Alexandria Project, Chap. 5: So how do ya like them iBalls?
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Our story so far: Our hero, Frank Adversego now understands where the name "Alexandria Project" comes from, but hasn't been able to figure out much else yet about the mysterious cracker whose exploit threatens the Library of Congress.
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Frank snorted with derision. iBalls! What a lame concept! He thought he’d seen everything during the madness of the Internet bubble years – companies formed to sell dogfood over the Internet; year-old startups spending millions on 30 second Super Bowl ads; companies going public without a dollar in sales. After the bust, he had assumed it would be decades before high tech saw that type of insanity again.
But no - things seemed to be heating up once more, and maybe worse. Now that Twitter had re-legitimated the no-revenue business model, the venture capitalists were charging back in, hoping to raise mega-funds once again that were far too big. Too big, that is, unless they started firehosing money down the maws of companies with nonsensical business plans, just like before. Full Story |
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