Infinity Option (The Dread Nought Book 5) by Marc Stiegler

Author:Marc Stiegler [Stiegler, Marc]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2023-10-10T16:00:00+00:00

Andrey watched the unease grow in Sasha's eyes as they Ubered to the HQ and nudged his old friend. "You don't have to give us the tour, you know." Morte Noir had emphasized the importance of not appearing pushy, and as Esin had pointed out, once they knew where the office was, she could just break in at midnight. Andrey had pointed out that that wouldn't make a difference since there would be as many hackers in the building at midnight as at noon.

Sasha shook his head. "I know you. No problem." He cast doubtful eyes on Esin. "But your girlfriend..."

Esin pouted again but allowed the expression to fade when she saw it would do no good. She placed a hand on Andrey's shoulder. "It's okay. Go hang out with your guys for a little while." She gave him a forlorn look, followed by a wicked smile. "I'll just stand around outside and see who I can pick up."

Andrey snorted. "You're a devil, you know that?" He turned to Sasha. "It's cool."

They came to a two-story white stucco building with lots of windows equipped with heavy shades to keep out both the glaring sunshine and prying eyes.

Esin gave him a serious smooch before she let him go.

Andrey looked around. "There is a significant shortage of cafés on the block. My girl can't even sit down out here."

Sasha grimaced. "Yeah." He brightened. "I can have the Uber guy take her someplace nice."

Esin shook her head. "I will just hang out in the sunshine." She struck a pose, back arched, serene face pointed skyward. "I'll wait for you."

Andrey gawked at her uncertainly. He was unsure of what to do, which was how he should behave, so it was good.

Sasha grabbed his shoulder. "She'll be fine. Let's go."

It took only a minute to rumble past the security guard and the receptionist. Then they were in an ocean of cubicles, almost deafened by the clicks of keys.

In spurts, Sasha explained the nature of their work to create and manage the Ruby Rage conspiracy site while introducing Andrey to his engineers. The discussion of their operations confirmed he'd found the right office building and the right group of geeks.

As Sasha talked about the algorithms used to engineer rage-provoking prose, he stopped and grinned. "Andrey, I know just how to use you."

Andrey rubbed his hands together. "I knew you'd have something for me. What do you need hacked?"

"The algorithms for one of the social media companies."

Andrey looked confused. "Which algorithms? Those places are chock full of algorithms."

Sasha laughed and slapped his shoulder. "The algorithms they use to determine the next post to show you."

Andrey nodded. "So, if you're reading a post about cooking, it'll offer more posts on cooking."

"Exactly, but the algorithms can serve other purposes as well. Suppose the service is owned by a corporate arm of China. The Chinese government will set their algorithm to recommend posts with positive things to say about China and avoid posts that are hostile."

Andrey scratched his head. "I'm still not seeing your goal.

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