Reputator Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 6 hours ago, Ghost_MH said: This is fun... pedo guy megalomaniacal manchild moving servers himself shows his 'maniacal sense of urgency' at X, formerly Twitter WWW.CNBC.COM pedo guy megalomaniacal manchild's most valuable lieutenants at Tesla and SpaceX had learned ways to deflect his bad ideas and drip-feed him unwelcome information, but the... So Twitter crashed during the DeSantis announcement because the Sacramento data center was down because Musk said he could move it in two weeks rather than the 6 months he was quoted. This meant disconnecting all the electrical without an electrician and hiring movers they found on Yelp that had no insurance, no IDs, and required the whole $13k move be paid in cash. It's also still broken because all of Twitter's load balancing is hard coded to include routes back to the old data center. However, it's not Musk's fault. It's the fault of everyone that didn't tell him everything that could possibly go wrong when he started screaming at them because "moving a bunch of computers is easy". This is something we all already knew, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 5 hours ago, Ghost_MH said: I like that for a couple of days, all private Twitter user data was held, unencrypted by a bunch of guys who could not provide ID and were paid $13k in cash. It's ok, though, because they put a lock on the truck and stuck some Air Tags on the server racks. It's really weird, those Mexican guys spoke really good Russian... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 8 hours ago, Jason said: It's really weird, those Mexican guys spoke really good Russian... Musk: “Two weeks and in cash? Great!” Mover: “Uh uh da da senorita!” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Musk’s X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called ARSTECHNICA.COM After a report called out Musk's union-busting, UAW's blue check got reinstated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 2 hours ago, Jason said: Musk’s X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called ARSTECHNICA.COM After a report called out Musk's union-busting, UAW's blue check got reinstated. At this point removing a blue check means they're less likely to be banned on sight, so... whatever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Russell Brand backed by pedo guy megalomaniacal manchild and Andrew Tate after video statement WWW.INDEPENDENT.CO.UK Brand’s sister-in-law, Kirsty Gallacher, also appeared to share support for him on social media Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air_Delivery Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 8 hours ago, Jason said: Russell Brand backed by pedo guy megalomaniacal manchild and Andrew Tate after video statement WWW.INDEPENDENT.CO.UK Brand’s sister-in-law, Kirsty Gallacher, also appeared to share support for him on social media We really need a vomit reaction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 17 hours ago, Jason said: Russell Brand backed by pedo guy megalomaniacal manchild and Andrew Tate after video statement WWW.INDEPENDENT.CO.UK Brand’s sister-in-law, Kirsty Gallacher, also appeared to share support for him on social media game respect game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 pedo guy megalomaniacal manchild Stormed Into the Tesla Office Furious That Autopilot Tried to Kill Him FUTURISM.COM Walter Isaacson's new biography on pedo guy megalomaniacal manchild also reveals that the CEO left his engineers who wanted to use LiDAR exasperated. lmao instead of doing something about their FSD programming they had the city repaint the lines 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 37 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: pedo guy megalomaniacal manchild Stormed Into the Tesla Office Furious That Autopilot Tried to Kill Him FUTURISM.COM Walter Isaacson's new biography on pedo guy megalomaniacal manchild also reveals that the CEO left his engineers who wanted to use LiDAR exasperated. lmao instead of doing something about their FSD programming they had the city repaint the lines Quote "We're trying to have those conversations with Elon to establish what the sensors would need to do," Baglino added. "And they were really difficult conversations, because he kept coming back to the fact that people have just two eyes and they can drive the car." This man is deeply and irreparably stupid, which isn't surprising seeing as how he thinks that if Legos are inexpensive and have tight tolerances, Cybertruck should be flawless because it's expensive. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 19 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: This man is deeply and irreparably stupid, which isn't surprising seeing as how he thinks that if Legos are inexpensive and have tight tolerances, Cybertruck should be flawless because it's expensive. Excuse me sir but you are not ❌ allowed to badmouth the singular genius who is Ellon Muks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Apparently pedo guy megalomaniacal manchild wants to charge to use Twitter at all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 4 hours ago, Jason said: Apparently pedo guy megalomaniacal manchild wants to charge to use Twitter at all. Yes. Please charge. Baby I need this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 5 hours ago, Jason said: Apparently pedo guy megalomaniacal manchild wants to charge to use Twitter at all. Unity Engine: *massive fuck up with install charges* pedo guy megalomaniacal manchild: hold my beer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 5 hours ago, Jason said: Apparently pedo guy megalomaniacal manchild wants to charge to use Twitter at all. Oh this would be rich. There's not even enough popcorn for this clusterfuck if it were to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 If he does charge for it, it truly will be only Nazis left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 7 hours ago, Jason said: Apparently pedo guy megalomaniacal manchild wants to charge to use Twitter at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 He says this is to combat bots, but bots didn’t become an issue til he took over. Now the site is filled with bitcoin and NFT scams. They do know their audience lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Yep, here’s the article: pedo guy megalomaniacal manchild says Twitter, now X, is moving to monthly subscription fees and has 550 million users WWW.CNBC.COM Musk used a livestreamed conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss plans for Twitter, now X, and rebut allegations of antisemitism. Yeah, this will get me to move to Blue Sky or Threads permanently. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 I've been hanging on to twitter while waiting for a good alternative to manifest because of the AI twitter community (and other science communities), but this will push me out immediately, alternative or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, legend said: I've been hanging on to twitter while waiting for a good alternative to manifest because of the AI twitter community (and other science communities), but this will push me out immediately, alternative or not The AI should be smart enough to make their own alternatives! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Keyser_Soze said: The AI should be smart enough to make their own alternatives! Sadly they're still learning how to walk. I've tried yelling at them, but it's not helping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputator Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 39 minutes ago, MarSolo said: Yep, here’s the article: pedo guy megalomaniacal manchild says Twitter, now X, is moving to monthly subscription fees and has 550 million users WWW.CNBC.COM Musk used a livestreamed conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss plans for Twitter, now X, and rebut allegations of antisemitism. Yeah, this will get me to move to Blue Sky or Threads permanently. I mean, this is so obviously suicidal that I can't help but think back to the conspiracy theories that Musk is purposefully trying to sink the platform so he can file for bankruptcy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 1 hour ago, legend said: Sadly they're still learning how to walk. I've tried yelling at them, but it's not helping. Did you try moving their toys to the other side of the room? That worked with my kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share Posted September 19, 2023 1 hour ago, legend said: I've been hanging on to twitter while waiting for a good alternative to manifest because of the AI twitter community (and other science communities), but this will push me out immediately, alternative or not Considering how hostile the app has become to science-oriented communities, I'm somewhat surprised/disappointed that the move hasn't been made already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Reputator said: I mean, this is so obviously suicidal that I can't help but think back to the conspiracy theories that Musk is purposefully trying to sink the platform so he can file for bankruptcy. My theory is he’s trying to sink it for MBS and similar types whom he is quite fond of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 20 minutes ago, Ghost_MH said: Did you try moving their toys to the other side of the room? That worked with my kids. Funny thing is that I *do* have a collection of kids toys that I was using for some robotics experiments a few years ago! Robotics labs very often look like children's toy rooms (Actually, it's possible I threw them away when we moved, but I used to have a bunch!) 19 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Considering how hostile the app has become to science-oriented communities, I'm somewhat surprised/disappointed that the move hasn't been made already. Many of us (self included) tried Mastadon when he first took over, but people just didn't like it. It was ultimately too hard to get content from people you weren't following, requiring various hacks. I was willing to stick with those hacks, but not enough people were willing to do so. And now we're all stuck back on twitter again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, legend said: Many of us (self included) tried Mastadon when he first took over, but people just didn't like it. It was ultimately too hard to get content from people you weren't following, requiring various hacks. I was willing to stick with those hacks, but not enough people were willing to do so. And now we're all stuck back on twitter again You should have switched to cohost. Follow me I'll give you the content you desire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Realistically, Threads is the only viable successor due to infrastructure. Everything else seems to have huge issues with scaling/features (and even Threads has feature issues). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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legend Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: You should have switched to cohost. Follow me I'll give you the content you desire! Unfortunately I need the whole community to make that decision. And I'm not sure cohost was even fully open at the most crucial moment? (Not sure though). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 I hope man child hurries up, I'm still hoping for a 2023 death of the platform (it's getting there). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 10 minutes ago, chakoo said: I hope man child hurries up, I'm still hoping for a 2023 death of the platform (it's getting there). Soon the site will become 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Larry David Confronted pedo guy megalomaniacal manchild at a Wedding Over Voting Republican: ‘Do You Just Want to Murder Kids in Schools?’ VARIETY.COM Larry David reportedly berated pedo guy megalomaniacal manchild over voting Republican. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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