Realtrain

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[–] Realtrain@kbin.social 44 points 2 years ago (3 children)

It literally wasn't. He paid way more than what the stock was worth. (Hence why he desperately tried to get out of it, and why the board desperately tried to make sure he had to go through with it.)

[–] Realtrain@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I think he's just saying the headline is (potentially maliciously) ambiguous. I certainly assumed "told not to testify [or else]" when I read it.

[–] Realtrain@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

There are some fantastic gems of videos that still get released, but they're really hard to find amongst the YouTube crap videos.

[–] Realtrain@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

Linus LOVES corporate buzzwords. He certainly never fails to remind critics that he's just running a business.

[–] Realtrain@kbin.social 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

He's said before that he hates it, but including one of those thumbnails boosts viewership by 30%. I certainly don't like it, but it would be really hard for me to resist that extra income too.

[–] Realtrain@kbin.social 51 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And not even as a genericized term. (Google and Xerox HATE that they're used as verbs.)

"Tweet" is only ever used to describe posting to Twitter. It's a very unique position that's about as ideal as it gets for a company brand.

[–] Realtrain@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I just realized that "Google Chat" and "Chat Messages" are to complete different things. Insane.

[–] Realtrain@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

It kind of makes sense. Reddit is one of the most visited websites in the world. It has more DAUs than Twitter.