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submitted 8 months ago by dgerard@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 1 points 8 months ago

I expected a story of a patent/trademark troll idea guy but this certainly went places.

[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

this is a bit like wailing in desperation because big oil stole from you the idea of using tetraethyllead in gasoline

[–] rook@awful.systems 1 points 8 months ago

He professed to have invented the video-sharing technology later made famous by Snapchat and TikTok.

Have a heart… the guy’s side-hustle in fluorocarbon refrigerants got poached, too.