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That would seem to mean either something went horribly and abruptly wrong with his scheme, or he forgot "and run". Which one are you postulating, and why?

gargarplex 13y ago
I am postulating that he looks guilty here. http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2014/03/27/business/dbpix-bitcoin-mt-gox2/dbpix-bitcoin-mt-gox2-tmagArticle.jpg http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2014/03/27/business/dbpi... And I can't tell you why. Maybe I'm projecting. But it's my gut intuition. Though is this not a category of thought that should be discerned via "fast thinking"? Are there any studies that compare test subjects' judgments of guilt, based on defendant photographs, to jury verdicts?
- nknighthb 13y ago
  Never serve on a jury.
  - gargarplex 13y ago
    Haha, oh man. Do you think the judge would let me cite this thread as evidence for why I should be excused? Also: you have a cognitive error, bud. I was a victim in this case; I would not be eligible for the jury. Fundamental attribution error http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error
    - nknighthb 13y ago
      Any jury, anywhere, for any case. People who think they can infer guilt from an utterly neutral facial expression captured in a still image are not fit to participate in any system of justice.
      - gargarplex 13y ago
        OK, that comment was mean. Are you aware of that? edit: hahahaha, all right, whatever. he still looks guilty to me. sorry if he's innocent. regardless, there is definitely a sentiment, and i voiced it. i don't regret contributing. maybe my tone or something could have been improved? i'm not sure, because i don't disagree with my actions.
        nknighthb 13y ago
        I'm not the one declaring someone guilty of serious crimes because they "look guilty".
        DanBC 13y ago
        ...but throwing around accusations of guilt of a criminal offence because of a photo is fine?
Crito 13y ago
With carefully staged incompetence, you can commit fail-safe theft (where if you are discovered, you can claim it was all an accident/a product of your incompetence/a misunderstanding). I've covered one way that this can work here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7302672 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7302672 If I were going to even attempt a theft as large as this (if in fact it was an attempted theft), I would make the scheme being fail-safe the highest priority. The scheme being fail-safe should be a higher priority than even the scheme working.

gargarplex 13y ago

I am postulating that he looks guilty here. http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2014/03/27/business/dbpix-bitcoin-mt-gox2/dbpix-bitcoin-mt-gox2-tmagArticle.jpg http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2014/03/27/business/dbpi... And I can't tell you why. Maybe I'm projecting. But it's my gut intuition. Though is this not a category of thought that should be discerned via "fast thinking"? Are there any studies that compare test subjects' judgments of guilt, based on defendant photographs, to jury verdicts?

nknighthb 13y ago
Never serve on a jury.
- gargarplex 13y ago
  Haha, oh man. Do you think the judge would let me cite this thread as evidence for why I should be excused? Also: you have a cognitive error, bud. I was a victim in this case; I would not be eligible for the jury. Fundamental attribution error http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error
  - nknighthb 13y ago
    Any jury, anywhere, for any case. People who think they can infer guilt from an utterly neutral facial expression captured in a still image are not fit to participate in any system of justice.
    - gargarplex 13y ago
      OK, that comment was mean. Are you aware of that? edit: hahahaha, all right, whatever. he still looks guilty to me. sorry if he's innocent. regardless, there is definitely a sentiment, and i voiced it. i don't regret contributing. maybe my tone or something could have been improved? i'm not sure, because i don't disagree with my actions.
      - nknighthb 13y ago
        I'm not the one declaring someone guilty of serious crimes because they "look guilty".
      - DanBC 13y ago
        ...but throwing around accusations of guilt of a criminal offence because of a photo is fine?

Crito 13y ago

With carefully staged incompetence, you can commit fail-safe theft (where if you are discovered, you can claim it was all an accident/a product of your incompetence/a misunderstanding). I've covered one way that this can work here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7302672 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7302672 If I were going to even attempt a theft as large as this (if in fact it was an attempted theft), I would make the scheme being fail-safe the highest priority. The scheme being fail-safe should be a higher priority than even the scheme working.