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Contractor who built Colossus and Colossus II says Elon Musk owes him colossal amount of money

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[-] IHeartBadCode@fedia.io 103 points 1 month ago

Yes Musk has a very long record of not paying people until they eventually sue him. This isn't a new thing, this has been a kind of lifelong thing of Musk's.

Salomone was persuaded by a video deposition of Joseph Killian, a former Twitter executive, who testified that Twitter stopped paying rent in December 2022 as a “renegotiating tactic — a tactic to save money.”

This has literally been Musk his entire life.

[-] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 39 points 1 month ago

That explains why he and Trump became so close. They both enjoy dine and dashing.

[-] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 10 points 1 month ago

The rich don't stay that way by spending their money.

[-] StealthLizardDrop@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

they usually spend other people's money

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 month ago

So the exact same tactics as the Cheeto in chief, then

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Cool gonna do the same thing to my landlord

[-] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 month ago

Who do you think the cops serve?

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Also see Trump. Same thing.

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I had this happen with a Fox News host that lives near us. We rented out a piece of equipment to them they needed and they wouldn't pay until we threatened to sue. They eventually did this to everyone, so even if you figured out which host, you wouldn't know who I am.

[-] _chris@lemmy.world 73 points 1 month ago

Until people stop working on the promise that skeezy grifter billionaires will pay them, they will continue to get scammed.

[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

And with one born every minute there's a lot of people who don't think they would be scammed by the scammers

[-] aarch0x40@piefed.social 60 points 1 month ago

You don’t get rich paying your fair share

[-] quick_snail@feddit.nl 52 points 1 month ago

Remember: the reason billionaires are rich is because they steal other people's money

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

Remember when Bill Gates bought out Globalhypermeganet?

[-] AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 month ago

Should've added a dead man's switch or something, no pay, DC go boom.

[-] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 21 points 1 month ago

Nazi appropriates the name of computers designed to beat Nazis.

[-] Nouvellalia@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

designed to *poach nazis for the home team

[-] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 20 points 1 month ago

It takes a village of assholes to build an illegal gas burning plant.

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 19 points 1 month ago

Let this be a lesson: If you throw in with the worst criminals on the planet, don't be surprised when they betray you.

[-] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 month ago

The Trump 'strategy'.of not paying debts.

[-] quick_snail@feddit.nl 7 points 1 month ago

That's literally every billionaire

[-] eremophila@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 month ago

If you work for a nazi, you do not deserve to be paid.

[-] pammyfromthesticks@mander.xyz -1 points 1 month ago

SUUUUUUUCCCCCCCKKKKEEEEERRRRRR Cry you shit stain. All the hogs.... "wHy hAvE yOu FoRsAkEn mE" 🤣

Take the money and run baby....

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