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What about that guy who, after the original Newsweek story was posted, made a post about meeting Nakamoto after he bought an item from his girlfriend's bakery?
by mladenkovacevic 13y ago
What about that guy who, after the original Newsweek story was posted, made a post about meeting Nakamoto after he bought an item from his girlfriend's bakery? Apparently he recognized him from the Newsweek photos of Dorian Nakamoto. Was that just a bit of overactive imagination?
EDIT: The post I'm talking about https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7354326 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7354326
- jsnk 13y agoMost likely a mistake or an advertising ploy.
- DannyBee 13y agoThe rate of mistaken id is ridiculous. For example, over 75% of DNA based exonerations were convicted based on mistaken ID's (and this is limited to those exonerations where DNA would be conclusive). Post-identification feedback (IE learning facts later) can often even alter the original memory someone has of an identification: http://nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=100715 http://nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=100715
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- thisiswrong 13y agoI have read that thread, and there is no direct proof that the wife of the op actually saw Dorian. Just someone on HN talking about someone else story of an early encounter with a shy asian-looking bitcoin guy. The only proof put forward was that the address that was 'probably' used was funded by a very early address linked to Gox. Gox isn't Satoshi (for what we know so far!), so NO.
- bestdayever 13y agoEye witness testimony is one of the worst pieces of evidence. Add that to the idea that you're required to retain that information since 2011 and it becomes pretty laughable.