“Disruption” was one of Silicon Valley’s worst buzzwords. But it was the battle cry of the greedy and desperate of coding and grifting. It meant better and faster data harvesting, venture capitalists throwing money at anything convenient to the wealthy. It meant companies skirting regulations, human rights, and labor laws were defensible heroes. Every coder […]
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A (Palmer) Luckey’s Tale: Donald Trump, Chrono Trigger, and 100 grand
Here’s probably the first time someone had to write “Chrono Trigger” and “Donald Trump” in the same sentence. A Californian limited-liability corporation called Wings of Time gave $ 100,000 to President Donald Trump’s inauguration fund in January, according to official records (and first reported by MotherJones and Washington Post reports). Super Nintendo fans may remember that […]
