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I hate this article. It's about some fine reporter who opens with some tear-jerker piece about pay-day loan scams, then transitions to "Mike" who, in so many
by politician 13y ago
I hate this article. It's about some fine reporter who opens with some tear-jerker piece about pay-day loan scams, then transitions to "Mike" who, in so many deliberately picked words, is a loner hacker character with no credibility just in case this article doesn't pan out, and then...
"Mike casts his hands over the keyboard, and makes like God."
Seriously. That happens in the post.
Unfortunately, as I page down, I noticed that author mentions "lead generation." Which most of us can relate to, so I read, nay, struggle onwards. (this is parody)
Mike turns into a criminal phishing character in pursuit of an elusive quarry. The article tapers off into a stalemate.
86 points?
- neumann 13y agohear hear. I hated it too. It felt like he wanted to recreate a William Gibson short story. The description of the method maded it sound like voodoo, Mike was turned into a character trope, and the story ended in nothing. Give me a wired article to read. They have some amazing investigative journalism that is far more thrilling.