Peter is a nice guy in person. He's also very passionate about the health of the bitcoin network - more than anybody I know. In retrospect, maybe I shouldn't have expected a continuation of the friendly dialog we started at the conference, given MasterCoin's potential to rapidly expand the block chain (even more than it already is expanding). That's probably a sensitive issue.

Also, while I doubt anybody stole his coins, he may have just been having a really bad day. I try to give people a little grace and understanding in situations like this.

GMaxwell, I think I remember when tonal bitcoin came out. Gosh, that seems like a long time ago. I should probably just claim to be the first to create a new protocol layer that actually adds new functionality (as opposed to an alternate display)? Also, I hope you enjoy your 3 BTC I sent you, courtesy of d'aniel. I believe I have actually sent more money to detractors than boosters at this point! That should change soon