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Too Much Free Time

by Mike Masnick

Fri, Aug 27th 1999 4:51pm





Threatening to Blow up Microsoft and IBM for Fun and for Profit

from the ultra-new-business-models dept

Here's a way to raise some money: threaten to blow up IBM and Microsoft unless they give you $5 million. It probably involves less strings than raising money from a VC and is less difficult than successfully day trading your way to millions. However, downsides include getting arrested, spending long periods of time in jail, and never actually getting the money.

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    The downside seems a bit too much

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    Anonymous Coward, Aug 27th, 1999 @ 6:29pm

    We *ARE* coming into the cold months. Perhaps he wanted someplace warm to stay.

    I think I'd find a place to rent 1st.

    (and if he did believe he'd get money, my faith in human stupidity is renewed.)

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    feeding morons

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    bart, Aug 28th, 1999 @ 3:15pm

    No one could argue that this guy is all that bright. My qeustion is will the penalty fit the crime. Life in prison is an option in this case. I really feel that this guy is a harmless crank who could not follow up on his threats even if he had military support. I do not know about anyone else but I do not want my tax dollars spent on feeding, clothing and housing this buffoon in a federal prison.

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