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If you're at Twitter and you've been invited back after they fired you in error, here's a chat with one of the managers there, the Senior Director of Engineering at Twitter, aka @LukeEvansSimon

Joshua Byrd (@phocks)Sat, 12 Nov 2022 21:51 GMT

i know its trendy to hate jack dorsey but being a one day a week billionaire ceo of like 3 different things while spending the other 6 pounding ayuasca deep in the desert is likely to be the best we’re gonna get out of these lunatics

red (@thomas_k_r)Sat, 12 Nov 2022 23:13 GMT

honestly the fact that he almost never did anything is a real point in his favor

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i know its trendy to hate jack dorsey but being a one day a week billionaire ceo of like 3 different things while spending the other 6 pounding ayuasca deep in the desert is likely to be the best we’re gonna get out of these lunatics

red (@thomas_k_r)Sat, 12 Nov 2022 23:13 GMT

Senior Oops Engineer (@ReinH)Sat, 12 Nov 2022 23:16 GMT

https://twitter.com/ReinH/status/1591570785000656896

as I've said before, twitter.com/ReinH/status/1…

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one thing that normal leaders can do that elon is totally incapable of is nothing, just not doing a thing

Senior Oops Engineer (@ReinH)Sat, 12 Nov 2022 04:08 GMT

Senior Oops Engineer (@ReinH)Sat, 12 Nov 2022 23:17 GMT

Victoria 🎀 🦃 (@EuphoriTori)Sat, 12 Nov 2022 23:16 GMT

https://twitter.com/williampietri/status/1591505810911531008

And this is his fault. He failed to properly manage the transition by figuring out who knew what, mapping out coverage, and making sure there was time and motivation to hand everything off. So he is eager to fuck over these people to cover up his incompetence.

William Pietri (@williampietri)Sat, 12 Nov 2022 18:59 GMT

https://twitter.com/williampietri/status/1591503962385289217

The most obvious thing here is that he is planning to fuck over people he just got done fucking over. He just helped put these people out on the street in a recession. Now he wants to bring them back, get something out of them, and then fire them AGAIN.

William Pietri (@williampietri)Sat, 12 Nov 2022 18:58 GMT

I want to dig in for a bit on this set of Slack replies from a Twitter manager talking about undoing some of the layoffs.

William Pietri (@williampietri)Sat, 12 Nov 2022 18:44 GMT

https://twitter.com/williampietri/status/1591503539935010816

Let me just get this out of the way early: he can go fuck himself. With the proverbial sandpaper dildo.

William Pietri (@williampietri)Sat, 12 Nov 2022 18:51 GMT

“I could do code that in 2 hours” said senior 10x engineer who had no idea what the requirements even were twitter.com/richseviora/st…

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what the fuck nytimes.com/2022/11/11/tec…

Rich Seviora: A Series of Petty Events (@RichSeviora)Sat, 12 Nov 2022 23:07 GMT

Laurie (@laurieontech)Sat, 12 Nov 2022 23:33 GMT

Imagine charging £699 for a conference and not paying your speakers

Sophie Koonin (@type__error)Sat, 12 Nov 2022 18:05 GMT

ngl, corporations being forced to come on here and publicly say shit like "we apologize for the impersonator account that tweeted that everyone deserves food, clean water, and shelter, that is absolutely not what we stand for" is pretty funny.

🦇 Tumisha(🤡)'s Spooky Stud Boiwife 🫡🎃 (@disrupthehuman)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 04:28 GMT

If you need a laugh this morning, Elon's idea of curbing abuse for Twitter Blue was predicated on "If you get suspended I keep your $8" and I think after a twelve-hour session with puppets and background music he finally grasped the idea of "credit card chargebacks."

The Call is Coming from Inside the Nash (@Nash076)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:15 GMT

My heart goes out to all those still at Twitter. Y'all must be going through hell right now. Thank you for sticking it out so far, but don't (figuratively, one hopes) kill yourself for this site. You don't deserve this treatment. Get out if you can. Condolences if you can't.

VM (Vicky) Brasseur 💉x5 🎉 (@vmbrasseur)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:39 GMT

Scoop from within Twitter: small things are breaking, not enough engineers to fix them. Noticed that notification counts are not showing? The BE service powering it is down since Thursday. A bug was filed, but the team that would fix it is full on with verification work.

Gergely Orosz (@GergelyOrosz)Sat, 12 Nov 2022 14:25 GMT

im meal (@boygrrI)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 21:03 GMT

When you share a tweet, the URL copied contains a parameter ?t=XYZ. This is the encoded user ID of the person who shared this tweet (aka your user ID). Twitter can track this way who views the link that you shared elsewhere. To maintain privacy, manually delete this parameter.

Gergely Orosz (@GergelyOrosz)Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:46 GMT

I don't want this site to implode! I have built up a network of people I love to read and followers who are supportive and engaged. I will miss that. If you want to get to know more women techies, there are a few on this list: twitter.com/i/lists/712989… I hope to stay in touch

Trisha Gee | @trishagee@mastodon.social (@trisha_gee)Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:28 GMT

Doggo 

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1588081971221053440

Actually, no, it can't.

Grady Booch (@Grady_Booch)Thu, 03 Nov 2022 21:04 GMT

Scorched urf

THE BOYS (@TheBoysTV)Sat, 12 Nov 2022 06:59 GMT

Gingerbread houses are OUT!!! Gingerbread fashion is IN!!!! The Fabulous World of Dior at Harrods is doing this AMAZING display of a gingerbread collection and it’s so beautiful

Meech (@MediumSizeMeech)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 14:31 GMT

Elon’s “pedo guy” gaffe is memorable because it remains one of the few examples of him trying to work the room on his own instead of biting someone else’s joke or posting the rolling laugh-cry emoji. and all he could do was smear an actual hero as a sex offender. lol and lmao

miley 🐡 (@MilesKlee)Sat, 12 Nov 2022 06:39 GMT

So, look. I completely agree with this. And I’m obviously vested in this website. But when it’s being driven off a cliff by a man-child who thinks the rules of the road don’t apply to him…🤷‍♂️

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https://twitter.com/lugaricano/status/1591220928478064640

As I said, @Twitter is the best source of information there is, by a huge margin, if you know how to use it (hint- not to signal virtue or call names!). Rather than quitting, let´s do our best to help.

Luis Garicano 🇪🇺🇺🇦 (@lugaricano)Sat, 12 Nov 2022 00:06 GMT

Kai Ryssdal (@kairyssdal)Sat, 12 Nov 2022 00:43 GMT

https://twitter.com/TeezySooSkep/status/1590168232534867968

is that not the point ?😭😭

My My (@_mixyak_)Wed, 09 Nov 2022 02:34 GMT

ⓘ This user has not disclosed funding by the condom industry twitter.com/teezysooskep/s…

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Getting On Birth Control Just To Get Nutted in is Crazy 😭

͏  (@TeezySooSkep)Wed, 09 Nov 2022 02:23 GMT

Allergic to my own Swag (@coherentstates)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 22:01 GMT

Elon Musk does not have a Twitter account, anyone who claims to be the "real" Elon Musk is a fraud.

SpaceX (@SpaceX)Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:59 +0000

who am i kidding i can never leave twitter

Count Zoloft (@animeweedfart69)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:33 GMT

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1591121142961799168

Where’s Twitter Blue? I wanna get verified too

Mohamed Enieb (@its_menieb)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:36 GMT

Since purchasing Twitter for $44 billion, Elon Musk has reportedly attempted to cut costs by eliminating some 3,700 jobs. The Onion asked several former employees how they felt about being laid off, and this is what they said. bit.ly/3WYTNX0

The Onion (@TheOnion)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:15 GMT

https://twitter.com/adrianmouat/status/1591014063139852288

I’ve been asking for registry webhooks or an RSS feed for a long time. Maybe I’ll fix this. LMK if you’re interested.

Jeff Nickoloff (@allingeek)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 14:47 GMT

https://twitter.com/AndonisPappas/status/1591147014762692608

Red Scare 🕷🕸🧟‍♂️🎃🙀🌹🚩🏴 (@EUGENEDABS2020)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 21:56 GMT

https://twitter.com/AustonCoin/status/1591151081861828608

I realize this has to be sarcasm but for those that think this should be a thing maybe you should verify facts and not take someone else's word for it without doing any research.

Bradley Oliver (@ChiefBigBear83)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 19:40 GMT

https://twitter.com/richardrabbat/status/1590498081237520384

Do you genuinely not understand why changing the meaning of a well-established UI element that is a core part of Twitter's brand might confuse users? Did you not predict this? We sure did.

Nelson "Parody is Impossible Now" Minar (@nelson)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 22:14 GMT

Few notes. If you teach your user base, verification means something specific, it will be hard for them to unlearn it. We learned that it's rare for a verified account trying to phish us. Changing the meaning of the check is a security issue.

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So, does Elon Musk's new paid Twitter Blue verification system lead to more scams? 🤔 Hmmm, I don't know, let's ask this Verified Twitter account over here, he seems rather official.🔵Tens of thousands of people seem to agree... ☝️🧐

Gillian de Nooijer (@GillianDN)Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:49 GMT

Jaana Dogan ヤナ ドガン (@rakyll)Wed, 09 Nov 2022 22:34 GMT

https://twitter.com/rakyll/status/1590472823759605760

This is why it's not fun to work on established products. You have unwritten contracts with your users and sometimes both sides are not aware of them until they are broken. Build new verticals under the same brand, that's how you kick off new greenfield products.

Jaana Dogan ヤナ ドガン (@rakyll)Wed, 09 Nov 2022 22:39 GMT

https://twitter.com/pati_gallardo/status/1591195197660352514

ROFL I step away for just a few hours and you break Dr. Evils master plan?

Patricia Aas 🐢🏳️‍🌈 (@pati_gallardo)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 22:26 GMT

https://twitter.com/gp2k/status/1591148229873520640

why would it not? Apple is quite literally the "clueless rich white guy" brand in all regards, why would this company be any different?

Yster 🏳️‍🌈 (@Ysterman_Rs)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 21:06 GMT

https://twitter.com/gp2k/status/1591148229873520640

Why would people think the OFFICIAL Eli Lilly @ was @LillyPad lol

69 420 (@M0rbidlyOnline)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 19:27 GMT

https://twitter.com/rafaelshimunov/status/1591133819918114816

I dont usually contribute to the public conversation but...

paradoxidia (@paradoxidia)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:42 GMT

Did Twitter Blue tweet just cost Eli Lilly $LLY billions? Yes.

Rafael Shimunov is on Mastodon (@rafaelshimunov)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:20 GMT

https://twitter.com/rafaelshimunov/status/1591135071142313984

Eli Lilly stock isn't just tanking because of a satirical Tweet on Musk's hellscape, it's tanking because millions of people are asking why we have to pay for insulin, when it was made to be free. That's why other insulin stocks are falling too. Happy Disability Awareness Month

Rafael Shimunov is on Mastodon (@rafaelshimunov)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:43 GMT

https://twitter.com/simonw/status/1591196364301824000

I mean this is objectively the funniest consequence of this whole absurd nightmare saga yet

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Did Twitter Blue tweet just cost Eli Lilly $LLY billions? Yes.

Rafael Shimunov is on Mastodon (@rafaelshimunov)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:20 GMT

Simon Willison (@simonw)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 22:31 GMT

Has anyone published a blow-by-blow account yet of what was going on inside Twitter yesterday when the Eli Lilly (and other amazing impersonations) thing happened? I refuse to believe there's no-one inside anonymously talking to the press about it

Simon Willison (@simonw)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 22:29 GMT

So not only did @rem give all the #ffconf speakers a refurbished game boy, he wrote an ACTUAL GAME featuring all the speakers. It’s set in the Duke of Yorks Picturehouse, and I’m especially tickled as I’m employee of the month and I actually worked for Picturehouse for 6 years 😂

Sophie Koonin @ #ffconf (@type__error)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 22:06 GMT

https://twitter.com/freezydorito/status/1591197613440655360

picturing elon parked in the garage locked in his cybertruck reverting this pr every time they land it

laura 💩 (@freezydorito)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 22:34 GMT

Some of us took a lot of heat.

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The early crypto skeptics deserve more credit. Not only did they call all of this, they did so in the face of constant shaming and harrassment. (Not to mention everyone pointing to the increasing value of their crypto wallets as evidence that they were wrong.)

Ed Elson (@edels0n)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:49 GMT

Kelsey Hightower (@kelseyhightower)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 20:06 GMT

https://twitter.com/j_tguy/status/1591197678113030145

I’m sure Elon thinks about your $8 while you stroke his balls.

Tina (@ErdrickStorm)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 22:49 GMT

The early crypto skeptics deserve more credit. Not only did they call all of this, they did so in the face of constant shaming and harrassment. (Not to mention everyone pointing to the increasing value of their crypto wallets as evidence that they were wrong.)

Ed Elson (@edels0n)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:49 GMT

https://twitter.com/TimothyBuffett/status/1591151827667779584

Close! That's actually the shock of half the staff being fired and the loss of product knowledge and panic from not knowing how to keep all of the systems afloat

notme (@notfaustenough)Fri, 11 Nov 2022 22:31 GMT