Why Did Satoshi Decide to Use Secp256k1 Instead of Secp256r1?

Re:Why Did Satoshi Decide to Use Secp256k1 Instead of Secp25... by serf on Saturday October 09, 2021 @06:03PM (#28813718)

weird intersection of the internet.

Terry is/was an HN native, too.

Upvoting all of his shadowbanned stuff that was half-way decent and lucid was a hobby of mine. It still makes me feel good to think about it.

Godspeed Terry.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7818823

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Re:Why Did Satoshi Decide to Use Secp256k1 Instead of Secp25... by jfoutz on Saturday October 09, 2021 @06:16PM (#28813808)

I vouched for a few of his comments as well. I definitely think about how a quirk of biology or environment could flip the wrong switch in my brain.

There are millions of sob stories. I don't do as much as I could, but I do more than nothing to help people out. That one, Terry Davis, keeps me up at night sometimes.

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Re:Why Did Satoshi Decide to Use Secp256k1 Instead of Secp25... by 0des on Saturday October 09, 2021 @06:41PM (#28814000)

Hindsight is 20/20, all we can do is learn for next time.

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Re:Why Did Satoshi Decide to Use Secp256k1 Instead of Secp25... by jcun4128 on Saturday October 09, 2021 @06:24PM (#28813881)

I watched some of his live streams, saw some cool things but man the things he would say

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Re:Why Did Satoshi Decide to Use Secp256k1 Instead of Secp25... by 0des on Saturday October 09, 2021 @06:33PM (#28813945)

If we were not meant to distinguish creation from creator, we'd be in a world of trouble. Also, he was quite ill, I'm not sure we can fault him for some of his mannerisms while also admiring his ambition and skill.

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Re:Why Did Satoshi Decide to Use Secp256k1 Instead of Secp25... by Lammy on Sunday October 10, 2021 @02:29AM (#28816256)

fwiw:

https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=losethos

https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=TerryADavis

https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=TempleOS

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