It does seem quite counterintuitive to pull this stunt in order to do something which could have been done quietly any night prior -- and do it under sudden, intense scrutiny.
Perhaps that's not what happened. Or perhaps there are additional parameters we aren't aware of.
Unknown. Usually, yes (for normal people), but I posited elsewhere that JA might have wanted to keep his "hot stuff" someplace he had control over, like in his own locked closet. (I'm pretty sure requests for downloads could be directed anywhere online.) Then he could destroy it if the need arose.
Why would you put the "hot stuff" in the coat closet at work, rather than say your house? If was doing something illegal, I would probably use a third site.
But we are now on a minor point. You don't need to stage some big news event, to delete files from your computer or switch computers or upgrade your hard drive.
What would you do if you had a hard drive that could put you in jail for years and in October people started speculating you were a criminal? I bet you come up with a dozen ways to remedy that within 5 minutes. None of which involved an armed intruder.
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AreWeSure ago
Hi, Pizzagate's been going on since October. Why do you need a guy in December to shoot your computer?
Is there an easier way to do this? Like buy a new computer, change your hard drive? Something like that?
ZalesMcMuffin ago
It does seem quite counterintuitive to pull this stunt in order to do something which could have been done quietly any night prior -- and do it under sudden, intense scrutiny.
Perhaps that's not what happened. Or perhaps there are additional parameters we aren't aware of.
AreWeSure ago
Also is the implication that this computer is their web server? Wouldn't that be at the hosting company?
ZalesMcMuffin ago
Unknown. Usually, yes (for normal people), but I posited elsewhere that JA might have wanted to keep his "hot stuff" someplace he had control over, like in his own locked closet. (I'm pretty sure requests for downloads could be directed anywhere online.) Then he could destroy it if the need arose.
AreWeSure ago
Why would you put the "hot stuff" in the coat closet at work, rather than say your house? If was doing something illegal, I would probably use a third site.
But we are now on a minor point. You don't need to stage some big news event, to delete files from your computer or switch computers or upgrade your hard drive.
What would you do if you had a hard drive that could put you in jail for years and in October people started speculating you were a criminal? I bet you come up with a dozen ways to remedy that within 5 minutes. None of which involved an armed intruder.
ZalesMcMuffin ago
I've made that very point more than once. A HDD fits inside a coat, a briefcase, or even a large pocket. No need for melodrama.