Re: self-appointed expert? {Re: RS-232 random number generator}
Mike Amling wrote:
cryptonom wrote:
Self-appointed Expert? Sci.Crypt seems to be full of them.
Is any regular poster in here a recognised expert? Recognised by
somebody other than themselves?
This is a modified version of a post I made in July, 2005. This time,
to emphasize the uncertainty, I have randomly moved some of the listings
up or down a category.
Frequent contributors who have a low probability of posting something
that's incorrect get numeric ratings. The rating increases with
decreasing breadth or depth of cryptographic knowledge. My perceived
uncertainty in assigning these numbers is +/- 1.0.
1.0
Daniel Bernstein
Gregory Rose
David Wagner
1.5
Scott Fluhrer
Douglas Gwyn
Paul Rubin
Robert Silverman
2.0
Joseph Ashwood
Scott Contini
Kristian Gjosteen
Francois Grieu
Bryan Olson
Colin Percival
2.5
3.0
John Malley
3.5
Jean-Luc Cooke
Brian Gladman
William Unruh
4.0
Mike Amling
Non-numeric ratings denote frequent posters with a noticeable
probability of being wrong.
Mixed bag
David Eather
Sebastian Gottschalk
David Scott
Unrated
Tom St. Denis
John Hadstate
Joseph Peschel
Anne & Lynn Wheeler
--Mike Amling
Interesting list. I note a few with ratings that
have posted statements which were demonstrated to
be wrong and which they later withdrew or apologised
for. I also note a few with ratings who adamantly
defended positions for which other posters provided
contradictory evidence. Besides which, are any of
these people recognised as experts from anywhere other
than Sci.Crypt?
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