Why link to some random forum post? This is a terrible submission.

There has been much speculation on the subject, you could have chosen from a lot of decent articles like this:

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/10/10/111010fa_fact_...

or this:

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2011/10/race-unmas...

I'd rather read posts from above-top-secret than the bitcoin forums.