Some questions about Elizabeth Holmes’s schedule

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Much has been said about the general strangeness by Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of Theranos, who is currently on trial for defrauding investors with faulty technology she claims can perform diagnostic tests with a few drops of blood. (She pleaded not guilty.) There the voice. NS turtleneck. NS pretend her dog is a wolf. NS blink of an eye – or lack of it. Now, three months after the trial, new evidence has shed more light on puzzling details about this woman’s life.

In her testimony on Monday, Holmes claimed her bad decisions as CEO of Theranos were made in a state of mental decline because of an abusive relationship with her ex-boyfriend and partner Her business, Ramesh Balwani, whom she. accused of sexual assault. One of her documents present To back up her account of the relationship was a set of flashcards from the Raffles Hotel in Singapore, on which she scribbled her cryptic minute-by-minute schedule, followed by some reactions. luster is even more confusing. According to her testimony, the notes were instructions given to her by Balwani, who she said dictated how she dressed, what she ate and how she spent her day, not to mention how she practice Theranos.

According to her schedule, her day begins at 4 a.m., when she has to “get up and thank God” and remind herself that “most things don’t make sense.” Ten minutes more of her post-workout prayer and what I think is “change, shower, shave, perfect” (???).

The food specified here is really the least unusual thing about this. With whey, tofu, quinoa, and a green drink, her diet follows the same general rules I imagine Silicon Valley meal planners follow. However, I can’t help but notice that Holmes doesn’t seem to know the correct spelling banana?

Anyway, the rest of this list is spelled correctly, which is more than I can say for a lot of people as well. a former president. After 6:45 a.m., the schedule got tricky with only her lunch and dinner details listed. Followed by a list of… affirmations? Mantra? Simulation annotation? I’m not sure what to call these. A small sample:

Which just leaves me with more questions. Why is her hand always in her pocket???

We still don’t know what percentage Balwani contributed to the writing of these, although it is worth noting that Holmes’ testimony Monday appears to contradict other accounts of knowledge and her control over the company, including her testimony. In any case, the arrangement of the list certainly matches the way Balwani and Holmes interact through letter, a close-to-human expression that I can only describe as Yassified English. (Not coincidentally, it also bears a striking resemblance to Jeff Bezos’ algorithm-y sex.) Maybe it’s easier to elaborate on your lab standards when you’re speaking like an AI?