Losing Senate candidate who once dreamed of collecting hundreds of millions from state officials in election lawsuit now faces tens of thousands in fines for disobeying court rules
I'm starting to wonder less if this guy is a thirsty troll and rightie-dimwit fleecer, and more if he's simply an unhinged ding-dong with delusions of grandeur and competence. Imagine being dumb enough to vote for this pitiful schmuck.
Google him -- he's an unhinged ding-dong as well as a two-bit con man. For example, he's sued dozens of people who point out that he didn't "invent email" as he's so fond of claiming.
If it weren't so deeply problematic, Dr. Email is a prime example of how I wish universities would revoke diplomas based on public behavior -- this guy is an embarrassment to anyone else who went to MIT.
He did in fact "invent EMAIL" in the sense that he once developed what was the first modern email client featuring an address book and some other features, which he called "EMAIL". That's how he won money in those lawsuits.
It would be ironic if he comes out a winner in his argument over social media and goverment collusion, and then for years attorneys from Harvard Law Scool will have to cite Shiva v. Twitter in their arguments.
Gawker, already just about dead because of the Hulk Hogan case, simply gave up and settled the libel suit.
He then sued TechDirt for also disparaging his claims to be the Father of Email, they fought back, and he lost.
At best, US District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor ruled today, Ayyadurai invented an e-mail system; whether he is the father of all e-mail, however, is a question that is open to legitimate public debate.
(Seriously, Shiva's bus has been sitting on and off for several months at an autobody shop in Medford on my route to work; guess he needs that sweet twitter money to fix it properly)
The more and more I read his arguments, the more I suspect this guy has a serious social-emotional disorder, like ODD or a Social Communication disorder; where those with it assume they're right on everything, and even with more and more evidence otherwise, begin to shut down and believe in bigger and bigger conspiracies that don't make sense, because it's easier to believe than them making a mistake or not being right in the first place. His sister in an interview years ago suggested that her brother is very smart, but is easily influenced by others contradicting him.
I keep wondering where he gets his money for all these failed political runs and lawsuits; yeah, for a while after the Gawker downfall, every news site caved and paid him to go away after a writer would try to debunk him, but that money can't have lasted that long. So who's got him bankrolled? Fellow tech assholes, like Thiel? Koch heads? MAGA hats? And how long before they get sick of him and let him just dance for middle fingers on the Fellsway?
I tried to zoom in and figure out why one woman in sunglasses is in black and white like a real Mata Hari, but it's low-res.
Maybe if I had advanced visualization knowledge I could figure it out.
All my basic visualization knowledge can figure out is that's a heck of a lot of people all involved in three colors of lines to boil down, at the bottom, to Twitter telling him to GTFO with his crazy-ass nonsense.
That's no Mata Hari, it's just just Michelle Tassinari flipped left-right and made to look scary in black and white. I guess seven pictures of her in color right-side-right wasn't enough to make the point.
On the other hand, when the crazy wall is larger you can see all the dotted lines, which increases the crazy.
I used to have advanced visualization knowledge, but then the tab wore off.
"supported Tassinari and Cohen's false narrative that Dr. Shiva was not credible"
One would tend to conclude, based on this chart, that Dr. Shiva requires zero help with the whole "not credible" narrative.
(oh, and there were no ballot images to delete - the lunatic fringe seems to firmly believe that if their marks are technologically illiterate, they can just magically conjure up things that either don't exist or are not relevant and then claim they were destroyed/deleted).
This is the key - the shadowy figure at the center of this vast conspiracy to supress the genius of Shiva Ayyadurai, so devious and powerful he can even keep himself out of this diagram, is Shiva Ayyadurai.
I thought there were dozens and dozens of unique people working to undermine the guy who didn’t invent anything but Amy Cohen is pictured at least half a dozen times in this chart! Looking at the high res version there are many repeat photos.
I really do hope the state finds it appropriate to provide Michelle Tassinari with some State Police encores for a while or at least check in with her on occasion. This chart looks bonkers and she is the center of his crazy web, including a wild looking Janus thing going on at the top. I would give her a restraining order against him just for the heck of it too...
I would have sworn that "architected" was not a word, but it turns out that it is, although it is "somewhat clunky and only a few standard dictionaries recognize it." This guy really IS a genius!
This guy actually has a fan base? I know nothing in politics should surprise me anymore, but it's so hard to imagine someone watching Mr E-mail in action and thinking "that's him, that's the guy I'm rooting for."
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Would have been more convincing if he'd connected
the pictures with twine.
I'm starting to wonder less if this guy is a thirsty troll and rightie-dimwit fleecer, and more if he's simply an unhinged ding-dong with delusions of grandeur and competence. Imagine being dumb enough to vote for this pitiful schmuck.
It all comes back to Pepe Silvia
Bird Law
Has Shiva referenced bird law yet? That just might be the key strategy he's missing.
Unhinged con man
Google him -- he's an unhinged ding-dong as well as a two-bit con man. For example, he's sued dozens of people who point out that he didn't "invent email" as he's so fond of claiming.
If it weren't so deeply problematic, Dr. Email is a prime example of how I wish universities would revoke diplomas based on public behavior -- this guy is an embarrassment to anyone else who went to MIT.
He did in fact "invent EMAIL"
He did in fact "invent EMAIL" in the sense that he once developed what was the first modern email client featuring an address book and some other features, which he called "EMAIL". That's how he won money in those lawsuits.
It would be ironic if he comes out a winner in his argument over social media and goverment collusion, and then for years attorneys from Harvard Law Scool will have to cite Shiva v. Twitter in their arguments.
Nope
Gawker, already just about dead because of the Hulk Hogan case, simply gave up and settled the libel suit.
He then sued TechDirt for also disparaging his claims to be the Father of Email, they fought back, and he lost.
Broken down like his bus
(Seriously, Shiva's bus has been sitting on and off for several months at an autobody shop in Medford on my route to work; guess he needs that sweet twitter money to fix it properly)
The more and more I read his arguments, the more I suspect this guy has a serious social-emotional disorder, like ODD or a Social Communication disorder; where those with it assume they're right on everything, and even with more and more evidence otherwise, begin to shut down and believe in bigger and bigger conspiracies that don't make sense, because it's easier to believe than them making a mistake or not being right in the first place. His sister in an interview years ago suggested that her brother is very smart, but is easily influenced by others contradicting him.
I keep wondering where he gets his money for all these failed political runs and lawsuits; yeah, for a while after the Gawker downfall, every news site caved and paid him to go away after a writer would try to debunk him, but that money can't have lasted that long. So who's got him bankrolled? Fellow tech assholes, like Thiel? Koch heads? MAGA hats? And how long before they get sick of him and let him just dance for middle fingers on the Fellsway?
If he were actually wealthy ...
Some of the people on this chart would no doubt march his ass into court for a sweet and well-deserved defamation payout.
Bummer
I tried to zoom in and figure out why one woman in sunglasses is in black and white like a real Mata Hari, but it's low-res.
Maybe if I had advanced visualization knowledge I could figure it out.
All my basic visualization knowledge can figure out is that's a heck of a lot of people all involved in three colors of lines to boil down, at the bottom, to Twitter telling him to GTFO with his crazy-ass nonsense.
I think it's Hillary Clinton
It's well know she's had it out for Ayyadurai ever since Whitewater.
High res version
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6-3BKNXMAEKWbY?format=jpg&name=4096x4096
So disappointed
That's no Mata Hari, it's just just Michelle Tassinari flipped left-right and made to look scary in black and white. I guess seven pictures of her in color right-side-right wasn't enough to make the point.
On the other hand, when the crazy wall is larger you can see all the dotted lines, which increases the crazy.
I used to have advanced visualization knowledge, but then the tab wore off.
Thanks for the high res link
And wow. Just wow.
Who knew that Michelle Tassinari is such a powerful person? She even directs (looks down and to the left) Michelle Tassinari.
Or is it Amy Cohen? I mean, Cohen's photo is more in the center, but there is that line above her to Tassinari.
Favorite statement
"supported Tassinari and Cohen's false narrative that Dr. Shiva was not credible"
One would tend to conclude, based on this chart, that Dr. Shiva requires zero help with the whole "not credible" narrative.
(oh, and there were no ballot images to delete - the lunatic fringe seems to firmly believe that if their marks are technologically illiterate, they can just magically conjure up things that either don't exist or are not relevant and then claim they were destroyed/deleted).
The Mastermind
This is the key - the shadowy figure at the center of this vast conspiracy to supress the genius of Shiva Ayyadurai, so devious and powerful he can even keep himself out of this diagram, is Shiva Ayyadurai.
She's one of Evil Galvin's evil minions
The one at the very heart of the very big, worldwide conspiracy out to get him.
Demonstrably false assertion
He's amply demonstrated the opposite. If I were judge, I'd toss this lawsuit, and enjoin the plaintiff from filing similar time-wasters.
That moment right there
That was the instant the judge decided that he had indulged the guy's delusions but he was not going to indulge outright lies.
Adam, I didn't realize you were getting into satire
This is satire, right? Please?
Shiva's antics are so ridiculous that if there actually was a massive conspiracy against him, I would like to join it.
I sued the deep state
And all I got was this fricking t-shirt
I imagine that could be
I imagine that could be listed on a resume. Then how many times listed in the Conspiracy chart.
Replacement for the MyPillow guy
So why isn't the previous president looking to hire this guy? None of his lawyers have come up with this chart - or anything like it.
Well ...
Failed Senate candidate who is suing Massachusetts now involved as 'expert' in lawsuit on behalf of failed presidential candidate in Georgia, 11/28/20.
Poor Amy Cohen
I thought there were dozens and dozens of unique people working to undermine the guy who didn’t invent anything but Amy Cohen is pictured at least half a dozen times in this chart! Looking at the high res version there are many repeat photos.
Launch this guy into the ocean already
I really do hope the state
I really do hope the state finds it appropriate to provide Michelle Tassinari with some State Police encores for a while or at least check in with her on occasion. This chart looks bonkers and she is the center of his crazy web, including a wild looking Janus thing going on at the top. I would give her a restraining order against him just for the heck of it too...
Wait he's on to something!
I would have sworn that "architected" was not a word, but it turns out that it is, although it is "somewhat clunky and only a few standard dictionaries recognize it." This guy really IS a genius!
/snark
The strangest part of all of this...
This guy actually has a fan base? I know nothing in politics should surprise me anymore, but it's so hard to imagine someone watching Mr E-mail in action and thinking "that's him, that's the guy I'm rooting for."
Is there an app for these charts?
It would be very entertaining to get a visual remix networked diagram of "garbage in" converted to "garbage out" with lots of connecting lines.
Maybe someone should show it to
Edward Tufte.
Are you familiar
with the Brooklyn Bar Menu Generator?
https://www.brooklynbarmenus.com/
It’s a bit old now, but still enjoyable. I think there’s definitely a need for a Conspiracy Diagram Generator along the same lines.
Looks like a fun crowd and
Looks like a fun crowd and good bragging rights. Like the modern Four Hundred. Tell me, how do I get on that poster?