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When we were growing up, the name of a serial murderer or killer of a famous person, was a name you remembered the rest of your life (often you remembered their middle name as well).
Today, the names of people like that are forgotten between news cycles.

Most people of my generation member Charles Whitman's name (killer of 17). Who remembers the Virginia Tech killer's name (32 deaths)….or even remember the event?

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They weren't serial killers, they were their replacement/ the mass murderer. Son of Sam, Richard Speck, Ted Bundy- they were serial killers

Is it true smoke rose from Bundy when they flipped the ole switch? That can happen with the liberal application of conductive gel.

Anarchistbear said:

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concordtom said:

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Anarchistbear said:

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There aren't any good serial killers anymore.

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You could be a 400 pound guy on a computer in a basement.
You could be a serial murderer.
Who knows?

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Nah, more likely some guy with a Hitler fetish who is always projecting murder fantasies of our Chief Executive

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POTD

This is very much on topic, interview of a former Furd, editor of Furd Daily, who describes the institutional rot in the research and investment culture at the Farm.




Some background on his book:

"How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University is a bestselling 2026 memoir and investigative expos by journalist Theo Baker. [1, 2, 3]

Book Overview

• Publication Date: May 19, 2026 by Penguin Press.
• Length: 336 pages.
• Author: Theo Baker, a student journalist who won a George Polk Award at age 17 for his reporting in The Stanford Daily. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Core Themes and Plot

• The Investigation: The book chronicles Baker's freshman year when he uncovered decades of data manipulation and research misconduct in papers co-authored by Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne. This pressure ultimately forced Tessier-Lavigne to resign. [1, 2, 3]
• Silicon Valley's Grip: It examines the corporate culture at Stanford, detailing how venture capitalists and tech elite groom elite young students for future startups through exclusive networks, pre-idea funding, and secretive non-credit campus classes. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
• Institutional Critique: The memoir reflects on modern higher education turning into a corporate powerhouse, balancing the immense wealth generated by Silicon Valley against the erosion of campus ethics and student life."

I have but one response to that:


The day Lizzy H caught with contraband.

~ what the hec-k happened to the whales thread . . . ? , would any one care to summerize -- BCA a strong favorite 'poster', amongst others, writer, alumn, native, parent, dig

Psychological discussions frequently note reduced blinking in individuals with antisocial or psychopathic traits.

You Can See Everything' Sets Rotten Tomatoes, Letterboxd Review Records https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2026/10/17/you-can-see-everything-sets-rotten-tomatoes-letterboxd-review-records/

*Elizabeth Holmes caused $452 million in verified financial damage to her victims."

She is a stirring endorsement for public executions

prospeCt said:

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~ what the hec-k happened to the whales thread . . . ? , would any one care to summerize -- BCA a strong favorite 'poster', amongst others, writer, alumn, native, parent, dig

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Two great voices.

Anarchistbear said:

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She is a stirring endorsement for public executions

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Add the Sackler family to that list.

wifeisafurd said:

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Anarchistbear said:

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She is a stirring endorsement for public executions

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Add the Sackler family to that list.

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That gets into national holiday territory