Kevin [ARCHIVE] on Nostr: đ Original date posted:2014-04-02 đ Original message:On 4/2/2014 12:45 PM, ...
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Original date posted:2014-04-02
đ Original message:On 4/2/2014 12:45 PM, Laszlo Hanyecz wrote:
> Maybe he has a fork on the real github.com and the link was a mistake.
>
> http://news.nurse.com/article/20121203/NY02/112030026#.Uzw5UVy2uw8
>
> I think it's possible that 'Kevin' is for real and maybe he doesn't realize he linked to a phishing site, if it was an accident. If this is the same person, then he's blind, and maybe that's why he wrote 'U R L' instead of the usual 'URL', by using speech to text or some other assistive tech. It might be that he tried to fork github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin and just provided the wrong link. But regardless, stay away from the one with two Bs in it.
>
> Thanks,
> Laszlo
>
>
> On Apr 2, 2014, at 3:59 PM, Kevin <kevinsisco61784 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 4/2/2014 11:45 AM, Ricardo Filipe wrote:
>>> Kevin,
>>> the thing is you gave us a bad link... what is the correct URL of your project?
>>>
>>> 2014-04-02 16:30 GMT+01:00 Kevin <kevinsisco61784 at gmail.com>:
>>>> On 4/2/2014 11:13 AM, Laszlo Hanyecz wrote:
>>>>> Maybe this site serves up exploits selectively? I'm guessing most people are getting the 'domain for sale' but whoever is the target probably gets something special?
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 2, 2014, at 2:53 PM, Kevin <kevinsisco61784 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 4/2/2014 9:08 AM, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>>>>>>> At first, this is a poor choice of URL.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But it really looks like a phishing attempt that no one should visit.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 4:00 PM, Kevin <kevinsisco61784 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> I've sat on this for some time after starting this. I have forked this
>>>>>>>> from bitcoin core and am working on a secure tax "mode" for bitcoin. It
>>>>>>>> is written in Autoit. I know I know, scripting language alert! I would
>>>>>>>> like people to look at:
>>>>>>>> http://www.githubb.com/bitcoin/bitcoin
>>>>>>>> Look at it, and let's have an open dialog about it. I want to know the
>>>>>>>> good, the bad, and the ugly!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Kevin
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>> Bitcoin-development mailing list
>>>>>>>> Bitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net
>>>>>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
>>>>>> As far as choice of U R L, it may be a poor choice but I did this
>>>>>> because I wanted it connected with the core. As far as fishing it
>>>>>> certainly is not that! This is a serious project.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Kevin
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> Bitcoin-development mailing list
>>>>>> Bitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net
>>>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
>>>> I tell you that this is a serious project for bitcoin. You are free to
>>>> assume the worst. After all, I did say the good the bad and the ugly
>>>> would come out of this. I happen to be a big believer in bitcoin and I
>>>> feel this project holds water. If you disagree, that's fine.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Kevin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Bitcoin-development mailing list
>>>> Bitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net
>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
>> I understand now why someone thought I was fishing. That link should work just fine...I'm not sure what the problem is as I know I forked correctly. I guess I'll need to register a domain for it an get a page going and link from there. I just haven't gotten around to it but will do that. I'll get going! Just know that I would never set up fishing; that's not my style.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Kevin
>>
Thank you for giving me the benifit of the doubt. I did not realize my
mistake. I hope we can now get back to talking about bitcoin
--
Kevin
đ Original message:On 4/2/2014 12:45 PM, Laszlo Hanyecz wrote:
> Maybe he has a fork on the real github.com and the link was a mistake.
>
> http://news.nurse.com/article/20121203/NY02/112030026#.Uzw5UVy2uw8
>
> I think it's possible that 'Kevin' is for real and maybe he doesn't realize he linked to a phishing site, if it was an accident. If this is the same person, then he's blind, and maybe that's why he wrote 'U R L' instead of the usual 'URL', by using speech to text or some other assistive tech. It might be that he tried to fork github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin and just provided the wrong link. But regardless, stay away from the one with two Bs in it.
>
> Thanks,
> Laszlo
>
>
> On Apr 2, 2014, at 3:59 PM, Kevin <kevinsisco61784 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 4/2/2014 11:45 AM, Ricardo Filipe wrote:
>>> Kevin,
>>> the thing is you gave us a bad link... what is the correct URL of your project?
>>>
>>> 2014-04-02 16:30 GMT+01:00 Kevin <kevinsisco61784 at gmail.com>:
>>>> On 4/2/2014 11:13 AM, Laszlo Hanyecz wrote:
>>>>> Maybe this site serves up exploits selectively? I'm guessing most people are getting the 'domain for sale' but whoever is the target probably gets something special?
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 2, 2014, at 2:53 PM, Kevin <kevinsisco61784 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 4/2/2014 9:08 AM, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>>>>>>> At first, this is a poor choice of URL.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But it really looks like a phishing attempt that no one should visit.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 4:00 PM, Kevin <kevinsisco61784 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> I've sat on this for some time after starting this. I have forked this
>>>>>>>> from bitcoin core and am working on a secure tax "mode" for bitcoin. It
>>>>>>>> is written in Autoit. I know I know, scripting language alert! I would
>>>>>>>> like people to look at:
>>>>>>>> http://www.githubb.com/bitcoin/bitcoin
>>>>>>>> Look at it, and let's have an open dialog about it. I want to know the
>>>>>>>> good, the bad, and the ugly!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Kevin
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>> Bitcoin-development mailing list
>>>>>>>> Bitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net
>>>>>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
>>>>>> As far as choice of U R L, it may be a poor choice but I did this
>>>>>> because I wanted it connected with the core. As far as fishing it
>>>>>> certainly is not that! This is a serious project.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Kevin
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> Bitcoin-development mailing list
>>>>>> Bitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net
>>>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
>>>> I tell you that this is a serious project for bitcoin. You are free to
>>>> assume the worst. After all, I did say the good the bad and the ugly
>>>> would come out of this. I happen to be a big believer in bitcoin and I
>>>> feel this project holds water. If you disagree, that's fine.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Kevin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Bitcoin-development mailing list
>>>> Bitcoin-development at lists.sourceforge.net
>>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
>> I understand now why someone thought I was fishing. That link should work just fine...I'm not sure what the problem is as I know I forked correctly. I guess I'll need to register a domain for it an get a page going and link from there. I just haven't gotten around to it but will do that. I'll get going! Just know that I would never set up fishing; that's not my style.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Kevin
>>
Thank you for giving me the benifit of the doubt. I did not realize my
mistake. I hope we can now get back to talking about bitcoin
--
Kevin