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bunana··on An elaborate con that tricked dozens into working for a fake design agency
> Everything in the BBC article was pretty trivially verifiable. But most people didn't. That feels wrong.

I'm shocked that apparently no one looked up the supposed Madbird office (edit: except for Gemma, who had been working there already for two weeks!). Has covid really made people so comfortable working at home to the point where they don't care to know where their employer's physical office is? Especially for the people who were "hired" abroad. In my mind, I would be extra careful to audit a potential employer if they're based in a different country than where I live.

bunana··on Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?
The code is NS-ZCC10/18 I believe.

The keep warm feature is pretty great. I've never done anything as crazy as a week, but the most I've gone is 7 hours and it was basically indistinguishable from freshly cooked!

bunana··on Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?
Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy rice cooker. So far I've only had it for ~2 months, but I really enjoy it. Although rice is a big part of my diet, I didn't know a "high-end" rice cooker existed until I wanted to upgrade the tiny 3-cup Imusa cooker I've had through college. I suppose I'll have to see if the thing stands the test of time (the reviews suggest it should!), but for now, the consistency and quality it provides has made me really happy.
bunana··on Laptop stolen from Pelosi's office during storming of U.S. Capitol, says aide
I'd agree that police defenders often use the rhetoric of "approaching a cop with his gun drawn" or "being somewhere you shouldn't," but surely we can make a distinction between those killed in public areas versus this woman who was trespassing in a very important federal facility, specifically to impede a very important government procedure.