The Ultimate Counterfeiter Isn’t a Crook — He’s an Artist
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#2TL;DR version: an after-the-fact account of how a man counterfeited millions all in the pursuit of "art". It makes for a romantic story, if nothing else -- although it certainly is not as sexy as the Leonardo DiCaprio/Tom Hanks Catch Me If You Can version.
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#3Title is misleading. It's a great story however.
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#4Does anyone else have difficulties reading articles written this way - structured as Hollywood movies, with artificially built-up suspense and all? I feel patronized all the time, trying to get to the "meat" of the article, just finding "next page" link instead.
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#5I am amazed that paper banknotes have remained even vaguely counterfeit-resistant for so long. It seems like a very difficult problem, given modern technology; the capital costs of an intaglio press and great plates are high, but some kind of CNC milling should be able to produce equivalents at some point.
The NK superbills are still as far as I know the best quality.
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#6I would also recommend the book The Art of Making Money : The Story Of A Master Counterfeiter by Jason Kerstan.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1052267...
http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-Making-Money-Counterfeiter/dp/...
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#8I am amazed that paper banknotes have remained even vaguely counterfeit-resistant for so long. It seems like a very difficult problem, given modern technology; the capital costs of an intaglio press and great plates are high, but some kind of CNC milling should be able to produce equivalents at some point. The NK superbills are still as far as I know the best quality.
Crazy to think about NK as one of the most backward vile 3rd world despots, but so capable in certain areas.
I would think that EVERY tech innovation/resource/capability is really a proxy service of China, Russia, Iran, etc...
There is no way they would have the tools to do what hey do on a range of fronts if they were not used as a proxy by these other nations.
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#9Does anyone else have difficulties reading articles written this way - structured as Hollywood movies, with artificially built-up suspense and all? I feel patronized all the time, trying to get to the "meat" of the article, just finding "next page" link instead.
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#10Does anyone else have difficulties reading articles written this way - structured as Hollywood movies, with artificially built-up suspense and all? I feel patronized all the time, trying to get to the "meat" of the article, just finding "next page" link instead.
I feel the same. I don't care about the biography of the person being investigated, I just want to know the stuff related to the meat of the article. For instance, I don't want to know about this man's passion for Andy Warhol. Or that previous article about a woman who stood up against Citibank: I really didn't care about her love for horses and that she's a cowgirl or whatever.
But that's just a pointless rant, and I only share it because you raised the question. The appropriate way to deal with this would be to identify authors who tend to write in this style, and avoid reading them. I don't pretend they're bad, it's just their style doesn't fit my tastes.