Elon Musk: Always A Douche

[garbon]

Just checking in: Is Elon Musk still a douche?

Always

[PJL]

Wouldn't say always but certainly this year onwards.

[Barrister]

Wouldn't say always but certainly this year onwards.

While I think Musk has always had some redeeming features, he's always been a douche.

[PJL]

Wouldn't say always but certainly this year onwards.

While I think Musk has always had some redeeming features, he's always been a douche.

Bit surprised you are saying that, thought you would be more forgiving of his bad side, especially his business practices. But yes it's always been there but until this year I think he was still a net positive for humanity.

[Barrister]

Wouldn't say always but certainly this year onwards.

While I think Musk has always had some redeeming features, he's always been a douche.

Bit surprised you are saying that, thought you would be more forgiving of his bad side, especially his business practices. But yes it's always been there but until this year I think he was still a net positive for humanity.

I think reasonable people can disagree with whether Elon Musk has been a net positive or net negative for humanity.

But I think everyone surely has to agree he has a lot of negatives on that ledger that need balancing out.

I mean - he named one of his kids "X Æ A-12" - that's worth a lot of minus points just there alone!

[Grey Fox]

He stole Grimes from us. He deserves all ills.

[Valmy]

I mean - he named one of his kids "X Æ A-12" - that's worth a lot of minus points just there alone!

Poor kid. Doomed from birth.

[The Brain]

He stole Grimes from us. He deserves all ills.

Homer did that.

[viper37]

Maybe this is a Canadian-only thing, but I could have sworn that when there's a controlling shareholder, there's a requirement that there needs to be a "majority of the minority" vote in favour.

No, not legally.  A corporation could have specific statutes for this though.

[Barrister]

Maybe this is a Canadian-only thing, but I could have sworn that when there's a controlling shareholder, there's a requirement that there needs to be a "majority of the minority" vote in favour.

No, not legally.  A corporation could have specific statutes for this though.

No, I'm positive of it.

Lets say you're a 51% shareholder of company A.  You make a buyout offer of Company A by Company B, which you also control.

In Canada at least you must get the approval of a majority of the 49% shareholders of Company A.

What I can't recall is if that is right there in statues (the various Business Corporation Acts), or it if has just developed through caselaw as being the way to ensure you've met your fiduciary responsibilities.

[Grey Fox]

I mean - he named one of his kids "X Æ A-12" - that's worth a lot of minus points just there alone!

Poor kid. Doomed from birth.

He's an American. You all have dumb names anyway and, like the Brits, use nicknames.

[The Larch]

He stole Grimes from us. He deserves all ills.

Aren't they separated?

I mean - he named one of his kids "X Æ A-12" - that's worth a lot of minus points just there alone!

He actually had to change that, as it went against California's naming laws. It was changed to X Æ A-Xii, though...

His next daughter is called Exa Dark Sideræl, if you want to add it to his list of sins.

[Jacob]

Why is he so into Danish/Norwegian vowels?

[Barrister]

Why is he so into Danish/Norwegian vowels?

It's worse.

The boy's name is some kind of sciencey term.

I believe the girl's name comes from elvish.  Yup, Tolkein's elvish.  (or at least the last part of it)

[Legbiter]

Why is he so into Danish/Norwegian vowels?

Sideræl is not something a sane Norwegian would name their daughter. In Norwegian it means something of low quality that's been tossed aside.