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You're forgetting one of the biggest patent trolls, too.



Is that relevant? It doesn't make his other positive and fascinating achievements any less great.


I believe that a super negative act can easily mar someone's reputation, and I think most on HN would agree that Intellectual Ventures is a pox on our industry. Similarly, lots of people on HN have changed their perception of Theil after his gawker stints have come to light.




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