he did. the fact he had to borrow the cash is irrelevant, he now owes someone 44B.
5 miles is doable with a wirless link. it of course depends on other factors, like having visibility, but it is not impossible.
I do think he was essentially forced to buy it.
he was, but it doesn't contradict what i said. if he had a way to back out of his stupid bragging offer for 1b, and all he cared about was money, the reasonable thing would be to pay the fine, instead of paying 44 billion for something that doesn't generate profit.
More to the point though, I do wonder why he didn’t just pay the billion dollars to get out of the deal
I don’t know that he’s not in it for the money.
your first sentence explains he is not in it for money, if money were the concern, eating the 1b fine would be logical thing to do (i am not fact checking that 1b piece of information, i trust you on this).
with his 270 billion net worth - which by the way includes assets not necessarily liquid cash
that's how it works, no one has 270 billion in cash
I think the point is to destroy it so he doesn’t have to pay back what he borrowed to buy it.
that doesn't make sense, destroying twitter doesn't absolve him of obligation to return money he borrowed.
it’s just that he could take big risks
yes, that is definitely part of his success. and since this strategy got him to position of richest person in the world, it is pretty clear that "genius at losing money" is not really accurate description of situation.
as for twitter, he clearly is not in it for the money, otherwise he wouldn't be there to begin with. he originally hoped to buy position of cheered and admired hero and when he failed, he settled for a position of hated douchebag. infamous still means people know you, i guess 🤷♂️
that's why he is the richest person in the world with 270B net worth.
look, i hate the asshole as much as the other guy, but changing meaning of words and underestimating the enemy never helped anyone.
Sure, but for now you can still go through the settings and disable that whitelist
ok, i honestly had no idea, i am just happy with ubo.
That is true and false. Adblock plus takes money
so, it is true then.
Adblock plus takes money to whitelist ads, do not give them single cent.
Firefox has container tabs for this exact sort of things, whatever is inside is hermetically separated and cannot leak into other tabs, but It is desktop feature.
Aaand you are back to generating random words again. I hope you are getting some help, because this level of rage is definitely not normal.
That's not what they said.
"Embodies every negative attribute" is not the same as "every attribute embodied by him is negative".
a useful idiot
Useful idiot has specific meaning. It is someone who is so dumb that you can convince him to betray his country for free and he does believe he is doing right thing.
I am pretty sure this piece of shit is getting paid.
Short of walking up to strangers and asking, “hey, can I compare your feed to mine?"
You can create your own alternative accounts....
It is good to know you were unable to argue against my post so you had to resort to your default childish behaviour.
You can repeat what you read? Good job?
Btw, quite obvious now that you aren't American,
You even decided to read what I wrote before you started your random word generator. You are making progress.
so kindly shut
Kindly kiss my ass, moron
For the rest I suggest some more econ classes.
sounds like reasonable idea. when do you start?
go sleep, you have a school tomorrow. listen to teacher, hopefully in 15 years you will be slightly less retarded.
You are either being silly or intentionally taking weird positions.
oh i am? 😂
the current prices are set by the market.
yes. and when your competitor is not bound by the same regulations as you are, you may find that unfair, because he can achieve cheaper prices on the same market.
increased conpetitors price while keeping your advantage.
what? the current competitor's price is lower than yours and you are trying to level the field. you are approaching the price from the opposite direction than you suggest, so what you are saying makes no sense.
“at home” for a lot of companies is not the US.
and the goal of the tariff is to change that.
companies are driven by profit not feelings.
exactly. that's why they have no problem exploiting people and environment in 3rd world countries. if you change the rules of the game to make it profitable for them to come back, they will do that.
No it’s not easy indeed
i never said it is easy.
And the competitive edge the companies have by staying in cheaper countries helps them be competitive in the rest of the world.
yes, this is sort of a prisoner's dilemma and lot of economic problem's is like that in modern world. i don't have a solution for that, but it is pretty clear that selfish strategy for everyone is not actually working for anyone right now.
it worked?
it worked, because farmers who got in trouble were compensated according to what you said. i am not american, i don't know details about trump tariffs and i in no way defend trump or his implementation. i am just saying tariffs are not stupid idea. the specific implementation is what can make it work or not and you can fuck up there, i am sure.
Did your stuff get cheaper?
goal of the tariffs is not make stuff cheaper.
I am neither one of these things and I have no maga post history. You should do less drugs, they are not intended for 10 year olds.
It is good to know you were unable to argue against my post so you had to go to my post history hoping to find something to attack me. And then you didn't, so you had to make stuff up. Well, life is hard sometimes :D
We benefit from cheap imports
in a similar way you benefit from first few cheap heroin doses. so, not really.
my country officials were bowing and saluting to china cargo planes carrying masks and syringes during covid and there were real fear they if they did not, the plane might not have landed. we had indeed no capability to produce syringes and masks at home.
being dependent on china, which is euro-atlantic civilization’s geopolitical enemy number one, is not smart long term strategy.
The inside story of how the producers of “The Apprentice” crafted a TV version of Mr. Trump — measured, thoughtful and endlessly wealthy — that ultimately fueled his path to the White House.
Late in the summer of 2003, a team of television producers stepped off the elevator on the 26th floor of Trump Tower eager to survey the set of their next reality show. After years filming “Survivor” in jungles around the world, training cameras on exotic spiders and deadly snakes to evoke danger, they came looking for a different set of sensory clues, the tiny details that would convey wealth and power.
Right away, they knew they had a problem.
The first thing they noticed was the stench, a musty carpet odor that followed them like an invisible cloud. Then they spotted scores of chips in the finish of the wooden desks and credenzas. The décor felt long out of date, making the space seem like a time capsule from when Donald J. Trump opened the building early in his first rise to fame.
WINDHOEK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Namibia plans to cull 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants, and to distribute the meat to people struggling to feed themselves because of a severe drought across southern Africa, the environment ministry said.
The cull will take place in parks and communal areas where authorities believe animal numbers exceed available grazing land and water supplies, it said in a statement issued on Monday.
Southern Africa is facing its worst drought in decades, with Namibia having exhausted 84% of its food reserves last month, according to the United Nations. Nearly half of Namibia's population is expected to experience high levels of food insecurity in the coming months.
(...)
America could stand to learn a bit more about how the White House has been working recently.
One of the Biden White House’s greatest achievements, from the perspective of its staffers, if not necessarily the country, has been to deny the press the kind of juicy leaks that were constant under Donald Trump and frequent under his predecessors. Save for a very narrow period of time, that is, when there was a push to force an aging president toward the exits: Then and only then we got a drip-drip-drip of fascinating inside information.
For instance, we learned that Biden hadn’t held a full cabinet meeting since last October and that his handlers expected scripted questions from his cabinet officials. We learned that his capacities peak between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and diminish outside that six-hour window. We learned that congressional Democrats, liberal donors and some journalists all had exposure to Biden’s decline that they didn’t discuss publicly until the debacle of the June debate. We learned that none other than Hunter Biden was acting as a close adviser to his father in the crucial days after that debate.
We even learned that from early in his presidency, the first lady’s closest aides worked to shield her husband from the staff that serves the first family in its living quarters, even as the aides themselves were given unusual access to the residence — as though it were essential to create a cocoon of loyalty and silence around the nation’s chief executive even when he isn’t on the job.
These are all interesting and pertinent facts about the man who officially leads the United States in a time of global danger — and they have not ceased to be pertinent because that president is no longer running for re-election.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/10/opinion/joe-biden-president.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CE4.0hyL.9CNFJAmhWmk2&smid=url-share
https://archive.is/u2JyP
New surveys of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania taken this week offer the latest indication of a dramatic reversal in standing for the Democratic Party since President Biden abandoned his re-election bid.
Our polling averages track the latest trends in the presidential race, using data from national and battleground state polls.
Our polling averages track the latest trends in the presidential race, using data from national and battleground state polls.
hi. i have broken my cpu by incorrectly plugging it into the socket (socket 1200). is it slightly bent in two different corners, as seen in the photos - https://imgur.com/a/Id3LH3T
at first i wasn't getting any reaction from the power button at all. after realizing what happened and correctly repositioning the cpu, the motherboard now starts, , fans and harddrives spool up, but i am not getting any signal on the on-board graphic card.
was anyone in similar situation? am i done and do i have to throw it away? is there a chance to fix it by forcibly bending it back?
thank you for any tips.
you'll recognize it quite easy in the screenshots... it is the highest one 😆
When the Enterprise investigates an attack on a colony at the edge of Federation space, Captain Pike and the crew face the return of a formidable enemy.
An accident with an experimental quantum probability field causes everyone on the Enterprise to break uncontrollably into song, but the real danger is that the field is expanding & beginning to impact other ships - allies & enemies alike.
"Your flagrant disregard for temporal protocols by telling me this is deeply troubling. But thanks all the same."
Really great episode. I give it the perfect score 5/7.
Uhura seems to be the only one who can hear a strange sound that seems to trigger terrifying hallucinations.
It’s nearly impossible to miss the anger against Reddit.
https://piped.video/watch?v=molkZhrxqqc
Those Old Scientists
Episode airs Jul 27, 2023
An accident while investigating a time portal sends Ensigns Beckett Mariner and Bradward Boimler through time from the 24th Century, and Captain Pike and his crew must get them back where they belong before they can alter the timeline.
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Roles will be played by their respective voice actors: Tawny Newsome (Mariner) and Jack Quaid (Boimler)
hi guys,
any flightgear pilots, seasoned or aspiring, here? you are cordially invited to !flightgear@lemm.ee
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/223027
> Princess Juliana > International Airport, St. Marteen, Caribbean islands > > Left still source: https://youtu.be/bMIgcHbqTZY?t=10
hi guys,
any flightgear pilots, seasoned or aspiring, here? you are cordially invited to !flightgear@lemm.ee
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/223027
> Princess Juliana > International Airport, St. Marteen, Caribbean islands > > Left still source: https://youtu.be/bMIgcHbqTZY?t=10
> !flightgear@lemm.ee
hi guys,
any flightgear pilots here? you are cordially invited to !flightgear@lemm.ee
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/223027
> Princess Juliana > International Airport, St. Marteen, Caribbean islands > > Left still source: https://youtu.be/bMIgcHbqTZY?t=10