Tag: Texas
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The Newchip Startup Accelerator Is Burning To Death
I’ve been at Push ROI for over eight years, but every few years I kick a few tires in consideration of a career change. Last year I applied for a job at Newchip, an Austin, TX-based startup accelerator. The application process led me to believe I’d end up writing about a scam. I wasn’t a…
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Allen, Texas Shooter Tattoo Conspiracy
To whom it may concern, people frequently post photos of tattoos shortly after getting them. Photos archive a moment in time. So the new ink, even when old and faded will always look new in the photo. At this point, it seems nearly certain that the Allen, Texas mall shooter had Nazi tattoos. However a…
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Texas Legislature May Weaken Anti-slapp Laws
Texas has a very strong anti-slapp law, and that’s a good thing. Laws preventing strategic lawsuits against public participation are probusiness. In absence of a strong law preventing the player on the board with the most money from launching frivolous claims that other players cannot afford to defend, the game is broken. Executive Roof Services sued…
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The Attacks On Garrett Foster
The sentencing for Daniel Perry for the murder of Garrett Foster has been politicized to a stupid level. One of the byproducts of that is the smearing of Garrett Foster by a swath of right wing media. As Radley Balko writes, “[…] I think it was ill-advised for Foster to bring his rifle to the…
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Get Woke, Gain Earned Media Coverage
Get woke go broke, rhymes. It is, however, a stupid criticism nearly every time I’ve heard it applied to a company’s advertising. The exceptions are when the criticism of wokeness is a criticism of the messaging and placement. Or when a company is truly ideologically motivated, but the latter is rare. In almost every example…
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Daniel Perry Sentencing
Daniel Perry was recently convicted of murder for shooting and killing a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020. If I could still easily search, and cite my Tweets (I cannot) I’d have many notes and video clips I compiled about the case while it was unfolding. I followed it closely, but missed the trial. Perry,…
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Is Everyone You Disagree With An Evil Idiot?
Everything you believe is correct, and everyone who disagrees is a moron. This is the new reality, and I will affirm your beliefs without knowing them because this is not an individual affirmation; it’s a mantra used by all points of view. Did the biologist hurt your feelings? Well, they’re an idiot, and if you…
