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As the wife of a Mac consultant (and the, uh, "mom" of a brand new iPhone) I'm a regular Machinist reader. I think Farhad has a right to post information if he wants to do so—and no, no legal implication exists. We're all adults here and can either go check it out or not. It's called "free will".
However, as far as the content of Manjoo's blog, I'd have preferred to hear more Machinist-y kind of stuff, such as Manjoo's take on the nuts and bolts of the Mystery Poster's tech choices—his/her camera, Bitorrent's evolution, and so forth.
And yes, I downloaded the second half. I read only the epilogue. Why? I love storytelling, but I hate mystery.