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speerer··on World conker champion found with steel chestnut, cleared of cheating
Are all TV newsreaders as aggressive and cynical as this?
speerer··on Trying Out a Far Infrared Heated Poster
Only on HN are graphite pencils used less frequently than graphene tech.
speerer··on FRED: New Zealand open-access and crowdsource database of fossil records
It's a fossil of its own. On the sign-in page:

> " This facility is currently under development (November 2005)."

speerer··on Smart Goose Deterrent System
Your day will brighten up again: it is both the geese _and_ the solution that are smart. From the article:

> Geese figure out each system's weakness and eventually have their way [...] To outsmart geese...

speerer··on Show HN: I Wrote a Book on Java
I wonder whether it's the editing which is still in progress, or also the writing? The publication date seems very close if it's still being written.

(edit-clarity)

speerer··on Mozilla has fired their Chief Product Officer after cancer diagnosis
Different stick; just as pointy.
speerer··on Craig Wright said he invented Bitcoin – lawyers proved him wrong
The expert evidence is actually available online: https://archive.org/details/copa-v-wright-trial-documents
speerer··on Craig Wright said he invented Bitcoin – lawyers proved him wrong
This is a misunderstanding. The lawsuit was not one suit: it wrapped up one against Wright, but several that he instigated against others. This involved dozens of individuals and companies, sued by him for various ends such as control over the word "Bitcoin", control over bitcoins themselves, and forcible changes to the protocols.

It was absolutely a threat to Bitcoin and other crypto.

speerer··on Craig Wright said he invented Bitcoin – lawyers proved him wrong
Your first guess is precisely right: the court ordered him to post that notice on his Twitter accounts and website. It's for a limited time of a few months.
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