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 threadQuantumJump
@jonty This is very reminiscent of the paper in this year's Sigbovik, titled something along the lines of "An empirically proven lower bound for the number of blank pages which will be published by Sigbovik". They of course intend to empirically prove the upper bound as well
Apr 11, 2024 at 1:03pmWeb