Musk offers to buy Twitter

[Scepticalscribe]

Dude really is a first class troll.

Elon Musk challenges Twitter CEO to a ‘public debate’ on fake accounts

Elon Musk has challenged Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to a public debate about the percentage of bots on its platform.

www.engadget.com

He needs to be denied the oxygen of publicity, for he needs attention and revels in being noticed and talked about.

Shunning, surrounded by silence - old, but very effective and, yes, quite cruel - remedies, may prove quite effective with this individual.

 

[Cmaier]

He needs to be denied the oxygen of publicity, for he needs attention and revels in being noticed and talked about.

Shunning, surrounded by silence - old, but very effective and, yes, quite cruel - remedies, may prove quite effective with this individual.

Unfortunately he’s impossible to shun because he’s tapping into our polarized society to become a hero of 20% of us. The only way to affect this guy is his pocketbook. Buy your electric cars and solar panels from someone else.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Unfortunately he’s impossible to shun because he’s tapping into our polarized society to become a hero of 20% of us. The only way to affect this guy is his pocketbook. Buy your electric cars and solar panels from someone else.

I find myself in gloomy agreement with that sentiment.

In fact, Musk is the gretest single reason why I would never contemplate the purchse of a Tesla, much though I approve of the concept of electric motor-cars.

 

[trillux]

Buy your electric cars and solar panels from someone else.

And adjust your Twitter use according to the outcome of this trial.

 

[Renzatic]

Even I charge only 1000 an hour, and I’m the best.

So with just three hours of work, you could easily buy me a nice, new computer.

You're really selfish.

 

[Cmaier]

So with just three hours of work, you could easily buy me a nice, new computer.

You're really selfish.

Common misperception: just because my firm charges a client $1100 for an hour of my time doesn’t mean that the firm pays me $1100 or anywhere close to that Someone has to pay for the rent and the partners’ vacation homes, after all.

 

[Eric]

Common misperception: just because my firm charges a client $1100 for an hour of my time doesn’t mean that the firm pays me $1100 or anywhere close to that Someone has to pay for the rent and the partners’ vacation homes, after all.

Yep, only in the triple digits here but the company takes a pretty huge chunk of it and I simply get a salary. Contracting is the way to go if you want the lion's share and don't mind handling all your own taxes.

 

[Renzatic]

Common misperception: just because my firm charges a client $1100 for an hour of my time doesn’t mean that the firm pays me $1100 or anywhere close to that Someone has to pay for the rent and the partners’ vacation homes, after all.

Well, I still want a new computer.

 

[Cmaier]

Well, I still want a new computer.

Me too.

 

[Yoused]

Me too.

You freakin' have a new computer. A 16"MBP Max. How much newer do you need?

 

[Cmaier]

You freakin' have a new computer. A 16"MBP Max. How much newer do you need?

Need? I don’t. But if someone wants to slip me one of the m2 max mbps that are floating around Cupertino I wouldn’t say no.

 

[fischersd]

Common misperception: just because my firm charges a client $1100 for an hour of my time doesn’t mean that the firm pays me $1100 or anywhere close to that Someone has to pay for the rent and the partners’ vacation homes, after all.

Back in the early 90's, IBM was charging executives $245 (CDN) an hour to have one of the PC Helpdesk agents come to their homes to resolve any technical issues. The starting wage for the techs was $14/hr. (as an example of corporate greed / markup)

 

[diamond.g]

Unfortunately he’s impossible to shun because he’s tapping into our polarized society to become a hero of 20% of us. The only way to affect this guy is his pocketbook. Buy your electric cars and solar panels from someone else.

Kick him off Twitter.

 

[Cmaier]

The judge isn’t happy with Musk.

Judge slams Musk for withholding text messages, cites “glaring” omissions

Judge also chides Musk for wasting time, says there’s no time for “just kiddings.”…

arstechnica.com

 

[lizkat]

The judge isn’t happy with Musk.

Judge slams Musk for withholding text messages, cites “glaring” omissions

Judge also chides Musk for wasting time, says there’s no time for “just kiddings.”…

arstechnica.com

Yeah Musk may have been thinking his issues were before some podunk court with a justice of the peace presiding. Guess he now understands that Delaware's Chancery Court is a whole other kind of ballpark. Outfield fences looking farther away today.

 

[Cmaier]

So Musk sent a letter to twitter apparently offering to proceed with the deal on the original terms?

I wonder what the catch is.

 

[Pumbaa]

So Musk sent a letter to twitter apparently offering to proceed with the deal on the original terms?

I wonder what the catch is.

Maybe the reactions towards his “solutions” for Ukraine really got to him and he wants more control of free speech.

I’m accepting the deal. Pray that I don’t accept it any further.

 

[leman]

So Musk sent a letter to twitter apparently offering to proceed with the deal on the original terms?

I wonder what the catch is.

Based on yesterday the catch will probably be that everyone voting “no” on one of his pols will be declared a bot and banned. Now he wants to control public opinion.

 

[Eric]

The day he takes over without a second thought.

 

[lizkat]

The day he takes over without a second thought.

Yeah a lot of people will probably leave knowing they'd end up banned anyhow.

I'd miss all the birdwatchers I follow, who post from all around the globe! With any luck most of them don't post political tweets and so will fly under Musk's radar? I can hope so anyway.