November 4, 20222 yr 12 hours ago, Enrico_sw said: Interesting Noted Africa expert Jordan Petersen? Damn, he is apparently well-versed in many fields. 😛
November 4, 20222 yr It was inevitable, the take-over has saddled them with interest payments of 1 billion a year, with a revenue that isn't even close to being able to sustain that. So they were always going to do cost-cutting at a crazy scale. What is harder to understand is that he is implementing new functionalities at the same time as laying off half his staff. That's not how it works in any well-run company.
November 4, 20222 yr 3 hours ago, SympathysSilhouette said: It was inevitable, the take-over has saddled them with interest payments of 1 billion a year, with a revenue that isn't even close to being able to sustain that. So they were always going to do cost-cutting at a crazy scale. What is harder to understand is that he is implementing new functionalities at the same time as laying off half his staff. That's not how it works in any well-run company. I'm sure the staff is bloated like any successful company. Although salaries/bonuses are typically only a very small part of major corporation's expenses. So it would not be able to service the debt very much. TBH I doubt that something like Twitter is very complex, unlike Tesla.
November 4, 20222 yr 12 hours ago, SympathysSilhouette said: Noted Africa expert Jordan Petersen? Damn, he is apparently well-versed in many fields. 😛 You didn't even watch the video He's interviewing Magatte Wade, a woman from Senegal. She might have a thing or two to teach you about Africa
November 4, 20222 yr 5 hours ago, Cult Icon said: I'm sure the staff is bloated like any successful company. Although salaries/bonuses are typically only a very small part of major corporation's expenses. So it would not be able to service the debt very much. TBH I doubt that something like Twitter is very complex, unlike Tesla. Probably very bloated. I haven't found their organization chart, but I'm sure there are lots of so-called "BS jobs". Real jobs are useful. But I have huge doubts about the usefulness of those who work for the Stasi team that censors tweets that don't please the woke's agenda...
November 5, 20222 yr On 11/4/2022 at 5:50 PM, Cult Icon said: I'm sure the staff is bloated like any successful company. Although salaries/bonuses are typically only a very small part of major corporation's expenses. So it would not be able to service the debt very much. TBH I doubt that something like Twitter is very complex, unlike Tesla. The algos are fairly complex. And they are what can be monetized.
November 5, 20222 yr 19 hours ago, Enrico_sw said: Probably very bloated. I haven't found their organization chart, but I'm sure there are lots of so-called "BS jobs". Real jobs are useful. But I have huge doubts about the usefulness of those who work for the Stasi team that censors tweets that don't please the woke's agenda... He got rid of some pretty key functionality departments. Like he got rid of the entire Accessibility Experience team. There was also a huge purge of the security department, supposedly based on the fact that their worth was assessed based on amount of code written over x period of time. Anyway, the idea that Jack was employing like 3700 entirely superfluous staff members is absurd. He wasn't running a charity.
November 6, 20222 yr According to Russian sources, the Russian army has 17,200 tanks of T-55, T-62, T-64, T-72, T-80 in storage in addition to T-90 as of data 3 years ago. The real mystery to me is how fast the Russian war economy can restore the tanks they have in storage to combat ready status and in what quantity. More than two thousand Russian T-64: why they are still not in Ukraine (topwar-ru.translate.goog) Also, it is evident that Russian reservists have changed the situation in Ukraine as large numbers of new troops stiffen the Russian frontline. Ukrainian general staff claims that Russian reservists are now reinforcing all fronts and individual accounts of Ukrainian soldiers, particularly at Kherson Oblast confirm that the tactical environment has changed. The Russians claimed 88,000 new troops in Ukraine, half to combat units two weeks ago. Also signs that the Russian mobilization infrastructure is preparing for a possible round 2 of partial mobilization. Ukraine's strategic offensive has stalled since October 4th with very little gains, heavy losses and daily failed attacks. If their losses are similar to the average daily deaths their leaders admitted in the Donbass battles they have already suffered heavy attrition of their assault reserves, including their elite NATO trained 70,000 troops and are riding on the final portion of their capacity. They might try one last Kherson offensive with what they have left, or another Kreminna offensive to get one last propaganda victory before winter and before the Russian surge seals off the frontline. Eventually Russia will no longer have a vast infantry inferiority to Ukraine. I see no possibility of Ukraine winning the war now. The best case is that they clear the west bank of the Dnipro river by forcing a Russian withdrawal at Kherson. Ukrainian victory really depended on Russia giving up the war without performing mobilization. The real question was to analyze whether or not was a critical obstacle for Putin. This was the real question of importance, not the other propaganda. And it turned out not to be the case. I think it is not backed by what they historically did- when facing pressure on the battlefield they did partial mobilization (even used conscripts) for the 2nd Chechen war and Afghanistan. Ukrainian army already mobilized persons up to age 65 months ago.
November 6, 20222 yr Нужен ли Т-14 «Армата» на Украине (topwar-ru.translate.goog) On the production and refurbishment of the Russian tank fleet. The Russians are building T-90M, T-72B3, and T-62M: It costs $838,710 dollars to take a T-72 out of storage and refurbish to T-72B3 standard. The T-62M is likely to be even cheaper. It costs $3,225,808 to build a T-90M from scratch. It costs between 8.5- 5.7 million dollars to produce their more advanced vehicle (with active protection systems), T-14. The last T-14 contract was a batch order of 132 tanks, which was last year. There are approx. 20 T-14 training with combat units and there are no evidence yet that the weapon has been used in Ukraine yet. The Russian tanks are so cheap that they cost as much as a typical house in the US.
November 11, 20222 yr Quote Why is the midterm vote count taking so long in some US states? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/10/when-midterm-results-timings-arizona-nevada-georgia-final-why-taking-so-long The answer is simple: because their voting system is archaic. And then they wonder why people don't trust elections in the US
November 11, 20222 yr Jeff Bezos' buying the Washington Post was such a kind move. So selfless, so progressive, so virtuous. After all, he's a woke cultist, so he must be a nice guy.
November 11, 20222 yr 10 minutes ago, Enrico_sw said: Jeff Bezos' buying the Washington Post was such a kind move. So selfless, so progressive, so virtuous. After all, he's a woke cultist, so he must be a nice guy. Oh and don't forget to be a good little puppy, Jeff. Just give your masters what they want and wait to be fed in return.
November 11, 20222 yr 1 hour ago, Enrico_sw said: Jeff Bezos' buying the Washington Post was such a kind move. So selfless, so progressive, so virtuous. After all, he's a woke cultist, so he must be a nice guy. Oh yeah, progressives famously love Jeff Bezos.
November 11, 20222 yr 2 minutes ago, SympathysSilhouette said: Oh yeah, progressives famously love Jeff Bezos. Yep, they do
November 12, 20222 yr 10 hours ago, Enrico_sw said: Yep, they do Your definition of "progressive" must be different from mine. All the ones I know hate his guts for not paying any taxes and how he treats the Amazon employees.
November 12, 20222 yr On 11/12/2022 at 10:46 AM, SympathysSilhouette said: Your definition of "progressive" must be different from mine. All the ones I know hate his guts for not paying any taxes and how he treats the Amazon employees. I don't like boxes for individuals, but to depict a social phenomenon it could be useful. “Progressives” have evolved a lot in the past years. Here's what a “2022 internet progressive” typically is (it's a schematic view, but broadly accurate): - they don't listen to other people's opinions - they want centralisation of powers, so they love gurus (political, economical, etc.) as long as they promote their cult (far left extremism has always been like that) - they think that any change they propose is a progress (which is quite arrogant) - what they propose is often regressive - they promote hate towards their neighbours and hide it as love for protected figures - they promote gender and sex obsession as a new way of redemption (which is hidden racism and sexism) (if you've been through there, it means you've read my post this time, so thanks for that )
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