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    jon-nyc
    wrote on 18 Nov 2022, 22:35 last edited by
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    That’s hilarious

    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
    -Cormac McCarthy

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      Axtremus
      wrote on 19 Nov 2022, 01:32 last edited by
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      https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musk-asks-twitter-users-vote-reinstatement-trump-2022-11-19/

      Elon asks Twitter users to vote on whether to reinstate Donald Trump's Twitter account.

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        19 Nov 2022, 01:32

        https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musk-asks-twitter-users-vote-reinstatement-trump-2022-11-19/

        Elon asks Twitter users to vote on whether to reinstate Donald Trump's Twitter account.

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        George K
        wrote on 19 Nov 2022, 01:33 last edited by
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        @Axtremus said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

        https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musk-asks-twitter-users-vote-reinstatement-trump-2022-11-19/

        Elon asks Twitter users to vote on whether to reinstate Donald Trump's Twitter account.

        Democracy!

        "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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          Horace
          wrote on 19 Nov 2022, 01:42 last edited by
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          2 million votes in and Reinstate Trump is winning 60/40

          It's as if the guy never loses.

          Education is extremely important.

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            19 Nov 2022, 01:42

            2 million votes in and Reinstate Trump is winning 60/40

            It's as if the guy never loses.

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            Axtremus
            wrote on 19 Nov 2022, 02:17 last edited by
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            @Horace said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

            2 million votes in and Reinstate Trump is winning 60/40

            It's as if the guy never loses.

            [election denial]
            Fake news!
            Hacked accounts!
            Bot accounts galore!
            Lots of foreign votes, foreign influence!
            No traceable paper ballots!
            No government issued picture ID!
            No signature check!
            [/election denial]

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              jon-nyc
              wrote on 19 Nov 2022, 02:26 last edited by
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              Will he come back? Or will he feel the need not to admit failure of Truth Social?

              "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
              -Cormac McCarthy

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                Axtremus
                wrote on 19 Nov 2022, 02:32 last edited by
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                Will his return lift the morale of the remaining Twitter employees?

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                  19 Nov 2022, 02:32

                  Will his return lift the morale of the remaining Twitter employees?

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                  George K
                  wrote on 19 Nov 2022, 02:37 last edited by
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                  @Axtremus said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                  Will his return lift the morale of the remaining Twitter employees?

                  Both of them will be elated.

                  "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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                    19 Nov 2022, 02:26

                    Will he come back? Or will he feel the need not to admit failure of Truth Social?

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                    George K
                    wrote on 19 Nov 2022, 12:30 last edited by
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                    @jon-nyc said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                    Will he come back? Or will he feel the need not to admit failure of Truth Social?

                    Probably speculation, but I read this on a blog:

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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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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on 19 Nov 2022, 12:52 last edited by
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                      That last bit makes sense for investors to have wanted in the papers. Though in the crazy days of SPACs they might not have been so discerning.

                      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                      -Cormac McCarthy

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                        Axtremus
                        wrote on 19 Nov 2022, 13:42 last edited by
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                          Copper
                          wrote on 19 Nov 2022, 14:42 last edited by Copper
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                          Free speech

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                            Horace
                            wrote on 19 Nov 2022, 14:51 last edited by
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                            This is a lot of fun to watch.

                            Education is extremely important.

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                            • M Mik
                              16 Nov 2022, 17:03

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

                              I’ve spent decades trying to understand what project managers actually contribute. I suspect Musk has pondered that question as well.

                              Amen. I was on the team that oh so painfully developed a health system's project management office guidelines and tools. It was two and a half years of hideously boring meetings to come up with something I could have told them in ten minutes. It doesn't make any freaking difference what project management methodology you use. You just have to have one.

                              Over the years everyone has tried to make me a PM. I'm good at it, such as it is, because I'm not hesitant to challenge people who aren't doing what I want. I'd be an even more effective dictator. But it's an awful, thankless job with little if any personal satisfaction. You become in most cases a professional beggar, hoping people will actually do what they committed to doing.

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                              Jolly
                              wrote on 19 Nov 2022, 15:41 last edited by
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                              @Mik said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

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

                              I’ve spent decades trying to understand what project managers actually contribute. I suspect Musk has pondered that question as well.

                              Amen. I was on the team that oh so painfully developed a health system's project management office guidelines and tools. It was two and a half years of hideously boring meetings to come up with something I could have told them in ten minutes. It doesn't make any freaking difference what project management methodology you use. You just have to have one.

                              Over the years everyone has tried to make me a PM. I'm good at it, such as it is, because I'm not hesitant to challenge people who aren't doing what I want. I'd be an even more effective dictator. But it's an awful, thankless job with little if any personal satisfaction. You become in most cases a professional beggar, hoping people will actually do what they committed to doing.

                              Hey, you can get a Master's in PM. Worth about as much as 75% of the MBA's, IMO.

                              “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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                                LuFins Dad
                                wrote on 19 Nov 2022, 16:23 last edited by
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                                1. Maybe Truth Social can hire some these former Twits?

                                2. A LOT of over educated idiots. It’l looking more like the days before the French Revolution every day.

                                The Brad

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                                • L LuFins Dad
                                  19 Nov 2022, 16:23
                                  1. Maybe Truth Social can hire some these former Twits?

                                  2. A LOT of over educated idiots. It’l looking more like the days before the French Revolution every day.

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                                  jon-nyc
                                  wrote on 19 Nov 2022, 19:03 last edited by
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                                  @LuFins-Dad said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                                  1. Maybe Truth Social can hire some these former Twits?

                                  I hear the Trust & Safety team is available.

                                  "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                  -Cormac McCarthy

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                                    Copper
                                    wrote on 19 Nov 2022, 19:19 last edited by
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                                    Triggered by Musk, CBS News announces it’s suspending all Twitter activity out of ‘abundance of caution’

                                    https://www.foxnews.com/media/triggered-musk-cbs-news-announces-suspending-all-twitter-activity-abundance-caution

                                    Sure, CBS is too important, caution is the wise course.

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                                      George K
                                      wrote on 19 Nov 2022, 19:57 last edited by
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                                      The fact that CBS was "triggered" tells you all you need to know.

                                      "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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                                        19 Nov 2022, 19:57

                                        The fact that CBS was "triggered" tells you all you need to know.

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                                        Axtremus
                                        wrote on 19 Nov 2022, 19:58 last edited by
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                                        @George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                                        The fact that CBS was "triggered" tells you all you need to know.

                                        Why? What does that tell you?

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                                          19 Nov 2022, 19:57

                                          The fact that CBS was "triggered" tells you all you need to know.

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                                          jon-nyc
                                          wrote on 19 Nov 2022, 22:48 last edited by
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                                          @George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                                          The fact that CBS was "triggered" tells you all you need to know.

                                          Maybe there's information content in the fact that 'triggered' was the word choice of the Fox News writer, not CBS?

                                          "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                          -Cormac McCarthy

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