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A guy with a scarf

An original take on technology in the world of sports and media by Carlo De Marchis

Launched a year ago

“Some people talk about stuff. Whereas Carlo's done stuff. And he talks about it. So that's two things. And he wears a scarf. So three things, technically.”

“Some people talk about stuff. Whereas Carlo's done stuff. And he talks about it. So that's two things. And he wears a scarf. So three things, technically.”

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