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by jprd 2y ago
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by jprd 2y ago
Agreed. If we accept any other explanation for what Elon was doing there, then we also need to accept that he somehow cannot see how this would be seen as a pure fascist signal. We also then need to ignore his public opinions, "true&qu
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by jprd 2y ago
Whatever you hear as an explanation for this, Musk knew how this would be seen/received and made a show of doing it. If I suspend all possible disbelief, the best scenario is a rich white kid raised in Apartheid South Africa giving &qu
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by jprd 2y ago
This is gross.
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https://archive.md/ahf20
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Also, exactly his aim
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For now, we still have oceans and places with humidity.
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I initially thought this was trolling due to the MS Comic Sans right up front.
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Agreed! This was very fun, I felt like I was being gently roasted by the Friar's Club or a bunch of top HN commenters - or both!
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https://archive.md/F9kdG
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https://archive.md/2H1Hp
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https://archive.md/z2q8s
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I personally this is weird, and kinda lame? If for employees only, why price it so high? They could have make it free for employees while selling it to the public to subsidize the employee gift?
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https://duckbillgroup.com/
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Large corporations and the richest men on Earth, blatantly paying off a convicted felon and wannabe authoritarian dictator, then going to his nursing home to eat off of gold plated tableware while he plays DJ on his iPad. Yeah, the fascism
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Delightful! I was especially tickled by the "WIN . INI" card for Chapter 9.
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I can't comment better. Well said, and thank you for your discourse.
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I bet they still charge for all the hours though.
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The market will naturally something something, and the invisible hand will then guide us to...sigh.
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https://archive.md/IcG5K
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https://archive.md/CGQ8G
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These two are going to run an extra-governmental body, called "DOGE". Seriously?
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If only that justice was applied in a way that was devoid of classism, racism and just plain not giving a f by other humans, this might be a valid take. Mass incarceration creates better criminals. Please show your math on how the death pen
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by jprd 2y ago
How can we discuss a paywalled Substack post here? Wouldn't this be better addressed in the comments on this private newsletter subscription?
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https://archive.md/982Il
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https://archive.md/5tcEn
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That sucks, but he's also now immortal.
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Cloud companies clawing at these types of deals is so "on-the-nose" Neal Stephenson, we might as well start calling it Bitworld.
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They are also wicked with thorns when young. Someone planted a few in the 70s around here (Pine Bush reserve in Upstate NY), and they won't go away. They thrive in the pine bush and steal from the native environment. Prescribed burns h
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Gopher and finger.

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