2 February 2022 Wednesday
Jack woke up in the morning with a massive headache he started swearing and when he stood up from the couch he remembered he was not in his own house but Mike’s apartment he started for the bathroom and relieved himself after doing that he went to the kitchen for coffee where he met mike who was smirking in his direction. Jack asked him why was he smirking then mike proceeded to tell him that he may have scored a date with the teacher. Jake asked, “Do you mean Aarti Malik?”
Yes
Did she finally take pity on you and gave you a pity date instead of a petty fuck?
You, Jack, are a grade 1 asshole, and no she did not take pity on me we had a long conversation when you were drinking like a drum about the harmful effects of overindulging, and after she gave me her number, and confirmed the date on Sunday. Jack asked if he was going for lunch at his mom's house to which he replied yes and I am not talking to the lunch otherwise she may never see me again after being grilled by mom.
Jack said his leave to Mike and called a Taxi for his house. On arriving home he goes to Jerry's room and watches as Jerry is playing his drunken videos on the screen.
What are you doing Jerry?
I am studying human behavior by watching this fool who is drunk and doing unreasonable things
Kerry, don't use sarcasm on me and how did you get videos of me drunk telling me you did not hack everyone's phone.
Why would I do that your brother was kind enough to post this video on social media and I am going to enjoy watching them?
Okay looks like you don't have any more work to do so it means you have listed all options for your upgrades and mine.
Yes, I have done so. which ones I should list first.
Mine obviously
Okay Mr.selfish
* Your body needs exercise for some ideal muscle mass ratio. You are not fat but that is due to your genes not exercise. In other words, you are out of shape.
* You need to buy guns and manage to get a concealed carry permit for New york.
* You also need to work on your gun and driving skills.
* We will also need to do some genetic research for perfecting your body and may have to change some parts with prosthetics.
Okay to all but the prosthetics.
But prosthetics will work better
Jerry just chalk it up as irrational.
Okay now for my upgrades.
* We will need to find some high-grade servers for me.
* Also, need a better net connection where I won't have to be mindful of bandwidth
* Need your permission to update the software of my servers so they will be 10% energy efficient and 30% faster
* We will need to start working on quantum computers and as a stop-gap measure, we will need to acquire a supercomputer.
What do you mean by software upgrade you can increase all that with new software?
Yes, I can, the energy efficiency was the side effect.
So you can write software that can do the same thing for efficiency
Yes let's take a look yes it is viable efficiency will improve by 25% but the speed will not be increased in a meaningful way.
You just wrote the software that can do that in just seconds.
It was just small changes in my earlier software but it took me 5 minutes to write the earlier software.
Okay just run both software in a simulated run and find me the effect on hardware.
Okay, I can do that but what are you thinking?
I think we can solve both server and bandwidth problems with a simple solution now that I am out of a job now I can start a company that will provide server hostings and software that will increase the energy efficiency or make them faster we will revolutionize the whole business just run how much it is worth and how much we can corner in which we will supply both software and hardware and also do projections for the software.
Severe business is worth upwards of 90 billion and we can corner 2-5 % of the market if we will release our software exclusively to our choice companies. and for software, if we play our cards right we can get 50% or more of the market.
What about those hardware runs?
I think they will deteriorate at least 5% of their total life.
Can you bring it to zero?
Yes but the efficiency version comes down to 15% and the other version is 20 % faster and has 5% more power consumption.
That is wonderful.
How much time do you think will be the reasonable speed for me = to code all this in software?
Approximately 15 days.If done all right if we are being careful.
Okay, start coding it in my style in a 15 days time frame. Now for guns can you get me the conceal carry permit without hacking and attracting attention.
You can always bribe some overworked government official. There is some chat on the dark web about a guy who can get a legitimate concealed carry permit for 5000$ dollars.
Jesus, is everything in the country for sale?
I don’t think they will let you purchase the White House but you can buy that by pouring money into the ad campaigns media buys etc.
Okay let's end this monotony which guns should I buy except the 9 mm I have
You should look into a.45 colt, sig Sauer p250 9 mm
AR-15, single bolt action sniper, and a semi-auto sniper
Also a tactical vest and kevlar
That is some serious armament I don't want to get flagged for some mass shooting the guy is out of the job and starts purchasing guns.
We can do it after the investigation but for accuracy and exercise, we have to start today. Just go to the shooting range highlighted on the map on your phone and take your wireless earphone with you so I can talk to you.
What problems do you think we have in way of our goals
* Nuclear bombs
* Inequality
* Energy resources
* E-waste
* Terrorists
* Dictatorships
* United Nation inefficiency
* The disparity in income between people living in third-world countries
That is a very long list and Jerry which do you think we should start with.
My vote will be for nuclear bombs others are long-term issues and can be dealt with even if we reach the brink but if a nuclear bomb goes off it will be game over.
But realistically we don't have the resources and a network to do something about it so we are gonna maintain an eye on it and make sure that there will be no miscommunication or other bullshit. I think we should focus on waste.
Okay, Jerry, I agree but I would also like to add energy resources to it I don't want you to build a fusion reactor small things like battery technology improve fuel cells so the efficiency of vehicles increases, and normal people view these results.
What I can do but how do you want to do these things? We can do them by encouraging other people to develop these things but we have zero control over the results. or we can do all these things ourselves and attract very unwanted attention
How about for starters we identify the people who have developed the tech or are about to develop the technology then encourage them from backgrounds like publishing research papers for the problem they may be facing. For these situations, we only help those people who are working for non-profit organizations or public universities, or people who have a history of opening their work under reasonable conditions.
And as for developing them ourselves, that is a risk we can not take, but we will revisit in a year. For now, we will just buy and invest in promising individuals using the money we get from the US government from your drug-busting project.
That is a reasonable plan I would like to add a point how about we make an alternating identity of me as Jerry and remain anonymous behind lots of shell companies and do legitimate business with the money provided by the US government we can also start trading in the stock market and get funds for our projects and takeovers of new companies.
Won't we have to provide proof of identity for a brokerage account?
Now we can do this by opening offshore accounts in Panama and the British Virgin Islands. There, we would set up an offshore company and open bank accounts in that country. We just have to make sure that our bank has access to our stock market and also other exchanges around the world. Then we pay taxes and the government can't do anything to us since the main problem with this type of arrangement is funding and since the government will be paying it, it all will be legitimate.
Okay do it and what about legal do you think Carlos Mendoza would like to work for us?
Highly unlikely but if we can persuade him that we are not one of the cartel bosses then who knows?
Jack was feeling very relieved that they had a good plan for everything and can start acting on it right away. by that he remembered that he had to go to the gun range.
He called a taxi and it took 40 minutes to reach the range but it was large. He assumed Jerry selected this for sniper practice. He started at the counter where an old man was smoking cigarettes. He asked if anyone was offering lessons in snipers and long-range shooting. All he got was a stink eye and direction to the gun range no 6. He arrived at the gun range and there was his high school friend Todd was standing he said “hello Todd”
“Hello Jack, what are you doing here? If I remember right, you took computer science for college. Did you get bored having to sit at your desk all day?”
Yes, I took computer science and no, I do not get bored by sitting at a desk all day. How have you been and how come you are teaching sniper shooting if I remember right you were very bad at math?
Buddy, long story short, joined the marines and they beat the math in my head after joining so I can shoot a bullet right after one tour and now I am at home. I just thought about teaching some of these guys how to at least shoot in the right direction and earn some extra cash for Sundays.
We are expecting a baby in 2 months so every little bit helps?
Congratulations man! Where are you working nowadays?
Joined the NYPD and became a detective. Where are you working for some big tech firm I bet?
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No working for the FBI let's just say was
How come I left the job?
No, you know the hacking attempt 2 days ago right?
Don't tell me you pulled that shit off
No I didn't do it but I discovered a mistake by the hacker and when I was examining my co-worker also discovered it and she rushed in and fell into the trap left by the hacker. That was when the trap sprung and that video of your boss was released. So some higher-up needed someone to blame so we both got suspended without pay and there is an inquiry on 10th Feb.
Man, that was some serious shit. Did you get a lawyer otherwise man I think you can be railroaded?
Yes, I got a lawyer to remember my aunt Laureen. She and her friend are representing me and my colleague.
I remember and I also remember when Mike got bullied she sued the school, got the principal to resign, and in general raised hell. I have sympathy for who messed with you Jack because your aunt will show them what it is to be in pain.
Ha ha, I had forgotten that the principal was in tears after she was done with him. now enough catching up just teach me how to shoot a rifle right.
Okay, your wish is my command. Just wear your buds this can get very loud.
Jack started shooting for the next 3 hours and tried every gun Jerry recommended but he liked the sig Sauer best. After shooting so many bullets there was a noticeable improvement in his aim and he was learning fine points of shooting. Todd made the gesture to get the rifle safe after ejecting the round from the chamber. Jack asked, “How much did I score ?”
Well, I can safely say you can shoot in the right direction but you can get there with regular shooting. You have the talent to improve. You are good with handguns and rifles but for snipers, you are gonna need a lot of practice.
thank you Todd for today’s lesson let's exchange contact info maybe we will meet next Wednesday
No, today I took the day off to go to the doctor with my wife in the morning. I only have Saturday as my leave and I am here till noon every Saturday. You can join me then.
Okay, it sounds good to me to see you on Saturday.
Jack went home after showering at the shooting range because of the amount of gunpowder on his body.
After reaching home Jack chatted with Jerry for some time and took a status update on the drug project. According to Jerry the D.E.A. accepted the deal and will start arresting and seizing the drugs and money the next day. Jack asked the number of targets that he had identified to which Jerry informed him that he has 1274 drug stash houses and 288 additional drug labs in the U.S. and has identified major drug money warehouses where all the cash is stored in the drug-producing countries and he would give the info about the drug network to the D.E.A the next day after the drug raids were in the motion. He decided to sleep early that day and told Jerry good night.
3 February 2022 Thursday
The next day Jack woke up to the sound of the phone his aunt was calling him.
“Hello auntie how are you”
I am fine Jack but looks like we have a problem. Carla’s boyfriend is appearing as a witness for the FBI.
Damn you are sure
Yes, it looks like they persuaded him to speak their version of the events.
This is gonna be hard for Carla.
Can you call her and tell her to come to meet me. We have to prepare for the fallout. Looks like someone is actively trying to sabotage you both.
I can do more than auntie just please be careful with her.
Jack called Carla “Hello Carla”
So you heard that James is going to paint us bad.
What do you mean us bad
Well, he broke up with me last night saying that I was cheating on him with you and that we both will get what is coming for us. I am sorry for the whole mess.
Don't worry about it, we both know we are just friends nothing more and if he is going to lie on the stand his career will be finished you don't need to worry about him. My aunt wants to talk to you. Can you go today to meet her and do you want me to come with you?
No, I can go alone. I don't want to trouble you.
Jack cut the line and started for the bathroom. After relieving himself he went to Jerry's room to get daily updates. After giving the updates Jerry reminded him of the exercise routine and that he has to join a gym for it.
Jack was out of the house in the next 30 minutes and he had a new goal of joining a gym. He opted for a gym near the central park because he wanted to include jogging in his daily exercise routine. He arrived at the first gym he saw to his side of the central park and asked for the gym memberships. He was given a tour of the facilities and was told that a gym membership will cost him 120$ a month without a personal trainer. he sign up for a 1-month package using a credit card and started going through the exercise routine with Jerry. he discovered that Jerry was a very sadistic bastard and after 2 hours of constant punishment to the body, he showered and went home.
At home, he was confused because he did not know what to do with himself so after having breakfast at a nearby deli he hightailed for the gun range and started shooting. There was another instructor there that gave him some pointers and general tips for shooting. After 2 hours and fewer bullets than the previous day he showered and paid for the bullets which was a considerable sum. after that he did not know what to do with himself so he decided to go ahead with his plan to start a business and asked Jerry what would he need to do first Jerry informed him that he will need to setup up a company first and have a bank account and PO box allotted to it and he has to decide where to rent offices who to hire and so on.
Jack was overwhelmed by all the details but Jerry told him that he could also hire a law firm to do all the heavy lifting and should just wait for it and should start looking for office space and also should look into buying hardware from the existing main data centers which sold it on pennies per dollars for every 3-4 year. or the widely available commodity hardware.
Jack asked but won't it be too slow. Jerry explained to him that Google also uses commodity hardware. They would be fine too in his opinion after using their software that can compete with the state-of-the-art hardware and would be very cost-effective for them if any big companies don't use tactics to smother them then they can blow their competition right out of the water. Jack was having regrets about thinking about starting a business because he was seeing a very large amount of paperwork and headache in his life in the coming years. He dialed the first number of the realtor firms that Jerry provided and was answered by a bubbly receptionist she informed him that they do have some office spaces in their listing and she can arrange a tour of the space with the realtor at the first location in one hour Jack thanked her and proceeded to give out his contact info for the realtor. Jerry instructed him to put his phone in his shirt pocket with the camera facing outwards so he can also see the locations.
Jack went to the first location and arrived 10 minutes early and started looking around the area he found a man who was dealing drugs on the corner and was immediately reconsidering this location. At that moment Jerry decided to intervene and called 911. After 5 minutes a police car arrived and the man started running. The cops started chasing him. The man was running in the direction of Jack and when he was a very small distance away from Jack he started reaching for his gun from his front waistband. Jack saw it and reacted by tackling the guy. The man responded by raining some punches on Jack’s back. The police officers arrived and proceeded to distance both of them. Jack yelled that the man had a gun. The police officers took a step back and deployed tasers. Jack was also hit by the tasers and started convulsing.
The police officers called for EMTs and put the drug dealer in handcuffs. Then after Jack was cleared he was approached by Todd who was shocked to see Jack there and asked what happened when Jack explained everything Todd proceeded to thank him and apologize for the taser Jack just brushed off the comments.
Todd asked him what he was doing in this area. At that time Jack remembered about the realtor and looked at his phone where there were several missed calls from an unknown number. He called the number and a woman answered. When he explained who he was and what happened she understood and told him that she was just outside the building and had seen the commotion with the police cars and EMTs.
Jack took his leave from Todd and proceeded for the building at that time Jerry said “well the hero has saved the day”
What was I to do Jerry let him take shots at the cops
No, but you could have just kicked him and not tackled him. a stay shot could have been fired in the scuffle and that would have been bad.
Looks like you are right and we have overlooked hand-to-hand combat from our exercise combo.
Yes, that was my fault I decided for a very less probability on hand to hand when you have guns.
No don't worry it was unlikely and you prioritize things but in this situation even if I had a gun taking it out could have resulted in me getting shot by cops so we have to realize that I can not whip guns out in public without consequences.
You are right and I have to change my many conclusions taking this factor into account.
Now, how about we view this listing.
* Jack met with the agent who enquired about his well-being and made some small talk about the incident when they reached the agent to tell details about the workspace. It was big and roomy but Jack was not liking it. and Jack proceeded to tell him the reasons to not like the property
* No emergency door inside the office but stairs were near the elevator
* Only one big elevator
* The area was known for gang activity are and employees would feel unsafe
* Lack of similar business in the area for customers to come through the bleeding effect.
Jack was convinced to reject the space and asked for another office space that has 2 or more elevators. the realtor was surprised by clear-cut demands and told him that customers usually had to see many properties to decide on space. he proceeded to tell him that he have a property in mind but it was foreclosed by the bank and in some serious repair. Jack asked to see the property and asked to see it. What Jack saw was a property near the river and massive warehouses on either side. Many private security companies were patrolling the warehouses and traffic was minimal. Jack liked the area. He asked what should be the cost to outright purchase the building. The broker replied around 500k but we can negotiate with the bank. But mainly you have to pre-finance this building. the mentioned building was 8 stories tall and somewhat big for Jack’s needs so he was hesitant but Jerry messaged that he should buy the property and also listed his reasons
* We can move you into the top two floors and save the apartment renting fiasco.
* After we start the server business we will need to show our client our server capabilities and what is better to show that in the office instead of driving out to the server farms.
* We can also change it according to our specifications and take a private leased line for connecting me with internet
* There is less traffic in the area so we can counter-surveillance and protect ourselves from corporate espionage.
* And last for our doomsday scenario if someone comes after us we can escape using the river.
Jack was sold on the idea and told the realtor that he was ready for a full cash buy of the building; the realtor was overjoyed and drove him to the bank's branch. They met the bank manager and Jack said “I would like to buy the 8-story building near the river which the realtor showed me.”
Yes sir we will be happy it has a listed price of 500k and if you can have it financed we will be happy to sell you
No, I plan to buy it all in cash but would only like to pay 350 k.
Sir, that is a straight-up 30% reduction. We would like to provide some discount for full cash buy but that is unreasonable.
That is not unreasonable. I only need 4 floors and have to refurbish the whole place and there is also less housing near the building. It has been sitting there for 2 years. who knows how much it deteriorated in those years.
Sir, we can go as low as 400k that would be our bank’s final offer.
Okay, I don't have a problem with sending the papers and I will have my lawyer look at them then we can sign and transfer the ownership. The bank manager asked for the necessary contact info and said that he will send the contact by mail and it will arrive at his house the next day. The realtor was dumbfounded. He asked, “Who are you kid to have such cash laying around and turning your requirements into problems in the building to drive down the price”. Jack smirked at him and said, “I have just the best teachers in my life.”
Jack took his leave from the realtor and decided to visit a contractor who can do all the things he required in a short amount of time Jerry gave him a recommendation about Jason Boss from Boss construction. He thought that it was funny for the man because everyone has to call him boss. He asked Jerry why this particular man was for their business Jerry said Jason Boss has a reputation for his work and discretion. Jack asked, “why would a construction guy require discretion?”. Jerry told him that Boss can build bunkers, safe rooms, etc without permits and inspection and they are going to need his services in the future. Jack did not like the sound of that but he understood that Jerry was not wrong and he was going to need some protective measures in the future.
He arrived at the downtown building and approached the receptionist and asked who to meet if he wants to have discussions about rehab of a building. The receptionist smiled and asked if he had worked with someone from their company before or was a new customer. Jack replied that he was a new customer and wanted to meet with someone who can do a rush job. She told Jake to wait and that someone will be with them shortly.
After 5 minutes a tall muscular guy walked into the lobby and introduced himself as Jason Boss and told Jack to call him only Jason. Jack said
“Hello my name is Jack Miller and you can call me Jack.”
Well, Jack, it's nice to meet you. Would you like to talk in my office?
Yeah, no problem leading the way. But I am surprised I did not expect to meet the owner of the entire company with me. Is it normal?
To tell you the truth it is not normal but when a guy in his 20s walks in and asks about remodeling an entire building either he is one of those 20s millionaires or wasting the time of my employees. So in both cases, I like to meet them so you look smart I hope you are not here to waste my time.
No, I am not here to waste your time. I would like you to give an estimate about this building. I am thinking about buying it was foreclosed and has been sitting there for 2 years.
Jack, you know that most foreclosed buildings have to be torn down so that something can be made on that lot.
Yeah, I know that but I would like you to inspect it and give me an assessment of what I am thinking is possible and how much it is gonna cost me. I can pay for your assessment separately if you think it is not worth it
Okay, I can not think of a better deal for myself, getting out of the office and paying for my time okay tell me what you are thinking?
Can I send you an email?
Sure the email address is on this business card
Okay, I have sent you the building blueprints and also what I am thinking with it and some changes I would like.
Those who made these plans.
Is there anything wrong with them
No no there is nothing wrong with it is all possible and with a new blueprint that quality of work is not seen by me often.
I just made them using some research into the designs. It is nothing special. So when can you inspect the building?
Does today work for you?
Yeah, I have free time now.
Just meet me at the front of the building in 10 minutes. I will finish everything here and we can go.