I meant to say "a" stale. But wait, that's not all....
Tim wrote: > Don't hire a single lawyer. As soon as even a single lawyer is hired, > you're lost. Because it means you're thinking in terms of using the > legal system, of striking business deals with those whose products you > napster, and with working within the system. > > Not hiring a single lawyer, not even _consulting_ with a lawyer, means > you are fully aware of how much you are relying on the laws of > mathematics rather than the laws of men. "I find your lack of faith disturbing." -- Darth Vader What happens if you break the laws of mathematics? Do fractions with guns chase you? Do you get put in a random number prison? Or, does couching a choice of law between the "laws of men," and "the laws of mathematics" smack of some fallacy? Not hiring a single lawyer, not even _consulting_ (emphasis his) a lawyer, more truly means you are a complete moron and disdain even calculated risk. If you break the law by a significant act in that direction, you set your own hook for co-option, especially in espionage. I don't see a marketplace opportunity in an espionage Black Net. In high-tempo complex event streams with changing decision-makers, shifting goal-setting, interveners, variable resources, etc. -- the advantage to be gained by competitors (of any sort) more truly lies elsewhere. Mere secrets no longer offer the edge, because they offer a short half-life of decision-relevance. Now, 3 days to 3 months, and it grows shorter. Few competitors have decision-utility in terms of capability and readiness to take advantage of "secrets." Most of the information you need is open source, or can be gained by acumen with low-risk. Add in the traitor element and the "go to jail" consideration, and it looks like a no-go to me. (Espionage is more traditionally called treason, BTW. It's even in the Constitution.) But, hey, a man should feel free to make his own decisions, just like Tim tells him to. ~~Aimee ------- > Tim, lay off the maskirovka will ya? > > I'm tired of the snitch-jacket, and it's an stale narrative. > > Besides, imaginative bias and perceptual predispositions can be > used to lead > a person, or a group, to form erroneous conclusions without resorting to > dezinformatsia.
