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ethanaustinite

The author should really check out saltstack (with or without vagrant).
Re:Ask HN:Why do you all use macbooks on Monday June 10, 2013 @08:18AM (#5853805)
Thou it wasn't my initial reason, this whole PRISM thing makes me happy I don't use OSX.
Re:Ask HN:Why do you all use macbooks on Sunday June 09, 2013 @10:02PM (#5851852)
I only run ubuntu on my macbook. I see it as best of both worlds.
Re:MtGox Trading App for Android on Thursday May 30, 2013 @10:25AM (#5792667)
Beware! As of today, mtgox now requires full proof of identity, so you can no longer maintain your privacy.
Re:The Mozilla Manifesto on Monday May 27, 2013 @09:16PM (#5777466)
Lets see how their values align with accepting bitcoin donations.
Re:PayPal.com XSS Vulnerability on Monday May 27, 2013 @01:45PM (#5775681)
Bitcoin is not mtgox or any other exchange. But to be fair, bitcoin itself had its share of security issues (fixed, but who knows what the future holds)
Re:Tarsnap – Online backups for the truly paranoid on Saturday May 25, 2013 @01:24PM (#5767914)
The "truly paranoids" probably have plenty of bitcoin burning a hole in their digital wallets.
Re:I know who 'Satoshi Nakamoto' is, says Ted Nelson on Sunday May 19, 2013 @02:14PM (#5733804)
Has anyone just asked Shinichi Mochizuki if he had anything to do with bitcoin?

I assume he would be honest and deny it if he had no involvement. (but still would be cool to get this amazing guy's opinion about bitcoin tech)

If he was involved with bitcoin, I doubt he would lie about it. Instead he would simply not respond, and thus confirming he really might be "Satoshi".

Has anyone just asked Shinichi Mochizuki if he had anything to do with bitcoin?

I assume he would be honest and deny it if he had no involvement. (but still would be cool to get this amazing guy's opinion about bitcoin tech)

If he was involved with bitcoin, I doubt he would lie about it. Instead he would simply not respond, and thus confirming he really might be "Satoshi".