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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.

    LuFins DadL Offline
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    LuFins Dad
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    #702

    @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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    • AxtremusA Away
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      Axtremus
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      #703

      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.

        X Online
        X Online
        xenon
        wrote on last edited by
        #704

        @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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          jon-nyc
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          #705

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

          You were warned.

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          • George KG Offline
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            George K
            wrote on last edited by
            #706

            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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            • 89th8 Offline
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              89th
              wrote on last edited by
              #707

              Seems logical to me.

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              • AxtremusA Away
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                Axtremus
                wrote on last edited by
                #708

                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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                  Horace
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #709

                  @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 KG Offline
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                    George K
                    wrote on last edited by George K
                    #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
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #711

                      @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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                        #712

                        @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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                        • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                          Doctor Phibes
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                          #713

                          Apparently Elon isn't as keen on those funny little practical jokes where he's the punchline.

                          I was only joking

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                            George K
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #714

                            Anyone notice that Musk has been really, uncharacteristically, quiet for 24 hours?

                            "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

                              Anyone notice that Musk has been really, uncharacteristically, quiet for 24 hours?

                              AxtremusA Away
                              AxtremusA Away
                              Axtremus
                              wrote on last edited by Axtremus
                              #715

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

                              Anyone notice that Musk has been really, uncharacteristically, quiet for 24 hours?

                              Busy cutting deals palling around with Jared and the Arabs while watching the World Cup final? There is a thread on that, right?

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                                jon-nyc
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                                #716

                                You were warned.

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                                • AxtremusA Away
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                                  Axtremus
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                                  #717

                                  https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/20/twitter-is-down-to-fewer-than-550-full-time-engineers.html

                                  Twitter employee head count down by 80% since Elon Musk took over. Has 1300 employees now with 550 "engineers" (by title) among them.

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                                  • George KG Offline
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                                    George K
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #718

                                    Interesting.

                                    I won't even try to pretend the implications of this. However, the platform is up and appears to be functioning pretty much as always.

                                    Yeah, there's bugs, and changes to under-the-hood stuff, but it appears that, unlike predictions, it has survived.

                                    At least for now.

                                    Related, how are Truth Social, Mastodon, WeMe, and Parler doing?

                                    "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

                                      Interesting.

                                      I won't even try to pretend the implications of this. However, the platform is up and appears to be functioning pretty much as always.

                                      Yeah, there's bugs, and changes to under-the-hood stuff, but it appears that, unlike predictions, it has survived.

                                      At least for now.

                                      Related, how are Truth Social, Mastodon, WeMe, and Parler doing?

                                      Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                                      Doctor Phibes
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #719

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

                                      Related, how are Truth Social, Mastodon, WeMe, and Parler doing?

                                      Truth social is amazing. Just so amazing. Truly. It's been really, really great, and it has all the best people. Just the best. I could give you the numbers, but you wouldn't believe me because they're so amazing.

                                      I was only joking

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                                        Renauda
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #720

                                        Some wicked witch turned Phibes into a Trump like troll! 😞

                                        Elbows up!

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                                        • RenaudaR Renauda

                                          Some wicked witch turned Phibes into a Trump like troll! 😞

                                          George KG Offline
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                                          George K
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #721

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

                                          Some wicked witch turned Phibes into a Trump like troll! 😞

                                          No shit! Look at his avatar!

                                          "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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