The trial is over and Depp decisively won. Sure, Amber won one of her three counts, notably the one that was sufficiently hyper-detailed that it could be called knowingly false - and many of the lawyers who'd been covering the trial live think it was a compromise verdict. The difference was still 10+ million to two, when Amber had originally asked for twice as much as Johnny. Nevertheless, the news, and AH's lawyers, couldn't let a good spin die. The relevant bullet points: * The judge impro…
Overall, some interesting thoughts in this article by Alexander Hellene [https://alexanderhellene.substack.com/p/temporal-investment?s=r ] Temporal InvestmentThe first in what will be an informal series of posts touching on life in the pre-Internet age. The Internet changed everything, some things for the better and some things for the worse. Music firmly falls into the latter camp. Popular music, at least. Rock music, in particular. But the industry as…A. Hellene AuthorAlexander Hellene [htt…
Ibrahim-Al-Bork, the ysmam of the Order of Light, has started the next leg of his jiha… journey, and is travelling to Sashine. He has condemned the apparent greed and childishness of Elan beeblebrox. In other local news, Elan Beeblebrox is rumored to be meeting with the notorious law firm of Scamm and Howe in Sashine. Stellar investments has made moves to get into the dock transshipment and cargo transfer business, with a new set of private, optimized, high-efficiency cutting edge transfer d…
Watching the media meltdown after this week of the Depp-Herd trial is a treat. Sure, they're lying : it's the media. While I haven't been clinging to every moment - I've skipped over swathes, listened to a lot of it at 1.5x speed, and not watched much of what I listened to - there is plenty I've directly noted, and fully believe that Amber is a lying BPD bitch who ruined Johnny's life. And no, I'm not particularly a Depp fan, but this trial addresses two main issues: * Public awareness…
Ibrahim-Al-Bork , the apparent ysmam of the Order of Light appeared in Larelstia to give a series of speeches impugning the stellar powers for their lack of faith and wanton ways, and lack of care for the poor. The poor flocked to him, with many cripples and destitute among those seeking his favor and charity from the crowds. Pee Wee Banzai and the Worst Hussars head to Sashine for a scheduled concert. Tickets are expected to be sold out. Crowds line up at ticket booths. Rockmart announces…