Sure, they aren't exactly shipping this in quantity, but they did get a dual P3 system to do over 1 GHz. And they did it completely themselves, with off the shelf parts. The authors claim a "unbelievable and completely stable 993 MHz".
Regardless of how the man was nabbed, if he in fact had child pornography on his computer, he committed a felony. No one could allege that what the FBI said or did encouraged him to grab those pictures, which is the basis of entrapment.
Furthermore, trolling chat rooms and intending to meet 13-year-olds for the purpose of sex is illegal. What you intend to do is quite important, regardless of the overall outcome. I'm sure the FBI logged all their chat room conversations, and by reading those, I would assume that his intents would become quite clear.
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Furthermore, trolling chat rooms and intending to meet 13-year-olds for the purpose of sex is illegal. What you intend to do is quite important, regardless of the overall outcome. I'm sure the FBI logged all their chat room conversations, and by reading those, I would assume that his intents would become quite clear.