:33:01
or a hacker by the name
of ''Big Bad Bionic Boy.''
:33:03
Nothing.
l even tried lan Restil himself.
:33:06
There's no listing for the kid in D.C.,
Virginia, Maryland.
:33:09
There's no record of him ever having
attended a public school before.
:33:12
- More?
- Please.
:33:14
This guy Joe Hiert was described
in the Glass piece
:33:16
as being this a former
basketball agent,
:33:18
yet no one by that name has ever
been registered with the NBA
:33:21
and none of my hackers
knew of him.
:33:23
l even checked the names
of every government--
:33:26
l was just getting some coffee.
:33:31
l checked the names of every
government employee quoted in the piece,
:33:34
against a book listing the names
of every government employee
:33:37
in the entire United States.
None of the Glass sources were listed.
:33:42
But there is one thing
in this story that checks out.
:33:44
What's that?
:33:45
There does appear to be a state
in the Union named Nevada.
:33:51
David.
:33:53
- For Christ's sakes.
- God, l'm sorry, Stephen.
:33:56
l wanted to see if you read it yet.
lt was sitting right here, you know?
:34:01
Don't hate me, okay?
:34:03
Stephen, you shredded it.
:34:07
l'm trying to spare you
a spanking, David.
:34:09
You've got blind quotes
all over the place.
:34:12
Your facts are shaky.
l mean--
:34:14
The line about the turnover
at DOT
:34:17
was low by 4 1/2%,
l checked.
:34:19
Of course you did.
:34:21
Rob and Aaron would kill you
over that kind of stuff.
:34:23
This is The New Republic,
remember?
:34:26
Nothing slides here. lf you don't have
it cold, you don't turn it in, ever.
:34:29
Okay.
:34:31
Look, bring me your notes later,
and we'll go through it together.
:34:34
There's a lot about it
that l liked.
:34:36
- Really?
- Really.
:34:39
And get back to work, okay?
The mailroom floor needs scrubbing.
:34:42
Okay.
Thanks, Stephen.
:34:54
''You have one
unheard message. First message. ''
:34:57
Hi, Stephen, this is Adam Penenberg,
from Forbes Digital Tool.