In the last two years, I made 4 donations of $500k every 6 months to Prison Professors to help providing free education in US prisons. Kept it private, until now.
My laptop got hacked yesterday by someone claiming to be Pierre from the Cardano Foundation.
I have had a relationship with Pierre in the past, we've talked, we've video called.
He reached out to me for a new call, asking about Atrium.
I responded and setup a call for the next day. In the invite, there was a Microsoft Teams link to join.
I joined, I saw Pierres face, his voice, and two other CF members in the call.(I now think this was AI)
It was lagging a bit, and said my Teams software was out of date. It kicked me out and said that I needed to install the new Teams software through the Microsoft Terminal. I stupidly did this, but my laptop was dying so I shut it off immediately. I never use Teams so I thought this was normal.
I messaged him and told him let's just use Google Meets, created the call, and sent the link. He said he got busy and asked me to reschedule.
I have now realized that this was all fake, and a scam.
Moral of the story, be careful. Trust nothing, trust no one.
AI is making scamming more sophisticated, and as someone who is quite technical savvy, I just got cooked.
The real reason you can't get Chinese EVs in the USA, is that US brands can't compete with the speed of Chinese innovation.
Chinese engineering would wipe out US companies.
That's how far ahead China is, technologically.
I typically ignore all these false claims attacks. But...
You can apologize now. I am officially divorced.
I won't post any legal docs online, as I respect privacy of my ex-wife, and I appreciate the time we spent together.
I am happy to bet $1 billion USD (or any number you choose) that: I am officially divorced (way before today).
If you agree to take the bet, we can get lawyers to validate my divorce agreement, which should be dead simple.
This bet offer is valid permanently, whenever you feel ready. But if you don't take it within 24hrs, it clearly shows who has been mis-representing to the public.
Moving on to better things to do.
@TODAYshow I knew her well. She did NOT give a darn that she killed Perry or the man she killed before Perry. She is a narcissistic sociopath without empathy. Public is safe for 15 years. Once out, she'll kill without remorse again. It's profits over people for her.
@wadai_buzz_ It's basically a hedgehog. Which also means it may have snuck onto the plane. Any non kill humane society will be happy to help you relocate it.
What does it take to go from absolute zero to beating the world’s best on the global stage?
Zhang Xue has the answer.
Born in 1987 in a remote mountain village in Hunan, his parents separated when he was young. How did a boy raised in a leaky mud house with almost nothing survive?
He dropped out of junior high at 14 and became a motorcycle repair apprentice — the only thing that ever made sense to him.
At 17, he opened his own tiny repair shop. How do you build a future when you start with nothing but grease on your hands and pure determination?
At 19, he saw a TV crew filming nearby. What would you do if this was your one shot at something bigger?
He chased their van 100 kilometers through pouring rain on an old bike, covered head to toe in mud, shouting for them to film his wheelies and jumps. They put him on television. A racing team saw his raw passion and gave him a chance.
He turned pro rider and mechanic. Through many crashes, he mastered engines like few others ever have.
In 2013, at age 26, he arrived in Chongqing with only 20,000 RMB in his pocket. Could a village dropout really make it in the motorcycle capital of China?
He started modifying bikes and selling them online. Success came fast.
By 2017, he co-founded Kaiyue Moto and scaled it from 800 bikes a year to 30,000. But when investors wanted easy profits, he asked himself: Do I settle for quick money, or chase real high-performance engineering?
In March 2024, he walked away with nothing but his name and his vision. What kind of courage does it take to start over from zero — again?
One month later, he launched ZXMOTO, his own name proudly on the tank. It was everything he had.
In 2025, the first 500RR launched and sales exploded, reaching 750 million RMB while still investing heavily in quality.
In 2026, the powerful 820RR triple arrived, followed by major funding at a 1.09 billion valuation.
Then came March 28-29 in Portimão, Portugal. Could a new Chinese brand really challenge the big factory teams in WorldSSP racing?
His French rider delivered back-to-back victories on the 820RR-RS, beating established international teams by nearly four seconds.
For the first time, a Chinese motorcycle brand stood on the top of a World Superbike podium. The Chinese flag rose. The national anthem played.
At just 38 years old, Zhang Xue — junior high dropout, former village mechanic — has proven that the underdog story is still possible.
Now compare this to Elon Musk, who grew up with wealth, received excellent education, and built his companies with substantial support from government and military contracts.
Zhang Xue started with nothing. No safety net. No elite schooling. Only decades of hands-on skill, relentless drive, and unbreakable belief.
Same intense ambition — completely different beginnings.
What does true self-made success look like?
This is it.
Respect to every established brand in the industry.
But this run deserves to be remembered.
The underdog spirit is alive.
Comment on TikTok I totally agree:
„China has already left the world behind… they’re undisputed leaders in many areas… The most STEM grads, patent applications, scientific papers, solar, batteries… They’ve just launched their low-altitude economy (flying taxis)… Xi is the best leader in the modern era.“