Comment by sho_hn
8 days ago
Yes, he mentions he was photographed running a foot race during a date and time Satoshi sent emails (of course that's a bit weak).
8 days ago
Yes, he mentions he was photographed running a foot race during a date and time Satoshi sent emails (of course that's a bit weak).
Thank you!
Reasoning: They have the chops to create the world's first system where consensus, scarcity, and ownership exist without a central authority... But, they also lack the ability to write a Perl script to "Send Later". Checks out.
Why would they believe that someone in the future would be tracking their mailing list post history and correlating email timestamps with real-life activity? There's no motivation to take steps to hide one's tracks (by setting up a remote email send while one is were away) unless one thinks that is going to happen.
As the article says, Back was very interested in methods of covering one's tracks.
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Satoshi took many steps to conceal his identity and very much values anonymity. Why is this step one too far?
Anyone sophisticated enough to hide their writing style and identity would be more than capable of setting an email to go out while they were at a public event.
Likewise, the argument discounting szabo because he exposed some ignorance of Bitcoin is exactly what someone might do to throw off the scent.