Wonder what happens for someone like me. I have a Bluesky account (probably already suspect to this regime), and that's it. No Facebook, no IG, closed my Xitter account years ago.
I should probably start maintaining a cover FB account and post inoffensive whatevers to it once a month or something. Other countries are almost certainly going to do the same thing now.
Yeah, sorry, too many of us have watched you and others as this weirdness congealed.
Overall I'd call this a pretty lazy effort. I would think that a big-brained rationalist could do a lot better than quibbling about a single quote, no?
I don't really care if it is bad-acid extropianism of EA, or whatever you want to call the wannabe-warlord stink rising from YCombinator, or the half-baked neofeudalist fantasies entertained by more than one Paypal alum, I take two things from this:
The extremely rich should have less money. It is obviously bad for the rest of us that nutjobs like this have so much power; it is less apparent, but no less true, that becoming that weird and crabbed and broken isn't good for them, either.
Having spent a career in tech, it is probably time for me to leave. You people are getting really fucking weird.
This fine gentleman needs more attention. The more his lawyers get up to, the more clear it is there's an interesting story there.
Anyone with anything interesting to say could do worse than posting it here...
Monopolists are forbidden from taking some actions to maintain their monopoly,
These deals are vital to maintaining their user base, which in turn is vital to the monopoly.
(Despite being public information, I think a lot of people were surprised by these deals, and I think some of this reaction is premised on the notion that these were secrets Google was trying to keep.)
Now, I my understanding is that doesn't really comfortably fit into the argument the government is making in the antitrust case, but I honestly haven't been following it that closely.
But I think that is the logic of those pushing that line.
The question is not, will Musk really deny access to 400M users.
The question is, how much advertising revenue is Xitter making from the EU?
I suspect not much. I doubt Musk cares much about EU users, he seems focused on the US-based protofascist/dudebro social market. And with the "$1 beer", I mean, "$1/year" give-me-your-credit-card play, I think he's given up on being mass-market in general.
Xitter is dude's blog now, he's driving off anyone who isn't a fanboi, Nazi, influencer-wannabe or scammer.
Are you kidding? They've been perving over the Clenis for literally my entire adult life.
Republicans are simply obsessed with Democratic cock. They can't stop talking about it and clearly cannot get enough.
I guess their foreign minister gets hacked by NSO and their reaction is, "we need to use that against all our citizen-units, except of course anyone who attended the École nationale d'administration".
Just typical.
We went through this in the 90s, too. Every generation is going to have to defend their privacy anew.
It is increasingly obvious that Musk is just not very bright. Add in really poor impulse control, and had he not been born rich, he'd be in jail for one grift or another.
Really amusing to watch, though, if you can get past all the damage he's done.
Dude's going to be a horror of a cranky old man.
Obviously, the only sensible thing to do is ignore Nintendo completely. Do not buy anything from them - you might enter a contract with them. Do not talk about them - they'll DMCA you. Don't write about them - same.
I think I'll blackhole DNS for their names, just to be safe.
I hope Nintendo is grateful for my diligence.
I'be worried about this too, a bit. I don't think there's a good decision to be made here, only trades for one less-bad thing for others.
Ultimately, Newsom is providing a signal that, if this horse shit keeps up, there will be push back. If the wefare states and their enablers want to play stupid games, they will win stupid prizes. The damage will not flow one way.
This behavior is heading towards "I may lose, but you will not win" negative sum territory, fast. No, it isn't a good thing. But if the alternative is being dominated by "cousin-fucker terrorists", as Tucker Carlson's ex-producer calls them, well, personally, I'm an American. Live free or die.
"(it’s crazy how often that’s the case with that guy)"
Right? The only book I've read from Mr. Man is Griftopia, which I half think I need to skim again with a much more critical eye.
First pass through, I did notice how he covers for how lazy he is with some talent and more affect, but I probably did let him slide more than I should have because of my own biases.
This has been a banner decade for sad clowns lusting after media attention.
I don't even understand what they're upset about. Did someone dose their lawyer or something?
To be fair
I'm pretty sure there are very few intelligence analysts who actually want to dig through a never-ending flood of in-game shit talk.
Wonder what happens for someone like me. I have a Bluesky account (probably already suspect to this regime), and that's it. No Facebook, no IG, closed my Xitter account years ago. I should probably start maintaining a cover FB account and post inoffensive whatevers to it once a month or something. Other countries are almost certainly going to do the same thing now.
Witchfinders
We have publicly-funded witchfinders in the United States in the year of our spork 2025.
Insecure CEO
People say things like this to reassure themselves, not their audience. Which has several implications, too.
Thank you
And I'm sorry you're going through this.
Yeah, sorry, too many of us have watched you and others as this weirdness congealed. Overall I'd call this a pretty lazy effort. I would think that a big-brained rationalist could do a lot better than quibbling about a single quote, no?
Sigh
I don't really care if it is bad-acid extropianism of EA, or whatever you want to call the wannabe-warlord stink rising from YCombinator, or the half-baked neofeudalist fantasies entertained by more than one Paypal alum, I take two things from this:
Rajat Khare needs love
This fine gentleman needs more attention. The more his lawyers get up to, the more clear it is there's an interesting story there. Anyone with anything interesting to say could do worse than posting it here...
I think the argument goes something like this:
- Google has a monopoly position for display ads,
- Monopolists are forbidden from taking some actions to maintain their monopoly,
- These deals are vital to maintaining their user base, which in turn is vital to the monopoly.
- (Despite being public information, I think a lot of people were surprised by these deals, and I think some of this reaction is premised on the notion that these were secrets Google was trying to keep.)
Now, I my understanding is that doesn't really comfortably fit into the argument the government is making in the antitrust case, but I honestly haven't been following it that closely. But I think that is the logic of those pushing that line.Wrong question
The question is not, will Musk really deny access to 400M users. The question is, how much advertising revenue is Xitter making from the EU? I suspect not much. I doubt Musk cares much about EU users, he seems focused on the US-based protofascist/dudebro social market. And with the "$1 beer", I mean, "$1/year" give-me-your-credit-card play, I think he's given up on being mass-market in general. Xitter is dude's blog now, he's driving off anyone who isn't a fanboi, Nazi, influencer-wannabe or scammer.
Are you kidding? They've been perving over the Clenis for literally my entire adult life. Republicans are simply obsessed with Democratic cock. They can't stop talking about it and clearly cannot get enough.
I think I'm blackholed
See if this comment posts
So...
I guess their foreign minister gets hacked by NSO and their reaction is, "we need to use that against all our citizen-units, except of course anyone who attended the École nationale d'administration". Just typical. We went through this in the 90s, too. Every generation is going to have to defend their privacy anew.
Moron
It is increasingly obvious that Musk is just not very bright. Add in really poor impulse control, and had he not been born rich, he'd be in jail for one grift or another. Really amusing to watch, though, if you can get past all the damage he's done. Dude's going to be a horror of a cranky old man.
Only one reasonable response
Obviously, the only sensible thing to do is ignore Nintendo completely. Do not buy anything from them - you might enter a contract with them. Do not talk about them - they'll DMCA you. Don't write about them - same. I think I'll blackhole DNS for their names, just to be safe. I hope Nintendo is grateful for my diligence.
Axios == Fox
The difference is reach. Neither are "news". But why would anyone expact anything different? Look at the founders.
I'be worried about this too, a bit. I don't think there's a good decision to be made here, only trades for one less-bad thing for others. Ultimately, Newsom is providing a signal that, if this horse shit keeps up, there will be push back. If the wefare states and their enablers want to play stupid games, they will win stupid prizes. The damage will not flow one way. This behavior is heading towards "I may lose, but you will not win" negative sum territory, fast. No, it isn't a good thing. But if the alternative is being dominated by "cousin-fucker terrorists", as Tucker Carlson's ex-producer calls them, well, personally, I'm an American. Live free or die.
Taibbi
"(it’s crazy how often that’s the case with that guy)" Right? The only book I've read from Mr. Man is Griftopia, which I half think I need to skim again with a much more critical eye. First pass through, I did notice how he covers for how lazy he is with some talent and more affect, but I probably did let him slide more than I should have because of my own biases. This has been a banner decade for sad clowns lusting after media attention.
Blank signs
It would be hilarious to see local businesses put up blank signs, echoing the recent Chinese protests.