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Society/Culture Elon Musk - Takeover of Twitter?
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Ghost Patrol
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Have you got rid of the Landrcruiser and the SUV yet?
Thinking about upgrading my transport, wouldn't mind an electric car but they are still probably a bit off, will just go another little Corolla but a hybrid.
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A conundrum for middle/upper class liberals, they've faced this before though. Economic left has always seen cars as a waste and for niche case usage, no matter their fuel
They're not real, controlled and voiced by a human on the other end
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A 20 story tall rocket caught in mid air by hydraulic arms... breathtaking m8.
I enjoyed watching history being made. I never thought the chopsticks would work. Amazing stuff. Cheap LEO. Revolutionary.
Its great, dont get me wrong.
But crediting Musk with this achievement is akin to crediting Jeff Kennet with kicking 100 goals in 2008.
It's impressive af. Those rockets flipping and landing broke me back in the day
I do wonder if they are actually reusable, the metal fatigue of a launch and landing must be huge and I'd imagine it would blow most safety standards to run them again "with a paint of coat" like the claim. Would be far easier to recycle the metals etc than just dumping it in the sea but I don't think they refuel them and chuck them back up
I do wonder if they are actually reusable, the metal fatigue of a launch and landing must be huge and I'd imagine it would blow most safety standards to run them again "with a paint of coat" like the claim. Would be far easier to recycle the metals etc than just dumping it in the sea but I don't think they refuel them and chuck them back up
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Adapt the, to dive the titanic wreck after
Amazing accomplishment that governments, to our knowledge, have not been able to achieve.
I for one welcome Elon as our planet’s Leader.
I for one welcome Elon as our planet’s Leader.
jannissary
AAAAAAAAAAARGH!
it's a catch 22 situation for a lot of people.lots of peeps here criticise the posting of 'x'. i’m no fan of musk and what he’s done to twitter. but the fact is that neither 'threads' nor 'meta' has cut it. among the trash, there are worthwhile social media posters who still default to 'x'.
It’s 2024. Elon Musk Rules X. And the Political World Is Still Addicted.
Paid ads for political candidates are all over the platform, and politics insiders are secretly buying blue checks.www.notus.org
me personally? i've spent the worst part of a decade curating who i follow to get a feed (mostly) of things i want to see. i don't have the interest in doing that again. some other people simply don't want to go through getting followers again. a lot of users get self gratification out of seeing people interact and like their posts - if you get 0 interactions, you've failed, right?
others simply just don't see the point
Kamala needs an Elon.
He is all in on Trump.
He is all in on Trump.
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Artists, photographers etc have started doing this to mess with twitters new AI data scraping policy
jannissary
AAAAAAAAAAARGH!
i wondered why all the artists i follow were jumping ship.
he really is dumb, isn’t he
Elon's latest masterstroke 
www.independent.co.uk
BlueSky has been knocked offline by an exodus from Twitter
Outage comes after changes to block button that users have argued will enable ‘creeps’
www.independent.co.uk
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Yeah banning the block button is BS. Imagine a woman who has a stalking and violent ex, who keeps stalking her profile, seeing what she gets up to and all that. She blocks him for her safety, except now he can still view her profile unless she restricts her profile completely, that she cannot get new engagements.
Worst thing is, I think some paid accounts can actually see a list of WHO blocked you? And thus can stalk each profile one by one now, knowing they are now able to view said persons content.
Also surely apps like the Apple, Google and Samsung stores end up banning X from their stores, because they require apps like X to have a block feature. So it will be interesting to see how it plays out.
Musk just shows time and time again, he is a dumb ass. Not the savy guy his fans worship him for. Thank god he doesn't have a say in any of the Space X designs etc. And actually leaves it to people who know what they are doing. With X, he will sack you if you suggest anything agasint his own ideas. Hope he decides to visit the titanic soon.
Worst thing is, I think some paid accounts can actually see a list of WHO blocked you? And thus can stalk each profile one by one now, knowing they are now able to view said persons content.
Also surely apps like the Apple, Google and Samsung stores end up banning X from their stores, because they require apps like X to have a block feature. So it will be interesting to see how it plays out.
Musk just shows time and time again, he is a dumb ass. Not the savy guy his fans worship him for. Thank god he doesn't have a say in any of the Space X designs etc. And actually leaves it to people who know what they are doing. With X, he will sack you if you suggest anything agasint his own ideas. Hope he decides to visit the titanic soon.
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jannissary
AAAAAAAAAAARGH!
don't quote me on it because i could be mistaken, but i think it's actually against TOS for the apple store to not have a blocking feature like twitter had. it's dumb, it's pathetic
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I was actually meant to mention apple not google, brief brain fog. But yeah they are the ones that have it within their terms. Musk keeps giving everyone the middle finger, but eventually backs down when threatened in court, or he starts to lose money. Will be a similar thing this time around I am guessing.
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(Maybe get a screenshot and block out the N word? - Chief)
wow. very curious indeed.
wow. very curious indeed.
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Just watched this one.
$3 bil fixed price contract to put a rocket on the moon.
This was a feat achieved in the 1960's.
Elon still hasn't done it. Scheduled it for early 2024.
He did manage to get a rocket booster to return to the launch pad.
A feat which was achieved in the 1990's.
And was not a milestone for the project.
He's also spent the whole $3 billion already.
The bit that should have been on the moon months ago just went down in flames and is on the bottom of the ocean.
$3 bil fixed price contract to put a rocket on the moon.
This was a feat achieved in the 1960's.
Elon still hasn't done it. Scheduled it for early 2024.
He did manage to get a rocket booster to return to the launch pad.
A feat which was achieved in the 1990's.
And was not a milestone for the project.
He's also spent the whole $3 billion already.
The bit that should have been on the moon months ago just went down in flames and is on the bottom of the ocean.
