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Steve Wozniak used to tip from printed sheets of $2 bills

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Re: Steve Wozniak used to tip from printed sheets of $2 bills

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Post by crispyambulance »

dist1ll wrote: post #36
yreg wrote: post #3

> [The Secret Service agent] asked my for some picture ID. I have some fake photo ID's that a friend made for me years before, when we could make realistic photo ID's from our computers. Almost nobody else could do this because printers weren't good enough. But I had an expensive early generation dye sublimation printer and made some fake ID's for fun. I had one favorite fake ID that I'd used for almost every airplan…

Isn't it pretty irresponsible to commit a felony while you have a daughter and wife to take care of? I find his nonchalant delivery quite jarring. I don't understand what's going through his head here.

It was a different era, people were more cool and playful back then.

Re: Steve Wozniak used to tip from printed sheets of $2 bills

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Post by O__________O »

Related US Mint page for $2 bill sheets:

https://catalog.usmint.gov/paper-currency/uncut-currency/?&p...

Basically he tells story in a way that average person assume he’s printing fake bills, when in reality he’s just cutting and binding sets of uncut bills into a notepad.

Lying to a federal investigator though is a federal crime and one that’s frequently resulted in prison sentences.

Worth noting that Jobs & Woz first product was actually a device to make illegal free calls:

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/10/steve-jobs-f...

Re: Steve Wozniak used to tip from printed sheets of $2 bills

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Post by ramraj07 »

crispyambulance wrote: post #41
dist1ll wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Isn't it pretty irresponsible to commit a felony while you have a daughter and wife to take care of? I find his nonchalant delivery quite jarring. I don't understand what's going through his head here.

It was a different era, people were more cool and playful back then.

Not to mention not looking like a minority was a fairly strong shield back then and even is today.

Re: Steve Wozniak used to tip from printed sheets of $2 bills

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Post by _nalply »

PaulRobinson wrote: post #30
incone123 wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If this isn't something tellers see quite regularly, then what do other cruise passengers do? I asked for a lot of £5 (smallest denomination note in UK) at the bank once because I was going to a music festival (before mobile card payment was routine). They asked me casually why I wanted them and I explained. Seems to be a Know Your Customer thing.

If they can't just give you the money they have on hand (perhaps deposited by other customers), you are increasing the cost of the transaction for them. Cash is expensive. People complain about card transactions, but wait until you need to deal with cash deposits and withdrawals regularly - that adds up quick, and is the main reason why a lot of businesses in the UK have moved to card only since the pandemic. It's al…

Why does offering payment reduce crime?

In my jurisdiction it is enough if it is evident that you intent to steal something. Theft can only be prosecuted if there is intent. Usually if they suspect someone shoplifting they wait and spring the trap when there are enough clues, for example someone briskly walking to the exit.

One story: My wife got stopped in a departement store because she took an item in a sub-shop in the underground floor. It's not a mall. Then she went upstairs to look for more things to shop. The police was there after a short time. This means the shoplifting surveillance system has already sent out an alert to the police when my wife was on the stairs, because employees aren't allowed to hold people. But my wife didn't walk briskly to the exit but strolled around and when stopped she told them she wanted to pay for all things together. The police people even laughed and the employee directed my wife back downstairs to pay.

Re: Steve Wozniak used to tip from printed sheets of $2 bills

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Post by ramraj07 »

Asooka wrote: post #38
dist1ll wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Isn't it pretty irresponsible to commit a felony while you have a daughter and wife to take care of? I find his nonchalant delivery quite jarring. I don't understand what's going through his head here.

No less irresponsible than charging a man with a felony over an obvious joke.

How is using fake IDs to board airplanes a joke? Only because we are mostly sure this particular man is an innocent manchild, but how exactly does that generalize?

Re: Steve Wozniak used to tip from printed sheets of $2 bills

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Post by cardanome »

I don't get the humor.

Oh, look, that was so funny putting myself into a situation that most people would be scared shitless to be in and might not have ended well for them! Let's just waste everyone's time so they can humor me on a joke! I am such an edgy rich white guy! A real hacker!

What an absolute tool.

Re: Steve Wozniak used to tip from printed sheets of $2 bills

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Post by mertd »

yreg wrote: post #3

> [The Secret Service agent] asked my for some picture ID. I have some fake photo ID's that a friend made for me years before, when we could make realistic photo ID's from our computers. Almost nobody else could do this because printers weren't good enough. But I had an expensive early generation dye sublimation printer and made some fake ID's for fun. I had one favorite fake ID that I'd used for almost every airplan…

He is a true hacker. He simply had to find out if his exploit worked on the secret service.

I love the story.

Re: Steve Wozniak used to tip from printed sheets of $2 bills

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Post by crispyambulance »

ramraj07 wrote: post #46
Asooka wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No less irresponsible than charging a man with a felony over an obvious joke.

How is using fake IDs to board airplanes a joke? Only because we are mostly sure this particular man is an innocent manchild, but how exactly does that generalize?

It was the mid 80's, well before 9-11. Airport security was far more lax. Everything was far more lax. There was no way to easily verify ID anyway.
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