How the Web Makes a Real-Life Breaking Bad Possible 194
gallifreyan99 writes "The real revolution in drugs isn't Silk Road—it's the open web. Thanks to the net, almost anyone with a basic handle on chemistry can design, manufacture and sell their own narcotics, and in most cases the cops are utterly unable to stop them. This piece is kind of crazy: the writer actually creates a new powerful-but-legal stimulant based on a banned substance, and gets a Chinese lab to manufacture it."
Oh my god, it's full of information (Score:5, Funny)
The internet has information on it. We'll bring you the latest as this story unfolds.
Re:Oh my god, it's full of information (Score:3, Funny)
The internet kind of has information on it. We'll actually bring you the latest as this story unfolds.
FTFY, kind of in the style of the actual summary.
(Apologies, kind of. Poor writing style actually annoys me.)
Re:Oh my god, it's full of information (Score:5, Funny)
I am so like totally with you on that one.
Re:Federal Analog Act? (Score:5, Funny)
You don't read the right kind of websites. The reason why the coke business is thriving is that it has the blessing of the Secret Government who has agents in South America injecting a DNA marker in the raw product so drug users can be detected and prevented from joining the Secret Government. This strategy was inspired by the bomb-sniffing dogs who actually can't detect bombs but rather are sensitive to a specific compound injected in the explosives for the purpose of detection.
As for designer drugs (aka the generics of the illegal drug trade): they are a shameful byproduct of greed and are standing in the way of chemical innovation by depriving mainstream drug labs from a large proportion of the revenue they should get. Like the Goophone.
Re:Its people with addictive personalities (Score:4, Funny)
You know that you would and there is no point pretending otherwise.
Re:Its people with addictive personalities (Score:4, Funny)
I dunno man. I'm on my third cup this morning, and if I were told I couldn't have my fourth without smoking some pole, I'd be tempted.