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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
        #678

        @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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        • 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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          Copper
          wrote on 21 Nov 2022, 13:19 last edited by
          #679

          @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
              #681

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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
                #682

                "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
                  23 Nov 2022, 12:56

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                  Jolly
                  wrote on 23 Nov 2022, 13:00 last edited by
                  #683

                  @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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                  • J Jolly
                    23 Nov 2022, 13:00

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

                    A Away
                    A Away
                    Axtremus
                    wrote on 23 Nov 2022, 13:47 last edited by
                    #684

                    @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
                      #685

                      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
                        #686

                        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
                          #687

                          "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
                            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
                              wrote on 25 Nov 2022, 20:03 last edited by
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                              Please love yourself.

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                                George K
                                wrote on 28 Nov 2022, 18:48 last edited by
                                #690

                                "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 28 Nov 2022, 19:09 last edited by Horace
                                  #691

                                  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.

                                  Education is extremely important.

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                                    Copper
                                    wrote on 28 Nov 2022, 19:11 last edited by
                                    #692

                                    Apple hates App Developers

                                    Really Hates them

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

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                                    • H Horace
                                      28 Nov 2022, 19:09

                                      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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                                      Doctor Phibes
                                      wrote on 28 Nov 2022, 19:23 last edited by
                                      #693

                                      @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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                                      • D Doctor Phibes
                                        28 Nov 2022, 19:23

                                        @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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                                        Horace
                                        wrote on 28 Nov 2022, 19:25 last edited by
                                        #694

                                        @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-nyc
                                          wrote on 28 Nov 2022, 21:42 last edited by
                                          #695

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

                                          Only non-witches get due process.

                                          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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