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    George K
    wrote on 20 Nov 2022, 13:57 last edited by
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    Sort of related to the post earlier about "engineers," is the observation that, despite all the doom and gloom from late last week, Twitter is still functioning exactly as it has in the past. At least for the end-user.

    Some snarky comment was made about how it's working with more than 75% of the people gone, and how that should be applied to the US government.

    As an aside, all the people complaining about how they're going to leave Twitter because of the new leadership and new rules...where are they going? Has anyone built a social network platform that comes even close to what Twitter is. Look at how Truth Social, Parler and their ilk have fared.

    "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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    • G George K
      20 Nov 2022, 13:57

      Sort of related to the post earlier about "engineers," is the observation that, despite all the doom and gloom from late last week, Twitter is still functioning exactly as it has in the past. At least for the end-user.

      Some snarky comment was made about how it's working with more than 75% of the people gone, and how that should be applied to the US government.

      As an aside, all the people complaining about how they're going to leave Twitter because of the new leadership and new rules...where are they going? Has anyone built a social network platform that comes even close to what Twitter is. Look at how Truth Social, Parler and their ilk have fared.

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      jon-nyc
      wrote on 20 Nov 2022, 13:59 last edited by
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      @George-K

      I hear noises of people making backup accounts at Mastadon but that’s just in case Twitter falls down.

      Only non-witches get due process.

      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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      • G George K
        20 Nov 2022, 01:02

        By the way, what is CBS being cautious about? Mean tweets?

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        George K
        wrote on 20 Nov 2022, 16:28 last edited by
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        Well, that didn't last long.

        Best comment:

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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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          20 Nov 2022, 13:59

          @George-K

          I hear noises of people making backup accounts at Mastadon but that’s just in case Twitter falls down.

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          Jolly
          wrote on 20 Nov 2022, 16:42 last edited by
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          @jon-nyc said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

          @George-K

          I hear noises of people making backup accounts at Mastadon but that’s just in case Twitter falls down.

          Echo chamber.

          I suspect most of those folks secretly enjoy mixing it up.

          “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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            20 Nov 2022, 01:01

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            George K
            wrote on 20 Nov 2022, 23:37 last edited by
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            @George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

            "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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              Copper
              wrote on 21 Nov 2022, 00:47 last edited by
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              https://www.foxnews.com/media/elon-musk-pokes-fun-cbs-short-lived-twitter-hiatus-network-resumes-tweeting-48-hours-later

              Elon Musk poked fun at CBS for returning to Twitter after less than a 48-hour hiatus due to "uncertainty" with the platform under his management.

              Two days after the major news network said it would suspend all Twitter usage, CBS announced that it will resume activity Sunday as it continues to monitor "security concerns" they have with the platform since the billionaire Tesla CEO took over the company.

              "After pausing for much of the weekend to assess the security concerns, CBS News and Stations is resuming its activity on Twitter as we continue to monitor the situation," the CBS News Public Relations team wrote on Twitter.

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                89th
                wrote on 21 Nov 2022, 02:11 last edited by
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                I have observed over my career so far that most IT teams can get by with about 10% of the workforce, if needed.

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                • G George K
                  20 Nov 2022, 13:57

                  Sort of related to the post earlier about "engineers," is the observation that, despite all the doom and gloom from late last week, Twitter is still functioning exactly as it has in the past. At least for the end-user.

                  Some snarky comment was made about how it's working with more than 75% of the people gone, and how that should be applied to the US government.

                  As an aside, all the people complaining about how they're going to leave Twitter because of the new leadership and new rules...where are they going? Has anyone built a social network platform that comes even close to what Twitter is. Look at how Truth Social, Parler and their ilk have fared.

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                  Doctor Phibes
                  wrote on 21 Nov 2022, 11:44 last edited by Doctor Phibes
                  #677

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

                  Look at how Truth Social, Parler and their ilk have fared.

                  Maybe there's a connection between really bad at writing software and being right wing?

                  Horace, Ax, Klaus - care to comment?

                  I was only joking

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                  • D Doctor Phibes
                    21 Nov 2022, 11:44

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

                    Look at how Truth Social, Parler and their ilk have fared.

                    Maybe there's a connection between really bad at writing software and being right wing?

                    Horace, Ax, Klaus - care to comment?

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                    Klaus
                    wrote on 21 Nov 2022, 11:48 last edited by
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                    @Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

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

                    Look at how Truth Social, Parler and their ilk have fared.

                    Maybe there's a connection between really bad at writing software and being right wing?

                    Horace, Ax, Klaus - care to comment?

                    I'm not sure whether there is any meaningful correlation between political leanings and programmer ability, but I think the more important influence here is that if you are a good programmer, you would hesitate to work at places like Parler because it damages your career.

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                      21 Nov 2022, 11:44

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

                      Look at how Truth Social, Parler and their ilk have fared.

                      Maybe there's a connection between really bad at writing software and being right wing?

                      Horace, Ax, Klaus - care to comment?

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                      Copper
                      wrote on 21 Nov 2022, 13:19 last edited by
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                      @Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                      Maybe there's a connection between really bad at writing software and being right wing?

                      I can assure you that it is exactly the opposite.

                      No question

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                        Horace
                        wrote on 21 Nov 2022, 13:22 last edited by
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                        I have divorced my job duties as much as possible from writing good code. To this day I write zero unit tests and nobody complains about it. Win. Being a good programmer is utterly tedious.

                        Education is extremely important.

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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on 22 Nov 2022, 00:49 last edited by
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                          Only non-witches get due process.

                          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                            George K
                            wrote on 23 Nov 2022, 12:56 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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                              23 Nov 2022, 12:56

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                              Jolly
                              wrote on 23 Nov 2022, 13:00 last edited by
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                              @George-K Stay woke, stay broke...

                              “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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                                23 Nov 2022, 13:00

                                @George-K Stay woke, stay broke...

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                                Axtremus
                                wrote on 23 Nov 2022, 13:47 last edited by
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                                @Jolly said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                                Stay woke, stay broke...

                                Colin Kaepernick
                                Alex Jones

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                                  George K
                                  wrote on 23 Nov 2022, 14:18 last edited by
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                                  The Trumpiest thing I've seen in a while. I wonder if it's real.

                                  "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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                                    Jolly
                                    wrote on 24 Nov 2022, 12:04 last edited by
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                                    https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2022/11/23/elon-musk-will-expose-the-truth-of-what-has-been-happening-at-twitter-and-people-cant-wait/

                                    “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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                                      George K
                                      wrote on 24 Nov 2022, 12:24 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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                                        23 Nov 2022, 12:56

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                                        LuFins Dad
                                        wrote on 24 Nov 2022, 13:33 last edited by
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                                        @George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                                        The Brad

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                                          Aqua Letifer
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                                          Please love yourself.

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