Flappy Bird’s creator disavows ‘official’ new version of the game

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40171125

How is Nikita Bier somebody to be regarded? Why is he so famous on X? For making the same app twice, both times being able to sell it off just at the right time, before it becomes irrelevant ultimately (because typically school/college confessions pages are like that, shortlived, like ask.fm) And this then in turn got VCs unnecessarily excited about this space, couple of investments globally in lookalike apps in other geographies. What a scam, this entire thing. Fool me twice!

News link article as below: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.timesnownews.com/technology-science/why-omegle-shut-down-after-14-years-founder-leif-k-brooks-full-statement-article-105081258/amp

Could anyone please share what does day to day work look like?

Absolutely crazy stuff. To summarize what I read: 1) Byju's apparently transferred $533Mn to Camshaft Capital - a random hedge fund in Miami that was started by a 23 year old, with barely any investing experience. 2) This hedge fund is run out of a building that has an iHOP (yes the food chain). When asked about the whereabouts, nobody even recognizes if the fund actually exists there 3) This fund typically accepts only upto $50Mn. How come Byju's transferred $533Mn to them? 4) 2023 Ferrari Roma, a 2020 Lamborghini Huracán EVO, and a 2014 Rolls-Royce Wraith -> All registered on this fund's papers 5) Now, Byju's lenders have filed a case against Camshaft in the US. Link to original article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-12/byju-s-hid-533-million-in-hedge-fund-camshaft-run-from-miami-ihop-lenders-say#xj4y7vzkg

- Thousands gathered at the Chase Center to hear Mark Zuckerberg speak with the Acquired podcast hosts. - Zuckerberg joked about needing to apologize, then declared his days of apologizing are over. - He reflected on his biggest mistake, a political miscalculation, and taking too much ownership for Facebook's issues. - Zuckerberg mentioned his regret over censoring COVID-19 misinformation and promised to push back against government pressure in the future. - He expressed excitement about projects outside social media, like AR glasses and AI, while affirming Meta's name. Source: [Techcrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/11/mark-zuckerberg-says-hes-done-apologizing/)

The date on that screenshot looks photoshopped There’s no name on the email And from what I know, YC does not invite for interviews to SF anymore If true, this is ridiculous Link to LI post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/krishn-paliwal-428a47194_excited-to-announce-that-ive-received-an-activity-7112740822621564930-lcEH?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios Link to likely source image: https://images.app.goo.gl/3P9ZNRRPSKqnTyxT8