• klu9@lemmy.ca
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    3 days ago

    He was willing to demonstrate the devices, but only if there were no scientists present, claiming that they might steal his ideas.

    Chef’s kiss!

    And I wish more Wikipedia articles had headings like “Elf involvement”. :D

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      3 days ago

      And he was never charged or fined or jailed or anything. Really just the perfect criminal romp. Some fun fraud. Light-hearted illegal antics. I want that too.

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    3 days ago

    Hold on I have an idea for a foreign national detector.There’s not many scientists left in the current U.S. administration…