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Crypto Investor Proposes 450-Foot Statue of Greek God on Alcatraz Island is a story making the rounds in the press lately and aaaaaah I hate it. I'd say something more coherent than that but it's already given me quite a headache.
He has a personal website as well as a website for his stupid statue idea. Both of which are buggy / ugly -- apparently after saving $450 million for a dumb statue he has none left for good website coding.
Guy should just get “I love for-profit prisons” tattooed on his face instead of dressing up an island in bad bioshock cosplay.
I propose a 450-foot-tall statue of the most famous parts of Kirk Johnson's anatomy, facing southwest back towards the city
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If they're going to make a 450 foot tall statue of Greek people I can think of more appropriate designs for San Francisco Bay.
"We call this the Reacharound Collossi"
(thinks) The Colossus of Chodes
this reminded me of a superb article i've read recently on the topic. decided it deserved a thread
https://awful.systems/post/6040844
Tenner says he vibe-coded both of them himself. Man's a capitalist at heart, he thinks paying labour their fair due is an abomination unto God.