While I agree on the core idea, I found the way you went about saying it pretty embarrassing.
Readit Newstracedddd commented on I am a SOTA 0-shot classifier of your slop christopherkrapu.com/blog... · Posted by u/ckrapu
tracedddd commented on Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison cnn.com/business/live-new... · Posted by u/misiti3780
The difference between opinions in this thread is interesting.
I think it's mainly because some see a punishment as revenge and others as correction.
But, as user publius_0xf3 is showing, revenge does not work. The victims don't get their money back.
If this sentence is used as correction I also think it does not work. Would such a correction really take 25 years? His life is over. I don't see how such a long time is helpful to him, to his victims and to society.
What do you think about it being a preventative measure against future SBFs?
It seems pretty likely this was an intentional leak meant as a viral outrage based advertising campaign. The content is not just ridiculous but also underdeveloped for someone who actually believed it. And since I'm now reading it here on HN I suppose it worked.
tracedddd commented on Epic Games Hackers Say They Faked the Whole Thing thegamer.com/epic-games-h... · Posted by u/croes
So surprising...
Their approach was quite unique, though. It surprises me how hackers trust each other enough to send money without proof, especially in an environment where you're expected not to trust anybody.
It’s just not a lot of money in most cases. Often in the hundred to few thousand range. And there is usually a data sample, such as the schema and the first 100 rows, or a demo. Of course, those aren’t strict guarantees but it does make faking it all more difficult.
tracedddd commented on Epic Games Hackers Say They Faked the Whole Thing thegamer.com/epic-games-h... · Posted by u/croes
The only alternative I can think of is to use escrow, which probably isn’t attractive for illegal activities and still requires trust.
Escrow was pretty popular on Raidforums, high reputation forum users would not only escrow transactions directly but also do things like pseudo-publicly validate or invalidate claims by checking a sellers data or tools against their own collections (presumably the benefits of being a professional hacker escrow and seeing lots of data).
"About 2% of the total went to alcohol, cigarettes and drug expenses — the largest portion of which was cigarettes"
I'm pretty sure that the average American spends more than 2% of their income on drugs.
I have a hard time believing that’s a legitimate statistic. Even being a normal daily smoker would equate to a lot more than 2%.
tracedddd commented on Tesla Cybertruck Pricing and Specs tesla.com/cybertruck/desi... · Posted by u/futureisnow23
What surprised me is the "order with card" choice. I haven't bought a new car in a while, but is it normal to be defaulted to putting a $100,000 purchase on a credit card?
Edit: Nevermind, it's a $250 deposit on a later $100,000 purchase.
That’s because it’s for the $250 deposit.
Once the data is stolen, you just consider it as leaked. It's just a matter of time before it goes online, ransom or not.
I know that’s what one would expect, but it’s not true. Many large ransomware distributors have a solid record of keeping their word and established relationships with the negotiation firms. Trustworthiness and honesty lead to more payouts and they have no interest in your data or doing you harm, just getting paid.
Why would you think it was a federal law domain? The federal government is technically only allowed to do what is granted in the Constitution. The 10th amendment says anything else is left to the states. Last I checked nothing in the constitution mentioned the internet. Not that the federal government lets that stand in their way.
I don’t know the specifics of federal authority when it comes to internet, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it fell under interstate commerce, which is how they justify federal drug laws.