Interesting Links for 04-11-2022
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andrewducker- 1. How can researchers influence policy with their findings?
- (tags:government politics UK research viaDanielDWilliam )
- 2. A "Christmas Carol" movie where the characters know about A Christmas Carol? Starring Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell? Sold!
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- 3. Twitter's mass layoff violates the law, and will cost them a fortune!
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- 4. Porn on duty and 'booty patrols' - the police can no longer dismiss misogyny as a few bad apples
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- 5. On Elon Musk's Vision of Twitter as a Hive Mind
- (tags:Twitter ElonMusk brain doom viaDanielDWilliam )
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Date: 2022-11-04 01:09 pm (UTC)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a53e4HHnx_s
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Date: 2022-11-04 03:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-11-05 07:02 am (UTC)One day we will have our noses rubbed in it that they are not...
It is absolutely clear, from his actions, that Musk believes that he is not.
But, right now, it seems that those employees will get their statutory redundancy and severance.
The rule of law applying to Billionaires is not a thing that we should take for granted. There are countries - and, I think, parts of the USA - where it does not, no matter what you are told. And the law, itself, can be bought: not just by corrupting the legal apparatus into not applying laws, the legislature itself can be bought and the laws become ruled by the billionaire.
It's what Billionaires do
I guess I should put in a sentence praising them as 'Wealth Creators' while I'm at it, just to be on the safe side.