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with every dotcom headline i'm thinking back of his days during the '99 boom where he was a "prominent" figure in german television with his hacking skills and
by malthaus 12y ago
with every dotcom headline i'm thinking back of his days during the '99 boom where he was a "prominent" figure in german television with his hacking skills and millionaire-lifestyle which was all just for show.
he's only really clever at self-promotion and this is just the latest chapter, either to hide money from governments/plaintiffs, his ex-wife or swindle some of his followers out of theirs.
can we not just ignore this guy finally; he's not some kind of internet robin hood / freedom fighter.
- bdcravens 12y agoSeems to me to be more Mark Karpeles than Edward Snowden.
- happyscrappy 12y agoUnfortunately there are probably people on HN stupid enough to actually send him money.