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Re: The Looting of ShapeShift

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Post by pessimizer »

walrus01 wrote: post #48
cortesoft wrote: post #13

Man, calling a social security number a "social serfdom number" is really dumb and off putting. So is the continual reference to 'fiat money' constantly. I always love the irony of people so against the basic social contract are always so quick to turn to authorities when things predictably go wrong.

Whole article tl;dr: randian libertarian idealist buttcoin people are extremely surprised to discover that a black market economy turns out to actually contain real blackhats.

And that the banks aren't so dumb after all. Through centuries of experience, they have learned the secret that you need more than one employee.

BTW, currently looking for an Senior Infrastructure and Security Engineer/Manager position at a company that handles large amounts of money.

Re: The Looting of ShapeShift

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Post by homero »

vonklaus wrote: post #42
pessimizer wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No. There are Bobs everywhere. Do your job, and Bob doesn't rip you off. Leave Bob to the courts - blaming Bob is like blaming your dog for stealing your lunch, or a wave for soaking you on the shore. You will not hurt Bob's feelings. edit: Bob didn't betray you. Your friends and family betray you. Bob stole from you.

Semantics aside, if this story is to be believed the unknown hacker theif was even a bit put out by Bob. Especially if they guy robbed his employer after compromising & sabotaging key infrastructure and tech, then selling that to other people to exploit. I mean, that's baseline treachery right there. I like shapeshift and have used it a bit. If you(generic) hate them, alt currency, or the CEO, I think it is fair to s…

Alts are the crime. Plain and simple and vorhees is to blame

Re: The Looting of ShapeShift

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Post by imron »

readams wrote: post #40
moron4hire wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Background checks definitely do not cost a lot of money. I think it's in the $15 range.

Criminal background checks are actually surprisingly hard to do. There are cheap ones that will search a subset, but doing it thoroughly actually requires physically going to courthouses in the county for all prior addresses. Even then, you can miss records if they are in counties where the person doesn't live.

Either way, it's going to be cheaper than the hundred thousand dollars lost.

Re: The Looting of ShapeShift

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Post by flatline »

moron4hire wrote: post #26
TAForObvReasons wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are few positions that merit a hiring background check more than ones directly involving the financial transactions of a company. Even if it costs a lot of money, it is absolutely money well spent.

Background checks definitely do not cost a lot of money. I think it's in the $15 range.

Last I checked you're out about a grand for a semi-decent background check, one that would possibly have turned this up. Compared to the total cost of hiring someone that's peanuts.

Re: The Looting of ShapeShift

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Post by civilian »

cloudjacker wrote: post #23
cortesoft wrote: post #13

Man, calling a social security number a "social serfdom number" is really dumb and off putting. So is the continual reference to 'fiat money' constantly. I always love the irony of people so against the basic social contract are always so quick to turn to authorities when things predictably go wrong.

You might appreciate http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/l-p-d-libertaria...

Idk, I'm so tired of NewYorker-style liberal's attempt at humor about other political groups. It's disrespectful because they don't show that they've attempted to actually think about the issues, they're just knee-jerking with their emotions. Their treatment of Trump is similarly ridiculous. They're just waving their blueTribe flag as hard as they can.

And when liberals talk about Ayn Rand? It's like she's the worst depraved demon ever. But if you read some of her quotes, they're kind of motivational. Sure it can be a little too selfish, but I know a lot of people who would benefit if they internalized that THEY are the main driver in their own lives, rather than playing victim their whole life. http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/432.Ayn_Rand “If you don't know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.”

I've been watching the Rubin Report b/c Dave Rubin is a liberal that will actually fucking sit down and talk it out with someone on the otherside. Great show. https://www.youtube.com/user/RubinReport

Re: The Looting of ShapeShift

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Post by specialist »

civilian wrote: post #66
cloudjacker wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You might appreciate http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/l-p-d-libertaria...

Idk, I'm so tired of NewYorker-style liberal's attempt at humor about other political groups. It's disrespectful because they don't show that they've attempted to actually think about the issues, they're just knee-jerking with their emotions. Their treatment of Trump is similarly ridiculous. They're just waving their blueTribe flag as hard as they can. And when liberals talk about Ayn Rand? It's like she's the worst…

"I'm so tired of NewYorker-style liberal's attempt at humor about other political groups."

Too soon?

From Rubin's wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Rubin

"regressive left"

The regressive what? According to Rubin, there's a bunch of liberals defending atrocities done in the name of Islam.

I'm just about the most left-wing person I know, very involved in politics, and no one I've met is an apologist for haters.

Edit: Okay. I had to watch a Rubin episode, just in case. Because you know, he might not be a whackjob. Chosen randomly:

Julie Lenarz and Dave Rubin: Brussels, Terrorism, Immigration Crisis (Full Interview) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLfxJPJDzMo

I stopped at 1:20 when he stated that many on the far-left endorse terrorism. Which is apparently the intellectual equivalent of when conservatives paint all Muslims as terrorists.

No worries. Just added Rubin to my ever growing twit filter. Thanks for the tip.

Re: The Looting of ShapeShift

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Post by [deleted] »

cortesoft wrote: post #13

Man, calling a social security number a "social serfdom number" is really dumb and off putting. So is the continual reference to 'fiat money' constantly. I always love the irony of people so against the basic social contract are always so quick to turn to authorities when things predictably go wrong.

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Re: The Looting of ShapeShift

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Post by [deleted] »

cortesoft wrote: post #13

Man, calling a social security number a "social serfdom number" is really dumb and off putting. So is the continual reference to 'fiat money' constantly. I always love the irony of people so against the basic social contract are always so quick to turn to authorities when things predictably go wrong.

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Re: The Looting of ShapeShift

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Post by Nutmog »

readams wrote: post #40
moron4hire wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Background checks definitely do not cost a lot of money. I think it's in the $15 range.

Criminal background checks are actually surprisingly hard to do. There are cheap ones that will search a subset, but doing it thoroughly actually requires physically going to courthouses in the county for all prior addresses. Even then, you can miss records if they are in counties where the person doesn't live.

This surprises me about America. Other countries have national criminal record databases. Is it that America hasn't spent the money to build one, or that counties/states/police stations don't want to share information, or that they're not allowed to share information?
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