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Fun, failing to count how many times he said "I am an expert", I assume thats the basic tactic to survival in security consultant space but still.
by dolzenko 12y ago
Fun, failing to count how many times he said "I am an expert", I assume thats the basic tactic to survival in security consultant space but still.
- wrboyce 12y agoI would say you assume incorrectly, and this guy is just a tool.
- rjaco31 12y agoYeah, that pretty much undermined his speech..
- forgotAgain 12y agoI thought he pressed that point a little as well but assuming his lack of writing skills disqualifies his security opinion is a bit of a far jump to me.
- tvanantwerp 12y agoThe original charges against Ulbricht, as well as his defense attorney's responses, both include this kind of "I am an expert" language. This is most likely a convention of legal writing, not technical writing.
- dolzenko 12y agoNot quite, Silk Road document is using very neutral and "objective" kind of speech, c.f. "Based on my training and experience, Silk Road has emerged as the most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace on the Internet today." [0] [0] http://computersweden.idg.se/polopoly_fs/1.526338.1380735946!172773407-ulbricht-criminal-complaint-silk-road.pdf http://computersweden.idg.se/polopoly_fs/1.526338.1380735946...
- meowface 12y agoThis is actually a legal convention, not arrogance. Look at criminal complaints for other computer crimes (child pornography, hacking, etc.) and the language is identical.
- drdaeman 12y agoHm. "As an expert I can attest DPR sucked at opsec"¹ is a bit unconventional for a legal convention. ;) ¹) Not an exact quote, I know, I glued two sentences together and cut some parts.