# 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:** 321
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6406 "2023-08-24T19:37:51Z")
> We will keep going until the Model 3 build precision is a factor of ten better than any other car in the world. A real engineer would have said “an order of magnitude”. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6407 "2023-08-24T19:43:56Z")
And a real good engineer would have maybe indicated the heat death of the universe was more likely to happen first ---
**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:** [August 24, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6408 "2023-08-24T19:47:42Z")
> [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > > We will keep going until the Model 3 build precision is a factor of ten better than any other car in the world. > > A real engineer would have said “an order of magnitude”. And also question how much precision is actually needed. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6409 "2023-08-24T20:11:33Z")
I find Vivek repelling. But I would say the same about Elon these days. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2023, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6410 "2023-08-24T20:43:49Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > I find Vivek repelling. I played _Morrowind_, I know Vivec, and you sir are no Vivec. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6411 "2023-08-24T20:49:28Z")
> **[Elon Musk Thinks Chess Is 'Too Simple' — 'Understandable When All We Had To...](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-thinks-chess-too-130710869.html)** > > Tesla Inc. and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is known for his innovation and tendency to question conventions. Last year, he publicly stated his disinterest in the classic board game chess. Musk, who played chess during his childhood, has distanced himself... This is some laughably arrogant and ignorant bullshit. He has a list of improvements to the game that he says will make it worth playing, and they are _hilarious._ ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6412 "2023-08-24T21:04:34Z")
“This RTS sucks. I’m gonna make my own RTS. With blackjack and hookers. In fact, forget the RTS” “Ketamine is a hell of a drug” ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6413 "2023-08-24T21:17:25Z")
But did you discover the message hidden in the [36 lessons of Vivec](https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:The_36_Lessons_of_Vivec)? Spoiler for a 20-year-old game: _Notes: Reading the first letter of each paragraph of the Sermon Thirty-Six forms a hidden message: ‘Foul Murder’. Additionally, if you take Sermon Twenty-Nine, associate each of the thirty-five listed numbers with a word in its respective sermon, another hidden message is revealed:_ He was not born a god. His destiny did not lead him to this crime. He chose this path of his own free will. He stole the godhood and murdered the Hortator. Vivec wrote this. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6414 "2023-08-24T22:44:22Z")
> [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](#): > > Jesus Christ. > > [https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1694535986993312045](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1694535986993312045) Of _course_ he appeals to him. Rich twit goes to rich twit. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6415 "2023-08-24T23:18:45Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > He has a list of improvements to the game that he says will make it worth playing, Do any of them\* involve dividing the board into three levels, and having movable attack boards? If not, then he’s not worth listening to. \*I did read the article. And no they don’t. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6416 "2023-08-25T00:01:37Z")
I think he should just try BattleShip. That meets 1/2 his criteria. ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6417 "2023-08-25T00:52:49Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > This is some laughably arrogant and ignorant bullshit. > > He has a list of improvements to the game that he says will make it worth playing, and they are _hilarious._ let me guess: a “_change place with your opponent_” card (that only he gets)… and an extra bishop If you can name the song that plays over the PA-system after the first “check” is called (Elon’s playlist) am I off base? ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6418 "2023-08-25T01:23:08Z")
Hey man! I live in a _ **Mobile Home Park** _ thank you. And I think Trump’s idea of decor is trashy, tasteless, and redneck. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6419 "2023-08-25T01:23:53Z")
Best as I can sum it up, his beef is that chess isn’t Starcraft. ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6420 "2023-08-25T01:34:15Z")
Apologies. For what it’s worth, I don’t doubt your place is far more tasteful than Trump’s. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.E](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.e/32/8932_2.png) [@Mr.E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.E)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6421 "2023-08-25T01:44:16Z")
A good engineer would understand where tolerances should be tight and where they can (and should) be loose. Also a good engineer would understand that tight tolerances ≠ high quality work. The Cybertruck’s body doesn’t have to require “single digit micron” tolerances to look good. ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6422 "2023-08-25T01:47:03Z")
I don’t have much money, my slob daughter, son in law, and their 4 kids live with me, and my place is more tasteful. It would be very nice if I had more cash and fewer house guests. No apology needed. I know some people here (in this park) who probably dream of living in trump like “luxury”. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6423 "2023-08-25T02:12:10Z")
> [@Mr.E](#): > > The Cybertruck’s body doesn’t have to require “single digit micron” tolerances to look good. True. In order to look good, it needs a complete redesign by Pininfarina. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6424 "2023-08-25T02:15:25Z")
Ohhh, Trump is posting on Twitx again for the first time in a while. Elmon is going to wet himself with pleasure! ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6425 "2023-08-25T02:55:10Z")
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