Current Events > Did any of you suspect Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes were frauds?

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UT1999 09/17/21 5:59:06 PM #1:	obv. i mean before it came down that the company was a sham --- "Sometimes they even attack wounded foxes" <cite>UT1999 posted [p:958152935] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>obv. i mean before it came down that the company was a sham </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EmbraceOfDeath 09/17/21 6:00:04 PM #2:	The guy from Avengers and Sherlock's sister? --- PSN/GT: BigDaffej <cite>EmbraceOfDeath posted [p:958152968] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>The guy from Avengers and Sherlock's sister? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 09/17/21 6:00:22 PM #3:	Who --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:958152982] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>Who </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boshafty 09/17/21 6:01:03 PM #4:	Only fraud was Enola Holmes! --- I'm not interested in what they think I'm interested in what you think. I challenge you to think critically. PSN boshafty1 https://psnprofiles.com/boshafty1 <cite>boshafty posted [p:958153012] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>Only fraud was Enola Holmes! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Talk2DaHand 09/17/21 6:01:05 PM #5:	She got those demented eyes fr --- "The wise speak only of what they know." - J.R.R. Tolkien <cite>Talk2DaHand posted [p:958153013] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>She got those demented eyes fr </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UT1999 09/17/21 6:02:12 PM #6:	Talk2DaHand posted... She got those demented eyes fr yeah now that you mention it....... --- "Sometimes they even attack wounded foxes" <cite>UT1999 posted [p:958153056] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>Talk2DaHand posted... </cite> <quote>She got those demented eyes fr</quote>yeah now that you mention it....... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
garan 09/17/21 6:02:53 PM #7:	Seemed kinda obvious she was a con artist. <cite>garan posted [p:958153073] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>Seemed kinda obvious she was a con artist.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ScazarMeltex 09/17/21 6:04:02 PM #8:	I mean the technology they were claiming to have was so far ahead of what is currently possible that it was absurd. Like they skipped about 5 steps worth of technological advancement, so yeah it seemed pretty sketchy from the get go. --- "If you wish to converse with me define your terms" Voltaire <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:958153106] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>I mean the technology they were claiming to have was so far ahead of what is currently possible that it was absurd. Like they skipped about 5 steps worth of technological advancement, so yeah it seemed pretty sketchy from the get go. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 09/17/21 6:08:23 PM #9:	Not to excuse her of any wrong doing, but so many of those Silicon Valley firms - whatever the industry - are "fake it til you make it". Look at Uber. I thought reasonable people could see through the hype. As they say in sports, potential just means you ain't done it yet. --- Voted NO and left the second question blank. <cite>brestugo posted [p:958153216] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>Not to excuse her of any wrong doing, but so many of those Silicon Valley firms - whatever the industry - are "fake it til you make it". Look at Uber. I thought reasonable people could see through the hype. As they say in sports, potential just means you ain't done it yet. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 09/17/21 6:14:54 PM #10:	ScazarMeltex posted... I mean the technology they were claiming to have was so far ahead of what is currently possible that it was absurd. Like they skipped about 5 steps worth of technological advancement, so yeah it seemed pretty sketchy from the get go. their blood sugar test thing worked with around 80% accuracy so it's not like they were straight bullshit. The problem was that 80% isn't good enough and a margin of error that big will kill people daily. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:958153390] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>ScazarMeltex posted... </cite> <quote>I mean the technology they were claiming to have was so far ahead of what is currently possible that it was absurd. Like they skipped about 5 steps worth of technological advancement, so yeah it seemed pretty sketchy from the get go.</quote> their blood sugar test thing worked with around 80% accuracy so it's not like they were straight bullshit. The problem was that 80% isn't good enough and a margin of error that big will kill people daily. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ToPoPO 09/17/21 6:31:33 PM #13:	Tyranthraxus posted... their blood sugar test thing worked with around 80% accuracy so it's not like they were straight bullshit. The problem was that 80% isn't good enough and a margin of error that big will kill people daily. The main selling point wasn't the blood sugar test <cite>ToPoPO posted [p:958153865] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite> <quote>their blood sugar test thing worked with around 80% accuracy so it's not like they were straight bullshit. The problem was that 80% isn't good enough and a margin of error that big will kill people daily.</quote> The main selling point wasn't the blood sugar test </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 09/17/21 6:37:59 PM #14:	ToPoPO posted... The main selling point wasn't the blood sugar test I thought that was their whole gimmick and that they were lying about their progress on improving the accuracy. What else did they lie about --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:958154049] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>ToPoPO posted... </cite> <quote>The main selling point wasn't the blood sugar test</quote>I thought that was their whole gimmick and that they were lying about their progress on improving the accuracy. What else did they lie about </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 09/17/21 6:38:54 PM #15:	DuranOfForcena posted... i had never even heard of either of them until the news of the fraud broke I first heard of them when Elizabeth Holmes got in the billionaire list --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:958154074] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>DuranOfForcena posted... </cite> <quote>i had never even heard of either of them until the news of the fraud broke</quote>I first heard of them when Elizabeth Holmes got in the billionaire list </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MC_BatCommander 09/17/21 6:41:32 PM #16:	DuranOfForcena posted... i had never even heard of either of them until the news of the fraud broke This, I didn't even know about the fraud until a video about it hit my YouTube recs. Fascinating story though, she was an amazing con --- The Legend is True! <cite>MC_BatCommander posted [p:958154142] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>DuranOfForcena posted... </cite> <quote>i had never even heard of either of them until the news of the fraud broke</quote> This, I didn't even know about the fraud until a video about it hit my YouTube recs. Fascinating story though, she was an amazing con </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UT1999 09/17/21 6:42:51 PM #17:	Tyranthraxus posted... I first heard of them when Elizabeth Holmes got in the billionaire list yeah that's around the time i first heard about it. It made big news that she was the richest and youngest self made woman in history or something like that --- "Sometimes they even attack wounded foxes" <cite>UT1999 posted [p:958154185] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite> <quote>I first heard of them when Elizabeth Holmes got in the billionaire list</quote>yeah that's around the time i first heard about it. It made big news that she was the richest and youngest self made woman in history or something like that </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 09/17/21 6:44:42 PM #18:	UT1999 posted... yeah that's around the time i first heard about it. It made big news that she was the richest and youngest self made woman in history or something like that IIRC she was never the youngest but she was the youngest female and only female to become a billionaire before the age of 40 or something like that. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:958154258] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>UT1999 posted... </cite> <quote>yeah that's around the time i first heard about it. It made big news that she was the richest and youngest self made woman in history or something like that</quote>IIRC she was never the youngest but she was the youngest female and only female to become a billionaire before the age of 40 or something like that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Arcanine2009 09/17/21 6:44:49 PM #19:	she looks like a female version of Mark Zuckerberg. Pretty sus. I had a friend who interviewed over there and they said they were very confidential about the tech they were using. Weren't telling him straight answers --- Less is more. Everything you want, isn't everything you need. <cite>Arcanine2009 posted [p:958154262] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>she looks like a female version of Mark Zuckerberg. Pretty sus. I had a friend who interviewed over there and they said they were very confidential about the tech they were using. Weren't telling him straight answers </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ToPoPO 09/17/21 6:44:57 PM #20:	Tyranthraxus posted... I thought that was their whole gimmick and that they were lying about their progress on improving the accuracy. What else did they lie about It was supposed to run a bunch of tests based on your genes not for blood sugar... <cite>ToPoPO posted [p:958154265] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite> <quote>I thought that was their whole gimmick and that they were lying about their progress on improving the accuracy. What else did they lie about</quote> It was supposed to run a bunch of tests based on your genes not for blood sugar... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MC_BatCommander 09/17/21 6:45:56 PM #21:	Tyranthraxus posted... I thought that was their whole gimmick and that they were lying about their progress on improving the accuracy. What else did they lie about It was supposed to be able to do a whole bunch of stuff with a single sample IIRC. --- The Legend is True! <cite>MC_BatCommander posted [p:958154291] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite> <quote>I thought that was their whole gimmick and that they were lying about their progress on improving the accuracy. What else did they lie about</quote> It was supposed to be able to do a whole bunch of stuff with a single sample IIRC. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UT1999 09/17/21 6:46:49 PM #22:	Arcanine2009 posted... she looks like a female version of Mark Zuckerberg. Pretty sus. I had a friend who interviewed over there and they said they were very confidential about the tech they were using. Weren't telling him straight answers yeah now that you mention it....zuckerburg does look kinda sus. too --- "Sometimes they even attack wounded foxes" <cite>UT1999 posted [p:958154312] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>Arcanine2009 posted... </cite> <quote>she looks like a female version of Mark Zuckerberg. Pretty sus. I had a friend who interviewed over there and they said they were very confidential about the tech they were using. Weren't telling him straight answers</quote>yeah now that you mention it....zuckerburg does look kinda sus. too </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 09/17/21 6:47:28 PM #23:	MC_BatCommander posted... It was supposed to be able to do a whole bunch of stuff with a single sample IIRC. Their blood sugar test didn't actually take any blood. It did something to measure the blood sugar without poking you which was a pretty big deal. It just didn't work very well. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:958154337] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>MC_BatCommander posted... </cite> <quote>It was supposed to be able to do a whole bunch of stuff with a single sample IIRC.</quote> Their blood sugar test didn't actually take any blood. It did something to measure the blood sugar without poking you which was a pretty big deal. It just didn't work very well. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ScazarMeltex 09/17/21 7:27:52 PM #24:	MC_BatCommander posted... It was supposed to be able to do a whole bunch of stuff with a single sample IIRC. Yeah, what they were claiming it would be able to do a ton of different tests with a single small sample as opposed to multiple full vials of blood running through multiple pieces of lab equipment. --- "If you wish to converse with me define your terms" Voltaire <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:958155443] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>MC_BatCommander posted... </cite> <quote>It was supposed to be able to do a whole bunch of stuff with a single sample IIRC.</quote>Yeah, what they were claiming it would be able to do a ton of different tests with a single small sample as opposed to multiple full vials of blood running through multiple pieces of lab equipment. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UT1999 09/17/21 9:17:41 PM #25:	eh? --- "Sometimes they even attack wounded foxes" <cite>UT1999 posted [p:958158498] in Did any of... [t:79666487]...</cite> <quote>eh? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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