Bobby Allyn
@bobbyallyn.bsky.social
Of particular concern to AI data center watchers is the growing practice of Big Tech using highly leveraged special purpose vehicles to keep tens of billions of dollars of debt off their balance sheets.
History reminds us that who used SPVs to hide debt and inflate earnings? Enron.
History reminds us that who used SPVs to hide debt and inflate earnings? Enron.
November 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Of particular concern to AI data center watchers is the growing practice of Big Tech using highly leveraged special purpose vehicles to keep tens of billions of dollars of debt off their balance sheets.
History reminds us that who used SPVs to hide debt and inflate earnings? Enron.
History reminds us that who used SPVs to hide debt and inflate earnings? Enron.
one unintended consequence of the short-lived tiktok blackout:
it provided a mini case study that helped Meta defeat the FTC's anti-trust case
it provided a mini case study that helped Meta defeat the FTC's anti-trust case
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
one unintended consequence of the short-lived tiktok blackout:
it provided a mini case study that helped Meta defeat the FTC's anti-trust case
it provided a mini case study that helped Meta defeat the FTC's anti-trust case
And here’s another fake one going viral on TikTok with 27M views
October 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
And here’s another fake one going viral on TikTok with 27M views
Today in TikTok is awash in deepfakes: One random TikTok account posted Sora videos, where they tried to conceal the Sora watermark, of fake CCTV videos depicting the Louvre jewel heist. The videos got more than 6M views.
October 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Today in TikTok is awash in deepfakes: One random TikTok account posted Sora videos, where they tried to conceal the Sora watermark, of fake CCTV videos depicting the Louvre jewel heist. The videos got more than 6M views.
October 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Elon Musk's lawyers say Mira Murati is dodging subpoena requests. They have tried unsuccessfully to serve Murati, who they see as a key witness, eleven separate times in Musk's suit against OAI And Altman. Musk's attorneys say: "Serving process should not be reduced to a game of cat and mouse."
October 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Elon Musk's lawyers say Mira Murati is dodging subpoena requests. They have tried unsuccessfully to serve Murati, who they see as a key witness, eleven separate times in Musk's suit against OAI And Altman. Musk's attorneys say: "Serving process should not be reduced to a game of cat and mouse."
jake paul telling me to please stop doing this
October 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
jake paul telling me to please stop doing this
me getting arrested outside of erewhon
October 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
me getting arrested outside of erewhon
me walking into Canyon Coffee in LA
October 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
me walking into Canyon Coffee in LA
bob ross painting my face
October 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
bob ross painting my face
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social stealing american flags and MAGA hats from a corner store through cctv footage
October 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social stealing american flags and MAGA hats from a corner store through cctv footage
tupac dancing to ambient music
October 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
tupac dancing to ambient music
princes diana doing parkour
October 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
princes diana doing parkour
kurt cobain playing pogs
October 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
kurt cobain playing pogs
logged onto TikTok and first video served to me is AI-generated Kimmel addressing controversy with 1.4M views
September 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
logged onto TikTok and first video served to me is AI-generated Kimmel addressing controversy with 1.4M views
In the charging docs, Robinson says the meme engravings were something of a Fox News troll:
"If I see 'notices bulge uwu' on fox news i might have a stroke"
"If I see 'notices bulge uwu' on fox news i might have a stroke"
September 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
In the charging docs, Robinson says the meme engravings were something of a Fox News troll:
"If I see 'notices bulge uwu' on fox news i might have a stroke"
"If I see 'notices bulge uwu' on fox news i might have a stroke"
NYT attorney David McCraw told Trump lawyers before they sued that their legal claims amounted to "a litany of personal complaints" about the NYT premised on "the deeply troubling notion that anyone who dares to report unfavorable facts about a presidential candidate is engaged in "sabotage"
September 16, 2025 at 6:25 AM
NYT attorney David McCraw told Trump lawyers before they sued that their legal claims amounted to "a litany of personal complaints" about the NYT premised on "the deeply troubling notion that anyone who dares to report unfavorable facts about a presidential candidate is engaged in "sabotage"
Kirk’s assassination, which some fans are portraying as something of a martyrdom, is already giving a huge boost to Turning Point’s media empire via @brianstelter.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Kirk’s assassination, which some fans are portraying as something of a martyrdom, is already giving a huge boost to Turning Point’s media empire via @brianstelter.bsky.social
In Orem for a bit to help NPR cover the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s killing. As always, reachable via Signal: ballyn.77
September 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
In Orem for a bit to help NPR cover the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s killing. As always, reachable via Signal: ballyn.77
He was also grilled in the deposition about his "intent" when he posted this Steve Buscemi meme referencing the Musk idea that engineers print out their software code. He tweeted it shortly before he was fired.
August 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
He was also grilled in the deposition about his "intent" when he posted this Steve Buscemi meme referencing the Musk idea that engineers print out their software code. He tweeted it shortly before he was fired.
It's from former Twitter employee Dmitry Borodaenko whose case settled today. Was fired after telling his boss he couldn't return to office bc he was a cancer survivor at risk of Covid. Twitter HR said he was let go over "your recent behavior," which he suspected included posting a this is fine meme
August 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It's from former Twitter employee Dmitry Borodaenko whose case settled today. Was fired after telling his boss he couldn't return to office bc he was a cancer survivor at risk of Covid. Twitter HR said he was let go over "your recent behavior," which he suspected included posting a this is fine meme
Willing to bet this was the first time these exact words were ever uttered under oath:
"Based on your definition of shitposting, why wouldn't the Twitter bird sitting in the room on fire saying 'this is fine' be shitposting?"
(LOLing as I read a recent deposition from a Twitter termination case)
"Based on your definition of shitposting, why wouldn't the Twitter bird sitting in the room on fire saying 'this is fine' be shitposting?"
(LOLing as I read a recent deposition from a Twitter termination case)
August 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Willing to bet this was the first time these exact words were ever uttered under oath:
"Based on your definition of shitposting, why wouldn't the Twitter bird sitting in the room on fire saying 'this is fine' be shitposting?"
(LOLing as I read a recent deposition from a Twitter termination case)
"Based on your definition of shitposting, why wouldn't the Twitter bird sitting in the room on fire saying 'this is fine' be shitposting?"
(LOLing as I read a recent deposition from a Twitter termination case)
The judge who has been assigned the new Apple case is Mark Pittman.
Records indicate he is not a Tesla investor, but he, like O'Connor, are active in the Federalist Society.
Pittman's most recent financial disclosure shows he's on the Fort Worth chapter's board of advisors.
Records indicate he is not a Tesla investor, but he, like O'Connor, are active in the Federalist Society.
Pittman's most recent financial disclosure shows he's on the Fort Worth chapter's board of advisors.
August 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The judge who has been assigned the new Apple case is Mark Pittman.
Records indicate he is not a Tesla investor, but he, like O'Connor, are active in the Federalist Society.
Pittman's most recent financial disclosure shows he's on the Fort Worth chapter's board of advisors.
Records indicate he is not a Tesla investor, but he, like O'Connor, are active in the Federalist Society.
Pittman's most recent financial disclosure shows he's on the Fort Worth chapter's board of advisors.