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He paid for it, but for what it's worth, it did not happen. Certainly not a good idea regardless... I do wonder about the name Dread Pirate Roberts though... I

by nthitz 13y ago

He paid for it, but for what it's worth, it did not happen. Certainly not a good idea regardless... I do wonder about the name Dread Pirate Roberts though... I feel there has to be at least one other DPR.

boyter 13y ago
Fictional character in the movie Princess Bride. Also the name of a pirate in the 2004 remake of Sid Meiers Pirates also mentioned the name "Dread Pirate Roberts", or fairly close to where the character Bart Roberts refered to himself as "The dread pirate Bart Roberts".
- nthitz 13y ago
  Right. And if you recall "It is revealed during the course of the story that Roberts is not one man, but a series of individuals who periodically pass the name and reputation to a chosen successor." (edit: from wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dread_Pirate_Roberts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dread_Pirate_Roberts but you should watch the movie :)
  - boyter 13y ago
    Which story is that in? Not in the linked article unless its being presented a different format for me. EDIT - Gotcha now. Never watched the movie, just familiar with the name being used a few times.
    - tedunangst 13y ago
      Princess Bride.
    - nthitz 13y ago
      ah, well in that case... Spoiler alert! It was one of my childhood favorites!
adamnemecek 13y ago
Supposedly there has been at least one another person who was the original founder and who was bought out by the dude they arrested. Lemme find sauce. EDIT: Here's something http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/08/14/meet-the-dread-pirate-roberts-the-man-behind-booming-black-market-drug-website-silk-road/2/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/08/14/meet-th...
- clarkm 13y ago
  In the complaint filed in SDNY, the FBI spends a couple pages detailing the reasons that they believe Silk Road only had one owner, and why the "sale" was just an attempt to confuse people.
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dwd 13y ago
Searching for someone called Cummerbund didn't go anywhere.
Aqueous 13y ago
morally, he is no better than a murderer.. our legal system is consequentialist, so the fact there wasn't a murder downgrades his conviction from actual murder to conspiracy to commit murder.

by nthitz 13y ago

boyter 13y ago

Fictional character in the movie Princess Bride. Also the name of a pirate in the 2004 remake of Sid Meiers Pirates also mentioned the name "Dread Pirate Roberts", or fairly close to where the character Bart Roberts refered to himself as "The dread pirate Bart Roberts".

nthitz 13y ago
Right. And if you recall "It is revealed during the course of the story that Roberts is not one man, but a series of individuals who periodically pass the name and reputation to a chosen successor." (edit: from wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dread_Pirate_Roberts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dread_Pirate_Roberts but you should watch the movie :)
- boyter 13y ago
  Which story is that in? Not in the linked article unless its being presented a different format for me. EDIT - Gotcha now. Never watched the movie, just familiar with the name being used a few times.
  - tedunangst 13y ago
    Princess Bride.
  - nthitz 13y ago
    ah, well in that case... Spoiler alert! It was one of my childhood favorites!

adamnemecek 13y ago

Supposedly there has been at least one another person who was the original founder and who was bought out by the dude they arrested. Lemme find sauce. EDIT: Here's something http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/08/14/meet-the-dread-pirate-roberts-the-man-behind-booming-black-market-drug-website-silk-road/2/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/08/14/meet-th...

clarkm 13y ago
In the complaint filed in SDNY, the FBI spends a couple pages detailing the reasons that they believe Silk Road only had one owner, and why the "sale" was just an attempt to confuse people.

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dwd 13y ago

Searching for someone called Cummerbund didn't go anywhere.

Aqueous 13y ago

morally, he is no better than a murderer.. our legal system is consequentialist, so the fact there wasn't a murder downgrades his conviction from actual murder to conspiracy to commit murder.