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2 worlds explored that I’ll never enter
There are two Forbes articles this year that are quite fascinating because they take me into worlds I’ll never see which are far away in a solar system that I’ll never approach. An Interview With A...
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Followup on one of the worlds I’ll never visit
I previously mentioned 2 worlds explored that I’ll never enter. One of those worlds has been closed until further notice. The alleged mastermind behind the website Silk Road is now in federal custody....
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More good stuff on the open frontiers – 9/23
Several fun articles on the open frontier of privately designed and funded space flight. Lacking any convenient place to comment on worlds far away that I can only see with the telescope of a feature...
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Mr. “Worlds far away”, please let me introduce Mr. “Natural experiment in...
I have multiple interests on this blog. As is extremely obvious, I have been captivated by the energy revolution created by horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. Have also been fascinated by...
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Some data points on pricing in newly legal recreational marijuana. We can...
Comments by a reader of my blog informed me that wholesale prices of state-legal-federally-illegal recreational marijuana have dropped dramatically. That got me to wondering what has happened to the...
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More on weird worlds far away I’ll never visit. Two federal agents allegedly...
Sometimes things go so weird you just gotta’ laugh. Satire site Onion is yet again outdone by reality. Would you otherwise think this was satire? Two federal agents allegedly ripped off Silk Road,...
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More weird stories from worlds far away I’ll never visit
One thread of discussions on this blog are worlds far away that I’ll never approach within distance of a light year. The only way I can get a glimpse of those places is with the super long distance...
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We can change alleged to confessed when talking about the corrupt DEA...
This post continues the coverage of worlds far away I’ll never visit. It is also in the you can’t make this stuff up category. I previously discussed a federal DEA agent investigating Silk Road who...
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Second federal agent pleads guilty to stealing bitcoins from Silk Road
Two federal law enforcement officers have now entered guilty pleas to charges they stole bitcoins from the Silk Road site while they were part of the investigation of the site. Other articles on Silk...
View ArticleHow do you make moral decisions if you have no frame of reference other than...
What is the relative moral ranking of people selling the following illegal products: Marijuana Cocaine Heroin Weapons Explosives Lethal poisons Harvested body parts Early in the growth of the Silk...
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While developing Silk Road, Mr. Ulbricht had a girlfriend, whom I won’t name. She knew he was raising and selling dope on the website and broke up when he would not end his involvement with the site....
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Let’s see where he ended up with this Be-Your-Own-God routine. The feds busted one recipient of a pound of cocaine. He was a moderator on the Silk Road site. The feds kept this guy under wraps. Dread...
View ArticleThe power of rationalization when you have no frame of reference other than...
The frightening power of rationalization is clearly on display in the story of Ross Ulbricht, also known as Dread Pirate Roberts, as he developed the Silk Road website where you could buy anything you...
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This is the second of two posts describing the frightening power of rationalization on display in the story of Ross Ulbricht, also known as Dread Pirate Roberts, as he developed the Silk Road website...
View ArticleWhere did one guy wind up by making moral decisions with no moral frame of...
How far did he go? So as a result of running the drug bazaar called Silk Road, where did Ross Ulbricht wind up with his efforts to forcibly legalize drugs and simultaneously remove God from His throne...
View ArticleIt didn’t end well for two of the feds investigating Silk Road. The tale of...
Two of the feds working on the Silk Road investigation went rogue. That did not turn out well for them. This is part 7 of a discussion of Silk Road, as described in, American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for...
View ArticleThe Silk Road perps. Where are they now? Part 8.
This is part 8 of a discussion of Silk Road, as described in American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road, written by Nick Bilton. To learn how these three...
View ArticleFinal thoughts on the tale of Silk Road. Part 9.
This is the 9th and final part of a discussion of Silk Road, as discussed in American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road, written by Nick Bilton. For the longer...
View ArticleThe story on Silk Road, an on-line drug bazaar, shows the power of...
The sad tale of Ross Ulbricht and his on-line drug bazaar called Silk Road is a good study of the outer limits of how far rationalization can carry a person. It is also a frightening illustration of...
View ArticleSilk Road perps. The last one has been extradicted and is awaiting trial.
There are only a few loose ends on the massive on-line drug bazaar called Silk Road. Actually, you could buy weapons, human organs, explosives, and even a contract killing on the site along with any...
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