HNMNBM Book One

Phone: Chara? Yes This is Jimmy Doodleberg, we met at the network conference in New York. Er, I helped you put in a mesh network node. . . Yes, Jimmy, how are you? Fine. Chara, I think I found something you might be interested in. OK Jimmy, shoot. The feds just busted a huge illegal gaming compute complex in Wennawachee. Massive. May be the largest array of Raspberry PIs in the world, the big ones with the GPUs. It was the compute engine for their betting blockchain. Skeleton crew, they tried shooting it out with the authorities. I don't have to tell you, as many police as been shot lately, that didn't end well for them, no survivors. When they tried to serve paper on the owner, he reached for a gun. Work on the street is they are all dead. It normally would take years to sort out the ownership and then auction the seized assets, it could be weeks. One more thing. The lease in the industrial park is with the city, they took that whole area over years ago. The mayor ...

PRESENCE: You are under a lot of stress Yolanda said Controller, but you made the right move not bucking High Table. In the immortal words of Dean Acheson,  “Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.” I'm going to beat those guys, self centered, self righteous, self blinded, she replied forcefully. You got H Coin and Depository II. Pedro and I are sticking with you. And lost Up and Out, I had such plans muttered Yolanda. You'll make new plans, reasoned Controller. In any case, you need to put that stuff behind you, he said almost barking. Africa Times just ran a story about gold being imported into the Depository. The Malaso are already starting to move out of the South, you'll probably see the Somali pirates in 4 - 6 weeks, you wanted a fight, you're going to get it. I've got you booked on a Gulf Stream VII. Let me know what I can do. END PRESENCE.  Yolanda landed in Madagascar and made her way ...

Wonk was catching up on his reading on the HNMNBie News Network, when he saw a well-written CS Monitor piece with the thesis “A billionaire is the new millionaire.” The idea, new to our aspiring business man Wonk, is hardly novel. Even a decade ago, pundits claimed you had to have tens of millions to taste, to experience, live, the life of a millionaire at the turn of the century, (the previous gilded age). Not even close! Even with a billion dollars, a thousand million, a staggering sum, there are hard limits to what it buys. Money doesn’t buy everything, especially if you haven’t prepared the ground in advance to spend it. HNN is the fastest growing news reporting organization worldwide. As Yolanda and Angelica are trying to shepherd the movement underground, this is an outie expression in an innie nation. Their mesh based business model sets them apart. They were the first to charge by the story, online, or sneakernet offline, read the thumbnails for free, if you want more, we cha...

ConcierAI, a Wonk Enterprises business, was born of this realization. The thesis is to cater to the rich customer that chooses to act like a spoiled brat. The plan was to have them primarily interface with concierge chatbots and every couple or single would be assigned a robutler for their adventure. The slogan of the business, "See the world as AI see it." Guy, we put a little sizzle in coffee, we give the personal touch at Backcomb, even more at Bestow, but this is unique. The chatbots need to be programmed to flatter. It's basic brain science, The area of the brain known as the striatum is activated when a person is rewarded a compliment. And it's addictive, they want more. This is how you sell them on repeat business. What about a loyalty club? That's brilliant Guy, you sure you're a geek, Wonk said laughing. Addicted to luxury, welcome to the club. I like it. If, we can pull ths off. it's a marriage made in heaven, a virtual concierge, a...

No discussion of desire for riches would be complete without Yolanda showing up at Banya 9 to meet with a couple of the HNMNBie leaders. Yolanda loved the coed exclusive Russian-style bathhouse. All the amenities: hot tub, steam room, cold shower, sauna, cold plunge and salt water pool. And very social, plenty of Amzie boys to gobble up and for extra credit they tended to speak loudly while working on their male posturing. So if you and your best girls spoke quietly it was hard for deep state to pick up the conversation from their very obvious spy van. Spa experiences are best with friends, she joined them in the salt water pool with her rented cabana boy in tow. Angelica said, Yo, give me a break. How many times have you told me that we need to try to shepherd the movement underground? Be innies, not outies. Trust our higher power. Meditate on the Cyberspace Manifesto. Yolanda, HNN is the fastest growing news reporting organization worldwide. As such it is an outie expression in...

The meeting in Green Bay was tense. Traveler suggested we take a break, we had been working for hours.  I'm going for a walk. Want company, asked Wonk? Sure! As they walked, Traveler started to breathe a bit easier. I don't know if I will get invited to Blue Circle, don't even know if I want it. Maybe being circle is enough. Brother, I hear that. Wonk knew Traveler was stressed, so what are you thinking? Don't know if I want to sit in a high chair, Trav quipped. And to be honest, I think about a seat at the High Table a lot less than that storm. Wonk knew there was a hurricane forming in the Pacific, that might hit Hawaii. Does you faith help you? Traveler stopped, turned to look at Wonk, in the sense I would be utterly and totally lost without it, yes. Ever since I was a boy, I have felt God's presence. I've seen, been part of many expressions of faith, I love to watch, to be part of worship. I wish I had something like that, Wonk replied. ...

A sniper is not a low cost asset. Selection, training, but totally unknown until tested in the field. Thing is, there is a lot more to it than elevation and windage, zero on the target, squeeze gently. It requires 360 degree awareness. Deep state was really embarrassed about the bust at Lake Tapps. This time there was not going to be a retreat. They call it doubling down in investment circles, they mobilized every asset. This time they were going to show the HNMNBies and whatever that shadowy group that ran in synch with them much of the time, who is the boss, who wears the pants, who has the victory trophy. They didn't come in quietly, macho show of force. Got the para-military assault vehicles, boat loads of snipers, everyone wearing WTG tacticals. The plan was to be home before the first major package movie had run, put the kids to bed, maybe watch something steamy with the spouse. There were many problems with this plan, but let's start with the fact they didn't g...