https://www.wired.com/story/north-korean-it-scammer-alert/

“DPRK IT workers can individually earn more than USD 300,000 a year in some cases, and teams of IT workers can collectively earn more than USD 3 million annually,” the alert warns. “DPRK IT workers provide a critical stream of revenue that helps fund the DPRK regime’s highest economic and security priorities, such as its weapons development program.”

  • MerryChristmas [any]
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    2 years ago

    I scammed my job out of so much money this year. Here's how I did it: I showed up, did the work, and these fucking idiots just gave me the money.

    I mean, not all of it - they took most of the value I created and funneled it back to the c-suite in the form of a dividend that I'll never see because I don't qualify for their stock benefits as a contract employee, and they're trying to get out of paying me at all with threats to deport me back to Korea. All in all not worth it, so I'll probably just start selling NFTs the next time I need a good scam.

    • ComradeSankara [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Wait till you hear about what just comes out of the fuckin ground - https://youtu.be/_pDTiFkXgEE

      • MerryChristmas [any]
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        2 years ago

        My buddy recently bought some farm land and is working on starting up a coop. The guy they're working with used to be involved in agricultural labor organizing, so I think they've got a shot at succeeding. I'm hoping I can get involved fulltime once I quit my current job - I just need to save up a bit to buy in.

        All the labor is done by co-owners, which is cool. I visited and a bunch of commies were arguing over whether an ethical agricultural coop was even viable under capitalism. It seemed like my kind of pipe dream.

      • D61 [any]
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        2 years ago

        Every time I click the link to this.. I always watch the whole thing.