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Elizabeth Holmes's partner raises millions for blood-testing startup

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Re: Elizabeth Holmes's partner raises millions for blood-testing startup

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She had a recent interview[1] where she claimed she's actively working on her research behind bars and still wants the opportunity to change the world with her invention.

This is not a coincidence at all.

[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yw_xyGbUNZ0&pp=ygUWZWxpemFiZXR...]

Re: Elizabeth Holmes's partner raises millions for blood-testing startup

#5
Doesn't look like any smart money on this one yet, but there's something bold about it. It's like Nassim Taleb's thing that you hire the ugly surgeon. This is one hideous surgeon. Fraud seems near impossible here.

[Edit: a lot of thoughtful responses but downvoting?]

Re: Elizabeth Holmes's partner raises millions for blood-testing startup

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> Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice. He forgot to add: the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce.

- Karl Marx (https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1852/18th-brumai...)

Re: Elizabeth Holmes's partner raises millions for blood-testing startup

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post #2

She had a recent interview[1] where she claimed she's actively working on her research behind bars and still wants the opportunity to change the world with her invention. This is not a coincidence at all. [ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yw_xyGbUNZ0&pp=ygUWZWxpemFiZXR... ]

This would have to factor into any future parole considerations, wouldn’t it?

Re: Elizabeth Holmes's partner raises millions for blood-testing startup

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post #2

She had a recent interview[1] where she claimed she's actively working on her research behind bars and still wants the opportunity to change the world with her invention. This is not a coincidence at all. [ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yw_xyGbUNZ0&pp=ygUWZWxpemFiZXR... ]

In case anyone can't view that link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw_xyGbUNZ0
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