Jonty WareingApr 11, 2024

"Why am I so tired"

Oh, it's because I stayed up late trying to figure out why a group of Portuguese real-estate agents are keyword-stuffing company names, and why a guy called Neville has spent 22 years creating hundreds of companies that make him look like a judge.

Show threadJonty WareingApr 11, 2024
I just wanted to know what the longest company name was and two hours later I was in the Neville Corporate Universe
Show threadJonty WareingApr 11, 2024
For those who are curious, it is unsurprisingly this one: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04120480
THIS IS THE COMPANY WITH THE LONGEST NAME SO FAR INCORPORATED AT THE REGISTRY OF COMPANIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES AND ENCOMPASSING THE REGISTRIES BASED IN SCOTLAN overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK

THIS IS THE COMPANY WITH THE LONGEST NAME SO FAR INCORPORATED AT THE REGISTRY OF COMPANIES IN ENGLAND AND WALES AND ENCOMPASSING THE REGISTRIES BASED IN SCOTLAN - Free company information from Companies House including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity

Show threadPaul Graham Raven
@jonty It says absolutely everything about UK governance that, on trying to view that page with a moderately privacy-tuned version of Firefox, I get stuck in a loop where the "about cookies" pages reloads itself over and over again, regardless of what option I pick
Apr 11, 2024 at 12:43pmWeb