Some reflections on day 1: it was a long day and I'm exhausted. Today was mostly a review of discovery and outcomes from older cases. Not that interesting for us obsessives, but must have been useful for the judge. #WeAreAllHodlonaut
I was pleased to see the judge seemingly able to follow the arcane descriptions of Bitcoin's inner workings, asking intelligent questions now and then to clear up her understanding. This feels promising.
The AV issues are stupid. Calling in tech support in the middle of proceedings should never be necessary. The judge was clearly irritated.
Hodlonaut's two lawyers seem capable. Perhaps Haukås could work on his oration skills a bit. Myklebust is a convincing speaker.
Craig's army of nine lawyers, five of them apparently brought in from aboard (?), against Hodlonaut's two, gives the distinct and apropos apparance of a David vs Goliath battle.
There are obvious tensions in the room between the two sides. It's hard to know what to expect, but I was relieved to see everyone behave respectfully today.
I thought live coverage would be more available and that my dinky tweets wouldn't raise much interest. I'm completely overwhelmed by your response! I'll continue to do my best, but remind you that I'm just a humble pleb with no legal background.
Given how today went and my realisation that the more interesting things will take part later in the proceedings, I decided to extend my stay in Oslo until the court case is over next Wednesday.
Thanks to those who offer to pay for my coffee and such. Please take any money you would have spent on that, and give it to the OpenSats Legal Defence Fund: opensats.org/projects/opens…
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