# Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 25, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442 "2022-04-25T22:50:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 108
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2141 "2022-12-16T18:22:07Z")
FR24 never shows his jet, they honor the block request. ADSBx shows it… [http://elonjet.fyi](http://elonjet.fyi) ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2142 "2022-12-16T18:34:42Z")
You can build or buy your own ADS-B receiver with a software defined radio and your own computer. Costs about a hundred bucks. Thousands of people do it. You can’t stop the signal. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2143 "2022-12-16T20:04:17Z")
Today Faux opinion pieces all began showing up in my feed. Complete with supporting replies from their brain deads. This is could be a sign that it’s time for me to move on. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2144 "2022-12-16T20:24:03Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > What’s the current result? I can’t see it, presumably because I don’t have an account. “Unban them now” is at 58%, so I fully expect him to mumble something about bots and then demand somebody code him the ability to post a poll with only one option. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2145 "2022-12-16T20:50:07Z")
“We have discovered several legacy bugs in the polling feature, and they are disabled until I have a chance to personally look at the code.” ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2146 "2022-12-16T21:38:00Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > “We have discovered several legacy bugs in the polling feature, and they are disabled until l have a chance to personally look at the code.” Is that a quote or a parody? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2147 "2022-12-16T21:43:48Z")
The latter, but innit sad how likely it seems? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2148 "2022-12-16T22:11:37Z")
Word. I even googled whether Elmo would be likely to have the requisite skillz. Turns out, there’s a plausible chance that he would, being that he’s a self-taught programmer. [Cite. Could be a hagiography, but I’m not the guy who’s qualified to make that assessment.](https://www.analyticsinsight.net/how-good-is-the-ultra-legend-elon-musk-at-coding/) > [@](#): > > Musk is a self-taught programmer who started programming and coding at a very early age. Despite being so young, he learned the BASIC [programming language](https://www.analyticsinsight.net/top-10-programming-languages-to-crack-faang-interviews/)from the workbook that he got with his computer. At age of 12, he invented a video game, Blaster, and later sold it to a computer magazine company that published the code’s printed copy. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2149 "2022-12-16T23:08:26Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > Today Faux opinion pieces all began showing up in my feed. Complete with supporting replies from their brain deads. > > This is could be a sign that it’s time for me to move on. I’m getting tons of posts from Republicans, especially the right wing ones. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2150 "2022-12-16T23:26:50Z")
So um > **[Elon Musk's team is seeking new investors for Twitter | Semafor](https://www.semafor.com/article/12/16/2022/elon-musks-team-is-seeking-new-investors-for-twitter)** > > The managing director of Elon Musk’s family office reached out to potential investors this week. The asking price? $54.20 a share, exactly what Musk paid for it. It just boggles the mind that he thinks he can find a dumber billionaire than himself. But then, he’s really opened our eyes to exactly how dumb billionaires can be. Good luck Elmo! I’ll be over here shorting TSLA. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2151 "2022-12-16T23:36:51Z")
He seems to be self destructing. I wonder if he’s descended into excessive drug use or something. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2152 "2022-12-16T23:49:02Z")
Koguan Leo, the third largest stockholder of Tesla, wants Elon to be kicked out. > **[Tesla’s Third Largest Shareholder Calls For the Ouster of Elon Musk as CEO](https://observer.com/2022/12/koguan-leo-tesla-shareholder-oust-elon-musk/)** > > Major Tesla shareholder KoGuan Leo said Tesla deserves a full-time CEO. He proposes someone similar to Apple’s Tim Cook. ---
**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2153 "2022-12-17T00:06:15Z")
The article clarifies, but the title doesn’t – KoGuan is the third largest individual investor. He is close, but not quite in the top-10 of this list: [https://www.investors.com/etfs-and-funds/etfs/sp500-heres-who-owns-tesla-now-that-elon-musk-is-selling-out/](https://www.investors.com/etfs-and-funds/etfs/sp500-heres-who-owns-tesla-now-that-elon-musk-is-selling-out/) Not that it makes it less noteworthy. It’s possible the institutional investors are thinking the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2154 "2022-12-17T00:59:47Z")
> [@HMS\_Irruncible](#): > > The asking price? $54.20 a share, exactly what Musk paid for it. BWAHAHAHAHAHA. Twitter was barely worth half that much when Elmo let himself get forced into buying it at that price because MEMES, and it’s worth even less now that he’s driven off advertisers, gutted the company, and destroyed its goodwill. Anyone who pays that price is even dumber than he is. Meanwhile, in completely unrelated news, TSLA has slid below $150 in after-hours trading. > **[Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) Stock Price, News, Quote & History - Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/TSLA/)** > > Find the latest Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2155 "2022-12-17T01:08:08Z")
Never underestimate the willingness of VC bros to rescue Elon Musk on the basis of his supposed genius…. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2156 "2022-12-17T01:34:27Z")
More rich asses losing money is fine with me. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2157 "2022-12-17T02:34:21Z")
(Never mind fell for a fake tweet again) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2158 "2022-12-17T02:40:41Z")
It would be cool if someone would set something up to OCR the tweet pics and check if the tweet can actually be found. It would fail if there as a deleted tweet, but I believe you can at least detect the existence of a deleted tweet, just not its contents. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2159 "2022-12-17T02:56:59Z")
What tweet are you referring to? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/2160 "2022-12-17T02:58:29Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > What tweet are you referring to? ⁢ I was replying to Smapti’s comment about having fallen for a fake tweet again. (I forgot to hit the quote button). They had already edited their post by the time I saw it, so I don’t know what fake tweet they were referring to. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=107) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=109)