Phil1111 1,149 #276 July 23, 2023 4 hours ago, jakee said: Gotta love this one. Twitter under Musk ... Do any of our resident fanboys still think this is part of the master plan? The speed in which Musk has destroyed Twitter is unprecedented in corporate history. Most believe that its all a part of taking deeper and deeper drinks of the republican ideals. Decades from now in business schools professors will use it as a prime example about how to ruin a company. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #277 July 23, 2023 Oh yes, this should solve all the problems, but only if they also get rid of the cuckoo at the top of the hierarchy: The Hill: Musk says Twitter changing brand, eliminating ‘all the birds’ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,768 #278 July 23, 2023 1 hour ago, ryoder said: Oh yes, this should solve all the problems, but only if they also get rid of the cuckoo at the top of the hierarchy: The Hill: Musk says Twitter changing brand, eliminating ‘all the birds’ My hope is to add Twitter to MySpace and every other ridiculous social media platform I've never used. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,482 #279 July 23, 2023 3 hours ago, JoeWeber said: My hope is to add Twitter to MySpace and every other ridiculous social media platform I've never used. So far so good Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #280 July 23, 2023 19 minutes ago, ryoder said: Oh yes, this should solve all the problems, but only if they also get rid of the cuckoo at the top of the hierarchy: The Hill: Musk says Twitter changing brand, eliminating ‘all the birds’ Holy moly! Completely, totally, utterly insane. I never joined Twitter. There were times I considered it, but I have enough going on that I really didn't need to add another social media outlet. As Musk's acquisition gets weirder and weirder, I feel more and more that I made the right decision. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,768 #281 July 24, 2023 6 hours ago, wmw999 said: So far so good Wendy P. Hmm.. Well at least I sort of made a point. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #282 July 24, 2023 I always have a tab to Twitter open on my browser, but I don't post to it. I follow my governor, senators, representative, local PD, and several news reporters. It is a way to get very early alerts of breaking news. Also, when opening Twitter, it always automatically goes to the "For you" tab, which crams a non-stop spew of trash into my feed. I must manually select the "Following" tab in order to limit it to accounts I have actually selected. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,768 #283 July 24, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, ryoder said: I always have a tab to Twitter open on my browser, but I don't post to it. I follow my governor, senators, representative, local PD, and several news reporters. It is a way to get very early alerts of breaking news. Also, when opening Twitter, it always automatically goes to the "For you" tab, which crams a non-stop spew of trash into my feed. I must manually select the "Following" tab in order to limit it to accounts I have actually selected. Those are awesome skills but can you chug a beer standing on your head or put a condom on with one arm in a sling? Edited July 24, 2023 by JoeWeber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 333 #284 July 24, 2023 6 minutes ago, JoeWeber said: Those are awesome skills but can you chug a beer standing on your head or put a condom on with one arm in a sling? No, yes. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #285 July 24, 2023 On 7/23/2023 at 1:15 AM, jakee said: He's also claiming that Twitter acted dishonestly by failing to follow an instruction by him not to pay the lawyers... when both the instruction and the payment happened before he became the legal owner of Twitter and before he had any say in the matter. I generally agree with the sentiment of your post. However it isn't unusual for a "about to be owner" to have a say over major decisions and transactions. Whether this qualifies as such is of course to be determined. But the implied suggestion that because he technically wasn't the owner yet, he therefor has no say over any decisions doesn't hold water. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,063 #286 July 25, 2023 On 7/24/2023 at 12:34 AM, JoeWeber said: Those are awesome skills but can you chug a beer standing on your head or put a condom on with one arm in a sling? How else do you think I got a Double First and my Christopher Columbus hat? 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #287 July 26, 2023 Elmo plans to take his case to SCOTUS that he should be allowed to lie to investors: Musk plans Supreme Court appeal after losing bid to terminate SEC settlement 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 1,149 #288 July 26, 2023 7 minutes ago, ryoder said: Elmo plans to take his case to SCOTUS that he should be allowed to lie to investors: Musk plans Supreme Court appeal after losing bid to terminate SEC settlement Once again I find it difficult to reconcile his success at SpaceX, Tesla with his baffling bungling at Twitter. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,217 #289 July 26, 2023 28 minutes ago, Phil1111 said: Once again I find it difficult to reconcile his success at SpaceX, Tesla with his baffling bungling at Twitter. A classic case of big head syndrome I suspect. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #290 July 26, 2023 38 minutes ago, Phil1111 said: Once again I find it difficult to reconcile his success at SpaceX, Tesla with his baffling bungling at Twitter. From what I've read, the success of SpaceX is attributable to Gwynne Shotwell, not Musk. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 1,149 #291 July 26, 2023 23 minutes ago, ryoder said: From what I've read, the success of SpaceX is attributable to Gwynne Shotwell, not Musk. Bezos should snag her up. Like WTF is Blue Origin doing other than burning cash for nothing of substance? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #292 July 26, 2023 3 hours ago, Phil1111 said: Once again I find it difficult to reconcile his success at SpaceX, Tesla with his baffling bungling at Twitter. The only way to know if he is bungling at Twitter is if you know the actual goals for acquiring Twitter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,217 #293 July 26, 2023 1 hour ago, SkyDekker said: The only way to know if he is bungling at Twitter is if you know the actual goals for acquiring Twitter. Maybe he is trying to drive its value down so he can turn around and offer to buy out his investors cheaply. As a favour just a little while before he unleashes the Kraken. After all, he is a certified genius. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,534 #294 August 1, 2023 Elon's latest win - being forced to remove a giant, flashing, insanely bright 'X' sign from the roof of HQ that was put up without permission. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-66296419 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 1,149 #295 August 1, 2023 On 7/26/2023 at 11:49 AM, gowlerk said: Maybe he is trying to drive its value down so he can turn around and offer to buy out his investors cheaply. As a favour just a little while before he unleashes the Kraken. After all, he is a certified genius. But his bank investors know he has the Tesla piggy-bank. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,217 #296 October 31, 2023 Perhaps soon, if you are a qualified investor one of these investments banks will be able to sell you a piece of X. At a loss of course. https://gizmodo.com/pour-one-out-for-banks-invested-in-musk-s-twitter-1850957287 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
