Author: DOuG pRATt

Larissa re: Amy

Larissa Kelly offers her congratulations to the latest Jeopardy! champion, Amy Schneider.

Amy is the first openly transgender J! champ, and the Twitter exchange between Larissa and Amy has received some media coverage, including on People.com.

As I have been saying, the big stuff associated with this weblog all happened within its first few years, and Larissa remains the all-time ratings champ. Larissa was so immensely and immediately popular that the site went from nothing to tens of thousands of daily hits overnight, and her every subsequent appearance on Jeopardy! had the same effect. I owe her, big time!

Finger Prick Fool’s Gold

If I were on the jury of the Elizabeth Holmes trial I’d vote to convict. But my guess is she has conned the jury the way she convinced investors to back her. I predict she will be acquitted of fraud or, if there is a juror who sees through her act, they will be unable to reach a verdict.

Holmes had an undeniably worthwhile idea, but she wasn’t unique in that vision. She talked a good game but lacked the ability to deliver on her promises. The irony for Holmes is that another company, Genalyte, has quietly succeeded where she failed so spectacularly. Yahoo Finance has an excellent, comprehensive documentary on Holmes and her failed company Theranos.