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Elon Cleaning House

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by gatormonk, Oct 27, 2022.

  1. channingcrowderhungry

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  2. BigCypressGator1981

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    Im crying over here. lol
     
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  4. exiledgator

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    It's actually caffeine free coke. I think that's important in whatever cool thing he's trying to say. Taking the caffeine out makes it the opposite of cocaine - just like that screwed together toy gun is the opposite of a real gun.

    I dunno
     
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  7. WarDamnGator

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    That's some serious self importance for a guy that limits free speech to 280 characters ...

    I mean, before he tells Apple and Google they have to accept his terms of moderation, instead of him accepting their terms to be on their store, maybe he should expand tweets to unlimited characters ... otherwise, I don't think he's serious about the topic.
     
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  8. okeechobee

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    Looks like you’re a little behind.

    Elon Musk says extending Twitter's character limit from 280 to 1,000 characters is on his to-do list
     
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  9. G8trGr8t

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    Boring busts.

    this is one Musk company that has been an absolute bust. Almost feel sorry for Muni's that bought into his dream only to have their transportation infrastructure projects delayed which has driven up prices to complete due to material and labor inflation.

    Boring CO still raising funds to advance the tech though so maybe one day

    Elon Musk's Boring Company Ghosts Cities Across America (msn.com)

    Dazzled by Boring’s boasts that it had revolutionized tunneling, and the cachet of working with the billionaire head of EV maker Tesla Inc., the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority dumped plans for a traditional light rail and embraced the futuristic tunnel.

    When it came time to formalize the partnership and get to work, Boring itself went underground—just as it has done in Maryland, Chicago and Los Angeles. Boring didn’t submit a bid for Ontario by the January 2022 deadline.
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    The six-year-old company has repeatedly teased cities with a pledge to “solve soul-destroying traffic,” only to pull out when confronted with the realities of building public infrastructure, according to former executives and local, state and federal government officials who have worked with Mr. Musk’s Boring. The company has struggled with common bureaucratic hurdles like securing permits and conducting environmental reviews, the people said.

    “Every time I see him on TV with a new project, or whatever, I’m like: Oh, I remember that bullet train to Chicago O’Hare,” said Chicago Alderman Scott Waguespack. Boring had backed away from its proposal for a high-speed tunnel link to the airport there.
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    Boring’s only tunnel open to the public is a 1.6-mile “loop experience” under the Las Vegas Convention Center. There, Teslas with hired drivers ferry convention-goers through neon-lit white tunnels at speeds of about 30 miles an hour.
     
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  11. channingcrowderhungry

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    "I've sold monorails to Brockway, Ogdenville, and North Haverbrook, and by gum I've put them on the map"
     
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  12. okeechobee

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    Elon haters out in full force with declaration of war against Apple. I recall when Microsoft reigned supreme and then they stopped innovating. It looks like that fate is the same for Apple. The Tesla phone, with solar recharging screen, integration with Starlink and more. I’ve read Elon is looking at a phone that will fly back to you if you lose it.
     
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  13. BigCypressGator1981

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  14. mdgator05

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    Microsoft is the third most profitable company in the entire world...
     
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  15. citygator

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    I’d trust Apple to build a rocket more than Elon building a phone.
     
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    Twitter 2.0 is going well:

    In less than a month, Elon Musk has driven away half of Twitter’s top 100 advertisers

    • Abbott Laboratories
    • Allstate Corporation
    • AMC Networks
    • American Express Company
    • AT&T
    • Big Heart Petcare
    • BlackRock, Inc.
    • BlueTriton Brands, Inc.
    • Boston Beer Company
    • CA Lottery (California State Lottery)
    • CenturyLink (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
    • Chanel
    • Chevrolet*
    • Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*
    • Citigroup, Inc.
    • CNN
    • Dell
    • Diageo
    • DirecTV
    • Discover Financial Services
    • Fidelity
    • First National Realty Partners
    • Ford*
    • Heineken N.V.
    • Hewlett-Packard (HP)
    • Hilton Worldwide
    • Inspire Brands, Inc.
    • Jeep*
    • Kellogg Company
    • Kohl's Department Stores, Inc.
    • Kyndryl*
    • LinkedIn Corporation
    • MailChimp (The Rocket Science Group)
    • Marriott International, Inc.
    • Mars Petcare
    • Mars, Incorporated
    • Merck & Co. (Merck Sharp & Dohme MSD)*
    • Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook, Inc.)
    • MoneyWise (Wise Publishing, Inc.)
    • Nestle
    • Novartis AG*
    • Pernod Ricard
    • PlayPass
    • The Coca-Cola Company
    • The Kraft Heinz Company
    • Tire Rack
    • Verizon
    • Wells Fargo
    • Whole Foods Market IP
    • Yum! Brands
     
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  17. citygator

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    Right behind Apple.
     
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  18. officelife

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    Musk is a few months away from storing his pee in jars...
     
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  19. GatorRade

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    Ironically, he supposedly thought basically the same thing about the iPhone. I think it took his engineers a couple years to convince him to approve it.
     
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  20. GatorRade

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    I have a test for determining if a post is rude: Can you say the same thing in person to your spouse or boss without giving offense? Ending any critique of these two people with “Perhaps you should think before you speak” probably would fail that test.
     
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