@ncweaver @josephfcox @nikcub @onthemedia It's a great example of a modern con with a lovely tech twist.
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Replying to @zeynep
@ncweaver@josephfcox@nikcub@onthemedia The whole collective but almost instant debunking via blogs, Twitter and Reddit is great drama.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @zeynep
@zeynep@ncweaver@josephfcox@nikcub@onthemedia What a weird fraud though. Seems more pathological than criminal.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @mattblaze
@mattblaze@ncweaver@josephfcox It is pathological for sure. How did he not know he'd be uncovered within hours? Did he not care?4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
@mattblaze@ncweaver@josephfcox Forget cryptography. In December, he said he forgot what his doctorate was about. I mean... Who'd buy this?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @zeynep
@zeynep@mattblaze@ncweaver@josephfcox I can understand repressing one's memory of a dissertation--for many, it's a traumatic experience2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @SteveBellovin
@SteveBellovin@zeynep@ncweaver@josephfcox Not to mention the pain of reading one's dissertation years later.1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @mattblaze
@mattblaze@SteveBellovin@ncweaver@josephfcox You didn't ritually burn yours?!?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @zeynep
@zeynep@SteveBellovin@ncweaver@josephfcox Strict fire codes against dissertation burning.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@mattblaze @SteveBellovin @ncweaver @josephfcox Oh I hope the statute of limitations periods on that are not too lengthy.
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