Yes, there was. I searched HN and found https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1993898 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1993898 from 4 years ago, titled "John

Yes, there was. I searched HN and found https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1993898 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1993898 from 4 years ago, titled "John Draper Donation Drive Verified". More details at http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/blackhat-lounge/261835-save-captain-crunch-john-draper.html http://www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/blackhat-lounge/26... . It's also mentioned fleetingly in http://www.webcrunchers.com/friends-of-crunch/ http://www.webcrunchers.com/friends-of-crunch/ .