Comment by sippingabonedry

> so that they end up with 200 comments on #2 on the HN front page

I'm more curious why the top post in this thread is solely attacking the guy's character and not refuting any of his claims.

> An empty blog by a person that may or may not exist with no contact info.

I'd hate to upset all the 'this guy is Keyser Söze' internet detectives, but you've described 90% of posters here (including yourself).