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  • George KG Offline
    George KG Offline
    George K
    wrote on last edited by George K
    #474

    I wonder what the cost in lost advertising is vs the cost of paying off these employees vs the daily losses he states.

    "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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    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

      That’s a little funny.

      George KG Offline
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      George K
      wrote on last edited by
      #475

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

      Turns out it's fake news.

      On Twitter? C'mon man!

      Seems that the "account" that was suspended was not that of Elon Musk @elonmusk, but that of @eIonmusk.

      The letter after the "e" is an uppercase "i" in the "suspended" account.

      Well played, though.

      "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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      • bachophileB Offline
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        bachophile
        wrote on last edited by
        #476

        I don’t care if commercial companies leave advertisement on Twitter. But this is too much to bear.

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        • HoraceH Horace

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

          https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_new_coffee_room/viewtopic.php?p=1467233#p1467233

          Yes the FSD thing has always been one of Musk's more impossible claims. I'm happy for you that you remember my wording specifically about a "death rattle", but "we may be listening to a death rattle" differs from "we are listening to a death rattle".

          Maybe when Bolsonaro doesn't invoke a military coup and the Republicans don't produce a coup by legal technicality, I will prance around about how wrong your predictions are. Nah, I won't do that. I recognize how carefully you couch your fears in unquantified chance. Would that you give others the same courtesy.

          jon-nycJ Offline
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          jon-nyc
          wrote on last edited by jon-nyc
          #477

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

          Would that you give others the same courtesy.

          Speaking of courtesies, I made 5 observations about Musk’s takeover of Twitter. You responded with a comment about me.

          Maybe next time address the substance of the post?

          Only non-witches get due process.

          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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          • taiwan_girlT Offline
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            taiwan_girl
            wrote on last edited by
            #478

            To me, it is kind of like the politics saying - "easy to campaign but tough to govern". We will see how it works out with Mr. Musk.

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            • HoraceH Horace

              There is a lawsuit being filed by twitter employees, alleging that Musk was legally obligated to provide 60 days notice and retraining opportunities before a large layoff, by CA law.

              George KG Offline
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              George K
              wrote on last edited by
              #479

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

              There is a lawsuit being filed by twitter employees, alleging that Musk was legally obligated to provide 60 days notice and retraining opportunities before a large layoff, by CA law.

              Musk has lawyers too:

              According to emails sent to laid off employees and an internal FAQ obtained by The Verge, those impacted will continue to be paid and receive benefits until dates that appear to match the length of the mass layoff notice required by US federal and state law. If they sign a “Release of All Claims” document and separation agreement, all US employees will then receive one month of base pay as severance that is taxed at the higher supplemental income rate.

              "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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              • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                To me, it is kind of like the politics saying - "easy to campaign but tough to govern". We will see how it works out with Mr. Musk.

                Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                Doctor Phibes
                wrote on last edited by
                #480

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

                To me, it is kind of like the politics saying - "easy to campaign but tough to govern". We will see how it works out with Mr. Musk.

                I sure as heck wouldn’t want to work for him

                I was only joking

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                • George KG Offline
                  George KG Offline
                  George K
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #481

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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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                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

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

                    To me, it is kind of like the politics saying - "easy to campaign but tough to govern". We will see how it works out with Mr. Musk.

                    I sure as heck wouldn’t want to work for him

                    HoraceH Offline
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                    Horace
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #482

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

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

                    To me, it is kind of like the politics saying - "easy to campaign but tough to govern". We will see how it works out with Mr. Musk.

                    I sure as heck wouldn’t want to work for him

                    As I understand it, he doesn't pay more, but he does expect more. That's not a great combination. It's not as if his rank and file engineers are next in line to get blown by Amber Heard.

                    Education is extremely important.

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                    • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

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

                      To me, it is kind of like the politics saying - "easy to campaign but tough to govern". We will see how it works out with Mr. Musk.

                      I sure as heck wouldn’t want to work for him

                      George KG Offline
                      George KG Offline
                      George K
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #483

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

                      I sure as heck wouldn’t want to work for him

                      https://www.businessinsider.com/working-for-elon-musk-spacex-workplace-culture-twitter-jim-cantrell-2022-11

                      "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

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

                        I sure as heck wouldn’t want to work for him

                        https://www.businessinsider.com/working-for-elon-musk-spacex-workplace-culture-twitter-jim-cantrell-2022-11

                        Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                        Doctor Phibes
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                        #484

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

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

                        I sure as heck wouldn’t want to work for him

                        https://www.businessinsider.com/working-for-elon-musk-spacex-workplace-culture-twitter-jim-cantrell-2022-11

                        "He's a wonderful bunch of guys".

                        I was only joking

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                        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

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

                          Would that you give others the same courtesy.

                          Speaking of courtesies, I made 5 observations about Musk’s takeover of Twitter. You responded with a comment about me.

                          Maybe next time address the substance of the post?

                          HoraceH Offline
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                          Horace
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #485

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

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

                          Would that you give others the same courtesy.

                          Speaking of courtesies, I made 5 observations about Musk’s takeover of Twitter. You responded with a comment about me.

                          Maybe next time address the substance of the post?

                          My response was about the legions of people who have made personal observations about Elon and how that tracks with their predictions of his companies, and that you now join that line. As for boiling down your thoughts into other words, such as that you don't much care for Elon or that you're predicting his failure, of course you will respond that those other words are inaccurate. That's what you do. But a dispassionate reader of your thoughts might conclude that the characteristics you laid out, are not positive ones, and that the effects you laid out, were not positive to his business interests.

                          As for responding to every bit of the post, I think they were not questions posed directly to me. If you would like my thoughts on something, you should ask respectfully.

                          Education is extremely important.

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                          • George KG Offline
                            George KG Offline
                            George K
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #486

                            "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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                            • CopperC Offline
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                              Copper
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #487

                              I am wondering why they suspended advertising.

                              The reason given by advertisers seems to be uncertainty.

                              But if you dig a little deeper, the talking point is that Twitter now allows hate, vulgar and hostile rhetoric aimed at people based on their race, religion, ethnicity and orientation, such as the "n-word," "k-word," and "f-word,".

                              I can see where those things might be impolite or unpleasant for some.

                              It also seems that democrats hate Mr. Musk, republicans seem to be more tolerant.

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                              • jon-nycJ Offline
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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #488

                                Maybe Texas will pass a law that you can’t stop advertising on Twitter if you operate in Texas, and you can’t not operate in texas.

                                Only non-witches get due process.

                                • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                • JollyJ Offline
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                                  Jolly
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #489

                                  That would fix it, I guess.

                                  Suspend doesn't meant quit. Advertisers want eyeballs. If Twitter can furnish eyeballs, it's business as usual.

                                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                  • HoraceH Offline
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                                    Horace
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #490

                                    Maybe the southern poverty law center can begin tracking companies who do business with sites affiliated with hatred. Then the actuaries can tally the cost of being on the list vs the benefit of advertising on whichever site they please.

                                    Education is extremely important.

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                                    • George KG Offline
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                                      George K
                                      wrote on last edited by
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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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                                        jon-nyc
                                        wrote on last edited by jon-nyc
                                        #492

                                        Slow infield fly, even if Elon hadn’t already made the joke a couple of days ago.

                                        Only non-witches get due process.

                                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                          Slow infield fly, even if Elon hadn’t already made the joke a couple of days ago.

                                          HoraceH Offline
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                                          Horace
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #493

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

                                          Slow infield fly, even if Elon hadn’t already made the joke a couple of days ago.

                                          Those are complicated plays that they even had to add a massive rules kludge to account for.

                                          Education is extremely important.

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