Even your graph says it did gave out more than 50 bitcoins in the beginning, otherwise the graph would be linear.

Also in the beginning Bitcoin gave out larger "wins" than just 50 bitcoins, so those few that joined first managed to mine more bitcoins for less effort.

Noh, but you should be able to mount random USB stick and access any files on it and run any executables on it with your user rights and the OS should ask for admin password if more rights are needed.

But they don't disagree, there just enough gray area on the issue that preliminary injuction cannot be set but the "defendant" can have their day in court.

Well, I did recognize the name and didn't think of Pink Floyd, though then figured out that I had confused him with Alan Partridge.

No worries, it is VAX/VMS so it wont crash... ever..

UPS + diesel generator...

I wonder if you can be charged with destruction of evidence before you have been informed by the court etc that some thing you have is evidence.

That wont work as the cops will first make an image of your drive before they try to decrypt it.

I raise my carry to you, sir.