What started e-commerce
They say that the main engine of technological progress is pornography. They say that only thanks to her, the VHS format supplanted the more advanced Betacam from the market, and the Blu-ray format won HD DVD. Some even dare to assert that the Internet itself has become widespread due to the “strawberry”. Increasing the speed of access, laying of broadband channels, wireless networks, 3G, 4G - all for the same shameful reason.
But there is an alternative point of view. For example, the pioneer of IT journalism, John Markoff, writes in his book “What the dormouse says: how the counterculture of the 60s influenced the personal computer industry” : the very first commercial transaction on the Internet was the sale of a drug.
In the photo something like spinach. © Ted S Warren / AP
Much time has passed since then, but the drug industry, as the Silk Road example shows, continues to use the latest technological advances to stay a few steps ahead of the law.
Now, some particularly advanced users even ask themselves: is the synthesis of chemicals that have such properties as marijuana, but not included in the list of prohibited substances, is a violation of the law, writes The Guardian. Although it is known that such experiments on one's own body can lead to various injuries of the kidneys, the circulatory system and mental disorders.
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Nevertheless, technologies allow to synthesize all new and new formulas. In the past year alone, researchers have registered 73 new drugs on the market, which have been sold from nearly 700 sites in Europe. In many cases, law enforcement agencies can do nothing with sellers, because they did not have time to add the goods to the list of prohibited ones.
Scientists say that intruders are researching open source research in search of all substances that increase locomotor activity or serotonin / dopamine receptor activity. Most likely, these substances will work like drugs. And let them be checked only on rats so far - who cares about the drug industry? Modern young people happily act as laboratory gilts.
But there is an alternative point of view. For example, the pioneer of IT journalism, John Markoff, writes in his book “What the dormouse says: how the counterculture of the 60s influenced the personal computer industry” : the very first commercial transaction on the Internet was the sale of a drug.
In the photo something like spinach. © Ted S Warren / AP
“In 1971 or 1972, Stanford students used ARPANet accounts at the university’s artificial intelligence lab,” writes Markoff, “for a commercial deal with students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before Amazon, before eBay, the first act of e-commerce was the sale of a drug. The students used the Web to secretly arrange the purchase of an unspecified amount of marijuana. ”
Much time has passed since then, but the drug industry, as the Silk Road example shows, continues to use the latest technological advances to stay a few steps ahead of the law.
Now, some particularly advanced users even ask themselves: is the synthesis of chemicals that have such properties as marijuana, but not included in the list of prohibited substances, is a violation of the law, writes The Guardian. Although it is known that such experiments on one's own body can lead to various injuries of the kidneys, the circulatory system and mental disorders.
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Nevertheless, technologies allow to synthesize all new and new formulas. In the past year alone, researchers have registered 73 new drugs on the market, which have been sold from nearly 700 sites in Europe. In many cases, law enforcement agencies can do nothing with sellers, because they did not have time to add the goods to the list of prohibited ones.
Scientists say that intruders are researching open source research in search of all substances that increase locomotor activity or serotonin / dopamine receptor activity. Most likely, these substances will work like drugs. And let them be checked only on rats so far - who cares about the drug industry? Modern young people happily act as laboratory gilts.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/375013/
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