Re: How to make money fast (in science fiction)

darkmoon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 schrieb:

> By now, the Visitor is learning English (he has still heavy accent),
> works as undocumented manual laborer and all his free time spends in
> library, learning as much he can about this miserable world he is
> imprisoned in...

With our reliance on computers he should master them as his first step.
Being supra-intelligent, he eventually should  be able to break into 
some governmental databases, creating the necessary records to rise in 
society.
A bit further that way: manipulate the computers that manage the 
paychecks, would a faux employee or three in a large company be 
detected? That goes a bit along the lines used to vail bribes, so no one 
would look to closely.
This wouldn't get you insanly rich, but quite close to. And you'd have a 
good starting point when going for the really big buck.

But your hero better acts quickly, as increasing encryption strength and 
thighter security audits work against him, well unless you introduce a 
blunder that opens a difficult to spot backdoor by chance.

Robert