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This wss literally a plot point in HBO's Silicon Valley : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrEjaZw95kI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrEjaZw95kI (Russ Hannem

This wss literally a plot point in HBO's Silicon Valley : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrEjaZw95kI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrEjaZw95kI (Russ Hanneman searching the landfill site for a lost thumb drive with his crypto).

ChuckNorris89 5y ago
Silicon Valley is a underrated satire. Not a great comedy if you're not into the dry humor revolving around the SV lifestyle but I really enjoyed it.
edmcnulty101 5y ago
That's the first thing I thought of. Mike Judge is a prophet.
- detaro 5y ago
  A "prophet" for putting something that has been reported since 2013 or so in a TV show that came out 2018?
  - edmcnulty101 5y ago
    Oh that happened almost a decade ago. Why is the New Yorker JUST now reporting on it.
    - detaro 5y ago
      Probably because of the new scheme of seeking financing for a digging operation, now it's worth a lot more.
  - detaro 5y ago
    (2013 article: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-25134289 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-25134289 - back then it was only 4M)
  - dctoedt 5y ago
    > A "prophet" for putting something that has been reported since 2013 or so in a TV show that came out 2018? A "prophet" is also a truth-teller. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prophet https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prophet
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- petters 5y ago
  No, that plot point was likely written because of this.
- boopboopbadoop 5y ago
  This story happened and was publicized first. I’d imagine Judge used it as inspiration for that episode. None-the-less, I love Mike Judge!
  - edmcnulty101 5y ago
    Oh I thought that jump drive in the dump JUST happened. Looks like the New Yorker is just now reporting it and it happened years ago.
ChrisArchitect 5y ago
Yeah, this whole New Yorker piece is not a new story. The James Howells story has been around for years and party inspired the Russ Hanneman plot haha

ChuckNorris89 5y ago

Silicon Valley is a underrated satire. Not a great comedy if you're not into the dry humor revolving around the SV lifestyle but I really enjoyed it.

edmcnulty101 5y ago

That's the first thing I thought of. Mike Judge is a prophet.

detaro 5y ago
A "prophet" for putting something that has been reported since 2013 or so in a TV show that came out 2018?
- edmcnulty101 5y ago
  Oh that happened almost a decade ago. Why is the New Yorker JUST now reporting on it.
  - detaro 5y ago
    Probably because of the new scheme of seeking financing for a digging operation, now it's worth a lot more.
- detaro 5y ago
  (2013 article: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-25134289 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-25134289 - back then it was only 4M)
- dctoedt 5y ago
  > A "prophet" for putting something that has been reported since 2013 or so in a TV show that came out 2018? A "prophet" is also a truth-teller. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prophet https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prophet
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petters 5y ago
No, that plot point was likely written because of this.
boopboopbadoop 5y ago
This story happened and was publicized first. I’d imagine Judge used it as inspiration for that episode. None-the-less, I love Mike Judge!
- edmcnulty101 5y ago
  Oh I thought that jump drive in the dump JUST happened. Looks like the New Yorker is just now reporting it and it happened years ago.

ChrisArchitect 5y ago

Yeah, this whole New Yorker piece is not a new story. The James Howells story has been around for years and party inspired the Russ Hanneman plot haha