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[BrianSoddingBoru4]

The funny thing is, in order for such a plan to work, at this point, he’d have to have enough foresight to be able to not just manufacture the phones, but create a new OS for them (which could easily take years if we’re talking about a full-on system to compete with iOS and Android), but it’d also require the sort of foresight that would have kept him from getting into this mess in the first place.

Maybe, maybe not.  This is Elon Musk we're talking about and he doesn't innovate new things, he buys things from other people and claims he built them.

In this case, maybe he'll talk Bill Gates into selling him the OS for Windows phones and market them as the phone with Twitter.  Or possible he could do something similar with the mobile-phone version of Amazon Fire OS.  Or even blackberry, if he wanted to get REALLY retro.  There are operating systems he could buy instead of just building his own.

The big problem isn't the possibility of Twitter being taken off app stores, it's the possibility that most countries won't allow Twitter with all the "free speech" that Elon is allowing.  Use of "the n-word" jumped 500% after Elon officially purchased Twitter and he brought back people who were banned specifically for making hateful comments.  The American government is very good about protecting free speech, but other countries aren't quite as permissive as we are.  He could find Twitter to be illegal in countries like Germany, France, the UK or many others.  

But, then, that's only a problem if Elon doesn't deal with the fact that he doesn't have the employees he needs to run twitter, the ones he has are currently looking for better jobs, many of his former and current employees are openly mocking him, without the support he needs Twitter could crash quite easily and with all the chaos surrounding Twitter, advertisers are leaving in droves and Twitter, even after firing over half their employees, is hemorrhaging money.

The only way Musk is going to damage Apple is if he buys it.

Boru

[TaraJo]

Maybe, maybe not.  This is Elon Musk we're talking about and he doesn't innovate new things, he buys things from other people and claims he built them.

In this case, maybe he'll talk Bill Gates into selling him the OS for Windows phones and market them as the phone with Twitter.  Or possible he could do something similar with the mobile-phone version of Amazon Fire OS.  Or even blackberry, if he wanted to get REALLY retro.  There are operating systems he could buy instead of just building his own.

The big problem isn't the possibility of Twitter being taken off app stores, it's the possibility that most countries won't allow Twitter with all the "free speech" that Elon is allowing.  Use of "the n-word" jumped 500% after Elon officially purchased Twitter and he brought back people who were banned specifically for making hateful comments.  The American government is very good about protecting free speech, but other countries aren't quite as permissive as we are.  He could find Twitter to be illegal in countries like Germany, France, the UK or many others.  

But, then, that's only a problem if Elon doesn't deal with the fact that he doesn't have the employees he needs to run twitter, the ones he has are currently looking for better jobs, many of his former and current employees are openly mocking him, without the support he needs Twitter could crash quite easily and with all the chaos surrounding Twitter, advertisers are leaving in droves and Twitter, even after firing over half their employees, is hemorrhaging money.

The only way Musk is going to damage Apple is if he buys it.

Boru

Just about.  

I suppose he could hurt Apple some, but that would be like a dirtbike hurting a train when the two collide: sure, the train gets scratched and dirtied a little, but it's gonna keep rolling.  Bike, not so much.

[Fake Messiah]

France has been given the green light to ban short haul domestic flights

The European Commission has approved the move which will abolish flights between cities that are linked by a train journey of less than 2.5 hours.

The decision was announced on Friday. The changes are part of the country’s 2021 Climate Law.

France is also cracking down on the use of private jets for short journeys in a bid to make transport greener and fairer for the population.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/12/0...-proposals

[The Valkyrie]

I've just been reading that emergency services have been called to Ted Cruz's house for a young girl with self-inflicted stab wounds to the arms.

Unconfirmed as yet, but it's believed to be Cruz's 14 year old daughter.

I'm wishing the best for the young lady.

[Rev. Rye]

Apparently, the girl is okay, even if we only have Ted Cruz' word for it.

That said, the way they've phrased it, "self-inflicted stab wounds to the arms", either she really shit the bed with some household task, or she's a cutter. My depression never got to the point of cutting myself, but I know that something like this, there's going to be more to healing than just treating those arm wounds. I suspect that her hospital stay will likely include a 3+ day involuntary hold in the psych ward, and years of therapy afterward.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Apparently, the girl is okay, even if we only have Ted Cruz' word for it.

That said, the way they've phrased it, "self-inflicted stab wounds to the arms", either she really shit the bed with some household task, or she's a cutter. My depression never got to the point of cutting myself, but I know that something like this, there's going to be more to healing than just treating those arm wounds. I suspect that her hospital stay will likely include a 3+ day involuntary hold in the psych ward, and years of therapy afterward.

Hard to imagine what household chore she'd screw up badly enough to have stab wounds on both arms (repairing the family threshing machine, maybe).

Being Ted Cruz' kid, it's a wonder she didn't hang herself, poor lass.

Boru

[tackattack]

"It's a wonder she didn't hang herself" .... what a shitty thing to say. Do better.

[Angrboda]

"It's a wonder she didn't hang herself" .... what a shitty thing to say. Do better.

Shitty things for shitty people. Lemme guess, you thought Herschel Walker was a fine candidate?

[tackattack]

Nope I voted yesterday for warnock. How is a mentally disturbed suicidal person a shitty person that should have hung themselves… simply because of who her father is… I hope you have a really awesome day and your life goes perfectly for u and your family.

Back to news.. almost had a real dictator situation down in Peru. I think he got arrested

[Angrboda]

Nope I voted yesterday for warnock. How is a mentally disturbed suicidal person a shitty person that should have hung themselves… simply because of who her father is… I hope you have a really awesome day and your life goes perfectly for u and your family.

Back to news..  almost had a real dictator situation down in Peru. I think he got arrested

This is why I don't waste time with you. The comment isn't about the girl, dumbass. You are either trolling or you're confessing to having shit for brains. Or both.