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I read the original article. It does sound like an arbitrary contest. Not real life. I can't really infer real lessons from what happened here.
by alain94040 17y ago
I read the original article. It does sound like an arbitrary contest. Not real life. I can't really infer real lessons from what happened here.
- neilc 17y agoYeah, completely unrealistic -- basically just a publicity stunt from Wired. Someone who is really trying not to be found doesn't create a Twitter account describing his actions, protected or not.
- jonknee 17y agoYou'd be surprised. There was a story where I live about a guy who got busted on a drug charge and fled. Changed his name, got a British passport, successfully lived in the UK for six years. He was found by local authorities on Facebook. He is now in jail for 25 years. http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2055728_us_drugs_fugitive_who_hid_in_oxted_is_jailed http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2055728_us_drugs_fugitive_...
- jknupp 17y agoWhat real life lesson were you hoping to "infer" from the contest? "If I ever need to disappear completely, I hope this article tells me how to do so?" I found the fact that he was actually found within 30 days, using interesting applications of technology, to be rather entertaining. Not everything on HN has to change your life.