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[-] DrTeeth@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago

All they have to do is click on the X and the building will close and disappear.

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

good thing they made the X big then

edit: people downvoting like ads with tiny x that are hard to close

[-] Nougat@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago

Wait a second.

How many days passed between "This is the new logo" and "giant 3D logo mounted atop the building"? And is it in any way feasible for design, manufacture, and installation to have occurred in such a short time?

I think not. Which only leaves one possibility: the logo and name change was fully planned well before Musk went on his weird "announcement" rant. And if that's true, it means that the hamfisted "WTF is Musk doing this time?" thing was on purpose.

[-] wildcardology@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Musk already owns x.com before/during his PayPal days. I wouldn't get it pass him if that logo was already built years ago.

[-] Nougat@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

But the story was that Musk "stole" the logo from some rando who posted it in response to Musk's request for logos.

[-] LeadSoldier@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It's been sitting in his garage for years. 🤣

[-] deranger@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

It’s totally feasible, that’s just some shit bolted together in an X.

[-] wowbagger_@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah I'm sure they just went to a sign company and said "here's what we want." A week is plenty of time for that

[-] pankkake@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Yep, musk is using good ol' ragebait to get us to talk about his company. And it's working, look at us going.

[-] Ddhuud@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

A day it's enough if it's a laser cutted and folded sheet metal + lights.

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

And is it in any way feasible for design, manufacture, and installation to have occurred in such a short time?

Definitely doable in a couple days. It's a rush job so they paid out the ass for it (good use of money for a struggling company) but it's a very simple shape so making it would not be hard

[-] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 year ago

Thank you for this community, hopefully it can take some of the posts from the technology community

[-] IverCoder@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Wouldn't this building be Elon's property, what stops them from changong their own markings as they please? (I'm not familiar with American property stuff.)

[-] 86d@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Generally there are rules for what can be placed as a sign on a building.

It also goes into detail in the article.

[-] baked_tea@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

I assume you need permit for such a large installation, for safety reasons. Design on picture is one thing but you need to make sure it will stand safely on the roof and not fall on people's heads

[-] clarkmcdo@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

& to make sure it doesn’t turn people blind, the damn thing is so bright

[-] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

The timing of the video is so hilarious: "Wow, that is bright. Well, at least it's not... it's strobing, too?!"

[-] al4s@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

That's not a logo, that's a laser weapon, holy shit.

[-] Polkira@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Omg that would give me a migraine so fast. There's no way that'll be permitted to stay, right?

[-] Kerrigor@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

I would not be surprised if it's in violation of FAA regulations as well

[-] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Holy fuck this is infuriating.

[-] wildcardology@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Elon's renting the building, they violated city ordinance a few days ago by trying to remove the Twitter logo without permits.

[-] Perrin42@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

Technically I think he's squatting. Renting would imply he's paying for it, but he stopped paying most of his bills a while ago - including rent.

[-] Sorchist@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

Changing the markings isn't so much the issue, it's making (potentially dangerous) structural changes to the building without a permit. You can't put up something like that without certifying that it's done in such a way that it's not going to fall on somebody on the sidewalk and kill them.

(though according to the article it's for "design and safety" reasons, which sounds like maybe there are also rules about making visual changes to buildings, that you have to follow.)

In any case I don't know if it's Elon's property or not, there are a lot of places where he's renting (and not paying his rent, and getting kicked out)

[-] garyyo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

In general you are not allowed to make changes to your property in ways that may endanger yourself others. For bigger changes, bigger properties, and properties that are more urban you often need permission from the city on more things. But even when building things for a home out in the suburbs you will often need the correct permits.

This is not exclusive to American law.

[-] McJonalds@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

idk anything about US property laws but im pretty sure he just missed the how to break property laws day in sociopath daycare

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