Speaking from experience (myself), I did my time at a camp (10mnths), then like 2 months at a hold over in Dublin (I got violated at Oakland's halfway house, because I had an iPhone and I was creating a program on it).
In all honesty, I think Weev pissed off the wrong people. If I remember right, didn't he even release emails on politicians. So of course the BOP will lean towards appeasing the parties (gov officials) that can make changes. Being in the hole is unusual for him, since he was non-violent, unless he showed up intoxicated (media articles and people for that matter tend to leave out details).
I know it's the beginning of his sentence, but there's nothing you can do...start reading, working out, and writing code (that's what I did). Oh, and everyone in there seems to be studying commodities and currencies (doesn't hurt, cause getting a job will be hard).
ADDED: just read weev's wiki, the feds hated him, I heard (thankfully heard), the transfer center he went to (Federal Transfer Center, Oklahoma City) is NOT somewhere you want to EVER be. And I was told not to talk to the media while I was doing my case (didn't help that Wired and every other tech blog was calling)
BTW @downandout, your terms sounds like you know too.
> In all honesty, I think Weev pissed off the wrong people.
Pissing off people is what Weev does, and every step along the way, pissing off people is what got him there. And he'll probably keep on doing it, because it's Weev and not just some average "difficult person", he's really really good at it.
I don't know what that means, it probably won't make things any easier for him.
An example is, I was assigned a counselor in there (everyone is), and if you piss them off, they can take away who you can have contact with and how much good time credit you'll get, or when an "opening," at a halfway house is.
Stay quiet and keep to yourself...to build on my earlier post... the program I was making on my iphone at the halfway house that violated my time there was just a probability and statistics auto trade program for forex. I got told on from inside by someone because I didn't want to plug them in on it. The person who decided if I stay or not, looked at the code, looked at my offense, and assumed I was doing dirt...handed my iphone to secret service (who gave it back to me when I got out).
So for Weev's sake, I hope he simmers down. It'll be easier, he'll get out of the shoe, get out early, and be trolling in no time.
So what you saying is, going to prison (for a non-tech related crime) is a good way to become a (better) programmer. No distractions, very clear time schedule, no distraction by everyday bs etc.
Not at all. What everyone does when they're inside, really depends on their own character. Some people work out, others read, become overly religious, study commodities (and trade from inside).
I wrote code to keep to myself, to distract me from missing my fiance and kids...and what else could I do when I got out, I lost my honor.
In all honesty, I think Weev pissed off the wrong people. If I remember right, didn't he even release emails on politicians. So of course the BOP will lean towards appeasing the parties (gov officials) that can make changes. Being in the hole is unusual for him, since he was non-violent, unless he showed up intoxicated (media articles and people for that matter tend to leave out details).
I know it's the beginning of his sentence, but there's nothing you can do...start reading, working out, and writing code (that's what I did). Oh, and everyone in there seems to be studying commodities and currencies (doesn't hurt, cause getting a job will be hard).
ADDED: just read weev's wiki, the feds hated him, I heard (thankfully heard), the transfer center he went to (Federal Transfer Center, Oklahoma City) is NOT somewhere you want to EVER be. And I was told not to talk to the media while I was doing my case (didn't help that Wired and every other tech blog was calling)
BTW @downandout, your terms sounds like you know too.