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  • HoraceH Horace

    That sucks. Misstep for Apple to be making those noises IMO.

    In an unrelated note, Sam Harris’ Twitter account seems to be gone. Maybe just a glitch. He’s been asking “tough questions” similar to the Milo question.

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    @Horace said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

    In an unrelated note, Sam Harris’ Twitter account seems to be gone. Maybe just a glitch. He’s been asking “tough questions” similar to the Milo question.

    https://www.nationalreview.com/news/sam-harris-quits-twitter-following-trump-reinstatement/

    I was only joking

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    • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

      @Horace said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

      In an unrelated note, Sam Harris’ Twitter account seems to be gone. Maybe just a glitch. He’s been asking “tough questions” similar to the Milo question.

      https://www.nationalreview.com/news/sam-harris-quits-twitter-following-trump-reinstatement/

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      @Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

      @Horace said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

      In an unrelated note, Sam Harris’ Twitter account seems to be gone. Maybe just a glitch. He’s been asking “tough questions” similar to the Milo question.

      https://www.nationalreview.com/news/sam-harris-quits-twitter-following-trump-reinstatement/

      That’s not the reason. He just didn’t like the way Twitter and its negativity was affecting his perception of people.

      Education is extremely important.

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      • jon-nycJ Online
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        First 20m of his podcast he discusses Twitter and why he left.

        You were warned.

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        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

          First 20m of his podcast he discusses Twitter and why he left.

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          @jon-nyc said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

          First 20m of his podcast he discusses Twitter and why he left.

          In which he admits his disgust reflex overwhelms his reason, even as he understands rationally that it shouldn't. That's how I've always described the psychologies of TDS sufferers, as Sam is. I guess it's inevitable that humans will respect their own disgust reflex, rather than question it. It's our "full stop" emotion.

          Education is extremely important.

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            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • George KG George K

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              Horace
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              @George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

              Good news. I figured Mr Cook was more pragmatic than how that threat about the Twitter app made him sound.

              Education is extremely important.

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              • CopperC Copper

                Apple hates App Developers

                Really Hates them

                I have no idea why, the developers make them a fortune.

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                @Copper said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                Apple hates App Developers

                Really Hates them

                I have no idea why, the developers make them a fortune.

                Maybe the developers can unionize and collectively bargain with Apple.

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                  I would think that Twitter would have more to lose than Apple if the two got into a fight

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                  • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                    I would think that Twitter would have more to lose than Apple if the two got into a fight

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                    @taiwan_girl said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                    I would think that Twitter would have more to lose than Apple if the two got into a fight

                    Depends on the fight.

                    The Brad

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                    • AxtremusA Axtremus

                      @Copper said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                      Apple hates App Developers

                      Really Hates them

                      I have no idea why, the developers make them a fortune.

                      Maybe the developers can unionize and collectively bargain with Apple.

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                      @Axtremus said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                      @Copper said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                      Apple hates App Developers

                      Really Hates them

                      I have no idea why, the developers make them a fortune.

                      Maybe the developers can unionize and collectively bargain with Apple.

                      Depends on what app developers are willing to do to other app developers that don’t feel the same as them…

                      Labor unions gained power because they kicked the shit out of laborers that wouldn’t join them. Do you think App developers will do the same.

                      The Brad

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                        https://www.axios.com/2022/12/14/twitter-elon-musk-paying-bills-rent

                        The article reports that Twitter is delinquent on many bills, including rent for many of its offices worldwide.

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                        • AxtremusA Axtremus

                          https://www.axios.com/2022/12/14/twitter-elon-musk-paying-bills-rent

                          The article reports that Twitter is delinquent on many bills, including rent for many of its offices worldwide.

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                          @Axtremus it’s a pretty basic website - the customer facing experience won’t change much even if the ops teams get cut back even more.

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                            38A45228-0AC5-4197-83D7-3C114263DC67.jpeg

                            You were warned.

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                            • George KG Offline
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                              Musk's explanation:

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                Seems logical to me.

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                                  Musk recently sold $3.6 Billion of Tesla shares:

                                  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000089924322038522/xslF345X03/doc4.xml

                                  Note the transaction dates, all in Dec. 12-14.

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                                  • AxtremusA Axtremus

                                    Musk recently sold $3.6 Billion of Tesla shares:

                                    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000089924322038522/xslF345X03/doc4.xml

                                    Note the transaction dates, all in Dec. 12-14.

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                                    @Axtremus said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                                    Musk recently sold $3.6 Billion of Tesla shares:

                                    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000089924322038522/xslF345X03/doc4.xml

                                    Note the transaction dates, all in Dec. 12-14.

                                    Tesla stock is down 70% from its all time high a year ago.

                                    Education is extremely important.

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                                      George K
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                                      #710

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • George KG George K

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                                        89th
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                                        @George-K That is weird. I've personally worked on a few projects that leverage ADS-B open flight tracking data. It's still open, and available on the internet, but I guess a user would just have to click a few more times to track a specific flight, including Elon's or Bezos'. It's all publicly available.

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                                        • 89th8 89th

                                          @George-K That is weird. I've personally worked on a few projects that leverage ADS-B open flight tracking data. It's still open, and available on the internet, but I guess a user would just have to click a few more times to track a specific flight, including Elon's or Bezos'. It's all publicly available.

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                                          George K
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                                          @89th said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                                          It's all publicly available.

                                          Indeed. I would guess that using bots to aggregate the info and make it easy to find on Twitter is the issue. Similar to a (remember those?) phone book. Yeah, the person's address is publicly available, but...

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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