Why? Did he plead guilty? I thought in NV it’s usually you plead guilty you get life, you don’t, needle city, population you?
Anyways this hit me hard. Obviously, this was many years ago, but I’m pretty sure I met Jeff German at the Riviera years back during Defcon. A friend of mine suggested doing a “poker tournament” (which is a strong word for eight people throwing in a set amount, reminded me more of a home game with better table service)
One of the players mentioned they were a journalist, one of the other players gave them shit about how Defcon doesn’t like ppl w/o press badges, and I backed him up that we aren’t at Defcon til we go past badge check, we’re in public, so maybe don’t brag about all the ways you avoid tax in a public venue then make vague insinuations at someone who seems to be a local trying to cut you a break…
We spoke a bit, I mentioned I’d arrived too late in the day for an electronic badge, and he offered to trade since he just wanted to attend (as a private citizen, not as a journalist apparently?)
Again, I might be completely mistaken, but it looks like it’s the same guy. He said he was a journalist but doesn’t cover computers.
(This was back before cell phones got smart and when they’d eject you instantly if you started taking photos.)
Anyways, if it is him, he was nice. Told us to check out the peppermill, traded badges, eventually got knocked out of our game and left. Good table etiquitte, polite, welcoming – more than can be said for a lot of local grinders.
