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Old 06-10-2023, 01:14 PM   #1
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'Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski Dies In Federal Prison At 81

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Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician who ran a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died Saturday. He was 81.

Kaczynski died at the federal prison medical center in Butner, North Carolina, Kristie Breshears, a spokesperson for the federal Bureau of Prisons, told The Associated Press. He was found unresponsive in his cell early Saturday morning and was pronounced dead around 8 a.m., she said. A cause of death was not immediately known.

Kaczynski has been portrayed in and inspired multiple works. These include the 1996 television film Unabomber: The True Story, the 2011 play P.O. Box Unabomber, and the 2021 film, Ted K. He also authored several books.
https://deadline.com/2023/06/unabomb...ry-1235413613/

Who the hell would ever give this guy a publishing deal?
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Old 06-10-2023, 01:17 PM   #2
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You wouldn't believe the extent of "Prison Culture" that goes outside of people sitting around doing their time, man.

It's a true microcosm of society.
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Old 06-10-2023, 03:32 PM   #3
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Who the hell would ever give this guy a publishing deal?
He was pretty smart, but, sadly insane.
I've read his manifesto and he pretty much predicted modern society and a culture war. And it gave scathing characteristic to both modern conservatives and progressives.

He believed that society will be too dependent on technology and wanted to "roll back" technological progress. Even though he didn't believe he can do it.

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Old 06-10-2023, 04:59 PM   #4
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Never knew about this guy about this before, read about him and he seems like vermin who should've been given the Death Penalty.
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Old 06-10-2023, 08:33 PM   #5
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Never knew about this guy about this before, read about him and he seems like vermin who should've been given the Death Penalty.
I'd recommend to read his manifesto.
He certainly was insane and nothing justifies his actions, but he was far from brainless thug.
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Old 06-11-2023, 03:39 AM   #6
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Terrorism

Like everything else, science and technology can be used for good and bad purposes. It doesn't justify terrorism.

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Old 06-11-2023, 11:54 AM   #7
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Never knew about this guy about this before, read about him and he seems like vermin who should've been given the Death Penalty.
Wow!
I remember growing up as a kid and occasionally hearing about the "Unabomber" on and off for years.

It was one of those things that was spoken about but kids didn't widely know the whole thing. You just knew that he was "evil" and blowing $#!( up and they didn't know who he was.

And then when they caught him there were stories about log cabins and suddenly his name was etched into everyone's minds forever.
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Old 06-11-2023, 12:53 PM   #8
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A breakthrough was when he also started communicating with words and not just bombs.

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Old 06-12-2023, 10:59 AM   #9
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I’m always reminded of the “Bombman” figure from the Megaman Bandai toyline whenever the Unabomber comes up as I remember some stores started pulling that figure from shelves around that time.
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Old 06-12-2023, 12:41 PM   #10
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Death ruled suicidal

https://apnews.com/article/ted-kaczy...dbcaca9837bdc4
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