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5 hours ago, DigglerontheHoof said:

LMK when they figure out how to light up and crank-melt Mars' core, so the colonizers don't fry in the Sun's radiation. 

Some technologies will never exist until there’s $ufficient motivation. Exploration forces us to push the boundaries. 

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I got starlink in and set up at our place in the Colorado Mountains and... its a damn good product.  Went from <30mbs and unable to connect to the work vpn to over 200mbs and able to work from home again.

I wish Elon wasn't such a fucking asshole.

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9 hours ago, Goredho said:

I got starlink in and set up at our place in the Colorado Mountains and... its a damn good product.  Went from <30mbs and unable to connect to the work vpn to over 200mbs and able to work from home again.

I wish Elon wasn't such a fucking asshole.

I’m a believer that Starlink will eventually be Elon’s most important product. However it’s a scary proposition that he could end up controlling a large percentage of the ISP market. 

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6 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

I’m a believer that Starlink will eventually be Elon’s most important product. However it’s a scary proposition that he could end up controlling a large percentage of the ISP market. 

I don’t disagree.

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1 hour ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

I’m a believer that Starlink will eventually be Elon’s most important product. However it’s a scary proposition that he could end up controlling a large percentage of the ISP market. 

I don't see how he would ever control a significant chunk of the ISP market. Starlink is a great product, no question. But if I have any option other than starlink, I am not going to use Starlink. It's not cost effective.

Starlink: 180/20 for $90 or $120 (depending on density)

In Vermont: 300/300 for $75

I'm visiting my folks right now, Spectrum FINALLY is available to them 300/300 for $70, I am switching them as we speak.

Starlink has it's place, but I just don't see how they are a significant player in the market.

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Reuters: Musk and X are epicenter of US election misinformation, experts say

WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - False or misleading claims by billionaire Elon Musk about the U.S. election have amassed 2 billion views on social media platform X this year, according to a report, opens new tab by non-profit group Center for Countering Digital Hate.
The platform is also playing a central role in enabling the spread of false information about the critical battleground states that will likely determine the outcome of the presidential race, election and misinformation experts said on Monday.
 
A spokesperson for X said the company's Community Notes feature, which lets users add additional context to posts, is more effective at helping people identify misleading content than traditional warning flags on posts.
Since taking over the company formerly known as Twitter, Musk has curtailed content moderation and laid off thousands of employees. He has thrown his support behind former President Donald Trump, who is locked in an exceptionally close race against Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.
 
Musk’s massive reach with nearly 203 million followers helps enable “network effects” in which content on X can jump to other social media and messaging platforms such as Reddit and Telegram, said Kathleen Carley, a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University and expert on disinformation. “X is a conduit from one platform to another,” she said.
 
At least 87 of Musk's posts this year have promoted claims about the U.S. election that fact-checkers have rated as false or misleading, amassing 2 billion views, according to the Center for Countering Digital Hate's report.
 
In Pennsylvania, one of the seven key swing states, some X users have seized on instances of local election administrators flagging incomplete voter registration forms that would not be processed, falsely casting the events as examples of election interference, said Philip Hensley-Robin, Pennsylvania executive director at Common Cause, during a press briefing on Monday.
Common Cause is a nonpartisan organization that promotes accountable government and voting rights.
 
Some X accounts implied “that there was voter fraud, when in fact, we know very clearly that election officials and election administrators in all of our counties were following the rules and … therefore only eligible voters are voting,” Hensley-Robin said.
Cyabra, a firm that uses AI to detect online disinformation, said on Monday that an X account with 117,000 followers played a key role in helping spread a fake video purporting to show Pennsylvania mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed.
 
X's spokesperson said the platform took action against many accounts that shared the video.
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6 minutes ago, Captainant said:

Reuters: Musk and X are epicenter of US election misinformation, experts say

WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - False or misleading claims by billionaire Elon Musk about the U.S. election have amassed 2 billion views on social media platform X this year, according to a report, opens new tab by non-profit group Center for Countering Digital Hate.
The platform is also playing a central role in enabling the spread of false information about the critical battleground states that will likely determine the outcome of the presidential race, election and misinformation experts said on Monday.
 
A spokesperson for X said the company's Community Notes feature, which lets users add additional context to posts, is more effective at helping people identify misleading content than traditional warning flags on posts.
Since taking over the company formerly known as Twitter, Musk has curtailed content moderation and laid off thousands of employees. He has thrown his support behind former President Donald Trump, who is locked in an exceptionally close race against Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.
 
Musk’s massive reach with nearly 203 million followers helps enable “network effects” in which content on X can jump to other social media and messaging platforms such as Reddit and Telegram, said Kathleen Carley, a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University and expert on disinformation. “X is a conduit from one platform to another,” she said.
 
At least 87 of Musk's posts this year have promoted claims about the U.S. election that fact-checkers have rated as false or misleading, amassing 2 billion views, according to the Center for Countering Digital Hate's report.
 
In Pennsylvania, one of the seven key swing states, some X users have seized on instances of local election administrators flagging incomplete voter registration forms that would not be processed, falsely casting the events as examples of election interference, said Philip Hensley-Robin, Pennsylvania executive director at Common Cause, during a press briefing on Monday.
Common Cause is a nonpartisan organization that promotes accountable government and voting rights.
 
Some X accounts implied “that there was voter fraud, when in fact, we know very clearly that election officials and election administrators in all of our counties were following the rules and … therefore only eligible voters are voting,” Hensley-Robin said.
Cyabra, a firm that uses AI to detect online disinformation, said on Monday that an X account with 117,000 followers played a key role in helping spread a fake video purporting to show Pennsylvania mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed.
 
X's spokesperson said the platform took action against many accounts that shared the video.

Elon Musk is actively conspiring against the United States of America.  In case there was any doubt.

He is an illegal alien (yep, he lied on his application, he should be 100% denaturalized), he conspires with foreign states (he is in regular contact with Putin), and is actively working to undermine the foundational event in the Republic - an election - using false information and disinformation to do so.

Tokyo Rose and Axis Sally were less reprehensible than he is.

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15 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Elon Musk is actively conspiring against the United States of America.  In case there was any doubt.

He is an illegal alien (yep, he lied on his application, he should be 100% denaturalized), he conspires with foreign states (he is in regular contact with Putin), and is actively working to undermine the foundational event in the Republic - an election - using false information and disinformation to do so.

Tokyo Rose and Axis Sally were less reprehensible than he is.

If we punished everyone in the media who published or repeated false information to influence the election, we would have no media left.

 

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Just now, Frank Drebin said:

If we punished everyone in the media who published or repeated false information to influence the election, we would have no media left.

 

When you make "intent" an element of the offense, you winnow down that group REAL fucking quick.

And way to do the perfect MAGA comparison: look at someone who fucking drives over the speed limit by 5 mph and rolls through stop signs, then a serial murderer and rapist, and say "see!  They're both criminals!"

Fuck that.  Elon Musk is a clear and present danger to the Republic.

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1 minute ago, Brisketexan said:

When you make "intent" an element of the offense, you winnow down that group REAL fucking quick.

And way to do the perfect MAGA comparison: look at someone who fucking drives over the speed limit by 5 mph and rolls through stop signs, then a serial murderer and rapist, and say "see!  They're both criminals!"

Fuck that.  Elon Musk is a clear and present danger to the Republic  my preferred political party.

 

FIFY

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1 minute ago, Frank Drebin said:

Fuck that.  Elon Musk is a clear and present danger to the Republic  my preferred political party.

When disinformation and Russian propaganda are your best friends....you're an enemy of the fucking Republic.  Period.  The fact that our enemies have aligned behind one of our political parties should bother you much, much more.  Yet, it doesn't.  Which tells the world everything it needs to know about you.

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1 minute ago, Frank Drebin said:

 

FIFY

Well, he's doing everything he can to support the guy who spent over a year trying to get himself illegally installed as the POTUS after losing an election. Remember that?

oh that's right, that doesn't bother you because its your "preferred political party."

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If we punished everyone in the media who published or repeated false information to influence the election, we would have no media left.
 

Yeah, everyone is the same as Musk, who (checks notes) helped deplatform thousands of journalists by monetizing news and watering down verification so he could make more money but mostly lose the most money
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Just now, Eskimohorn said:


Yeah, everyone is the same as Musk, who (checks notes) helped deplatform thousands of journalists by monetizing news and watering down verification so he could make more money but mostly lose the most money

I am sorry that your party no longer has a 100% monopoly on Big Tech propaganda.

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3 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:

I am sorry that your party no longer has a 100% monopoly on Big Tech propaganda.

What a weird way to view the world. Your framing implies that Elon's Xitter is "your" party's propaganda mechanism, which means you're admitting "your" party favors Ukrainian annexation into russia and US stochastic terrorism

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I see that @Stros121 checked in for a drive by neg. Good to see you. Did you ever get around to reading that judicial opinion I posted, describing in detail Trump's months long effort to steal the election, despite being told by everyone in his circle that the election was not stolen? Any thoughts on that? 

 

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3 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Elon Musk is actively conspiring against the United States of America.  In case there was any doubt.

He is an illegal alien (yep, he lied on his application, he should be 100% denaturalized), he conspires with foreign states (he is in regular contact with Putin), and is actively working to undermine the foundational event in the Republic - an election - using false information and disinformation to do so.

Tokyo Rose and Axis Sally were less reprehensible than he is.

 

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3 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

When disinformation and Russian propaganda are your best friends....you're an enemy of the fucking Republic.  Period.  The fact that our enemies have aligned behind one of our political parties should bother you much, much more.  Yet, it doesn't.  Which tells the world everything it needs to know about you.

You know you're talking to Johnny, right?

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Just now, PortAHorn said:

You assholes banned 2 other accounts in cuck room because I have different beliefs

Cool. I've never given anyone a neg rep to anyone in any iteration of the site. But you specifically called me out. Just curious what I did to personally aggrieve you.

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19 hours ago, Frank Drebin said:

If we punished everyone in the media who published or repeated false information to influence the election, we would have no media ↔️ left.

 

FIFY

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3 hours ago, Captainant said:

It really is incredible the extent to which disinformation was able to shape votes. Gotta tip my hat to the oligarchy, they sure can run a good scheme

Disinformation?

Like claiming repeatedly Trump was calling for the execution of chickenhawk Liz Cheney?

Sheeeeeiitt

TSLA looking strong today.

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8 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

All hail our next secretary of...something.  God.  Fucking.  Dammit.

The most successful entrepreneur of our generation that's pushing excellence is multiple realms, including our country’s space ambitions, is willing to help in the public sector? The horror!

One side of the political divide committing to alienating and then attacking him was a colossal mistake. But it might work out and help us in the end by providing extra motivation. 

 

21 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:

Disinformation?

Like claiming repeatedly Trump was calling for the execution of chickenhawk Liz Cheney?

Sheeeeeiitt

TSLA looking strong today.

Or many fine people on both sides. And so on. 

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28 minutes ago, Maestro della Moneta said:

The most successful entrepreneur of our generation that's pushing excellence is multiple realms, including our country’s space ambitions, is willing to help in the public sector? The horror!

One side of the political divide committing to alienating and then attacking him was a colossal mistake. But it might work out and help us in the end by providing extra motivation. 

 

Or many fine people on both sides. And so on. 

He’s pushing disinformation and autocratic propaganda. 

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Posted
4 hours ago, Hefeweizen said:

Oh dang he gone.  I still like seeing Dumas posts because it’s a good way to cope with Leon being our new technology czar.  X is going to be buying truth social shortly or vice verse.

Probably vice a versa. I think Truth is worth more than twitter right now. 

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31 minutes ago, Maestro della Moneta said:

He went all-in and won again.

Pretty incredible, considering this thread informed me he has such limited abilities.

Just lucky again, I guess.  Like PayPal, Tesla, Starlink, and SpaceX.  What a lucky dude.  

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7 hours ago, Maestro della Moneta said:

He went all-in and won again.

Pretty incredible, considering this thread informed me he has such limited abilities.

"All-in"

Yeah how's that work?

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44 minutes ago, BearMace said:

"All-in"

Yeah how's that work?

What do you mean?

He's had multiple government agencies targeting him as well as prominent Tv hosts calling for the Us DoD to cut off contracts with his companies. 
 

What’s funny is this dumbass doesn't realize he’s really one of the biggest national security assets we have. These are not serious people. Just vindictive people who want their enemies crushed even if it keeps America from fluorishing. 

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On 11/5/2024 at 1:09 PM, Foosters said:

I see that @Stros121 checked in for a drive by neg. Good to see you. Did you ever get around to reading that judicial opinion I posted, describing in detail Trump's months long effort to steal the election, despite being told by everyone in his circle that the election was not stolen? Any thoughts on that? 

 

Judicial opinions are for fags.

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12 minutes ago, Maestro della Moneta said:

What do you mean?

He's had multiple government agencies targeting him as well as prominent Tv hosts calling for the Us DoD to cut off contracts with his companies. 
 

What’s funny is this dumbass doesn't realize he’s really one of the biggest national security assets we have. These are not serious people. Just vindictive people who want their enemies crushed even if it keeps America from fluorishing. 

Elmo, is that you?

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2 hours ago, Maestro della Moneta said:

What do you mean?

He's had multiple government agencies targeting him as well as prominent Tv hosts calling for the Us DoD to cut off contracts with his companies. 
 

What’s funny is this dumbass doesn't realize he’s really one of the biggest national security assets we have. These are not serious people. Just vindictive people who want their enemies crushed even if it keeps America from fluorishing. 

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