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We all live in cultures of woo, we just can't see the woo from the inside. Cf. ICOs, irrational exuberance, etc.
Yes, yes, everything is the same.
Then you can get a brand new story every time there is a contradiction.
I truly see a good movie to be made here.
I'd love to see this. Who could play the man?
How's the drama/comedy split on this one?
Denzel Washington might be a little old for his earlier exploits, but don't count him out.
This guy sounds awesome. If there are any aspiring screenwriters out there this would make a great movie. Think Catch Me If You Can but more modern and international.
For some reason, reading this I had to think of the old movie "Brewster's Millions", as if this guy, too, had to get rid of all the money.
The statement that signing off the transfers wasn't the work of one man is probably accurate. So, what was this? Was Sissoko acting as a mule for getting money out of the bank and transferring it to other places? One way to launder money is to buy things after all. Luxury goods like food, wine and art are particularly good for this. If I need to give you $1000 with plausible deniability, then if I go to your restaura…
> Sissoko has never faced justice. In his absence, a Dubai court sentenced him to three years for fraud and practis[sic]ing magic. Well that's good. We really can't have people going around practicing magic, who knows what could come of it.
> practis[sic]ing magic. You don't need to add [sic] when it's correct (this is a British news site).
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> practis[sic]ing magic. You don't need to add [sic] when it's correct (this is a British news site).
Sic doesn't mean "incorrect", it means "as written". You use it anytime a reader might be confused to show that you haven't made a mistake while quoting someone which could potentially change the meaning or context of the quote.
Reminds me of a great (now-deleted) tweet I saw a few years ago: "Everything is legal if you scale it up." Convert the cash to assets, then convert the assets to political clout---at that point the cash heist is in the rear-view mirror...
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Sic doesn't mean "incorrect", it means "as written". You use it anytime a reader might be confused to show that you haven't made a mistake while quoting someone which could potentially change the meaning or context of the quote.
OTOH, doesn't the [sic] come after the word? Never seen it like this.
> He would give away money, but … to my knowledge it was never done in a way that he didn't get publicity for it. Well. That's a bit of a circular argument.
I don't think so. He could have given away money in a more discreet fashion and it would be evident that he did so and not have been for publicity.