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This makes it seem like the guy who built it was a evil genius. I don't think he was - while I'm certain he's a smart guy, building a wide area trunked radio sy
by Aloha 7y ago
This makes it seem like the guy who built it was a evil genius. I don't think he was - while I'm certain he's a smart guy, building a wide area trunked radio system only really needs one thing, money. The rest is pretty easy.
- wil421 7y agoOr a guy with a gun to his head. The cartels have kidnapped engineers, enslaved them, and then murdered them.[1] [1]https://www.wired.com/2012/11/zeta-radio/ https://www.wired.com/2012/11/zeta-radio/
- nine_k 7y agoYou still need money to obtain equipment. IDK if stealing it is practical, but it might be.
- numismatex 7y agoDealing drugs, money is no problem. Nor is theft, or paying for things in say, cocaine. Or exchanging money for credit cards.
- joe_the_user 7y agoIndeed, acting as if the Zeta's rise came technological magic distracts from the point that all this is a product of the drug war and moreover, the approaches of the Zetas mirrored the approaches of the police and military - given the Zetas were ex police and military. The drug war has become mostly cynical and with those deeply involved not expecting it will ever change anything, not for the good. And it's easy to see this cynicism bleeding over to corruption.