Craig Wright is such an obvious fraud, liar and attentionseeker, but puts this fake "I don't want to be public!" facade on. If he was actually Satoshi he would've already been able to show it. People giving him the light of day are doing everyone a disservice.
Craig Wright is obviously a scam artist.<p>That said, I'd love it if someone could explain the argument by the other cryptographer. At the beginning (I couldn't make it to the end of the recording, the exchange was just painful to listen to) he's saying if you have the source code to a RNG, you can derive private keys just by looking at encrypted messages? As an absolute statement that is obviously nonsense, but I feel there's some important context missing to parse the critique.
If you haven't read the LRB article, it's hysterical.<p><a href="http://www.lrb.co.uk/v38/n13/andrew-ohagan/the-satoshi-affair" rel="nofollow">http://www.lrb.co.uk/v38/n13/andrew-ohagan/the-satoshi-affai...</a><p>EDIT: not as funny as this clip though. The man is a transparent fantasist/fraudster.
People in tech shouldn't accept that kind of bullying from asshats like Craig Wright. Courtois clearly outgunned him intellectually, but he still let himself be shouted at.
Offtopic.<p>I have learned to love meetings like this one, when customers behave like Mr. Wright. Seeing them in such a ridiculous position is a joy. So much joy, that I find myself worried about my brain health.<p>Weird comment, I know.
Is there still any belief in serious circles that Wright is SN? Whatever happened to those credible thought leaders who initially supported his claim? I lost track of this after the initial splash announcement and immediately ensuing controversy.