Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- 100 Year Plan: Securing your online legacy for a century. May have to look into this but the pricetag is a bit steep. (HT Kevin Kelly)
- DOJ accused of covering for "dep state" by not ordering second trial against SBF. Most corrupt DOJ in history.
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- What people were dying from in London 1665.
- Some timeless advice from Chris Dixon. Memento mori.
- Hope one of these suspended cops run for Mayor of Nashville. They'd have my vote.
- Silicon Valley VC's wanted so bad to believe SBF's lies. Now they want you to believe their excuses.
Many a truth is said in jest.
- Surprised he didn't blame the NRA or Republicans (look at the date)
- Heh Heh
Many a truth is said in jest.
- Don't tell me the perfect Halloween costume doesn't exist!
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- DOJ arrests SBF for running out of bribe money
- Deep Fake is getting good - too good
- Healthcare is a captured industry Part 2 - must read thread.
It's not enough for members of Congress to return the nearly $70 million in donations from FTX connected funds but they must also explain their actions. The system is corrupt.
Niall Ferguson on SBF and FTX and their historical parallels.
One of the best summations, explanations, and historical analysis you'll read anywhere on SBF and FTX.
"Absolutely incredible ad targeting." - Marc Andreessen. Agreed - and pretty humorous as well.
Excellent question that deserves an answer: why isn't Sam Bankman-Fried already in custody?
Remember when George W was in office and the media seemed to be crowing about some member of the Bush White House soon being "frog-marched" into jail on a regular basis? (None ever were.) Now we have someone in SBF who truly deserves being frog-marched into jail and there's silence? The skeptic in me thinks that if SBF is led away in handcuffs then those who received money from him and FXT will feel pressure to return those funds.
Niall Ferguson with a semi-prophetic article on crypto from this past May. He even called out SBF and FXT's business model, "Never mind the Wild West; this is the Wacko West."
Long read but worth the time.
Michael Green with an excellent recap and analysis of what happened with SBF and FTX.
This line seems to hit to the heart of the matter:
We have to wonder if SBF saw the writing on the wall and hoped to achieve a similar outcome [to former Democratic Governor of New Jersey John Corzine who got a slap on the wrist for his fraudulent dealings] with his donations to the Democratic Party by becoming Too Big to Jail.
One of the Democratic Party politicians SBF donated to was Maxine Waters who is now heading a Congressional oversight committee looking into SBF. How convenient.
Analysis true! If Elon can joke about this I'm guessing he didn't have any money in FXT.
