# 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:** 173
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3444 "2023-02-28T06:39:23Z")
What did she expect she was sleeping on the job? Slacker. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3445 "2023-02-28T09:46:06Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Just think: If he cuts more workers, earnings will go up more. > If he cuts a further 1800 workers, then the twitter earnings will be … INFINITE! There’s an old Dilbert cartoon where the pointy-haired boss basically makes the argument that if you cut all the staff costs profits will go up, but damned if I’m going to go look for it. Ironic, though. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3446 "2023-02-28T15:59:29Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > much less “Moby Dick”. “It’s ok to be a white whale!” ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3447 "2023-02-28T18:58:04Z")
[Twitter Outages Are On The Rise](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/28/technology/twitter-outages-elon-musk.html?unlocked_article_code=LnlyBOu8vffW_yGDMtvGWcS3BYxK5rNBaao-vrZRO8hrDQzJDouaMjMjXTKkGPYxjGCukUxmkCT4irwVSVy_11jmSP1Cr59h5pOLAYZqfZI1PZE35zb9SaULv6XBMB9Va1QYVDPNzCnNYJrOsO7jaP7HewgLnWkFRRUlXRnGDE_QsCE5sRt9OLe7q1QehtSXh1nyaW3bbhhyjMkTQEQLjYKFdXPLA5usnsX5igIyji8oh73fha8rzGUWW6hdXWitjz-Yq9ntZo8Z6ox-s0ZX3lh4kWrEzJz6dnDIBmhytKMp5nM1z1uDnHzoRSdu1ubhb79ueKqpTIjkBehlSaOprgnWNCBG8g&smid=url-share) (NY Times Gift Link) > The social media service remains operational today. But its outages, bugs and other glitches are increasingly piling up. > > In February alone, Twitter experienced at least four widespread outages, compared with nine such incidents in all of 2022, according to NetBlocks, an organization that tracks internet outages. That suggests the frequency of service failures is on the rise, NetBlocks said. And bugs that have made Twitter less usable — by preventing people from posting tweets, for instance — have been more noticeable, researchers and users said. > > Twitter’s reliability has deteriorated as Mr. Musk has repeatedly slashed the company’s work force. After [another round of layoffs on Saturday](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/26/technology/twitter-layoffs.html), Twitter had fewer than 2,000 employees, down from 7,500 when Mr. Musk took over in October. The latest cuts affected dozens of engineers responsible for keeping the site online, three current and former employees said. > Twitter is unlikely to go kaput, but its technology operations have become [more precarious since November](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/technology/elon-musk-twitter-workers-quit.html), seven current and former employees said. Mr. Musk has ended operations at one of Twitter’s three main data centers, further slashed the teams that work on the company’s back-end technology such as servers and cloud storage, and gotten rid of leaders overseeing that area. > > The moves have exacerbated fears that there are not enough people or institutional knowledge to triage Twitter’s problems, especially if the service one day encounters a problem its remaining workers do not know how to fix, two people with knowledge of the company’s internal operations said. Lean and mean (literally)! ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3448 "2023-02-28T22:30:19Z")
Elmo defends Scott Adams’ racist rant (is anyone surprised?): > **[Elon Musk defends racist tirade by Dilbert creator Scott Adams](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64790657)** > > Twitter's CEO accused US media of racism after multiple newspapers dropped the popular cartoon. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3449 "2023-03-01T21:02:16Z")
[![](https://preview.redd.it/unlkzklm56la1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=4a046af1bc2d1ce1d790de4e31eeb3a4e00b8da6) ](https://preview.redd.it/unlkzklm56la1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=4a046af1bc2d1ce1d790de4e31eeb3a4e00b8da6) There is something comical about Musk bootlickers being spurned by their beloved. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3450 "2023-03-01T21:06:50Z")
Makes perfect sense to me. You are breaking the first rule of Fight Club by explaining the first rule of Fight Club. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3451 "2023-03-01T21:24:51Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > You are breaking the first rule of Fight Club by explaining the first rule of Fight Club. That’s why I only explain the second rule. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3452 "2023-03-01T21:35:03Z")
What’s the second rule? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3453 "2023-03-01T21:56:22Z")
Nobody knows, because the third rule is that the rules must be explained in order. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3454 "2023-03-01T22:47:55Z")
The fourth rule is you only have to obey the rules that have been explained to you. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3455 "2023-03-01T22:50:56Z")
The fifth rule is “There are no rules, including this one.” ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3456 "2023-03-01T22:54:11Z")
You may regret that when I date your teenage daughter. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3457 "2023-03-01T22:59:37Z")
Only if she’s in fight club. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3458 "2023-03-01T23:02:59Z")
She doesn’t talk about it. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3459 "2023-03-01T23:06:28Z")
Apparently, you haven’t seen her right hook. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3460 "2023-03-01T23:47:36Z")
The recent exchanges of messages are hilarious. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3461 "2023-03-02T04:04:46Z")
For anyone else, like me, who didn’t understand this tweet, @WholeMarsBlog is the guy who tested out Tesla’s self driving mode by seeing if it would stop for his son standing in the road. I spent a few minutes Googling to get this much, but didn’t feel like going any further. If there’s any additional information that explains this exchange better, please feel free to let us in on it. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3462 "2023-03-02T04:33:12Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > For anyone else, like me, who didn’t understand this tweet, @WholeMarsBlog is the guy who tested out Tesla’s self driving mode by seeing if it would stop for his son standing in the road. So [he’s a darn, he’s a darn, he’s a darn good shot?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWj_mpUVuJ8) ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/3463 "2023-03-02T11:56:34Z")
I love Danny Kaye, and especially his movie “The Inspector General”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=172) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442.md?page=174)