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Mzilikazi writes "A story from Wired about performing tech support for the mob, mainly focusing on gambling. Some interesting information is presented about P2P applications. Frankly it sounds like fiction to me (you can already imagine the movie being made -- 'I Was a Hacker for The Mob'), but the story is interesting nonetheless and shows that if you're skilled and determined but have a flexible moral compass, there's a lot of job opportunities out there." I started reading it for the mob references, but kept on reading for the details of how to run an illegal gambling organization.
I dunno. If it didn't have Simson Garfinkle's byline, I'd think the whole thing was pure bullshit made up by a Bushie purely as propoganda to prove the need to use their patriot muscle to crack down on "regular" crime. It reads like a "what's what" list of things that probably kill the boner Ashcroft gets every time he thinks about how great it is to track people with their OnStar systems.
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I agree with the latter 50% of your post. Take away the no computers part and the Michael Jackson part. Have you seen Michael Jackson? or even heard him speak? Come on you can't seriosuly think he's innocent.
Worst. Mob. Tech. Support. Story. Ever.
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
If you want to RTFA, click the link. I don't want to have to scroll past this long and pointless post.
I found the meaning of life the other day, but I had write-only access.
please forgive me the flaming, but this is one of the silliest articles i've ever seen. Nor does he have any real information, neither is it funny. Instead of an insight we're given poor excuses for crime (don't want to support the goverment; we don't break legs, we just threaten to). Every drug adict has ten times better reasons. Please be aware that SPAM is related to the organized crime as well. If that guy had confesssed working for the MPAA or the RIAA to catch file swappers, the moral outrage on /. would be greater than working for the mobsters. Strange world...
Regards, Martin
Conclusion - when the government turns a consensual activity like selling drugs, sex or wagers into a crime, the amount of real violent crime is actually increased.
Yes. That's why drugs and gambling should be legalised and heavily regulated - regulated because they can and do mess peoples lives up.
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Though rot's point of view may be a little unpopular, I don't think it's fair to silence him by modding down. He's entirely on-topic, but brings up a point that many folks find laughable.
/., myself. It seems that any post making light of a Republican gets modded as a troll/off topic. Perhaps Ashcroft has penetrated /. with thousands of mod points? jk
Think about it for a few minutes.. Why is it so laughable? Oh yes, the government and media has made people who disagree with them, or question them directly, appear more as kooks than folks with real questions or tangible ideas.
Go learn about the media, kids. You'd be suprised at where a lot of news stories come from.
Hell, I get paranoid enough on