I’m still laughing about the latest 30 Under 30 scammer actually paying off an academic to do her dirty work.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandralevine/2023/01/11/jp-morgan-fake-customers-frank-charlie-javice/ Must be a true scholar because this motherfucker charged *way* too little for this level of crime.
JP Morgan Says Startup Founder Used Millions Of Fake Customers To Dupe It Into An Acquisition
JP Morgan is suing the founder of a Mark Rowan-backed startup it acquired, claiming the fintech, Frank, had sold the financial giant on a “lie.”
Walking around outside, getting ready to go on this ride.
some lessons take a lifetime to learn
I love whatever metadata failure causes this to be the link preview for any time a TechCrunch story is shared. BREAKING NEWS ABOUT THE YAHOO FAMILY OF BRANDS.
Uhhh, is that good? (fwiw I don’t think this is accurate, it’s almost certainly counting one of my machines that’s always on.)
Now that my blog is all updated and fancy (see
https://anildash.com/) , I'm looking for more silly things to do with the archives as I get them back online. Back when my site was only 16 years old, I used to have an archive table like this, but I think now it would be too huge to include. (And there's a blogroll up above it!)
The Knicks/Grizzlies game tonight was a thriller, even though it felt like Ja Morant was having a quiet night despite pulling off a triple double. But the real test of the MSG crowd is how they respond to the celebs in the audience. Emily Ratajkowski got polite applause, Pete Davidson got a huge cheer (perhaps for being with Ms. Ratajkowski), Jordin Sparks got surprisingly vigorous applause, as did Floyd Mayweather, whereas John McEnroe and assorted Rangers players just got polite cheers.
I of course always want to be elevating the conversation about media and information ecosystems, but also I’ve been waiting for an excuse for this fit.
