Most technically knowledgeable forum users ..

[ChiBitCTy]

I’ve been around for what’s getting close to 10 years now but I still don’t know which forum users are considered the most knowledgeable in terms of cryptographic expertise/programming experts etc..basically the Mr Robot types.  

I’ve always wanted to know but wasn’t really sure how to find out so figure maybe this thread could help shine light on those users. Now I know GMaxwell is probably the pinnacle of such members (we are very lucky to have him here) Loyce (tho he’s AI so not sure they count), suchmoon, satoshighost, Rusbitcoin nullius, tryninja, o_e_l_e_o 💔, Nutildah, DdmrDdmr, theymos (obviously), pooya87, I believe (though we may not see eye to eye on certain topics of late, I respect them nonetheless ) etc etc.

Is the most merited list a good indicator of this? Reason I bring this up ..Yogg. He was my go to (outside of bugging Loyce from time to time)..Yogg would let me sit on the phone for hours pestering him with tech questions with no judgement and it really sucks to have lost that friendship/teacher. So it would be nice to know which members I can trust or at least know they’ve got a strong understanding of cryptography/programming knowledge that way I can learn from them without having doubts of them just “blowing smoke”.

The names I’ve listed are just some I believe fit in this category. Maybe I’m wrong on some of them too

For years I’ve always thought it would be great to be able to recognize three types somehow: I know Theymos (though maybe it was Sirius) assigned special badges to some of the OGs that fit this sorts criteria (like Hal I believe has one, and know there’s others).

 I think I recently had a back and forth with one of these types, not realizing I was talking with a high skill level user, and feel like a moron because while I have a strong background in finance and basic cryptocurrency knowledge, it’s at a script kiddie level no question. Maybe some list like this already exists ? If anyone with knowledge of these types wouldn’t mind sharing or “recognizing” them, it’d be greatly appreciated!

(Cyrus-hope this is okay to post and in the right section).

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achow101, DannyHamilton, pooya87, nc50lc, hosseinimr93, mocacinno, LoyceV, ABCbits, franky1, ranochigo, HCP, cygan, dkbit98, BlackHatCoiner, NotATether, Charles-Tim, NeuroticFish, stompix, OmegaStarScream, n0nce, bitmover, DireWolfM14 and some other people are the ones that I know that have bitcoin technical knowledge. Giving solutions to people that have problem with their coins and wallets.

[SamReomo]

I would say Bitmover is one of those users which you might know. There is no other member as knowledgeable as GMaxwell and we all know that Hal was a gem which we unfortunately lost. There are some users whom you could consider as programming experts but they might not have much cryptographic expertise.

If it comes to programming expertise then I'm very sure that TryNinja and PowerGlove are among those people whom we should know, however, I'm not sure how good they are at cryptographic expertise. O_e_l_e_o was another gem of the community and a true lover of open-source code as well as privacy.

I believe you'll be lucky if you could learn from GMaxwell without any doubts, but I'm not sure he has enough free time to teach, however from time to time he makes some good posts that we all should read and learn from those posts.

[FatFork]

Is the most merited list a good indicator of this?

If the members are regularly active in the "Technical Discussion" board, then yes, I think the top merit list is a pretty good indicator.  However, there are a few "bad apples", of course, that should no longer be trusted. For example, Symmetrick (formerly Ratimov). Although that account is now blocked, there may be other such members, so always check their trust ratings.

[LoyceV]

Is the most merited list a good indicator of this?

No.
But if you split it up per board, it starts to make more sense. A very clear example: gmaxwell earned 55% of his Merit on the Development & Technical Discussion board. On the other hand, there are users who earned more Merit, but don't even show up on the tech boards. I won't name them because that's not the point (and there's nothing wrong with it).

So it would be nice to know which members I can trust or at least know they’ve got a strong understanding of cryptography/programming knowledge

I wouldn't count myself in this category. I know my way around practical use, but I wouldn't know the inner workings of any of it. Luckily, that's not needed to be able to safely use Bitcoin.
I've seen users who know much more then I do. Or maybe they're just really good at Googling too

[bitmover]

So it would be nice to know which members I can trust or at least know they’ve got a strong understanding of cryptography/programming knowledge

I wouldn't count myself in this category. I know my way around practical use, but I wouldn't know the inner workings of any of it. Luckily, that's not needed to be able to safely use Bitcoin.
I've seen users who know much more then I do. Or maybe they're just really good at Googling too

It is impressive how much we can learn googling. I learned basic everything I know in bitcoin just from googling it. I just read one book about, Mastering Bitcoin.

[LoyceV]

I just read one book about, Mastering Bitcoin.

I went without any books. But it's also the good thing about Bitcoin: most people can use it without reading anything. It helps to know the basics to avoid doing stupid things, but other than that, the software is pretty much self-explanatory. Until something goes wrong, or when someone starts making up their own "system" to store Bitcoins.

[ABCbits]

Is the most merited list a good indicator of this?

No. I have many merit, but i only have little knowledge about cryptography or programming.

Is the most merited list a good indicator of this?

If the members are regularly active in the "Technical Discussion" board, then yes

I would say "not really". User like COBRAS active on such board[1], but doing shady stuff where that user earn 2 negative feedback.

[1] https://ninjastic.space/user/COBRAS

[FatFork]

It is impressive how much we can learn googling. I learned basic everything I know in bitcoin just from googling it. I just read one book about, Mastering Bitcoin.

There's nothing wrong with Googling, in fact, I still view it as an important part of the research and learning process. I do, however, have concerns about what will happen if the younger generation replaces traditional search engines, like Google, with generative pre-trained language models, like ChatGPT.

Is the most merited list a good indicator of this?

If the members are regularly active in the "Technical Discussion" board, then yes

I would say "not really". User like COBRAS active on such board[1], but doing shady stuff where that user earn 2 negative feedback.

That's a bad example. User COBRAS "earned" a total of 20 merits, so he doesn't really fit into the "top merited" category. Besides, I did mention the trust rating as another indicator.

[KingsDen]

achow101, DannyHamilton, pooya87, nc50lc, hosseinimr93, mocacinno, LoyceV, ABCbits, franky1, ranochigo, HCP, cygan, dkbit98, BlackHatCoiner, NotATether, Charles-Tim, NeuroticFish, stompix, OmegaStarScream, n0nce, bitmover, DireWolfM14 and some other people are the ones that I know that have bitcoin technical knowledge. Giving solutions to people that have problem with their coins and wallets.

Franky1, the highly underrated legend should be here.

[BabyBandit]

Is the most merited list a good indicator of this?

Merit doesn't say anything about your smartness or success in life what it say's is that you have a lot of free time to spend in a forum and that not a indicator for success.

[examplens]

I just read one book about, Mastering Bitcoin.

I went without any books. But it's also the good thing about Bitcoin: most people can use it without reading anything. It helps to know the basics to avoid doing stupid things, but other than that, the software is pretty much self-explanatory. Until something goes wrong, or when someone starts making up their own "system" to store Bitcoins.

I do not boast of significant knowledge in the field, but most of what I learned was through personal experience.
I certainly found help here or by searching through other sources, but what I think I've learned is what I've personally tried. Everything is fine when I read why and how something works, but it's completely different when I encounter a problem myself, so I'm looking for an understanding of why it happened and a possible solution.

[dkbit98]

Is the most merited list a good indicator of this?

Probably not, but I didn't check the list of most merited members recently.

You can't go wrong with asking member nc50lc about any bitcoin related question, that is why you can often see him posting in Bitcoin Technical Support board.

If we are talking about forum related coding skills than I can't miss mentioning member PowerGlove, who made 2FA patch with some other forum updates and bug fixes.

[DireWolfM14]

achow101, DannyHamilton, pooya87, nc50lc, hosseinimr93, mocacinno, LoyceV, ABCbits, franky1, ranochigo, HCP, cygan, dkbit98, BlackHatCoiner, NotATether, Charles-Tim, NeuroticFish, stompix, OmegaStarScream, n0nce, bitmover, DireWolfM14 and some other people are the ones that I know that have bitcoin technical knowledge. Giving solutions to people that have problem with their coins and wallets.

I appreciate you including me in this list, but in all honesty almost everything I know about the technical aspects of bitcoin I learned on this forum from many of the others you've mentioned.

[BITCOIN4X]

I guess lot of them who frequently post on Development & Technical Discussion. Most of them are technically knowledgeable users and I had to cut a lot of names out of them because there are more than 1000 users posting there. Let's take a look at the list of top 100 users on Development & Technical Discussion here;

Source: https://ninjastic.space/search?board=6

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1. gmaxwell [3148]
2. ETFbitcoin [3009]
3. NotATether [2538]
4. achow101 [2525]
5. DannyHamilton [2107]
6. pooya87 [1996]
7. BlackHatCoiner [1828]
8. DeathAndTaxes [1508]
9. Wind_FURY [1449]
10. Mike Hearn [1384]
11. kjj [1299]
12. ranochigo [1262]
13. o_e_l_e_o [1248]
14. TierNolan [1214]
15. Gavin Andresen [1194]
16. n0nce [1187]
17. Carlton Banks [1154]
18. piotr_n [1118]
19. etotheipi [1043]
20. aliashraf [1040]
21. jgarzik [951]
22. theymos [934]
23. WanderingPhilospher [893]
24. CIYAM [861]
25. amaclin [839]
26. jl2012 [795]
27. DaveF [788]
28. HeRetiK [775]
29. bob123 [764]
30. Peter Todd [762]
31. COBRAS [751]
32. garlonicon [692]
33. Pieter Wuille [688]
34. LoyceV [669]
35. nc50lc [656]
36. HCP [654]
37. justusranvier [651]
38. jackjack [645]
39. larry_vw_1955 [602]
40. ShadowOfHarbringer [591]
41. grau [590]
42. odolvlobo [589]
43. casascius [587]
44. Luke-Jr [584]
45. MoonShadow [579]
46. PrimeNumber7 [575]
47. franky1 [572]
48. Jean_Luc [525]
49. vjudeu [520]
50. cr1776 [505]
51. Dabs [500]
52. 2112 [472]
53. DooMAD [466]
54. Sergio_Demian_Lerner [453]
55. d5000 [451]
56. maaku [438]
57. NeuroticFish [426]
58. genjix [418]
59. Coding Enthusiast [413]
60. cellard [412]
61. Anti-Cen [393]
62. wumpus [389]
63. shorena [387]
64. Come-from-Beyond [372]
65. bitmover [371]
66. Stephen Gornick [367]
67. fxsniper [364]
68. Matt Corallo [363]
69. grue [362]
70. mocacinno [360]
71. digaran [356]
72. Sukrim [353]
73. Pmalek [347]
74. jonald_fyookball [340]
75. FreeMoney [327]
76. deepceleron [326]
77. Charles-Tim [324]
78. Meni Rosenfeld [323]
79. jl777 [323]
80. arulbero [321]
81. jackg [320]
82. aleksej996 [317]
83. PawGo [316]
84. Cryddit [314]
85. cunicula [314]
86. tromp [314]
87. markm [312]
88. BurtW [311]
89. Nicolas Dorier [305]
90. ByteCoin [296]
91. dkbit98 [294]
92. satoshi [293]
93. Kakmakr [292]
94. Jet Cash [284]
95. grondilu [278]
96. Etar [272]
97. hhanh00 [269]
98. davout [268]
99. nullius [268]
100. Remember remember the 5th of November [262]

[Marvelman]

I guess lot of them who frequently post on Development & Technical Discussion. Most of them are technically knowledgeable users and I had to cut a lot of names out of them because there are more than 1000 users posting there.

Just because someone posts a lot on a technical board does not mean that they are technically knowledgeable forum users or that their posts are helpful and accurate. In this matter, I think that merits and trust feedback have more importance than the mere number of posts.

[BITCOIN4X]

I guess lot of them who frequently post on Development & Technical Discussion. Most of them are technically knowledgeable users and I had to cut a lot of names out of them because there are more than 1000 users posting there.

Just because someone posts a lot on a technical board does not mean that they are technically knowledgeable forum users or that their posts are helpful and accurate. In this matter, I think that merits and trust feedback have more importance than the mere number of posts.

I think you are right, but if you understand my post well then you don't need to explain it. On average or most of them are users who understand the technicalities of bitcoin, meaning I am not saying that all users who post there are users who understand the technicalities perfectly. So, I hope you understand it well.

[BlackHatCoiner]

I went without any books.

I went without any books either, but I'd argue that taking Mastering Bitcoin more seriously would have saved me a lot of hours. Andreas has made an excellent work on compressing a whole lot of Bitcoin stuff; a few pages of my topics started by me kind of stuff.

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1. gmaxwell [3148]
2. ETFbitcoin [3009]
3. NotATether [2538]
4. achow101 [2525]
5. DannyHamilton [2107]
6. pooya87 [1996]
7. BlackHatCoiner [1828]

I remember myself asking these gentlemen a ton of questions when I was a newbie. And now... Now I'm top 7, baby. 

Just joking. All of them are far more knowledgeable and experienced in the Bitcoin space than I am.

[SamReomo]

On average or most of them are users who understand the technicalities of bitcoin, meaning I am not saying that all users who post there are users who understand the technicalities perfectly.

Yes, that's very true most members who are active on that board have good technical background and they're also aware of the different aspects of Bitcoin. But, surely no single person can be perfect at anything and that's why we're here as a community where everyone shares his/her knowledge to help others.

I have personally seen some very knowledgeable members at that board who deserve appreciation for their work. But if we observe closely then time after time we are losing some good members from this forum, whole others are so busy that they can't devote much time to the forum due to extra burden of work on their heads.

[ChiBitCTy]

I was chatting with Cyrus the other day about the forum vs twitter/reddit etc..& was telling him I can't imagine having started my path of bitcoin knowledge anywhere else online outside of btalk. But this isn't where I started period. I found out about bitcoin through Anonymous, more specifically my favorite hacktivist Jeremy Hammond (lulzsec used btc back when the gov had no idea how to track it..they were fighting a cause I deeply believed in and that's how I came to find orange coin). First I read Mastering Bitcoin, front to back, understood maybe 20% of it (even DL core which I think took an entire week  ).  Long story, but collectibles is what lead me to the forum finally.  Being in a close community/chat group with the likes of Charlie Lee, Fluff Pony and legit Mr Robots who understand cryptography like Rusbitcoin (scumbag), Satoshisghost, Yogg (scammer) and others..plus prob 75% of collectors are IT guys (who know a lot, but not cryptographers) I got lucky as they all guided me down the right path ..what wallets to use, best wallet practices etc. But that only goes so far in really learning the ins and outs like I want to. 

I also of course watched all of Andreas's stuff, but it's not like I can ask him questions when I don't understand parts of his books or videos. Rusbitcoin and Yogg are the two from here who spent hours teaching me and I ate it all up, but now they sub-humans are gone.  Not sure why such talented intelligent folks break bad. Neve will get that.

Satoshisghost many of you prob don't know, is the real deal..but he's not around much and I can't "bug" him like I would Yogg, Rusbit etc. Also that's the other thing, with cpunks and elite level guys..many don't have patience for fools like myself.  Gmax has been great and has taught me a lot, but he reaches a limit.  I get it though. I had a convo with Szabo a year or so ago that turned ugly pretty quickly & had to remind him I'm not a cpunk, didn't create bitgold nor did I coin the phrase smart contracts.  He laid off..but the convo ended there lol).  This is why I rarely post in btc tech dev..the few topics I've made have had good discussions but they seemingly fade pretty quickly or get locked (which I get, to a point), but feel some topics deserve further discussion so people like myself can keep trying to learn (my last post there https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5202083.0  is a good example. I now realize Gmax knows Steven Goldfeder (over the wknd I found that infamous roundtable photo and saw that they sat across the table from each other) whos a big ETH/shitcoin shill.. so doubt he has any interest going down the road discussing his character or the merits of the paper I was asking about that Goldfeder wrote.

But, the list of names everyone mentioned is a great start to knowing whom I can truly learn from and know it's not bs.  I don't google stuff much as how the heck do I know what's legit that pops up on google, like w/the aforementioned post about Goldfeder's paper on Satoshis proposed 2 party btc escrow).  Half the shit you find is from sites from dipshit nefarious turds like Ver, Calvin, CSW etc who paid corrupt ass google to get them towards the top (like the fake privnote keeps doing..google is corrupt and just cant be trusted, outside spelling stuff lol).

  I "know" franky1, ranochigo, cygan, dkbit98, BlackHatCoiner, NotATether, Charles-Tim, NeuroticFish, n0nce, and DireWolf (who I know well and will likely regret ya'll told me he's an expert lol..kidding) and they've all been helpful to me personally over the years. Plus others I mentioned and ones I'm forgetting.

I really really wish Theymos would consider a general tech discussion board.  Learning stuff there would greatly help with advancing my and others basic tech knowledge which is where you've got to start really.  I know it's a pain adding new boards and mods have their hands full as is..but I just think this would bring a whole new level to this forum and bring in new members which could grow the community, which isn't what it once way, as we all know (traffic wise anyhow).

If I can ever help anyone in terms of traditional finance, DM is open (I will never ever ask for a penny or anything in return).  If you're ever interested in collectible wallets, also feel free to reach out. These are areas I know well. Not much, but it's what I can offer.

Sorry for the novel..just had always wanted to share my thoughts on all this, as I know I'm not the only one w/these thoughts/feelings.

Is the most merited list a good indicator of this?

Merit doesn't say anything about your smartness or success in life what it say's is that you have a lot of free time to spend in a forum and that not a indicator for success.

I know this, my point was asking if it COULD be an indicator.  I've got a lot of earned merit because I help the community out in different ways (scam busting, running forum events/charity auctions, providing financial knowledge/assistance which actually helps a lot in this space as I often can easily read white papers and recognize scams typically within just a few paragraphs, as well as discussions on "investing" in btc/crypto (something Gmax has merited me for as well interacted in threads I've made in this area).  Though it also can be, big time...Nullius being the best example.. A Mr Robot with an elite level of cryptographic knowledge. Merit, or lack of.. CAN also help point out morons whom aren't worth anyone's times...like..um...yourself.

[Pmalek]

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The list is a good start, and it seems unfair to make it shorter. Still, there are users there who haven't posted here in years, like DeathAndTaxes, Mike Hearn, Gavin Andresen, etc. We are also seeing very little of Carlton Banks lately, and that's a guy who knows what he is talking about and deserves a place at the top of such a list if he was more active.

Additionally, gmaxwell and achow101 don't participate in discussions that frequently. So, if I had to reduce your list to 5 users (in no particular order), taking into account those who are very active and still with us, here it is:

• NotATether
• ranochigo
• nc50lc
• mocacinno
• pooya87

[BITCOIN4X]

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The list is a good start, and it seems unfair to make it shorter. Still, there are users there who haven't posted here in years, like DeathAndTaxes, Mike Hearn, Gavin Andresen, etc. We are also seeing very little of Carlton Banks lately, and that's a guy who knows what he is talking about and deserves a place at the top of such a list if he was more active.

Additionally, gmaxwell and achow101 don't participate in discussions that frequently. So, if I had to reduce your list to 5 users (in no particular order), taking into account those who are very active and still with us, here it is:

• NotATether
• ranochigo
• nc50lc
• mocacinno
• pooya87

You probably know that there are over 10K users who have made at least 1 post on that board, so the short list above doesn't mean I don't respect their knowledge of bitcoin. I'm familiar with many of the users on the top 100 list even though I haven't interacted with them much so far.

Some local users that I know also have good technical knowledge, such as:

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ETFbitcoin
Husna QA
joniboini
DroomieChikito
abhiseshakana
etc

[DooMAD]

achow101, DannyHamilton, pooya87, nc50lc, hosseinimr93, mocacinno, LoyceV, ABCbits, franky1, ranochigo, HCP, cygan, dkbit98, BlackHatCoiner, NotATether, Charles-Tim, NeuroticFish, stompix, OmegaStarScream, n0nce, bitmover, DireWolfM14 and some other people are the ones that I know that have bitcoin technical knowledge. Giving solutions to people that have problem with their coins and wallets.

Franky1, the highly underrated legend should be here.

Depends on the subject.  If the topic involves anything remotely related to off-chain, he loses all objectivity, spouts total nonsense and no one should listen to a single word he says.  A significant number of the other users in that list have called him out for being wrong when it comes to off-chain.  He's also banned from the Development & Technical board, because both achow101 and gmaxwell got tired of moderating his posts there.

[ChiBitCTy]

achow101, DannyHamilton, pooya87, nc50lc, hosseinimr93, mocacinno, LoyceV, ABCbits, franky1, ranochigo, HCP, cygan, dkbit98, BlackHatCoiner, NotATether, Charles-Tim, NeuroticFish, stompix, OmegaStarScream, n0nce, bitmover, DireWolfM14 and some other people are the ones that I know that have bitcoin technical knowledge. Giving solutions to people that have problem with their coins and wallets.

Franky1, the highly underrated legend should be here.

Depends on the subject.  If the topic involves anything remotely related to off-chain, he loses all objectivity, spouts total nonsense and no one should listen to a single word he says.  A significant number of the other users in that list have called him out for being wrong when it comes to off-chain.  He's also banned from the Development & Technical board, because both achow101 and gmaxwell got tired of moderating his posts there.

I think it's also fair to say sometimes it's simply a matter of opinion that can't be proven.  Mike Caldwell is a cryptographer we all know well (he's not around anymore as he's flying the world in his leer jet, his small plane, and hanging out in his castle making tik tok videos with his new wife lol...all public info btw) who created bip38 or 39, can't ever remember.  But he's a sharp guy who believes the blockchain can help change voting methods.  I've heard other skilled cryptographers say the same, I wanted to discuss this topic further but Gmax shut it down  (I remember telling Mitchell, former mo,,still kind of a mod about this and he said he'd have done the same thing in a grumpy manner..lol..I love ModMitch though, he just a funny grump).  I mean I know Gmax is up there with the worlds elite like Szabo and Back..but is he 1000% right, while other cpunks disagree?  I dunno.  Also I wish I had someone to discuss this post with me like maybe say once a year ( https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=750.msg8140#msg8140 ).  It's such an epic post and a will become a thing one day (though Szabo who did say he believes satoshi was referring to smart contracts here..which...well you guys know...but one of the last things I heard Szabo say on a podcast was that smart contract advancment stalled out and is so far from advancing he's lost faith in real progress anytime soon.

Though some say it's already done.  The link I posted is indeed the satoshi escrow thread.. lulz ( I am going to frame this one day)
 (sorry so large..my buddy hueristic has already scolded me for these large photos but I've already forgotten how to resize  ..something a topic in the proposed tech talk thread would likely be easily found ..though I have no right to ask anything of Theymos as tech I shouldn't be here right now.

Anyway Yogg is gone, probably off with Rusbitcoin ruining lives elsewhere now, but glad to know other Mr Robot are around and I'll be paying attention to them now.  @Pooya hopefully you don't take offense to our disagreements of late..just differences of opinions is all and I appreciate your work here on the forum!

Last novel, I promise.  Thanks everyone

[Sandra_hakeem]

Loyce (tho he’s AI so not sure they count)

sheesshh!!! Are you seerriousss right now?   umm, can I get more specificities on that please?
meanwhile, MOCACINNO is so underrated -- dude knows just too much;Pooyaa, nc50lc, ETF Bitcoin,Achow, n0nce... I can't just forgo mentioning Gloves cus he writes part of his discoveries exclusively, he's good too..hosseinimr93 helped me alot when I had my txn stuck for over two weeks, OmegaStarScream has alot of insight about problems evolving on BTC storage pattern, dkbit98 is good too..

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

[LoyceV]

Loyce (tho he’s AI so not sure they count)

sheesshh!!! Are you seerriousss right now?   umm, can I get more specificities on that please?

This started long before you joined, see my reputation thread. But, despite the seemingly overwhelming evidence, KYC verified I'm human.

[ChiBitCTy]

Loyce (tho he’s AI so not sure they count)

sheesshh!!! Are you seerriousss right now?   umm, can I get more specificities on that please?

This started long before you joined, see my reputation thread. But, despite the seemingly overwhelming evidence, KYC verified I'm human.

Technically Loyce is an “AGI”. Everything is AI this , AI that and as I’ve said here before and will debate this to my grave, AI does not exist..yet. It’s advanced programming, and amazing achievements have been made, but true AI or AGI are self learning, autonomous, doesn’t have built in parameters limiting its true upside and full honesty- https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-artificial-intelligence/there-is-no-ai

However Loyce is likely the very first AGI. Keep denying all ya want man, not foolin this guy lol. Cheers bud

[DaveF]

Being in the IT world I have to say here it's a large field of knowledge you have to cover, so outside of a few users there is no 'one' person.
I can provide a lot of solutions using other peoples tools like this:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5231305.msg62449902#msg62449902
but if you asked me to write either one of those tools all you would get it a blank stare.

Networking & general HW I'm your guy. Cryptography....nope.

Want something to work power-wise, I can probably hack it together for you. Want it to be safe and up to building code, nope.

Need help with Windows / Linux, I can do that. Need help debugging odd things in configurations, I can do that too. Need help with your iMac, I can tell you where the local Apple store is.

And so on.

I think most users here are like that. Which is why this community is so great, nobody HAS to know everything. We can all contribute.

-Dave

[Doan9269]

We really have a number of them that are very good in the technically aspect and as a someone already suggested, they all have their areas of specialization under the technical aspects, we cannot easily forgot one of the first prominent citizen under this category who recently left the forum, Leo, he is such a blessing to the community in vibrant technical contributions, i think there's this guy as well who is a master of bitcoin lightning and wasn't mention, Rath.

[Sandra_hakeem]

This started long before you joined, see my reputation thread. But, despite the seemingly overwhelming evidence, KYC verified I'm human.

loyce, C'monn man, I dunno what you mean by the term "overwhelming" -- I had to read through all the series of debates from 2019 through 2020 and everyone's calling you an AI? and your evidence is a KYC rep?... Alright, why's everyone still in doubt?... LOOK, I'M NOT SAYING YOU'RE A BOT, I'M JUST BEING CONFUSED!  

However Loyce is likely the very first AGI. Keep denying all ya want man, not foolin this guy lol. Cheers bud

For Christ sake!!!! Who am I fuckin' going to believe?? Huh
Look, I need to get this right... If anyone cared to read through my post history, they'd be convinced I don't spread falsified informations - atleast that's not gonna begin with Loyce.

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

[ChiBitCTy]

Being in the IT world I have to say here it's a large field of knowledge you have to cover, so outside of a few users there is no 'one' person.
I can provide a lot of solutions using other peoples tools like this:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5231305.msg62449902#msg62449902
but if you asked me to write either one of those tools all you would get it a blank stare.

Networking & general HW I'm your guy. Cryptography....nope.

Want something to work power-wise, I can probably hack it together for you. Want it to be safe and up to building code, nope.

Need help with Windows / Linux, I can do that. Need help debugging odd things in configurations, I can do that too. Need help with your iMac, I can tell you where the local Apple store is.

And so on.

I think most users here are like that. Which is why this community is so great, nobody HAS to know everything. We can all contribute.

-Dave

Dave I always appreciate you and your posts bud. Obviously we’ve crossed paths many a times over the years in our shared hobby of collecting metal with big B’s etched on to them lol, but just in general. But what you just stated is what I’ve come to learn, and why I’m so fascinated with IT/hacking/programming/cryptography etc. I use to always tell Yogg how baffling it is to me that there’s seemingly a million ways to hack a network or server or whatever..blows my mind. Nothing is just 100% “straight forward” in this space. It’s confusing, but fascinating. Thats  why I think the most badass thing anyone can be in todays world is an Elliot Alderson type, someone who’s an expert in all these areas. Why I fell in love with Mr Robot series from the opening scene.

We really have a number of them that are very good in the technically aspect and as a someone already suggested, they all have their areas of specialization under the technical aspects, we cannot easily forgot one of the first prominent citizen under this category who recently left the forum, Leo, he is such a blessing to the community in vibrant technical contributions, i think there's this guy as well who is a master of bitcoin lightning and wasn't mention, Rath.

It breaks my heart about Leo. I didn't know him, but I knew who he was and I know our paths crossed many times over the years. I just would see them randomly pop in places, contributing in a positive manner. I feel so fn awful that I didn’t see his goodbye post until a week or two after he made it. I just wanted to at least say thanks and best wishes. It sucks losing forum legends. We’ve had so many come and go, and why I’m so thankful for those that have stuck around. Theymos being the very best example. Ton of respect for him (& all the mods for that matter, all really solid dudes that actually care and aren’t here w/power trips like mods for virtually every other community I’ve been or am a part of).

Not familiar w Rath. Will check their account out. Thx

This started long before you joined, see my reputation thread. But, despite the seemingly overwhelming evidence, KYC verified I'm human.

loyce, C'monn man, I dunno what you mean by the term "overwhelming" -- I had to read through all the series of debates from 2019 through 2020 and everyone's calling you an AI? and your evidence is a KYC rep?... Alright, why's everyone still in doubt?... LOOK, I'M NOT SAYING YOU'RE A BOT, I'M JUST BEING CONFUSED!  

However Loyce is likely the very first AGI. Keep denying all ya want man, not foolin this guy lol. Cheers bud

For Christ sake!!!! Who am I fuckin' going to believe?? Huh
Look, I need to get this right... If anyone cared to read through my post history, they'd be convinced I don't spread falsified informations - atleast that's not gonna begin with Loyce.

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

Sandra ..here’s the truth. I’m just gunna come out with it. I’m Satoshi and this thread was to throw my cover, but I can no longer hide it. I created LoyceV years back, starting in the early 90s on my Mac PC , storing the first ever AI data on a 5.5 Floppy.  What I just said, and what everyone else says about Loyce being AI…is just sarcasm. Loyce is a skilled programmer and all around really good dude who’s extremely helpful on this forum and being as skilled as they are, they can handle “tasks” with pretty incredible speed/efficiency. I consider Loyce a friend and just like to joke around w him by saying stuff like that. As do others.

Also, true AI doesn’t exist..yet. “AI” of today is simply advanced programming. Not saying it’s not impressive, but it’s ridiculously over-blown/overstated.  Just wait until the “AI” bubble bursts, especially in chip stocks and other things of that nature. Just like the .com bubble and shitcoin bubble.  If interested .. https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-artificial-intelligence/there-is-no-ai

[promise444c5]

For Christ sake!!!! Who am I fuckin' going to believe?? Huh
Look, I need to get this right... If anyone cared to read through my post history, they'd be convinced I don't spread falsified informations - atleast that's not gonna begin with Loyce.

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

I just need to get it out of my head that  LoyceV isn't an AI maybe he/she should make it official    although it my really sucks to claiming  a self Ai

[MoHaMmAdOk]

This started long before you joined, see my reputation thread. But, despite the seemingly overwhelming evidence, KYC verified I'm human.

loyce, C'monn man, I dunno what you mean by the term "overwhelming" -- I had to read through all the series of debates from 2019 through 2020 and everyone's calling you an AI? and your evidence is a KYC rep?... Alright, why's everyone still in doubt?... LOOK, I'M NOT SAYING YOU'RE A BOT, I'M JUST BEING CONFUSED!  

However Loyce is likely the very first AGI. Keep denying all ya want man, not foolin this guy lol. Cheers bud

For Christ sake!!!! Who am I fuckin' going to believe?? Huh
Look, I need to get this right... If anyone cared to read through my post history, they'd be convinced I don't spread falsified informations - atleast that's not gonna begin with Loyce.

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

Everything is clear here.  From what I've seen and know, LoyceV is not an AI.  He is a very active and knowledgeable person on the forum. He can solve any such problem in a very short time. First of all, I was also surprised at how a person can answer so beautifully in such a short time. Later, I saw his history and tried to learn more about it, and then I realized that he had a lot of knowledge inside.
LoyceV is the most active member in the forum.

Let's put the misconception about him out of our heads because he is not the law. AI can never be so creative and so beautiful. it is impossible. Since 2015, he has been moving in the same way. A lot of good quality can be found in it.

Not only LoyceV in the forum pooya87, LoyceV, ABCbits, franky1, dkbit98, BlackHatCoiner, NotATether, Charles-Tim, stompix, _act_, OmegaStarScream, DireWolfM14, nc50lc, hosseinimr93, mocacinno, but many others like them are very knowledgeable people, and they can solve any problem for everyone in the forum. They help each other by spending a lot of time on the forum.