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Re:Validating Satoshi (Or Not) by r721 on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @09:46AM (#11620558)
Can somebody explain to me, what is this?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/03/bitcoin_craig_wright...

Is it satire or real Craig Wright?

Re:Validating Satoshi (Or Not) by jere on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @10:23AM (#11620939)
If the convoluted hilarious title didn't give it away then the 1991 quote (given by Churchill) here attributed to Albert Einstein (who died in 1955) should do it.
Re:Validating Satoshi (Or Not) by r721 on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @10:41AM (#11621083)
Yeah, probably I didn't notice subtleties at first (because I'm not a native speaker), but still satire is usually published at designated places. Imagine finding a ridiculous column under your own name on TechCrunch in Security section.
Re:Validating Satoshi (Or Not) by ryanlol on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @11:10AM (#11621321)
The Register is pretty clearly such a designated place.
Re:Validating Satoshi (Or Not) by pja on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @01:39PM (#11622695)
The UK press likes to sprinkle its satire around fairly liberally & TheRegister goes for the full bore approach: Every article there is partially satire.
Re:Validating Satoshi (Or Not) by spenczar5 on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @09:50AM (#11620596)
This is satire.
Re:Validating Satoshi (Or Not) by r721 on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @09:55AM (#11620640)
I thought so, but there's even author page: http://www.theregister.co.uk/Author/3144 , and no indication anywhere - looks like defamation case then :)
Re:Validating Satoshi (Or Not) by ryanlol on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @11:04AM (#11621269)
The article explicitly states that the author is not the same Craig Wright claiming to be Satoshi.