amiga386 10mo ago
    Previously on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35238601 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35238601 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35252948 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35252948 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42978356 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42978356 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42979681 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42979681 Hector does active work to try and prevent being associated to his Lina persona, mainly by continuing his vendetta against former associate and co-creator of the Lina character, Luna the Foxgirl.
- mos87 10mo ago
  It all depends on the value each and every person brings. Otherwise, I'd rather chose to work with a normal colleague rather than with someone who can't keep his obsessive schizophrenia out of work process. I guess this should be the baseline.
leadingthenet 10mo ago
At this point I suspect anyone who even asks that question of concern trolling. The evidence is overwhelming.
- CursedSilicon 10mo ago
  That's a weird way to avoid providing evidence :)
  - leadingthenet 10mo ago
    You're right: I didn't answer the question, because I suspect it was asked in bad faith to begin with, given that a simple online search would yield ample evidence. Much of which has already been discussed here on HN. Given that you've dismissed said evidence provided in other comments as not compelling and/or you attacked the source without addressing the evidence, I think my concern was well placed.
mos87 10mo ago
oh no not again. yes, like 99.(9)%
dplm 10mo ago
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- CursedSilicon 10mo ago
  If by "forum" you mean one of the most vile places on the internet. Sure Also interesting "first post" for a 13 hour old account...
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    - CursedSilicon 10mo ago
      I don't consider the opinions of a bunch of deranged children "evidence" They're too busy lying to themselves about what they did to Byuu/Near
      - dplm 10mo ago
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xphos 10mo ago

Isn't Asahi Lina Married to some other japanese Vtubber now? I mean maybe you'd fake all that but I doubt it. Both are more likely real people who are different. The people have totally different eccentricties its really hard to fake that type difference for a long time. [source] https://x.com/Lina_Hoshino/status/1862840998897861007 https://x.com/Lina_Hoshino/status/1862840998897861007

glenstein 10mo ago

Thank you for asking this. It was presented matter of fact and I would not have appreciated that it was something less than settled. The best I can find from googling was rumors and speculation (insert comment in reply with more rumors and speculation). I also don't necessarily think it means someone is a Bad Guy if true. I want people to be able to have anonymous alter egos online if that's what they want and they're not doing any harm.

CursedSilicon 10mo ago
Being called a "concern troll" for daring to question such a bizarre accusation makes me think it's just a bunch of weird losers
- deleted 10mo ago
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- mos87 10mo ago
  [flagged]
  - CursedSilicon 10mo ago
    Oh. So you're just transphobic. Got it
    - mos87 10mo ago
      https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/29e3c1410f2d4636adba8d276ed1d0d9.gif https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/optimized-uploads/2... And islamophobic too. Take note.

amiga386 10mo ago

There is. You can easily find by googling "hector martin" "asahi lina" and you will soon find a pile of obsessively archived evidence. My view, now that Hector has resigned from the LKML both as himself and as Lina, is there is no problem any more. If Hector wants to project a persona, or decide his identity is the persona, or maybe multiple personas, that is fine on social media. People do that. So long as he's not sockpuppeting Linux kernel maintenance, it's fine.

CursedSilicon 10mo ago
Instead of prompting me to "do my own research" (spoiler: The 'evidence' is lacking and is mostly tedious speculation) you could provide something more compelling
- amiga386 10mo ago
  Previously on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35238601 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35238601 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35252948 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35252948 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42978356 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42978356 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42979681 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42979681 Hector does active work to try and prevent being associated to his Lina persona, mainly by continuing his vendetta against former associate and co-creator of the Lina character, Luna the Foxgirl.
mos87 10mo ago
It all depends on the value each and every person brings. Otherwise, I'd rather chose to work with a normal colleague rather than with someone who can't keep his obsessive schizophrenia out of work process. I guess this should be the baseline.

leadingthenet 10mo ago

At this point I suspect anyone who even asks that question of concern trolling. The evidence is overwhelming.

CursedSilicon 10mo ago
That's a weird way to avoid providing evidence :)
- leadingthenet 10mo ago
  You're right: I didn't answer the question, because I suspect it was asked in bad faith to begin with, given that a simple online search would yield ample evidence. Much of which has already been discussed here on HN. Given that you've dismissed said evidence provided in other comments as not compelling and/or you attacked the source without addressing the evidence, I think my concern was well placed.

mos87 10mo ago

oh no not again. yes, like 99.(9)%

dplm 10mo ago

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CursedSilicon 10mo ago
If by "forum" you mean one of the most vile places on the internet. Sure Also interesting "first post" for a 13 hour old account...
- dplm 10mo ago
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  - CursedSilicon 10mo ago
    I don't consider the opinions of a bunch of deranged children "evidence" They're too busy lying to themselves about what they did to Byuu/Near
    - dplm 10mo ago
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