This is a very interesting story
He Got Greedy: How the U.S. Government Hunted Encryption Programmer Paul Le Roux
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Re: He Got Greedy: How the U.S. Government Hunted Encryption Programmer Paul Le Roux
#72This is a very interesting story
Author of the original story here, would be very interested in discussing further... evan [at] atavist [dot] net
Re: He Got Greedy: How the U.S. Government Hunted Encryption Programmer Paul Le Roux
#73Earlier quoted context omitted.
Good points. I'll add that the majority of his funds came from illegal pharmacy that was selling drugs people could get from local doctors but might be turned down. To put that into perspective: 1. It's legal to get the drug if a single doctor agrees you need it, you can afford to pay them, and you can afford to pay for the drug. 2. It's illegal to get the drug if Le Roux's doctors do it with their methods at probabl…
They mentioned in the article how they wrote it up as providing prescripted medication without a client-doctor relationship. The likelihood of someone buying these drugs for the purposes of abuse are likely much greater than some poor person looking for their brain medication. The fact that the government later made one of the drugs being sold a controlled substance gives credence to such a theory. Whether or not tha…
Marijuana is a schedule 1 drug and Methamphetamine is schedule 2. Alcohol and Nicotine are legal.
Let's not pretend that there is logic behind the controlling of substances by government and law enforcement.
Re: He Got Greedy: How the U.S. Government Hunted Encryption Programmer Paul Le Roux
#74Halfway to the airport, however, Le Roux switched tactics, said Stouch. “He just essentially said he was no longer going to resist and that he would cooperate with our commands.” According to the DEA, Le Roux waived his Miranda rights somewhere over the Atlantic and agreed to tell them everything he knew. What miraculous luck that such a thing would happen, purely of his own free will.
Sure, but I would imagine that in such a situation it would be quite rational to choose to coöperate.
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#75Weight of 342 bars of gold would be 4255-kg (9381-lb)... ...find it hard to believe the carrying capacity of an average taxi would support this.
Plus them storing them in bags and carrying them so much. I can't recall if the gold bars can come in more convenient sizes and weights vs standard ones that are heavy . This was also a counterpoint in arguments against Book of Mormon discovery given calculations showed it was over 1,000lbs. Truly a miracle to get that sucker from point A to point B.
> arguments against Book of Mormon discovery given calculations showed it was over 1,000lbs
[citation needed]
This document catalogs historical statements about the physical characteristics of the Book of Mormon: https://ojs.lib.byu.edu/spc/index.php/JBMRS/article/download...
Summary: even if it were a solid block of pure gold, it would only weigh ~200 lbs. However, there's no strong historical evidence that it was pure gold, only golden in color. A plausible golden-colored alloy would end up at around ~60 lbs, which is consistent with historical claims about its weight.
See the sidebar on page 21 for details.
Re: He Got Greedy: How the U.S. Government Hunted Encryption Programmer Paul Le Roux
#76This is a very interesting story
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Re: He Got Greedy: How the U.S. Government Hunted Encryption Programmer Paul Le Roux
#77When is the movie lol
Re: He Got Greedy: How the U.S. Government Hunted Encryption Programmer Paul Le Roux
#78That story would make a class movie.
Re: He Got Greedy: How the U.S. Government Hunted Encryption Programmer Paul Le Roux
#79Halfway to the airport, however, Le Roux switched tactics, said Stouch. “He just essentially said he was no longer going to resist and that he would cooperate with our commands.” According to the DEA, Le Roux waived his Miranda rights somewhere over the Atlantic and agreed to tell them everything he knew. What miraculous luck that such a thing would happen, purely of his own free will.
Sure, but I would imagine that in such a situation it would be quite rational to choose to coöperate.
Please explain.