FlyingSquid

FlyingSquid , 1 day ago to technology in San Francisco says ‘good riddance’ as X prepares to leave

Speedballing is a thing.

FlyingSquid , 1 day ago to news in Mr.Beast Hires Elon Musk's Favorite Attorney to Fight Sociopath Claims

Can’t they sell the house and do whatever they want with the money?

Possibly. If they didn’t sign some sort of contract agreeing not to do so and if there would be a market for that house. And then there’s just the psychological burden of having to give up a free house because it turns out you can’t actually afford to own a free house.

Or rent it out and use that to pay for the maintenance/taxes, etc?

That is not a simple thing. And it puts you legally on the line for a lot. That’s why corporations tend to do it.

Feels like it’s hard to argue against giving people a free house.

I can show you so many stories of people who inherit valuable things only to end up in more debt than they started with. Did MrBeast make sure all of those people actually were good at managing their money before he gave them a house? If they weren’t, did he give them some way to become financially literate? We have no idea because he won’t tell us. We also have no idea what will happen to these people and their houses in one year or five years or ten.

FlyingSquid , 1 day ago to technology in San Francisco says ‘good riddance’ as X prepares to leave

He does take other drugs. But ketamine is apparently the big one.

And the thing you appended is about trusting Musk. I’m literally saying to go by the direct accounts of people who have been around him.

FlyingSquid , 1 day ago to news in Trump campaign strategy pivots to praying he wins September debate

She’s a former prosecutor. He’s a compulsive liar, misogynist and racist former reality TV star with dementia who isn’t used to being told to wait his turn before he can speak.

He better pray to every god he can come up with.

FlyingSquid , 1 day ago to technology in San Francisco says ‘good riddance’ as X prepares to leave

Okay, how about others’ words?

Reports include direct accounts from Tesla board member Joe Gebbia, “where Musk took ketamine recreationally through a nasal spray bottle multiple times.”

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In the winter of 2022, former Tesla board member and friend of Musk, Larry Ellison, pushed Musk to visit his private Hawaiian island for a dry out, according to WSJ sources. This seems to have been the worst period for Elon’s drug bender, as other friends encouraged him to take Ellison’s offer, or attend rehab.

qz.com/elon-musk-drugs-telsa-rehab-1851227230

FlyingSquid , 1 day ago to world in Mineral Resources' boss opposes staff leaving office for coffee

The head office in Perth has a restaurant, nine staff psychologists, a gym, and other facilities designed to encourage staff to stay in the office.

Maybe reducing the hostility from management might require fewer staff psychologists? Just a thought.

FlyingSquid , 1 day ago to workreform in ‘Hold them captive’: Australian billionaire boss aims to end staff going out for coffee

Taking a quick break and going down to the gas station down the road to get coffee and maybe a pastry was one of the only things that made my last job bearable.

FlyingSquid , 1 day ago to technology in San Francisco says ‘good riddance’ as X prepares to leave

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FlyingSquid , 1 day ago to til in TIL Cessna made a budget Fighter Jet using Cessna jet engines and other Cessna parts.

I will always think fondly of Honeywell because they assisted Kubrick and his production designers create plausible computer technology for 2001: A Space Odyssey based on what they understood in 1968.

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FlyingSquid , 1 day ago to news in Mr.Beast Hires Elon Musk's Favorite Attorney to Fight Sociopath Claims

You are not getting any ice cream.

FlyingSquid , 1 day ago to world in China is beating the world at science, says think tank • The Register

It’s a personal attack because you just went with “you’re ignorant” rather than explaining why what I said was incorrect.

Thank you for finally explaining.

FlyingSquid , 1 day ago to news in Mr.Beast Hires Elon Musk's Favorite Attorney to Fight Sociopath Claims

Also, are you an expert on psychopathy? What gives you this expertise?

FlyingSquid , 1 day ago to world in China is beating the world at science, says think tank • The Register

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“Do you even know what you’re talking about” was clearly a personal attack. You could have told me why I was wrong, but you decided to go call me ignorant instead.

And I think it’s clear that you’d rather go off on this tangent than answer my questions, so I think we are done here.

FlyingSquid , 1 day ago to world in China is beating the world at science, says think tank • The Register

If you won’t answer my questions, please at least refuse to do so without violating our civility rule as listed in the sidebar.

FlyingSquid , 1 day ago to world in China is beating the world at science, says think tank • The Register

That would certainly be a better source, yes. There is absolutely no reason to ever trust a source that you already know isn’t trustworthy. On anything.

However, that source does not really give a full picture.

For example, who is citing who? Are the Chinese papers all just citing each other? If so, that would be a pretty poor measurement.