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• Post #3138525

  Elon Musk is aware that free speech means that Apple can choose to not advertise on Twitter, right? And they have the right to determine what happens, or not, on their own platform. Right?

• Post #3138524

  Vox has published an article on treatment for non-specific low back pain (back pain that doesn't have an easily identifiable underlying cause), which I have. You can read it here: https://getpocket.com/explore/item/a-comprehensive-guide-to-the-new-science-of-treating-lower-back-pain?utm_source=pocket-newtab. It's a long article. TL;DR: * It's still difficult to tell what works vs what doesn't * There may be a psychological connection with low back pain * Exerci...

• Post #3138523

  I wonder what's a worse job: 1. Current CEO of Twitter (i.e., Elon Musk's role) 2. Future CEO of Twitter (i.e., reporting to Elon Musk as the owner of Twitter) ?

• Post #3138522

  According to GlassDoor (as of Dec 20, 2022), employees are better satisfied working at the Trump Organization (3.7 stars) instead of Twitter (3.6 stars).

• Post #3138521

  @rodhilton - That's... what I think, too.

• Post #3138520

  I am not a Republican, but if I were Kevin McCarthy, I'd go scorched earth on the 20 blocking my path to the speakership by cutting a deal with the D's: * No debt ceiling fights (don't bring down the financial system, sheesh) * Give D's some committee assignments but not the majority of them (bipartisanship) * ALL 20 R's OFF all committees, lock them out of fundraising, etc. * Rescind all agreements with them (5 seat threshold, etc). He has to pick eithe...

• Post #3138519

  Oh, joy. We're doing another debt-ceiling song-and-dance. From the NYT: “The fastest way to guarantee that we have debt rating problems is to keep spending money we don’t have, and keep piling up debt, and that’s what we’re doing,” Representative Chip Roy, a Texas Republican, told CNN. I don't think that's true since the US can print its own currency to pay for debts, so long as it isn't excessive, which leads to inflation. Debt rating issues arise from intenti...

• Post #3138518

  Meta lays off 11k, Microsoft 10k+, Google 12k, Amazon 18k, SalesForce 7k... all the CEOs say they take responsibility, and they made a decision that was wrong (expanding too fast ahead of revenue). But, what I don't understand is if tech has some of the smartest people in the industry, how did they *all* make the *same* wrong decision *at the same time*? To me, that seems systemic rather than one CEO miscalculating. (Disclaimer: I work in big tech).

• Post #3138517

  I'm now at the point where anytime Elon Musk aggressively denies something (usually in response to an article in the news), it's most probably true. * Negative article about Musk and his management style - 60% chance of being true * He denies it - 90% chance of being true * He threatens to sue - 99% chance of being true

• Post #3138516

  If AI is going to take over the world, including my own job, I do not understand how I am busier than ever at work, and have more to do than ever at work - with no help on the horizon from AI.

• Post #3138515

  Observing the debt ceiling debate, I do think that federal spending has increased bigly in the past few years and it makes sense to rein it in somewhat (or at least hold the line for a while). I'm even willing to concede that the US will have outsized military spending beyond that of any other country; Russia's invasion of Ukraine demonstrates the necessity of that. However...