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Not really. He fell for an obvious honeypot, eventually figured it out and went to the FBI, and now thinks that makes him an expert in intelligence operations.
by Analemma_ 7y ago
Not really. He fell for an obvious honeypot, eventually figured it out and went to the FBI, and now thinks that makes him an expert in intelligence operations. He's completely unaware of how ridiculous he looks, and talking like he's James Bond when he's really Brad Pitt in Burn After Reading.
- W-Stool 7y agoExcellent Cohen brothers reference.
- SI_Rob 7y agoAbout a year ago I attended a talk he gave at the CATO institute (long story, but with Bitcoin) regarding this TZero project and something called Medici which I now forget the purpose of, in part because his wooden mannerisms and appearance were bizarre and distracting. He dressed not at all like Bond, but exactly like a Bond villain. His tall gangly frame was compressed into this drab grey and nearly seamless tailored pantsuit sort of thing. Picture something Kim Jong Un would wear minus any pockets or visible buttons, topped by a stiff looking mandarin collar. His delivery, while emphatic, was monotonous and repetitive. It was like watching an animatronic version of himself.
- kelnos 7y agoI think it's a bit unfair to label the situation an "obvious honeypot". You weren't there, and neither was I. What seems obvious in hindsight often is far from that back at the start of it all, especially when emotion is involved. (Agreed that his recent cloak-and-dagger routine is a bit silly, though.)